It was still chilly outside but inside it was nice and toasty. Stage 4 of the Tour de Zwift was live and I picked the 12 PM start time. Group C route was 10 miles and I wanted to ride longer than that so I chose Group A. The route for Group A was Watopia Serpentine 8, 16.6 miles including the lead-in with a bunch of climbing (for me anyway) at 784 feet. For a change the ride description mileage agreed with what I actually rode. As the starting countdown hit 0 I saw 2190 riders in the data block on the right. I was nowhere near the front and after the lead-in I settled into the 1890 to 1898 spots. Not bad considering it was Group A which rarely ride with because they are much faster than me. Watching the comments before the ride I saw someone mention the route was better suited for gravel bikes than road or MTB. I don’t have a gravel bike in my garage so I changed to the MTB in my garage. I don’t know if it made a difference but there many sections of dirt and dust.

Looking at the results at ZwiftPower.com in Group A I finished at 1170 out of 1203. Group B showed 483 riders, Group C 300, and Group D (women only) 47. I don’t know if only people with ZwiftPower.com logins are counted or everyone.

I previously rode the Serpentine 8 route 4 times and today was number 5. Below is a comparison of the 5.

Only 7 segments in Strava for the Serpentine 8. I set a record on 6 of them.

• PR on Serpentine 8 (51:43)
• PR on Mayan Bridge Eastbound (3:47)
• PR on Serpentine 8 Lead-In (12:30)

• PR on Mayan Bridge Westbound (3:50)
• plus 2 others