Tour de Zwift Stage 8 Big City Champs: New York Knickerbocker With A Cat 4 Climb

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I wrapped up the Tour de Zwift riding stage 8 on the New York City Knickerbocker route. Actually it was only a portion of the route because Group C was the short route for the stage covering 6.18 miles but throwing 696 feet of climbing at me. There was a Cat 4 climb at the end of the stage. Some of the climbs were 15% and higher. The full route, according to ZwiftInsider.com, Length: 22.5 km (14.0 miles), Elevation: 346 m (1,135‘), Lead-In: 0.4 km (0.2 miles). I wasn’t expecting that much climbing. The nearby Zwifters count showed 235 as I approached the finish line. I rode in the 180 to 189 places. Checking ZwiftPower.com rankings I was 95 out of 115. Not too bad since I stopped, got off my bike to start the fan that disconnected from my network. Overall Group A did not ride, Group B included 155, and Group D 3. Those numbers are Zwifters with a profile at ZwiftPower.com.

2-6-2022 Zwiftpower TdZ Stage 8 Group C Ranking
2-6-2022 Zwiftpower TdZ Stage 8 Group C Ranking

I started at 3:02 PM. A number of people from Europe rode too which I didn’t expect since they 6 or 7 hours later. While I rode I listened to Lauren Daigle Radio on Pandora.

Today ended the week. I had cataract surgery on 2/2/2022, took 2 days off after that and resumed Zwift for the last 2 days of the week. That is more than I anticipated. The rides were short but still totaled 46.57 miles. No road miles because the weather was wet or cold.

The RWGPS route map and profile shows the steep climb as the stage ended.

2-6-2022 Week Bike Rides Summary Ending 2-6-2022
2-6-2022 Week Bike Rides Summary Ending 2-6-2022
2-6-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 8 NYC Knickerbocker Summary
2-6-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 8 NYC Knickerbocker Summary
2-6-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 8 NYC Knickerbocker Map
2-6-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 8 NYC Knickerbocker Map

Texas Biking News February 5th 2022

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Shawn Bradley’s heartbreaking reminder to watch for bikes

By Rachel Stone | lakewood.advocatemag.com

A driver hit former Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley while he was riding a bike near his Utah home in January 2021.

Injury from the accident caused the 7-foot-6-inch tall athlete to be paralyzed from the chest down.

Sports Illustrated profiled Bradley recently, in a story that gives details of the accident — he swung out to avoid being doored by a parked car and was hit by a Dodge minivan — and his recovery.

The crash didn’t kill him, but it’s likely to shorten his life, the magazine reported. And his size has been a challenge for the hospitals and rehab centers treating him.

Last fall, Bradley worked five days a week at grueling physical therapy at Baylor Scott & White with the goal of moving himself from his chair to his bed and back without assistance. …

… Here’s what the City of Dallas says about driving with bikes:

Bicyclists have legal access to the roadway and must obey stop signs, traffic lights, traffic laws and signs.
Special care must be used near bicyclists because any accident with them will probably result in serious injury.
Automobile drivers should leave safe passing room. If you are not sure you have enough room to pass, don’t.
When turning, allow enough room so the bicyclist is ...

Video: Flour Bluff hike and bike trail bringing attention to Oso Bay Wetland Preserve

Author: Brandon Schaff | www.kiiitv.com

The Flour Bluff Citizens Council is starting off a decade-long project to revitalize an old stretch of bridge, and turn it into a hiking trail through the preserve.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A group of citizens in Flour Bluff have taken on an ambitious project. They hope to build a walking and biking trail that stretches across the Oso Wetland Preserve.

"I want people to come to Flour Bluff and say, ‘Wow, what a gem. How did we miss this by just driving over it to go to Padre Island?’ We want them to stop in and say this is a beautiful place."

