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Stage 3: The Climbs – Race (C)

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At dinner time I took part in the Tour of Watopia Stage 3 – The Climbs. This was a race on Zwift’s Volcano After Party circuit. Up until quite recently I wondered what these After Party routes were all about. Now I know. Basically a flat bit and then a hill for fun at the … Read more

Stage 2: The Loops – Race (C)

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This afternoon I took part in the second stage of the Tour of Watopia 2020. This was “The Loops” stage, and was a race in Category C of one lap of Sand and Sequoias. It feels like as of late, I often start with excuses. No major excuses today (just a bunch of minor ones). … Read more

Stage 1: The Flats – Longer Ride

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This morning I took part in my second leg of Stage 1 of the Tour of Watopia 2020. Fortunately zero technical issues this morning, though perhaps doing a 50km+ ride less than 24 hours after doing a hard race was a bit optimistic. For an unassuming Thursday morning ride this one was well attended. I … Read more

Stage 1: The Flats – Race (C)

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This dinner time I took part in the first of five stages of this years Tour of Watopia. This was the flat route race: two laps of Watopia Flat Route, which works out at about 22km and about 110m of climb. I’d hoped to get this race in at 8:10 this morning, but for a … Read more

Medium Sweet Sweet Spot Training

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In what was probably a Bad Idea™, this morning’s session was my first attempt at Sweet Spot Training at my (fairly) recently improved FTP (206w). The one difference between this and previous SST sessions would be that for this ride I opted for the Medium length session, whereas typically I would go for the short … Read more