Hi everyone, a few of us that are racing on Zwift this winter are looking to a fill a void between Zwift Racing League Series by organizing a WCC club Zwift race! This is your chance to participate in an all-WCC race in your respective Zwift pace category (A/B/C/D/).
When: Monday, December 30, 2024 at 7PM
Route: Watopia Figure 8 (29.7km; 254m elevation)
Who: Anyone with a Zwift account can join.
How to register: You can sign up for your particular race category online here, or through the WCC club on the Zwift Companion app if you have it (search for WaterlooCyclingClub). If you don’t know your pace category, feel free to shoot me a message and I can help you figure it out.
Discord: We will be using the club Discord for race chat and banter throughout the races, so feel free to join that if you haven’t already. It’s really easy to do and a bit like using Teams or Slack. Here’s a link to the WCC server.
How does the race work? All registered riders will be placed in a starting pen with their particular category (A/B/C/D). The A category will start at 7pm sharp, followed by B at 7:02, C at 7:04, and D at 7:06. You will only be able to see other racers in the event, so it will function essentially the same as an official Zwift race. At the finish, there will be a leaderboard with results for your category. We should also be able to see the results in the companion app after the race.
If anyone has any questions, comment here or send me a message! Looking forward to racing - it would be great to have a good turnout and run more of these in the future if it’s a success!
EDIT: We decided to race as one category (E) to maximize field size, draft and pack dynamics, which should allow for a funner race. You will still be racing your particular pace category (A/B/C/D), and results will be filtered by category after the race. This will also allow those that want to challenge themselves against faster riders the opportunity to do so!
