Getting fit through indoor cycling
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. This week consisted of 4 rides. I’d have preferred that to be 5 rides, but even so the distances and intensities covered were where I’d expect 5 rides to be on a “normal” week, give or … Read more
For this morning’s ride I took part in the Tour de Zwift: Stage 2 Long Distance over on the Innsbruck map. This was my fourth ride in the Tour de Zwift 2020 so far, my second group ride with the other two being races. Due to the somewhat compressed schedule of the Tour de Zwift … Read more
For this evening’s ride I took on the Tour de Zwift: Stage 2 Race (Innsbruck) in category C. In short this is two laps of the Innsbruckring (8.8km) with ~70m of climb per lap courtesy of the “leg snapper”. Typically I would not choose to ride, let alone race at night. But due to some … Read more
Today’s ride was supposed to be the Tour de Zwift 2020 stage 2 race on Innsbruck. But instead I did the FTP Builder Week 9 Day 2 workout. I’ve no regrets here. There was no way I was up to another race so soon. However I didn’t want just a full blue ride either. This … Read more
For tonight’s ride I took part in the Tour de Zwift: Stage 1 Race (C). And boy howdy was it knackering. I have no delusions of grandeur. My goals for this race were simply: Show up Ideally burn 500+ calories Finish Opting for Category C as I have done in previous Zwift races, I figured … Read more