Cascade Zwifters: Dust in the Wind x2.3 (vRTS #7)

Welcome to the Weekend Virtual Long Ride!  This weekend we're riding in Zwift's WATOPIA zone on an 80 mile route at 1.3 to 3.0 w/kg (self paced).  The event ends at the 80.8 mile mark (roughly 2 1/3 circuits of the Dust in the Wind route), but our long ride participants can ride as much of the ride as they wish.  During prior weekends, sub-groups have formed at various paces within the 1.3watt/kg (Moderate) to 3.0w/kg ranges (Strenuous) paces during this self paced (un-banded) meetup.  Plus, we have a Discord server, so you'll be verbally "with" the other meetup riders at all time.  Also, we socialize on WebEx after the ride for an after party!

The moderate group stays together and regroups at the top of KOM (King/Queen of the mountain) climbs and takes a lunch break.  Faster paces tend to paceline and ride longer stretches without breaks.  Keep in mind that even if we're not adjacent to each other in game, we're still communicating via text via the companion app and voice via Discord.

There is a link below to the ZwiftInsider description of each circuit.  The loop is 33.9 miles long with 1736' of elevation gain with no large KOMs this week - it's pretty much ALL rolling hills, the biggest of which is in Titan Grove at roughly a half mile at 6%.  Yeah, we hit that a few times! :)  The meetup starts at 8:20 AM sharp and Zwift does not support late starts to meetups.  Please arrive 15-30 minutes early to work out any last minute technical issues (connect to Discord, apply game or computer updates, etc).  More details are on the Cascade Zwifter Facebook group posting for this week.

Please preregister for the ride - but MOST IMPORTANTLY find and follow Steve Ciccarelli (Cascade) on the Companion App.  Contact Steve (send a text or FB message) to insure you have an invite to the meetup prior to the start.  Meetup invites within the final 15 minutes before ride start typically aren't recognized by the game.

Hope to see you on our ride!

Discord Server:  discord.gg/nK7AA7c - use the Seattle Steps - SteveC room