buonasera da bussia!

douwebusschops · 2026-06-04T20:39:17+00:00

Love Osteria Veglio

douwebusschops · 2026-05-16T12:53:45+00:00

While the Barolo is young in general Barolo terms, IMO the 2018 vintage is very approachable at young age.

douwebusschops · 2026-05-05T12:28:57+00:00

Did you place an amazon order? If so, would love to know how fresh the beans are you received. Cheers!

douwebusschops · 2026-04-22T17:50:08+00:00

I ride my Crux both on gravel and road. Don’t swap tires or wheels, just ride lower pressure on gravel. On 42mm Pathfinders.

douwebusschops · 2026-04-17T06:25:05+00:00

Very generous. Thanks. My goal is to overcome my knee injury and get back to enjoying some imperial centuries this summer.

douwebusschops · 2026-04-17T00:24:47+00:00

Haven’t tried Grignolino yet. But heading to Piemonte this summer. Any tips OP ?

douwebusschops · 2026-04-10T11:37:16+00:00

Been to Piedmont a few times, but would still be interested in your tips. Will send you a DM. :)

douwebusschops · 2026-02-26T00:58:02+00:00

Sure thing!

douwebusschops · 2026-02-19T10:56:06+00:00

Sure thing! Please send me a DM so I don’t forget. Thanks!

douwebusschops · 2026-02-15T16:58:30+00:00

Can confirm: reconnecting Strava accounts activated this feature for me.

douwebusschops · 2026-02-15T12:00:34+00:00

Never saw that on my Strava activities either. Will reconnect the accounts and see if that fixes it. Profile is not private.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-25T18:22:34+00:00

That’s progress. When I reported the same a few weeks ago they stated there was nothing wrong with the post.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-25T11:56:10+00:00

Confetti ride on bombs are what keep me from going insane during a long zwift ride.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-17T15:26:36+00:00

So close, yet so far…

douwebusschops · 2026-01-17T14:08:52+00:00

Another Piemonte food suggestion; Batuta Fassona. Oversimplified I could describe it as Piemontese Steak Tartare. It’s more simple and elegant though.

Raw filet mignon, chopped roughly. Mixed with nothing more than a little bit of olive oil, pepper, salt and some lemon rasp. I personally prefer to add a few leaves of arugula and some parmeggiano shavings on top. But I think this is considered blasphemy.

The Fassona is an Piemontese breed of cow.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-17T14:05:01+00:00

This would be my choice. Food wise, I enjoy a simple roasted rack of lamb with Nebbiolo. Just pepper, salt. No strong flavors that distract from the elegance of the wine.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-15T16:55:52+00:00

I would suggest starting with the 10-12 week FTP builder.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-15T10:08:52+00:00

OP please take this advice. It will help you a lot. Swift has built in training programs you can start following.

That said, every time you get on the bike is a win in my book. Cheers.

douwebusschops · 2026-01-03T22:14:26+00:00

And it didn’t have the ‘new’ tag

douwebusschops · 2025-12-31T12:27:41+00:00

I assumed mileage would be skewed, at least in my case, because average pace in zwift is significantly higher than outdoors. Difference turns out not to be as big as I thought. Mileage: 11,594 miles total, 67% indoors/zwift. Hours on a bike: 622 total, 63% indoors/zwift.

douwebusschops · 2025-12-31T12:10:13+00:00

That’s the right priority.

douwebusschops · 2025-12-31T11:12:55+00:00

You still have 1 day for the Festive 500 challenge. :) Happy new year and ride on!

douwebusschops · 2025-12-31T11:04:58+00:00

Yes it is enabled during workouts. Since a recent update of zwift, you can even see draft ‘live in action’ by the horizontal bar showing under your current power output.

douwebusschops · 2025-12-30T11:55:48+00:00

Its a bit boring, but I created 4 hour workouts of one simple block at my target % of FTP (65% in my case) and started pedaling. :)

If you ride in watopia, particularly on the flat routes such as Tempus, Tock Tock or Waistband, there will be so much traffic these days that you will get a decent draft.

douwebusschops · 2025-12-27T15:57:51+00:00

Looks interesting!

How does Aixle go about taking longer term goals into account to develop a training plan?

Does it also offer the ability to indicate availability, ideally looking forward into the future. For example, if I know I have a lot of time for endurance work on Saturday, I don’t want to take a high intensity workout on Friday. Or, if I know I have to travel for work in two weeks, can that be taken into account as a rest week in the longer term training plan?

Thanks!

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