Tour de Zwift continues to headline our weekend event picks due to crazy popularity levels. But we’ve also included three popular group rides and Tiny Races with adjusted categories!
🤝 Tour de Zwift – Stage 3
✅ Popular Event ✅ Kit Unlock
Tour de Zwift, the biggest ride series on the platform, is underway, and hundreds of riders have been turning out for each event! Stage 3 is available through the end of the weekend, with these route options:
- Long Ride: The Big Ring, 1 lap (51.1km, 270m)
- Standard Ride: The Magnificent 8, 1 lap (28.8km, 131m) * new route badge
- Short Ride: Island Hopper, 1 lap (18km, 128m)
- Run: Queen’s Highway, 1 lap (5.8km)
Read all about Tour de Zwift 2025 >
Are these races? Not officially, but the front of each ride will surely be spicey. Read about me racing stage 2’s short ride, then ride it at whatever pace you’d like!
Hourly events this weekend
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🤝Doddie Aid: Sir Chris Hoy Coffee and Cake ride
✅ Popular Event ✅ Celebrity Leader ✅ Good Cause
The popular Doddie Aid rides are back January 5-February 2, 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 Watopia’s Coast Crusher for 50km.
Sunday, January 26 @ 10am UTC/5am ET/2am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4733854
🤝 BMTR Flat 100 (Miles)
✅ Popular Event ✅ Legacy Leaders ✅ Kit Unlock ✅ Endurance Challenge
This event is popular every weekend, and thus earns a regular spot on this list! The BMTR Flat 100 consistently gets big turnouts because it offers multiple pace groups on flatter, distance-friendly routes.
This week riders are on the France Classic Fondo, Douce France, and R.G.V. routes based on which pace option you choose. Be sure to read the event description for details!
Saturday, January 25 @ 1:10pm UTC/8:10am EST/5:10am PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4771152
🤝 Vatternrundan Group Ride Series #3
✅ Popular Event ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
The Vätternrundan group ride series is back for another year, and it’s getting lots of signups! The premise of the series is simple: rides increase in duration from January 12 to March 2, with the goal of preparing you to handle many hours on the bike when the IRL race day arrives in June.
The Vätternrundan Group Ride Series is part of Vätternrundan’s official training program.
Sunday, January 25 @ 8am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4654682
🥇 Tiny Races – Updated B/C Bands
✅ V02 Workout ✅ Popular Race ✅ C and B Group Changes
Our popular Tiny Races happen each Saturday: 4 back-to-back races within an hour that will push your fitness to the max!
This week features slightly modified Zwift Racing Score bands to better balance group sizes. The 400-540 “C” group is now 380-540, and the 540-680 “B” group is now 540-700.
We’re revisiting our National Train Day routes this weekend, with four courses all featuring trains. Choo chooooo!
Saturday in three different timeslots
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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!
