Zwift Race the Worlds: Stage 5 – City and the Sgurr (B)

Last week I thought we were done with racing on the Scottish roads. But alas no, I had clearly forgotten that a good week remained of August. Wishing my life away? For the fifth and final race of Zwift’s Race the Worlds series we would be taking on City and the Sgurr. It’s less city, … Read more

Zwift Race the Worlds: Stage 4 – Glasgow Crit Circuit (B)

It’s important not to look a gift horse in the mouth. I was expecting between 6 and 8 laps today. We only had to do 5. Bonus. So the game would basically be: how many laps can I hold on for, before I am inevitably dropped on the Clyde Kicker? OK, so bit late on … Read more

Zwift Race the Worlds: Stage 3 – The Muckle Yin (B)

I think I should start this by saying: GOD I HATE BEING IN B-CAT. What a stupid situation to be in. Every week, dropped by a bunch of riders who are so obviously fitter and stronger than me that it’s long since the novelty wore off. How do I get back down to C Cat? … Read more

Zwift Race the Worlds: Stage 2 – Loch Loop (B)

Another Thursday arrives, and so a new race for the week begins. This week we were in for two laps of the Loch Loop, a new route on me. Each lap was 8km with 71m of climb. An initial mistake today was getting on too late. No warm up. However, it didn’t seem to negatively … Read more

Zwift Race the Worlds: Stage 1 – Rolling Highlands (B)

A new week, a new month, and therefore a new stage on the latest Zwift ZRacing series. For August we are taking on “Race the Worlds”, which is accurate so long as the world means Scotland. Yes, August will see 5 races across various Scottish routes, and today I took on Stage 1 where we … Read more