Getting fit through indoor cycling
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. This really feels like the first proper week of 2021, as last week I … Read more
For today’s ride I managed to get outdoors – my first outdoor ride of 2021. Hurrah. I didn’t think it was going to happen, but with rain instead of snow / sleet, and temperatures above 4c all day (ooh, basically Summer), the ice melted and given the choice between another Zwift session or a bit … Read more
Almost as unplanned as my first Tour de Zwift 2021 ride, I didn’t realise Stage 2 started today, so once I’d spotted it was available, it took precedence as to what to ride today. Today’s course was Richmond. Bit confusing, this one billed as “the longer ride”, yet the two shorter rides have over 100m … Read more
Right-o, a jolly easy ride for me today. I have to say, this week I am feeling knackered. Knackered. With a kapital K. I don’t know if it’s just the first week back at work, or the “hangover” from over eating junk last week, or the two harder rides (comparatively speaking) this week, or the … Read more
A tad unexpected, and completely unplanned. Today I took part in the Standard ride for this years Stage 1 of the Tour de Zwift 2021. Yesterday I did the longer ride. Within 2km of setting off, even with a decent-ish 10 minute warm up, I was hurting. I’m out of the habit of doing longer, … Read more