Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of August 14-15

Sometimes life can resemble “Groundhog Day” (that brilliant film starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell) and that’s true even on Zwift. This week I’m highlighting events that have that repetitive feel and also one event that has left me confused. I have done my best to translate.

The graphics were striking, and the title enticing.  But I have no clue about anything else with the event.     

The description in Japanese left me confused:

ヒルクライムにチャレンジしたい、もっと速く走りたい、レースで結果を残したい。そんなZwifterに向けたヒルクライムのためのグループワークアウトイベントを開催！
本日3週目は堀選手も参加するヒルクライムレースにチャレンジ。
プロ選手からもらったアドバイスや、努力とトレーニングの成果がレースで実を結びます。このイベントで得たものを更なる飛躍へと繋げて、ヒルクライムを楽しもう。

When I put it into Google Translate I got the following:

“I want to challenge the hill climb, I want to run faster, I want to get results in the race. We will hold a group workout event for hill climbing for such Zwifter!

Today, in the third week, we will challenge the hill climb race in which Hori also participates.

The advice received from professional athletes and the results of efforts and training will bear fruit in the race. Let’s enjoy hill climbing by connecting what you gained from this event to a further leap forward.”

From what I can gather, this is a 13.8km climb on the Lutscher CCW course.  If that’s the case, it will be an intense FTP effort.

Saturday August 14 @ 9pm EDT/6pm PDT
Sign up at hzwift.com/events/view/2183075

I highlighted this event last week but it is continuing.

You can represent Team US, Team Europe, or Team International.  As this is novel and you are literally competing across continents, I thought it was worth another mention, this time with a focus on Team USA.

There are three events each day per team, for both run and run events. Event distances vary from short, medium, and long. You can help your team by racking up as many miles as you can throughout this series. Encourage other riders in your region and provide motivation because together, we can go farther and score more points! 1 point will be awarded for each km biked and 5 points awarded per km run.

Multiple dates and times. See ZwiftHacks for a complete listing of upcoming events.

Our friends at LEQP Provence are at it again.  They are undertaking repeats of the Volcano Circuit route, 25 times to bag that 25 Volcano lap badge.  (Along the way you may collect a few more, including the 100km one.)  This ride is the embodiment of repetitive and having collected the badge, I can testify to this – it is a good challenge made more enjoyable by the company of friends!

Sunday August 15 @ 8:30am/7:30am BST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/2235465

When I looked through the Companion app, I thought “Didn’t I promote this last week?” Then I realised that this was Stage 3, not last week’s Stage 2. 

This is New York with the following routes to ride:

• A: Everything Bagel, 1 Lap – 34,5km, 544m
• B: Knickerbocker, 1 Lap – 22.9km, 366m
• C: Park Perimeter Loop, 1 Lap – 10.2km, 128m
• D (Women Only): Knickerbocker, 1 Lap – 22.9km, 366m

(Stage 4 begins this weekend as well. See link below for details…)

Multiple dates and times, learn more and sign up at zwift.com/offthemaap

The P Race is a decently long, flatter, double-draft event which has held the same Zwift time slot on Saturdays for years. It is described as “the virtual version of the famous non-virtual P Ride training race occurring year-round every Saturday morning in central North Carolina, USA” but I can’t find any mention online of the IRL event.

What makes the P Race special, though – and why I mention it this week – is because, due to some bug in Zwift’s event setup, there have actually been two P Race events at the exact same time on Zwift’s calendar each Saturday, for months now. Each event is held on a different route, but everything else is identical.

The end result, sadly, is that signups for the events get split, and the race isn’t nearly as well-attended as it was in years past. Perhaps Zwift will finally fix this dubious duplication now that it’s been mentioned here.

Saturday, August 14 @ 6pm BST/5pm BST/12pm EDT/7am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/2234141. Or perhaps zwift.com/events/view/2234142?

Your Thoughts

Got other events that stand out this weekend? Share below in the comments!