{"id":58461,"date":"2022-02-12T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58461"},"modified":"2022-02-12T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T19:46:16","slug":"zwift-makuri-islands-countryside-tour-994-ft-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/12\/zwift-makuri-islands-countryside-tour-994-ft-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwift Makuri Islands Countryside Tour (994 ft. Climbing)"},"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=\"Zwift - Neokyo Makuri Islands Countryside Tour Meetup 2\/12\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2HYuPyC56Ug?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>February weather is fickle. After three days of mid 60&#8217;s to low 70&#8217;s today it refused to get out of the mid 50&#8243;s. Inside I went and created a Zwift meetup after checking the other events. Those events were on routes I recently rode and I wanted something new. I chose the Makuri Islands Countryside Tour. This was my first time riding this route though parts of it are familiar. I earned the route badge at 9.8 miles. I should&#8217;ve checked the route description at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/route\/countryside-tour\/\">ZwiftInsider.com<\/a><\/strong> first to learn there is a significant amount of climbing in the 9.8 mile lap and I set the meetup distance at 16 miles. That meant the end of the ride was going up the big climb. I enjoy meetups because of all of the other Zwifters on the route as you can see in the video thumbnail above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brief description of the 9.8 mile lap from ZwiftInsider.com, &#8220;Introduced in Zwift\u2019s May 2021 Yumezi launch, Countryside Tour is sort of a reverse Chain Chomper with some extra flat road at the beginning.&#8221; The route basics: <strong>Length: <\/strong>15.8 km (9.8 miles), <strong>Elevation: <\/strong>185 m (607\u2018), <strong>Lead-In: <\/strong>0 km ( miles). The climb is shown as a Cat 4 on ZwiftInsider.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the ride I adjusted the tension on the Ultegra 8000 pedals because I really had to twist my feet hard to exit them. They are much better now. I don&#8217;t plan on any quick exits like a crash (which never happens in Zwift even when avatars ride through each other).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>994 feet of climbing is the most I&#8217;ve done in awhile. The last 2 miles were slower than the first time up. The climb is mostly gravel or dirt. Maybe I should&#8217;ve changed to a MTB or gravel bike. Since it was a meetup no penalty or losing the pack if I stopped to go to my garage to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looks like the weather forecast says Sunday will be another Zwift ride day after church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some top results in Strava, probably because of not riding this route before.<\/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\/6673236606\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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After three days of mid 60&#8217;s to low 70&#8217;s today it refused to get out of the mid 50&#8243;s. Inside I went and created a Zwift meetup after checking the other events. 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