As we head into deep winter in the new year, rides are stretching long and we’re putting those resolutions to work. See below for five group rides selected for this weekend, ranging from 50 to 173km in length!
🤝 January Resolution Challenge Ride
✅ Popular Event ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Kit Unlock
Join the Pas Normal Studios crew for their January Resolution challenge on Strava (riding 1250km in January), then get a jump on your goals by completing this 50-km ride on Watopia’s Triple Flat Loops route.
The ride is paced steadily at 2-2.2 w/kg.
Sunday, January 5 @ 4pm UTC/11am ET/8am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4686716
🤝Doddie Aid: Sir Chris Hoy Coffee and Cake ride
✅ Popular Event ✅ Celebrity Leader ✅ Good Cause
The popular Doddie Aid rides are back, raising funds and awareness for the “My Name5 Doddie Foundation,” which aims to find effective treatments for the currently incurable MND/ALS. Join Sir Chris Hoy and friends on a Sunday social ride every week, and you can donate here.
This week we’re on France’s R.G.V. for 50km.
Sunday, January 5 @ 10am UTC/5am ET/2am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4696190
🤝 Starting 2025 with a Bang 💥! … Achieving your Personal Best 100km!
✅ Unique Ride ✅ Popular Event ✅ Record Attempt
This unique event is organized by Team 3R, Valhalla, and GoG, and “fueled by Vikings and friends.” The goal? Set a PB for the 100km distance on Zwift!
Everyone will be on Tempus Fugit. Category A will be chasing a 100km record time attempt, while category B is for any other riders who simply want to pursue their own PB. Both groups will start at the same time, and everyone will be on the fastest setup in game – the Cadex Tri frame with DT Swiss disc wheels. Drafting is enabled!
Sunday, January 5 @ 2:20pm UTC/9:30am ET/6:30am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4689072
🤝 ENJOYYOURBIKE @ ZWIFT – The PRL Full
✅ Popular Event ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
Still need to earn the longest route badge in Zwift, on London’s “The PRL Full“? Here’s a group ride to help you get it done. Sponsored by the German ENJOYYOURBIKE group, there are lots of riders already signed up!
Saturday, January 4 @ 9am UTC/4am EDT/1am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4620396
🤝 The WATT Squad Endurance ride
✅ Achievement Badge ✅ Endurance Challenge
Still need to earn one or more of the Volcano Circuit multi-lap badges? Join this ride to earn all three (5, 10, and 25 laps)! Finishing all 25 laps will take just over 100km.
Saturday, January 4 @ 7:30am UTC/2:30am EST/Friday 11:30pm PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4711248
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!
Shame we missed them…. This was posted today… Monday?
Huh?
Don’t worry, Tony has fallen into Blendsday… Often happens around Christmas and New Year…
It’s true… I really had no idea what day it was…. Pmsl…
Apologies Eric… I had no idea what day it was… I blame the flu for robbing me of any sense…
I love this app. I am running a bit out of routes and need to do now some of them over again. The spp help me to improve my fitness but I am not on a race level jet. Thank you and keep it up