The Zwift Big Spin is back for 2026, with the opportunity to spin on completion of a stage and virtual prizes on offer. You can ride each stage as often as you like, with Zwift suggesting you try to amass every available prize.
The Zwift Big Spin event runs from 16 March to 6 April and is spread across four stages in the Watopia virtual world:
- Stage 1: Desert Discovery, 21.4km, 46m elevation gain
- Stage 2: Hidden Temple, 21km, 219m elevation gain
- Stage 3: Lost Coast Adventure, 26.3km, 147m elevation gain
- Stage 4: Sand and Sequoias 20.1km, 175m elevation gain
When you complete any of the stages, you’re entitled to a spin to win a prize. In addition, there are eight new ‘Mystery Spinners’ hidden in Watopia and marked by treasure chests.
You can choose to ride any of the stages at a time of your own choosing. Alternatively, you can join one of the hourly group rides if you want some company.
There’s a range of prizes on offer, including an array of hats, a bandana, ‘Jungle Headphones’, the Big Spin Tri-Spoke wheel and a new MX Rider bike.
The Big Spin is one of a number of initiatives announced by Zwift to spice up riding on the platform this spring. Finishing on 29 March, the Zwift Games offer six stages of online racing, with virtual prizes. There's a 'make-up week' that runs into April and gives you the opportunity to improve your times or complete any stages you've missed.
Other promotions from the indoor cycling app include a £100 discount on the Wahoo Kickr Core 2 trainer with Zwift Cog and Click.
Meanwhile Zwift's main challenger, Rouvy, has recently added routes in Sri Lanka and elsewhere as well as its own version of Strava segments. For the last year, you've also been able to use Zwift Cog and Click with Rouvy's software.
