This weekend’s picks include two major charity events and three races, each unique in its own way. Ride on!
🤝 FRR Charity Day – 24 hours Atop Ventop
✅ Good Cause ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock ✅ Unique Event
Flamme Rouge Racing (FRR) has built a reputation for incredible and unique Zwift race events over the past three years, but this Saturday they’re doing something totally different: a 24-hour Charity Club Challenge!
The basic idea is simple: join one or more of this Saturday’s events to climb France’s epic Ventoux climb and raise funds for good causes.
Read all about FRR Charity Day >
Events scheduled every 30 minutes for 24 hours beginning Saturday, May 18 at 6am UTC/2am EDT/11pm
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/frrcharity
🤝 Ride Like King Celebration Rides
✅ Good Cause ✅ Kit Unlock ✅ Celebrity Leaders ✅ Prize Drawing
Giant’s annual Ride Like King event is a celebration of cycling, and this year every 500km ridden by the Zwift community means one more Buffalo bike donated to World Bicycle Relief – up to 600 bikes!
This weekend’s RLK “Celebration Rides” include a kit unlock, celebrity ride leaders, and the chance to win a real-life RLK16 jersey.
Read all about Ride Like King 16 >
Multiple timeslots all weekend
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/series/ride-like-king-16
🥇 Zwift Women’s Racing Series
✅ Women Only ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Legacy Leader
Zwift’s popular Women’s Racing Series is now in its third week, and Saturday is your last chance to finish week 3’s stage. It’s a simple scratch race on 1 lap of Watopia’s Jurassic Coast (19.5km, 212m).
Read more about the Women’s Racing Series >
Even if you haven’t raced this series yet, it’s a wonderful opportunity to jump in and race a sizeable field of women. Why not give it a go?
Saturday, May 18 @ 2:30pm UTC/10:30am EDT/7:30am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4326731
🥇 Tiny Races – New Routes
✅ Popular Event ✅ Unique Race
This week’s Tiny Races are all being held on Zwift’s newest routes, including two we’ve never raced before in the Tinies. Be sure to do a bit of recon before your race!
Read more about Zwift Insider’s Tiny Races >
Tiny Races are 4 short races held back-to-back, with the intention being that you race all four events for a splendid 1-hour workout. This week’s routes are Glasgow Reverse, Loop de Loop, Castle Crit, and Mountain Mash.
Three timeslots available every Saturday
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
🥇 HISP Gran Fondo: Four Horsemen
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Route Badge
The HISP team’s Gran Fondo events are always popular endurance challenges, and this week’s event is on Watopia’s Four Horsemen (89.9km, 2111m). If you haven’t earned this route badge, this may be the time to do it!
Note: these events are classified as races, and all riders start together (no categories). So be ready to push, but also be sure to pace yourself accordingly for the long effort!
Saturday, May 18 @ 7:15am UTC/3:15am EDT/12:15am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4372610
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!
