Zwift meetups and social rides ?

I needed to be to hold onto you up the hill was really hard work

Yeah it was pretty hard work at the back as well! I did think I should try and slow down as I got close but I was kind of in that stubborn I’m not going to back off mode. I did see your numbers go barmy which looked like the worse kind o interval training!

Did a bit better up to the mast mainly as that was all I had to give!

I didn’t realise how much ‘help’ a draft is on the alp.  A ‘draft class’ would be great. I’m always 2-3 seconds behind the trainer I reckon..

I’m in for Tuesday please assuming oop North doesn’t make me work too hard in the morning weeksy.

I’m always 2-3 seconds behind the trainer I reckon..

Yeah the trainer lag is very annoying. I must take it off 3 second average and see if it helps with that.

I’ll have a think on how to do a draft class and try organise one if folks are up for it. I guess it’ll end up like a 40 strong TTT but I’ll have to have a think.

Sprint line laps on the Classique course again on Tuesday 18:30

Excellent. I shall ready the vomit-bucket 🙂

I am having a couple days rest done a lot of miles these three days and Wednesday AM is Stage 3 of the Tour for All and I want to do better than my shocker of a Stage 2.

I will look to join another group ride though as really good motivation and encourages to push harder than I would on a solo ride.

I’ll have a think on how to do a draft class and try organise one if folks are up for it. I guess it’ll end up like a 40 strong TTT but I’ll have to have a think

This could be brilliant fun, or utterly horrendous 😆

Cheers for the invite all good to go roughly how many laps ? and I‘m guessing we don’t need the bumble bee kit any more.

6-7 I think we got last time.

Final lap turned into a tempo power fest. I just sat on Phil’s wheel while he blew everyone apart with 4.5w/kg, luckily I got it all right and hung in his draft.

Cheers should be able to cope with that the sprinting might be the issue !

This could be brilliant fun, or utterly horrendous 😆

Just think how hard the poor sod on the front would have to pull to keep number 40 turning pedals. You could probably coast up the alpe if we got it right!

stick with Bee kit… i just messed up todayand forgot to change!
DrP

I assumed you just didn’t want to be seen with us

ha! stealth attack… (thinking of COD Modern Warefare now!!)

DrP

assuming oop North doesn’t make me work too hard in the morning

Hahahahaha…not much chance of that seeing the speeds you guys were doing this morning, I’m a slow cat C.
I had to have a day off after pushing hard in yesterdays tour ride, tomorrow I’m going to try put some miles on the ceramic mission, either TT or MTB.

Dangeour and me are fake commuting at 7am on Tuesday morning if anyone wants to join, Sand and Sequoias route

I’ll need to take it easy and I’m going to have to bail at half past as I’ve to be in the office in the morning so need to allow time to make my self presentable and ride to work too (which also means not blowing my self up on Zwift before I leave the house!).

Obviously you’ll be free to carry on if that suits?

No problem mate, if you would rather postpone until another day it’s fine too, I’m good for any day this week, so don’t feel pressured for tomorrow.

Might kick it back to Wednesday then if that’s OK as someone else should be in the office the rest of the week (they’ll be in about lunch tomorrow typically)

Sure, just change it to Wednesday for the meet up.

Done! Ta

After my ‘when will this climb be over?’ mountain experience yesterday, I thought I’d do an easy London flat ride with the ZZRC crew. Two issues, it was London 8 (so Box hill. Twice) and it’s never at the advertised pace. I ended up going ‘full squirrel’ on the second climb up box. I am now putting the box into bollox’d 😉

So just getting my excuses in super early for tomorrow. All that’s left is to find that clip of Marlon Brando ‘I could have been a contender….’

Finally debugged the trainer, the belt had moved so it was rubbing on the internal frame, dropped 50W off my efforts which hurt. It needs replacing once they are back in stock but it will do for now.

Hopefully should be back on it this week now it’s sorted. Did Tour for all race today and it was ok.

So i have good news and bad..

Tonight will still be running…. i just may not ride it… But i’ll still keep the event live and active of course. Just may not leave the start line.

Been invited out for a responsible ride with my boss, so off out for that shortly, don’t think i’ll have the time, inclination or legs for sprint intervals i’m afraid…

But you all know where the 1.5km (1.0km) banner is now to sprint from anyway 😉

@weeksy no worries, ta for organising all these!! looking forward to the live-streamed fan view on Twitch now, complete with Rob Warner-style commentary on the sprints 😂

That’s a shame… but see you at the line…
And maybe see if you can Twitch MY twitch stream.. !!!

DrP

We’ll see, the ride wasn’t too tough but don’t know what time the wife is planning food for now. I’ll deffo start the ride so you’re all in

Somethings cropped up, so I’m going to have to miss this evenings ride – have fun guys

we are on and LIVE!

DrP

Works fairly well Dr P.

Nice chase back by you there, 300w effort

Damn. First signal drop for a while. Frustrating!

Good fun that was! Managed to TRY a final sprint with a few seconds left!

Video saves for 14 days…..!

Great sprints from the fast boys again!

DrP

we are on and LIVE!

Dr P: Can we watch it afterwards – ie now? And how do we find it?

– Ah! Question answered before I’d finished it.

Thanks all, 3rd sprint I was up to 5th but tweaked something. Had a little go on the 4th but the hamstring said No. Thought it best to bale before doing any damage.

I’ve managed to get to 11w/kg for a few seconds. Before doing ^^ rides best I had was about 8! So all good motivating stuff. Even if I do feel a bit sick afterwards!

Honestly after those sprints, I’m almost pining for the climb up to the transmitter mast again!

Thanks everybody – enjoyed that. Sprints are ace 🙂

That vid is great! Dr P a study in commitment on the sprints 🙂

I’ll debate an entry for Thurs evening as quite frankly I can’t be bothered with the wtrl sign up stuff for the TTT event, that’s all getting a bit serious and I can’t be bothered with serious. So may do Thursday evening group ride.

If not, it will likely be a 4pm on Friday. Sat I’m planning on going outside

I’m wondering whether he gets banned for TT bars ?

Kidding

moar eeero innit…

34.20 in is where I try to connect HR monitor and then bust a gut catching up!!!

DrP

Found that tough tonight but I did a ramp test yesterday and set a new PB of 268w. I thought I wasn’t great tonight but got my fastest lap time around classique and two fastest time’s on the sprint section so wasn’t that bad! I dropped in the little hill and lost the group on the 5th lap and couldn’t catch up so cruised for a bit. I think without weeksy the pace was more relentless as there was no one to pull us back. Still doing 200-250w after each sprint to stay in the group.

Thursday riding outside assuming no comedy limp. Be up for a ride Friday for sure.

Yes pace was a little hotter.

Sorry I didn’t make it for this evening folks.

Thanks for organising weeksy

I was a little out of my depth which wasn’t a surprise as before we started someone messaged gentle pace 175-180 that’s me flat out !

please Include me on any future invites and I will see if I can improve !