Last year on this date I rode stage 8 of the Tour de Zwift. This year I rode stage 7. It was a brute with 17% climbing. I missed stage 6. Stage 7 Group B rides 1 lap at 14.1 miles and 1198 feet of climbing. Lumpy ride with a Cat. 4 climb in the middle. My legs will be yelling at me. It averages 6.1% but hit 17%. Hopefully my legs will talk to me again after they quit complaining. I was out of the saddle on several climbs for extended portions. For all of that effort I got these Strava results: PR on Harlem Hill Climb (3:05), 2nd fastest time on NYC KOM (9:18), 2nd fastest time on East Side Drive Climb (2:09), and 2nd fastest time on Three Sisters – Fulgaz (6:02). I’ve biked around Central Park and there are no climbs like these.

I needed the explosive energy from the banner in the YouTube thumbnail above!