Medium Sweet Sweet Spot Training

In what was probably a Bad Idea™, this morning’s session was my first attempt at Sweet Spot Training at my (fairly) recently improved FTP (206w). The one difference between this and previous SST sessions would be that for this ride I opted for the Medium length session, whereas typically I would go for the short … Read more

Tour de Zwift: Stage 6 Group Ride – Long Distance

For this afternoon’s ride I opted for Stage 6 of the Tour de Zwift 2020, this time being the Long Distance group ride – or two laps of Richmond. Originally I intended to do this ride tomorrow morning at 10am, but due to a family illness it meant I wouldn’t be out visiting this afternoon, … Read more

Tour de Zwift: Stage 5 Race (C)

For tonight’s ride I took part in Tour de Zwift: Stage 5 Race (C), the fifth race so far in my Tour De Zwift 2020 adventure. This race took place on Zwift’s New York map, on the Gotham Grind circuit. At ~9.8km per lap, with approx 100m of climb per lap, I figured this one … Read more

Tour de Zwift: Stage 5 Long Distance

This post is going to be a little different to normal. Unfortunately overnight we had a family bereavement. I’ve used cycling to get fit. I’ve used it to push myself both mentally and physically. And today I used it to escape. No story about the ride today. Congrats to all who took part. Ride on.

Tour de Zwift: Stage 3 Race (C)

For this evening’s ride I took part in my third race of the Tour de Zwift 2020, this time hitting Watopia’s Hilly Route in reverse. Unfortunately I hit technical difficulties on this one, so it would appear that my race has no been counted this time. More on that later. For a midweek race night, … Read more