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Zwift’s “ZRacing” is the platform’s most popular ongoing race series, with over 60,000 riders participating in January 2025’s races!
In February the series takes on some punchier routes to help racers prepare for the Zwift Games in March. Zwift is partnering with Shimano for the “Find Your Fast” series which includes in-game unlocks and an IRL wheelset giveaway.
Read on for details about this month’s race routes, the prize giveaway, and much more!
February’s Routes
Here are the routes we’ll be racing in February:
- Stage 1 (Feb 3–9): The Classic
- 4 laps (22.9km, 212m)
- Powerups: Feather, Aero 1
- Stage 2 (Feb 10–16): Outer Scotland
- 2 laps (22.4km, 208m elevation)
- Powerups: Feather, Anvil
- Stage 3 (Feb 17–23): Loop de Loop
- 2 laps (25km, 288m)
- Powerups: Feather, Draft
- Stage 4 (Feb 24–Mar 2): Jurassic Coast
- 1 lap (19.7km, 212m)
- Powerups: Draft, Aero
See upcoming “Shimano Find Your Fast” events >
Unlocks + Prize Giveaway
Complete all four Shimano Find Your Fast stages to unlock the upgraded Shimano Dura-Ace C50 wheelset in game. Read about this updated wheelset >
Additionally, everyone who finishes at least one Shimano Find Your Fast stage will have a chance to win one of three IRL Ultegra C50 wheelsets! Eligible riders will be emailed entry instructions once the series has concluded on March 3.
Category Reminder
In January 2025, Zwift implemented major changes to the category ranges used in ZRacing events. Tose changes will stay in effect for February. This includes “Advanced Category” races for riders with a Zwift Racing Score of 650+ and an alternating set of tighter category ranges (“Range 1” and “Range 2”) for riders with scores of 700 and below.
Advanced races occur at the following times:
- 08:15 UTC/3:15 ET/00:15 PT
- 10:15 UTC/05:15 ET/02:15 PT
- 12:15 UTC/07:15 ET/04:15 PT
- 17:15 UTC/12:15 ET/09:15 PT
- 18:15 UTC/13:15 ET/10:15 PT
- 19:15 UTC/14:15 ET/11:15 PT
- 00:15 UTC/19:15 ET/16:15 PT
Range 1 and 2 races alternate hourly around the clock.
Monthly GC
Each month’s series includes a time-based GC (general classification) on ZwiftPower tracking riders’ best finishing times for each week’s race. Just like a Tour de France-style stage race, the rider with the fastest combined time across the month’s stages wins!
See February’s GC on ZwiftPower >
New to Zwift Racing? Three important GC-related notes:
- You must be signed up for ZwiftPower to be included in the GC results. Need help? Read How to Sign Up for ZwiftPower (and Why Every Zwifter Should Do It).
- To be included in the final ZwiftPower results, you must use a heart rate monitor as well as a smart trainer, smart bike, or power meter.
- You can race each stage multiple times to improve your finishing time.
Get the Badge
Each month’s ZRacing series has a unique achievement badge, which you can unlock by finishing every stage for the month. There are no makeup events, so if you miss a stage, you miss out on the badge and competing in the GC.
One and Done
Zwift has planned these events to deliver a solid 1-hour workout, so each race should only take around 1 hour to complete, including your warmup and cooldown.
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