The Herd Racing Omnium 2026
We’re celebrating the finish of the Herd Winter Racing season with a weekend packed with crazy racing: The Herd Racing Omnium is back for its 2026 edition! Six hard and challenging races in one weekend. A sprint race, hill climb and 10 mile ITT on Saturday and a points race, 3km ITT and a longer scratch race on Sunday. And this year we’ll be using the zwiftracing.app vELO categories.
To make sure every corner of the world will have a chance to race there will be three separate leagues, APAC, EMEA and AMER. Find the league that best suits your schedule and make sure to do all races in the same league to make sure your results will count for the GC.
Race times & categories
Starting times for the first races on both Saturday 14-3 and Sunday 15-3 will be:
APAC: 00.00 UTC / 13.00 NZDT / 11.00 AEDT / 09.00 JST / 20.00-1 EDT / 17.00-1 PDT
EMEA: 10.00 UTC / 11.00 CET / 06.00 EDT / 21.00 AEDT
AMER: 17.00 UTC / 10.00 PDT / 13.00 EDT / 18.00 CET
The races are pretty much back to back, depending on your category the three races will take around 90-105 minutes to complete.
This edition we’ll be using the zwiftracing.app vELO categories. Find your category and sign up in these start pens:
Pen A: Ruby and Diamond (vELO 1900+)
Pen B: Sapphire and Emerald (vELO 1450-1900)
Pen C: Platinum and Amethyst (vELO 1150-1450)
Pen D: Silver and Gold (vELO 850-1150)
Pen E: Copper and Bronze (vELO 0-850)
If you don’t know your vELO category, go to zwiftracing.app and search for your name or zwiftid in the top right corner. Your category will be displayed on your profile.
***Sign up links will be shared later this week***
Race schedule
Race 1: Sprint! - Dun Dash (1 lap)
We’re kicking off the Omnium with a short sprint race. First over the line wins the race.
Format: scratch
Race settings: power ups: feather & ghost / no tt-bikes / draft = on / steering = on
Race 2: Climb! - Temple KOM
It’s time to climb! Only the Temple KOM segment counts, fastest time wins the race.
Format: hill climb (FTS on KOM segment)
Race settings: mass start, all categories visible / no power ups / tt-bikes allowed / draft = off / steering = on
Race 3: TT! - Southern Coast Cruise (10 miles)
Last race for today is a 10 mile timetrial. Ride as fast as you can!
Format: individual time trial
Race settings: tt-module (individual start times) / no power ups / tt-bikes allowed / draft = off / steering = off
Race 4: Points! - Issendorf Express (2 laps)
Recovery is over, it’s time for a points race. Set your fastest time on the segments to earn points. Rider with the most points wins the race.
Format: Points (FTS only)
Race settings: power ups: draft & aero / no tt-bikes / draft = on / steering = on
Race 5: Sprint TT! - Downtown Dolphin (3km)
A very short and very fast timetrial. Just to fatigue the legs a little bit more.
Format: Mass start individual time trial
Race settings: no power ups / tt-bikes allowed / draft = off / steering = on
Race 6: Scratch! - Gentil 8 (1 lap)
We finish the Omnium with a longer scratch race. Save some energy for the end as the first rider over the line wins the race.
Format: Scratch race
Race settings: No power ups / no tt-bikes / draft = on / steering = on
Race rules
- Smart trainer or powermeter required
- Cadence sensor required
- Heart rate monitor required
- Participants must be registered on zwiftpower.com to be included in the results
- For podium finishers in ALL categories and in all races: activities must be saved PUBLIC for verification
- In case of elite level performances the organizer can request additional data to verify the performance
- No skipping races. To be included in the league GC must ride ALL races in the same timezone. Riders that skip one or more races will get a temporary DNQ tag on Zwiftpower for all races after the skipped race(s).
Posted Mar 5, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC