This week’s event picks are primarily based on sign-up numbers. See below to learn which events are the most popular group rids and races for the weekend!
🤝 Bikealicious Rubberband Joy Ride
✅ Banded ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Endurance Challenge
Which group ride had the most sign-ups when we were compiling this post? This one!
The friendly Bikealicious crew is leading a “keep together” group ride on Watopia’s challenging Four Horsemen route (89.9km, 2,111m). Grab this route badge if you haven’t done so yet, which comes with a whopping 1780 XP!
Saturday, September 20 @ 7am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5111591
🥇The Ultimate Women’s Mini Races – Eat My Dust
✅ Popular Race ✅ Ladies Only ✅ Unique Event
Women’s Mini Races (3 races in an hour) happen each Sunday, but the ULTIMATE Mini Races are a bigger monthly event. In fact, this race has more signups than any other this weekend!
If you’re looking for punchy women-only racing, these races are the place to be.
This Sunday’s races are rolling courses, with each race longer than the previous. Races are on the Fine and Sandy (3.4km), Jungle Circuit (9.5km), and Handful of Gravel (1 lap, 10.3km) routes.
Sunday, September 21 @ 3pm UTC/11am ET/8am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/esrt
🤝 JETT Endurance Ride 100km 2.5~3.3w/kg
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Pace Options
Here’s a popular, spicy long 100km ride with two pace options: B group at 3-3.3 W/kg, or C at 2.5-2.9 W/kg. The B group will be on Three Musketeers while the C group will be on Petite Douleu. Both groups have 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, September 20 at 8:05pm UTC/4:05pm ET/1:05pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5111821
🥇 Herd Autumn Racing Experience (H.A.R.E.)
✅ Unique Event ✅ Race Series
The H.A.R.E. series actually began last weekend, but since your 5 best races out of the 6 count, you can still join this weekend and be in contention!
Each week of the series features a different route, with race formats rotating between scratch, points, and iTT.
This week’s race is a scratch race on Watopia’s Downtown Eruption (19.9km, 275m).
Sunday, September 21 @ 11am UTC/7am ET/4am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5106322
🤝 ¡HISPerame!
✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Popular Event ✅ Banded Ride
Looking for a group ride at an easy pace? This popular event is held on the Makuri Islands Castle to Castle route and is 60 minutes long. While the stated pace is only 1.2-1.7 W/kg, it’s a banded ride, so you can go as hard (or easy) as you’d like, and you’ll stay with the group.
Saturday, September 20 @ 4pm UTC/12pm ET/9am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5111777
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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