{"id":60886,"date":"2022-12-22T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60886"},"modified":"2022-12-22T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:00:21","slug":"3-climbs-only-2-descents-zwift-island-outskirts-on-makuri-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/22\/3-climbs-only-2-descents-zwift-island-outskirts-on-makuri-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Climbs, Only 2 Descents. Zwift Island Outskirts On Makuri Islands"},"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 -  3 Climbs, Only 2 Descents. Zwift Island Outskirts On Makuri Islands 12\/22\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwlQOl9Tbag?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>Before starting today&#8217;s group ride in Zwift I went to my garage and change to the Cannondale Evo frame but kept the Shimano C60 wheels but I should&#8217;ve change to the Shimano C40 because they have 2 stars for weight versus 1 star for the C60&#8217;s. I looked for an event and chose the Los AvHispados group ride using the Island Outskirts route in the Makuri Islands. Too many &#8220;islands&#8221; in that. From the group name I figured most of the dialogue would be in Spanish but there wasn&#8217;t a lot and most of it I figured out what they were saying. There were over 20,000 Zwifters on line when opened the companion app to join  the ride which started at 12:10 PM my time. When I checked after the ride the Zwifters had declined to just over 17,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was 60 minutes long so the distance was determined by how fast I rode. I ended up riding 16.66 miles. Climbing was 3 times up the major hill in the route for a total of 794 feet. The climbs weren&#8217;t steep with the max at 6%, I think. This was my first ride on this route but several of the roads are part of other routes that I have done. The nearby Zwifters for the group was about 124. Group D was supposed to average 1.0 to 2.5 w\/kg but not long after the start it was evident most were pushing 2.5 and more. It didn&#8217;t take too long for the group to pull away from me. I rode solo most of the ride with a few small groups passing but the sweep (A.CS [HISP]) did not pass me. He stayed behind or just in front towards the end of the ride. Thank you. At the end I was surprised with the results, finishing in the top 11% of my category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" data-attachment-id=\"60887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/22\/3-climbs-only-2-descents-zwift-island-outskirts-on-makuri-islands\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?fit=2544%2C1401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2544,1401\" 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=\"2022-12-22_13-10-07_17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?fit=600%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?fit=800%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17-800x441.jpg?resize=800%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?resize=800%2C441&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?resize=600%2C330&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?resize=640%2C352&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?resize=1536%2C846&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?resize=2048%2C1128&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-22_13-10-07_17.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/route\/island-outskirts\/\">ZwiftInsider.com<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;Taking in (almost) all of Urukazi\u2019s outermost roads, this loop gives you a tour of the island group, taking you to the highest point on the map along the way.&#8221;. Each lap was 7.0 miles with a .1 mile lead-in. I did the big climb 3 times but only got to go down 2 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I listened to Pandora&#8217;s Contemporary Christian Radio during the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strava only has 2 segments for this route and I managed to get these results: <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8279544201\/segments\/3041086415671601746\">Festival Harbor Climb CCW<\/a>\u00a0(6:11), <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8279544201\/segments\/3041086415669640786\">Island Outskirts<\/a>\u00a0(24:06), <strong><br \/>2nd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8279544201\/segments\/3041086415670914642\">Festival Harbor Climb CCW<\/a>\u00a0(6:38),  and <strong>2nd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8279544201\/segments\/3041086415671604818\">Island Outskirts<\/a>\u00a0(25:12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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