The punchers
A punchy circuit with repeated short climbs — the playground of riders who know how to accelerate out of every rise.
📅 Wednesday 18 November at 19:30 FR / 18:30 UK or Saturday 21 November 2026 at 10:30 FR / 9:30 UK
The route: Loop de Loop
World
Watopia
Distance
37.2 km
Elevation
432 m
Format
Loop, 3 laps
Route segments
Distances measured from the start (the day's time slot). On a multi-lap route, each segment comes up again every lap.
Chart digitised from this route's official elevation profile (ZwiftHub) — faithful to the real terrain, not a generated texture.
| Lap | Km | Segment | Type | Length | Avg. gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.9 | Watopia Sprint Reverse | Sprint | 200 m | 0% |
| 1 | 7.8 | Zwift KOM | KOM | 900 m | 5% |
| 2 | 14.3 | Watopia Sprint Reverse | Sprint | 200 m | 0% |
| 2 | 20.2 | Zwift KOM | KOM | 900 m | 5% |
| 3 | 26.7 | Watopia Sprint Reverse | Sprint | 200 m | 0% |
| 3 | 32.6 | Zwift KOM | KOM | 900 m | 5% |
Race profile
Several short difficulties chained together, never long enough to drop a whole group but enough to tire everyone out.
How to approach this stage
Attacks in the final metres of each rise can make the difference. Anticipating the right moment rather than just following often pays off.
Rankings involved
Individual overall
Points based on your finishing position, within your category.
Team overall
Your team's best A+B+C+D score on this stage.
Green jersey
If sprint segments are designated on this stage.
Polka dot jersey
If climb segments are designated on this stage.