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Tour of Watopia 2023 Ride: Stage 3 – Climber’s Gambit (Standard)

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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

Tour of Watopia 2023 Ride: Stage 2 – Eastern Eight (Long)

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A new route for me today, and a longer one than usual also. Clocking in at ~52km, the Eastern Eight loop sees a full traversal of Titan’s Grove, Fuego Flats, and Ocean Boulevard in both directions. I went into this one with the idea of taking it at a slightly lower pace, as I am … Read more

Tour of Watopia 2023 | Stage 5 | Shorter

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A bit like back in Stage 3, I opted to do the Tour of Watopia 2023 Stage 5 Shorter ride today, but do it as an ad-hoc SST session. The aim is pretty simple, 5 minutes on, 5 minutes off. It doesn’t always pan out like that. And of course, today was no different. But … Read more

Tour of Watopia 2023 | Stage 2 | Longer

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This one has taken it out of me, pretty much as expected. My standard ride length is anything up to an hour. Anything over that and usually I notice a drop off in pace. But I knew this one was going to be a long ride. 70km, pretty much. With 700m of climb. I think … Read more