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CeramicSpeed Race Series

Technical Guide & Race Book

Welcome to the CeramicSpeed Race Series!

Every effort has been made to make this Technical Guide & Race Book as complete as possible. Last minute changes and/or errors needing correction will be communicated to the participants via normal communiqué channels.

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Event Structure

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Date	Start Time	Format	Route	Distance	Eligibility	Qualifiers	Rules
March 16	7:30pm GMT	Scratch	Out and Back Again	42.2km (1 laps)	All Zwifers	Top 100 Cat A riders and top 100 women riders advance to the ¼ finals	HRM are mandatory to advance. zPower will not show in results. Performance will be compared against historic data.

RACE 1: COMMUNITY QUALIFIER

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Date	Start Time	Format	Route	Distance	Eligibility	Qualifiers	Rules
March 19	6:35pm GMT	Scratch	Beach Island Loop	38.4km (3 laps)	Top 100 Cat A men and top 100 women from the open qualifiers.	Top 50 men and top 50 women advance to the Semi Finals	HRM mandatory. zPower will not show in results.

RACE 2: QUARTER FINALS

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Date	Start Time	Format	Route	Distance	Eligibility	Qualifiers	Rules
March 23	6:35pm GMT	Scratch	Watopia Mountain	29.5km (1 lap)	To 50 men and top 50 women from the the Quarter Finals	Top 25 men and top 25 women advance to the Finals.	HRM mandatory. zPower will not show in results.

RACE 3: SEMI FINALS

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Date	Start Time	Format	Route	Distance	Eligibility	Rules
March 26	6:35pm GMT	Scratch	Crit City (downtown dolphin)	30.4km (16 laps)	To 25 men and top 25 women from the the Semi Finals	Dual recording & HRM mandatory. zPower will not show in results. Top 6 men and women riders will be ZADA verified See Slide 14 for extra rules & information.

RACE 4: FINALS

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Rules & Regulations

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RULES & REGULATIONS

CeramicSpeed Finals ZADA Pre-Race Communication:
The event will fall under the full Zwift Cycling Esports Rules and Regulations (the “Rules”) which can be found at: https://zwift.com/p/zwift-cycling-esports-rules/
In the event that the provided Technical Guide & Race Book conflicts with the Zwift Cycling Esports Rules and Regulations, the Technical Guide & Race Book shall control.
There may be post-race verification of some riders by ZADA following some races.

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THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME

CeramicSpeed are using this race series as a way to find their next Brand Ambassadors.
Their next ambassadors will be picked from the programme, but won’t necessarily be the overall winners.
CeramicSpeed are looking for more than just purely the race results, they’re looking for you to show your personality and engage with them via social media.
CeramicSpeed’s instagram is: www.instagram.com/ceramicspeed
CeramicSpeed are also running a competition open to anyone during this race series, at: www.ceramicspeed.com/en/cycling/ceramicspeed-race-series

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TRAINERS & POWER METERS

The primary source of power data (i.e., power data device connected to the game) must be a controllable, direct smart trainer (or smart bike).
The trainer (or smart bike) must be paired as the controllable device. The game will set all controllable devices to a minimum difficulty setting of 50%.
A power meter must be used as a secondary source of power data. The power meter must be connected to a separate recording device (bike computer/head unit).
Riders must use the default manufacturer factory slope settings on any power meter.

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HEART RATE MONITORS & CADENCE SENSORS

Fully functioning heart rate monitors and cadence sensors must be used and connected to the game client. Heart rate data recorded by a secondary device (e.g., a cycle computer) will not be accepted.

DUAL RECORDING

Dual recording is required for the Finals. Instructions for dual recording can be found in Appendix A of the Cycling Esports Rules and Regulations

GAME DEVICE

Riders are encouraged to use a laptop (Mac or Windows) or Windows-based tablet to run the Zwift game application for the event. This may be a requirement in future invitational races/events.

STEERING

Steering functionality is disabled.

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PRE-RACE INSTRUCTIONS

Immediately before the race

Calibration: Spindown smart trainer and zero offset any power meter immediately before the race after your warm-up.
Connection: Set up power data sources (i.e., smart trainer, power meter), HR monitor, cadence sensor, and any secondary recording device.
Start Pen: Enter the start pen at least 30 minutes before the start of the race. Comply with any instructions from Zwift representatives in the start pen.

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ZADA POST EVENT PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION

ZADA will contact the top 6 riders from each race (female and male) after the event for post-race performance verification. In case of a rider in the top 3 failing verification ZADA will verify the next rider in line.

ZADA will email the riders after the event and request the following information and the rider will have 24h to collect and submit the following information:

- Primary power source (smart trainer) details (Brand, Model, Firmware).

- The secondary power source (power meter) details (Brand, Model, Firmware) and the original file recorded to the HU.

- Best outdoor efforts in form of .Fit files with Strava links from within the last 12 months ranging from 15sec to 10min.

- If no outdoor efforts are available: Dual recorded Zwift indoor efforts in form of .fit files ranging 15sec to 10min (include both files).

- Height and Weight video. Please refer to Appendix A of the rules and regulation on how to conduct and store the videos (https://zwift.com/p/zwift-cycling-esports-rules/)

Race schedule, organization, structure - charlie@zwift.com

Performance verification - zada@zwift.com
Regulations - george-gilbert @zwift.com