Getting fit through indoor cycling
For this evening’s ride I continued with my pre-planned schedule which meant doing 45 minutes of rider’s choice. Okay, it was supposed to be 60 minutes, but I can over rule myself. You may, or may not, have seen that today, Zwift launched a beta version of their steering / mountain bike course. As you … Read more
For this evening’s ride I opted for Zwift’s FTP Builder program, this time riding Week 7 Day 3. Riding Richmond, once again I forgot to see how many people were online before starting to ride. All I know was… it was packed. Compare Zwift to other online cycling platforms and there’s no denying that the … Read more
For this evening’s ride I took on RGT Cycling‘s Canary Wharf map. This is a very short map – just 1km – with a sprint, and very little climb. I think the climb is 5m per lap? The sprint isn’t flat, however. It starts flat, dips, and then finishes up a slight incline. Straight away, … Read more
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. The most interesting thing I did on the bike this week was to try RGT Cycling. For those unaware, this is an online cycling software similar (in many, many ways) to Zwift. I wrote up my … Read more
This morning I took on The Queen’s Highway, one of the 6 different routes available on Zwift’s Yorkshire / Harrogate circuit. For once, I remembered to mentally note the number of active riders online before joining the map for my ride. There were over 2300 cyclists online for Yorkshire, with a further 1000 (give or … Read more