# Join an event not auto starting

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827>\
**Category:** Events\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827 "2020-04-30T17:15:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Marsh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mike_marsh/32/326771_2.png) [@Mike\_Marsh](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mike_Marsh)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827/1 "2020-04-30T17:15:56Z")

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Hi All,

Zwift newbie here. In the past when I joined an even, once the countdown stopped I would be taken to the side of the road and join the rest of my group.

Since updating Zwift recently (on my laptop), I click to join an event and get the “GOING” tag next to the event, then when the countdown hits “0” it disappears from the list but nothing else.

Am I doing something wrong, or has something changed that I am not aware of?

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**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827/2 "2020-04-30T17:26:36Z")

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Hi Mike,

You need to be riding (any route or world) before the event then you will get the join event in the lower left corner.

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Marsh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mike_marsh/32/326771_2.png) [@Mike\_Marsh](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mike_Marsh)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827/3 "2020-04-30T17:38:14Z")

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Thanks Gerrie, is that the lower left hand corner of the in-ride screen?

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**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827/4 "2020-04-30T18:52:35Z")

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Yes from the ride screen

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/a/f/3/af3f07272b0d6a420ce9ded04f3c31a28bdfe9f6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Ben\_Brawn\_HVR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/ben_brawn_hvr/32/502856_2.png) [@Ben\_Brawn\_HVR](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Ben_Brawn_HVR)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/join-an-event-not-auto-starting/423827/5 "2020-05-01T10:08:03Z")

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Also don’t wait for it to hit zero. the earlier you get there the closer to the front you are and the better start you can get.