One year after we kicked off the hugely successful Tiny Race series, Zwift Insider is spinning up a new series unlike anything you’ve seen before on Zwift.
In contrast to our Tiny Races (4 races in 1 hour), the Epic Series is all about going big. Tackle Zwift’s toughest routes with us. And do it as a group ride or a race. You choose!
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Series Structure
The initial series comprises six 4-week blocks, and each block’s routes are tougher than the previous block. Each 4-week block is structured like this:
- Week 1 – Mini Epic Ride: a group ride on a challenging 3-bidon route from our Printable List of Zwift Routes by Difficulty.
- Week 2 – Mini Epic Race: a race on the same route as Week 1.
- Week 3 – Epic Ride: a group ride on a very challenging 4+ bidon route from our Printable List of Zwift Routes by Difficulty.
- Week 4 – Epic Race: a race on the same route as week 3.
The series is structured this way for a few reasons:
- Holding group rides and races helps racers and non-racers alike earn the harder route badges and push themselves to new limits.
- Mini Epics provide a challenging option for riders who aren’t yet able to take on the full Epic events.
- Group rides give racers the option of a recon ride one week before racing.
- Routes get more challenging with each 4-week block so you can build endurance and conquer Zwift’s six toughest routes.
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Routes and Event Times
Epic Series events are scheduled each weekend starting August 19th, with six timeslots to choose from:
- Saturdays: 6:30am, 12:30pm, 6:30pm UTC (11:30pm, 5:30am, 11:30am PDT)
- Sundays: 9:30am, 3:30pm, 9:30pm UTC (2:30am, 8:30am, 2:30pm PDT)
See upcoming Epic Series events at zwift.com/events/tag/epicseries
Date | Event Type | Route | Distance | Elevation |
Aug 19-20 | Mini Epic Ride | Mountain 8 | 32.5km | 677m |
Aug 26-27 | Mini Epic Race | Mountain 8 | 32.5km | 677m |
Sep 2-3 | Epic Ride | Quatch Quest | 46.2km | 1683m |
Sep 9-10 | Epic Race | Quatch Quest | 46.2km | 1683m |
Sep 16-17 | Mini Epic Ride | Bigger Loop | 53.6km | 678m |
Sep 23-24 | Mini Epic Race | Bigger Loop | 53.6km | 678m |
Sep 30-Oct 1 | Epic Ride | The Pretzel | 72.7km | 1333m |
Oct 7-8 | Epic Race | The Pretzel | 72.7km | 1333m |
Oct 14-15 | Mini Epic Ride | Lutscher | 24.5km | 828m |
Oct 21-22 | Mini Epic Race | Lutscher | 24.5km | 828m |
Oct 28-29 | Epic Ride | Mega Pretzel | 111km | 1659m |
Nov 4-5 | Epic Race | Mega Pretzel | 111km | 1659m |
Nov 11-12 | Mini Epic Ride | Road to Sky | 17.6km | 1046m |
Nov 18-19 | Mini Epic Race | Road to Sky | 17.6km | 1046m |
Nov 25-26 | Epic Ride | Four Horsemen | 90.4km | 2111m |
Dec 2-3 | Epic Race | Four Horsemen | 90.4km | 2111m |
Dec 9-10 | Mini Epic Ride | Tour of Fire & Ice | 28.1km | 1184m |
Dec 16-17 | Mini Epic Race | Tour of Fire & Ice | 28.1km | 1184m |
Dec 23-24 | Epic Ride | The Ãœber Pretzel | 128.8km | 2381m |
Dec 30-31 | Epic Race | The Ãœber Pretzel | 128.8km | 2381m |
Jan 6-7 | Mini Epic Ride | La Reine | 22.9km | 1205m |
Jan 13-14 | Mini Epic Race | La Reine | 22.9km | 1205m |
Jan 20-21 | Epic Ride | The PRL Full | 173.8km | 2628m |
Jan 27-28 | Epic Race | The PRL Full | 173.8km | 2628m |
See upcoming Epic Series events at zwift.com/events/tag/epicseries
Epic Series Rules
Epic Series group rides are open-paced events with only one category. Just jump in and find a group going your speed. You do you!
Each Epic Series race event is a standalone event (no series GC) using the following rules:
- Only Feathers: only feather powerups will be given. Because mountains.
- Zwift’s category-enforcing pace groups are used. All categories will start together and be visible to each other, to give riders a maximum chance of having others to ride with on the long routes.
- Heart rate monitors are required.
- Smart trainer/smart bike or power meter required. ZPower/Virtual power is not allowed.
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