Welcome to the Team Ulster Zwifters Winter League 2023 The league will last for 8 weeks and takes place every Wednesday evening @19:00GMT starting 18th January 2023 to 8th March 2023:

This weeks we head to France for 2 laps around the Route MaPoule course. This will be the longest race in the league at around 49km and finishing at the top of the Petit KOM on the second passing.
Best 6 out of 8 races count

🐢 RD 1 18th Jan Yorkshire - 2019 UCI Harrogate Circuit 27.6km
🐢 RD 2 25th Jan Innsbruck - 2018 Worlds Short Lap 23.8km
🐢 RD 3 1st Feb Richmond - 2015 Worlds Course 32.9km
🐢 RD 4 8th Feb Watopia - Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop 38km
🐢 RD 5 15th Feb Makuri Islands - Chasing the Sun 35.1km
🐢 RD 6 22nd Feb France - Route MaPoule (2x Laps) 49.1km
🐢 RD 7 1st Mar Watopia - Out and Back Again (flat) 42.2km
🐢 RD 8 8th Mar London - Keith Hill After Party 36.7km

Scoring:
Racers score points in all categories with a maximum of 100 points awarded for 1st place to 6 points for 50th place. All racers who complete the race receive 1 point. Points are assigned to each rider based on the ZwiftPower category they are in at the start of each race. Points are awarded per place as follows: 100, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 58, 56 ... [2 points less per place to 20th] ... 36, 35, 34, .. [1 point less per place up to 50th place]. Every rider from 50th place still earns 1 point for every race.

The best 6 of the 8 races count for this series.

Results @:https://zwiftpower.com/league.php?id=1457Opens a new window
Rules @:https://1drv.ms/b/s!AoWbXMNjDcMIg7oPIKg01bGsrKmaxQ?e=PCPozOOpens a new window
Leaders & Sweepers
For the 2023 winter league we're using the race leader as leader

Cat A: Ian Inglis 4085579
Cat B: Andrew Todd 3046986
Cat C: Elena Wallace 4453729
Cat D: Mervyn Steffen 395705



TUZ are back for the 2022/23 Zwift season. Over the last 3 years TUZ have organised and run a number of successful race leagues and events including the "TUZ Winter Chase Race League", "TUZ Galibier Winter League" and the virtualisation of the 3 day international road race "Tour of the North".


Events run every Wednesday evening @ 19:00 GMT


Cats & Start Times:

19:00: A - Cat A or Above 4.0 w/kg
19:01: B - Cat B or 3.2 to 3.9 w/kg
19:02: C - Cat C or 2.5 to 3.1 w/kg
19:03: D - Cat D or 2.4 w/kg and below


What is category enforcement?
Category enforcement examines a Zwifter’s historical performances based on power curve data and then identifies the best minimum category they can join for a race. Category enforcement prevents a Zwifter from joining a category that's too easy for them based on their power data. Find more information about it here.
https://support.zwift.com/en_us/category-enforcement-faq-rJ5CQrpvcOpens a new window

How Does it Work?
Zwift checks a racer's past performance using VO2max, MAP value, and FTP to determine their race category. Racers can join a category at or above their category. For example, if you are in the "C" category, you can race in C, B, or A category. But you can’t race in the D category.

If you feel like your threshold power (w/kg) isn't correct contact Zwift @ https://www.zwift.com/uk/contact-usOpens a new window
Anyone who doesn't have any activity on Zwift within the previous 60 days can only race in category E.

Heart Rate Monitors must be worn no ZP in results
Results will be posted on the TUZ Facebook group page & Zwiftpower

Remember to sign up to Zwiftpower & the TUZ Team @https://zwiftpower.com/team.php?id=2035Opens a new window

Who are Team Ulster Zwifter's (TUZ)?
TUZ was founded by Ross Blayney to enable riders from cycle clubs throughout the province of Ulster (Ireland) to race and train together.
TUZ are simply a group of local Ulster riders & guests with no affiliation to any official organisation, club or body.

Objective:
TUZ's aim is to provide a platform for local cycling clubs mainly but not exclusively from the province of Ulster to train & compete on the Zwift platform.
We make no apologies for targeting local riders and clubs. We feel this adds to the experience and as riders are known to each other (many have raced IRL together or simply known by name or reputation on Strava). This invariably builds in a level of integrity to often inaccurate Zwift power figures.
A dedicated Strava Group has been created where riders can compare local segment times and power figures.
The events are not exclusive to TUZ members, and we welcome riders from the international community, just be prepared for a bit of friendly banter if you choose to sandbag one of our events.

More information, links and news about the TUZ can be found below:
🐢 https://www.facebook.com/groups/ulsterzwiftersOpens a new window
🐢 https://www.zwift.com/events/tag/tuzOpens a new window
🐢 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEbpwOVy_wu3Kz3UhKfMLQQOpens a new window
🐢 https://discordapp.com/invite/Rms9yMhOpens a new window