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the TTT goes over the epicKOM climb on thurs
That sounds mean
The TTT entry is in. 6.30pm on Thursday. It's 3 laps (27km) of the Hilly Route Reverse in Watopia This isn't actually as hilly as it sounds, and (don't listen to Garry!) it definitely doesn't go over the epic KOM. It does go up the original non epic "Watopia KOM" but backwards, which is up the long drag we've ridden a few times together now (at 30km/h) and then a fast descent down the steeper side. The rest is just lumpy.
Enter here: https://www.zwift.com/events/view/868219 - category A this week
Tag your rider name with (STW) in zwiftpower settings.
I'll be back with a start time on Weds.
Zwift kom from the bridge side ?
Thanks Savoyad - I've entered
Sry, my watopia geography is a bit vague. Thought it was backwards over the epicKOM.
nice one! I'm in. Don't mind the original KOM, just a lump in the road really!!The TTT entry is in.
That's the one trail_rat. No probs Garry.
it definitely doesn’t go over the epic KOM.
That sounds better, really don't think I'd have fancied that as a TTT.
I'm signed on.
I'll watch the start times . I'm riding late tonight and tomorrow so should be able to do jnrs bed tonight and tomorrow and may get out for early thursday but will let you know Thursday morning if I'm still needed.
ITT Tomorrow might kill me haha
Sorry rolling it back a bit.
TPbiker (correct me if I'm wrong) you're a TT rider typically. If you want to be competitive in zwift bunch racing on the flatter and short hill routes you need to develop your short power and recovery from efforts which doesn't equate with TT riding.
I'm competitive in C as I can put the power out to stay with groups and recover. When feeling good I can dictate the effort in the front C groups if needed to try and shake people out. I can still recover for a decent sprint, not always mind and I currently have a habit of starting too early.
I am bothered about people cheating to keep under cat limits but it doesn't really affect the racing as I can beat them and it adds a dynamic to try and beat them as they are the favourites. They also maybe legit. Worst is out of cat riders who are over the limits tearing groups apart or bringing dropped riders back. That's pretty annoying.
A points category system would be nice where you win a bunch get promoted and then maybe get relegated again later.
just read this ZI article about Zwift potentially hosting some kind of virtual TdF event next month.
https://zwiftinsider.com/virtual-tdf/
exciting stuff! potentially some new routes (STW meet-ups with sprints on the Champs-Élysées would be AWESOME 😃), maybe even some long-awaited improvements to racing/spectating infrastructure.
You'd be struggling to not back Rohan Dennis then ! He's an animal on Zwift as we've seen. 1 hour efforts, he's very very impressive !
Ha yeah saw an arguement in the comments of a Rohan dennis based zwift article where the fanbois were saying how the zwift pros would nail him on account of them being able to kick harder after a long effort like that.
Someone replied with the numbers off the zwift pros in question with the sign off that based on the numbers they wouldn't even be able to see Rohan come the finish....
Top ranked zwift pro pushing 5.1for 20minutes Vs Dennis's 5.9 for an hour. Monster !
Did anyone do the Deeside crit I'm the end? Pretty sure I saw at least one STW in the results.
I was well rested for this. Not done any zwift since Monday week as feeling rough. Only rides have been low intensity. Been ages since a iTT or FTP test as well. I pushed my zwift FTP up to 345W (from 332W) with a 4.7wkg AVG 😀. Very happy with that. With a few TTs I may just be able to sneak A+ soon.
So I did the HERD Crit City points race this evening, might be my new favourite racing format it went so well.
Format is 50pts for crossing the start/finish line first, 49pts for second and so on down to 1pt for 50th and the race was over 18 laps - most pts at the end wins and there was unconfirmed talk of double points for the last lap.
The various cats start separately and get points for their position in relation to their category but everyone ends up on course together so there's always other riders around you.
The racing isn't quite as hard as a normal zwift crit and there def seems to be more tactics involved. It'd actually be a really good event to enter an an STW team - working together picking of individuals and racking the points up.
I've no idea how many points I actually got but I was 3rd on ZP so happy with that. On a side note the reverse crit course seems a lot easier than the standard loop.
Did anyone do the Deeside crit I’m the end? Pretty sure I saw at least one STW in the results.
I was well rested for this. Not done any zwift since Monday week as feeling rough. Only rides have been low intensity. Been ages since a iTT or FTP test as well. I pushed my zwift FTP up to 345W (from 332W) with a 4.7wkg AVG 😀. Very happy with that. With a few TTs I may just be able to sneak A+ soon.
I swerved it in the end - going to do the TTT tomorrow now I know where it's going, and tbh wasn't feeling up to a game-ending effort today.
Congrats on the ride, sounds very rapid. What time did you get - must have been sub 23 at those numbers?
Thanks, no where near 23 though. Shows me at 26:25 on ZP. Gavin Dempster won in 24:45 at well over 5wpkg.
https://www.zwiftpower.com/events.php?zid=869998
Oh right was thinking of the tempus course I've done on the Newbury TTs which is 17ish km I think. Great ride for 20K - large numbers at the sharp end there.
