Tour of Watopia 2023 | Stage 4 | Longer

Tired, in a word. Very tired. Probably not enough sleep, combined with not enough lower intensity rides over the last few weeks, combined with this one being fairly long and fast paced. For the Tour of Watopia 2023’s Stage 4 Longer ride, we were off on the Dust in the Wind route. This is another … 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

Tour of Watopia 2023 | Stage 4 | Standard

Something unexpected today. Usually I would save my Tour of Watopia rides for Wednesday, and do a Zwift Race on a Tuesday. However, due to the clocks changing to British Summer Time over the weekend, it turns out that Zwift didn’t follow suit. Which ultimately means the races no longer start at the very sensible … Read more

Tour of Watopia 2023 | Stage 3 | Longer

Wow. So I’m actually in quite a bit of pain after this one. And not for the reason you would probably think. I cramped up so hard on this ride that my calf muscle is bruised. I’ve had this before, but never quite as painful as this one. But, I guess that’s just a teaser … Read more