Category: Zwift

  • Day 44 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Zwift session

    Day 44 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Zwift session

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Today the weather was rainy so I had a Zwift session. I decided to cycle the Yorkshire circuit. Cycling indoors is not as exciting as you don’t see as much. I listened to a hiking podcast but I didn’t pay much attention to the Zwift interface for at least the first…

  • Tour de Zwift 2019 complete

    Tour de Zwift 2019 complete

    Reading Time: 3 minutes This morning I completed Stage 9 of the Tour de Zwift. I have now finished the challenge. In the process I went from riding on the shorter events during the first stages to taking the long options for at least the last two stages. A slow start before ramping up. I…

  • How to use an Activity Tracker when Cycling

    How to use an Activity Tracker when Cycling

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Activity trackers are designed for walking, running, canoeing and activities where you move your arms. Cycling is not one of those sports. Unless you’re cycling on a specialist bike that has handles you’ll be using your legs and your upper body will move very little. I have a workaround. My workaround…

  • Sprinting Towards A Maillot Vert

    Sprinting Towards A Maillot Vert

    Reading Time: 3 minutes The Seventh stage of the Tour De Zwift was Innsbruck, a course that some people can do in about 388 minutes. It takes me around 54 minutes. As I have not ridden this course frequently enough I decided to try to keep up with others and that meant a 20 minute…

  • Alpe De Zwift in 57 Minutes And 10 Seconds.

    Alpe De Zwift in 57 Minutes And 10 Seconds.

    Reading Time: 3 minutes I have ascended the Alpe de Zwift 5 times since i started using Zwift. My first climb took about one and a half hours, and then about one hour and sixteen minutes and finally just 57 minutes. I managed to get down to 57 minutes because I participated in Stage 6…

  • Tour de Zwift – Over Half Way Through

    Reading Time: < 1 minute The 2019 Tour de Zwift event is a 9 event cycling event on Zwift. it takes you on nine different routes across five worlds with hundreds, and in some case more than 2000 participants at a time. Zwift Tour description “…the Tour is a celebration of Zwift and the worlds…

  • A two Jersey cycling event and then too tired to climb.

    A two Jersey cycling event and then too tired to climb.

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday I had a morning ride because I wanted to participate in the Tour de Zwift event. Yesterday the track was London and I was riding slowly for the first half, conserving energy. Eventually, when I got warmed up I started to ride harder and harder until I was overtaking quite…

  • Riding Zwift(ly) Through New York

    Reading Time: 2 minutes When I heard that Zwift would allow us to ride our bikes through a virtual New York I joked that I would use my singlespeed and I hoped that I could ride through the streets. Unfortunately you get to ride through the New York countryside, otherwise known as Central Park. Imagine…