{"id":58686,"date":"2022-03-11T14:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58686"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:01:14","slug":"zwift-tour-of-watopia-stage-1-figure-8-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/11\/zwift-tour-of-watopia-stage-1-figure-8-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1: Figure 8 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=\"Zwift - Tour of Watopia Stage 1: Watopia Figure 8 3\/11\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCrGHz1K_NA?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 rode the Tour of Watopia Stage 1 on the Figure 8 route. Group B started at 12:02 PM with about 660 riders. In hindsight I could&#8217;ve rode outside but the forecast contained a wind advisory with a strong cold front arriving around noon. It turned out to not arrive until a little after 1 PM. I chose the warm inside. I&#8217;ve rode the Figure 8 Reverse route but this was the first time in this direction. The &#8220;8&#8221; in the name meant climbing the one mountain in both directions and it wasn&#8217;t less steep in either direction. Short sections of the big climb hit 12% which my Wahoo Kickr Snap dutifully cranked up the resistance on. The ride came in at 18.63 miles with a total of 833 feet of climbing. It took me 58:55 to complete. The tour consists of 5 stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the pen before the start several people said they weren&#8217;t racing and the tour technically is not a race but the flyers take off. Of the 660 riders I stayed in the 513 to 535 position with a few others. I rode for the route badge and the free XP&#8217;s. The Group B results from ZwiftPower.com. I slot in at 337 out of 359 in group B. Group A shows 561 results, Group C 239, and Group D 20. Looking at the flags people from around the world took part.<\/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\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"879\" data-attachment-id=\"58687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/11\/zwift-tour-of-watopia-stage-1-figure-8-route\/3-11-2022-zwiftpower-results-tour-of-watopia-stage-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?fit=1619%2C1186&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1619,1186\" 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=\"3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?fit=600%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?fit=800%2C586&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?resize=1200%2C879&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?w=1619&amp;ssl=1 1619w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?resize=600%2C440&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?resize=800%2C586&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?resize=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-ZwiftPower-Results-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1.png?resize=1536%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the ride I was sweating from the climbs and speed. It was a workout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I noticed when I finished the last Zwift ride that my right shoe cleat was loose making it difficult to unclip. The cleat screws needed tightening and no problem unclipping today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was surprised with the top results in Strava since I rode the Figure 8 Reverse route three times I thought it would be hard to better those. The route profile doesn&#8217;t reflect the steepness of the climbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6808593540\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1045\" height=\"987\" data-attachment-id=\"58685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-11-2022-strava-zwift-tour-of-watopia-stage-1-figure-8-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?fit=1045%2C987&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1045,987\" 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=\"3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Map\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?fit=476%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?fit=635%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?resize=1045%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Map\" class=\"wp-image-58685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?resize=476%2C450&amp;ssl=1 476w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?resize=635%2C600&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Map.png?resize=508%2C480&amp;ssl=1 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Map<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6808593540\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1045\" height=\"911\" data-attachment-id=\"58684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-11-2022-strava-zwift-tour-of-watopia-stage-1-figure-8-data\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?fit=1045%2C911&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1045,911\" 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=\"3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Data\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Data&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Data&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?fit=516%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?fit=688%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?resize=1045%2C911&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Data\" class=\"wp-image-58684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?resize=516%2C450&amp;ssl=1 516w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?resize=688%2C600&amp;ssl=1 688w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-11-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Stage-1-Figure-8-Data.png?resize=551%2C480&amp;ssl=1 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-11-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 1 Figure 8 Data<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:90%;height:800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/veloviewer.com\/segments\/12118421\/embed2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I rode the Tour of Watopia Stage 1 on the Figure 8 route. Group B started at 12:02 PM with about 660 riders. In hindsight I could&#8217;ve rode outside but the forecast contained a wind advisory with a strong cold <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/11\/zwift-tour-of-watopia-stage-1-figure-8-route\/\"><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":[5304,5564,5483,5399,5429,5347],"class_list":["post-58686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-figure-8","tag-stage-1","tag-tour-of-watopia","tag-virtual-ride","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fgy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58686","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=58686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58688,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58686\/revisions\/58688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}