Racing Without Borders × Cycling Ireland
eSPORTS SERIES
2026/27
Five rounds of fast, competitive Friday night racing on Zwift, open across five Zwift Racing Score categories.
Five Rounds. Four Provinces. One Championship.
Five rounds of fast, competitive Friday night racing on Zwift, open across five Zwift Racing Score categories.
Team RWB – Racing Without Borders, in partnership with Cycling Ireland, presents the 2026/27 eSports Series. The season runs from October 2026 through March 2027, with five separate rounds of four race nights.
The programme mixes criteriums, punchy road races, climbing, individual time trials, Tiny Races and Provincial Team Time Trials. Each round is its own competition, with a rider’s best three results from the four race nights determining the Round standings. Those results also contribute to the season-long Overall Championship.
The series remains open to all riders. Eligible Cycling Ireland members will also feature in a dedicated Cycling Ireland classification, while Irish riders can represent Ulster, Leinster, Munster or Connacht in the Four Provinces Championship.
The series is open to Para-Cycling and Transplant athletes, competing throughout the full series alongside the wider cycling community. Athletes enter the same five open ZRS racing categories, with additional Para-Cycling and/or Transplant classifications provided where applicable and agreed with Cycling Ireland.
The opening Round takes riders from New York to Paris, France and Watopia, with sprinting, punchy racing, an ITT and a climb finish.
Routes and formats marked TBC or provisional remain subject to confirmation.
| Date | Round | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Launch | CHASE RACE - non-championship test night |
| 2 Oct | R1.1 | Crit / Sprint - Avon Flyer, 6 laps |
| 9 Oct | R1.2 | Punchy - Montmartre Mixer |
| 16 Oct | R1.3 | ITT - Croissant |
| 23 Oct | R1.4 | Climb Finish - Spiral Summit |
| 30 Oct | R2.1 | Road Race - route TBC |
| 6 Nov | R2.2 | Tiny Races - routes TBC |
| 13 Nov | R2.3 | Four Provinces TTT - route TBC |
| 20 Nov | R2.4 | Queen Stage - route TBC |
| 27 Nov | R3.1 | Crit / Sprint - route TBC |
| 4 Dec | R3.2 | Punchy - route TBC |
| 11 Dec | R3.3 | Hill Climb Championship - route TBC |
| 18 Dec | R3.4 | Christmas Tiny Races - routes TBC |
| 8 Jan 2027 | R4.1 | Road Race - route TBC |
| 15 Jan | R4.2 | ITT / format subject to final review |
| 22 Jan | R4.3 | Crit / Sprint - route TBC |
| 29 Jan | R4.4 | Nationals Course Preview - provisional |
| 6 Feb* | - | Cycling Ireland eSports National Championships |
| 19 Feb | R5.1 | Tiny Races - routes TBC |
| 26 Feb | R5.2 | Four Provinces TTT II - route TBC |
| 5 Mar | R5.3 | Punchy - route TBC |
| 12 Mar | R5.4 | Queen Stage - RWB Grand Finale |
* National Championships date remains provisional until confirmed by Cycling Ireland.
Five rounds of four championship race nights. A rider's best three results from each Round count toward that Round title and are added into the season-long Overall Points Championship.
Three short races are combined into one championship result, occupying one of the four scoring slots in the Round.
| Finish | Internal pts |
|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |
| 2nd | 8 |
| 3rd | 6 |
| 4th | 5 |
| 5th | 4 |
| 6th | 3 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th+ classified | 1 |
The three internal scores are added within the rider’s locked category. The combined ranking then receives standard championship points. Ties are broken by the better result in Race 3, then Race 2.
Irish riders are assigned to Ulster, Leinster, Munster or Connacht from county. The provincial competition runs throughout the season and is designed to reward participation.
Every classified finisher contributes to the provincial total.
Every classified finisher contributes to the provincial total.
Every classified finisher contributes to the provincial total.
Every classified finisher contributes to the provincial total.
Five open geographic pens are used: Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Rest of World. The finishing time for all four Provinces is taken from the same rider position: the smallest provincial starter count minus two. Every classified finisher in all five pens receives 15 individual championship points.
These rules determine eligibility for official championship placement.
Compulsory. Riders must be opted in / linked and appear in ZwiftPower results to receive an official classification.
Used for all standard category races, with the Round-lock ZRS rule described in the Race Book.
A heart-rate monitor is mandatory for official result placement in all ZRS categories.
Only smart-trainer and/or power-meter users are eligible for official result placement. zPower / estimated-power results are not eligible.
Not permitted in standard mass-start races. Permitted only in events explicitly designated as an ITT, subject to event configuration.
Permitted unless an individual race page states otherwise.
Riders must use their own Zwift account, accurate height and weight, and properly paired/calibrated equipment.
RWB reserves the right to disqualify riders for unsportsmanlike conduct or request additional verification where a result or performance requires review.
Disputes are directed to RWB through the published contact channels. The final dispute procedure/contact deadline is to be added before publication.
Only riders satisfying the Cycling Ireland registration and membership requirements will appear in the CI-specific classification.
Zwift Racing Score is a 1–1000 ranking intended to reflect a rider’s current fitness and racing skill. Riders start with a seed score based on recent activity and the score can change after racing based on results, competitor ability, field size and podium performance.
Your Racing Score can be viewed in Zwift, the Companion app, Zwift.com and ZwiftPower. For this series, the open championship bands are A 690–1000, B 520–689, C 350–519, D 180–349 and E 0–179.
RWB x Cycling Ireland eSports Series 2026/27