August 5 – November 3
Unlock your pro cycling dreams with
Zwift Academy. Deliver standout
performances, and you might land a
pro contract with renowned teams like
CANYON//SRAM or Alpecin-Deceuninck.
Do you have what it takes?
CANYON//SRAM
With fifteen riders from nine different countries, Women’s WorldTour team CANYON//SRAM Racing is the home of a diverse group of highly ambitious women who are willing to invest in their future and the future of cycling by breaking new grounds and constantly challenging themselves and their competitors.
The Zwift Academy women’s winner will earn a spot on CANYON//SRAM Generation—the development team for the WorldTour Team. CANYON//SRAM Generation creates a formal pathway for riders to progress to the Women’s WorldTour.
Alpecin-Deceuninck
Alpecin-Deceuninck has some of the best riders in cycling—from road and cyclocross to mountain biking. With World Championship stripes in multiple disciplines under Mathieu Van der Poel, they’ve quickly become one of the best pro teams. They’re no strangers to Grand Tours either, winning four stages of the 2023 Tour de France.
The Zwift Academy men’s winner will earn a spot on Alpecin-Deceuninck Development—a development team for the Alpecin-Deceuninck WorldTour Team that will prepare them for the WorldTour.
2024 ZWIFT ACADEMY TERMS & CONDITIONS
Requirements for being a contender:
There are a few requirements you must hit to compete for the pro contracts with CANYON//SRAM Generation or Alpecin-Deceuninck Development teams.
You must:
•Be aged 18 years or older as of January 1, 2025.
•Graduate Zwift Academy 2024
•Complete all six structured workouts.
•Complete BOTH races in subgroups A or B.
•Ensure your height and weight are accurately entered into Zwift before you begin the program.
•Use a heart rate monitor for all Zwift Academy events.
•Use a smart trainer or smart bike with +/- 2.5% accuracy.
And some people aren’t eligible for consideration…
•Cyclists who are former Zwift Academy Champions are ineligible.
•You cannot have any doping violations from any governing authority.
•Cyclists who are part of, or have been part of, a men’s UCI WorldTour team, Women’s World Tour Team or a men’s UCI Pro Team (listed below) are ineligible.
Lists of teams: