Leith Hill First Attempt – Greater London Loop

This ride was probably a mistake. Perhaps I could have ridden ~25km, but I should have gone on a flat. Tomorrow morning, 9am, I have Stage 6 of the Tour of Watopia, and honestly, I feel pretty rough after this one. A rest day would almost certainly have been a better idea. It might have … Read more

Tour de Zwift 2023 | Stage 4 | Longer Ride

I’ll stand by my decision that Stage 3 was the hardest ride of the Tour de Zwift 2023, and not just because it buggered up my knee. But Stage 4 was a very close second. Back to back as well. Absolutely brutal. So today I made up for having to take the Shorter Ride initially … Read more

[AoC Day #6] Zwift Race Like A Pro: Stage 1 – London Loop Reverse (INEOS) (B)

Quite the mouthful of a title today. And a new route, I think, for me. That said, I have done Fox Hill before, but it’s been a while. Whilst doing some pre-ride research into the London Loop Reverse, I found out this is an event only route. It has occurred to me on many an … Read more

Tour de Zwift 2022 Stage 6: Long Ride

Stage 6 of the Tour de Zwift 2022 today, and was this the hardest stage? I’d have to say I found this one about as physically tiring as the Alpe du Zwift climb, and by and large the times and wattages were roughly equal. This was certainly an intensive workout. The route today was The … Read more

Team 3R’s Choice: Stage 5 Longer Race A/B

Here endeth the Tour! Through mismanagement of my part, I missed the entirety of Stage 5 proper, and so was left to take part in the catch up days. Fortunately Zwift have changed this up – and for the better. Rather than having specific days for each Stage as all previous Tours I remember, now … Read more