Tour de Zwift 2026 is Zwift’s largest annual group-ride series, bringing riders together across multiple worlds, route lengths, and difficulty levels. Whether you’re riding socially, training through winter, or chasing the Ultimate Challenge, Tour de Zwift has something for you.
Below is a complete breakdown of everything known about Tour de Zwift 2026.
How Tour de Zwift Works
- 6 stages total
- Each stage offers three route options:
- Long
- Standard
- Short
- Late join is enabled, and the rides are non-competitive group rides
- Completing routes contributes toward in-game unlocks and the Ultimate Challenge
- Races will be taking place for each stage, and races use the short course for each of the stages.
Stage 1 — Makuri Islands
Long
- Route: Shisa Shakedown
- Distance: 53.4 km / 33.2 mi
- Elevation: 556 m / ~1826 ft
Standard
- Route: Chasing the Sun
- Distance: 35 km / 21.8 mi
- Elevation: 315 m / ~1035 ft
Short
- Route: Turf n Surf
- Distance: 24.6 km / 15.3 mi
- Elevation: 197 m / ~649 ft
Stage 2 — France
Long
- Route: Knights of the Roundabout
- Distance: 54.4 km / 33.8 mi
- Elevation: 359 m / 1179 ft
Standard
- Route: Three Musketeers
- Distance: 33.4 km / 23.5 mi
- Elevation: 209 m / 687 ft
Short
- Route: Hell of the North
- Distance: 20.1 km / 12.5 mi
- Elevation: 241 m / 792 ft
Stage 3 — Innsbruck/Yorkshire/Scotland
Long
- Route: Innsbruck KOM After Party
- Distance: 37.7 km / 23.1 mi
- Elevation: 657 m / 2158 ft
Standard
- Route: Yorkshire Double Loop
- Distance: 29.6 km / 18.4 mi
- Elevation: 547 m / 1795 ft
Short
- Route: BRAEk-fast Crits and Grits
- Distance: 22.2 km / 13.8 mi
- Elevation: 261 m / 856 ft
Stage 4 — London
Long
- Route: Triple Loops
- Distance: 41.3 km / 25.7 mi
- Elevation: 569 m / 1867 ft
Standard
- Route: Greatest London Flat
- Distance: 31 km / 19.3 mi
- Elevation: 222 m / 730 ft
Short
- Route: London 8
- Distance: 20.7 km / 12.9 mi
- Elevation: 260 m / 854 ft
Stage 5 — Watopia
Long
- Route: Tour of Fire and Ice
- Distance: 28.2 km / 17.5 mi
- Elevation: 1184 m / 3885 ft
Standard
- Route: Glyph Heights
- Distance: 33.9 km / 21.1 mi
- Elevation: 617 m / 2027 ft
Short
- Route: Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop
- Distance: 19.3 km / 12 mi
- Elevation: 156 m / 512 ft
Stage 6 — New York/Richmond
Long
- Route: The Greenway
- Distance: 36.8 km / 22.9 mi
- Elevation: 291 m / 958 ft
Standard
- Route: No Sleep Till Brooklyn
- Distance: 32.1 km / 20.1 mi
- Elevation: 251 m / 825 ft
Short
- Route: Richmond Rollercoaster
- Distance: 17 km / 10.6 mi
- Elevation: 169 m / 557 ft
Unlocks
This year’s unlocks are the following:
1 stage: Party Shades
3 stages: Party Cap
6 stages: Kit
Ultimate Challenge
Completing all 18 stages will unlock a huge lump of XP (this means completing the long, short, and standard version of each stage).
9 stages: 500 XP
12 stages: 500XP
15 stages: 500XP
18 stages: 11,000 XP + backwards cap
“Go all in across all six stages—every distance, every route. Finish it and walk away with 12,500 XP, massive bragging rights, the Backwards After Party Cap, and a chance to win the crown jewel: a one-of-a-kind TDZ x Pedal Mafia Zwift Ride Smart Frame.“