Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of January 14-15

January 13, 2023

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023

This week’s notable events include a ride with a very notable pro, and selections from a variety of group rides and races.

🤝 Sir Chris Hoy Doddie Aid coffee and cake ride No 2

This Sunday, Sir Chris Hoy will be leading a group ride for Doddie Aid. Not only is this a ride with a former professional cyclist, but a ride for a good cause. The goal of this ride is to raise money for cures for MND/ALS. The ride organizers would greatly appreciate any donations to the JustGiving page linked in the event description. Louise Minchin, another very notable name, will be present in this ride. In addition to this, over 400 riders are already signed up for this event, making it the largest community-organized event this weekend!

This group ride takes place over one lap of the Eastern Eight course in Watopia. The ride is openly paced, but most riders will likely choose to stick with Sir Chris Hoy for the duration of the ride.

Saturday, Jan 15 @ 10am UTC/5am EST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3402264

🥇 Herd Climbers Gambit (with Category Enforcement)

The HERD Climber’s Gambit series is a race series built around a series of different hill climbs. The series consists of a variety of different routes with different climbs. This week, riders will be contesting on an especially short course in Yorkshire. The unique thing about the HERD Climbers Gambit series is that the series revolves around riders’ times on the KOM segment included in the route. Riders are ranked for the overall series based on their time relative to the other competitors.

The climb that riders will be racing on this week is the Yorkshire KOM Reverse on the Tour of Tewit Well course. A ZwiftPower GC is available on the ZwiftPower site.

Special settings: no draft, category enforcement

Multiple time slots over the course of the week
Browse all HERD Climber’s Gambit events on Zwift Hacks

🤝 USMES Sunday Climbers

USMES (US Military Endurance Sports) is hosting a quicker-paced group ride for those who are looking for a climbing training ride over the weekend. The ride will be paced at 2.5 w/kg on the flats, and up to 4 w/kg on the climbs. Included in this group ride are several climbs, most notably the Epic KOM. The goal of this ride is to push yourself to the limits on the climbs and enjoy the company. USMES asks that riders follow the leader’s instructions at all times, as there are no sweepers to help riders off the back.

This week’s group ride will take place on the Climber’s Gambit course in Watopia – a course that features a three different climbs.

Sunday, Jan 15 @ 9:30pm UTC/4:30pm PST/1:30pm PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3414559

🥇TBR Enduro Race

TBR’s Enduro Race takes on a new format that I have not come across on Zwift. In this event, TBR is offering both the traditional categories, along with a category for riders who would like to race this event as a mass start iTT. In addition to this, this race is much longer than the traditional Zwift race at nearly 100km in length.

The race takes place over 10 laps of the Innsbruckring course, and it’s also a great opportunity for riders who want to get a head start on previewing the course for week 3 of Zwift Racing League.

Saturday, Jan 14 @ 7pm UTC/2pm EST/11am PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3410597

📊 Endure IQ Training Squad Session

Join the team at Endure IQ for a long endurance workout. Here is what Endure IQ says about it: “From a physiological perspective, these sessions help build power and strength but also promote fat oxidation and structural changes at a muscular level, such as increased mitochondrial content and capillarization while providing a strong O2 competent as well.” As with all group workouts, rubberbanding will be enabled to prevent riders from being dropped.

This group ride takes place on the long, hilly Four Horsemen course in Watopia. Because of the rubberbanding riders will not likely complete the route, but riders can earn the route badge by continuing the route post-event. The workout is 220 minutes long!

Saturday, Jan 14 @ 1pm UTC/8am EST/5am PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3410497