This weekend’s picks include a first-of-its-kind Climb Portal event, two stage races kicking off to coincide with the Tour de France, and two events held on Watopia’s new routes. See details below!
🤝 Tour de France │ Cote des Forche │ Climb Portal Challenge
✅ New Roads ✅ Unique Event ✅ Kit Unlock ✅ Popular Event
On Saturday, for the first time ever, Zwift is holding group ride events in the Climb Portal! These events are happening throughout the next few weeks on climbs mirroring what the pro men are racing in the Tour de France.
This kickoff event is on the Cote des Forche climb – at only 3km the shortest (by far) of the climbs featured in the next few weeks. And there’s a bonus: complete any of these TdF Climb Portal events and you’ll unlock the new Santini TdF 2024 Grand Depart kit!
Hourly events on Saturday, June 29
Browse events at zwift.com/events/tag/climbportalevent1
🥇 Chasing Yellow Series, Stages 1-2
✅ New Roads ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Unique Event
Chasing Yellow is a 21-stage Zwift race that runs alongside the IRL Tour de France, with Zwift routes chosen based on the day’s TdF route (flat, hilly, mountain, etc). It all starts on Saturday, along with Le Tour! Stage 1 covers the new event-only Itza Party route.
Read all about Chasing Yellow 2024 >
Register and sign up for events at chasingtour.com >
Four timeslots for each race
Register and see events at chasingtour.com >
🥇 2024 SISU Racing Tour – Stage 1
✅ Unique Event ✅ Kit Unlock ✅ Popular Event
The SISU Tour is a 7-stage race event which also kicks off on Saturday. Stage 1 is on Watopia’s Coast Crusher, and all categories start together in these races, so be ready to push hard out of the gate!
Read all about SISU Tour 2024 >
Multiple events on Saturday, June 29
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/sisu
🤝 Phoenix Rising Tronathon (Banded)
✅ New Roads ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Keep Together
The Phoenix Rising club is hosting a banded ride on Watopia’s new Peak Performance route, to help Zwifters earn elevation and unlock their Tron bike! This is a great chance for riders of all abilities to work together to earn a route badge, grab some elevation, and get a solid workout.
Sunday, June 30 at 1:15pm UTC/9:15am EDT/6:15am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4427216
🥇 ZRacing Stage 4: Sea Breeze – Mayan San Remo
✅ New Roads
The final stage of this month’s ZRacing series is on Watopia’s new Mayan San Remo route. Need to unlock the achievement badge for this creatively-named event-only route? Here’s your chance!
Read more about the ZRacing Sea Breeze series >
Multiple timeslots on Saturday and Sunday
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/zracingjun2024
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!
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