Tag: Zwift
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Making an Iceman Part Three: The Epic Conclusion
Last week, I was riding on Zwift with a rather tame Pace Partner. The pace should’ve been easy; the watts I was putting out should’ve been moderate, and my heart rate well within a comfortable range. Instead, I was on my knees. My HR was through the roof, sweat was pouring out of me like […]
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Winter is Coming Tour Stages 4 and 5
It was a busy world of virtual bike racing. With the Team Time Trial running throughout the week and the final two stages coming over the weekend, there was little rest from fake racing. That can really get tiring. The Stage Four TTT Few events are as eagerly anticipated or fervently feared as the team […]
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Winter is Coming Stage One and Stage Two
In what turned out to be a much more selective opener to the Winter is Coming Tour, Stage One saw some big gaps open throughout the field, though there is still plenty to play for throughout the field and in the sprint and KOM competitions. After 7km of neutral racing to acknowledge the fans and […]
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Manfred Memorial Tour Finale
And so a full season of indoor, fake racing wrapped up with what might have been the toughest stage of them all. Before Sunday’s 70 kilometer finale, however, teams had to adopt the buddy system for a two-man time trial midweek. Originally imagined as a real-time team pursuit, the realities of getting thirty adults with […]
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Manfred Memorial Tour Stage Two And Three Recap
It was an important week in the Manfred Memorial Tour, with the race favorites making the most of an early individual time trial to prise out some time gaps after a tight and tough opener. Stage Two offered riders a chance to either create separation or make up ground with a race against the clock. […]