I threw my 12yo off CoD today and onto a tempus fugit D-ride - worked surprisingly well, he rode at 50-60 watts all round and was with other riders for most of it (main gp was a bit faster), seemed to enjoy it.
It's a delicate one - my lad, like me, is physically lazy. Cycling is the one sport he actually shows some enthusiasm for so the turbo seems like a good way of killing that. But perhaps zwift can play a positive role.
Yeah I did it
27:18 pb on power for me. Highlights why I need to lose weight......
353 ave power.
The last loop caught me out.....saw the line coming up and thought that's it.....and still had another 1800m to go round the loop brutal
Nice power @trail_rat.
I've done that course as a TT so knew about the extra loop. It caught me out the first time! Doesn't help that the segment times disappear as you go under the arch.
Well that's it I often do the zwift fast Friday ITT on that course. Not once has it done the end loop.
Was able to keep the hammer down had not emptied the tank clearly.
Anyone coming racing with DIRT at 11.40 ?
How did it go weeksy? You got any legs left for a TTT later?
Im out for the ttt my legs are brutalised after last night it was a deep dig.
OK, TTT info is here for this evening....
Our start time is +9.5 minutes. So in the pen for 18:30, then once it says "GO!" we don't go until 18:39:30. Phil will handle the stopwatch and shout go. (is that OK Phil?).
There are still places in the team. Enter category A here https://www.zwift.com/events/view/868219 and append (STW) to you Rider Name in Zwift Power.
There are five of us on the start sheet at the moment:
ljarch
dangeourbrain
phil56
zilog6128
savoyad
See you in the pen.
How did it go weeksy? You got any legs left for a TTT later?
Posted 6 minutes ago
Not terrible not great. I've lost form at the moment for sure. Started off not going nuts and letting the A/B split away and sitting in with the mid Bs and fast C's. But when the pace kicked on near the end I didn't have the legs/lungs/desire and fell off the group.
I think part of it is the fact I'm racing more for mid table mediocrity rather than battling for a podium, just doesn't give the same levels to push on to. But I'm way down on my average and max HR at the moment and a chunk down on power too.
Just feeling all a bit meh about the indoor stuff at the moment. Tues I was out with the boys and set 3 Kom and had tonnes in the legs, power was there, form was there, but indoors, I've just lost it all.
I'll do the stopwatch - everyone make sure to be on the Discord channel, or you won't hear the 'GO'!
I’ll do the stopwatch
Are you going to stop pedaling though 😂
well you can be in charge of the 'Shout to stop pedaling' - at my age I struggle with multi-tasking!
Looks like we've got 5 signed up for the TTT tonight!
Good luck lads!!!!
6 now, tiger6791 has joined us.
cool 😎
I have a tt tonight which I'm dreading. In the faint hope that outdoor tts may be allowed in the not too distant future I'm using the tt bike exclusively on the turbo at the moment.
10% power lost, with probably 20% extra effort required, so my expectations around performance are minimal
Has anyone got a link to the discord for the ttt cheers
Cheers for this evening folks, I needed that more than I realised.
Yeah thanks lads had to go pretty deep to hang in there but really enjoyed it. Still getting used to discord though
Great ride that, don’t think I’ve ever worked so hard on zwift!! Thanks to those on the front for dragging me round 😀 cried a little inside though each time we closed on a team as it meant another kick was coming 😂
We were 11th in Latte on the provisional results at one point, seem to have disappeared completely off the page now?
Really enjoyed that, great effort from everyone.
Thanks for organising Savoyad, appreciated.
Yep, thanks all was great fun tonight, first 5km was tough but after that everything clicked I was working hard but really enjoying it, even managed a few turns on the front!
The hour just flys by 👍😀 and it’s great seeing us close in on other team’s.
Av power for me this week was 301W
By the time we hit the finish I was done though.
301! Wow. Top job mate. Back on form
Entered with our club. I was a bit hesitant as it was last minute thing after I did a 1:40 Z3 interval last night.
Anyway, had a strong ride averaging 3.6wkg and like before, very much enjoyed the event. Strangely the hill felt worse on the second lap than it did on the third!
TT time 43:10, Zwift power total time (B, Mocha) 54:14. My mancave looks like someone had a shower in it after I forgot to take my hayfever meds on top of the normal sweat and dribble!
301! Wow. Top job mate. Back on form
Ha! No still a fat **** 😀😂
Takes that much power just to shift the carcass
We were 11th in Latte on the provisional results at one point, seem to have disappeared completely off the page now?
‘Reckon they’ve worked out Phil’s a pro and disqualified us 😀😂😂
Had a good ride on our TTT, rolled round in 41.45 - I've put up some wretched performances on hills recently but felt solid this evening. Think swerving the crits for a couple of weeks has done me some good.
Some insane speeds up on the results atm - top frappe team 26 min at 63kph? Surely not and must be some errors being dealt with there.