No races featured this weekend… just a bunch of amazing group rides! We’ve got a few charity events, two banded badge hunt rides, an epic 4-hour endurance event, and a series kickoff with Shimano. See all the details below.
🤝 Sir Chris Hoy’s | Tour de 4
✅ Good Cause ✅ Popular ✅ Special Guests ✅ Kit Unlock
The Tour de 4 is an initiative launched by Sir Chris Hoy to change the perception of people living with stage 4 cancer and to raise vital funds for cancer charities across the UK.
Read all about Tour de 4 series >
Rides are held weekly on Saturdays, and this week’s ride will be 45 minutes long, on the Greater London Flat route.
Saturday, March 1 @ 10am UTC/5am ET/2am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4817884
🤝 Vatternrundan Group Ride Series #8
✅ Popular ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
The Vätternrundan group ride series ends this weekend, and the final ride has lots of signups despite being really long! Riders are on Watopia Big Flat 8 this weekend for 4 hours of 1.8-2.2 w/kg riding.
Sunday, March 2 @ 7am UTC/2am ET/Saturday 11pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4654689
🤝 Banded Bike MS Badge Hunt
✅ Route Badge ✅ Banded ✅ Good Cause
Bike MS is a group of passionate cyclists looking to raise funds and awareness for those living with multiple sclerosis. Join the squad on a banded badge hunt ride across an open-paced lap of the rarely-used Yorkshire Double Loops route (29.7km, 547m).
Sunday, March 2 @ 2:05pm UTC/9:05am ET/6:05am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4846882
🤝 Shimano Super Cycling Sunday
✅ Route Badge ✅ Popular ✅ Guest Leader ✅ Kit Unlock
Join the kickoff ride to a new series from Shimano! These open-paced group rides feature newer Zwift routes, a #SuperCyclingSunday kit unlock, special guest riders, and more! This week’s ride is an open-paced event on Watopia’s Danger Noodle (32.3km, 414m).
Read all about the Shimano Super Cycling Sunday series >
Sunday, March 2 @ 3pm UTC/10am EDT/7am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4868267
🤝 Bikealicious Weekend Social Mixer
✅ Banded Ride ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Route Badge
The friendly Bikealicious crew is leading a banded group ride on the epic and brand-new ZG25 Queen route (44.8km, 894m). Grab this route badge if you haven’t done so yet, which comes with extra XP.
Saturday, March 1 @ 8pm UTC/3pm ET/12pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4861009
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!
