To get in the mode of biking I watched 3 bike race replays on GCN+ of races from earlier in the day. Then I switched to Zwift. Listening to Lauren Daigle Radio on Pandora the 3:00 PM ride began. Instead of a meetup I rode the Triban Weekendender event on the Watopia Tempus Fugit route. Rather than a set distance we rode 60 minutes. I checked my previous rides on this route and all the distances averaged slightly over 20 miles. That was my goal but to do that I needed to ride at least 20 mph. I rode 20.11 miles in 1:00:49 averaging 19.8 mph. One of the faster rides in awhile and the longest Zwift ride this week. According the ride leader “Triban” is French for tribe.
I stayed with a group until I noticed the livestream stopped and I tried to get it started again but OBS Studio crashed. While I messed the group rode away from me. Not too long after that I caught up to S. Balaghi. We rode together switching places until the last minute of the ride when he rode ahead of me. I tried keep up but I didn’t. I should’ve changed to a bigger gear but I don’t know if my legs would’ve responded. Before reaching the finish another Zwifter caught up to us and rode along with us for awhile and then sped up and away.
It was a good ride to wrap up the week. I rode every day, 2 outside and 5 on Zwift. One day left in February and the weather looks like it may warm up to the mid 60’s and I can ride outside. I need 51 miles to reach my 300 mile goal. I will try to get closer to the goal but I will not make it.
I set a 3rd fastest time in Strava for this segment: 3rd fastest time on Tempus Fugit (32:08).
