‘Tune in to watch 4 races over 4 weeks as the pros battle it out for the general classification win.’
Zwift introduces the Z PRO June Invitational. This is a 4-week series in which each rider pursues the general class of 4 races in June. Set your sights at 1900 BST from Wednesday 10 June to watch here.
The series kicks off in Watopia with the figure 8 route covering a distance of 29.8km and elevation of 234m. There will be mid race points available for the first five.
Returning to Crit City, the second race will cover 16 laps of the Bell lap race covering a total of 30.4km and elevation of 128m.
The first five completing each lap will receive point awards.
The third race consisting of 4 laps covering a total distance of 35.2km and elevation of 288m, will take place in Innsbruck. Points will be awarded for the first 5 riders at the Sprint banner on Lap 2.
The final race, covering a distance of 25.5km and elevation of 1161m will be the Tour of Fire and Ice in Watopia.
Eric Min, CEO & Co-Founder of Zwift says: “The ZPRO Tri Race series has been a great success,” “I’m excited to see how the athletes take to the 4 week race series and which pro is best over such diverse terrain.”
Lucy Charles-Barclay says: “The ZPRO Tri Race series has been a great outlet to get in some real racing, “I’m really looking forward to the June Invitational, it will be hard racing but I’m excited to go up against the other women and leave it all out there on the bike.”
Each race will feature a starting list of the most well-known stars in the short and long distances. Among the female stars that have been identified are: Lucy Charles-Barclay, Sophie Coldwell, Flora Duffy, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth.
From among the male stars, the following were identified: Kristian Blummenfelt, Terenzo Bozzone and Alistair Brownlee. These stars have been confirmed to race with Braden Currie, Gustav Iden and Lionel Sanders.
