Our donut-obsessed friends at DIRT/Indoor Specialist have announced their next Zwift race series beginning this week. Named “The Baker’s Dozen”, this 13-week, points-based series features a different Zwift route every week!
Schedule
Races are on Wednesday each week, and there are three different time slots so riders can find the slot that best fits their schedule:
- 5:45AM Eastern
- 7:55AM Eastern
- 8:45PM Eastern
See upcoming Baker’s Dozen races on ZwiftHacks >
Race schedule (click for route details):
- Race 1 (Dec 18): Sand & Sequoias
- Race 2 (Dec 25): Downtown Dolphin
- Race 3 (Jan 1): Whole Lotta Lava
- Race 4 (Jan 8): Yorkshire UCI Reverse
- Race 5 (Jan 15): 6 Train Reverse
- Race 6 (Jan 22): Watopia Figure 8
- Race 7 (Jan 29): Innsbruckring
- Race 8 (Feb 5): Out and Back Again
- Race 9 (Feb 12): The Magnificent 8
- Race 10 (Feb 19): Greater London Flat
- Race 11 (Feb 26): London Loop
- Race 12 (Mar 4): NYC Everything Bagel
- Race 13 (Mar 11): Innsbruck KOM After Party (A/B), Innsbruckring (C/D)
Scoring/Points
Races will be scored based on your ZwiftPower finish. Points will descend from 10, 9, 8… to 1 point minimum.
You must have a functional ZwiftPower profile to be counted for race results. Learn how to set up your Zwift profile >
Your best 9 finishes count toward your overall total. Series points can be found under “Leagues” on ZwiftPower.com.
Race Categories
Race categories are the standard breakdown, based on your FTP/weight in kilograms:
- A: 4.0 W/kg FTP+
- B: 3.2 W/kg to 3.99 W/kg FTP
- C: 2.5 W/kg to 3.19 W/kg FTP
- D: Under 2.49 W/kg FTP
Race category starts will be staggered starting with A category, followed by B, C, and D categories at one-minute intervals.
Other Important Notes
Races will have 4 power-ups enabled with equal odds (25% each): draft, feather, burrito, and ghost!
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