As we head unto Autumn here in the northern hemisphere, Zwift is rolling out a fresh set of races with some welcome twists sure to get “more Zwifters racing more often.” Called the “ZRacing Monthly Series”, these races actually function much the same as the just-finished Zwift Classics series, except each series happens on a monthly basis… and includes badges!
Series Structure
The ZRacing Monthly Series is made up of monthly sets of weekly races. Each race will be on the schedule for seven days (beginning 12:10am UTC on Monday and running through to the next Sunday). Timeslots will be 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/zracing
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, and that includes your warmup and cooldown.
Monthly GC on ZwiftPower
Each monthly set of races will have a time-based GC (general classification) which tracks 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.
See September’s GC on ZwiftPower >
With over 100 weekly timeslots available, riders can race each week’s event multiple times and try to better their finishing time.
Note: you must use a heart rate monitor and be on a smart trainer, smart bike, or power meter in order 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 series will have a theme (September’s is “Get Rolling”), and you can unlock an achievement badge by finishing each week’s race for the month.
September’s Route Schedule
September’s routes match the “Get Rolling” theme, as each course features rolling hills for most or all of its profile. None of the climbs are particularly long, but their rolling nature means you’ll have to push hard up repeated bumps while keeping your eyes open and racing smart so you have enough kick left for a strong finishing effort.
- Stage 1 (Sept 5-11): Queen’s Highway
- 5 laps (17.6km, 245m elevation)
- Powerups: Draft Boost and Aero Boost
- Stage 2 (Sept 12-18): Sand and Sequoias
- 1 lap (22.5km, 181m elevation)
- Powerups: Feather and Anvil
- Stage 3 (Sept 19-25): Douce France
- 1 lap (24.3km, 133m)
- Powerups: Feather and Draft Boost
- Stage 4 (Sept 26-Oct 2): Park Perimeter Loop
- 2 laps (19.5km, 251m)
- Powerups: Feather and Draft Boost
Race Categories
Separate events will be held as women-only races 3-4 times daily.
Races will use Zwift’s Category Enforcement tools to ensure riders don’t sandbag by entering too low a category.
Dino-Might!
Some of the ZRacing events will have a bit of extra fun added – this month Zwift has designated special “Dinosports events”. Look for the special event banner to join one:
At the time of this post, the only Dinosports events on the calendar were for stage 2, and they happened daily around 3:10am, 11:10am, 6:10pm UTC.
See all upcoming Dinosports events on ZwiftHacks >
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