Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4 series is wrapping up soon, and once again, his ride is the biggest one on the calendar for the weekend. Special guest riders include celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Paul Ainsworth.
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift wraps up this weekend as well, so we’ve got some events focused on TdFFaZ. Our final pick for the weekend? A popular club kit launch ride. See details below!
🤝 Sir Chris Hoy’s | Tour de 4
✅ Good Cause ✅ Popular ✅ Special Guests ✅ Kit Unlock
Once again, the most popular ride this weekend is the open-paced Tour de 4 ride with Sir Chris Hoy (11x world champion and 6x Olympic champion). Special guests this month include celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Paul Ainsworth!
Read all about Tour de 4 series >
The ride is 45 minutes long and held on France’s R.G.V. route.
Saturday, August 2 @ 9am UTC/5am ET/2am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4818040
🤝 Watch the Femmes Club Rides
✅ Fresh Hosts ✅ #watchthefemmes
Zwift has partnered with eight community clubs to host Watch the Femmes Club rides, with a new club and route featured each day. All events are 45 minutes long.
The Queen Bee club is featured on Saturday, then Sunday is a make-up day where a different club is featured each hour. (Some rides are banded, others are not. Click “toggle event details” on Zwift’s website for each event to see if it’s banded.)
Hourly events all weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tdffazclubs
🤝 Watch Party Rides – Stage 8 & 9
✅ 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 >
Zwift’s Joe Battisti is hosting stage 8’s ride on Saturday. Big Joe is a tower of enthusiasm, a huge cycling fan, and a powerful rider himself! Team OWL‘s Elaine Montoya is hosting stage 9 on Sunday, and you’ll love meeting this team co-founder whose love for art and coffee is only matched by her enthusiasm for getting older women to ride bikes.
Saturday, August 2 @ 2:30pm UTC/10:30am ET/7:30am PT and
Sunday, August 3 @ 4:05pm UTC/12:05pm ET/9:05am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tdffazwatchparty
🥇 Virtual L’Etape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
✅ Big Climb ✅ Unique Event
Zwift is an official partner of L’Etape du Tour de France, and this year, they’re hosting Virtual L’Etape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift events that celebrate the legendary climbs of the Tour.
Riders will be on the Power to the Portal route with a finish up the epic Col de la Madeleine (14.3km, 1118m elevation), the same climb this year’s IRL L’Etape event ascends. Finishers unlock the new 2025 Watch the Femmes kit.
Hourly events beginning Saturday, August 2
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tdffazletape
🤝 Hercules – Our Club Kit Launch Party
✅ Popular Race ✅ Unique Event ✅ Endurance Challenge
Another popular event this weekend is the club kit launch party for Hercules Running & Tri Club. Their kit (see a preview here) includes the slogan, “No fear, only power.”
This is a 45-minute open-paced event on Makuri Islands’ Sleepless City route.
Sunday, August 3 @ 11am UTC/7am ET/4am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5058804
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!
