The Zwift Big Spin kicked off this week with some big pelotons, so it’s my top pick for the weekend. But we’ve also got a Fuego Flats world record attempt, an FRR race series kickoff, and two fun group rides. See details below!
🤝 Zwift Big Spin, Stage 1
✅ Popular ✅ Prizes ✅ Cowboy Hats
Zwift’s annual Big Spin series launched this week, with stage 1 on Watopia’s Flat Out Fast route (22.3km, 49m). Join the fun and unlock the in-game cowboy hat!
Learn all about the Zwift Big Spin >
These are group rides, but you can treat them like a race, a recovery ride, or anything in between.
Hourly events all weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tbs2026ridestage1
🤝WOW-VTO Tempus Segment World Record Attempt
✅ Record Attempt ✅ Super Speed
On Sunday, WOW and VTO are joining forces in attempting to break the world record of the ‘Fuego Flats Reverse Sprint’ segment in Watopia. Everyone will be riding the fastest bike in game (CADEX Tri frame with the latest DT Swiss Disc wheels) in draft mode.
This is a 40km event on Watopia’s Tempus Fugit route. The first 1.5 laps are basically a warmup, with the last half of lap 2 being all out! The current record is 7:39.
Sunday, March 22 @ 2:15pm UTC/10:15am ET/7:15am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5497618
🥇FRR Classica Italia
✅ Unique Format
This is the first race of FRR’s new Weekend Warrior series, where riders race separate events on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Classica Italia consists of:
- i’ultimo sforzo Scratch Race on Waisted 8 (21km, 144m)
- il vantaggio iTT on Mayan San Remo (22km, 220m)
- la corsa Points Race on Zwift Games 2024 Epic (82km, 870m)
Learn all about FRR’s Weekend Warrior race series >
Friday-Saturday-Sunday, multiple timeslots
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/frrclassica
🤝LA GRUPETTA DE ZABI
✅ Banded Ride ✅ Zwift Games Route
I love stumbling across popular rides hosted by groups I know nothing about. Here’s this week’s! Hosted by ZABI, it’s a 120-minute banded ride on Watopia’s Three Step Sisters (38.1km, 586m). As a bonus, this route is a Zwift Games stage, so if you’re looking to finish all the Games routes, this may help ya.
Saturday, March 21 @ 8am UTC/4am ET/1am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5505729
🤝(Rubber-Banded) TDZ Ride with James’ Friends!
✅ Banded ✅ Big Spin Route
This beginner-friendly banded ride is 60 minutes long and on Watopia’s Flat Out Fast, a Zwift Games route, which means you’ll get the prize spinner at the end.
Ride at whatever pace you’d like. As long as you keep pedaling, you’ll stay with the group!
Saturday, March 21 @ 1:30pm UTC/9:30am ET/6:30am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5505855
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!
