Tomorrow, Cycling Time Trials (CTT) – the national governing body for time trials in England, Scotland, and Wales – launches their Winter Time Trial Series on Zwift. And they’ve clearly done a great job marketing the series, with over 600 riders already signed up for race 1!
Hayley Simmonds, a TT medal winner at both the European and Commonwealth Games and a former National Road TT Champion, is heading up the team running the winter series. She says, “I envisage the Winter Series on Zwift as being a great way for experienced testers to maintain and even improve their race readiness over the winter period. For anyone who is new to Time Trialing, then what better way to give it a go?”
Learn all about the series below…
Routes and Schedule
The series is 14 weeks long and begins this week, with races on Wednesdays at 7pm UTC (2pm EST/11am PST) repeating on Saturdays at 9am UTC (4pm EST/1pm PST).
| Week 1 | Watopia’s Tempus Fugit | Flat | 12.1miles / 19.6km | 52ft / 16m | Fuego Flats Reverse |
| Week 2 | Watopia’s Triple Twist | Rolling | 12.3 miles / 24.3km | 591ft / 180m | Jarvis KOM Reverse |
| Week 3 | Richmond’s The Fan Flats x 3 | Flat | 12.1 miles / 19.5km | 156ft / 48m | Monument Ave |
| Week 4 | Innsbruck’s 2018 UCI Worlds Course Short Lap | Mountain | 14.8 miles / 23.8km | 1621ft / 494m | Innsbruck KOM |
| Week 5 | Watopia’s Tempus Fugit | Flat | 12.1miles / 19.6km | 52ft / 16m | Fuego Flats Reverse |
| Week 6 | Watopia’s Triple Twist | Rolling | 12.3 miles / 24.3km | 591ft / 180m | Jarvis KOM Reverse |
| Christmas and New Year Break | |||||
| Week 7 | Richmond’s The Fan Flats x 3 | Flat | 12.1 miles / 19.5km | 118ft / 36m | Monument Ave |
| Week 8 | London Classique x 2 | Flat | 10.3 miles / 16.6km | 209ft / 64m | Mall Sprint |
| Week 9 | Makuri Islands’ Neokyo All Nighter | Rolling | 15.2miles / 24.5km | 551ft / 168m | Rooftop KOM |
| Week 10 | Watopia’s Tick Tock | Flat | 11.8miles / 19.1km | 174ft / 53m | Fuego Flats |
| Week 11 | New York’s Everything Bagel | Mountain | 21.7miles / 34.9km | 1722ft / 525m | New York KOM |
| Week 12 | London Classique x 2 | Flat | 10.3 miles / 16.6km | 209ft / 64m | Mall Sprint |
| Week 13 | Makuri Islands’ Neokyo All Nighter | Rolling | 15.2miles / 24.5km | 551ft / 168m | Rooftop KOM |
| Week 15 | Watopia’s Tick Tock | Flat | 11.8miles / 19.1km | 174ft / 53m | Fuego Flats |
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/cyclingtimetrials
How To Participate
Simply sign up and race an event to participate! (You’ll probably want to read and understand the rules, etc, below, though…)
One easy way to see all upcoming events in the Companion app is to join the CYCLINGTIMETRIALS Club. You can also visit zwift.com/events/tag/cyclingtimetrials to see and sign up for the next week’s event.
Points System
Overall series rankings are points-based, with lower points being better. Points are earned in two different ways:
- Finishing Points: 1st place gets 1 point, 2nd place gets 2 points, etc
- Segment Points: fastest 5 through each course’s designated segment will get -5 points for 1st, -4 points for 2nd, -3 points for 3rd, -2 points for 4th, and -1 point for 5th
- Course PB Points: each course (except mountain stages) is repeated twice in the schedule, plus there are two race events each week (one on Wednesday, one on Saturday). Riders who set a new series PB on a course will receive a -1 point deduction.
Championship Criteria
At the conclusion of the 14-week series, riders will be crowned as champions in their respective categories based on their best results in 7 races*. There will be both an open championship and a women-only championship.
* The 7 races must include at least 4 flat races, 2 rolling races, and 1 mountain race, as classified in the table above.
Key Rules
Entry Requirements
You must have a heart rate monitor paired to join these events, along with either a smart trainer or power meter connected as your power source.
If you want your results to count toward the Championships, you must be registered at ZwiftPower.
Learn how to sign up for ZwiftPower >
Categories
Riders are categorized based on FTP in watts per kilo:
- A: 4-6 W/kg
- B: 3.2-3.99 W/kg
- C: 2.5-3.19 W/kg
- D: below 2.5 W/kg
These are mixed races, but CTT says, “We’ll be producing an open leaderboard and female leaderboard for each category.”
Neutralized Equipment
Bike frames and wheels are neutralized for these events, so you can ride any setup from your Zwift garage that you’d like. Maybe it’s time to race that new Brompton P Line?
Questions or Comments?
It’s always fun to see an organization step into Zwift and use the platform effectively, hosting events that reinforce the organization’s mission and connect riders from around the globe. It’s also good to see a thoughtfully designed series structure. Nice work, CTT!
Got questions or comments about the series? Share below!
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