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I assumed as i was the only one who accepted it he pulled the plug.
Yep, and even you had bailed on me according to the app. 😭
I was always going to be a last minute decision depending if I get home from work in time or not, so I couldn't commit and left it open.
Sorry Hoppy, some evenings are good for me, some aren't. Just keep asking...
No worries, it was getting to the point I was being hassled on other stuff and it wouldn't have gone down well to be rolling round like Billy no mates.
Yeh sorry I couldn’t do this evening as we promised the little guy that we would go to pizza express so I def wouldn’t be up for riding after that. Just got home suitable stuffed and the thought of doing anything other than chilling in the sofa.
Not fit enough to keep up with you lot on the sprints....
Was gonna nip out on the road this evening, but it's very rainy, so just updated Zwift and will be hopping on in a bit...
Anyone interested in getting the morning commutes up and running again?
I'm in danger of losing motivation and fitness...I get bored easily on my own haha
Missed this yesterday. Yep happy to do some commutes next week. Have enjoyed my week off but need to get a bit more structure back.
Sunday hills anyone?
I might be ok for sunday hills, will be there if I can but not definite right now. I'll know nearer the time.
Let's also set some commutes up too for next week...what days are you available?
If anyone fancies it I'm going to do a quick half hour on whole lot of lava tomorrow morning at about 6.10 - builder due at 7 ish so I need to be done and showered by then but then I've a day of sat at my desk or in the car to l forward to stop could really do with some exercise.
I've sent an invite to oop North and robbo. Anyone else want to join me let me know!
(sorry its extra early!)
Ooooo that's super early! Not sure if I'll be awake at that time, but if I am I'll be there.
That one is too early for me this week Brian! Tomorrow is the last day of my week off (stayed at home though).
I can’t remember what days I need to be in the office next week. I’ll put something in for Tuesday and Wednesday at 6.45 if that’s OK and then might be able to add some more after that.
Right have put some stuff in the calendar. Sunday I have done one of the new french routes. 60k no big hills so something different. Should make a decent pace.
Terry may join us on some of the commutes as he expressed an interest of the back of the race series so I have added him on the invite list.
Can’t remember who is invited on Sunday hills so if you don’t have an invite and want to come along let me know!
No trouble robbo, nothing for me next week - I'm headed up to Scotland for most of a week to try not to do a DrP
I've accepted Tues and Weds next week. As above if I can make the others I'll join, Sunday will hopefully be doable plus I want to do that route.
I'll need to do it slower than the MAAP stage though cos this is 2 laps and I was dying yesterday after a fast one lap.
Have a great week in Scotland Brian!
I'm probably up for Sunday "hills" as that's a route I need to get done and a group ride round there will make life easier.
Have a great week in Scotland Brian!
Ta. Not spannering my self is the bar...
Well you didn't miss much folks - realised I've packed my [both pairs of light ish] shoes into the car already so put my winter ones on which resulted in almost immediate sweaty feet then proceeded to rub due to insufficient sock bulk and coverage. Think I made it maybe 2k before I decided to sod it off.
Sort of glad for the lack of company or I'd have stuck with it and ended up with my feet flayed.
Haha something was trying to tell you it wasnt a good idea in the first place!
I decided to have a lie in and set a late alarm, it's my only opportunity as I'm up early all weekend with various things to do.
Hope the weather is better in scotland, you biking all week on 7 Staines etc? I'm well jealous if you are! Enjoy.
you biking all week on 7 Staines etc? I’m well jealous if you are!
Few days based out of Innerleithen then up to nevis Range, maybe via glencoe or devil's staircase subject to weather.
Plan was to have a bigger bike built but there was a procurement issue* with the frame so I'm on my following instead. I'll be staying off the wc at nevis and the black at glencoe me thinks!
*I'm a bit cross about that.
Not been a good Indoor bike week, done a couple other app rides when I could, a Track day and been away with work with a few late nights hampered time, have accepted Sunday that sounds good and also Wednesday I can't do Tuesday.
I had a mileage stretch target for the month which really looks like a stretch now....
Great ride that this morning, good pace and a bit of everything to suit all.
Legs nicely buzzing now.
Cheers chaps!
Great ride, not sure where I was in the middle 🙂 think todays reading will be how to improve pace on flat bits.... LOL
Thanks All certainly a good pace set!
Yeah that was good, thanks guys. I still think you were sandbagging there Forge, put 20s into me and Robbo before the hill and then blasted up too. Either that or you were too busy eating skittles to put the power down.
Closest I've been to anyone else on Sunday Hills up those climbs today so something is heading the right way.
