My second stage ride in the 2024 Tour de Zwift (missed stage 1). Today’s route for group B: Makuri Islands Turf N Surf route. 15.3 miles and 649 feet of climbing. I rode this route once before on December 12th, 2022. Two climbs after a downhill. first one starts around 9 miles and the taller one starts around 13.5 miles. The last half mile is mostly flat. Weather outside: 27 degrees, cloudy, wind N 16 mph gusts 26 mph. No way I would ride outdoors today.

Until the climbs I stayed with a small group. The climbs separated me from others as I expected. Today’s ride was faster than my previous one on this route. Strava confirmed that: PR on Turf N Surf (51:14). Other Strava results: 3rd fastest time on Alley Sprint (44s) and 3rd fastest time on Pain Cavern Climb (8:01).

Checking ZwiftPower.com I was 422 out of 449 riders in group B. The Zwift group board put me around 710 out of 840.

The two climbs were in the second half of the route.