{"id":55657,"date":"2021-02-15T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=55657"},"modified":"2021-02-15T14:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:45:15","slug":"szr-evening-joyride-2-laps-of-watopia-tick-tock-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/02\/15\/szr-evening-joyride-2-laps-of-watopia-tick-tock-route\/","title":{"rendered":"SZR Evening Joyride &#8211; 2 Laps of Watopia Tick Tock Route"},"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=\"SZR Evening Joyride - 2 Laps of Watopia Tick Tock Route\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYfKvf6qqUg?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>With the worst winter storm since 1989 outdoor biking is not an option for me, a converted northerner. Yesterday I skipped Zwifting and watched four bike race replays on GCN+. This morning I woke to snow covering my yard, front and back so no outside biking today either. The temperature is 22 degrees as I write this, 15 when I got up. Looking at Zwift for an event to warm me up I chose the SZR Evening Joyride Group D for 2 laps on the Watopia Tick Tock route. I rode for 1:05:07 covering <strong>22.88 mile<\/strong>s (the advertised distance was 22.4 miles) and 367 feet of climbing. Once I warmed up no more chills until I finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/route\/tick-tock\/\">ZwiftInsider.com<\/a><\/strong>, &#8220;\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tick Tock\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is a clockwise loop covering Fuego Flats and portions of the Ocean Boulevard tube. Released as part of Zwift\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/fuego-flats-release\/\">Fuego Flats desert expansion<\/a>, this route is flatter than <a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/watopia-flat-route\/\">Watopia Flat<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/volcano-flat\/\">Volcano Flat<\/a>, with the only pitchy bits being in and out of Fuego Flats, and in and out of the ocean tunnel.&#8221; The climbing was spread out enough to not be an issue for this flatlander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zwiftinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tick-tock-zwifthub.png?resize=720%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For lap 1 I stayed with the large group up front ahead of the fence. Somehow on lap 2 almost everyone behind me, including the leader and sweeper, leapfrogged ahead and I rode with two other Zwifters to the finish. I averaged 21 mph for the ride, I wish I did that on the road. I tried to stay with other riders to benefit from the draft. On the last climb out of the underwater tunnel I used a feather powerup to ease up the power and get ahead of two other riders. One of them caught and passed me before we crossed the finish line. From Golden Cheetah a summary of the bike ride data. I was surprised by the power zone breakdown with only 13% of the ride time in zones 1 and 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1011\" data-attachment-id=\"55656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-15-2021-golden-cheetah-zwift-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1424%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1424,1200\" 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=\"2-15-2021 Golden Cheetah Zwift Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-15-2021 Golden Cheetah Zwift Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=534%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=712%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C1011&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2-15-2021 Golden Cheetah Zwift Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-55656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1424&amp;ssl=1 1424w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=534%2C450&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=712%2C600&amp;ssl=1 712w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Zwift-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=570%2C480&amp;ssl=1 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I used a USB extension cable to move the ANT+ dongle closer to the bike and had no drop outs today on any sensor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recap of last weeks bike rides. Monday and Tuesday I rode outside. Wednesday through Saturday was Zwifting. I am 54 miles ahead of where I was last year as of today, even after skipping yesterday. So far in February I am at 325.32 miles, 175 miles short of my goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" data-attachment-id=\"55655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-15-2021-sporttracks-week-summary-ending-2-14-2021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?fit=1895%2C990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1895,990\" 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=\"2-15-2021 SportTracks Week Summary Ending 2-14-2021\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-15-2021 SportTracks Week Summary Ending 2-14-2021&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?fit=600%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?fit=800%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?resize=1200%2C627&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2-15-2021 SportTracks Week Summary Ending 2-14-2021\" class=\"wp-image-55655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?w=1895&amp;ssl=1 1895w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?resize=600%2C313&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?resize=800%2C418&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?resize=640%2C334&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2-15-2021-SportTracks-Week-Summary-Ending-2-14-2021.jpg?resize=1536%2C802&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4792641151\/embed\/c8ed4378960990e36ccc3e6153d00738d408ba5d'><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the worst winter storm since 1989 outdoor biking is not an option for me, a converted northerner. Yesterday I skipped Zwifting and watched four bike race replays on GCN+. 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