Late Start, 3rd Place Finish ZZRC Group Ride on Watopia’s Sand and Sequoias

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I held out until 11:40 AM waiting for the fog and temperature to lift. Walking outside I saw wet pavement and water dripping from the house. That made the decision to ride Zwift easy. I signed up for the ZZRC Group Ride (D) on Watopia’s Sand and Sequoias course starting at 12:20 PM. The ride lasted 60 minutes. When I finished the hour I biked 16.33 miles and climbed 610 feet.

It wasn’t a smooth start as the companion app on my phone wouldn’t stay connected to pair my sensors. After checking the network and trying again I inserted my new ANT+ dongle in my desktop computer. A few seconds later I went through the pairing process in Zwift. The ANT+ adapter showed up and I got on my Blue Norcross AL bike but the group had already left. About 4 minutes behind I caught two stragglers and settled into a steady pace. The course was relatively flat and I didn’t think too much that I rode up the hills without the Wahoo Snap trainer making it harder. At the 35 minute point I checked the pairing and saw the trainer power connection not working. I opened the tab, selected the ANT+ adapter and the trainer started making me pedal hard on the hills. I finished 149th out of 150 in the sprints but Zwiftpower.com shows me at 3rd. I am surprised.

This was the second ride on the Watopia Sand and Sequoias course. The first was on 1/7/2021 but for 12.75 miles versus today’s 16.34 miles. The difference was the time, 43:39 and 1:00:56, respectively.

Strava counted some medals: 1 gold and 3 bronze. A significant reduction from yesterday’s Zwift event.

  • 1-21-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 1-21-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-2
  • 1-21-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-3
  • 1-21-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-4

Texas Biking Action January 20th 2021

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Video: Houston Bike Lanes: Nearly 1,800 miles of high-comfort bikeways planned for Houston

Anavid Reyes | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – Right now, there are a total of 340 miles of high comfort bike lanes, meaning all ages and abilities can safely use these bike lanes and 22 miles of those are on-street protected bike-only lanes. In 2020, Houston bikeways completed four new miles of on street bike lanes. Today Cleburne Hutchins Gray Street: between 3rd Ward and Midtown. Houston ave.: 20th Street to Katy Freeway Austin Street: McGowen to Holman

Still yet to come to your neighborhood: Tierwester and Blodgett: near TSU North Main Street at Boundary Street Deerwood in Westchase area: West of the Beltway

Back in 2018, Bike Houston launched the Build 50 Challenge to take action towards the construction of more than 50 miles of high-comfort bike lanes over the course of one year.

If you didn’t know, there are …

183 Passage (Shoal Creek to the Domain) from BikingATX
New (temporary?) protected path on Greenville between the Sopac trail and Royal from dfwbike
Has anyone done Lake Austin blvd->Scenic Dr->My Bonnel rd->2222? from BikingATX

Diploma Dash will be virtual this year with new options

Heather Green | www.utsa.edu

JANUARY 20, 2021 — Get ready to join one of the most popular UTSA events once again—this time in new ways. The UTSA Alumni Association’s annual Diploma Dash will be virtual this year, with proceeds supporting scholarships for current students.

“While we are disappointed that we cannot gather for Diploma Dash this year, we also did not want our community to have to miss out on what has become an important, signature event,” said Steve Woodall ’11, association interim director. “Because the event is virtual, we are excited to be able to offer new race options that people can do safely in their own neighborhoods in San Antonio and beyond.”

Sponsored in part by Credit Human, the virtual Diploma Dash gives alumni, faculty, staff, students, community members and dogs the opportunity to run, walk and even bike this year for a good cause. The traditional 5K is offered as well as a 1K kids fun run, a 25K bike ride and a 69K month-long option. …

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Box Hill Climbing At Tour de Zwift Stage 4

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I kept waiting for the outside temperature to get above 60 degrees but as my usual departure time approached I looked at the Zwift companion app and saw that Stage 4 of the Tour de Zwift showed up. Forsaking the outdoor ride I got ready to ride the TDZ. Group C ride started at 12:03 PM giving me time to test the new ANT+ USB dongle I received yesterday. This backs up the Bluetooth connections that gave me trouble last week. Plugging it into my desktop computer I started Zwift. After a minute or so the blinking Bluetooth icon in the upper left was joined by the blinking ANT+ icon. I woke the Wahoo Snap trainer and the cadence sensor. I added the heart rate sensor later. Both showed connected though I wasn’t sure whether it was Bluetooth or ANT+. This didn’t really matter as long as they worked.

All set, I got dressed and with about 8 minutes before the start I got on my Blue Norcross AL bike and pedaled slowly to warm up and keep the sensors connected.The route for Stage 4 followed the Greater London Loop for 13.41 miles though I rode 13.64 because I didn’t stop as soon as I crossed the finish line. I expected 852 of climbing but only did 748 feet which was fine with me. When I got to 1 mile left I wondered how the course would add the 104 feet. Fortunately I didn’t find out. Box Hill provided most of the climbing. Box Hill is a long 5% climb as you can see in the profile from Strava below. The London subway threw some 105 to 15% climbs but over a much shorter distance.

I can’t find riding this exact route before. Because of that I accumulated a pile of medals: 4 gold, 24 silver, and 5 bronze. In ZWiftPower.com I came in at 225 out of 244. Most of the ride I was around 100 ahead of the last rider.

  • 1-20-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 1-20-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-2
  • 1-20-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-3
  • 1-20-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary-4

Texas Biking Action January 19th 2021

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Little Red Riding Hood

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Cycling Group Ride Cycling Tips 1162021 MT Pleasant Road South

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Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 02:33 HWY 149 to Jackson Road Northbound: 03:36 Climbing in the Saddle on Jackson Road: 17:55 Climbing out of the saddle on Jackson Road: 22:25 Proper way to stand and sit while riding without ceasing your pedaling: 36:20 Hidden Forest Road: 42:03

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