Today was way too windy and chilly (46 degrees) to ride outside. A perfect day to ride the Tour de Zwift. Stage 2 was live and I joined Group C for the 10 AM start. About 900 other riders were in the start pen as the countdown ended. The course was the London Loop, one of several with “Loop” in the name. Today we went up Box Hill which accounted for most of the 682 feet of climbing, though I was expecting 752 feet according to the Zwift companion app. I didn’t miss not riding those extra 70 feet up. The distance came in at 9.73 miles but the official length was 9.5 miles. I think the extra came from my pedaling after the finish.

Until we reached Box Hill I hovered around position 504 but once we started up I dropped to 590 or so.

Strava says I recorded 2nd fastest time on Northumberland Ave Climb (51s). This is the first time I rode this course though I have been on portions of it before.

It’s good that I started Zwift early because the update took several minutes. Zwift Launcher is now at version 1.1.1 which means the updates from this week may start showing up. One I am looking forward to is club events. Maybe a Texbiker Club?

According to Zwiftpower.com I finished 316 out 400 registered Zwifters for Group C. Group A had 3 riders, Group B 502 riders, and Group D 23 riders. A total of 928 registered at Zwiftpower.com in the event.