{"id":52454,"date":"2020-03-09T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T19:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52454"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T19:42:58","slug":"tour-of-watopia-2020-stage-1-group-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/09\/tour-of-watopia-2020-stage-1-group-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Watopia 2020 Stage 1 Group Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the start of today&#8217;s Zwift bike ride all of the pieces were in place as the clock counted down to the 12:01 PM start time. I followed the group but by around mile 1 they went up the road. Some group rides utilize a leader and a fence but not today so the fast Zwifters took off in a cloud of bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tour of Watopia 2020 Stage 1 Group Ride\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqC-S3tFFiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I settled in around position 335 for a couple of miles until some faster cyclists caught me and moved me back to around the 395 to 400 spot. I rode with S.1 for a while until we separated on a hill, he went ahead of me. Several other solo cyclists came along I took their wheel for drafting purposes and sometimes they took mine. All groups totaled 1231 Zwifters with 526 in my group, &#8220;B&#8221;. Group A rode 2 laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strava reported I set at least 3 new Personal Records. One segment where I had the second fastest time sported the &#8220;Where The Pie Is Baked&#8221; name. People can be creative naming segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 18.1 mile route lapped around Watopia not retracing any roads that I could tell. The climbing was modest at 509 feet. I think there was a brief section at 8%. After yesterday&#8217;s Zwift ride I aired up the rear tire on the Blue Norcross AL to 90 psi and today it felt slight easier to pedal for watts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I rode UPS delivered my new Wahoo Elemnt Bolt computer which I will set up for biking outside tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/24235176\">SportTracks activity page <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3169021351\">Strava activity page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-9-2020-Strava-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Group-Ride-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1038\" height=\"1111\" data-attachment-id=\"52453\" 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