In the build up to the 2020 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, taking place on 9th December, join your fellow country people in Watopia for the ZWIFT NATIONS CHALLENGE in partnership with WTRL.

The chance to compete and represent your nation doesn’t come around very often, and this time it’s all about working together.

Throughout December 5th and December 6th, Zwifters will be able to race 50km laps of the 2020 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships course, Figure 8 Reverse, finishing at the Watopia KOM, with the aim of completing the race in the shortest time. Nations will then be ranked on an aggregate time to determine the top three Nations.

How will it work?

The top 22 countries by Zwift Subscriptions will have 2 events each (44 in total) to set the fastest AVERAGE time which will then be ranked and added to the ZWIFT NATIONS CHALLENGE league. An additional 2 events for the Rest of The World will also take place. The top fastest 10% and slowest 10% of times will be discounted and the average time for your country calculated so be sure to work together to achieve the fastest possible times.

This year, World Bicycle Relief celebrates 15 years of changing peoples lives in 21 countries around the world by providing the infamous Buffalo Bikes. These invaluable bikes provide entrepreneurs, students, doctors and healthcare workers a means to cover the distances necessary to attend school, collect water or food, visit patients or even just to visit families. The tireless work of WBR empowers communities to improve access to education, livelihoods, families and well-being which in turn breaks the cycle of poverty for years to come.

A single Buffalo Bike can make a world of difference to these communities and costs just USD147/GBP120. Wouldn't it be great if 800 WTRL TTT teams could find support to raise enough money to purchase 1 bike per team? Think of the lives that would change.

WTRL TTT #87 will be dedicated to this cause! More details to follow but there will be trophies and prizes available as well as fundraising related time initiatives for every team that enters.

Zwift Community Live will be covering the Platinum League in a special World Bicycle Relief focused show as well! We will also have a couple of celebrity teams joining the event!

Find out more about World Bicycle Relief here

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WTRL TTT #85 ZCL Broadcast Dave's Course Recon

Our partners Nopinz, announced its latest product breakthrough, SubZero the world’s first indoor cycling kit designed to actively cool the body’s core temperature.

SubZero isn’t just a name; it’s real. The range features Patent Pending ‘FreezePockets’ for replaceable frozen gel packs which are optimally placed in key “hot zones”. The gel packs help to keep your core temperature down, meaning less energy goes into the body, cooling itself and more blood reaches the muscles that need it to produce the Watts!

Nopinz founder Blake Pond stated, “As a competitive cyclist I’m constantly seeking new ways to enhance my performance. I knew there must be a more effective way than relying purely on cooling fans, so I decided to try putting ice packs into my kit to help me stay cool and boost my performance especially when racing in Zwift. The concept worked so well that it had to be part of our new indoor kit range and SubZero was born. Initial signs among our own athletes have been very promising! This doesn’t come as a surprise as many studies show that keeping your body temperature down allows you to perform at your best for longer, so we feel we’ve provided an additional solution to an existing problem for many athletes.”

In partnership with Zwift, Zwift LIVE and Zwift Community Live, WTRL is thrilled to announce the launch of the new Zwift Racing League with the first season starting on October 13.

It will include team-based league racing for all abilities and all timezones, with equal racing and broadcast coverage for both genders.

The Invitational Qualifiers for the top-tier Zwift Racing Invitational League are already underway and the top 15 teams will join 5 select wildcard teams in the Invitational League.

We are proud to have the opportunity to continue developing eSport with Zwift at all levels and see the sport flourish with organized, managed and most importantly - fair - leagues where racers and teams can showcase their abilities!

Stay tuned for more information on Friday this week (25th Sept).

We’re so excited to have Nopinz on-board. From the moment we started talking, there was a meeting of minds and we feel there is so much we can do together to create amazing experiences for the teams and athletes that race with us. We can’t start soon enough. Nopinz will produce WTRL’s racewear lines and will also use its groundbreaking Club Nopinz platform to allow individual teams to design and race in their own kits.

Nopinz has a track record of designing and manufacturing performance-enhancing aerodynamic racewear, starting with the SpeedPocket and then developing market leading skinsuits used by professional and elite racers around the world. The company is about to launch an innovative indoor range which makes the tie up with WTRL so appealing.

In September, Nopinz will launch its indoor kit that will build on the brand’s core belief of enhancing athlete performance.