Zwift Team Time Trial – Thursday evenings

Thanks for letting me tag along folks, I enjoyed and needed that in equal measure. Even got an FTP boost!

Good to see you Brian. Apologies for the radio silence at my end. Headphones mic is dead I think. Didn’t have much chance for a chat anyway. That was a stiff workout and nice to fly past a few teams later in the race.

T’were good to be seen. All work and no play had made me a dull and rather lethargic boy. As for radio silence I seem to recall the official stance was “if you can talk you’re not working hard enough”

Yeh that was good. You could def seem some teams weren’t used to riding more than 40 minutes and just blew up! Nice to catch them!

Sounds like a good effort tonight by all. Let’s hope I can get back in to the team next week!

Sorry I couldn’t join you. I did eventually beat the technical gremlins (firewall settings) so I’ll try again next week

I have entered one team for this week. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday, 7.40pm, 1x Knickerbocker reverse in NYC.

This is the last normal TTT for a while – it’s novelty courses over Christmas and New Year with Bologna and Road to Sky. Normality resumes in Jan.

I’m out this week. Off to watch the Toon get their arses handed to them by Liverpool. Albeit, an hour at threshold would be less uncomfortable.

I’m out barring miracle recovery, I pulled something in parkrun this weekend.

Ant

Don’t do it Dad.

So far it’s @phil56, @dangeourbrain and maybe @paino

Any more takers? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing

I’m game for a laugh if everyone is happy to pull me around??

Technical gremlins sorted so I’ll try and actually join this week

Can’t make this week I am afraid. Good luck!

That’s 3 and 2 maybes

@phil56, @dangeourbrain, @peaslaker and maybe @paino and @giggsmaster.
Any advances on those maybes?
Any more takers?
5 is borderline…

I’m out for tomorrow I’m afraid. Still feeling the effects from the Alpe ride yesterday. The problem with emptying the tank when you’re in your sixties is that it takes longer to refill!

I could ride but haven’t done anything remotely proper since I hurt my back and then did a cross race 3wk ago (still not fully right).  If it makes the difference between a team starting and pulling the plug I’m happy but it won’t be good power from me (I was looking for a “C/D” team outing really.  Depending on who rides I might not get right round with you)

Come on Scaredy, with you not feeling that good at least I won’t feel bad holding the team up……

@phil56 @dangeourbrain @peaslaker

@paino @giggsmaster @scaredypants
(still room for at least 2 more.)

Click here: https://www.wtrl.racing/RacePass/?id=bXQ3TXVPdVFZZyt1Y2d6WDVsOUJGdz09

In the pen by 19:43, start delay +10 mins, so off at 19:53

@peaslaker you must ride a road bike – check this post for all the other info: singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/zwift-team-time-trial-thursday-evenings/page/9/#post-12144480 (except change the start delay to 10 minutes and ignore the buffalo bike bit).

It’s a short fast one.

@scardeypants & @giggsmaster I wouldn’t worry at all, I’m way off form and I ended up dropping off a short way into lap two, and whilst I’m slowly getting my sea legs back I’m certainly not going to be breaking records any time soon

Sorry, count me out. Was on call for work…unfortunately the call has been made 🙁

If we can’t make numbers for the TTT it appears to be stw quiz night tonight so I might give that a bash and do a slightly-more-conducive-to-writing-answers paced ride if that sounds of interest to anyone?

I’ve signed up for now and will see what happens in view of numbers.

I’m still in and I’ll ride on my own if no one else turns up! It’s a short course with just one comparatively short climb – so ideal for anyone making a comeback!

with just one comparatively short climb

@phil56 is it that godawful blue one?

@dangeourbrain – possibly, but it’s over quickly!!

I’ll make it to the start line then.

Does 4 make a team or do we need a 5th?

@dangeourbrain 4 makes a great team!

I’m in – home and getting changed now.  Might even get a warm-up !

So, just to confirm. We can still warm up in the pairing screen??

We’re a five then! Grand. See you all then

Just wondering, I can see I am in as a D, but I’m not tagged as part of the STW team. Is that sortable?

There’s a Zwift update, give yourselves extra time to get ready!

I think so giggsmaster – always used to be the case.  MUST be pairing and not the garage

Peaslaker, where are you looking ?

There’s a Zwift update, give yourselves extra time to get ready!

Well there goes my excuse 😉

Excellent work folks, really enjoyed that one. Apologies I didn’t live up to Phil’s legendary compere role but hopefully not too disappointing for the rest of you.

Agreed – that was a nice ride.  Your leader skillz were just fine mate (though the audio was a bit muffled)

Can’t believe Phil didn’t stay on & just shout random catchphrases at us 😀

@db – I always think of you as one of the ded-fast boys; have you been off the bike for a while ?

Ah yeah, the good mic is on my proper headset which is perfectly comfortable for waggling a mouse and bashing a keyboard, not sure I fancy zwifting in it – or ever wearing it again if I did.

I’ve been off everything really, except the pies! Think I’ve done less miles this year than I’d do in couple of months in a normal year.

I’m getting back to it mind, in part a conscious decision to stop working every waking hour and partly the realisation I was getting very unfit!

Tonight did me good though, was a good steady pace I could have kept at for another hour or three rather than tearing my legs off, still a good 40-50w off where I was last summer and a stone heavier mind.

(Also no prizes for 800W charges off the start in a team event, not that I ever won prizes doing it in non team events mind)