UPDATE July 16, 2026: Zwift will be reverting back to the separate Route of the Week and Climb of the Week beginning July 20/21. See this forum post for more.
Yesterday, Zwift launched a change to the “Route of the Week” and “Climb of the Week” feature, combining them into a single challenge named “Ride of the Week”. Here’s how it works…
One Challenge, Two Rides, Lots of XP
The “Ride of the Week” challenge consists of a rotating selection of routes and climb portals. Each week, a fresh route is selected, as well as a fresh climb portal.
Ride one of them and you’ll earn a 250XP bonus. Ride both of them and you’ll earn an additional 500XP bonus!
Getting Started
Riding the featured route or climb in any fashion (in an event, as a workout, as a free ride, etc) will earn you completion credit and the XP bonus. You can only earn the bonuses once per week – that is, you will only get the XP bonus once when completing selected route and/or climb.
The best (and only) way to access the Ride of the Week selections and see your progress is via the challenge card on the homescreen:
From there, you can track your completion progress and choose a featured route or climb to ride:
Ride of the Week Calendar
Wondering which routes or climbs are featured in the coming weeks? Here’s a schedule:
Questions or comments?
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