ROUVY FEST is a two-week celebration of riding together, from October 12 to October 25, 2026.
For two weeks, ROUVY hosts special Group Rides with pro riders, triathletes, creators, and the ROUVY team, along with races, challenges, and a featured route for every day of the festival. Everything is included in your ROUVY subscription, so you don't need a separate ticket.
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Where to find the line-up The full line-up, with dates, times, and links to each event, is on the ROUVY FEST page. |
What's on
Group Rides with special guests
Most days of the festival have a Group Ride led by a special guest. Each one runs on that day's featured route, at an easy, social pace. Group Ride finishers get extra Coins, and the opening ride with Amy and Kyle comes with its own virtual jersey.
The ROUVY FEST Race
The big race of the festival starts on Sunday, October 18, at 3 pm UTC (5 pm CEST). It runs on the Cape Point route in South Africa (27.7 km). You can sign up for the race here.
The race is open to everyone, not just fast riders. Every finisher gets 3,000 Coins and 1,000 XP and goes into a prize draw for a ROUVY package (jersey and bottle) and ROUVY subscriptions. The draw follows our contest rules.
Race with Andrew Feather
On Friday, October 16, at 4 pm UTC (6 pm CEST), you can race British hill climb champion Andrew Feather up Cap de Formentor in Mallorca (19 km). Sign up for the race here.
Beat the CEO
ROUVY's CEO, Petr Samek, has set a time on a short climb segment in Nusa Penida, Indonesia. The challenge runs for the whole festival. Finish the route to earn 1,000 XP, and beat Petr's segment time to win a special virtual reward. The reward is sent out after the challenge ends, so it won't appear right after your ride. Join Beat the CEO here.
The ROUVY FEST challenge
This is an easy challenge with three scenic routes: Torreira (Portugal), Valdresflye to Sjodalsvatnet (Norway), and Lake Walen (Switzerland). Complete all three to get the ROUVY FEST jersey and helmet and 1,000 XP. Join the challenge here.
Both challenges give double the usual XP during ROUVY FEST.
Route of the day
Each day of the festival has a featured route, the same one used for that day's Group Ride or race. If you can't make the event, ride the route of the day whenever it suits you. During ROUVY FEST, ride any route to the finish to get double Coins, the route of the day included.
ROUVY Café
The ROUVY Café is a Community where riders meet to talk about the rides, share stories, and keep the conversation going after the ride. Join the ROUVY Café. To learn how Communities work, see Communities.
Giveaways
During ROUVY FEST, we also run giveaways on ROUVY's social media channels and livestreams. Each giveaway post explains how to take part, and our contest rules apply.
How to join
1. Get your ROUVY subscription
- Your ROUVY subscription is your FEST Pass. It gives you access to every ride, race, and challenge.
- New to ROUVY? Start with the 7-day free trial. See Free Trial Period.
| The FEST Pass isn't a separate product. You don't need to buy a pass or a ticket: an active ROUVY subscription is all you need. |
2. Set up your trainer
- Check that your smart trainer or smart bike works with ROUVY. See Supported Trainers.
- Connect it before the event starts. See Connecting Smart Trainer and Smart Bike.
3. Pick your rides
- Open the ROUVY FEST page and choose the events you want to join, or find them in the Events tab in the app. See Event search in the ROUVY app.
- Sign up for each event. For how events work, see ROUVY Group Rides and Races.
- Before a race, run through the pre-ride checklist.
Ride together
ROUVY FEST is a good time to try the social side of ROUVY. You can talk to other riders during an event with In-ride chat, ride with your friends and team in Clubs, and follow the topics you care about in Communities.
Zwift Ride offer
From October 15 to October 18, Zwift Ride: ROUVY Edition is available at a special price in the ROUVY e-shop. It's the standard Zwift Ride smart bike with a ROUVY sticker set included. Zwift Ride works with ROUVY, including virtual shifting and resistance that follows the gradient of the route.
For how buying from the e-shop works, see Buying a trainer or smart bike from the ROUVY e-shop. For how ROUVY works with Zwift hardware, see ROUVY and Zwift.
Troubleshooting
My challenge route didn't count ▶
A route ridden in a Group Ride doesn't count toward a challenge. This matters for the ROUVY FEST challenge: Torreira is also the route of a FEST Group Ride on October 25, so ride it on its own if you want it to count. Also check that you joined the challenge and rode the route to the finish. For other reasons a ride may not count, see Activity validation: why a ride didn't count.
The route tile doesn't show double Coins ▶
That's expected. The route tile always shows the standard reward. The ROUVY FEST bonus Coins are added on top of it.
I beat the CEO but didn't get the reward ▶
The Beat the CEO reward is sent out after the challenge ends on October 25, not right after your ride.
I can't join a Group Ride or a race ▶
Do I need to pay extra for ROUVY FEST? ▶
No. Every ROUVY FEST ride, race, and challenge is included in your ROUVY subscription.
If something still doesn't work, contact our support team and include the name of the event or challenge and the date of your ride.