Getting fit through indoor cycling
Unintentionally, I might add. I went out today to do 40km. I started the ride on some random side streets I have never ridden, had no idea existed, and ultimately turned out not to go anywhere particularly exciting. After that, I found myself on the road to Longridge. I wasn’t in the mood for going … Read more
Honestly pretty shocked to have come back today to another FTP bump, and this time up by 4 watts. Really surprising. I don’t feel like I did much different today. But I did do a proper climb, which isn’t the primary one flagged up by Strava. For me it’s the Full Longridge Base to Jeffrey … Read more
Another tiring ride. I think that just about sums it up. I was looking forwards to this one. It’s a while since I’ve done the Epic KOM, and after last week’s climb of the AdZ it’s almost like a week off. Almost. It’s still 364m of climb over 9.4km, though the average is only 3.9%. … Read more
The big one. No longer the biggest climb on Zwift, and hasn’t been now for quite some time, but nevertheless a true challenge for me, and I suspect most riders. Yes, today would be longer ride for Stage 3 of the Tour of Watopia 2023 Fall edition, seeing the group tackle the 1,036 metres of … Read more
Stage 3 already, three weeks in. It can’t be? Well, apparently it is. So two big rides this week. I believe this is considered the Queen Stage, which I have learned means the hilliest stage. Not entirely sure how Queen + Hills relate, but I’m sure it makes sense in French. I actually thought I … Read more