Teams will pick riders who they think are best suited for specific courses. However, no one will know which riders the other teams pick for each race. You show up at the start line and have no idea who you will be racing, which makes it tough to come in with a definitive strategy beforehand. 

My Saris NoPinz team has already decided which riders will be tackling each race. We’ll be talking on the team Discord during the race to encourage each other and offer helpful tactics and advice. As with most Zwift racing, you need to come in with a plan but be willing to quickly adapt based on who you are racing and how the race is playing out. 

Some races offer points to all riders, while others only go a few deep. Do you go all in for the first segment to break the field up and hopefully collect more points in the subsequent segments and finish line than you might have? Do you try to win every intermediate and risk blowing up? Or do you play it safe and try to get consistent points for all segments by sitting in the group? 

The small field size could mean that a solo rider has a greater chance of staying away, especially on a mostly uphill course. The mass start, non-draft iTT could allow a rider to tempt people into going out too hard and later explode. The possibilities are endless!