Grab your lederhose, fill your stein with electrolytes, and stuff pretzels into your jersey pockets. Zwift inaugural PretzelFest is almost here!
The event series consists of three stages across three weeks from October 1-21. Rides and runs are scheduled, and best of all, completing any event unlocks the new in-game lederhose kit!
Route and Schedule Details
Each stage has a long and short ride option (category A and B respectively) plus separate run events with just one length option.
Stage 1: October 1-7
- Long Ride: The Pretzel (Full lap: 73km, 1360m)
- Short Ride: Bigger Loop (Partial lap: 18.1km, 227m)
- Run: The Pretzel (Partial lap: 7.5km)
Stage 2: October 8-14
- Long Ride: The London Pretzel (Full lap: 56.2km, 576m)
- Short Ride: The London Pretzel (Partial lap: 29.5km, 302m)
- Run: The London Pretzel (Partial lap: 5km)
Stage 3: October 15-21
- Long Ride: The Mega Pretzel (Partial lap: 73km, 1078m)
- Short Ride: Muir and the Mountain (Partial lap: 14.1km, 330m)
- Run: The Mega Pretzel (Partial lap: 5km)
See upcoming PretzelFest events at zwift.com/events/tag/pretzelfest >
Lederhose Kit Unlock
The real news here is the Lederhose kit! Completing any event in the series to unlock it. Specific stage completions will unlock additional kit items:
- Complete Stage 1: Unlock the Alpine Socks + Kit
- Complete Stage 2: Unlock the Alpine Shoes + Kit
- Complete Stage 3: Unlock the Alpine Hat + Kit
Is it a race?
These events are officially not races. That said, anytime Zwift holds leaderless group events with open pacing, some people will treat the events as races while others treat them as social events.
You do you! Ride your ride, run your run. Just enjoy working toward your fitness goals!
Questions or Comments?
Post below!
Fixed!
Are there any catch up events planned? I’m on vacation whilst stage 3 is on and I’ll miss it.
Doesn’t sound like it.
Some good good endurance rides after the month long ZA intensity focus workouts.
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Beg to differ, these events are most certainly not lederless.
I see what you did there.
With this theme it would have made a lot more sense with stage 2 in Innsbruck and not London…
Innsbruck doesn’t have a “pretzel” route though…
No Pretzel route in Innsbruck.
If you do a run – will you then be able to use the kit on bike after? Or do you need to do both a run and a biking, to be able to use the kit in both situations?
I did the 3rd bike event only and did not unlock any kit for running.
OMG, why? Tell me why??? (Asking as a German but not Bavarian)
As a native Bavarian I can only agree…
I can’t see these events in the Zwift Companion app
No Uber Pretzel? Seems like 1 pretzel short of a full county fair.
Just finished stage 1 – looks like the FULL kit unlocks. Not sure if a bug but I have the kit, shoes, socks and hat
Consider yourself lucky! I did both the running and riding events today and only got the jersey and socks. Weirdly the participants in both events weren’t in the full kit – everyone was wearing their normal headgear and shoes rather than being in full alpine apparel.
Experienced the same as Marty (unlocked full kit yesterday). I did the long route, tho, and everybody was riding in full kit – maybe Zwift adjusted it by now.
I finished the first ride as well, and the whole kit unlocked – lederhosen, socks, shoes, and hat. After ride, I rode with the hat to finish the KOM.
nearly all the runners are being DQd as ZP
Saw that. Not that I really care about Zwiftpower results for running but I do wonder how some people get “real” power results off of a treadmill…
That kit!!!!!
Does anyone know were Stage 3 The Mega Pretzel ends? It looks that maybe at the beginning of the Epic KOM.
Guessing in the town part way up epic forward. Group ride distance has the lead in from the pier start pens. Which does not happen in free ride mode and that is about 3-4 km lead in.
I missed stage one, will there be any make ups?
Eric Schlage said he didn’t think so but I read through several comments where people said they got the entire kit to include sock, shoes and hat after one ride. I just noticed this series tonight so I missed week one.
Initial events were misconfigured and unlocked everything. Later events have not. No makeups that I’ve heard of.
Does anyone know if I carry on after the event’s finish line and complete the full Mega Pretzel route, would I get the route completion badge?
Yes, you will.
Hi Eric, :-)) (Your Emoji pop up is not working) I plan on riding the Pretzelfest ride Mega Pretzel tomorrow and would like to know the best selection for bike frame AND wheels…uh the dreaded jungle. I am level 55 and have everything in my garage including the lightweight wheels. I am a strong climber(119 lbs) but there is a fair amount of flat.
Hi Kris,
Yeah, I gotta get that emoji thing fixed.
Double draft tomorrow, and a fair amount of climbing. If it was me (and I struggle on the climbs) I would go with an all-arounder bike, or one that even leans toward the climber side. Maybe the Scott Addict + ENVE 7.9. Tron is a decent choice too. Good luck!
Eric… you are the BEST! {Hug emoji :-))} Thank you, thank you!!
Will there be some makeup days, for people like me who missed stage one?