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It was entertaining, just took some getting used to veering wildly off the course from a 5° input.
Whose warm up will be longer than their race?!
Couple of points:
- you may be able to take power ups into the event with you. Not sure on this point but might be worth getting something during your warm up.
- the join meet-up feature I think will be to your individual start time - not sure if some can confirm this or not?
Yes on the TT events the join at button time is linked to your
Individual start time.
you may be able to take power ups into the event with you. Not sure on this point but might be worth getting something during your warm up.
Any chance I can stack up 15 feathers?
🤣🤣
Lost half a kilo in weight last night - yay!
Donated half a litre of blood last night - boo! (for me at least!)
Still, at least it will shock my body into replacing what's lost! 😀
Looking forward to this in a funny way even though I've nod idea how I'll do. Looks like saving yourself for the second half is the way to go.
No idea how this will go, never done a time trial. Expecting suffering.
From my practice last Friday, all I can say is GO STEADY FOR THE FIRST 6KM!! Those last 2km move in slow motion
Yes on the TT events the join at button time is linked to your
Individual start time.
So does that mean you get the join a certain amount of time before our start, everyone will be different?
Am I right in thinking we all need to be in by 7pm though, no matter what time we start?
Ooh, @robbo1234biking could I submit a time based off the 6pm one if I ride on an MTB then? Mrs hoppy is riding ZRL at 7:15 so the times don't work otherwise.
Yes @mrhoppy if you do it on a MTB tonight that is fine so I can consolidate the results.
You just need to be there before your designated start time. E.g if your start time is 19:15 the auto join feature won’t whisk you away to Bologna until about 19:09.
@oopnorth if you start time is 19:08 your join event button will countdown to 19:08 not 19:00. You don’t have to be in the pen by 19:00 if you aren’t going off at 19:00
Great...I thought we had to be there by 7pm latest and then sit in the pen warming up
So my start time is 1900. Does that make me the first victim? Will I be able to watch my crappy time being destroyed afterwards? 🙂
I’m 19:00 as well Daz. Not sure if you get a random position or if I will go of first. I know i was first to sign up so assuming I will be first off but it might just randomly assign the 6 people are are starting at 19:00. You’ll quickly be away from me up the road I expect!
Your ok daz as I’m 1900 as well
Right.... I'm gonna give this a go..AND live stream it too!
But feeling like poopy pants, but in for a penny hey....!
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Might not make tonight's....
Wife in a meeting that's not due to finish until 7pm...
Hopefully be able to jump on.
I'm skipping the stream tonight as not sure it'll be a great watch.
Got slammed by my PT earlier, not great TT prep!
Just to get a good ride in tonight, I'm doing the Richmond tdz at 2000... anyone want to join me? Not going to go fast, but need to tick it off...
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@stumpy01 you can cancel your slot and sign up again...I did it yesterday and got a 19:08 start.
Or like above, join the 19:30 one
I'll be watching doc p.
Guys give yourself plenty of time to log on as there’s 42000 tonight and it took a bit longer to load and change bike.
Im in the pen and it suto changed to MTB. As above its really busy and watopia was really glitchy so hope it will be ok in Bologna!
Good luck those going off at 1900!
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What time off doc?
1910... currently live now though and in the pen....
Week see how my 290 ->320w strategy holds out!
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I missed the start and it wouldn't let me rejoin.
Gonna jump on now. I could join the 19:30, but don't have a link. I need an invite don't I to jump in?
Damn and blast. Not sure if you saw my message in zwift but I need to be dq from those results Robbo.
Woohoo! Thanks Rob & Nixie. In the pen now!
Bit rushed but got there!
Hope everyone is enjoying the hill. Looks like only a few in this group.
Better sort some music out!
What Happened brian?
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Gggrrrr. Was having a great ride averaging comfortably above ftp and accelerating up the climb. Got o 0.8 mile to go and lost connection. Arrgggghh. Was too frustrated to try and reconnect. All been working great the last few weeks. Grrrrr.
Ouch! Holy crap that hurt. Got a stitch too! Luckily near the top.
Righto... I'm now in the pens for the Richmond TDZ ride at 2000..
Anyone?
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4 times that striped bastard on the bike just sat there doing f all whilst I'm pedalling like a loon. Went off not pushing too hard and happy at around FTP on the hill grrrr.
Wow. That was awful 🤣 anyone else find it really hard to pace on the “flat” bit?!
The flat bit was easy to pace... oddly 310 watts felt easier on the flat than the climb!
After cooling down, that actually was quite fun!
I'm glad I watched the video on how best to pace... I pushed myself to FTP (plus a few) on the flat, then 115% ftp on the climb...
This meant I kinda did average 300w on the flat..320 on the climb! My average was 311 watts.. which for an ftp of 292 ain't too bad!
Not sure if that'll push my FTP up at all? Hmm....
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That properly hurt! Even managed to break my bottle cage ripping the bottle out as I crossed the line!
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Bottle went flying across the room so had to get off the bike, retrieve it then get back on for a warmdown only to find my legs refused to work 🤣
FTP has gone up to 237 though.
Well that went as I expected, rode FTP til the start of the climb, then got half way up at a bit above that, then blew up in the last km on the steep bit. The hilly road ride I did this afternoon might not have been the wisest choice.
Macho bottle cage destruction!
that was quite hard...
Edit - glad I was too busy to ride with you today, worked out well for me 😊
Urgh that really hurt and I was dying at the top...I had no sprint left.
I found the flat ok, but realised I was going too fast so slowed around 5 and 6km to save something for the hill. I was trying to catch Zilog but then realised I had to conserve energy.
First part of the hill went well and I passed a few but that 16% section killed the legs...just kept pushing and it went ok. Better than I thought.
That took alot longer than last time I did it back in the summer.
My power output indicates my ftp has not dropped as much as I thought it had since the summer, but even still I'm way off pace.
Only saving grace is I can know how to ride a tt, so whilst my power was piss poor, at least it was distributed evenly across the ride.
Robbo, my ramp test the other day indicated 242 watts, however by that 20 min ish effort it's closer to 254. Not that it makes a scrap of difference to whwre I'll come in standings but please update. Weight still 266
@benman took the second event by 2s 🍾. //Mutters something about taking a stupid rest on a flat bit.
I was planning 300ish on the flat then 350 climb. Pretty sure did 320+ flat and still around 350 climb. Ouch!