Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of October 7-8

October 6, 2023

LAST UPDATED October 5, 2023

As the outdoor road cycling season begins winding down, some of the final major pro cycling events take place this weekend, including Il Lombardia, a race that inspired two of the events on our list below! All of our picks this week are longer rides (90 minutes plus) – perfect for anyone looking to build endurance.

🥇 Chasing Tour | Chasing Lombardia

✅ Popular Event 　✅ Highly Competitive

This weekend, some of the world’s top riders will be racing the last monument of the pro cycling season: Il Lombardia on the roads of Italy. The Chasing Tour races aim to simulate the IRL race by presenting riders with similar terrain and distance.

Expect an impressive turnout from these events! They tend to be filled with some of the top Zwifters in the world. Riders will be racing 1.5 laps of the Three Sisters Reverse course in Watopia.

Multiple time slots this Saturday
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/chasingtour

🤝 The Rhino Migration

✅ Unique Format　✅ Popular Event

Looking for more of an endurance option? Rhino has you covered. Join riders from Rhino Racing for a 2-hour group ride around the roads of Watopia. In this unique group ride format the “Party Bus” is lead at 2.2-2.5 w/kg, but a breakaway is also allowed to form and work to stay off the front. An active Discord server helps pass the time!

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This week’s event takes place on the Eastern Eight course in Watopia. As one of the most popular events this weekend, expect a large turnout and lots of fun!

Saturday, October 7th @ 1:30pm UTC/9:30am EDT/6:30am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3839018

🥇 Il Lombardia 2023 by PETA-Z

✅ Tough Race 　✅ Highly Competitive

As another event celebrating Il Lombardia, riders are invited to treat this as a race or simply a challenging group ride. Join the Discord channel for fun banter!

This ride/race will be held over one lap of the London PRL Half course.

Saturday, October 7th @ 7:15am UTC/3:15am EDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3855611

🤝 ZSUN Sunday Social Ride

✅ Popular Event 　✅ Legacy Leaders

The ZSUN Sunday Social Ride is a classic weekend Zwift ride dating all the way back to 2016! This group ride offers two different paces. The faster-paced ride will start before the slower-paced group, allowing for riders in the faster group to drop back to the slower group if needed.

A bit longer than traditional group rides, this ride will be 90 minutes on the Douce France course.

Sunday, October 8th @ 6:10pm UTC/2:10pm EDT/11:10am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3856845

🥇 The BMTR Fundo – Dave Schoepel Hits 100k Zwift Miles!

✅ Popular Event 　✅ Legacy Leaders 　✅ Jersey Unlock

We know we just featured this event last weekend, but this weekend is a special one for the BMTR riders. Dave Schoepoel, a BMTR regular, will be hitting 100,000 miles on Zwift in this ride. Join him as he hits this iconic milestone!

The BMTR Fundo is a great way for riders to practice building their endurance. Four different distance options help make it a more fun and inclusive event.

All the distances will be on the same course – Triple Flat Loops. Note: the BMTR jersey will be unlocked with the completion of this race.

Saturday, October 7th @ 12:10pm UTC/8:10am EDT/5:10am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3855696

How We Make Our Picks

We choose each weekend’s Notable Events based on a variety of factors including:

Is the event unique/innovative in some way?
Are celebrities (pro riders, etc) attending/leading?
Are signup counts already high, meaning the event is extra-popular?
Does the ride include desirable unlocks or prizes?
Does the event appeal to ladies on Zwift? (We like to support this under-represented group!)
Is it for a good cause?
Is it just plain crazy (extra long races, world record attempts, etc)?
Is it a long-running, popular weekly event with a dedicated leader who deserves a shout out?

In the end, we want to call attention to events that are extra-special and therefore extra-appealing to Zwifters. If you think your event qualifies, comment below with a link/details and we may just include it in an upcoming post!