Just announced: join Zwift CEO and co-founder Eric Min + special guest Anna van der Breggen next Thursday, November 25, for the 7th annual Thanksgiving Day Ride!
Eric’s Thanksgiving morning ride has become an annual tradition on Zwift. It’s a fun way to pre-burn some calories before the feasting begins. Here’s more info…
Podcast and Chill
In past years, Eric has chatted about what’s coming up next for Zwift, as well as chatting with the ride’s special guest.
This year it’s a little different: a pre-recorded podcast will play over the top of the ride while Eric and Anna chat about the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2022 event and other topics, including what Anna is doing next.
Ride Details
- Date and Time: 8AM PST / 11AM EST / 4PM GMT Thursday, November 25th
- Route: France’s R.G.V.
- Length: 60 minutes
- Pace: past Thanksgiving Day rides have been loosely-controlled affairs, with Eric Min averaging around ~2.6-2.8w/kg (190-200 watts). Expect the ride to stretch out, with some riders going harder on the front. It’s a social ride, so go at your pace and enjoy the massive group and positive chatter!
- Sign up link: zwift.com/events/view/2422452
Kit Unlock
For the first time ever, this year’s Thanksgiving Ride unlocks a kit – the special “T-Day Ride” kit!
Special Guest Anna van der Breggen
Anna is a former pro Dutch bike racer who retired this year after racing for the UCI Women’s WorldTeam SD Worx. One of the winningest and most versatile riders of her generation, Anna won the Giro Rosa 4x, won UCI Road World Championship 2x, won gold in the Olympic road race in 2016, won La Flèche Wallonne 7x, won Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2x, and also won at the Tour of Flanders, the Amstel Gold Race, Strade Bianche, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and the European Road Race Championships.
She even earned the nickname Queen of the Ardennes when she won all three Ardennes classics races in one week in 2017. Amazing!
Sign Up
Sign up via Zwift Companion, in game, or on the web.
Hope to see you there!
4pm UK isn’t good for those of us with jobs until 6pm! 😥
Since it’s a Thanksgiving Day ride, the target is US specific. And it’s in the morning here as many Americans gather with family for a feast in the afternoon/evening.
so….this may or may not work if you just want the jersey. Someone i was following wanted to do the Reggie Miller ride to get the kit, but couldnt go. they logged in via their phone and joined in the pens and logged out and went about their day. they then logged in and did the ride like 8 hours later. they just did it by themselves after. it showed length of ride ‘8 hours’. the worst that could happen is it doesnt work for you.
You could also start up zwift and be enrolled in the event. Then when the event starts it should auto join you. Then 9 hours later you can ride on your own.
I’m not a fan of events with pre-recorded podcasts- they seem less engaging to me. Am I missing something about the appeal?