This weekend’s notable events include a very popular annual “ride for cause” plus a popular stage race, a Ven-Top chase challenge, a stupidly long group workout, and more! See our picks below…
🤝 Ride Like King Legacy Rides
✅ Good Cause ✅ Unlocks + Giveaways
Ride Like King is back for its 9th year on Zwift, and every 500km ridden by the Zwift community means one more Buffalo bike donated to World Bicycle Relief – up to 927 bikes.
Learn more about Ride Like King 18 >
This weekend, you’ll find “Legacy Rides” all over the calendar. Join one, enjoy the good vibes, unlock the RLK18 in game kit, and get entered into a giveaway to win an IRL one (3 winners from every event).
Multiple timeslots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/series/ride-like-king
🤝Pretzels, Epics and Afterparties p/b Velos
✅ Unique Event ✅ Endurance Training
The Velos squad has been riding a variety of epic routes in May, and this Saturday, they’re taking on Ven-Top – with a twist!
A strong A+ rider will be joining the ride and starting well after everyone leaves the pens. The goal? Try to avoid being caught by him! Hopefully, this will spur riders on to a time or power PR on the climb.
Saturday, May 16 @ 11am UTC/7am ET/4am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5581785
🥇 SISU Pinkki Stage 3
✅ Popular ✅ Stage Race
SISU’s 7-stage Pinkki race series runs across the 3 weeks of the men’s Giro d’Italia, and riders are taking on Stage 3 this Saturday! This stage is on Watopia’s Watts of the Wild (42.2km, 308m), and there are several event times to accommodate everyone’s schedules.
Read all about the SISU Pinkki Series >
This is the most popular race happening this weekend. Even if you haven’t raced the earlier stages, you’re welcome to jump in!
Multiple timeslots on Saturday, May 16
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/sisu
📊 Endure IQ Training Squad Session
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
You can always count on Endure IQ to host a crazy long weekend workout session! This Saturday, it’s a 256-minute (not a typo) workout focused on “building your tolerance to intensities similar to those during an Ironman triathlon.” (See event description for workout details.)
The ride is on Watopia’s Four Horsemen (89.9km, 2111m).
Saturday, May 16 @ 12pm UTC/8am ET/5am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5581799
🤝 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. Both groups will be on Makuri Islands’ Shisa Shakedown (53.9km, 557m) for 102.9km, and 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, May 16 at 8:05pm UTC/4:05pm ET/1:05pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5581919
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!
