The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift begins on Saturday, and our first two picks of the weekend encourage Zwifters to #watchthefemmes! Additionally, we’ve chosen two big endurance rides plus the re-categorized Tiny Races for a bit of variety.
🤝 Watch the Femmes Club Rides
✅ Fresh Hosts ✅ #watchthefemmes
Zwift is partnering with eight community clubs to host a Watch the Femmes Club Series that kicks of this weekend! Each club hosts a day of hourly rides, with all events lasting 45 minutes and located on a fresh route each day.
Learn about all things #watchthefemmes on Zwift >
Zwift Insider kicks off the series by hosting rides on Saturday, then Her Spirit follows on Sunday. (Some rides are banded, others are not. See event details at zwifthacks.com/app/events if you want to know banding status.)
Hourly events all weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tdffazclubs
🤝Watch Party Rides – Stage 1 & 2
✅ Guest Leaders ✅ Second Screen ✅ #watchthefemmes
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Watch Party Rides are held each day of the Tour and hosted by special guests and community leaders. These are 60-minute events with open pacing, held at the same time as the live stage broadcast so participants can watch the race on a second screen while Zwifting together.
Learn about all things #watchthefemmes on Zwift >
Diane Ingebire (Rwandan rider for SRAM zondacrypto Generation) is hosting stage 1’s ride on Saturday, with the Bikealicious team hosting stage 2 on Sunday.
Saturday, July 26 @ 4:30pm UTC/12:30pm ET/9:30am PT and
Sunday, July 27 @ 12:15pm UTC/8:15am ET/5:15am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tdffazwatchparty
🥇 Recategorized Tiny Races
✅ New Cats ✅ V02 Workout ✅ Popular Race
This week, we’re reducing the number of categories in the Tiny Races from 5 to 3, which will make for significantly larger fields and even more challenging racing. Are you ready to push to your max in four races within an hour? It’s a legit workout, with a competitive and fun twist.
Saturday in three different timeslots
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
🤝 25 Volcano Laps p/b Velos
✅ Expert Leader ✅ Achievement Badge ✅ Endurance Challenge
Each week in July, the Velos club is visiting a different epic route on Zwift. This week, they’re taking on 25 laps of the Volcano Circuit (105km total)!
Learn all about Volcano Circuit lap badges >
The manager of the largest fitness center in northern England leads this event, and he offers expert advice on training and nutrition during every ride. Additionally, the yellow beacon rides at 2.5 W/kg, and the red beacon rides at 2.0 W/kg, so riders can group at a pace that suits them.
Saturday, July 26 @ 11am UTC/7am ET/4am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5055447
🤝 JETT Endurance Ride 100km 2.5~3.3w/kg
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Pace Options
Here’s a popular long ride with two pace options: B group at 3-3.3 W/kg, or C at 2.5-2.9 W/kg. Both groups will be riding 4 laps of the Neokyo All-Nighter route for a total of 97.6km with 668m of elevation, with optional efforts on some of the intermediate segments if you’d like.
Choose your desired pace, listen to the ride leader, and get that endurance work done! Both categories have a leader (yellow beacon) and sweepers.
Saturday, July 26 at 8:05pm UTC/4:05pm ET/1:05pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5055584
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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