STW Zwift Race Series 3 – Winter

I’m in work later so unable to join in with tonights race. I might however be able to watch some one struggle if there is a youtube feed.

I’ll join this tonight as I think I can squeeze it into my latest training plan. Did a Ramp Test 2 weeks ago and hit a rather disappointing 285W – well down on my summer and Autumn peak. May as well keep the weight the same – I weighed myself on Sunday and was a couple of kilos heavier than 76kg but reckon that is Christmas excess that’ll soon burn off.

**Just realised I am a bit too late to join the first one tonight. Hopefully you can include me in the one next Tuesday.

I think I really should have done a ramp test.. Oh well!!

For anyone interested… Here’s the link to my YouTube live stream… will kick off at 1920

DrP

I’ll be streaming as well. Will post the link later. Nice picture of me there DrP.

@crazyharry you should have the links.

If anyone still wants to join in and last nights announcement has affected their plans then let me know. I can still get late entries in without an issue.

Don’t forget that Repack Ridge times are now valid so anyone who wants to complete that let me know what time you achieved (with time penalties for the not hitting all the stars). Closing date for those entries is the day of the last race.

Looking forward to tonight. Points awarded for the quickest time around the Jungle Circuit tonight as there isn’t a sprint segment. If you are going for a fastest lap time and are towards the back of the race then get a screenshot of your time in case I finish in front of you and you do a flyer on your last lap.

Here’s the link to my YouTube live stream…

Thanks for the link DrP. 👍

Unfortunately I now can’t make tonight due to some personal reasons, I’m gutted to miss the first one of the series.
Enjoy all, I’ll try catch up on a YouTube feed if possible and you must all give a detailed account on here afterwards so that I know the full details.

Best of luck!

My stream link for tonight should be https://youtu.be/1w1ZvZL3PVw

My (remote) PT session today was a little leg heavier than I was expecting, not ideal prep!

Still feeling wrecked after that TDZ short stage last night (looking at ride since I did get way too excited on the ramps plus the end) and almost feel like I’ve got some some of mild lurgy since, hope to make the start line but I might simply end up pootling around at less than race pace effort.

Do we need to use mtbs for every single race in this series (even the tt?)? If so I’m assuming I actually have one in my garage.

@tpbiker the MTB will be auto selected for you during this series…and yes, every race! 🙂

If so I’m assuming I actually have one in my garage.

Yeah, there’s a default zwift one and you’ll get punted over automatically, which is good as I think it’s likely to be too cold in my office to manage manually selecting one.

Yeh if you dont have one then Zwift will give you one. You dont have to spend your drops

The super caliber is cheap though and those 3s a lap are worth it :D.

maybe if you are on the front. If you’re sucking a wheel the whole way round it’ll not make much difference 😂 Think I’ve got one I unlocked with some snazzy Zebra paint job, might go with that 🦓

i’ve a scott scale…
Nino I ain’t!

DrP

What tyres are people running?

They should do a Tron MTB, make people earn them and therefore make the MTB option more popular

What tyres are people running?

Conti vert(ual) Pro obviously

That would be cool.

Conti vert(ual) Pro obviously

slow claps….!!

DrP

Not sure how tonight is going to go… Am playing with the bigger (metaphorically) boys in cat C and haven’t Zwifted in anger for a while.

Maybe just the same as last time and hang on for grim death all the way round 🙂

Maybe just the same as last time and hang on for grim death all the way round 🙂

That’s everyone’s game plan I think.

Except nixie doing his power crunches.

Weirdo.

Hang on, nobody mentioned it was being live streamed! Oh well, at least I’ll be able to watch the replay of me riding at the back or even stopping on the bridge to hurl over the side after Ive gone off too hard at the start.

I’m in work later so unable to join in with tonights race.

Well, I’m now physically at home, mentally still at work and I’ve just eaten so I’m still going to sit out tonight’s race.
I look forward to the livestream and the discussion later after everyone has cleaned their bike 🤔😂

I’m wearing what looks like neon vomit in zwift!
Rad to the gnar..

DrP

And now we are live… First Paris, then wattopia….

Finally the event will force you onto a MTB at the start. If you don’t have a MTB in your stable then the Zwift MTB will be assigned to you.

So what happened to this then? For some reason I started on an aero road bike with deep section rims. 🙁

You gits.
That’s it. That’s the race report.

So that’s how it all works at the pointy end of the racing, cheers for the vids guys.

Sat watching in my hotel room made me very jealous not to be racing this week!

Some top watts output there!

Ow.
I’m scared to get off the bike.. calves REALLY cramping up…

That was very hard..

DrP

By heck that was horrible! The draft seemed tiny on the MTB, as soon as you weren’t right behind someone you started to drift back and the gap went out very quickly.

Some very good numbers up there. Well done ian but Adam and kirky, by hell you two have come on, well done.

I felt a bit sick just watching your numbers once I slipped off. I kept waiting for you to blow up and drop back to keep me company but you never did.

I got picked up about half way through lap 2 I think. Good group but I mistimed my drink, missed a kick and just didn’t have the oomph left to chase back on.

Great work all and cheers for organising that robbo.

Gutted I had to miss this one with a migraine. First one for ages. 😢

I had loads of technical glitches tonight. Kept losing sight of everyone and riding on my own. Must have happened about 8 times at least.
My avatar was also all over the place as well. He wouldn’t sit down the entire ride!! Doing between 75 and 80rpm and he would still be standing up, going even when pedalling faster downhill he’d be stood up. Was very weird.

That lap one pace was killer. So glad I’d had the foresight to drop right to the back of the lead group before starting lap 1. Think that was the difference that bagged fastest lap. Getting dropped in the lap 2 climb was a rude wake up followed by a second as I was caught and dropped about the same spot on lap 3.

I’ve done a few MTB races on that route before but was still surprised by the lack of draft. Relax as normal and off you dropped!

God that was awful!

First proper race since getting a proper smart trainer, yikes, I knew I’d lose some watts but oww!

Thanks to the small group that dragged me round – Jenneson & Drysdale

Great introduction to racing, damn hard work, thought I was gonna puke! Loved it thanks

That was tough, the lack of draft was a killer! Was doing well until halfway round the second lap then just couldn’t keep up with the small group I was with then spent the rest of the race on my own. Got a boatload of PB’s and my legs are like jelly.

Bloody loved it! Roll on the next one.

the MTB will be auto selected for you during this series…and yes, every race! 🙂

Ummmm…no it won’t! Realised I was on the wrong bike with 10 sec till start, quickly changed over but was dead last after first 300 odd meters.

Not a great start. That said I wouldn’t have held the pace of fast group on first lap regardless, and found my place in the end..mid table mediocrity.

**** me. What a horrible **** course. Did it actually have any downhill bits 🤣

Disagree that the draft effect was less (did plenty of wheelsucking lol)… think cos of the lower speed it’s easier to get dropped tho once someone ups the power… so maybe less of a “sticky” draft

Puke barf dead, hit the wall, then another wall then got run over by a truck. Did I say puke and barf.