Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of October 16-17

A collection of different group rides to try along with some Fondos to potentially race, for those that are wanting a bit of challenge!

I have to confess, I have never heard of this group until I saw the event in the Companion app. Then I did my research and saw they have a very active FaceBook page.

Not only is this group active on Zwift but IRL too!  They look to be a genuinely fun bunch to ride with and if I was in Australia I would be seeing if I could tag along for a ride – since I can’t do that, I’m going to try and make it to one of their rides on Zwift instead.

These events will commence a 6:30AM AEDT and they will host a ride every 2 hours for a duration of 45mins. The final ride commences at 10:30PM AEDT and is to celebrate Cycling Mums Australia’s 2nd birthday on Zwift!

They will visit each of the 9 Zwift worlds with each of their nine CMA ride leaders taking the opportunity to lead. Rides will cover all the world’s time zones and are open to everyone to participate in.

Saturday, October 16 @ 9:30pm CEST/8:30pm BST/3:30pm EDT/12:30pm PDT
First event details and signup at zwift.com/events/view/2333725

I’m highlighting this little jaunt through France, up the Ven-Top, to highlight the fact that IRL, registration is now open for 2022 Haute Route events.  If you fancy replicating the challenging rides from Zwift, these are the people to contact.  Visit hauteroute.org for more details.

Sunday, October 17 @ 6:10pm CEST/5:10pm BST/12:10pm EDT/9:10am PDT
Event details and signup at zwift.com/events/view/2344662

If you’ve finished all of your Zwift Academy workouts, it’s time for the final effort – the Finish Line ride! This lets you compare progress you’ve made during the Academy, since you can compare your segment times to those set on your initial Baseline Ride.

Read Eric’s recent post about his Finish Line Ride experience, then do your own ride and give it all you’ve got! Be sure to take our quick Finish Line Survey afterward to let us know what sort of progress you made!

Multiple dates and times, see full schedule >

Rob and fellow Team members from Race3R have been leading people on an endurance training camp for several weeks now as they work towards an epic 12 and 24 hr cycling challenge, as reported here.  Attendance on these training rides has been good and a community is forming.  So if you fancy a unique challenge or simply want to undertake a long ride in good company on Saturday, this is the event for you!

Saturday, October 16 @ 8am CEST/7am BST
Event details and signup at zwift.com/events/view/2342970

If you read my articles, you’ll know I like a Gran Fondo.  This event certainly looks like a fun one to try! The weekly BMTR Fundo events give you a choice of four different distances. These 4 distances vary from week to week and this week, it’s a big ride.  Based on the R.G.V. course in France, the 4 options are:

• 160.9km
• 122.3km
• 90.1km
• 57.9 km

It’s your choice whether to race it or ride it casually. Bonus: you’ll unlock the beautiful BMTR kit when you finish the event!

Saturday, October 16 @ 2:10pm CEST/1:10pm BST/8:10am EDT/5:10am PDT
Event details and signup at zwift.com/events/view/2343055

Note: if Saturday doesn’t work for you, BMTR hosts a Mini Fundo event at the same time on Sundays. And the longest ride is over 100km this week, so there’s nothing “mini” about that! Details at zwift.com/events/view/2344601

Your Thoughts

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