March 2023
OWL Grandmaster Championship Series
Unique races designed for unique riders! Masters riders UCI age 55+ and Grandmasters UCI age 60+. Join us for our Women’s History Month 3-week Grandmaster Championship Series!
One woman will be crowned OWL Grandmaster Champion! Podium positions will be awarded in each of the UCI age categories: 55–59 (Master), 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80+. Will it be you?
Want to join in all the OWL games? Don’t forget to read the rules >>
City and the Sgurr
Our first stage tests your climbing legs in Scotland!
Three steep climbs (max gradient: 13%) on the City and the Sgurr route, adding up to 165.9m of elevation over 8.6km.
Sign-in to Pen E. The race will be a mass start. Your Zwift Categories do not matter – this is Grandmasters Racing! Podiums for the first three positions in each UCI age category will be awarded. Age categories with less than 2 riders will be combined.
Categories: 80+, 75-79, 70-74, 65-69, 60-64, 55-59
Glasgow Crit Circuit
Our second stage is a fast and furious iTT in Scotland!
‘The race of truth’ will be raced on the 3km Glasgow Crit Circuit, up the Clyde Kicker climb (0.3km at 3.1%, max gradient of 9%) and fast sprint to the finish.
Sign-in to Pen E. Your Zwift Categories do not matter – this is Grandmasters Racing! Podiums for the first three positions in each UCI age category will be awarded. Age categories with less than 2 riders will be combined.
Categories: 80+, 75-79, 70-74, 65-69, 60-64, 55-59
The Muckle Yin
It all comes down to an all out elimination race in Scotland!
The Grandmaster podium places in each age category have been awarded. Now it’s time to race for the OWL Grandmaster Crown!
This race is only open to GRANDMASTERS. You must be UCI age 60 or older to compete!
The Elimination race takes place on the 23.67km The Muckle Yin, with 282.3m of climbing. This course has a 200m lead-in to the banner, followed by 8 more banners throughout the race. Riders are eliminated every time the pack goes through a banner, until the last three riders sprint for the medals with just 1.67km to go. The number of riders eliminated at each banner will be determined based on the total number of women racing.
One woman will be crowned OWL Grandmaster!
Sign-in to Pen E. The race will be a mass start. Your Zwift Categories do not matter – this is Grandmasters Racing!