Getting fit through indoor cycling
Concluding the week with the Standard ride from Stage 1 of this years Tour of Watopia means I have managed to do all three of the available rides. Pretty pleased with that. It wasn’t always going to be the case. This morning I got my walking boots on and had made it about 25 metres … Read more
I’m aiming to get all the Long routes done for this years Tour of Watopia. Stage 3 looks like it’s going to be suitably horrendous, but Stage 1 certainly wasn’t that bad. This one saw us tackling the Triple Flat Loops route. A new route badge for me today. And honestly, a route I had … Read more
Off we go then with the Tour of Watopia 2023. I’m a tad late to the party on this one. It started on Monday I believe, but with starting a new job this week along with feeling a bit under the weather, I’ve not had the spare capacity to do the Longer ride. Yet. The … Read more
The longer rides on the Tour de Zwift 2023 are absolutely brutal. I’ve not even dared look at what’s in store for Stage 4, because thoughts ahead of Stage 3 were all consuming. La Reine. A route no one rides through choice. The last time I took this on was in 2020 and honestly, it … Read more
Onwards to Stage 2, where this year’s Longer Ride would be tackling Richmond in reverse, not once, not twice, but thrice. Yes, whoever has decided on courses and routes this year is something of a sadist. Going into this one I knew one thing, and one thing only: that a lap of Richmond, forwards or … Read more