{"id":58393,"date":"2022-02-01T12:24:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58393"},"modified":"2022-02-01T12:24:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:24:56","slug":"tour-de-zwift-stage-7-makuri-islands-castle-to-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/tour-de-zwift-stage-7-makuri-islands-castle-to-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Zwift Stage 7 Makuri Islands Castle to Castle"},"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=\"Stage 7 Tour de Zwift Group B, Makuri Islands Castle to Castle\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/miSzNxq8nnA?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 made a choice today on where to ride. The options were to wait longer to let the streets dry some and the temperature get above 60 or ride Stage 7 of the Tour de Zwift. I chose Stage 7 starting at 11:01 AM. The TdZ is for a limited time and missing some biking days coming up I didn&#8217;t want to miss the opportunity to put stage 7 in the books. Hopefully when stage 8 comes in several days I&#8217;ll be able to ride for the TdZ kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music during the ride was from Lauren Daigle Radio on Pandora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stage 7 was on the Makuri Islands Castle to Castle route. The description showed 14.4 miles and 462 feet of climbing. I rode 14.49 miles and 463 feet of climbing. As you can see in the map below there was a big climb and a few bumps in the road. A short section went on dirt or gravel. ZwiftInsider.com says, &#8220;Released in <a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/update-1-21-0-100317\/\">Zwift\u2019s January 2022 update<\/a>, Castle to Castle draws its name from the two castles you\u2019ll pass along the way \u2013 first the castle area in Yumezi, then the imperial palace in the Neokyo\u2019s Castle Park.&#8221; The stage title in Zwift, &#8220;TdZ Stage 7: Escalator&#8221;. I watch the climbing progress as much as the distance count down. It helps knowing when the climbing is almost over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I rode Group B. At the end there around 1614 nearby Zwifters. I rode in the 1380 to 1390 range most of the ride. Early I was lower but I seem to settle in about 200 or so from the back. Looking at the ZwiftPower.com results I was 794 out of 864 Group B riders. 1138 riders filled Group A, 291 in Group C, and 77 Group D (women only). For a change I wasn&#8217;t on the last page of the group rankings. I don&#8217;t think ZwiftPower.com includes all riders participating, only those with a profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftpower.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"891\" data-attachment-id=\"58394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/tour-de-zwift-stage-7-makuri-islands-castle-to-castle\/2-1-2022-zwiftpower-tdz-stage-7-group-ranking\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?fit=1691%2C1255&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1691,1255\" 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=\"2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?fit=600%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?fit=800%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?resize=1200%2C891&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2-1-2022 ZwiftPower.com TdZ Stage Group B Ranking\" class=\"wp-image-58394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?w=1691&amp;ssl=1 1691w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?resize=600%2C445&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?resize=800%2C594&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?resize=640%2C475&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-ZwiftPower-TdZ-Stage-7-Group-Ranking.png?resize=1536%2C1140&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the roads today were part of the route I rode yesterday. I recognized portions and the scenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this was the first time on this route I earned 2 top results in Strava: <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6615804896\/segments\/2923651151380820144\">Tower Sprint<\/a>\u00a0(34s) and <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6615804896\/segments\/2923651151377962160\">Alley Sprint Reverse<\/a>\u00a0(36s). I show the RWGPS map because the climb is more dramatic and the little climbs show better than the Strava map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-7 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6615804896\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"58392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-1-2022-strava-zwift-tdz-stage-7-castle-to-castle-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?fit=1045%2C1086&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1045,1086\" 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=\"2-1-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-1-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-1-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?fit=433%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?fit=577%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?resize=577%2C600\" alt=\"2-1-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Summary\" class=\"wp-image-58392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?resize=577%2C600&amp;ssl=1 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?resize=433%2C450&amp;ssl=1 433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?resize=462%2C480&amp;ssl=1 462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-Strava-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Summary.png?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>2-1-2022 Strava Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/82415500\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"58391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-1-2022-rwgps-zwift-tdz-stage-7-castle-to-castle-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?fit=1398%2C1189&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1398,1189\" 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=\"2-1-2022 RWGPS Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Map\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-1-2022 RWGPS Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-1-2022 RWGPS Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?fit=529%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?fit=705%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?resize=705%2C600\" alt=\"2-1-2022 RWGPS Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Map\" class=\"wp-image-58391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?resize=705%2C600&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?resize=529%2C450&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?resize=564%2C480&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-2022-RWGPS-Zwift-TdZ-Stage-7-Castle-to-Castle-Map.png?w=1398&amp;ssl=1 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>2-1-2022 RWGPS Zwift TdZ Stage 7 Castle to Castle Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made a choice today on where to ride. The options were to wait longer to let the streets dry some and the temperature get above 60 or ride Stage 7 of the Tour de Zwift. I chose Stage 7 <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/tour-de-zwift-stage-7-makuri-islands-castle-to-castle\/\"><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":[22,5352],"tags":[5304,5549,5522,5548,5377,5429,5347],"class_list":["post-58393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-castle-to-castle","tag-makuri-islands","tag-stage-7","tag-tour-de-zwift","tag-virtual-ride","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fbP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58395,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58393\/revisions\/58395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}