Zwift | The Grade | First ride on The Grade, I was not prepared.

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Published 2024-06-15
As a MAMIL this was my first ride on the all new The Grade in Zwift. A climb that to my surprise just gets steeper and steeper with double digit percentages. Wow that was a though ride.

Any tips or help on how I can improve on zwift are welcome. Please leave a comment.

All Comments (16)
  • Every one suffers bon this climb, Super effort, I'm always in awe how you can ride seated, I have to stand to be at my best. 💪💪👍👍
  • @WarHammerWH
    Good that you pushed through it and thank you for this video. I was planning to do this in the next few days, so now I know what to expect to pace myself better.
  • @alleywatson
    I think this definitely requires you to get into a rhythm and just keep going at a manageable wattage. We don’t know if you had already warmed up also.
  • @aerowilly65
    You did well to hold on until the end there and your average power did not drop too badly. But my bit of advice would be this: when doing any maximal effort,for example a time trial ,you should set a deliberately easier pace at the start,for at least the first quarter. I’m sure you realize now you went off too hard at the start. I would be pretty confident if you do it again and you start easier, say at 215w W for the first few minutes, your FTP will end up higher
  • @bonn1771
    Amazing work and you sound like me. Only a few more sections.. Just sub and happy training
  • @dczwifter
    Great effort 👌. I did it myself and blew up the first time and a little better the second time. It takes a bit of getting used to.
  • managed it in 20.11 . Happy as I am a chubby 103kg 50 year old who did a 45 miler the day before . Will do it again with fresh legs as I enjoyed it
  • @user-rz6kc8gr1h
    Blew myself up on the first try vecause i forgot to yse the virtual shifter. Trying again tomorrow
  • @loulew07
    3:00 PM on Monday, June 24, 2024 # 396 OA Zwift - # 9 Oh Hill No in Watopia Your PR 24:06 27 /131 < mens age div 65-69 I have done it now 11 times . I would ask you what is your age ? HR seems very very high , I'M around 75 to 80 % HR AVG Im not going all out for my 24 mins .Im 67 HR for my ride was 124 which was 81% of my max .
  • @chrisoliver6690
    I'd do it again, only this time pace yourself, as AW65 said.
  • @99cya
    As swiss i do not understand the fuss about this. Its neither steep nor long 😂😂 just go up to your abilities and its over very quickly.
  • @Joshua-dx7zn
    That doesn't look fun at all. I will have to try it today or tomorrow though. I will have to see if I can beat your time but that looks like a solid effort.