With over 3,000 participants in 2023, the third edition of the SISU Tour in 2024 is set to be bigger and better! Who will be back to defend their podiums and Johtaja Jerseys?

12 Week Training Plan by SISU Head Coach Toms Flaksis

Want to be at your peak for the Tour? SISU Racing Head Coach, Toms Flaksis, has written a 12 week Training Program. The plan has been written in Training Peaks and it will synch with Zwift and other outdoor devices. The plan fits seamlessly into your life and the intensity of each workout is set to your FTP. No matter your starting point, it will help you improve and get you to the Tour start line feeling your best.

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Tour Dates

Sat 29 June - Sun 21 July
The 2024 Open Tour (Women and Men) will be raced over 206km and 2,687m of elevation with seven stages over the three weeks of the Men's TDF. The fun continues after the Tour, with Zwift planning exciting initiatives during the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift.

What's new in 2024?

For the first time, we'll award a Sprint Jersey and King and Queen of the Mountain Jersey to the fastest rider (Men and Women) in each grade through the eighteen sprint segments and six KQOM segments over the first six stages. The tradition continues with the Johtaja Jersey awarded to the General Classification (Men and Women) winner in each grade. For now, the jerseys are awarded symbolically; we continue to dream that these jerseys could be awarded in-game one day.

The final stage of the Tour will be a 24km iTT, matching the men's TDF. The iTT follows three flat stages, one hilly and two mountain stages. Three stages will be held in Watopia and four in France.  

In more firsts, we'll race up Alpe Du Zwift in Stage 2! Note that this route is level 6+ restricted. Newer coastal routes are restricted to level 10+, so get riding to be eligible to race!

The SISU Racing in-game kit, and Tour Jerseys, can be ordered during the Tour.

Individual, Club and Team General Classification

Race the Tour as an individual, represent your Club, and compete with your closest friends by adding a secondary team to your Zwiftpower profile. The Club and Team GC will be based on your fastest three riders in each stage.

Club - the primary listed team on a riders Zwiftpower profile.
Team - the secondary listed team on a riders Zwiftpower profile.

How to Register?

Complete the online registration form by 28 June and ensure you have raced recently to have a Pace Group Category and listed your team on your Zwiftpower profile.  

For easy sign-on, join the SISU Racing Club in the Companion App.

Riders enter each stage according to Zwift's category enforcement and riders Pace Group Category. Make sure you are at Level 10 to enjoy all the racing.

The Route

Stage 1 - Coast Crusher (Sat 29 June) FLAT

Sprint Segments - Acropolis FWD, Sasquatch FWD, Woodland FWD, Woodland REV, Sasquatch REV, Acropolis REV and Stoneway REV (NOTE - the first sprint segment on the route, Stoneway Sprint at km 7.4, is not included - we don’t want any soft tissue injuries early in the Tour).

Length: 34.6 km (21.5 miles)
Elevation: 140 m (459‘)
Lead-In: 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Level 10+ restricted

Recon Video

Powerups: Feather, Draft, Ghost and Burrito.

Stage 2 - Road to Sky (Tue 2 July) MOUNTAIN Level 6+ restricted

KQOM Segment - Aple du Zwift

Length: 17.3 km (10.7 miles)
Elevation: 1045 m (3,428‘)
Lead-In: 0.1 km (0.1 miles)
level 6+ restricted

Powerups: Feather, Anvil and, Ghost.

Stage 3 - RGV (Sat 6 July) FLAT

Sprint Segments - Pavé REV, Balloon REV and Marina REV.

KQOM Segment - Aqueduc REV.

Length: 24.1 km (15.0 miles)
Elevation: 107 m (351‘)
Lead-In: 1 km (0.6 miles)

Powerups: Feather, Draft, Ghost and Burrito

Stage 4 - Casse-Pattes (Tue 9 July) HILLY

Sprint Segments - Pavé REV and Marina REV.

KQOM Segments - Aqueduc REV and Petit FWD.

Length: 23 km (14.3 miles)
Elevation: 145 m (476‘)
Lead-In: 0.9 km (0.6 miles)

Powerups: Feather, Draft, Ghost and Burrito

Stage 5 - Shorelines and Summits (Sat 13 July) MOUNTAIN

Sprint Segments - Stoneway FWD, Acropolis FWD, Sasquatch FWD and Woodland FWD.

KQOM Segment - Epic KQOM FWD.

Length: 46 km (28.6 miles)
Elevation: 750 m (2,461‘)
Lead-In: 4 km (2.5 miles)
Level 10+ restricted

Powerups: Feather, Draft, Ghost and Anvil.

Stage 6 - Roule Ma Poule (Tue 16 July) FLAT

Sprint Segments - Pavé FWD and Marina FWD.

KQOM Segment - Aqueduc FWD.

Length: 23 km (14.3 miles)
Elevation: 145 m (476‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)

Powerups: Feather, Draft, Ghost and Burrito.

Stage 7 - Douce France (Sun 21 July) iTT

Length: 24.1 km (15.0 miles)
Elevation: 108 m (354‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)

No Powerups.

Individual and Team General Classification (GC)

The rider and team (the fastest three riders from a Club/Team in each stage) in each grade who complete all seven stages with the lowest cumulative time will be crowned with the Johtaja Jersey.

There are no time bonuses; the GC is determined solely by the cumulative time a rider and team (the fastest three riders from a team/club in each stage) take to complete all seven stages.

Results

Results will be available on the SISU Racing website and emailed to everyone who registers after each stage's catch-up events.

New in 2024 is the addition of providing results in Zwiftpower age categories.

Riders who upgrade during the Tour

Riders who upgrade during the first six stages will be classified in their higher grade. This is a manual process and can take up to 12 hours. Riders who upgrade in the Stage 7 iTT will not be re-classified.

Time Zones

There are five time zones, and each stage will have catch-up events scheduled. Your best time will count if you race a stage multiple times.

Other Information

• Riders must comply with Zwift’s Rules of the Road and SISU Racing’s Code of Conduct. Riders who podium may be contacted to provided supporting evidence (i.e. IRL Strava data).

• Z Power and riders without heart rate data can race but will be removed from the official results.

• The Individual Time Trial will be a mass start with no draft - select your fastest TT bike!

• All riders will race in the in-game Limar helmet.

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