Zwift’s “ZRacing” has developed into a popular monthly race series, and August’s event details have just been shared. Titled “Race the Worlds,” the events are held on Zwift’s newest map (Scotland), where the IRL UCI “Super Worlds” happens in August (read all about it).
Race the Worlds – August’s Route Schedule
- Stage 1 (July 31-Aug 6): Rolling Highlands
- 1 lap (14.1km, 105m elevation)
- Powerups: Aero Boost, Feather
- Stage 2 (Aug 7-Aug 13): Loch Loop
- 2 laps (16.1km, 142m elevation)
- Powerups: Draft Boost
- Stage 3 (Aug 14-Aug 20): The Muckle Yin
- 1 lap (23.7km, 281m)
- Powerups: Aero Boost, Feather
- Stage 4 (Aug 21-Aug 27): Glasgow Crit Circuit
- 5 laps (15.3km, 165m)
- Powerups: Feather, Ghost
- Stage 5 (Aug 28-Sep 3): City and the Sgurr
- 2 laps (14.6km, 267m)
- Powerups: Feather, Anvil
See upcoming Race the Worlds events >
“Rainbow” Jersey Unlock
Zwift has created a “UCI rainbow-stripes-inspired in-game kit” which can be unlocked by finishing all five stages of this “Race the Worlds” Zwift Racing Series.
You can also unlock the same kit by riding all four stages of the Zwift Ride Series “Podium Rides.”.
Racing Score
Zwift recently rolled out their Racing Score metric. At this time, the only scored races on Zwift are these ZRacing events.
Series Structure
The ZRacing series consists of monthly sets of weekly races. Each race is scheduled for seven days (beginning 1:10am UTC on Monday and running through to the next Sunday). Timeslots are consistent week to week and month to month.
Races are scheduled ~15 times each day, so there are plenty of available times to find a race.
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/zracingaug2023
Monthly GC on ZwiftPower
Each monthly set of races has a time-based GC (general classification) tracking riders’ best finishing times for each week’s race. The overall winners in each category for the month will be the riders with the lowest overall time for that month’s set of races.
See August’s GC on ZwiftPower >
With over 100 weekly timeslots available, riders can race each week’s event multiple times and try to better their finishing time. Tip: the fastest times usually come from the largest race fields!
Note: you must use a heart rate monitor and be on a smart trainer, smart bike, or power meter to show up in ZwiftPower results for this series.
If you aren’t signed up for ZwiftPower, check out our post How to Sign Up for ZwiftPower (and Why Every Zwifter Should Do It).
Get the Badge
Each month’s series has a unique achievement badge, which you can unlock by finishing every stage for the month. There are no makeup events, so if you miss a stage, you miss out!
One and Done
Zwift has planned these events to deliver a solid 1-hour workout, so each race should only take around 1 hour to complete, including your warmup and cooldown.
Past Rounds
August is the 12th round of the ZRacing series, which began in September 2022 with Get Rolling. This was followed by October’s Race Like a Champ, November’s Race Makuri, and December’s Race Like a Pro.
For 2023 we’ve had January’s Flat is Fast, February’s Race Scotland, March’s Race London, April’s Cobble Crusher, May’s Crit Club, June’s OG Racing, and July’s Beach Party.
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