Getting fit through indoor cycling
For this evening’s ride I took part in the Tour de Zwift: Stage 7 – Long Distance, my last group ride of the 2020 Tour de Zwift, but not my last ride of the tour. This ride was two laps of Zwift’s Yorkshire / Harrogate circuit, the full front / forward loop. Each lap is … Read more
For this morning’s climbing ride I took on Tacx Software’s Yorkshire Dales Stage 1 – Nidderdale ride. Heads up: I mucked around with my video capture settings for this ride, in the hope that I could eliminate the OBS encoder overloaded error. Alas, no. I have only succeeded in making the final recording awful quality. … Read more
Well, Thursday night’s ride went out of the window. This was due to some work related commitments. By the time I’d finished up, it was time for tea, and after tea I never want to get on the bike. So here we are, Friday night, where I’d really rather not ride the bike and instead, … Read more
For tonight’s ride I opted for something a little different, and if I’m being completely honest, something a little daunting: Sweet Spot Training. Here’s the schedule: For my FTP (198w), I had: 5 minutes at 190w 5 minutes at 175w Rinse and repeat four times. I’d picked this out during the morning, so was aware … Read more
This morning I took on The Queen’s Highway, one of the 6 different routes available on Zwift’s Yorkshire / Harrogate circuit. For once, I remembered to mentally note the number of active riders online before joining the map for my ride. There were over 2300 cyclists online for Yorkshire, with a further 1000 (give or … Read more