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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020 #
1 PM
Cycling (Turbo) 1:25:32 53.92 km (37.8 kph) +197m
ahr:143 max:154 shoes: Genesis Croix de Fer 30 2016
Stage 1 - Longer Ride - Tour of Watopia 2020.
The 400+ strong "group ride" predictably fragmented within 1km, but I found myself in a good group that seemed up for working together, and after a few km we started cranking, hoovering up solos and small groups with abandon. Unfortunately at 40 mins / 22km I had to go rescue my bread from the oven, dropping 2 mins, 50 places, and off the pack. I soldiered on, largely solo, for the next 15km or so, working harder than the leisurely mini-pack a minute ahead but unable to overcome their drafting advantage, until I saw a small pack behind and let them catch up. I then set about trying to increase their work rate and several seemed up for it, so we gathered steam and hoovered stragglers for the remaining 15km or so. Good fun, legs well used by the end of it. Roll on stage 2.
The 400+ strong "group ride" predictably fragmented within 1km, but I found myself in a good group that seemed up for working together, and after a few km we started cranking, hoovering up solos and small groups with abandon. Unfortunately at 40 mins / 22km I had to go rescue my bread from the oven, dropping 2 mins, 50 places, and off the pack. I soldiered on, largely solo, for the next 15km or so, working harder than the leisurely mini-pack a minute ahead but unable to overcome their drafting advantage, until I saw a small pack behind and let them catch up. I then set about trying to increase their work rate and several seemed up for it, so we gathered steam and hoovered stragglers for the remaining 15km or so. Good fun, legs well used by the end of it. Roll on stage 2.