{"id":64353,"date":"2024-01-12T15:42:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64353"},"modified":"2024-01-12T15:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:42:39","slug":"70-degrees-lasted-one-day-back-to-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/12\/70-degrees-lasted-one-day-back-to-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/","title":{"rendered":"70 Degrees Lasted One Day. Back To Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie"},"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 Watopia Sugar Cookie 1\/12\/2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQbWk2qw4-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 70 degree weather lasted one day. When I woke up this morning the wind was strong and the temperature slowly dropping from 63 degrees. It is January. This meant today&#8217;s bike ride was going to be in Zwift. I was thinking ahead a couple of days ago on which route to ride and the Watopia Sugar Cookie came to mind. The 24.2 miles was long enough and I thought my legs would power me up the 846 feet elevation gain. That happened today. In November I rode this route twice. As the ride progressed I thought today was going to be slower than those two but it turned out it was faster, enough to get the Strava <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10545666563\/segments\/3180987427522844490\">Sugar Cookie<\/a>\u00a0(1:19:49) plus two others: <strong>2nd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10545666563\/segments\/3180987427522444106\">Epic KOM &#8211; Start to Bypass Intersection\u00a0<\/a>(10:17) and <strong>2nd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10545666563\/segments\/3180987427522786122\">Epic KOM Bypass &#8211; Westbound\u00a0<\/a>(4:42). I thought climbing the Epic KOM I was going slow. I was out of the saddle whenever the gradient hit 8% or more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"215\" data-attachment-id=\"64349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-12-2024-sporttracks-ride-history-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=1846%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1846,330\" 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=\"1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=600%2C107&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=800%2C143&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=1200%2C215&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" class=\"wp-image-64349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?w=1846&amp;ssl=1 1846w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=600%2C107&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=800%2C143&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=640%2C114&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=1536%2C275&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The profile on Strava flattens out the Epic KOM and SportTracks seems more representative.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/31691082\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"713\" data-attachment-id=\"64350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-12-2024-sporttracks-ride-summary-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=1832%2C1088&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1832,1088\" 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=\"1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=600%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=800%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=1200%2C713&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" class=\"wp-image-64350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?w=1832&amp;ssl=1 1832w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=600%2C356&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=800%2C475&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=640%2C380&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-SportTracks-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=1536%2C912&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1-12-2024 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"64352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-12-2024-strava-ride-summary-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=1036%2C932&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1036,932\" 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=\"1-12-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=500%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=667%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"64352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie-667x600.png?resize=667%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-12-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" class=\"wp-image-64352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=667%2C600&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=500%2C450&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=534%2C480&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?w=1036&amp;ssl=1 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>1-12-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"64351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-12-2024-strava-ride-map-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=1061%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1061,1152\" 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=\"1-12-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-12-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=414%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=553%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"64351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie-553x600.png?resize=553%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1-12-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" class=\"wp-image-64351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=553%2C600&amp;ssl=1 553w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=414%2C450&amp;ssl=1 414w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-12-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=442%2C480&amp;ssl=1 442w, 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When I woke up this morning the wind was strong and the temperature slowly dropping from 63 degrees. It is January. This meant today&#8217;s bike ride was going to be in Zwift. I <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/12\/70-degrees-lasted-one-day-back-to-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\"><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":[5352],"tags":[5304,5658,5429,5400,5347],"class_list":["post-64353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-sugar-cookie","tag-virtual-ride","tag-watopia","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gJX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64353","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=64353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64354,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64353\/revisions\/64354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}