Zwift meetups and social rides ?

That was a great ride – felt like perfect sprint training with those all out efforts and a bit of a breather on the rest of the lap, ready for another canning on The Mall.

Kudos to Gary L for his solo breakaway on the last lap – over 20 seconds ahead by the last sprint.

Legs weren’t feeling it tonight.

You boys can’t half sprint!

Enjoyed that Cheers 👍

If anyone has legs left Danger and I are doing our 7am ride in the morning. Nothing crazy, just sand and sequoias.

If interested let danger know as he is the organizer of the meet up. I know it’s late notice…

Shame I can’t make the midweek evening rides, always up for a weekend if one happens but understand many hit the outdoors. #rideon all

Ah yes. Must set alarm!

Are we still bumble bees with it just being us two? Need to change bikes before we start, I was on the MTB in the jungle this morning.

Come as you are, as you were.
[not] as I want you to be.

Cheers for coming oop North. I needed that today.

Fancy another tomorrow? I’ll warm up first this time though so you don’t need to hang about so much.

Hi mate, sorry can’t make tomorrow as I have to be off early, but am around Friday plus most days next week.

Hang about??? I think you were mostly waiting for me haha. Hope I didn’t slow you down too much, I enjoyed trying to keep the pace up and I’ll only get better by going out with faster riders. Usually I can hide in the group and benefit from the draft. 🙂

I like that loop once you are in the trees, loving and rolling.

What time dangour brain? I am up for a 30-45 min pootle -free from about 6.45am until 7.45am

Forget pootle mate…he was doing 4.5 to 5w/kg at some points 😉

I think that was off the start line when you went without me!

About 7am works for me robbo, assuming I’m not having to be in the office 45min or so should be spot on. If I am I’ll just have to bail at about 25 past so I can shower and get to the office.

If you’ve got a preference on route let me know but it’s TT night tomorrow so something flat at an easy pace is probably wise.

I’ve popped one on for Friday oop North, I’ll be broken after Thursday evening if I’ve pulled my weight so it will be a bit dawdling!

Got the invite cheers. Route looks good. I don’t want a massive effort as I have a 1hr 30min as workout schedules for Friday. See you in the morning.

I’ve accepted for Friday so will see you then. If you’re dawdling then it will be fine, it will bring you down to my usual pace, my legs don’t go too fast first thing haha!

If you do another one of those 7am jobs I’ll join in.

I went outside today, managed an un clip fail and fell in forest of stinging nettles

It’s a long shot but I might be able to get 20-30 mins with you tomorrow dependent on what time I need to leave, if so I’ll see you on the start line, no promises though so don’t wait for me.

Oh that was quick, got the invites I’ll see you in the morning

Virtually anyway

What kit for virtual commute?!

I went outside today, managed an un clip fail and fell in forest of stinging nettles

One of those memories that makes me smile is of a lass I used to work with coming in one morning walking like John Wayne. Turns out the night before she’d been out with a few friends as you do, needed a pee on the way home so pants down, dress up round her chest, squatted over a ditch to answer nature’s call. Owing to a few sherberts and the mobility reducing effects of knickers wrapped round your ankles, Over balanced and in she went. Absolutely full of stinging nettles, stung all over every square inch from knee to navel.

Poor bairn.

Oh how we laughed.

What kit for virtual commute?!

I expect you in suit and tie, with your Brompton on the turbo.

Failing that stripes has become customary I believe (and saves me changing)

Ta for this morning folks,i do wonder how long it’s going to take me to get back into the swing of normal alarms. It took 2 days to adjust to the extra hour in bed afforded by WFH, seems the opposite isn’t true.

I think those who expressed interest have an invite for tomorrow morning, I’ll sort some for next week over the weekend. Anyone else wants to join us shout up.

Cheers dangerourbrain and piemoster. I enjoyed that. A good pace for the morning – not too much but good to get the hear pumping. Just a shame as soon as I hit a hill I go backwards! 🙂

Just a shame as soon as I hit a hill I go backwards!

We kept together nicely on the climb out of the tube.

We kept together nicely on the climb out of the tube.

Yeh but I was doing 800W!

what do you mean you can’t maintain 800w ?

I’m with weeksy on this. You’ll never get the 30min alpe badge* with an attitude like that.

Disclaimer: 30 minute alpe badge may not exist. If it does, be sure to reuse the 6’6″ elm box it comes in.
Dangeourbrain(tm) will not be held liable for any injuries or damage resulting from attempts to collect the possibly fictional 30min alpe badge.
Fools be fools at their own risk.

haha it is the 5% ramps that are worse actually. If you aren’t paying attention for 1 second you lose the wheel and it is difficult to get back on without putting yourself in a hole.

What is the KOM up the alpe?

knowing Zwift, probably about 11 minutes.

knowing Zwift, probably about 11 minutes.

Someone who weighs 1.5kg?

On a dumb trainer too no doubt

I looked it up.

Fastest guy is on 28 minutes and is the only person under 30 minutes (16mph average).

Next fastest is 32 minutes (14mph average) – and their are a few about this region so seems reasonable.

Not convinced by the fastest guy.

considering the best hopefully legal pro time up the actual Alp is 39m 22s i’m not considering anything under that as being actually legit on Zwift…

What did Rohan Dennis do the Zwift Alp in a couple of weeks ago ?

Dennis was 58:01 for the ride, but not sure on his Alp KOM time.

Good point – EPO doping on Zwift?

The fastest easily spottable name is Michal Kwiatkowski 35:17 in 76th place….

I’m a little sceptical about anything much quicker than that.

the KOM guy had an average of 501w and a HR of 115bpm average…. now THAT is impressive. LOL.

the KOM guy had an average of 501w and a HR of 115bpm average…. now THAT is impressive. LOL.

Can you flag your rides as wrong in zwift or is that bod stuck with a time they may want rid of because its nonsense (or they may want to keep because they’re one of those people)

I know I’ve deleted a few from strava (before they’re flagged) over the years where its gone bonkers for one reason or another or I’ve forgotten to turn off my track before getting in the car etc.

Tube Ramp Strategy = SMASH

I’m ready for tomorrow’s morning session, glad it’s not up the Alpe hahaha

That’ll be a Sunday morning hilly job I think pie, not a weekday morning 😉, though think I’ll do innsbruck this week

I may join you on Sunday if there is a group ride will depend on timings and how far your planning this week and see if it fits to what I had planned already 🙂

Tempted by achterbahn or Surrey Hills for my weekly dose of climbing having done neither yet. Probably an 8.30am start again as it worked well for me last week. Obviously though folk are free to do their own thing too so there may be another one going on too.

Oh and I’ve got to survive the TTT tonight, commute club tomorrow and likely a real world ride Saturday, so I might sack it off yet.

16:30 tomorrow. Richmond flat. Sprint every lap for fun. Regroup at 120w after laps and go again and again and again.