Zwift has announced a series of Pride events for June, including colorful Pride Ons, new unlocks, and a series of races! Why all the special events? The Pride On FAQ says, “When we say we’re on a mission to make more people more active more often—we mean it! We want to work towards making Watopia, and all of Zwift, more inclusive.”
Daily Schedule
Here is the schedule of Pride On events during the month of June:
- Mondays: Pride On Rides
- Tuesdays: Pride On Rides
- Wednesdays: Rainbow Races
- Thursdays: Throwback Thursday Rides & Runs
- Fridays: Pride On Rides
- Saturdays: LGBTQ Zwifters Club Rides and Runs
- Sundays: LGBTQ Zwifters Club Rides and Runs
See the Pride On events schedule at zwift.com/events/tag/prideon
Social Rides and Runs
Zwift hosts Pride On events throughout the year, but they will be especially prominent on the calendar during the month of June, with Pride On Rides and Runs scheduled throughout the week.
Most rides are open-paced and 45 minutes long, while runs are open-paced and 30 minutes long. Events will rotate between several different routes throughout the month.
Note that Thursday and weekend events are a bit different than the other days – see below for details…
Throwback Thursdays
The Thursday Pride On Rides and Runs are “Throwback Thursday” rides which will unlock past Pride On kits:
- Week 1 (June 5): 2021 Ride kit, 2019 Run kit
- Week 2 (June 12): 2022 Ride kit, 2020 Run kit
- Week 3 (June 19): 2023 Ride kit, 2021 Run kit
- Week 4 (June 26): 2024 Ride kit, 2022 Run kit
Weekend LGBTQ Zwifters Club Rides
The weekend Pride On rides are hosted by the LGBTQ Zwifters Club, with experienced leaders pacing the 60-minute events at 1.6-1.8 W/kg.
Rainbow Races
This year, for the first time, Zwift is hosting special crit-style Pride Month races each Wednesday. Dubbed “Rainbow Races”, they happen in five time slots each week:
- Wednesday 12:30am UTC/Tuesday 8:30pm ET Tuesday/5:30pm PT
- Wednesday 6:30am UTC/2:30am ET/ Tuesday 11:30pm PT
- Wednesday 10:45am UTC/6:45am ET/3:45am PT
- Wednesday 1:30pm UTC/9:30am ET/6:30am PT
- Wednesday 6:50pm UTC/2:50pm ET/11:50am PT
Races will be held on the following routes:
- Week 1 (June 4): Downtown Dolphin (19.7km, 170m)
- Week 2 (June 11): Neokyo Crit Course (20.2km, 99m)
- Week 1 (June 18): Downtown Dolphin (19.7km, 170m)
- Week 2 (June 25): Neokyo Crit Course (20.2km, 99m)
Kit and Wheel Unlocks
Every Pride On event unlocks something – a kit, the new 2025 Pride On Wheels, or both. To be precise:
- Weekday Pride On Rides unlock the LGBTQ Zwifters club kit and Pride On Wheels
- Throwback Thursday rides unlock a different kit each week and Pride On Wheels
- Rainbow Races unlock only the Pride On Wheels
- Weekend LGBTQ Zwifters Club events unlock the LGBTQ Zwifters club kit
Wondering how the new Pride On Wheels perform? They’re not particularly fast, although they look fun. They turn in the same test performance as the 2025 Big Spin prize wheels (named the Zwift Groovy Time Trial wheels). See their performance details on our wheel charts page.
Thanks to Zwift for their ongoing commitment to inclusivity in sports— that support truly makes a difference. And to all the allies who ride with pride, thank you for showing up and standing with us. As a gay athlete who didn’t always feel welcome in sports growing up, this kind of visibility and solidarity means a lot.
The avatar images should include the full-length socks. People who are on race teams often wear their race team kit when riding on Zwift. That race kit doesn’t usually include socks, so the pride socks are one way to differentiate our avatars, even when riding as a team.
I love my Pride socks and wear them most of the time. A low key and subtle way of saying “I see you” to those who are encouraged by that. Just like putting pronouns on Linkedin profile etc – it’s not because I need to state them for my sake, but it is a statement of recognition to those who do
Eric buried the lede! No socks seem to have been awarded for the Pride On ride this year! Or at least I didn’t get any (but did get the kit and wheels). Guess they figured the wheelset was a fair replacement.
The Pride On 2023 socks worn half-way up are probably the coolest looking socks in the game, bar none. Oh well. The back disc does look pretty neat in flight.
As one of the many Pride Ride leaders on the team, thank you to zwift for making cool kits and gear every year and everyone who joins the rides! We’ve had a tremendous turn out already in just 4 days for all the rides and races.
See you out there!
Thanks for this detailed summary Eric (for instance I didn’t realise there were “Throwback Thursday rides“, I’ll definitely be joining those). So much more information here than https://www.strava.com/clubs/104733/posts/37316622
Fun rides as always. The wheels are a nice addition.
Happily surprised to receive 2023 socks along with the 2025? kit after this Sunday morning 1H ride. What are the details on which socks go with what ride/week?
Happy trails
wish there were a lot more ride times for just the wheels.
have you measured Pride On 2025 wheel performance?
Yes. They’re listed here: https://zwiftinsider.com/charts-wheels
Exactly the same performance as the Zwift Groovy TT wheels.
The wheels look amazing.
Currently we can get them somehow?
Or it’s impossible? 😣
Not possible, as far as I know.
Is there no 2026 Pride On event?
There are Pride On events, and they’re run by LGBTQ Zwifters. One example: https://www.zwift.com/events/view/5590341