The Herd riders wore 2020 top hats for those with helmets. Strange seeing a biker with a top hat on instead of a helmet.

We rode around London which the leader called a “flat route” but a couple of steep climbs lurked among the flat roads. A particularly steep one went into the London subway up a bank of escalators. We did not get to ride down the escalator bank though.

I got off to a slow start as I warmed up as we rode in virtual rain. I can handle virtual rain and the virtual grit and grime. The leader called the average pace at 1.7 – 2.0 w/kg but the group jumped off the start line much higher than that leaving me to catch up. It took me until 12 miles into the ride to get with the front group. Once there I watched the fence and when I slowed going up a hill to stay behind I fell from 30th to 40th to 105th or so. From then I moved up to 80th position about and then fell back settling in around 105 out 262 riders.

No technical difficulties during the ride today. I streamed live on Twitch.tv/texbiker with no problems using Streamlabs OBS.

Today’s ride totaled 22.06 miles towards my 100 mile virtual riding goal for January and 800 mile virtual riding goal for 2020. Road mile goals: 300 miles for January and 7,000 for 2020.

Thursday will probably be another Zwifting day with the weather staying cool and maybe wet.