{"id":64398,"date":"2024-01-17T15:06:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64398"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:06:59","slug":"epic-kom-saved-for-last-7-miles-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/17\/epic-kom-saved-for-last-7-miles-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic KOM Saved For Last 7 Miles: 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\/17\/2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uPlqy9EboeY?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>This will be my fourth ride on Watopia&#8217; Sugar Cookie route. Not sure where the Sugar Cookie name comes from. The last 7 miles are not that sweet. The previous rides were 24.3 miles with 846 feet of climbing. the ride begins with a descent from 328 feet to 49 feet. From there rolling hills for 14.4 miles put me at the foot of the big climb on the route. The climb goes up Epic KOM almost 300 feet in 1.25 miles. A small descent leads to the final climb of 40 feet over .75 of a mile. The last 3.25 miles is downhill except for a small kickup near the finish. The last ride took 1:30:38. I improved that time and garnered these Strava top results: <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10578079899\/segments\/3182791538263450198\">Epic KOM &#8211; Start to Bypass Intersection\u00a0<\/a>(9:43), <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10578079899\/segments\/3182791538259936854\">Sugar Cookie<\/a>\u00a0(1:16:20), <strong>2nd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10578079899\/segments\/3182791538262125142\">Epic KOM Bypass &#8211; Westbound\u00a0<\/a>(4:41), and <strong>3rd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10578079899\/segments\/3182791538261630550\">Jungle Descent<\/a>\u00a0(5:05). There were four sprints but I didn&#8217;t improve my PR on any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/31706764\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"249\" data-attachment-id=\"64394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-17-2024-sporttracks-ride-history-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-17-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=1834%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1834,380\" 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=\"1-17-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-17-2024 SportTracks Ride History Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-17-2024 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\/1-17-2024-SportTracks-Ride-History-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=600%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-17-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=527%2C600&amp;ssl=1 527w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-17-2024-Strava-Ride-Map-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?resize=422%2C480&amp;ssl=1 422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1047px) 100vw, 1047px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1-17-2024 Strava Ride Map Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10578079899\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"910\" data-attachment-id=\"64397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/1-17-2024-strava-ride-summary-zwift-watopia-sugar-cookie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-17-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Zwift-Watopia-Sugar-Cookie.png?fit=1042%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1042,910\" 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=\"1-17-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-17-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1-17-2024 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Sugar Cookie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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Not sure where the Sugar Cookie name comes from. The last 7 miles are not that sweet. The previous rides were 24.3 miles with 846 feet of climbing. the <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/17\/epic-kom-saved-for-last-7-miles-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-64398","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-gKG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64398","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=64398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64399,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64398\/revisions\/64399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}