All About Tour of Watopia 2026: Once a Year, Twice the XP

Zwift has just announced the details of its next major event series, and it’s a crowd favorite: the Tour of Watopia (ToW) featuring double XP! This year includes two stages with brand-new routes from the upcoming Watopia expansion.

The 5-stage tour runs from October 5 to November 15. With double XP on tap, fresh kit unlocks, and a Watopia expansion, you can bet Zwifters will turn out. Because everyone wants to level up and ride new roads!

Double XP + Rewards

Tour of Watopia is Zwift’s only series featuring double XP. Typically riders are awarded 20 XP per kilometer or 32 XP per mile, but for ToW stages, riders will receive 40 XP per kilometer/64 XP per mile. Learn all about cycling XP and unlocks >

Runners typically receive 10 XP per .25km or 15 XP per .25 mile. You will receive 20 XP per .25km or 30 XP per .25 mile in ToW stages. Learn all about running XP and unlocks >

Stage Completion Rewards

Various rewards are configured for stage completion, for riders only:

• Stage 1 – Socks
• Stage 2 – 500 XP
• Stage 3 – Cap
• Stage 4 – 500 XP
• Stage 5 – Finisher’s Kit

Ultimate Challenge Rewards

Go big and complete every cycling route in the challenge! You’ll earn extra XP as you progress towards completion, which requires a total of 405.5km of riding with 3759 meters of elevation gain:

• 7 Routes – 500 XP
• 9 Routes – 1000 XP
• 11 Routes – 2000 XP
• 13 Routes – 3000 XP
• 15 Routes – 4000 XP and Ultimate Challenge Finisher’s Kit

Stage Details

Group ride events for ToW use the following category/group setup:

• Group A: Longer Ride
• Group B: Standard Ride
• Group C: Shorter Ride
• Group D: Women Only (same route as Group B)

Late join will be enabled for all rides, but Zwift encourages everyone to get into the pens before the event begins to maximize the fun. Events will be scheduled hourly.

Remember, any route below can also be free-ridden (or completed in a workout, meetup, or even a non-ToW event) for stage credit once the stage begins.

Stage 1: October 5-11

• Long Ride: Watts of the Wild (42.2km, 309m)
• Standard Ride & Race: Sand and Sequoias (22.4km, 181m)
• Short Ride: Beach Island Loop (13.3km, 44m)
• Run: That’s Amore (6.7km)

Stage 2: October 12-18

• Long Ride: Out and Back Again (42.5km, 335m)
• Standard Ride & Race: Downtown Eruption (19.9km, 276m)
• Short Ride: Tick Tock (19.1km, 59m)
• Run: Splash and Dash (6.2km)

Stage 3: October 19-25

• Long Ride: Climber’s Gambit (27.9km, 670m)
• Standard Ride & Race: Coastal Crown Loop (23.6km, 266m)
• Short Ride: Jarvis Seaside Sprint (15.3km, 131m)
• Run Ride: Titan’s Run (5.9km)

Stage 4: October 26-November 1

• Long Ride: Pacific Pursuit (54km, 380m)*
• Standard Ride: California Roll (33.2km, 168m)*
• Short Ride & Race: California Dreamin’ (19.1km, 153m)*
• Run Ride: Lava Legs (4km)*

Stage 5: November 2-8

• Long Ride: One Ride to Rule Them All (38.7km, 506m)*
• Standard Ride & Race: Molten Momentum (20.8km, 245m)*
• Short Ride: Crit Cross (13.5km, 36m)*
• Run: Lightning Lap (5km)*

* denotes new routes arriving in the upcoming Watopia expansion

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Make-Up Stages

Missed a stage or two? Or maybe you just want more of that sweet double XP? Make-up stages will be held from November 9-15. During those 7 days, Zwift will host events every 30 minutes covering all 5 stages.

Racing GC

Since the ToW races are replacing Zwift’s regular ZRacing series, there’s also a GC competition being held across the 5 stages. Track your standings at zwift.com/racing/leagues/tourofwatopia2026.

Event Schedule

• Group Rides are scheduled hourly
• Races are scheduled hourly, with events every 30 minutes during make up week
• Runs are scheduled every two hours

Routes may also be ridden or run via any other method for full stage credit, once the stage begins.

So Much XP!

How much XP could you earn by riding all the ToW routes? Well, that depends on which routes you’ve already completed, if you repeat some of the stages, how long you ride during the cooldown (where you still get double XP), whether you’re on an accelerated leveling plan, etc.

Here’s a table showing how much XP you will earn if you’re at level 100+ with plenty of banked XP, and you’ve already ridden all the existing routes (so no route badge), and you ride every route in every stage of this year’s Tour. The total? 55,525 XP!

* denotes new Watopia routes
² Tick Tock is the Route of the Week for October 12-18

Questions or Comments?

We’ve shared everything we know above, and will update this post with new info as it becomes available.

Still got questions? Post below and we’ll try to get them answered.