“L’Etape Challenge” Launched

Today, Zwift launched a four-climb challenge centered around the 2026 L’Étape du Tour event. This may be a “mini challenge”, but that doesn’t mean the climbs are small! Read on for details…

Challenge Requirements

The Challenge features four iconic French climbs, listed in the order riders will encounter them in the IRL L’Etape du Tour event held on the Queen Stage (stage 20) of this year’s Tour de France.

You can complete them in any order you’d like, though, or even join a group for extra motivation! Here’s the list, along with dates group rides will be held on each climb:

• Climb 1: Col de la Croix de Fer
  • Length: 27.1 km (16.8 miles)
  • Elevation Gain: 1558 m (5,112‘)
  • Scheduled events: June 6/7
• Climb 2: Col du Télégraphe
  • Length: 11.9 km (7.4 miles)
  • Elevation Gain: 844 m (2,769‘)
  • Scheduled events: June 13/14
• Climb 3: Col du Galibier (Valloire)
  • Length: 18 km (11.2 miles)
  • Elevation Gain: 1224 m (4,016‘)
  • Scheduled events: June 20/31
• Climb 4: Col de Sarenne
  • Length: 12.8 km (8.0 miles)
  • Elevation Gain: 923 m (3,028‘)
  • Scheduled events: June 27/28

Completing the Challenge

Everyone is automatically signed up for this challenge. As long as you’ve got version 1.114 or higher installed, and you’re within the challenge date window, you can ride the four climbs above in any way you’d like (in an event, as a free ride, for a structured workout, etc) and get credit for completion.

Click that challenge card to access the climbs and see reward details.

Pro tip: Want to double up on bonus XP? Tackle one of the new Quickfire 30 Challenge workouts on a weekend in June when one of the climbs above is scheduled (see June portal schedule). To do this, you’ll need to pick the workout first, from your homescreen. Then choose any route in Watopia (Volcano Circuit CCW is a good one, as it gets you close to the climb portal). You’ll get credit for completing the workout as well as the climb!

Challenge Rewards

You will earn an XP bonus for each climb you complete in the challenge, with a total of 2250 XP available. You will also unlock the L’Etape 2026 Kit if you complete all 4 climbs!

• 1 climb: 500 XP
• 2 climbs: 750 XP
• 3 climbs: 1000 XP
• 4 climbs: L’Etape 2026 Kit 

Deadline

This challenge goes live on June 1, 2026 at 09:00 PT, and ends July 5, 2026 at 23:59 PT.

(I recommend finishing before the final day, though, as some past Challenges have ended earlier than expected, and you don’t want to be caught out if that happens.)

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