The Herd gathered for the 12:00 PM start in Zwift with 303 Zwifters signed up. As the countdown went to zero we rolled out and I felt good that I could stay with the group today. But that didn’t last long as they rolled away leaving me behind. I caught a few stragglers and passed them but they or others rode by me. I hung on to one rider for a short period of time until he slowly moved away. From there I rode alone except for when The Herd rode back down the climb going the opposite direction. I am thinking yesterday after the Spin Down I engaged Ergo Mode and that affected my ability to stay with other Zwifters. After today’s ride I turned it off and tomorrow (weather forecast tells me I will be inside) I will see if that makes a difference. I tried to turn it off during the ride but was unable to.

Somehow I finished 38th in Group D Basic 2. I have not noticed the Basic 2 designation before. Previously on January 15th when I rode The Herd’s Bull Run this designation did not show up. The course on January 15th was Richmond UCI Worlds while today I think we rode Watopia.

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