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I've had to migrate to 6pm race instead.
5 laps ! ouch.
Am i on ignore then
Who said that? 😉
Ha ha no - thanks for your input Weeksy - yes they all definitely appear connected.
SO in the pairing, if you pedal quicker/slower does it go up and down on the 'live' bit ?
might join you for that, didn't fancy racing yesterday as the field was so low, ended up doing the PACK social ride instead (plus attempt at BH KOM at end!)I've had to migrate to 6pm race instead.5 laps ! ouch.
5 laps isn't [I]too[/I] bad as they're quite short so 20 miles in total. Quite like the Classique course too
I'm going to give either the 6pm or the 8pm race a go tonight depending on when I get home. Any tips for the London Classique course? It'll be my first time on zwift on anything other than wattopia
from memory it's fairly flat so suits heavier riders well. There's a short, steepish hill (near the end?) that's ideal if you can muster a short burst of power - I often use it to make a move and gain some places. (and since PRS allow power-ups it's worth saving a featherweight for here if you pick one up!)
SO in the pairing, if you pedal quicker/slower does it go up and down on the 'live' bit ?
I didnt try there, I'll have a go later.
Classique course can be tricky because on the opening lap you have quite a few climbs to get up to get on the actual course and thats where it all gets ripped apart. If you get through that opening lap still on the pointy end then you stand a good chance of still being there at the end. I do ok on the course but its not my favourite.
Is that the one where it lulls newbies with the ‘warm-up’ lap banner?
There is no warm up. Go like **** from the start
you only fall for that once though 🙂Is that the one where it lulls newbies with the ‘warm-up’ lap banner?
Horse guards hill. Its where I usually go pop in the race at some stage as I use all my energy to get up it then as we crest, the lighter guys gap me.
It seems Muggo is also in for 6pm so could be an STW fest!
You should be able to make up for it with power though Weeksy. That's why you need to vary your intensity- to a)be able to put out bigger power for the short durations and b) increase the number of times you can go hard in one race.
It's what? a 30second effort- so work on your 30 second efforts.....
Absolutely CH, its very much something I need to work on. Its not the burst of power I struggle with but the 2 minutes after to recover.
Pride tonight will hopefully help me
That is sadly why racing isn't training 😉
10x Hill-Reps up Horseguards Hill with 3 minute recoveries are the answer 😀
I'm ready, bike ready, turbo warmed up and spindown calibration done.
Legs feel hmmm.
Thinking about trying higher cadence tonight of 105 give or take. See what happens.
Generally higher cadence = higher heart rate. So it depends what's been limiting you.
If it's your legs then it could help but if it's your hr/aerobic fitness then it may fatigue you quicker.
Also, if you want this to translate to MTB fitness then whatever cadence you average on the trails would be best.
Also, if you want this to translate to MTB fitness then whatever cadence you average on the trails would be best.
Not really. Racing zwift is racing zwift, its only loosely related to MTB stuff.
Currently other than zwifting I don't have any aims or goals, so any riding is just for generic fitness and health.
So it's 8pm tonight for me, looking quite busy already with 49 riders in C so far.
Still finding my feet with this and racing full stop really, at 76kg would I be considered one of the lighter guys? On basic club rides I seem to cope better than others on the hills but then again it's not a race condition.
When it comes to training and trying to build up to sustaining hard efforts on the flat, which training programme would be best? The FTP builder? It seems to be the fast flat stuff in the real world where I'm struggling to hold on.
You're in the mid to slightly lower than mid level for weight I'd say. It depends on the race at times, as you can imagine, some of the Asia based races have a bunch of small lightweights in there, the Szr are Swedish and some bigger guys in there riding.
I'd love to be 76 though, I'd be racing in B for sure. But I'm a mid level C at 96!
I think the FTP builder gets good results. Many people find the early workouts too easy though- especially if you've tested your ftp conservatively. They either skip ahead or adjust the ftp slider up if that's the case.
I might do some stw stalking of that race, have a good one chaps.
The KISS race this morning at 10:15 had the first 28 riders all finishing within 5 secs of each other, i wish i could have seen that sprint finish. Mr Cartwright finished a lowly 8th so that must have been one heck of a finish.
