Flattest Stretches: Watopia Triple Flat Loops
The flattest stretches of Watopia. 21.1 miles, 514 feet elevation gain. This will be the 10th time riding this route. Outside it is 30 degrees, up from 17 degrees around sunrise. Only place to ride is Zwift; total of 32617 people Zwifting when I started. At 4.76 miles the first significant climb covered 1/2 mile going up from 45 to 89 feet. The following downhill lasted about 1.25 miles bottoming out at 18 feet below sea level. This was under water until 7.69 miles when a 2.23 mile long climb went up to 71 feet for a total gain of 89 feet. I got some relief after the climb going downhill for 1.43 miles. From there the road went up for 2.71 miles, 73 feet above sea level. A brief .73 mile downhill gave me recovery time for the .31 mile uphill gaining 30 feet. The next 1.95 miles descended to below sea level, a 1.08 mile flat section under water. The final big climb lasted 2.06 miles up 70 feet onto Fuego Flats to the finish. Overall Strava says this was 3rd fastest time on Rebel Route: Triple Flat Loops (1:09:55).