That’s Shirley Thornton of the Flour Bluff Citizens Council. Over the last 14 months, she and the rest of the council have been hard at work on community projects around the area. The most …

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Surgery Recovery Ride – Watopia Volcano Flat

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This is my first ride after Wednesday’s cataract surgery. In the follow up visit I asked the doctor how soon I could ride Zwift. He said as long as I didn’t stand up pedaling on the bike 2 to 3 days. I chose the Watopia Volcano Flat route because it was flat and less than 10 miles. Creating a meetup event I started at 12 PM riding easy trying to keep my BPM below 100 and the watts around 50 to 60. The ride covered 8.34 miles with 164 feet of climbing spread out over the course. At my easy pace the ride took 42:35. Not wanting to bore anyone I didn’t livestream the ride but created a slide show of the screenshots during the ride.

Music I listened to while riding: SiriusXM 70’s on 7 America’s Top 40 from 1-30-1971.

The only previous ride on this route was 12/31/2020. It was about the same distance but faster. My note says the 12/31/2020 ride was the 2nd Zwift ride that day.

Cold weather arrived last Thursday making Zwift the only choice for today’s ride with the temperature in the upper 40’s when I started today. Tomorrow I plan on riding stage 8 Group C in the Tour de Zwift to complete the TdZ all 8 stages.

The RWGPS map exaggerates the climbs

2-5-2022 Strava Zwift Watopia Volcano Flat Ride Summary
2-5-2022 Strava Zwift Watopia Volcano Flat Ride Summary
2-5-2022 RWGPS Zwift Watopia Volcano Flat Ride Map
2-5-2022 RWGPS Zwift Watopia Volcano Flat Ride Map

Texas Biking News February 4th 2022

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A Texas Hill Country Bike: David Ross’ Cycles d’Autremont Road

By: Alex Roszko | theradavist.com

In this episode of “Where Are They Now?” we catch up with the road bike Hubert D’Autremont fabricated for himself to see what it has been up to over the past several years since its last appearance on The Radavist. We even returned to the same photoshoot location.

If you’re a Radavist veteran, you may have caught its feature when the bike was fully clad in Dura Ace 9000 and finished with Enve and Chris King. It was a stunner, but lived an uneventful life, clocking less than 500mi in its Shimano days before finding its new home with David Ross. …

Houston Parks Board has good news to share about the MKT Bridge!

Houston Parks Board | mailchi.mp

The plan documents needed for the additional repairs to address damage caused by the August 2020 fire have received expedited approval by the City of Houston and Harris County Flood Control District. With this necessary step now complete, Houston Parks Board continues to move forward with repair work to this vital trail connection.

On-site construction on the bridge is expected to resume in March, after steel is fabricated for the repairs. Construction is estimated to be complete in late Summer 2022, weather …

Long-awaited repairs to M-K-T Bridge set to begin in March

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com

Rebekah Taylor and Justin Lehr make a detour to White Oak Bayou Trail while having a morning walk with Sebatian, a retired race dog, at the M-K-T Bridge on Dec. 16, 2020, at in Houston. The bridge, which carries the Heights Hike and Bike Trail across the bayou, has been closed since August 2019 due to a fire.

Months of delay in fixing a key trail connection soon may come to an end, with workers set to begin repairs to the M-K-T Bridge next month.

The Houston Parks Board said Friday that Houston and Harris County Flood Control had granted expedited approval of repair plans for the historic bridge.

“On-site construction on the bridge is expected to resume in March, after steel is fabricated for the repairs,” the nonprofit parks board said in a statement, “Construction is estimated to be complete in late Summer 2022, weather permitting.”

The existing detour that forces runners and bike riders to …

"AREA 51" aka Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt E.51st & Springdale

By cmc4130 | austinmountainbiking.com

This long-neglected property (can hardly call it a park yet) got renewed attention a few years ago, when the Pecan Springs/Springdale Neighborhood Association did a lot of advocacy and secured grant funding to get a Master Plan developed. ARR participated in that Master Plan process. As some of you may know, the existing trails in this Greenbelt are really rough–some are hobo trails, some are old motocross/pit-bike trails, a few are old abandoned jeep roads. Austin Parks Foundation funded the new entrance and kiosk to the park off Springdale Road. Neighbors and ARR also worked on a short walking loop up by Springdale, and the neighborhood is actively working with PARD and APF towards a playground up there. The Master Plan (link below) discusses existing social trails and existing MTB uses. I, on behalf of ARR, will be advocating for an …

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