Getting fit through indoor cycling
This morning I took part in the 3R Tour of Fire and Ice Hilly Race, which is essentially: Start in downtown Watopia Head around the Volcano (fire) Climb up and then descend to Jungle circuit Climb the Alpe Du Zwift (ice) Whilst I had planned to climb the Alpe Du Zwift this morning, I hadn’t … Read more
If there’s one thing that Zwift do extremely well (in my opinion) it’s the organised events championing good causes. And Movember is a great cause that helps raise awareness for male health issues such as testicular, and prostate cancer. This event was very well attended, with over 500 riders online at the time of starting, … Read more
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. The biggest ride of this week didn’t take place on Zwift, for once. And also a first, this week consisted of two rides on RGT Cycling. These being Borrego Springs and Passo dello Stelvio. The other … Read more
As decided in the previous week’s review I am aiming to complete one proper climb per week from now on. With that in mind, I decided mid-week that I’d most likely tackle RGT Cycling’s Passo dello Stelvio, a 14.1km route covering 1114m of climb at an average gradient of 8%. This is roughly equivalent to … Read more
In my mind, bagels are delicious breakfast muffin type thing, packed full of stuff that’s largely bad for you: Philadelphia cheese, a bit of ham, maybe a few salad leaves, and whatever else looks interesting on the breakfast buffet. Or, in other words, I have never bought my own bagels when at home, but if … Read more