{"id":58758,"date":"2022-03-21T15:05:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58758"},"modified":"2022-03-21T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:08:19","slug":"handful-of-gravel-stage-4-tour-of-watopia-avoided-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/21\/handful-of-gravel-stage-4-tour-of-watopia-avoided-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Handful of Gravel, Stage 4 Tour of Watopia. Avoided Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zwift Tour of Watopia Stage 4 Handful of Gravel 3\/21\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8kcBf2TCh_E?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>Light rain this morning meant a perfect time to ride stage 4 of the Tour of Watopia. Thankfully rain in Zwift is not wet. I waited until watching the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya on GCN+ to pick a starting time. Group B rode 3 laps plus the lead-in on the recently released Handful of Gravel route. I started at 12:02 PM riding my Blue Norcross AL bike connected to the Wahoo Kickr Snap smart trainer. The bike was auto selected for the ride using a gravel bike but seems to retain the color from my road bike I last used. Before the ride started I think I made a mistake ramping up my watts over 200 because when the ride started the pedaling effort was much harder than my last Zwift ride. That may have been a spin up and spin down to calibrate the smart trainer. Livestream video buffered a lot cutting off the finish. The edited video above has the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route went up a not so steep but long climb 3 times over the 14.07 miles. The actual climbing for me was 797 feet compared to the 799 feet listed in the companion app event description. Close enough. The descents didn&#8217;t ease up much on my pedaling effort but I did hit speeds over 30 mph. Since this was a new route I never rode it before. I checked <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/route\/handful-of-gravel\/\">ZwiftInsider.com<\/a><\/strong> to get an idea of what I was in for. I found the Route Basics: Length: 6.1 km (3.8 miles), Elevation: 73.5 m (241\u2018), Lead-In: 4.1 km (2.5 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:90%;height:450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/veloviewer.com\/segments\/31095294\/embed?units=i\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>ZwiftPower.com results looked better than I expected. During the ride nearby riders showed about 760 with me at 640 to 650. Looking at the Group B results I slotted in at 368 out of 420. The last lap my legs got tired from the extra effort and I thought I might end up in the last few finishers but I kept pedaling. Group A counted 717, group C 350, and group D 22. For a change I wasn&#8217;t on the last page of the results, I was on page 3.<\/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\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" data-attachment-id=\"58759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/21\/handful-of-gravel-stage-4-tour-of-watopia-avoided-rain\/3-21-2022-zwiftpower-tour-of-watopia-handful-of-gravel-results\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?fit=1655%2C1243&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1655,1243\" 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=\"3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?resize=1200%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ZwiftPower.com results Group B Tour of Watopia stage 4 ride 3\/21\/2022\" class=\"wp-image-58759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?w=1655&amp;ssl=1 1655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-ZwiftPower-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Results.png?resize=1536%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a new route the possibilities for new personal results comes up. On Strava I achieved 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid 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\/6860093210\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"58757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-21-2022-strava-zwift-tour-of-watopia-handful-of-gravel-summary\/\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Summary.png?resize=516%2C450&amp;ssl=1 516w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Summary.png?resize=550%2C480&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Summary.png?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-21-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Handful of Gravel 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:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6860093210\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"58756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-21-2022-strava-zwift-tour-of-watopia-handful-of-gravel-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?fit=1043%2C970&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1043,970\" 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=\"3-21-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Handful of Gravel Map\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-21-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Handful of Gravel Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-21-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Handful of Gravel Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?fit=484%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?fit=645%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?resize=645%2C600\" alt=\"3-21-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Handful of Gravel Map\" class=\"wp-image-58756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?resize=645%2C600&amp;ssl=1 645w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?resize=484%2C450&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?resize=516%2C480&amp;ssl=1 516w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Tour-of-Watopia-Handful-of-Gravel-Map.png?w=1043&amp;ssl=1 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-21-2022 Strava Zwift Tour of Watopia Handful of Gravel Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Light rain this morning meant a perfect time to ride stage 4 of the Tour of Watopia. Thankfully rain in Zwift is not wet. I waited until watching the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya on GCN+ to pick a starting time. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/21\/handful-of-gravel-stage-4-tour-of-watopia-avoided-rain\/\"><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":[5304,5569,5381,5399,5429,5347],"class_list":["post-58758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-handful-of-gravel","tag-stage-4","tag-tour-of-watopia","tag-virtual-ride","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fhI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58758","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=58758"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58762,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58758\/revisions\/58762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}