No equipment issues at the start of today’s Tour de Zwift and I had everything ready for the start. I got with a group at the start and worked my way from over 100th place up to the 70’s. A couple of times I moved into 69th place. As the title says the course went up and down with an 11% climb twice in the two laps around the circuit. 226 racers gathered for the 12:13 PM start on the 11.5 mile stage. I finished in 71st in 33:09 average power of 183w.

I unlocked the “Hilly Route”, whatever that means and set a new personal record for Zwift KOM. Strava recorded more personal records than Zwift did. Drafting in a group makes a difference from riding alone just like in real biking. The absence of the fence means all out pedaling without watching it. I managed to change the camera a few times during the race and not lose my position. There isn’t as much messaging compared to a ride, everyone is concentrating on the race I think.

I was surprised stage 3 happened so soon since I raced stage 2 yesterday. Tuesday I most likely will be Zwifting again based on the weather forecast calling for temperatures below 60.