Hard work at the start with what seemed like every Japanese Zwifter in the world trying to hook a draft to begin with.
Good ride that. I averaged 299w for 7 mins on that last climb. Did beat my pb by 30 seconds but didn’t get it under 7 minutes. Prob could if I went into it fresh instead of 50k in! The aqueduct Kom should create some splits in races as well. Cheers all.
Felt good early on then had nothing in my legs in the middle after eating a banana, a gel and some skittles I came back for last 15 or so miles, no sandbagging! just didn't have the pace at times (which I need to look at and improve on)
You've all definitely upped the pace, the start felt fast and busy with the others around.
It's a fast course in general around there, whichever way you go...it demands you go flat out with no rest bits. I actually quite like that part of the France map.
Definitely a good addition, Paris too.
Definitely a good addition. I feel like I've had a good cycle today so much so all I've done today is a family call then watched motorsport on ITV4 all afternoon 🙂
@robbo1234biking Just so you know, I got a results page at the end this morning. I could photo it and save it as needed.
I wonder if you would need to stay active to get all the results once everyone has finished, might mean waiting around. Is it different for the organiser of the meetup?
Cheers mate I got the results window as well, but even better you can view the results if you look in the activity afterwards in the zwift companion so no need to try and take any screen shots or anything!
Yep, all there in the companion App! So it works then, test successful!
See you in the morning for more leg pain 🙂
Good commute today, enjoyed that, I got the badge for the route After I rounded up the ride up with a few more miles, when I got to the top of the first mini climb were you turn left to head down to viaduct it gave me the badge there.
That’s me Zwifted for this week, may do Friday but likely other app, and Sunday rest day this week.
That's annoying - I should have read the description better as that was prob only another 5 mins on the bike! Good ride this morning. I got a 1 minute power best on that ride too - 449W so 5W higher than my previous best.
Got the TTT tomorrow evening and then I am doing Stage 1 of the MAAP events on Friday afternoon as I missed it. Only 2 people signed up at the moment so may do it as a workout instead just to complete the series.
Oh really???!! That's really annoying! Not that I could really be bothered going back up the full hill. 😉 Why does Zwift do these crazy start points on meetup's? I guess we had to go through another banner, hence you got the badge.
It wasn't happening for me this morning, just felt like I was having to really push to keep up all the way round, unlike Sunday. You guys really had the legs this morning.
I need to get out of my pit sooner and warm up, but it just feels so early!! haha
Tomorrow I'm thinking of joining the MAAP 3 sisters route, I won't be racing it, just plan to get round and the event gives me an incentive. I may have to cut it short depending on time anyway. It's been a while since I did some hills.
Yes is annoying the selected route doesn’t get the badge, felt good this am, tomorrow running and most likely working away next week so be a bit of time before I am on Zwift again.
Anyone up for a Saturday morning ride? Cant do Sunday this week as we have family visiting.
BTW I should have read this first:
https://zwiftinsider.com/france/
Although the meetup when you select a route should at least ensure you can complete the route that you have chosen!
Anyone up for a Saturday morning ride?
I'm away this weekend but might be able to hop on if it was shorter, if you set something up drop me an invite please and I'll make a last minute call.
I'm in Robbo! I can't do Sunday this week, but available Saturday and Monday (bank holiday) mornings.
Able to do a longish one if needed. At some point I need to do Watopia pretzel, everything else above that on the list is wayyyy too long.
The pretzel will take quite a while won’t it? Up KOM twice including the radio tower on one of them? Any ideas how long?
Its around 72km in all, out and up the KOM and radio tower, then back over the hilly KOM, then the reverse route but not taking in the radio tower. It would be a couple of hours at least I reckon, nearer 2.5
We did 3 sisters in under 2 hours with stops on the KOM, so definitely over 2 hours for Pretzel, there is no volcano which will save time. I'm not saying we need to do it Saturday, just at some point I need to do it.
I was looking at the Pretzel and thinking it doesn't seem too bad. I'd be up for it as a Sunday Hills ride but couldn't do it this weekend.
Let's postpone that one for a future Sunday Hills then. Just pick something Robbo...but not Ventoux!!!
Surrey hills? I haven’t done that
I have but am willing to go again, so yeah it works for me. It's constant climbing though...I'll try keep up.
I haven’t done London pretzel either so happy to do that one?
So London Pretzel it is on Saturday morning, 8am start. 56km, last time I did this it took around 1hr 50mins.
If anyone wants to be included, shout and we can get an invite out to you.
