Prepare your racing and climbing skills to Qualify yourself for The Battle of the Nations/Brands (BE and NL only), a LIVE race that takes place on Sunday, the 21st of October.

Please note the race is from the gun, including any event 'LEAD-IN' on the lap counter. Categories will start separately.

The first category A, B & C rider (+1 wildcard) from Belgium and from the Netherlands will be invited for the LIVE finals at Euro Cycling XP Maastricht.

RACE RULES

No powerups
No TT bikes
Heart rate monitors are compulsory for "all" categories
Power Meter and Smart Trainer winners take category win
zPower riders will not be placed in results on zwiftpower

Riders must opt-in to ZwiftPower for official results via their Zwift profile settings @ https://my.zwift.com/profile/connectionsOpens a new window
Riders must register an account @ www.zwiftpower.comOpens a new window and agree to the T&C's to be included in official results
Riders going over 5w/kg at 95% of 20 minute power will be removed from results
Riders going over 6w/kg for 5 minute power will be removed from results
Official results located @ www.zwiftpower.comOpens a new window

It is essential that all participants are honest and select the correct pen/category below which correlates to their current/potential FTP. (Please use your FTP divided by your weight in kg to select the correct category below.) Riders that have at least 1 ZP results (in the last 90 days) on a higher FTP category level than the chosen one will be DQ'd! If you're in doubt, please contact the organizer for more information.

CATEGORIES

(A) 4.0 W/kg FTP or higher
(B) 3.2 W/kg to 3.99 W/kg FTP
(C) 2.5 W/kg to 3.19 W/kg FTP
(D) Under 2.49 W/kg FTP (NO LIVE FINAL)

All subgroups will start together. Riders will be filtered by category on zwiftpower. Fore more info, visit the BZR homepage : https://www.facebook.com/BelgianZwiftRiders.BZR/Opens a new window