{"id":394016,"date":"2026-01-05T22:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394016\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:24:14","slug":"tour-de-zwift-returns-for-2026-with-the-chance-to-win-a-zwift-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394016\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Zwift returns for 2026 with the chance to win a Zwift Ride\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tour de Zwift returns for 2026 today to help you \u201ckickstart your training goals and New Year&#8217;s resolutions\u201d, with the opportunity to win a Zwift Ride smart frame.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Tour runs from 5 January to 22 February, with six stages across nine Zwift worlds you can either ride or race. Each stage will last a week and the final week, from 16 to 22 February, will give you a chance to complete any stages you\u2019ve missed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As with previous years, each stage will be available in three lengths: long, standard and short. But this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/zwift-your-complete-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zwift<\/a> is doing something slightly different.<\/p>\n<p>If you complete what Zwift is calling the &#8216;Ultimate Challenge&#8217;, where you ride every distance across all six stages, totalling 557.9km, you\u2019ll earn free entry to win a Tour de Zwift x Pedal Mafia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/2024-zwift-ride\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zwift Ride smart frame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/636358-TDZ26_PR_03-ride-f1fd92-original-1767609099.jpg\" alt=\"Pedal Mafia Tour de Zwift Zwift Ride smart frame.\" class=\"wp-image-954381\"\/>Zwifters who complete all distances of the 2026 Tour will be in with a chance to win this Zwift Ride. Zwift<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2024, the Zwift Ride is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/buyers-guides\/best-indoor-cycling-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">indoor training app<\/a>\u2019s take on a smart bike. It combines a metal frame with adjustable components, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/reviews\/training\/gadgets\/zwift-play-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zwift Play shifters<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/zwift-cog-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zwift Cog<\/a> and a Wahoo Kickr Core smart trainer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zwift said at the time of launch that it had chosen the Ride\u2019s white colour scheme to be more appealing than black gym equipment. But the limited-edition trainer is far less subtle, thanks to its bright coral, green and blue design.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t win the Zwift Ride, anyone who completes the Ultimate Challenge will claim a 12,500 XP boost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There will also be a limited-edition Tour de Zwift kit available to all riders from Pedal Mafia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tour de Zwift 2026 stages\u00a0<br \/>\nStage 1: Makuri\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long: 49.3km, 695m elevation\u00a0<br \/>\nMedium: 35.1km, 316m elevation\u00a0<br \/>\nShort: 34.6km, 196m elevation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2: France<\/p>\n<p>Long: 51.2km, 336m elevation\u00a0<br \/>\nMedium: 35.2km, 193m elevation<br \/>\nShort: 19.8km, 241m elevation<\/p>\n<p>Stage 3: Innsbruck \/ Yorkshire \/ Scotland\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long: 36.9km, 656m elevation<br \/>\nMedium: 29.6km, 547m elevation<br \/>\nShort: 20.8km, 211m elevation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stage 4: London\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long: 40.9km, 565m elevation<br \/>\nMedium: 23.6km, 164m elevation<br \/>\nShort: 20.3km, 219m elevation<\/p>\n<p>Stage 5: Watopia<\/p>\n<p>Long: 25.3km, 1,167m elevation<br \/>\nMedium: 25.3km, 537m elevation<br \/>\nShort: 19.1km, 157m elevation<\/p>\n<p>Stage 6: New York \/ Richmond\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long: 40.2km, 315m elevation<br \/>\nMedium: 33.7km, 261m elevation<br \/>\nShort: 5km + 12km lead-in, 19m elevation\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tour de Zwift returns for 2026 today to help you \u201ckickstart your training goals and New Year&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-394016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}