The kickoff
An accessible opener for every rider profile: hilly enough to animate the race, without an extreme difficulty that would rule out weaker climbers from the start.
Two time slots to choose from — only the first one you ride counts:
The route: Downtown Titans
- 🌍 Watopia
- ↔️ 24.6 km
- ⛰️ 254 m of climbing
- 🔁 Loop, 1 lap
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🎯 Where the points are won
- 1 FinishStage ranking, on time GC · Teams Points by position in your category, + bonus 10 · 8 · 6 · 4 · 2 for the top 5 Finish · 24.6 km
- 2 Titans Grove KOM Reverse ⛰️ KOM · 900 m · 6.6 % Polka dot jersey · best time 20 · 17 · 15… pts, down to the top 10 5.7 km
- 3 Hilly KOM ⛰️ KOM · 900 m · 5 % Polka dot jersey · best time 20 · 17 · 15… pts, down to the top 10 16.3 km
- 4 JWB Sprint ⚡ Sprint · 400 m · 0 % Green jersey · best time 20 · 17 · 15… pts, down to the top 10 21.5 km
Sprints and KOMs are ranked by best time on the segment (FTS), regardless of the finishing order. The numbers match the profile below.
Chart digitised from this route's official elevation profile (ZwiftHub) — faithful to the real terrain, not a generated texture.
Race profile
Hilly route with several short rises that never become a wall. The pack usually stays together until the final kilometres.
How to approach this stage
A stage for breakaway riders as much as resilient sprinters. Drafting matters a lot: staying well positioned in the pack is the priority.
Rankings involved
Individual overall
Points based on your finishing position, within your category.
Team overall
Your team's 2 best A, B, C and D scores on this stage.
Women's overall
Your stage points within your category, all categories combined in the women's ranking.
Green jersey
If sprint segments are designated on this stage.
Polka dot jersey
If climb segments are designated on this stage.