Getting fit through indoor cycling
This morning I took on the first stage of the Tour of Watopia 2020. This was a super well attended ride / race, probably the most well attended event I’ve been on in Zwift. With over 4,000 riders across three different category (long / short / women’s only), this is a strong sign of how … Read more
Friday night riding is not my usual cup of tea, but this week has been a bit slack – predominantly due to a sore left knee. So I felt I needed to make up for lost time. My aim for this ride was 30 minutes or greater, ideally 45 if I could squeeze it in. … Read more
For this afternoon’s ride I took part in Zwift’s Bambino Fondo #1 – January 2020. Apparently there are going to be three such rides, so if you missed this one then good times await in both February and March. I had planned to ride this one at the 9:10am start, but due to a bit … Read more
For this morning’s ride I took on Tacx Software’s Etape du Tour 2018 – Col de Romme. This is a 16km ride, of which I think somewhere between 10 and 11km of the distance is uphill. There’s 835m of marked climb, but about 875m in the ride in total. The average gradient for this one … Read more
Christmas Day done and dusted. Back on the bike. And a lot of over indulgence to work off. Last night, driving home from some Boxing Day family time, I really wanted to get back on the bike. I think that was more my body complaining at being put through a different kind of wringer. I … Read more