Zwift Games is a five stage race series for elite and community riders starting in March,

The inaugural Zwift Games will allow elite and community riders to ride for real and virtual prizes. The elite riders will compete for a $110,000 cash prize, in-game gold Tron bike and a custom gold-painted Wahoo KICKR Bike!

Meanwhile community riders can earn unlocks in their races. The unlocks are as follows, ride any stage and earn Adidas Tempo 3-Stripes BOA Cycling Shoes. Ride any two stages and you get Oakley Sphaera Glasses. Participate in any three stages and you’ll get the Zwift Games Kit. You’ll get Zwift Games Gloves and Socks if you ride any four stages. Finally, ride all five stages and you can cap it all with a Zwift Games Gold Cap.

Zwift Games Schedule and Routes

The community races (A, B, C, and D groups) will start on March 1st and progress through each of the five stages until March 17th. However, if you miss a stage there will also be makeup races which will be available from March 18-31st. Races will be scheduled at least twelve times daily on the hour; so you should be able to find a time that suits. The stage details are listed below for the community races:

1, March 1-4: Sprint

• Loop de Loop, 2 laps (24.9km, 289m elevation)
• Draft powerup at JWB Sprint arch

2, March 5-8: Sprint

• Jurassic Coast, 1 lap (19.5km, 212m elevation)
• Aero powerup at Titans Grove KOM arch

3, March 9-10: Epic

• A/B Categories: Zwift Games 2024 Epic, 1 lap (81.6km, 878m elevation), with Draft powerup at the Titan’s Grove KOM arch and Feather at the Jungle lap arch
• C/D Categories: Three Little Sisters, 1 lap (37.7km, 434m elevation), with Feather powerup at top of Hilly KOM

4, March 11-15: Sprint

• Glasgow Crit, 5 laps (15.3km, 166m elevation)
• Draft powerup at Champion’s Sprint arch each lap

5, March 16-17: Climb

• A/B Categories: Road to Sky (17.3km, 1047m elevation), no powerups
• C/D Categories: Mountain Mash (5.9km, 335m elevation), no powerups

Zwift Games Women’s Races

The Zwift Games will also have women-only community races with their own GC competition. They’ll happen on the same dates as the mixed community races above. However there will only be five races each day, this is to increase field sizes. Category-enforced pace groups will be used (just liked the mixed races), but all categories will start together.

Women’s Weekday Race Times

• 2:30am UTC/9:30pm EST/6:30pm PST/1:30pm AEDT
• 7:30am UTC/2:30am EST/11:30pm PST/6:30pm AEDT
• 5:30pm UTC/12:30pm EST/9:30am PST/4:30am AEDT
• 6:30pm UTC/1:30pm EST/10:30am PST/5:30am AEDT
• 11:30pm UTC/6:30pm EST/3:30pm PST/10:30am AEDT

Women’s Weekend Race Times

• 9:30am UTC/4:30am EST/1:30am PST/8:30pm AEDT
• 10:30am UTC/5:30am EST/2:30am PST/9:30pm AEDT
• 3:30pm UTC/10:30am EST/7:30am PST/2:30am AEDT
• 6:30pm UTC/1:30pm EST/10:30am PST/5:30am AEDT
• 11:30pm UTC/6:30pm EST/3:30pm PST/10:30am AEDT

Community GC Competition

While each race event is a stand-alone competition, there is a time-based GC for the Zwift Games. This will allow community racers to compete over all five stages for the best overall time in their category. The women-only races will have their own GC, but the women-only events will also register in the overall GC. This is for those ladies who choose to ride a mix of the open and women-only races.

How to Register

No special registration is required – simply join any Zwift Games race to participate. Note that you’ll need to be registered on ZwiftPower to compete in the GC and show up in the final results of Zwift Games races.

Elite Championship Races

Schedule

The world’s best racers however, had to meet strict criteria to qualify for the Zwift Games Elite Championships. The official start lists show 187 men and 117 women representing 33 countries who will compete at the following dates/times:

Sprint Championships (Races 1-3)

• Elite Men – March 2 @ 6pm UTC
• Elite Women – March 3 @ 6pm UTC

Epic Championships

• Elite Men – March 9 @ 6pm UTC
• Elite Women – March 10 @ 6pm UTC

Climb Championships

• Elite Men – March 16 @ 6pm UTC
• Elite Women – March 17 @ 6pm UTC

Elite Championship Prizes

Elite men and women will be awarded equal prize purses, making for a total prize purse of $110,000 awarded to up to 20 winners (10 men, 10 women). This is Zwift’s biggest prize pot ever. First-place winners will also unlock the Gold Tron bike in game, so everyone will know who they are. The actual priz money breakdown is below:

Sprint Championships

• 1st place – $7,000, Gold Tron unlock
• 2nd place – $5,000
• 3rd place – $3,000

Epic Championships

• 1st place – $7,000, Gold Tron unlock
• 2nd place – $5,000
• 3rd place – $3,000

Climb Championships

• 1st place – $7,000, Gold Tron unlock
• 2nd place – $5,000
• 3rd place – $3,000

Overall Championship

The overall men’s and women’s champions will be determined based on points earned for finishing positions in the five championship stages. Each race awards 100 points to 1st, 99 points for 2nd, down to 1 point for 100th.

• $10,000
• Gold Tron unlock
• Unique gold-painted Wahoo KICKR Bike

Fan Guide and Live Streams

Learn all about the Zwift Games Elite Championships by reading the official fan guide. It includes race schedules, course info, start lists, and more. You can watch the Elite Championships live on Zwift’s social channels (Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube)!