As we wrap up the last stage of Tour of Watopia this weekend, no less than three major race series kicking off! Each of those is featured below, along with a popular endurance ride and a beginner-friendly banded ride.
🥇 CTT Winter Series: Week 1
✅ iTT ✅ Popular ✅ Unique Event
Far and away the most popular event heading into the weekend, this series from CTT (the national governing body for time trials in England, Scotland, and Wales) has over 1000 riders signed up for its first week! There’s a lot that makes this time trial series special, including neutralized bikes, a mix of terrains, and the chance to race the same course multiple times to improve your result.
Learn all about the CTT Winter Series >
This week the series kicks off with a race on, of course, Tempus Fugit (19.6km, 31m). Click the link above to learn how it all works, then hop in and give it a go!
Saturday @ 4pm UTC/11am EST/8am PST and Sunday @ 9am UTC4am EST/1am PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/ctt
🥇 BIKES Five Tour – Stage 1
✅ Popular ✅ Unique Event
Another very popular race kicking off this week is the first-ever series from BIKES France, the largest French-speaking community on Zwift. Each week of the series has its own challenges, and the team competition’s structure awards balanced squads with strong riders in every category.
Learn all about the BIKES Five Tour >
The first stage is on Watopia’s Downtown Titans (24.6km, 254m). Bonne chance!
Saturday, November 7 @ 9:30am UTC/4:30am ET/1:30am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5730897
🤝 BMTR Flat 100 (Miles)
✅ Popular ✅ Double XP ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
A regularly featured event here on Zwift Insider, the BMTR Flat 100 always gets lots of joiners because it’s well-led and run consistently week after week, year after year.
This week’s ride is on Watopia’s new California Roll route, which is also a Tour of Watopia route, so you’ll get stage credit and double XP. There are 4 pace groups to choose from.
Saturday, November 7 @ 1:10pm UTC/8:10am ET/5:10am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5567378
🥇 VirtuSlo 4Endurance League ’26 – Stage 1
✅ Popular ✅ Length Options ✅ Unique Event
Yet another race series kicks off this weekend, and it’s from popular Slovenian organizer VirtuSlo. This one is interesting in riders are categorized using vELO2 scoring… see details on VirtuSlo’s website.
This race is on Greatest London Loop Reverse, and riders will complete either 1 lap (25.8km, 355m) or 2.
Sunday, November 8 @ 9am UTC/4am ET/1am PT and 5:05pm UTC/12:05pm ET/9:05am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/virtuslo
🤝Sunny & Sweet: Chill Ride by Zabi
✅ Banded ✅ Popular ✅ Double XP
Looking for a group ride at your pace? Here’s a banded ride, so as long as you pedal (at any pace!) you’ll stay with the group.
This ride is 60 minutes long on Watopia’s new Molten Momentum route (22.7km, 206m), which is a Tour of Watopia route, so you’ll get stage credit and double XP.
Sunday, November 8 @ 5:25pm UTC/12:25pm ET/9:25am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5772635
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!
