As the Tour De France wraps up, many of the simulation series are too. This week, we’ve selected the final stage of a Tour De France race-along, a community ride for a good cause, a women-only race, and two social rides!
🥇2023 SISU Racing Tour – Stage 7
✅ Popular Event ✅ Highly Competitive ✅ Innovative Format
This is riders’ last chance to participate in the 2023 SISU Racing Tour. Over the past three weeks, this event has been very competitive across all categories and time zones, so we highly recommend checking it out!
Most cyclists who’ve seen the Tour de France probably know that the final stage of the tour ends on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Likewise, stage 7 of the SISU tour takes place over 4 laps of the Champs Elysees course in Zwift’s Paris.
Multiple time slots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/sisu
🤝 Bike MS: Zwift Community Challenge
✅ Feel-Good Factor ✅ Popular Event ✅ Endurance Ride ✅ Innovative Format
This Saturday and Sunday, the Bike MS Community Challenge will be taking place. The goal of this event series is to bring riders together to raise awareness for MS. In 2022, Bike MS raised an astounding $50 million for the National MS Society!
The group ride will take place over various lengths of the Casse Pattes course on Saturday and the Douce France course on Sunday (select a category to select your course length).
Saturday & Sunday @ 1:15 pm UTC/9:15 am EDT/6:15 am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/bikems
🥇 Fierce Felines p/b Kittyhawk
✅ Women-only
The Fierce Felines events are back on the Zwift calendar, and they’re starting with 4 weeks of events as they ease back into hosting Zwift races. This first race is a time trial, so choosing your fastest TT bike will help you get to the line as quickly as possible.
The iTT is held on two laps of the Beach Island Loop course in Watopia.
Saturday, July 22 @ 5:55 pm UTC/1:55 pm EDT/10:55 am
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3770016
🤝 BanditZ Waistband
✅ Popular Event ✅ Beginner-Friendly
BanditZ events have received very positive feedback in the past, so we’ve decided to feature another one! The BanditZ Waistband is a traditional 60-minute group ride. The leader will be holding a steady pace of 1.5-2 w/kg.
This group ride will last for 60 minutes on the Douce France course.
Saturday, July 23 @ 5 pm UTC/1 pm EDT/10 am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3770934
🤝 EZR Weekend Wind Down
✅ Popular Event ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Legacy Leaders
Looking for a nice way to round out the weekend? The EZR Weekend Wind Down offers riders a well-paced social ride. The leaders will do their best to hold the advertised 0.9-1.3 w/kg.
This 60-minute group ride takes place on the Champs Elysees course – the same course the Tour de France riders will ride on Sunday!
Saturday, July 23 @ 6:30 pm EDT/3:30 pm PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/3770990
How We Make Our Picks
We choose each weekend’s Notable Events based on a variety of factors including:
- Is the event unique/innovative in some way?
- Are celebrities (pro riders, etc) attending/leading?
- Are signup counts already high, meaning the event is extra-popular?
- Does the ride include desirable unlocks or prizes?
- Does the event appeal to ladies on Zwift? (We like to support this under-represented group!)
- Is it for a good cause?
- Is it just plain crazy (extra long races, world record attempts, etc)?
- Is it a long-running, popular weekly event with a dedicated leader who deserves a shout out?
In the end, we want to call attention to events that are extra-special and therefore extra-appealing to Zwifters. If you think your event qualifies, comment below with a link/details and we may just include it in an upcoming post!
Your Thoughts
Got other events that stand out this weekend? Share below in the comments!
