I didn’t have to think hard about choosing Zwift for today’s bike ride. The temperature outside was 44 degrees, well below my 60 degree outdoor biking threshold. The cold came as the result of a very windy front that passed through last night knocking out my electricity for around 30 minutes. Thankfully the UPS for my desktop Zwift computer allowed an orderly shut down.

Looking at the upcoming Zwift events on my phone I settled on the ZZRC Sub 2.0 (D) ride on The Fan Flats course starting at 12:20 PM. This course follows the 2015 UCI course in Richmond. My wife and I were there for the worlds. The course wasn’t totally flat but climbing was minimal with nothing over 5% I think. This was the 4th time I rode with ZZRC and the first time on The Fan Flats course. Some shots of the ride.

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With over an hour to get ready I got everything in place. I checked the settings for power in Zwift and adjusted it to about 75% to see if that helped me keep up with the group. It didn’t. In fact I couldn’t tell any difference. After the ride I did a spinup and spin down test for my Wahoo Snap smart trainer using the Wahoo Utility app on my phone. I had no problem getting up to 23 mph the test required after 60 minutes of biking. The next Zwift ride (probably tomorrow based on the weather forecast) will let me know if there is any change.

There were 144 people in the D group. I started with them but by 2 minutes into the ride I was number 143, soon to be number 144. I got a 2nd fastest time on the West Broad Street Reverse segment according to Strava. Power output maxed at 213 watts and averaged 81 watts. Again, way below what I do on the road.

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My standings on my goals for December.

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