This weekend’s notable events are headlined by Cycle Nation’s annual 24-hour charity ride, and we’ve also selected two popular community-organized races, a beginner-friendly community group ride, and of course Zwift’s popular Zwift Unlocked series. See details below!
🤝Late Addition: Watts Up with MVDP & Freddy
✅ Good Cause ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Popular
We didn’t see this event before this post was published, but it’s got a crazy number of signups. A rubberbanded event with star hosts Mathieu van der Poel and Freddy Ovett! 45 minutes on Tempus Fugit for “a no-drop spin packed with banter, Q&A, and laid-back vibes”
Saturday, October 18 @ 7am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5154211
🤝Cycle Nation/CMC Distance 4 Difference 24 Hour Ride
✅ Good Cause ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Popular
One of the most popular events this weekend is from the Cycle Nation team, who are hosting their third annual 24-hour charity ride on Zwift to benefit Distance For Difference (D4D).
You don’t have to ride all 24 hours to take part… 12 different 90-minute events are scheduled over the weekend, so you can jump in whenever you’re able. All events are held on Watopia’s Tempus Fugit route, and paced at 1.8 W/kg.
Multiple timeslots this weekend
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/distance4difference/
🥇Tour de Andrasta
✅ Popular ✅ Women Only ✅ Stage Race
Tour de Andrasta is a women-only stage race that kicks off today (Friday) and runs for three stages: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It’s proving very popular, with hundreds of ladies signed up, so even if you can’t make all three events, you might want to join one or two just for the experience of racing in a larger all-women field!
Read all about Tour de Andrasta >
Saturday and Sunday at 5:30pm UTC/1:30pm ET/10:30am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/andrasta >
🥇La Cyclo MedioFondo Foudre
✅ Popular ✅ Long Race ✅ Age-Based ✅ Unique Event
Team Foudre’s weekly “medio fondo” is proving quite popular, with its age-based groupings and a women-only category. The first four events, held on four consecutive weekends in October, serve as a sort of “pre-series,” where your best two results count towards the overall. An overall 2025/2026 begins in November (see event description for details).
This weekend’s race is on the Zwift Medio Fondo 2022 (79.3km, 917m) route.
Sunday, October 19 @ 7:45am UTC/3:45am ET/12:45am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5106416
🤝 Bikealicious Weekend Social Mixer
✅ Banded Ride ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Route Badge ✅ Double XP
The friendly Bikealicious crew is leading a banded group ride on the brand-new Watts of the Wild route (42.2km, 309m). Grab this route badge if you haven’t done so yet, which comes with an 840XP bonus, plus you’ll earn double XP for your distance since this is a Zwift Unlocked route!
Saturday, October 19 @ 8pm UTC/4pm ET/1pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5148096
🤝🥇 Zwift Unlocked Stage 2
✅ Double XP ✅ Popular ✅ New Routes ✅ Jersey Unlock
The Zwift Unlocked series is now underway, with stage 2 wrapping up this weekend. The series includes double XP, double powerups, and fresh routes. For stage 2, you have a choice between a long ride on Watts of the Wild (42.2km, 309m) or a shorter ride (or race) on Electric Break (19.6km, 203m). Runners are on the new Track Meet (6.5km).
Read all about the Zwift Unlocked series >
Multiple timeslots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/zwiftunlocked2025stage2
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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