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Will there be sprints? #sobs #rocksgentlyunderdesk
Depends on what layout we end up on. If this one, greater London flat, lap 3 will be a flat out tempo fest.
But, I'm 100% happy to pick whatever layouts you guys want, hilly, tempo, sprinty.
I just enjoy the events, so you guys tell me the format you want and I'll do it
The guest worlds are New York and Richmond so London will be quiet 👍
I’m good with anything. Flat courses defo easier to keep people together..
I’m on 2-10 all week so can’t make the meet up, sorry. 6am-2pm next week so I’ll be up for a ride 👍
Usual mid-week working late rules apply for me, but I am available for any weekend meet up's as usual.
Enjoy tonight's TT and the Friday sprint everyone!
Thanks for the invite but I'm working unfortunately. I'm racing later in the evening instead. Have a good ride all.
Yeah sadly it's the chance i take when doing early, but i'm not keen on the evening stuff more than 1-2 a week and i've already had one and have another tonight, so this was a little selfish on the timings, but that's kinda how it is sorry 🙂
I'm in on Friday but not for a sprintfest as I'm only little
Sorry I haven’t joined recently Weeksy, I tend to ride mornings as I struggle with the evening slot. Coupled with that for the last two days I’ve been jumping on Shane Williams charity 770 mile ride, I’m not doing the whole thing but using the morning ride which is 55m as the basis to try and get a 100km in each day. I’ve done two, not so sure I’ll be fit for tomorrow but we’ll see.
Hope to jump on with you guys in the future but please don’t waste a spot by holding an invite for me at the moment.
No worries, your doing a sterling service running them.
actually... I've re accepted and will take the turbo to work... if the afternoon isn't too busy I'll snatch an hour away from clinic!
DrP
I think Weeksy, with all the amazing work you are doing with the group ride arrangements etc, you have a right to be selfish and get what suits you sometimes.
No worries, I won't hold it against you 😉
I'll stick another up for Sat/Sun after this one has been run.
Hi Weeksy - I was going to join you all tonight ut having just stuck my head outside I think I will go for a spin on the road after work instead. Thanks for the invite.
No worries...
Just so everyone is aware, i won't be going nuts today due to being destroyed from last nights TTT.
Hey Weeksy. Another bailer here I'm afraid. Legs are goosed after the Watopia Cup MTB race last night. I fancy a long slow one outside in the morning;)
My plan is to make it back in time to join you. I'm heading out on the bike to enjoy the sunshine for a while (and do a bit of that 30 day wheelie challenge thing), timing is unlikely to be too difficult, resisting a beer when I come in might be however.
A rest day for me today, went out on the road bike yesterday afternoon and my legs didn't like it at all. Beer in the garden it is then 🙂
I'm working so I did a lap of Richmond at lunch time. Will be keen on Sat or Sun when it's up.
I'm signed up. It's a warm day so gonna be sweaty in the garage!
I'm out. My basement flooded last night, which is also my 'pain cave'. So I'll be tackling that.
Another no show. Went out for IRL ride earlier, now on beer no 3 and just about to light the bbq.
Enjoy.
Bad News, 10!
How did that happen?
I'm having wi-fi/laptop issues here for some reason! Just restarted & crossed fingers....
Damn - missed it. Too slow getting on Zwift after work. 😐
ooh... again... uber fun!!!
I'm sat here now, at my work desk, both fans still going on full blast to dry me off!!!
Great Swarming chaps.... bxxx
DrP
aye, lovely that 🙂
2 days off now, anyone wants a ride, will be monday at earliest.
Great ride 🙂 Sprinted the whole way round
Cheers all
Cheers Weeksy nice ride. Like that track.
Thanks again Weeksy - enjoy the weekend off!
Thank you for organising that. Nice end to my week off. Now time for a beer.
On and didn't I get ridiculed for taking a day off?
Great ride, although I had about 15 mins of Wi-Fi issues not long after the start and then my laptop crashed 2 mins before the end after that last sprint...
Luckily I found the activity file and I think it captured all of the ride up to the crash
Cheers for the ride. Enjoyed that. Cheers for the tow danger as well. Almost stacked it going to the toilet in the road shoes!
Posted this on the wrong Zwift thread 🤣....
Great ride today swarm. I’ll remember to bring my kit next time.😁
Really enjoyed it. That last lap was hard! Nice for Dr P to show us the underpass where the magic happens…
Relaxing in the sun with a beer now. Cheers!
Cheers for the tow danger as well.
You're welcome robbo, pleased to be able to put my extensive experience of drop out the back, over shoot and disappear out the front, misjudge drop out the back and repeat to good use
Good fun that one. Cheers swarm!
It was good to make it to the end without blowing up this time - you guys must have been taking it easy 🙂
Bad News, 10!
How did that happen?
Faulty outside tap spraying back into the basement. Although it pretty much got everything we have stored down there, it seems to have not caused any damage. My shop vac did a good job of getting the water up. Just concrete floor thankfully. Lot's of soggy boxes, but dry contents.
Missed my trainer and fans though!
I'm a little tipsy now.
Was good fun as always.
One day I'm coming in fresh and ignoring you lot and kicking Dr Ps arse.
Bring it Weeksy!
Was some strong riding from Dr P and Phil up front.
Looking forward to the next one.
If you're on Zwift today, my missus is on for the first time, riding 108km as a fundraising event with her work on behalf of the charity I work for - she's on as Catriona.Pratt (SiMY) EY 2.6 or something like that. If you could give her a 'ride on' it'd be much appreciated.
If you fancy throwing a couple of quid her way, you can do that via Just Giving
Next up is Tues evening and to suit some of the climbers, we've gone for Richmond Worlds course. 2 strong climb sections late on in the lap. This will of course mean we're likely to shatter the group, but i can't make all the rides about flat sprint jobbies as it's not all about me, plus some of the guys who are less strong climbers may want to actually try and improve their climbing.
Of course, if i login tomorrow and Richmond is an active world, i'll probably change it about.... But for now, that's the layout we're going with.
I'm up for that tomorrow. Is this the course with the finish line on a brutal steep climb? 😂 Great route if so. Not a climber, but it's just short enough that you can sort of sprint it!
yup, that's the one 🙂
Glad you'd posted this as I hadn't paid attention to the invite and assumed it was the flat course!
Will leave the second bottle off the bike to save some weight on the climbs...
This is going to hurt as I have a hard session today