Zwift+Giant have just announced a short, fun race series with a fresh format and new bikes!
The “Giant Gravel Crushers” series is four weeks long, with races happening on Wednesdays at multiple time slots. Each week features two short races, one right after the other.
For example, in week 1 we’ll race the Makuri Islands Valley to Mountaintop route, then 20 minutes later tackle the Kappa Quest Reverse route.
See upcoming events in this series at zwift.com/events/series/giant-gravel-crushers
All routes are most or entirely gravel, and we’ll be riding gravel bikes in game.
Schedule and Routes
Week 1 (June 1)
- Race 1: Valley to Mountaintop (5.1km, 130m of elevation)
- Race 2: Kappa Quest Reverse (14.2km, 269m of elevation)
Week 2 (June 8)
- Race 1: Kappa Quest (13km, 260m of elevation)
- Race 2: Jungle Circuit Reverse (14.2km, 105m of elevation)
Week 3 (June 15)
- Race 1: Spirit Forest (13.1km, 256m of elevation)
- Race 2: Jungle Circuit (13.6km, 91m of elevation)
Week 4 (June 22)
- Race 1: Sea to Tree (3.8km, 120m of elevation)
- Race 2: Serpentine 8 (26.8km, 239m of elevation)
New Bikes
All riders will be placed on new bikes in game – men will ride the Giant Revolt, while women will ride the Liv Devote. These bikes have not yet been seen in game and aren’t available in the Drop Shop (Zwift says they wont’ be available until June 8th).
Category Enforcement
This series uses Category Enforcement, so your minimum category is determined based on your Zwift power history. Category Enforcement makes it easy… no more tracking your FTP or wondering if you’re on the cusp of two categories. Just sign up for any category Zwift lets you sign up for!
There are “open” races (men and women are welcome) and women-only events.
ZwiftPower Results
Series results will be tracked on ZwiftPower, with riders earning points based on finishing position. Here are your league links:
Cap Unlock
Men will score the backward Giant cap and women will snag the backward Liv cap upon completing a race.
Questions?
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