{"id":64362,"date":"2024-01-13T15:26:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T21:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64362"},"modified":"2024-01-13T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T21:26:21","slug":"two-big-climbs-on-zwifts-watopia-figure-8-reverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/13\/two-big-climbs-on-zwifts-watopia-figure-8-reverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Big Climbs On Zwift&#8217;s Watopia Figure 8 Reverse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zwifting Watopia Figure 8 Reverse Route 1\/13\/2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gj9v6Hqo1YQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been almost 2 years since my last ride on this route. Lead-in 1\/10th mile, total distance 18.5 miles, 834 ft elevation gain. Combination of Hilly Roads and Flat Roads for a long double loop of the island. The route goes over the same climb in both directions as the SportTracks ride summary shows. That was where the climbing concentrated but there were a couple of short steep climbs. I saw 12% briefly in a spot other than the big climbs. I missed the first sprint with my attention elsewhere but did much better riding the same sprint in the opposite direction. I continued my streak of riding this week each day. Strava shows this <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10552562045\/segments\/3181348334265605962\">Figure 8 Reverse<\/a>\u00a0(1:08:27). SportTracks shows the March 8th ride was faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I woke up this morning it was 30 degrees outside but warmed quickly into the 50&#8217;s. When I settled into getting ready to ride Zwift it hovered around 60 degrees. The next 3 days will be cold and colder.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"239\" data-attachment-id=\"64358\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-13-2024-sporttracks-ride-history-zwift-watopia-figure-8-reverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=1836%2C366\" data-orig-size=\"1836,366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=600%2C120\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=800%2C159\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=1200%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" class=\"wp-image-64358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?w=1836 1836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=600%2C120 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=800%2C159 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=640%2C128 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=1536%2C306 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10552562045\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"64361\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-13-2024-strava-ride-summary-zwift-watopia-figure-8-reverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=1045%2C929\" data-orig-size=\"1045,929\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-13-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=506%2C450\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=675%2C600\" data-id=\"64361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse-675x600.png?resize=675%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-13-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" class=\"wp-image-64361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=675%2C600 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=506%2C450 506w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=540%2C480 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?w=1045 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1-13-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10552562045\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"64360\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-13-2024-strava-ride-map-zwift-watopia-figure-8-reverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=1054%2C1179\" data-orig-size=\"1054,1179\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-13-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=402%2C450\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=536%2C600\" data-id=\"64360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse-536x600.png?resize=536%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-13-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" class=\"wp-image-64360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=536%2C600 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=402%2C450 402w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=429%2C480 429w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?w=1054 1054w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1-13-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again the SportTracks route profile shows the two climbs are more pronounced than Strava.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/31695056\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"712\" data-attachment-id=\"64359\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-13-2024-sporttracks-ride-summary-zwift-watopia-figure-8-reverse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=1828%2C1085\" data-orig-size=\"1828,1085\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=600%2C356\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?fit=800%2C475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=1200%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse\" class=\"wp-image-64359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?w=1828 1828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=600%2C356 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=800%2C475 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=640%2C380 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-13-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Figure-8-Reverse.png?resize=1536%2C912 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1-13-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Figure 8 Reverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been almost 2 years since my last ride on this route. Lead-in 1\/10th mile, total distance 18.5 miles, 834 ft elevation gain. Combination of Hilly Roads and Flat Roads for a long double loop of the island. The route <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/13\/two-big-climbs-on-zwifts-watopia-figure-8-reverse\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5352],"tags":[5304,5429,5400,5423,5347],"class_list":["post-64362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-virtual-ride","tag-watopia","tag-watopia-figure-8-reverse-course","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gK6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64363,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64362\/revisions\/64363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}