Tour Of Watopia 2021 – Stage 5: Longer Ride

Today I took part in the fifth and final stage of this years Tour of Watopia. And I must say, I am absolutely wiped out from this one. The route today was Three Sisters, a route I have done once before. For those unfamiliar, this is the Forward Hilly KOM, the Epic KOM, the Radio … Read more

Tour Of Watopia 2021 – Stage 2: Longer Ride

Well by jingo, that was knackering. I mean, I knew it would be a tiring ride, what with the pre-ride notes saying 900m of climb over 40km, but to do that on a Tuesday evening after a bank holiday weekend spent eating excessive amounts of scones and cake? Yeah, brutal. This was a new route … Read more

L’Etape du Tour Stage 1 – Open

This afternoon I took part in Zwift’s L’Etape du Tour Stage 1, which was a single lap of the “Mountain Route”. Or more simply, a climb up the Epic KOM and radio tower climb, then back home to finish in downtown Watopia. In truth I probably wouldn’t have done this one today had it not … Read more

Zwift’s Three Sisters

Continuing on with my plan of riding one hard climb each week, this week I took on Zwift’s Three Sisters route, which features three of Watopia’s climbs: Hilly KOM Epic KOM Volcano KOM All packed into one 47.7km circuit. Knowing that Zwift love to throw the Hilly KOM at you a little too early (imo), … Read more

10-12wk FTP Builder Week 6 Day 1

After cramping up on my previous ride I decided to opt for something a little lighter for this one. Having some experience with Zwift’s FTP Builder program at this point, I know the all blue days are fairly “laid back”, if that is the right way to describe it. It’s still a workout, but they … Read more