Watopian Weekly

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 19! This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics from riding outside to missing ladder races to prepping for the upcoming ZRL season to the Tour De France to the Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift and so much more! Thank you all for listening this week and every other week when we’ve been able to record in the Summer. We will be back on a regular schedule in the Fall. Please check out our Discord Server and or contact us via e-mail at the address below. Thank you all!

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:49 Weekly Catch Up

00:22:00 Lots of Topics

00:45:30 Closing of the Episode

Old Fashioned Gravel Race

https://oldfashionedgravel.com/

ProEcycling.com Blog:

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WARNING: Josh's Brakes open the show - you'll hear it.

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! This week Josh and Dustin recorded side by side from a very noisy campsite in Ludington, Michigan! Josh and Dustin cover many topics from what it's like riding in person with someone that you've known for years but never met, doing a century (100 miles!), the essence of community, how to fall over gracefully and so much more!

Josh and Dustin recorded this at the Summer Coalition Meet Up. You'll hear lots of ambient sounds so best to listen with headphones! You'll feel like you were part of the circle when we recorded it. Special thanks to Leanne, Jean, Diane, Shannon, Ashleigh, and Josh! This was so much fun to record live! Let us know if you like this and we'll try to do some more!

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 17 Climbing Special with Matt L. Triple vEverester!

This week Josh and Dustin get a chance to talk with Matt Ladd. He has done many incredible feats on Zwift. He’s climbed essentially every climb on Zwift (at 125% difficulty if possible). This episode is about his triple Everesting. So many topics were covered from bike/trainer set up, to food, to how you need support, to even more food and so much more. We had an absolute blast talking with Matt and appreciate him taking time off his bike to talk to us. What an inspiration! Thank you, Matt!

Here is the link to his incredible ride:

https://hof.everesting.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-details?uuid=06904234-ed29-41fb-8d91-e97435be02c2&mt=1

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:00 Weekly Catch Up

00:07:00 Josh is in the Ladder Hall of Fame!

00:09:30 Shout out to James

00:10:00 Everesting and Matt’s Incredible Ride

01:03:00 Closing the Episode

Links Discussed in the episode:

James’ Write up on Matt:https://coalitionracing.com/news/matt-ladd-strava-evesting-challenge

Matt’s Strava Ride:https://www.strava.com/activities/14952612320

Matt’s Everesting Hall of Fame:

https://hof.everesting.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-details?uuid=06904234-ed29-41fb-8d91-e97435be02c2&mt=1

Outside everest article:

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-training/heres-what-a-quadruple-everesting-does-to-the-body-and-mind

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 16

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 16! This week Gina, Josh, and Dustin cover a lot of topics. These topics include FRR Everesting Legends, Coaching, following plans, upgrading bikes, riding gravel, Mid West garden tips and so much more! Please stay tuned as we will have a women’s special episode coming soon! Thank you all for listening and please contact us with any questions, suggestions, or recipes! Links are below!

Approximate Times:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:50 Weekly Catch up

00:22:00 Main Talking Points

00:59:30 Closing of the Episode

Links discussed in the Episode:

Eat My Ride:

https://eatmyride.com/

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

Watopian Weekly Youtube Channel:

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Watopian Weekly Podcast on Zwift Club 

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 15

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! This week Josh and Dustin cover a wide range of topics. Everything from winning and losing at ladder races to failing at tactics and workouts to waxing and gravel riding. Josh and Dustin talk about Zwift reaching 10 years and things we’d like to see in the next 10 years. Thank you all for listening and please send us any feedback and get involved on our Discord server (link below)!

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:45 Weekly Catch Up

00:17:00 Failing

00:21:44 Waxing

00:33:00 USA Cycling in La Crescent, MN

00:35:00 10 Years of Zwift

00:40:00 Zwift Velodrome

00:47:00 Josh’s New Bike

00:50:00 Closing the Episode

Links discussed in the Episode:

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

Watopian Weekly Youtube Channel:

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 14

This week, Gina, Josh, and Dustin Cover a variety of topics. Everything from their love of DRS and the close competition to the ZRL finals and how best to feed the squirrels in our pockets. Thank you all for listening and please send us any feedback or topics you’d like us to discuss either on our Discord Server or e-mail (both links below). 

This episode was recorded early so we all could see the finish of Paris-Roubaix!

Approximate Times:00:00:00 Intro

00:02:00 Weekly Catchup

00:11:00 Barry Roubaix Gravel Race

00:17:00 Josh’s Battery Door got lost

00:20:00 Dustin Rode his mountain bike!

00:23:00 OH YEAH!

00:24:00 DRS RULES!

00:28:00 ZRL Finals

00:34:00 Gina in Sunday Race Club

00:35:30 New App and Zwift Updates

00:36:22 Feeding Scotty

00:39:00 New Routes in France

00:41:00 Mega Ladder Race

00:43:00 50KM to Go and Closing the Episode

00:45:00 Scary Passing

00:46:00 Shout Outs

00:47:00 Discord Info

Links Discussed in Episode:

Josh’s Gravel Race Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdE5OdnLqpw&t=516s

Barry Roubaix

https://barry-roubaix.com/

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

Watopian Weekly Youtube Channel:

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Watopian Weekly Podcast on Zwift Club 

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 13 with Taylor and Hilary from Skratch Labs!