Will see you on the morning Craig though I've only got an hour so will have to ditch early as I need to be out the house at 10.
hey all...
just to say I'm down for an event ride tomorrow at 1240.. JETT Japanese group ride thing..70km... I'm in c cat for this event as just want to get legs turning for the race on Tues!
come along dudes and dudesses...
DrP
Good timing on the invite from tomorrow was just considering what to do tomorrow AM 7am works for me.
Innsbruck, that's a brave choice after The Race(tm)
Ha...well we can take it as fast as we want. More of a leg spinner really.
Richmond is a daily world tomorrow and I dont think Yorkshire is a good idea after tonight...
If anyone else wants in to the commute, let me know and I'll put out an invite.
i'll have to pass, but thanks for invite..gotta be at work at 8am tomorrow, and going to do a bit of yoga and hand physio in the morning.
Yes. I'm aware that sounds dodge...
DrP
Lol 🙂
Yes. I’m aware that sounds dodge…
Not so much as the twitch stream invite I just got from you...
Even though I started late due to the tech challenges, it still kept the full 45 mins before I got the finish line notification.
Good ride enjoyed it this morning once I got going
Can't say I enjoyed it haha
No, me neither, it was fair awful but needed ta
Cheers for sorting Craig. Got a PB up the little hill this morning. 419W average for 1min 10 secs!
That's cos you had fresh legs innit Robbo?? 😉
Anyone doing a Zwift ride this weekend? Just wondering if anything interesting is going on before I commit myself to riding up a big hill in preparation for Tuesdays STW race.
Not bothered which day, maybe both depending on how I feel. I am eyeing up a Team Vegan ride around "Big Foothills" at 8-30am on Sunday if nothing else is on.
I am up for a ride - Can do Saturday or Sunday.
Not sure if I dare mention it - how about Quatch Quest? I figure we could do it in 2hours 30mins?
70 mins for the Alpe
25 mins for epic KOM
You trying to kill me for Tuesday??? Can have a go I suppose, worst that can happen is that I bail if it gets too much.
Might be better Saturday to give me time to recover 😉 but if others want to join and Sunday suits better, then I can do that too.
lol will you all sod off with the hills. I was hoping for something flatter
Happy to do something flatter if it suits more people. Saturday works well for me.
Any suggestions for a flatter route @weeksy?
Sat i'd have to be off the bike by 11am. Sun i'm free.
Maybe something like Out and Back.
I can't do Saturday but should be able to do something on Sunday. Although, as much as I hate them something hilly gets me nearer the Tron than a flat ride.
OK how about Out and Back on Sunday morning then. Does 8.30am work as I know some like early and some prefer later so a bit of a compromise?
Sunday works for me, so I'm in! How about being really silly Robbo and doing Quatch Quest Saturday? I quite fancy it now you've put the idea in my head.
I have sent the Sunday meet up invite out. If anyone else wants an invite let me know. I have invited some of those I can remember possibly attending sunday hills before!
Oop North - I am happy to give it a go on Saturday but would prefer and earlier start if that works for you?
Yes earlier is good for me too. 7am or 7-30am?
Let me know and I'll set it up.
7am?! Ill binge on pasta and muesli on Friday night!
Saturday morning is weigh in day as well - I will weight after the ride - will be a few pounds lighter!
Okay invite has gone out (I've not included you Weeksy or Mr Hoppy due to you not being available Saturday)
7am Quatch Quest. Anyone else wanting to join, let me know on here and I'll put out further invites.
Must avoid too much alcohol this weekend!!
Hi, I seem to have fallen off the Zwift wagon recently, could I have an invite please?
N.ick (STW)
Cheers!
Not sure if that request was for Saturday or Sunday Nick, so I've sent you one out for the Saturday ride. If you need Sunday Robbo will sort that.
Okay invite has gone out (I’ve not included you Weeksy or Mr Hoppy due to you not being available Saturday)
No worries, I'm not troubling a 7am start for Quatch Quest even if I was available. 😂. It's a good route though so enjoy.
Cheers, think I'll do both 🙂
Just had an invite for a Sun 5pm Mountain8 ride from DrP, I think.
Not sure I can make that, but would probably be OK for a 7am ride on Sunday.
@oop north - can you send me an invite for the Quatch Quest thing. What am I letting myself in for?
I'm supposed to be doing a 40km bridleway bash with some mates on Sat, so will (probably) be pretty sluggish.
@stumpy01 The Quatch quest ride is Saturday at 7am, Sunday is the "Out and Back" ride which Robbo is sending invites out for.
You probably dodged a bullet there if you can't make the Saturday!! 😉
@robbo1234biking Can you send an invite out to Stumpy and Nick for Sunday?