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Tour de Zwift: Stage 3 Race (C)

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For this evening’s ride I took part in my third race of the Tour de Zwift 2020, this time hitting Watopia’s Hilly Route in reverse. Unfortunately I hit technical difficulties on this one, so it would appear that my race has no been counted this time. More on that later. For a midweek race night, … Read more

Zwift – Tour de Zwift: Stage 2 Race (C)

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For this evening’s ride I took on the Tour de Zwift: Stage 2 Race (Innsbruck) in category C. In short this is two laps of the Innsbruckring (8.8km) with ~70m of climb per lap courtesy of the “leg snapper”. Typically I would not choose to ride, let alone race at night. But due to some … Read more

Tour de Zwift: Stage 1 Race (C)

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For tonight’s ride I took part in the Tour de Zwift: Stage 1 Race (C). And boy howdy was it knackering. I have no delusions of grandeur. My goals for this race were simply: Show up Ideally burn 500+ calories Finish Opting for Category C as I have done in previous Zwift races, I figured … Read more

3R Tour of Fire and Ice Hilly Race (25km/15.6mi 1166m) (C)

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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

3R Watopia Flat Route Race – 4 Laps (40.5km/25.1mi 216m) (C)

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This morning I took part in the 3R Watopia Flat Route Race, which as the post title hints gives away, was 4 laps of Watopia Flat. The race was well attended, with 160+ riders spread across the 4 categories. I competed in Category C. A small number of pre-ride mistakes from me: No hydration before … Read more