Calling all women: Wild Women Racing Series
The new Wild Women Racing Series is a collaboration between Velocity Vixen, BRT Hellcatz and Zsun Ladies.
As a series, it is a points race. Individual riders will collect points for their own effort and also accumulate points for their team. At the conclusion of the series there will be individual podiums for each category and team.
The main objective of this collaboration is to get more women racing and provide more “women only” options. There will be a diversity of race courses, styles and distances. For example, one week the emphasis may be on climbing, another will feature a time trial, and yes, we’ll some flat courses for the fast and furious watt mashers. The best 6/8 placements will count for individuals, so racers can select the races that suit their abilities or challenge them. And the teams can compete for points by strategically utilizing their rosters.
Dixie Newsome, of Velocity Vixen explains “Weekends are busy for everyone, and many are juggling family commitments with training, but we saw the opportunity to offer a women-only weekly series. And we want to encourage more racers of all categories and abilities, so racers will also be awarded points for participation. Though podium and top spots collect more, it's not all about those top spots, a team can win by consistently showing up for their teammates.”
We expect fierce competition and also fun. We are calling all women to join the charge and bring their personal best to esports racing; to show up, support each other and race.
“The collaboration reflects shared vision of growing esports while increasing women’s involvement in racing and organizing events” adds Beth York (Newsome’s teammate), “I’ve been a loud voice in esports racing, and here’s more action to back that up. By women working along side of women, we hope to inspire more to do the same. Together, we can create more opportunities.”
This Saturday will be the first in the series and will be hosted on the Road to Ruins Course and 2 different race times are offered: 8:30AM/1:30PM UTC and 1:55PM ET/6:55PM UTC (Click here for more info, race race rules and point structure)
Build it and they will come.
In the past year we’ve seen the number of women racing grow. Team ODZ has been running ODivaZ race series on 1st & 3rd Saturdays (currently at 8:10am/1:10UTC). This is the longest running women’s only race and features a neutral rolling start. On alternating Saturdays, Team Fearless offers a women’s only race that begins at 11amET/4pm UTC. The Wild Women’s Racing Series adds two additional time every Saturday at 8:30AM/1:30PM UTC and 1:55PM ET/6:55PM UTC.
About Team Velocity:
Team Velocity is a co-ed cycling team launched in January of 2018 by a group of like-minded athletes. It has grown from 5-60 racers in the past year. The team leads the Sunday VibeTribe group workouts and will be adding mid-week VibeTribe "HOP" Workouts (hour of power). In addition to the Wild Women Racing Series, you can expect a launch of a co-ed team racing series in the near future. Interested in joining? Click Here