Epic battle that !
Weeksy, Zilog and Muggo all in the lead pack till 1.5 to go. I got dumped out after the hill ! Sorry Muggo, i know i was OK on the other laps, but that time i had nothing to go after them.
Zilog got 10th ish, Muggo 18th, me 20th.
It wasn't too bad for me in honesty, right up until the last 2km, i took a draft PU and died on the tiny kick before the statues, then on the hill i wasn't bad, but lost it all at the top.
Nice race boys !
Bloody hell that was the toughest race I’ve done. Not sure if it was a result of the time off or just a particularly strong field, but Christ that was hard.
If it wasn’t for you and zilog near me I think I might have just dropped back and coasted to the finish from about lap 3!
Felt really sick as I tried to get back on to the group. Got close but just didn’t have anything left on the u turn so just had to hold the level I was at for the last 1km.
See, I didn't think so apart from the last 3 mins, I was sitting pretty at 165bpm or so apart from hill kick where I hit 175 but quickly settled down by the start line, then on the last lap the pace goes north and I go south! Arrrrgh.
I’m putting down to the flu jab I had yesterday then 😀
I watched that for the first 20 minutes and weeksy you did a few turns on the front there. It looked like a nice big group and it was going at a very decent pace so i reckon that was quite a fast ride.
lol, I was thinking the same... would definitely have bailed if you guys weren't there, my HR was in "uncomfortable" zone from about end of lap 4 onwards! Well pleased though, that's literally my first race ever I've been able to pace myself properly and stay with the same group the whole time. Normally burn out & have to drop back! Got v lucky picking up a featherweight for final lap though!If it wasn’t for you and zilog near me I think I might have just dropped back and coasted to the finish from about lap 3!
Weeksy, thought you were trying to make a move off the front at the end of lap 4!!
Great race lads, really enjoyed it!
Zilog was that you in 7th?
Yep that's me 🙂
I was Zilog, I thought you were coming with me off the front and I felt good enough at the time if you were, but as soon as I looked, the bunch were there again.
I got a truck on final lap, which to me is the best part of useless! I wanted an aero or a feather of course.
I'll have a look at my HR trace after food. But honestly felt good.
Disappointed now!
Great result that, well done.
I raced that course yesterday in the cat B race and from watching weeksy for a while i didnt see much difference in the pace you guys were going compared to us in all honesty.
I did a race today. Entered through Zwift but it isn't on zwiftpower.
There are some other races by the organiser on there. Anywhere else that might have results. It was a bit messy at the finish and the Zwift results themselves looked dodgy.
race was
Sydkysten Cycling - Carl Ras Race A
Think I might have won, definitely 1st or 2nd. New FTP 328W (4.6w/kg) which I'm about to lose as my racing season peaked and ended on Sunday with the national hill climb. I'm off on holiday for two weeks on Sat and intend to get fat.
I felt good enough at the time if you were, but as soon as I looked, the bunch were there again.
I gave it the beans for a second or so, didn't really have anything spare though to make a proper effort tbh!!
Tried to find your lairy pink jersey when I was in the pen, couldn't though - maybe haven't unlocked that one yet!
That's weird, we as a group beat more than half of B, that's bonkers.
I need a plan B as holding until the hill is crippling my results.
CH you may bow: http://www.cycligentrankings.com/vcr/client/racer/98508/lifetime/all/elite/1/0/0/1/1
😆
Team STW taking the silver. Good work chaps.
I need a plan B as holding until the hill is crippling my results.
Perhaps you should eat more pies Weeksy 😉
Well done STWs on the race!
Well done Nath! That's quite an achievement 🙂
Had to bail due to a complaint from the neighbours 🙁 any idea how to make things quieter? Im using a tacx booster and a tacx trainer tyre at 100psi
What sort of house/flat etc? Mat?
Terrace house, upstairs in a room with laminate flooring (insulated underneath) then an offcut of carpet under the trainer. From their description the noise was high pitched rather than a vibration.
Cheers CH!
Missed the start of kiss so did the WBR race, with my resting HR back to normal my top end HR appears to be returning too!
https://www.zwiftpower.com/race.php?id=14236
Congratulations Nath! STW chief superstar!