Getting fit through indoor cycling
The plan today was to do a tempo workout – something intensive enough to test the knee, but not so stressful that it risked damage. After yesterday’s ride I was confident this one should be fairly straightforward, but it made sense to do a controlled effort at a steady wattage just to be sure. I … Read more
Stage 5 of this years Tour de Zwift saw us move over to New York, and on the Longer Ride today we were tackling the Everything Bagel route. I’m pretty sure that means all the roads in both directions, but I could be wrong. With my knee still not right, I was nevertheless drawn to … Read more
Having thoroughly buggered up my left knee on Stage 3, I have been forced to rein in the ambition for Stage 4… and maybe a bit beyond yet, I’m not sure. Going into this one, I had done no recon, no reading into what was ahead. So I was surprised, very much so actually, to … 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