9 minutes of technical difficulties delayed my start of the SZR Evening Joy Ride on Watopia’s Waistband. Everything was ready as I warmed up waiting for the 12:06 PM start. Around 2 or 3 minutes before the start I lost my internet connection. The companion app disconnected and all the sensors showed “no signal”. I tried troubleshooting the network connection which seemed to solve the problem for a few seconds and then disconnected again. Restarting the companion app didn’t help. Turning Bluetooth off and on was no good. Looking at my router I saw the internet light was out but all of the lights on my cable modem were lit. After 9 minutes the internet came back, I opened Zwift and was standing on the course with a message that it was trying to find other riders. My sensors could not connect with the companion app so I connected to the Bluetooth on my desktop computer. Then some riders appeared and I started pedaling. From then on to the finish I rode with various riders. At the finish I was 147 out of 215. Not too bad considering the 9 minute late start.

Originally the ride lasted 60 minutes but I rode 52:44. In Strava I achieved 2 medals, a gold and a bronze. I came in 129th on Fuego Flats and moved to level 18. Overall I finished in the top 22% of my category at the finish. The ride covered 15.72 miles with 305 feet of climbing. Since my very first ride in Zwift I biked 1,461 miles in 88:32, and 12 miles of climbing.