Cycling Weekly is to hold a stage race on Zwift over the Easter weekend – three races over three days, to help burn off those excess creme eggs and hot-cross buns.
The action kicks off at 10am (BST) on Good Friday with an individual TT. This will be followed by a lumpy road race on Saturday, and a fast and furious crit to finish on Easter Sunday.
Just like a regular stage race, GC positions will be determined by accrued time – you need to do all three events to qualify for an overall GC position. So don't burn too many eggs early on!
In each category, the rider who accumulates least time across the three events will be declared CW Easter Stage Race champion. GC standings will be published as soon as possible after the second and final races, with the final results published in CW's print edition (15 April).
RACE DATES AND COURSES
- Stage 1, Friday 2nd April, 10am (BST): 10-mile Individual Time Trial, Tempus Fugit
- Stage 2, Saturday 3rd April, 10am (BST): 34.2km road race, Everything Bagel
- Stage 3, Sunday 4th April, 10am (BST): 15-lap crit race, Downtown Dolphin
RULES & REGS
- Results will be taken from Zwift Power. Any rider wishing to be part of the series needs to be registered on Zwift Power.
- If your average power exceeds your category limit, your result will be flagged and you may be disqualified (Cat A: above 4.0w/kg; Cat B: 3.2–4.0w/kg; Cat C: 2.5–3.2w/kg; Cat D: under 2.5w/kg).
- You must use a heart rate monitor.
- You must use exactly the same display name in each race (preferably your real name)
- Cycling Weekly reserves the right to remove any rider from the results if there is reasonable suspicion of cheating or manipulation of data.
