The Zwift Pro Tour Goes to Poland, August 3-9

The Zwift Pro Tour is the in-spirit “Pro Continental” tier to ECRO’s World Tour. It’s designed to give a different group of riders the chance to shine, while also letting experienced racers and organisers test innovative racing concepts and tactics without the pressures of ECRO’s top-tier events.

Our First Stage Race: Chasing Pologne

The Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland) was first held in 1928 and is Poland’s premier professional men’s multi-stage bicycle race. The 83rd edition spans 7 stages over approximately 1,110km, with a dynamic route that shifts from the Baltic coast down through western Poland into heavy climbing blocks in the south, before concluding with a technical time trial.

Chasing Pologne, our Zwifty version, will feature some unique custom race finishes, five time slot options with a combined ‘eGap’ GC, and novel Sprint and KOM jersey competitions that balance performance and participation.

• Stage 1 (Aug 3): Libby Hill After Party (33.8km custom finish) offers a flat start with a finishing kick, but sprinters will have a chance to bridge gaps on a fast run-in to a flat finale after the Libby Hill descent.
• Stage 2 (Aug 4): Jurassic Coast (19.7km) is set up for a reduced group intermediate and final sprint from riders who can make it over Titan’s Grove.
• Stage 3 (Aug 5): Snowman (28.7km custom finish) starts to test riders’ climbing ability but spares them the steep slopes of The Grade, finishing at the top of Itza KOM.
• Stage 4 (Aug 6): Radio Rendezvous (21.9km custom finish) is our first and only true trip to the mountains, returning to the Mayan Mountainside and Itza KOMs before descending to the coast for a GC battle up The Grade and to the Epic KOM banner.
• Stage 5 (Aug 7): Stay Puft Pursuit (26.1km custom finish) features a tricky double climb finish on the second NYC KOM ascent, after touring the latest additions to the New York map.
• Stage 6 (Aug 8): Royal Pump Room 8 (36.4km custom finish) will test tired legs around Yorkshire’s relentless up-and-down countryside.
• Stage 7 (ITT) (Aug 9): Country to Coastal (12.4km custom finish) is the final opportunity to make up GC time, testing riders’ pacing strategies with the famous Makuri Islands starting climb straight out of the pen before a gradual descent to complete the Tour.

Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/zwiftprotour > 

Zwift Pro Tour Categories

We’ve set up alternate categories to give riders a different challenge, whether that’s scrapping for top 10s instead of contesting the win, or vice-versa. 

Riders should enter the pen that matches their 90-day max vELO score on www.zwiftracing.app.

• A – 1850-2350
• B – 1450-1850
• C – 1150-1450
• D – 850-1150
• E – below 850

There are also OPEN PEN (uncategorized) events designed for racers who want to test themselves against the best and figure out which category they should be competing in.

Join the Peloton!

We’re excited to roll out our new website! Signup links and further Tour information (including official results once they come in) are all available at zwiftgc.com/events/chasing-pologne/stages. 

Riders can also browse all 7 stages and sign up via the Zwift website zwift.com/events/tag/zwiftprotour. 

We’re a proudly social peloton, and we think it’s what makes ECRO special. All riders are encouraged to join the ECRO Discord Server; you can find us in the Pro Tour Discussion channel. You can also open the Zwift Companion App, head over to the Clubs tab, and search for the Zwift Pro Tour club. 

Other Upcoming Events

The Tour de Pologne is the perfect way to satisfy your racing itch alongside the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and tune up for Chasing Red, which is raced in parallel with the Vuelta Espana. 

ECRO World Tour Calendar

• Saturday August 1st – Chasing San Sebastian
• Saturday August 22nd to Sunday September 13th – Chasing Red (11 Stages)

To learn more about the elite ecosystem that inspired this tour, check out the world-tier features over at www.ecro.app.