A nice mix of featured events this weekend, including two group rides on new France routes, some short races, and a popular ride with a cause. See our picks below!
Sir Chris Hoy’s | Tour de 4
Good Cause Popular Special Guests Kit Unlock
Once again, the most popular ride this weekend (in terms of early signups) is an open-paced Tour de 4 ride with Sir Chris Hoy (11x world champion and 6x Olympic champion). Tour de 4 is an initiative to change the perception of people living with stage 4 cancer and to raise vital funds for cancer charities across the UK.
Read all about Tour de 4 series >
Rides are 45 minutes long and held weekly on Saturdays. This week’s ride is on the Island Hopper route.
Saturday, April 19 @ 9am UTC/4am ET/1am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4818028
The Ultimate Women’s Mini Races – Tron Tastic
Punchy Race Unique Event
Women’s Mini Races (3 races in an hour) happen each Sunday, but the ULTIMATE Mini Races are a bigger monthly event organized by Vinnette Powell of Team eSRT. If you’re looking for some punchy women-only racing, check out these events.
This Sunday’s races are crit-themed and held on custom-length versions of the Seaside Sprint, Innsbruckring, and The Classic routes. Two time zones are available.
Sunday, April 20 @ 2pm UTC/9am ET/6am PT and @ 5pm UTC/12pm ET/9am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/esrt
JETT Endurance Ride 100km 2.5~3.3w/kg
Endurance Challenge Pace Options
Here’s a popular long ride with two pace options: B group at 3-3.3 W/kg, or C at 2.5-2.9 W/kg. Both groups will be riding 105.6km (2 laps) on France’s new Knights of the Roundabout route, with optional efforts on some of the intermediate segments if you’d like.
Choose your desired pace, listen to the ride leader, and get that endurance work done! Both categories have a leader (yellow beacon) and sweepers.
Saturday, Apri 19 at 8:05pm UTC/3:05pm ET/12:05pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4950219
Tiny Races – “Getting Longer”
V02 Workout Popular Race
Our popular Tiny Races happen each Saturday: 4 back-to-back races within an hour that will push your fitness to the max!
This weekend’s routes feature progressively steeper finishing climbs.
Saturday in three different timeslots
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
Bikealicious Weekend Social Mixer
Banded Ride Beginner-Friendly Route Badge Endurance Challenge
The friendly Bikealicious crew is leading a 100km banded group ride on the brand-new Sacre Bleu route. Grab this route badge if you haven’t done so yet, which comes with extra XP.
Saturday, April 19 @ 7am UTC/2am ET/11pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4949996
How We Make Our Picks
We choose each weekend’s Notable Events based on a variety of factors including:
Is the event unique/innovative in some way?
Are celebrities (pro riders, etc) attending/leading?
Are signup counts already high, meaning the event is extra-popular?
Does the ride include desirable unlocks or prizes?
Does the event appeal to ladies on Zwift? (We like to support this under-represented group!)
Is it for a good cause?
Is it just plain crazy (extra long races, world record attempts, etc)?
Is it a long-running, popular weekly event with a dedicated leader who deserves a shout out?
In the end, we want to call attention to events that are extra-special and therefore extra-appealing to Zwifters. If you think your event qualifies, comment below with a link/details and we may just include it in an upcoming post!