Tour Fever [July 2026]

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:person_biking: Tour Fever is Here! :france:

The biggest race season of the year has arrived, and we’re bringing the excitement to Zwift with Tour Fever!

:date: July 6 @ 15:00 UTC – August 17, 2026 @ 15:00 UTC

Inspired by the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Tour Fever is your chance to ride iconic routes, explore brand-new Paris roads, and celebrate cycling’s biggest summer moments—all from Zwift.

What’s Included?

Over six weeks, you’ll take on five stages, each featuring a short and long route option. Ride on-demand whenever it fits your schedule, or join one of the hourly group events running 24/7 during each stage. :alarm_clock:

Miss a week? No worries! Makeup Week (August 10–17) gives you one last chance to finish any unlocked stages before Tour Fever wraps up.

Stage Schedule

  • Stage 1: July 6 @ 16:00 UTC – July 13, 2026 @ 12:00 UTC

  • Stage 2: July 13 @ 16:00 UTC – July 20 @ 12:00 UTC

  • Stage 3: July 20 @ 16:00 UTC – July 27 @ 12:00 UTC

  • Stage 4: July 27 @ 16:00 UTC – August 3 @ 12:00 UTC

  • Stage 5: August 3 @ 16:00 UTC – August 10 @ 12:00 UTC

  • :tada: Makeup Week: August 10 – August 17 @ 15:00 UTC

    • Makeup week events will be on-demand only

Some stages use existing routes, while others introduce new routes. New routes remain locked until their stage unlocks, to learn more about Tour Fever, click here.

Existing routes can be ridden at any time, but you’ll only receive credit for a stage after that stage has unlocked. For example, if you join during Stage 3, you can complete Stages 1, 2, and 3. Stage 4 events and stage credit won’t be available until Stage 4 unlocks.

Earn Exclusive Rewards :wrapped_gift:

Every stage you complete moves you closer to exclusive Tour Fever unlocks, including:

  • Gloves & Socks

  • Helmet

  • Tour Fever Kit

  • Watch the Femmes Kit

  • XP rewards along the way

Looking for an extra challenge? Complete 7 of the 10 available routes to earn bonus XP, or conquer all 10 routes to unlock the exclusive Tour Fever Bucket Hat. :bucket:

Don’t Miss Stage 4!

Stage 4 features a special L’Étape du Tour event on Ven-Top. Complete the long event to earn the exclusive L’Étape du Tour de France Femmes kit. Plus, beginning in Stage 4, Tour Fever transforms into our Watch the Femmes celebration with refreshed in-game branding and world art. :yellow_heart:

Ready to Ride?

You’ll be automatically enrolled when you log into Zwift on or after July 6. Simply jump into the Tour Fever experience from the Home Screen or join one of the scheduled events and start riding.

To learn more about Tour Fever, check out the main page here and the FAQ here.

See you on the roads! Allez! :france::person_biking:

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Bucket Hats for the win !!! :heart_eyes:

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Okay I did one and WTF, it was not a mass start, it was like in rows… Then there was a lead-in again WTF, are we supposed to do with that. I took it as a warm up kind of thing but then two people passed me, I passed two others along the way but, too funny as you can tell I didnt have a sweet clue of what I was doing.

Any pointers in the above ready to ride would be most welcome!
(and where are my socks???)

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Its a Time Trial, not mass start

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Thats a start, so how to approach this, should I have used the Zwift provided TT bike, what is a lead in…

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It is a draftless race with the objective to finish the route as quickly as possible. You have a unique start time, like you would in a real life Time Trial.

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Hi all, I am going on holiday and I am unable to do one of the stages I understand there is a catch up week but again I’m unable to do this. My question is can I do the route as a free ride and receive the stage as done. Many Thanks in advance

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You can free ride any of the new routes and get stage credit once the stage featuring that route has begun, I believe.

Which stage/route(s) are we talking about?

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Hi all, I am going on holiday and I am unable to do one of the stages I understand there is a catch up week but again I’m unable to do this. My question is can I do the route as a free ride and receive the stage as done. Many Thanks in advance

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Hi David, thank you for your Zwift reply. The stage I am struggling to do is next week’s stage two

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Then you’ll be able to free ride those and get stage credit any time btwn July 13th and August 16th :+1:

Usual warning … don’t leave it until the last day because time zones.

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Hi David, Thank You very much for helping me. Ride on

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I rode Casse-Pattes with the robopacer last night. Did 50k which included the full unbroken Casse-Pattes route from start to finish, but it was not counted for the Tour Fever stage. Do robopacer rides count for tour stages?

Thanks

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It should, but if you didn’t get credit, please contact the support team.

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They aren’t counting for route badges either with the new routes.

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So, the Tour Bucket Hat actually trims your cda? How much faster is it?

Is it legal to wear in races? If I am wearing it before an event with an assigned helmet, will it still work?

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Nothing stopping you from doing this.

I would especially the characteristics of the helmet you are wearing in the event, not the one you had equipped before.

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So, you can confirm that the Tour Bucket helmet is faster than the aero-looking helmet!

Can you tell Eric at ZI NOT to announce the secret test results? That way only a few of us will know the bucket hat exclusiveness feature.

In fact, if you could please deny it exists to anyone that asks, please. Just pretend that it does not decrease a rider’s drag in any way. Thanks.

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I honestly don’t know. I didn’t realise it gave aero benefits until you mentioned it.

:joy:

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So the question is, where did @Zee_Kryder hear this rumor?