Before starting today’s group ride in Zwift I went to my garage and change to the Cannondale Evo frame but kept the Shimano C60 wheels but I should’ve change to the Shimano C40 because they have 2 stars for weight versus 1 star for the C60’s. I looked for an event and chose the Los AvHispados group ride using the Island Outskirts route in the Makuri Islands. Too many “islands” in that. From the group name I figured most of the dialogue would be in Spanish but there wasn’t a lot and most of it I figured out what they were saying. There were over 20,000 Zwifters on line when opened the companion app to join the ride which started at 12:10 PM my time. When I checked after the ride the Zwifters had declined to just over 17,000.

The event was 60 minutes long so the distance was determined by how fast I rode. I ended up riding 16.66 miles. Climbing was 3 times up the major hill in the route for a total of 794 feet. The climbs weren’t steep with the max at 6%, I think. This was my first ride on this route but several of the roads are part of other routes that I have done. The nearby Zwifters for the group was about 124. Group D was supposed to average 1.0 to 2.5 w/kg but not long after the start it was evident most were pushing 2.5 and more. It didn’t take too long for the group to pull away from me. I rode solo most of the ride with a few small groups passing but the sweep (A.CS [HISP]) did not pass me. He stayed behind or just in front towards the end of the ride. Thank you. At the end I was surprised with the results, finishing in the top 11% of my category.

From ZwiftInsider.com: “Taking in (almost) all of Urukazi’s outermost roads, this loop gives you a tour of the island group, taking you to the highest point on the map along the way.”. Each lap was 7.0 miles with a .1 mile lead-in. I did the big climb 3 times but only got to go down 2 times.

I listened to Pandora’s Contemporary Christian Radio during the ride.

Strava only has 2 segments for this route and I managed to get these results: PR on Festival Harbor Climb CCW (6:11), PR on Island Outskirts (24:06),
2nd fastest time on Festival Harbor Climb CCW (6:38), and 2nd fastest time on Island Outskirts (25:12).