Getting fit through indoor cycling
Stage 5 of this years Tour de Zwift saw us move over to New York, and on the Longer Ride today we were tackling the Everything Bagel route. I’m pretty sure that means all the roads in both directions, but I could be wrong. With my knee still not right, I was nevertheless drawn to … Read more
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. It’s hard not to be disappointed with how this week played out. I picked … Read more
Having thoroughly buggered up my left knee on Stage 3, I have been forced to rein in the ambition for Stage 4… and maybe a bit beyond yet, I’m not sure. Going into this one, I had done no recon, no reading into what was ahead. So I was surprised, very much so actually, to … Read more
Disappointingly I thought I was going to be back to normal today. Two days off the bike, no major soreness, I thought hey, miraculous recovery! Alas, no. I’m really glad I didn’t do what I thought I might, which was to go and get stuck in to the Tour de Zwift Stage 4 Longer Ride. … Read more
The longer rides on the Tour de Zwift 2023 are absolutely brutal. I’ve not even dared look at what’s in store for Stage 4, because thoughts ahead of Stage 3 were all consuming. La Reine. A route no one rides through choice. The last time I took this on was in 2020 and honestly, it … Read more