Getting fit through indoor cycling
After my second ever 50+km ride on Sunday just gone I needed to rest my legs on Monday. And on Tuesday morning, I still wasn’t feeling up to a ride. I spent some time doing a little research into the difficulty of Zwift’s climbs whilst giving some thought to what challenge to tackle next. Later … Read more
Halfway done! Keep the momentum going in Stage 4’s rolling hills and flats. Go for your personal bests as you make your way through various KOM segments. Segment starts are marked with neon dashes on the road. We’ll begin on Ocean Boulevard’s pier, then head to downtown Watopia. Once we’re away from the hustle and … Read more
The gloriously sunny Easter bank holiday is over, Jesus has done his thing, and the rest of us are back at work. But before starting work for the day, I had just enough time to drop in a cheeky 15km ride around Zwift’s London map. I opted for the London Classique, a 5km jaunt with … Read more
It’s taken me 44 days since buying my bike to go from doing bugger all per week, to having ridden 50k in a single ride. Not all of those days have been riding days. In that time I’ve had 8 rest days. That’s couch to 50km in 36 riding days. Last night I was looking … Read more
Three days into the week, and already 5 rides. Phew. Partly this is due to my rather silly attempt at the British Cycling Ride Seven Challenge. Why this event in particular? My two reasons are really sporting: I like the colour scheme of the badge I want a badge. Any badge. It’s frankly quite unlikely … Read more