January 31st Routes – Watopia-Makuri Punch
Two races in Watopia, followed by two races in Makuri Islands. All on custom-length routes, with some punchy climbs on offer!
| Race 1: Muir and the Mountain (5.1km, ends atop Titans Grove KOM Reverse) This will be a topsy-turvy start through the uphill roller coaster of Titans Grove, which includes a ride-through tree and Jarvis, the perennially unlucky bear. It’s all going to come down to the final ~90-second climb up the KOM, though. Powerup: Feather |
| Race 2: Volcano Circuit CCW (4.84km, ends at lap start banner) Most of this course is flattish, but the finish is one of the most technical in all of Zwift. First you have the longish ramp that saps your legs and encourages early attacks…then there’s still a few hundred meters of twisting, slightly uphill road. Good legs will keep you in contention, but timing will get you the win! Powerup: Aero Boost |
| Race 3: Valley to Mountaintop (3.5km, ends at temple partway up KOM) This route is mostly dirt, beginning with the beautiful “Golden Forest” section and ending partway up the Temple KOM. You may want to dust off your gravel bike for this one… Powerup: Draft Boost |
| Race 4: Wandering Flats (6.1km, ending in Neokyo tunnel) This is the “easiest” of the week’s routes in terms of climbing, but we predict a drawn-out sprint finish as riders rev up their steamrollers in the dirt and go long to the tunnel. Powerup: Steamroller |
What are the Tiny Races?
Our innovative Tiny Race format features four short back-to-back races within one hour. Each race is usually 4-7km long, so expect a big VO2 workout!
A single powerup is given as you start each race, and you earn points based on your finishing position in each race. The overall win goes to whoever earns the most points across all four races.
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ZwiftPower Results
Zwift displays the finish order in game when you cross the line, but points are computed after all four races are finished, with final results on ZwiftPower. (We have to do some data processing on our side to compute results, so if your rankings don’t show up right away, be patient.)
Riders earn points based on finish position in each of the 4 Tiny Races. The category winner of each week is the rider with the most points across their zone’s 4 races. Here are the links for each zone’s latest results on ZwiftPower:
Rules
Tiny Race rules are simple, but still every week ~10% of our racers get disqualified. Don’t let that be you! Three simple rules:
- You must have a ZwiftPower account, because final results are processed by ZwiftPower (learn how to sign up)
- No skipping then returning. These races are meant to be raced as a set of 4. If you need to leave early, that’s fine… but once you miss a race in your hour’s set of 4, don’t come back and race another or you’ll be disqualified from that race since you rested while others were racing! (Example: racing only races 1 and 2 is fine. Racing 1, 2, and 4 is not – you will be DQ from race 4.)
- Smart trainer/smart bike or power meter required. ZPower/Virtual power is not allowed.
Enjoy the Cooldown
Immediately following each final race, you’ll be taken into a 10-minute cooldown where you can chat with fellow racers and spin out those legs.
Zwift Insider Kit Unlock
Finish any Tiny Race and unlock the Zwift Insider “Ride Smarter // Ride Harder” in-game kit.
You can also buy our real-life kit from Verge Sport > (read review)
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