Getting fit through indoor cycling
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. Generally an OK week. Only 4 rides, but I managed to get both of … Read more
Having hurt my knee climbing up Mount Ventoux on Stage 3, here we are 11 days later and I’m only just about back up to speed – not quite, but close enough. The plan today was to complete the Longer Ride, but not at max pace. I had in mind ~220w on the flats and … Read more
Normally I do not ride on Fridays. However, yesterday turned into a busy day – work wise – due to interviews and whatnot. So I ended up not only missing my ride, but missing my lunch as well. That meant I pushed out yesterday’s ride over to today. No big deal, as in theory that … Read more
The plan today was to do a tempo workout – something intensive enough to test the knee, but not so stressful that it risked damage. After yesterday’s ride I was confident this one should be fairly straightforward, but it made sense to do a controlled effort at a steady wattage just to be sure. I … Read more
Stage 5 of this years Tour de Zwift saw us move over to New York, and on the Longer Ride today we were tackling the Everything Bagel route. I’m pretty sure that means all the roads in both directions, but I could be wrong. With my knee still not right, I was nevertheless drawn to … Read more