All About the New World Indoor Cycling Rankings Race Series

October 28, 2022

LAST UPDATED October 27, 2022

A noteworthy new race series has been announced beginning November 5, 2022 and running through February 2023. The unique setup of the series was designed to appeal to all types of riders, with races for climbers, sprinters, and those in between.

You can race as a team or as an individual, and there are a variety of race lengths and courses on offer. Let’s dive into the details!

Split Categories

The number of categories is (nearly) doubled, with the typical A, B, and C categories split into two apiece so there isn’t such a wide performance window in each category. Here are the specific categories:

Race Category	FTP	Wattage Floors
A+	4.60 w/kg and above	300 W
A	4.00 w/kg to 4.59 w/kg	250 W
B+	3.60 w/kg to 3.99 w/kg	225 W
B	3.20 w/kg to 3.59 w/kg	200 W
C+	2.85 w/kg to 3.19 w/kg	175 W
C	2.50 w/kg to 2.84 w/kg	150 W
D	2.49 w/kg and below	110 W

3x3x3 – Flexible and Unique Race Selection

World ICR races are held on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays – 3 days per week. On each of those days, events are scheduled in 3 different timezones for easy scheduling:

10:30am UTC/6:30am EDT/3:30am PDT
7:30pm UTC/3:30pm EDT/12:30pm PDT
12am UTC/8pm EDT/5pm PDT

You pick which events you want to race. Each day features a different type of event – one may work better for climbers, one may work better for sprinters. You choose which races you want to race, and race as many as you’d like.

At the end of the month, your top 3 scores count toward your overall series total.

3 Event Difficulty Levels

Events are categorized by their length, with longer events giving out more points. This makes sense, of course. If you ride for 60 minutes, you should be able to earn more points than you would in a 15-minute effort.

Regardless of race length, finish points are always awarded to the top 50 riders, and fastest through segment (FTS) points are always awarded to the top 10 riders.


Winners Points	250	500	1000
FTS Points	199	398	795
Race Time	15-20 Mins	30-40 Mins	60-70 Mins

One Powerup Type

Similar to the Zwift Insider Tiny Races, each race will feature just one type of powerup, so everyone has the same advantage.

November Schedule

	Wed	Fri	Sun
Nov 2–6	Innsbrucking 1 Lap FTS: Innsbruck Forward Sprint Powerup: Aero	Chain Chomper – Finish at the end of Temple KOM Rev FTS: Castle KOM Powerup: Feather	Lady Liberty – Finish at the end of New York Sprint FTS: NY KOM Rev Powerup: Draft
Nov 9-13	Three Little Sisters – Finish at the end of Titans Grove FTS: Hilly KOM Powerup: Draft	Downtown Dolphin 15 Laps FTS: Prime Climb Powerup: Aero	Surrey Hills – Finish at the end of Leith Hill FTS: Fox Hill KOM Powerup: Feather
Nov 16-20	La Reine 1 Lap FTS: Petit KOM Powerup: Feather	2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit – 3 Laps FTS: Yorkshire KOM Powerup: Draft	Electric Loop 6 Laps FTS: Alley Sprint Powerup: Aero
Nov 27	No Race	No Race	Dust in the Wind 1 Lap FTS: Titans Grove KOM Rev No Power Up

Rankings

As the series progresses, team and individual rankings will be available on the World ICR website at https://worldicr.com/rankings/.

Team Competition

You can race the World ICR series as an individual, or as part of a team. Teams can be made up of as many riders as you like. The top 10 individual point scorers from each team will then be added together each month. The total amount of points will then give you your team ranking.

It doesn’t matter what time zone, category, or gender your team member earns their points.

Team prizes are on offer for the 10 people who make up the winning team’s total score at the end of the series.

Prizes

Prizes are on offer for both individual and team competitions. See details here.

Rules

We always advise Zwifters to check out the full rules before committing to an event. See the full World ICR rules here.

Registration

To register, visit https://worldicr.com/register/

At press time several hundred racers were already signed up, with race organizers anticipating approximately 1000 signups before the event begins.

When I signed up, I received this message: Thank you for registering for the World Indoor Cycling Rankings. All race links will be sent out via email on the 30th October for the first week’s races and then every Sunday after that, for the rest of the series.