The punchers
A punchy circuit with repeated short climbs — the playground of riders who know how to accelerate out of every rise.
Two time slots to choose from — only the first one you ride counts:
- 📅 Wednesday 18 November 19:30 CET / 18:30 GMT Sign up on Zwift
- 📅 Saturday 21 November 10:30 CET / 9:30 GMT Sign up on Zwift
The route: Loop de Loop
- 🌍 Watopia
- ↔️ 37.2 km
- ⛰️ 432 m of climbing
- 🔁 Loop, 3 laps · 12.4 km per lap
- View full route details ↗
🎯 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 · 37.2 km
- 2 Watopia Sprint Reverse ⚡ Sprint · 200 m · 0 % Green jersey · best time 20 · 17 · 15… pts, down to the top 10 Lap 1 · 1.9 kmLap 2 · 14.3 kmLap 3 · 26.7 km
- 3 Zwift KOM ⛰️ KOM · 900 m · 5 % Polka dot jersey · best time 20 · 17 · 15… pts, down to the top 10 Lap 1 · 7.8 kmLap 2 · 20.2 kmLap 3 · 32.6 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
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 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.