WattFest Round 1
Round 1: TEMPUS FUGIT ITT
WattFest kick offs this Wednesday with an individual time trial on the Tempus Fugit TT course.
Tempus Fugit comes up twice in WattFest – at the very start and the vert end so if you’re looking to see how Zwift racing can improve your FTP over ten weeks, this is your chance to do some comparison testing!
Note: WattFest22 events are all private so are not listed on Zwift or the Zwift Companion App – with that in mind, we strongly recommend you enter all rounds together now (log in to Zwift first).
| Round | Date | Course |
| 1 | 19th Jan | Tempus Fugit iTT |
| 2 | 26th Jan | Neokyo All Nighter |
| 3 | 2nd Feb | 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit |
| 4 | 9th Feb | Watopia Figure 8 Loop |
| 5 | 16th Feb | Bologna iTT – 2 Laps |
| 6 | 23rd Feb | Temples and Towers |
| 7 | 2nd March | Everything Bagel |
| 8 | 9th March | Innsbruckring – 3 Laps |
| 9 | 16th March | Jungle Circuit – 3 Laps |
| 10 | 23rd March | Tempus Fugit iTT |
NEW TO ZWIFT RACING?
If you’re new to Zwift racing, don’t sweat it (yet) – getting started is easier than you’d think and racing is way more fun than you’d expect!
Triathlon Ireland’s Zwift races are community affairs so you’re likely going to know lots of your competitors from the triathlon scene (we have more than 500 racing each league) and there’s a big range of abilities racing so don’t be daunted.
To get started, you’ll need four things
- A Zwift Account
2 & 3. A Power meter and heart rate monitor
Zwift Basics – from connecting to racing
4. A free ZwiftPower Account (so your race result can be recorded).
Still having Issues?
Zwift Support will be able to help you and should be your first port of call.
We are also standing by to assist if you’d like to drop us an email but bear in mind that Triathlon Ireland only manages race selection and the format of the league – all other aspects such as the race rules (categories, disqualifications) and technical issues such as drop outs etc are handled by Zwift.
LEAGUE FORMAT
WattFest22 has some important changes from our last Zwift league – all of which have been introduced on foot of rider feedback in our most recent survey. Please read this section carefully.
- Races start at 19:20 on ten consecutive Wednesdays.
- The races in WattFest22 are set up as private events – this means they are not publicly listed on the Zwift Companion App or the Zwift Website (a move Zwift has made because event congestion). To find and enter the events you must click on the links below or go through the links on the WattFest22 ZwiftPower page.
- With that in mind, we strongly recommend you enter all events now – this will save you searching for the link every Wednesday.
- Best six of 10 rounds count towards an individual’s final score.
- Men and Women will start together in their respective cats (A-D) and will be scored off the same system. BUT there will be separate Women’s and Men’s leagues on the WattFest22 Zwift Power league page (A-D for men and A-D for women). This measure is being implemented at the request of a majority of our female riders and is designed to make racing more engaging.
- We have adjusted the scoring system to make sure riders finishing outside of the top 60 don’t simply get 1 point and have no way to differentiate themselves from rivals. In this league a win scores 100 points, 2nd scores 96, 3rd scores 94 and every other place scores 90-1 on a descending scale.
- Regular Zwift racing rules are in force and will be automatically applied. See all ZwiftPower rules and regulations here.
CATEGORIES (MEN AND WOMEN)
A: 4.0-6.0 W/Kg
B: 3.2-3.9 W/Kg
C: 2.5 – 3.1 W/Kg
D: 1.0-2.4 W/Kg
TEAM COMPETITION
Each week, the team competition adds the results of a team’s top four riders to compile a team score.
All affiliated Triathlon Ireland clubs will be eligible for the team competition – to have your results contribute to your triathlon club you must be set up with that club on ZwiftPower when you race.
The team category is a mixed competition so a club’s four best scorers of either gender are included each week (note – ZwiftPower does not currently allow for separate men’s and women’s team leagues deriving from mixed gender events).
Note: Riders should not choose Triathlon Ireland as their team if they want to be included in the team competition.
