Zwift Cobble Crushers Race: Stage 4 – Casse Pattes (B)

I knew this one was going to be tough for several reasons. Some are obvious: And some are less so: But whatever. I can throw out excuses all day long, we all know by now I’m never coming first, so what does it matter? Not much. The main thing is: turning up. Turning up, and … Read more

Zwift Cobble Crushers Race: Stage 3 – Cobbled Climbs (B)

A challenging race today, partly because I did not realise that we would be taking on the Richmond climbs twice. The clue was in the name, had I paid attention. Yes, today’s race was two laps of the Cobbled Climbs route on the Richmond map. For those unfamiliar with the route, this one avoids the … Read more

Zwift Cobble Crushers Race: Stage 2 – Lutece Express (B)

Tuesday means race day, and right now I’m taking part in the April series from Zwift Racing, which sees us tackling the cobbled routes. For today’s race we took on three laps of the Zwift Paris map, rocking the Lutece Express route, which is the reverse circuit of the Champs-Élysées route. I think this is … Read more

Zwift Cobble Crushers Race: Stage 1 – R.G.V (B)

A new month and therefore a new ZRacing series. For April 2023 we are taking on four “cobbled” stages, three of which will be on Zwift’s France map, with the Stage 3 shifting us over for a week in Richmond. All of these cobble rides are to bring awareness to this weekend’s Paris Roubaix Femmes … Read more

Zwift Race London: Stage 4 A&B (B)

Bah. A bit of a sad start today. After Saturday’s Tour of Watopia Stage 3 Longer ride I went for my shower, and being absolutely knackered I forgot to remove my Polar heart rate monitor from the strap prior to leaving the bike room. What that meant is, I took the HRM off somewhere between … Read more