Christmas Day bike ride in Zwift before fixing a late lunch or early dinner. I looked to ride in the France world without creating a meetup but France was not on the open worlds. I created a meetup on the Paris Lutece Express route. There is a 2.2 mile lead-in and each lap is 4.1 miles so I set the distance to 12.2 miles. For me an official bike ride is at least 10 miles and this met that criteria. Each lap climbed 108 feet according to the route information from ZwiftInsider.com and I climbed 384 feet. Subtracting the lead-in miles that leaves 10 miles on the route or 2.44 laps. Calculating the expected climbing with the 108 feet spread evenly over the 4.1 miles the climbing should be 264 feet and I rode an extra 120 uphill. There was 1 sprint per lap just beyond the top of the biggest climb. To help me on the ride I listened to SiriusXM Holiday Traditions music.

I think I made a mistake before beginning the ride. After pairing my smart trainer to Zwift I clicked on the wrench not remembering what that did. That is a spin down to calibrate the trainer. I didn’t do the spin down but when I started the ride the resistance was significantly harder than my last ride. That compensated for the shorter ride, I guess.

This was my first time on this route but I actually rode the reverse of it on January 25th, 2022, the Champs-Élysées route. That time I rode 10.3 miles.

ZwiftInsider.com route information: “Paris’ Lutece Express route is simply the reverse version of the iconic Champs-Élysées route created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a clockwise direction, giving riders a chance to experience a virtual version of the most recognizable avenue in the world: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.”

Today ended my week of riding. I rode Zwift each day for a total of 124.13 miles. December riding totals 404.81 road + Zwift miles. Year to date totals 9,344 miles road and Zwift miles. I trail 2021 YTD by 64 miles and lead 2020 by 143 miles.

Strava results gave me a medal for every segment.