This weekend has a bit of a women’s ride takeover going on, with our first three events focused on the ladies of Zwift. We’ve got some popular races on our list, plus fun and interesting group rides. See our picks below!
🤝 3R Cat Allen’s 300.000km Celebration Ride
✅ Celebration Ride ✅ Endurance
The weekend kicks off with an endurance ride led by the exceptional Cat Allen, who will be riding her 300,000th kilometer on Zwift during this ride! Come out and support Cat while getting in some steady miles.
Related: Meet Cat Allen, the First Woman To Ride 300,000km on Zwift >
This ride is 100km long on Watopia’s flat Tempus Fugit route, and will be led by Cat at a pace of 2.5-2.8 w/kg.
Saturday, December 14 @ 7am UTC/2am EDT/Friday 11pm PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4662517
🥇Ultimate Women’s Mini Races – Pack a Punch
✅ Punchy Race ✅ Unique Event
Women’s Mini Races (3 races in an hour) happen each Sunday, but the ULTIMATE Mini Races are a bigger monthly event organized by Vinnette Powell of Team eSRT. If you’re looking for some punchy women-only racing, check out these events.
This Sunday’s races are on Glasgow Crit Circuit, Innsbruckring, and London Loop Reverse. Two time zones available.
This weekend’s race is on three laps of Richmond UCI Worlds for a total length of 49km and 473m of elevation.
Sunday, December 15 @ 8am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
and @ 3pm UTC/10am ET/7am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/esrt
🥇 Fearless Annual Women’s Championships
✅ Popular Event ✅ Unique Event ✅ Team Effort
Now in its eighth year, this race can be called a true Zwift December classic! Over 400 women are already registered, but organizers expect that number to jump even higher by race day.
Read all about the Fearless Annual Women’s Championships >
This year’s race will be held on Scotland’s The Muckle Yin route, with different route lengths based on rider category. You’ll need to sign up on the FRR site and be on a team in order to participate.
Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30 PM UTC/2:30pm ET/11:30am PT
Learn more at zwiftinsider.com/awtc-2024/
🤝Team Velos – Route Bagger Challenge
✅ Route Badge ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Endurance Challenge
Some of Zwift’s route badges feature longish routes, and it’s a lot more fun to finish these routes with friends! Team Velos holds a monthly Route Bagger Challenge ride to help you “tackle the hardest Zwift routes.”
This Saturday’s ride features Watopia’s Zwift Games 2024 Epic route (81.7km, 878m). The leader will set a steady pace around 1.9-2.1w/kg.
Saturday, December 14 @ 3pm UTC/10am EDT/7am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4608333
🥇 RAD RACE Grindhouse Series Race 1
✅ Popular Event
The first race in a monthly series from RAD RACE, this event has so many signups that we simply must feature it for the weekend!
Racers will be tackling 4 laps of Watopia’s Hilly Route Reverse for a total race length of 37km with 436m of elevation.
Saturday, December 14 @ 9:35am UTC/4:35am EST/1:35am PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4610874
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!
