Zwift Racing League Showdown Announced: Signups Now Open

The folks at WTRL have announced the second annual “Zwift Racing League Showdown,” a four-week, multi-format team racing competition. Get all the details below.

A Mini ZRL… with Twists

The ZRL Showdown operates like a trimmed-down Zwift Racing League, with a shorter schedule (4 weeks/races) and smaller teams (max of 10 on your roster, with up to 4 racing each week) racing on Tuesdays.

But there are some twists, including a revised scoring system with more ways to earn points! (Learn more about the new scoring system below.)

Like the regular-season ZRL, 40+ race times will be available, and your team must race at the same time each week. Both women-only and open races are available.

(The ZRL Summer Showdown is a standalone event, so results in this series will not affect the regular ZRL season.)

New Points System

The ZRL Showdown uses a revised points system that differs from last year’s Showdown and the most recent ZRL season. Here’s a summary of how this ZRL Showdown’s scoring will work (read the details on WTRL’s site):

• TTT: your team’s time is taken from the 3rd rider across the line (not the 4th rider like ZRL).
• Individual FAL: first across the line points are given to the first 40 riders (40 points for first place, down to 1 point for 40th place) for each designated FAL segment.
• Team FAL: top 3 individual FAL scores per team are added together, then teams are ranked by these totals, with the 5 highest-ranked teams earning league points bonuses: 5 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 5th place. (Team FAL does not exist in ZRL.)
• FTS: fastest through segment points are given to the 5 fastest riders through each designated FTS segment, with participants able to score multiple times if they clock more than 1 of the top 5 times. 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd place 8 points, down to 5th place getting 2 points.
• FIN: finishing points are awarded based on finishing order and are scaled based on field size. First place receives finish points equal to the number of riders who started the race, 2nd place 1 less, etc.
• PBP: podium bonus points are given to the first three riders across the line:
  • Points Races: 5 rider points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place, 1 points for 3rd place.
  • Scratch Races: 10 rider points for 1st place, 6 points for 2nd place, 3 points for 3rd place.
• League Points: once the race ends, the 1st place team earns points equivalent to the total number of teams starting the race. 2nd place earns one less, etc.

Race Schedule

June 3: Team Time Trial

• A/B: Three Little Sisters in Watopia (37.8km, 434m)
• C/D: Big Flat 8 in Watopia (31.5km, 109m)
• Powerup: all riders start with a draft boost powerup

June 10: Points Race (Hilly)

• A/B: Glyph Heights in Watopia (33.9km, 618m)
  • Points Segments (FAL + FTS): Acropolis REV Sprint (x1), Stoneway REV Sprint (x1), Mayan FWD Climb (x2), Itza FWD Climb (x1)
• C/D: Legends and Lava in Watopia (24.6km, 352m)
  • Points Segments (FAL + FTS): Titans Grove REV Climb (x1), JWB Bridge FWD Sprint (x1), Volcano Climb FWD Climb (x1)
• Powerups: Feather (80%), Draft (20%)

June 17: Scratch Race

• A/B: Makuri 40 in Makuri Islands (40.3km, 317m)
• C/D: Neokyo All-Nighter in Makuri Islands (24.5km, 168m)
• Powerups: TBD

June 24: Points Race (Flat)

• A/B: Three Musketeers in France (37.8km, 208m)
  • Points Segments (FAL + FTS): Sprinteur REV Sprint (x3), Marina FWD Sprint (x1), Sprint du Cratère FWD Sprint (x2), Dos d’Âne FWD Sprint (x2), Ballon FWD Sprint (x1), Aqueduc FWD Climb (x1), Pave FWD Sprint (x1)
• C/D: Three Musketeers in France – custom distance (31.1km, 195m)
  • Points Segments (FAL + FTS): Sprinteur REV Sprint (x1, Sprint du Cratère FWD Sprint (x1), Dos d’Âne FWD Sprint (x1), Pave FWD Sprint (x1), Aqueduc FWD Climb (x1), Ballon FWD Sprint (x1). Marina FWD Sprint (x1)
• Powerups: TBD

Race Settings

A few notes about how these races are set up:

• Bike upgrades are disabled/neutralised for ZRL races.
• Steering and braking are disabled for ZRL races unless racing in a Steering-enabled League.
• TT bikes offer draft during TTT events but are disabled for Points and Scratch races.
• Rider flagging is disabled for ZRL races.

Registration + More Info

Registration opened May 15 at WTRL’s website and closes May 30.

Got questions? Visit WTRL’s ZRL Showdown page >