Zwift’s “ZRacing” has developed into a popular monthly race series, and July’s event details have just been shared. Titled “Beach Party”, the events are held on Zwift routes that run next to the ocean.
In an exciting development, for the first time ever these races are being used to compute Zwift’s new “racing score” (see below for details). Cowabunga!
Beach Party – July’s Route Schedule
- Stage 1 (July 3-9): Fine and Sandy
- 3 laps (32.1km, 232m elevation)
- Powerups: Aero Boost, Feather
- Stage 2 (July 10-16): Seaside Sprint
- 3 laps (21.8km, 174m elevation)
- Powerups: Feather, Ghost
- Stage 3 (July 17-23): Mech Isle Loop
- 5 laps (20.2km, 190m)
- Powerups: none
- Stage 4 (July 24-30): Turf N Surf
- 1 lap (24.7km, 197m)
- Powerups: Feather, Ghost
See upcoming Beach Party events >
Racing Score
In an exciting development for Zwift racing, Zwift has just rolled out their Racing Score metric. Beginning June 30, the only scored races on Zwift will be these ZRacing Beach Party events.
Series Structure
The ZRacing series consists of monthly sets of weekly races. Each race is scheduled for seven days (beginning 1:10am UTC on Monday and running through to the next Sunday). Timeslots are consistent week to week and month to month.
Races are scheduled ~15 times each day, so there are plenty of available times to find a race.
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/zracingjul2023
Monthly GC on ZwiftPower
Each monthly set of races has a time-based GC (general classification) tracking riders’ best finishing times for each week’s race. The overall winners in each category for the month will be the riders with the lowest overall time for that month’s set of races.
With over 100 weekly timeslots available, riders can race each week’s event multiple times and try to better their finishing time. Tip: the fastest times usually come from the largest race fields!
Note: you must use a heart rate monitor and be on a smart trainer, smart bike, or power meter to show up in ZwiftPower results for this series.
If you aren’t signed up for ZwiftPower, check out our post How to Sign Up for ZwiftPower (and Why Every Zwifter Should Do It).
Get the Badge
Each month’s series has a unique achievement badge, which you can unlock by finishing every stage for the month.
One and Done
Zwift has planned these events around the idea of a solid 1-hour workout, so each race should only take around 1 hour to complete, including your warmup and cooldown.
Past Rounds
July is the 11th round of the ZRacing series, which began in September 2022 with Get Rolling. This was followed by October’s Race Like a Champ, November’s Race Makuri, and December’s Race Like a Pro.
For 2023 we’ve had January’s Flat is Fast, February’s Race Scotland, March’s Race London, April’s Cobble Crusher, May’s Crit Club, and June’s OG Racing.
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