Thursday, January 26th
11:00PM GMT
Tour de Zwift 2023 | Stage 5 | Ride
Group Ride
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EVENT DESCRIPTION
Kick off the new year strong with the Tour de Zwift! Guaranteed to be the biggest party of the year. This is your chance to explore the worlds of Zwift with thousands of other athletes from around the globe. Ride each stage once, or take on the multiple routes in each! Keep in mind these are not races, but opportunities for you to discover some of Zwift’s must-see places. If you choose to ride the Tour, there are new route badges to unlock at almost every stage. For more information, visit www.zwift.com/tdzOpens a new window

Double Draft will also be enabled—meaning the drafting effect riders receive will increase by 50% during the Tour.

Ride-on Bombs are a brand new feature enabled for this year’s tour. Using the Zwift Companion app, show support to your fellow riders by tapping the white circle surrounding your location marker on the map. Each tap will deliver a TdZ-themed Ride-On to the five riders nearest you.

ABOUT RIDE STAGE CATEGORIES
Each stage offers three different routes to explore. As always, you’re welcome to choose your own adventure—ride one or ride them all!

Category A will be the longest ride, requiring the most amount of time. Category C requires the least amount of time to complete. Category B lies somewhere in between Category A and C in terms of duration. All genders can join categories A, B, and C. The D category is for women only and follows the same route as Category B.

UNLOCKS
Completing stages in the tour will unlock the Tour de Zwift 2023 socks, backwards cap, and ride kit!

Complete 2 Stages: Unlock the Tour de Zwift 2023 Socks
Complete 5 Stages: Unlock the Tour de Zwift 2023 Backwards Cap
Complete 8 Stages: Unlock the Tour de Zwift 2023 Ride Kit

STAGE 5: New York
Time to hop the pond! There’s more elevation to the Big Apple than meets the eye. You’ll discover what’s in store as soon as you turn onto the futuristic sky bridges above Central Park.

CATEGORY A: LONG
World: New York
Route: Everything Bagel
Laps: 1
Distance: 34.2 km / 21.3 mi
Elevation: 525 m / 1,722 ft

CATEGORY B: STANDARD
World: New York
Route: Knickerbocker Reverse
Laps: 1
Distance: 22.5 km // 14 mi
Elevation: 364 m // 1,194 ft

CATEGORY C: SHORT
World: New York
Route: Gotham Grind
Laps: 1
Distance: 9.3 km // 5.8 mi
Elevation: 96 m // 315 ft

CATEGORY D: WOMEN ONLY
World: New York
Route: Knickerbocker Reverse
Laps: 1
Distance: 22.5 km // 14 mi
Elevation: 364 m // 1,194 ft

MAKE UP RIDES
Missed a stage? No worries! There’s a makeup week from February 6 - 12, which will include group rides for all stages starting every 30 minutes.