Getting fit through indoor cycling
Tonight was an unusual ride. After climbing the Alpe Du Zwift over the weekend as part of the final stage of the Tour of Watopia 2019, I intended to have a fairly easy ride. In my head, pre-ride, it was about putting some distance on the week and getting some time in the saddle. However, … Read more
Sunday morning. Bank Holiday weekend. A time for a lie in, tea and toast in bed, followed by a lazy stroll to the petrol station to buy The Financial Times and check in on my stock portfolio. Well, alas, no. How about up at 6am with the kids asking if they can go watch TV, … Read more
This morning I took part in Stage 2 of the Tour of Watopia 2019. This was the Road To Ruins stage, or 8 laps of the Volcano Circuit. I managed to start about 10 seconds late. I had planned to get up with plenty of time to spare, but in the end, I only just … Read more
Today is Richmond day as the guest map on Zwift. I don’t particularly like Richmond due to the cobbles. The Tacx Neo 2 vibrates / gives force feedback / rumbles when I pedal over different surfaces in Zwift, and the cobbles are fairly unpleasant. I therefore opted to ride Watopia. And specifically, the Volcano Circuit … Read more
As said yesterday, I had decided to do only free-rides each day this week. Today, the guest world is Innsbruck, which to me says “Hills!”, so I opted for the 4.1km Volcano Circuit on Watopia. Last night when led in bed, I did myself some quick maths. To make it round 10km in 20 minutes, … Read more