It’s Tour time, so this weekend’s picks are all about France! We start with Zwift’s big Tour Fever series, then feature community events on new Paris roads, plus a popular stage race hosted in France. See our picks below…
🤝🥇 Stage 1 – Tour Fever
✅ Popular ✅ New Roads ✅ Unlocks
Zwift’s big Tour Fever series began this week alongside the IRL Tour de France, and everyone’s jumping into group rides and races on new Paris roads!
Learn all about Tour Fever 2026 >
This week we’re on stage 1, with Loop de loop de loop* (10.4km long, 45m elevation) as the short route and Montmartre Mixer* (27.6km long, 197m elevation) as the long route.
Multiple time slots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tourfever2026stage1
🤝RollCo: Sunday Rollers Banded Badge Hunt
✅ New Roads ✅ Long Route ✅ Banded
Want to grab the Paris Toujours badge and the 1385 XP that comes with it? Join The Rolling Collective for a banded ride on this new Paris route (72.4km, 459m). As long as you keep pedaling, you’ll stay with the group, so everyone can ride at a comfortable pace!
Sunday, July 12 @ 12:45pm UTC/8:45am ET/5:45am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5637486
🤝Cycle Nation Banded Badass Badge Bonanza
✅ New Roads ✅ Long Route ✅ Banded
This ride is a lot like the RollCo event above, except it’s on the other long Paris route, Heart of Montmartre (77.7km, 510). This is the longest route in Paris! If you want to get the route badge and 1490 XP bonus, here’s a banded social ride to help make it happen.
Saturday, July 11 @ 3pm UTC/11am ET/8am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5636813
🤝 JETT Endurance Ride 100km 2.5~3.3w/kg
✅ New Roads ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Pace Options
Want to tackle the new longest route in Paris (Heart of Montmartre) but in a more spicy ride format? Join the JETT squad’s regular weekly event!
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, July 11 at 8:05pm UTC/4:05pm ET/1:05pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5636871
🥇 SISU Tour – Stage 3
✅ Stage Race ✅ Long Route ✅ Popular
The fifth edition of the SISU Tour is now underway, with lots of racers taking part. This weekend is the third stage, on France’s Knights of the Roundabout (54.4km, 359m).
Learn all about SISU Tour 2026 >
There are 9 time slots for this stage, so everyone can find a time that works for them. Combining signups across the time slots, this is by far the most popular race happening this weekend!
Multiple time slots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/sisutour
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!
