{"id":59932,"date":"2022-08-19T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59932"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:39:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:39:45","slug":"rain-outside-zwift-inside-riding-watopia-triple-flat-loops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/19\/rain-outside-zwift-inside-riding-watopia-triple-flat-loops\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Outside, Zwift Inside Riding Watopia Triple Flat Loops"},"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=\"Rain Outside, Zwift Inside Riding Watopia Triple Flat Loops 8\/19\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/txbjJZSI7Ao?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>It finally happened, it started raining around 8 AM as I sat down to eat breakfast and continued until the cutoff time to ride outside about 10:30. Not wanting to miss a bike ride I decided to ride in Zwift. Since my last ride using Zwift was April 15th I figured I would need to check my computer, OBS software, Blue Norcross AL bike and remember how to select which event to ride. The Zwift companion app listed a bunch of events but I didn&#8217;t find one with the distance (over 20 miles) and a good start time. I decided to create my own group event. Watopia was the world I selected and then I landed on the Triple Flat Loops route for 21.7 miles. While setting the start time I messed up and pick 11:45 PM instead of 11:45 AM. I fixed that when I noticed the start time was 12 hours away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/route\/triple-flat-loops\/\">ZwiftInsider.com<\/a><\/strong> information about the route: &#8220;Originally published as Zwift Insider\u2019s first Rebel Route in April 2019, \u201cTriple Flat Loops\u201d covers all three of Watopia\u2019s \u201cflat\u201d routes, including Fuego Flats\u2019 Tick Tock, Volcano Flat, and of course the classic Flat route. Zwift\u2019s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:100%;height:600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/veloviewer.com\/segments\/20453276\/embed2?units=i\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The Triple Flat Loops route ride wasn&#8217;t too hilly and I maintained an average speed of 16.1 mph. I rode a little more than the 21.7 miles to set up getting to 200 miles for the week on Saturday&#8217;s ride. I&#8217;m an optimistic cyclist. Today&#8217;s virtual ride moves my week total to 174.72 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I should&#8217;ve went to the Zwift garage and upgraded my bike. The skinny tires and frame looked out of place compared to my real life bikes. I didn&#8217;t realize I rode this route two times earlier in the year. Today&#8217;s ride was slower than the other two but Strava showed a <strong>3rd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7665591310\/segments\/2995772860532286854\">Rebel Route: Triple Flat Loops<\/a>\u00a0(1:18:33) which confirm my slower ride.<\/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\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"278\" data-attachment-id=\"59926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-19-2022-ytd-rides-zwift-watopia-triple-flat-loops\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?fit=1836%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1836,426\" 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=\"8-19-2022 YTD Rides Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-19-2022 YTD Rides Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-19-2022 YTD Rides Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?fit=600%2C139&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?fit=800%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=1200%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-19-2022 YTD Rides Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops\" class=\"wp-image-59926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?w=1836&amp;ssl=1 1836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=600%2C139&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=800%2C186&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=640%2C148&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-YTD-Rides-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=1536%2C356&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-19-2022 YTD Rides Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t livestream the ride because I now have gigabit internet. It took about 3 minutes to upload the 12GB video file.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7665591310\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"895\" data-attachment-id=\"59925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-19-2022-strava-ride-summary-zwift-watopia-triple-flat-loops\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?fit=1040%2C895&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1040,895\" 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=\"8-19-2022 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-19-2022 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-19-2022 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?fit=523%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?fit=697%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=1040%2C895&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-19-2022 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops\" class=\"wp-image-59925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?w=1040&amp;ssl=1 1040w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=523%2C450&amp;ssl=1 523w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=697%2C600&amp;ssl=1 697w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-19-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Triple-Flat-Loops.jpg?resize=558%2C480&amp;ssl=1 558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-19-2022 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Triple Flat Loops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It finally happened, it started raining around 8 AM as I sat down to eat breakfast and continued until the cutoff time to ride outside about 10:30. Not wanting to miss a bike ride I decided to ride in Zwift. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/19\/rain-outside-zwift-inside-riding-watopia-triple-flat-loops\/\"><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],"tags":[2560,212,135,4719,5304,5566,5429,5400,5347],"class_list":["post-59932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike-ride","tag-biking","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-triple-flat-loops","tag-virtual-ride","tag-watopia","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fAE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59932","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=59932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59933,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59932\/revisions\/59933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}