Another cool March morning today as my ride decision time rolled around. I opted for a Zwift ride. Looking at the upcoming events none appealed to me or the time was too late so I created a Zwift “meetup” riding in France on the Casse – Pattes route. One lap is 14.8 miles long but I wanted to ride 22 miles and adjusted the meetup to that length. Over those miles I expected to climb about 600 feet mainly over two hills. The first hill was not that tall but the second one was longer and higher. This was the third time riding this route and the longest. I wasn’t alone on the course with over 2800 other Zwifters in France.

I thought I might try some side roads after riding 14.8 miles but none appeared. In fact, I don’t think there were any turn options during the whole ride.

The ride overview from SportTracks shows the 2 hills and the flat roads on either side of them.

Strava was slow showing the ride activity so I went to Zwift to get the fit file and this route map. That’s the first time I did that.

Strava top results reported: PR on Petit KOM (10:41), 2nd fastest time on Casse-Pattes (49:40), and 3rd fastest time on Aqueduc KOM Reverse (1:10).