Five rounds of fast, competitive Friday night racing on Zwift, open across five Zwift Racing Score categories.
Complete the Cycling Ireland series registration to link your Zwift ID to your Cycling Ireland membership. This lets us match your ZwiftPower race results and include eligible riders in the dedicated Cycling Ireland classifications throughout the series.
You only need to register once. Not a Cycling Ireland member? You can still race in the open RWB x Cycling Ireland eSports Series.
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 Zwift ZRS racing pens, with additional Para-Cycling and/or Transplant classifications provided where applicable and agreed with Cycling Ireland.
Open a Round to see its race nights. Round 1 includes the full route maps and live entry link; later Rounds show the confirmed programme so far and can be expanded as routes are finalised.
6 laps · 21.6 km · Crit / Sprint
1 lap · 27.5 km · Punchy Race
1 lap · 12.5 km · Individual Time Trial
1 lap · 24.6 km · 352 m · Climb Finish
2 laps · 32.6 km · 254 m · Road Race
3 short races · 1 night · Watopia
1 lap · 24 km · 133 m · Four Provinces TTT
1 lap · 22.1 km total · 261 m · Queen Stage
Route TBC
Route TBC
Route TBC
Three short races · Routes TBC
Routes and formats marked TBC or provisional remain subject to confirmation.
| Date | Round | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 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 - Legends and Lava |
| 30 Oct | R2.1 | Road Race - Richmond UCI Reverse, 2 laps |
| 6 Nov | R2.2 | Watopia Tiny Races - Volcano Circuit (1 lap) · Canopies & Coastlines lead-in (5.1 km, Titans finish) · The Classic (1 lap) |
| 13 Nov | R2.3 | Four Provinces TTT - R.G.V., 1 lap |
| 20 Nov | R2.4 | Queen Stage - BRAEk-fast Crits & Grits, 1 lap |
| 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.
Five teams compete throughout the season: Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Rest of World. Cycling Ireland riders are assigned from the CI Club on their Eventmaster registration. An unknown Irish club becomes Province Pending, never Rest of World.
Every classified finisher can contribute.
Every classified finisher can contribute.
Every classified finisher can contribute.
Every classified finisher can contribute.
Eligible non-Irish riders form the fifth team.
The TTT is different from a normal championship race. The five pens are teams, not ZRS categories. A, B, C, D and E riders can therefore work together for Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Connacht or Rest of World.
Imagine the five teams start with 14, 12, 11, 10 and 8 riders.
So it does not matter that Ulster might have 14 starters and Connacht only 8. Every team is timed on its 6th rider. A team must have enough classified finishers to reach the common timing position to record a team time. If a team does not finish the required number of riders, it records no team time and receives no TTT placing points. Its classified finishers still receive the individual points they are otherwise eligible for.
The normal +4 / +3 / +2 Four Provinces category bonuses do not apply on TTT night. They are replaced by the 50 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 10 team placing bonus.
A maximum of 20% may be guest riders, with any fraction rounded down. If a team goes over the guest limit it can still race, but it cannot receive the TTT team placing bonus. Eligible riders still receive their 15 individual championship points. Guests do not score a Four Provinces participation point for the team they guest for and cannot transfer their provincial allegiance for the night.
These rules determine eligibility for official championship placement. For all categories: a heart-rate monitor and a smart trainer and/or power meter are required; zPower / estimated power is not eligible.
Compulsory. Riders must be opted in / linked and appear in ZwiftPower results to receive an official classification.
Zwift Category Enforcement is used for standard category races. RWB sets the published ZRS pen ranges, including the 15-point protection buffer where applicable. Zwift then controls which pens a rider can enter from those event settings. The Series sporting rule still applies: if your ZRS goes beyond your protected limit and you move up, you must remain in the higher category for the rest of that Round, even if Zwift later allows you to select the lower pen again. Riders are responsible for entering the correct pen. If you are on a boundary or unsure, race up. Categories are reassessed from current ZRS at the start of the next Round.
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.
There is no blanket dual-recording or video-verification requirement. RWB reserves the right to request additional verification where a result or performance requires review, and to disqualify riders for unsportsmanlike conduct or failure to meet the published eligibility rules.
Disputes are directed to RWB through the published contact channels. The final dispute procedure/contact deadline is to be added before publication.
The five geographic pens are open, but for Four Provinces Championship classification at least 80% of a team's classified starters must be eligible to represent that team. A maximum of 20% may be guest riders, with any fraction rounded down. A team exceeding the permitted guest-rider limit remains classified in the race but is not eligible for the TTT placing bonus. Guest riders retain individual championship eligibility but cannot score Four Provinces points for the team they guest for.
Riders wishing to appear in Cycling Ireland-specific results must complete the Cycling Ireland series registration and provide their Zwift ID. This links ZwiftPower race results to their Cycling Ireland membership. Riders who do not register can still compete in the open series but will not appear in Cycling Ireland-specific classifications. Register with Cycling Ireland.
Your ZRS can change after racing. We do not want a tiny score increase to throw you into another championship group halfway through a four-race Round, so each category gets a small 15-point protection buffer.
The Zwift A pen remains 690–1000 ZRS. For RWB results and championship scoring, riders who begin a Round at 890–1000 are classified as A+, while riders at 690–889 are classified as A. This gives riders at the lower end of Zwift's very wide A pen a meaningful championship classification while still racing the strongest riders on the road.
No extra Zwift pen is created. A+ is an RWB results classification only. The A/A+ classification is set from the rider's ZRS when they first race in the Round. The 15-point protection table below applies to movement between the actual Zwift A–E racing pens.
| Category | Normal ZRS | Protected upper limit during the Round | What happens next? |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 690–1000 | 1000 | Top category |
| B | 520–689 | 704 | 705+ → A |
| C | 350–519 | 534 | 535+ → B |
| D | 180–349 | 364 | 365+ → C |
| E | 0–179 | 194 | 195+ → D |
Easy way to remember it: C normally ends at 519. We allow 15 extra points, taking the protected limit to 534. At 535 or higher, the rider moves up. The 15 points are added to the category limit, not to each rider's personal starting score.
Once Sam has moved up to B, Sam stays in B for the rest of that Round, even if the ZRS later drops below 535. At the start of the next Round, Sam's category is assessed again using the current ZRS.
Not sure which pen to enter? Race up. If your score is on or very close to a boundary, has recently changed, or you are uncertain which category you should race, enter the higher category. Riders are expected to enter honestly and must not use score fluctuations to move back down during the same Round.
A small increase should not wreck a rider's four-race Round. But once a rider exceeds the protected limit and moves up, the Series expects them to remain in that higher category for the rest of the Round. If there is any doubt at a category boundary, race up.
RWB x Cycling Ireland eSports Series 2026/27