Team Italy XTRA League – A Mixed Categories Zwift Event That Gives Racers of All Abilities the Chance to Contribute the Team’s Success

Welcome to the second edition of Team Italy Xtra League will take place for 10 weeks every Friday at 19:45 CET (1:45pm EST)– starting Fridays in October.

It will be a series of events for small teams of mixed categories.

The League’s purpose is to merge the competitive spirit with the spirit of a group of friends fighting for a common goal!

With the option of mixed teams and racers assigned to their own category, and with the same score assigned across all the categories, we believe the final results will be very fair!

In this way, the team with better tactics and strategies will win.

The team rankings will be reserved for teams registered through the form (link here) and new teams will be accepted every week if registered by 12:00 CET of each Thursday before the next event..

Team Italy ZTRA League

You can find all the details, including rules, registration, scoring, etc. here. 

Sign up for the event on Zwift here.  Prizes will be awarded and the details can be found here.

Chris Appeared on Team Italy Live

Special thanks to host Niccolo’ Martinoli for requesting an interview.  Honored with the opportunity to tell the story of why I created The ZOM, the DIRT Dad Fund, and the article that I am most proud of!

Follow the live events on the Twitch channel of Team Italy Live. 

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