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Ah didn't properly read the time. I'll not make that. I can only do evening rides UK time.
Apologies for the no show this morning chaps, my youngest was up all night not feeling well so sleep became a premium before work!
Hope it was a good one.
no worries.. hope the nipper is OK 👌...
just me and kelvin.... he's fast!
my cast absolutely honks now!
DrP
Haha. Sounds like it would have been a crazy fast one for me...probably best I wasn't there 🙂
Ha, sorry I didn't make it this am, my legs are still a bit done from Wednesday and I didn't fancy the commute on top of a zwift this morning.
Seems I've been volunteered for exercise with mrs brain this evening so stage 3 of the tarmac will have to wait, when were you thinking of picking it up Craig?
I'm thinking I may chicken out of the big hill and do the shorter route instead, which is Casse-Pattes, same distance but only the flat France route and the Petit KOM, not a long killer hill. I have a lot of work to do on the house over the weekend so don't want to take all my energy away haha!
I'm on the 9-30am Shorter ride tomorrow if you want to join me.
I don't think 9.30am is likely for me Craig - I've signed up to about 6 iterations over the weekend in the hope I make 1 but it's a weekend of poorly timed plans so I need to be done by 10am both days really
Haha You and me both, if I'm awake I'll do a 6am one, I can't do any later than the 9-30am one myself. Zwift are still using the weird times for this event over the weekend, hardly anything early morning, then every half hour in the evening!!
It does seem very odd. Especially since Sunday has all three stages to allow you to catch any you missed but they're not running at (roughly] the same times Nope, "ohh 8am, that would suit, oh its stage 1. Oh ffs, stage 3 is 9.30." it's not even as though they've allowed enough time to do them consecutively unless you're actually Peter sagan.
I am not Zwifting this weekend and probably not next week too as a few bits on..
I've got a plan to do either a Zwift 100 miler or the Four Horseman this weekend. This is based on the assumption that I get up early enough, and Mrs. 10 doesn't freak out when I explain that I will probably be riding for 5 hrs. If anyone has any interest in joining me you're welcome to. I'll most likely be starting at mid-day your time.
I did Road top the sky one morning followed by 3 sisters as Sunday Hills, someone was fool enough to accompany me (I can't remember who sorry!), it worked out a bit shorter than 4 Horsemen but covered the same climbs.
Took about 3.5hrs I think (1 for road to the sky and 2.5 there abouts for 3 sisters I think)
You should be done in plenty under 5 😉
anyone up for Sunday morning hills tomorrow am?
DrP
Lol what's the obsession with hills in this place.
it's the view from the top.....
😉
DrP
Going down the other side!
right....i think tomorrow am I'll either do the surrey Sunday, at 0745... or the Belgian flanders endurance 100km.... at 0815....
anyone fancy joining one of those?
DrP
I might join you for Surrey. Though at this precise moment in time I have no desire to get on my turbo tomorrow.
Everyone was right about that climb. It was not fun.
I'm on the tarmac stage 3 in the morning as I didn't manage to do it today. Enjoy surrey hills, I've done it previously and quite enjoyed it.
Monday I'm starting the MAAP event.
Weeksy...Sunday is all about the hills, sprints and flats for the rest of the week 😉
How was it Brian? Hurt much? Haha
How was it Brian? Hurt much?
1hr 12 for the ride, Just under 1.40 under the arch I think.
I screwed up the start, everyone on a go slow it seemed, all bar one sitting at 250w ish so I chased onto the solo and paced with him for a bit, I could hold his coat tails just but he was constantly 4.6-5w/kg.
He dropped me at the bottom of the climb where he held the same all the way up. Last I saw him he was 5 minutes up on me on the climb.
Got picked up by a group about 25 minutes in, sat with them at about 300w for 5min or so but mistimed drinking my coffee and they left me on a down slope as my power dropped and I started to spin out a bit - it's quite interesting seeing the folks who (I assume) have trainer difficulty set to zero as their power output doesn't flinch when the gradient changes, very noticeable when you're in a small bunch and two of the four gap you every time the road goes up or down a bit at all. The three of them finished about 2 minutes up on me.
Oddly I was passed by a couple of riders on the climb who were consistently lower power and w/kg than me. Every time I looked at the board they were down on power but gaining seconds on me which was odd.
Both of them caught me whilst they were low 3s and I was high 3, one of them pootled past at 3.4 and even at 3.8 I was losing ground
The other about passed me about 600m from the end. With about a k to go he was a bit down on power but was gaining (turns out he's only 1kg heavier so no real numbers difference) got to about 10m, I put in a good kick of 450W or so for about 30 seconds, he didn't respond at all, stayed at the same effort of about 260w, lost about 20m to me, then crawled back at the same effort but gaining about 1m/s, put a kick at just over 4w/kg which would have been about 320w, and shot passed like a rocket, i kicked hard to try hold 5th place and couldn't match his speed even at 600w he was riding clear so I just scratched my head, sat down and rode home.
Not a nice route. Way too lumpy at the start then the climb is just monotonous with, as someone rightly said, no real indication of where you are or anything.
Some strange numbers there, how are they catching if you are putting out a better w/kg?
Yeah it's a tough climb and not one I find myself wanting to do again soon, that middle section really puts me off.
Anyway, well done for getting up it in a decent time!
Some strange numbers there, how are they catching if you are putting out a better w/kg?
There were a few comments about bouncy time gaps - people would seemingly gain or lose massive chunks of time on the time gaps here and there so I'm not sure the reporting was right. ZP has both the strange riders at lower output than me on every split though 🤔
well I'm ready for the 0815 Belgian endurance one!
DrP
well that was actually really fun...
early on I got in a group with 3 others. bit of bants.. lolz..
then one of our 4 dropped back for a bit, and then came through like a chuffing rocket up box Hill...
but... he stayed 2 min ahead for a bit, then must have blown up as disappeared..
another one then had to drop out after about 90 min..
so me and another chap carried on for the whole 96km... pace/power dropped a bit as time went by... but we came in at (i think) 2nd and 3rd pace over all...
they're WERE a few more people ahead, but I think they failed to pace properly and had to call it a day..
would be good for a STW swarm one day!
DrP
Anyone fancy a Tuesday evening sprint session, we've not had one for a while (or not one I've been invited to)? Was thinking the reverse Champs loop.
I've got circuit training Tuesday sorry hoppy.
I could be up for the sprint fest in Tuesday. I'm going to see how my legs feel tomorrow, I did the PRL full this morning and it was definitely up there in the list of my most uncomfortable rides. I'm hopeful that I manage to get the recovery better than I got the eating on the ride!
I've set up a ride and sent out invites to those I'm following for 7.30pm tomorrow on Lutece Express.
Anyone who hasn't got an invite and wants in follow me Chris Hudson STW (BRT) and I'll add you to the ride.
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.