Disclaimer: Watopian Weekly Staff is not sponsored by Skratch Labs but we like it a lot so that’s why we asked them to come on our podcast. Skratch Labs did give us a coupon code for all of our listeners which is super cool!

This week Josh and Dustin are joined by Skratch Labs’ Performance Dietitians Hilary and Taylor. Hilary and Taylor break down the reasons why we need to be using drink mixes and fueling all of our rides, indoors and outdoors. We get also get the inside “scoop” on how best to fill a water bottle! That alone is worth the listen! Also, Hilary and Taylor gave us a coupon code for 20% of a total order at check out!!! (Only available on skratchlabs.com and is good for one use per customer - can't be combined with other offers or promotions). 

Approximate Times:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:00 Weekly Catch Up

00:06:30 Skratch Interview

00:07:50 History of Skratch

00:09:50 How Hilary and Taylor got to Skratch

00:11:30 MARATHONG

00:14:00 Drink to thirst

00:15:05 Getting started with carbs and hydration

00:19:46 How often we should be drinking

00:22:00 Recovering

00:23:00 When / what you should be fueling

00:26:00 Science

00:30:00 How products get brought to market

00:32:30 Flavors that didn’t work out

00:36:00 What’s the best way to fill a bottle?

00:38:30 Favorite Skratch Product

00:40:00 Feed zone portables Book

00:43:07 What you should start with

00:44:00 [email protected]

00:45:00 Big Tyler Fans

00:45:55 Final Thoughts

00:46:54 Skratch Coupon Code for 20% off total order!

00:47:31 Closing the Episode

Links Discussed in the Episode:

Skratch Labs

https://www.skratchlabs.com/

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

Watopian Weekly Youtube Channel:

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This week Josh and Dustin are joined by the Coalition Club Champion for Category C, James! He’s here to give us his valuable insight into racing, both against other teams as well as his own teammates. Many topics are covered by most importantly we cover DRS from this past week, DRS for the final week, and the ZRL finals. Despite having 3 Coalition members on this week’s episode we still talk a lot about other things. Thank you all for listening! 

Approximate times:

00:00:00 Intro

00:05:20 Weekly Catch Up

00:16:51 Coalition Championships Report

00:38:00 Thanks for all the climbing DRS

00:50:00 DRS for Next Week ITT and Points

00:58:00 ZRL Finals

01:04:00 Closing the episode

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

Josh’s Amazing WIN!

https://www.youtube.com/live/tb7Js4j9cJQ?si=ftmXvzsq1I_Mx6K3&t=2669

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Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 11 Special Interview with Gravel Pro Chase Wark! Chase is a gravel racing pro that uses Zwift to prepare for epic gravel races throughout the United States. Chase discusses his set up, how he tackles so many hours on the trainer, goes through his equipment, and even gives us some gravel tips. Chase is an amazing rider and we truly appreciate his time to talk with us - we could have talked all day! All the links discussed in the episode are listed below!

Approximate times:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:19 Weekly Catch Up

00:10:00 Interview with Chase Wark

00:13:00 WFDR Donut deviation

00:17:00 How did Chase Get into Cycling

00:26:00 Chase the Organizer

00:29:29 Hotdish

00:32:00 Day Across Minnesota (DAMn)

00:37:00 Using Zwift for training

00:42:00 Staying motivated during long Zwift sessions

00:50:00 Talking about FKT in Oklahoma

01:00:00 Equipment talk

01:06:00 Some gravel tips

01:08:20 Gas Station donuts

01:09:20 Tour de Kwik Trip Ride UP Minnesota

01:15:15 Aero Gains during the FKT

01:17:00 Silca Waxing Tips

01:23:00 Sponsor Shoutouts (discount codes in the links below)

01:27:00 Closing the Episode

Links discussed in Episode:

Chase Wark’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chasethebiker/?hl=en

Chase’s FKT write up:https://escapecollective.com/mid-south-2025-bike-checks-tech-community/

Granny's Gravel Grinder:

https://www.bikereg.com/grannys-gravel-grinder

Good Life Nutrition:

https://fuelyourgoodlife.com/chasewark/?wt_coupon=chase20&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=chasewark_sale

Silca Waxing Discount Code: “waxingwithwark” 

https://silca.cc/

Chase’s Strava:

https://www.strava.com/athletes/1023783?oq=chase

Chase’s Tour De Kwik Trip:

https://www.strava.com/activities/8062689813

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.com/

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Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 10

This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics, training, ladder racing, and even riding outside. DRS is discussed: week, this week, and the next week. By the time this is published Zwift Games will be in full effect: Check out ProECycling.Com’s website for all the latest information! 

Approximate Times:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:30 Weekly Catch Up

00:15:30 DRS

00:21:00 DRS Stage 2 Out and Back Again TTR

00:28:30 DRS Stage 3 Park Perimeter Loop Sprinter’s Stage

00:33:19 Zwift Games on ProECycling.com

00:33:50 ZRL Finals

00:35:00 Riding outside

00:39:25 Closing the Episode

Links discussed in Episode:

ProEcycling.com Blog:

https://proecycling.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-zwift-games-preview

Women’s Ladder League on Zwift Insider:https://zwiftinsider.com/womens-ladder-league/

Watopian Weekly Youtube Channel:

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