Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2024 | Stage 4

Posted on 5th November 202410th November 2024 by Tim

Zwift’s 2024 Tour of Watopia continued with Stage 4. The Standard Ride was Mayan 8 which was a new one for me. The elevation was only 241 metres but it turned out it was condensed into a fairly short section of 6 – 7 km which meant it was quite hard gong at times. Then the descent was a long incredibly straight drop when I hit a max speed on 82.6 kph. At some point I must repeat that route as I reckon with a good effort I could maybe break the 100 kph barrier.

Route	Mayan 8 in Watopia
Distance	26,1 km
Time	49:11
Elevation	255 m
Average Power	243 W

Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2024 | Stage 3

Posted on 2nd November 202410th November 2024 by Tim

The Standard Ride for Stage 3 of Zwift’s 2024 Tour of Watopia is Sand and Sequoias. This is one of my favourite routes as the section on either side of the hill is great fun when using Wahoo’s KICKR Climb. Oh and it has dinosaurs. Having ridden this route a few times previously I was pretty confident I would hold pace. I did, until about the last few km when I really started to struggle. Still I levelled up to Level 37 and armed the Tour of Watopia ’24 Bikepacker Cap (sponsored by Cactus Cafe and Hank’s Oil and Gas apparently). Woo!

Route	Sand and Sequoias in Watopia
Distance	22.5 km
Time	40:08
Elevation	181 m
Average Power	237 W

Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2024 | Stage 1

Posted on 21st October 202410th November 2024 by Tim

So for the first time in two months I got on the bike in order to take part on Zwift’s 2024 Tour of Watopia event. Normally I would have signed up for the Long Ride but given how I was feeling and the long pause between regular rides I knew my fitness level wasn’t up to it. In addition to that I had only returned from holiday the previous day and had endured 16-hour overnight flight without sleep. So, Standard Ride for me on Stage 1 of the Tour meant the Figure 8 route.

The lengths of the Long and Standard rides were the same but the elevation was 682 m versus 234 m. It turned out it was the right decision – I was dying well before the end of the 30 km and especially on the reverse climb over the hill around the 21 km mark. Still it got done and it felt great to have achieved it. As a bonus I unlocked the Tour of Watopia ’24 Cycling Shoes. Woo!

Route	Figure 8 in Watopia
Distance	29.8 km
Time	1:15:20
Elevation	254 m
Average Power	123 W

Zwift Big Spin | Stage 4

Posted on 2nd April 20242nd May 2024 by Tim

Again I stuck with the B Class route for the final Stage 4 – the Lutece Express route in Paris! I had ridden this route before but forgotten how long the ride in was. However it was quite enjoyable and with two laps gave two opportunities to win prizes. I won the Le Tournesol Kit and Le Beret. Annoyingly the prize I wanted – the Union Jack bucket hat wasn’t forthcoming but I wasn’t desperate enough to ride anymore from this event.

Route	Lutece Express
Distance	18.3 km
Time	33 m 22 s
Elevation	109 m
Average Power	228 W

Zwift Big Spin | Stage 3

Posted on 25th March 202425th March 2024 by Tim

This evening I chose to stick with the B Class route for Stage 3 – the Mighty Metropolitan route in New York which contained a nasty KOM that caused a lot of grief! I reverted to my usual wheels from the Tri-Spoke and Disc wheel wheels I got from the Stage 1 ride. This time round I won the Zwift Big Spin shoes. As a bonus, I also levelled up to Level 32 and unlocked the flat cap! Only one more Stage to go for next week but hopefully I’ll get a chance to ride between now and then…

Route	Mighty Metropolitan
Distance	21.0 km
Time	44m 16s
Elevation	327 m
Average Power	208 W