Zwift Team Time Trial – Thursday evenings

OK, so the team for tonight has grown: @dangeourbrain, @giggsmaster, @munkeymadness, @paul-s, @phil56, @scaredypants and (welcome!) @wozza

That leaves one more place for @alibongo001 if you want to jump straight in tonight. Claim it by clicking here: https://www.wtrl.racing/RacePass/?id=L05FMVo3cUpxbDRFRFF3R3gwN3FGZz09 (you’ll first need a WTRL accout from here: https://www.wtrl.racing/registration.php)

I’ll set out the info for newcomers:
– ride a road bike in-game (NOT a TT bike. You need the draft!). dress up as a bumblebee (again, in-game).
– comms will be via discord. The STW server is here: https://discord.gg/B8aAkFtj and the TTT voice channel is over on the left. If you can’t make yourself heard, just listen. It can work without, but it’s complicated…
– this is the MOST IMPORTANT BIT! The start is basically a workaround. You must be in the pen for the event start time (19:43). But each team has its own team start time. Once the countdown hits zero you MUST NOT GO! Instead, sit tight for the team’s start delay, which tonight is 13 minutes. Don’t move. Don’t pedal. Don’t start. Don’t leave the pen until 13 minutes have passed. THEN you can start. There will be timekeeping and a countdown over discord.
– there’s no pressure to ride on the front (“pull”), or win the event etc. Sit in, learn the ropes, see how the team works together.
– on the road @phil56 will look after you. If anyone can get the team to the end together, he can.

If there are more questions, just ask and they’ll be answered quickly.

Good luck tonight!

I think I have everything in order………..will get to the turbo early so I can sort anything I have got wrong!

See you later!

Everyone is signed up successfully

dress up as a bumblebee (again, in-game)

What do you mean “(in game)” surely you mean “(in game as well)”? Or am I the only one racing whilst dressed like this

Companion app suggests there has been an update folks so log in in good time!

Can’t just be left to run as normal as there’s (amongst other things) a new EULA. Make sure you launch Zwift in good time to read it 😉

Sorry computer went nooooo, I am still trying to fix it, sighhhhh.

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Cheers for this evening folks. Not a great course that, too much up out down and very little flat.

Held a nice group for the most part by the end of lap one but I think the scrappy start sort of ruined everyone. The w/kg numbers were bouncing all over the place and regularly dropped to zero on my screen.

On the subject of which bloody well done chasing back on Ian, looked like you’d completely disappeared then a few minutes later you were back like Lazarus.

Yeah thanks for the ride guys. Not an easy course for first timers. Well done. Lost all my connections whilst coasting. Managed to get them back after shutting companion app and restarting. Give me a tough 5min to catch back up but quite enjoyed it.

Yeah, cheers guys. Crazy little course to try and get some grouping together. On the climbs you tend to push too much and end flying through the pack, then slow down and end up out the back again, bit of a yo yo. Definitely flat course is easy to sort the group out.

I’ll take the blame for the 1st lap, I was too busy looking at what everyone was kicking out in the HR department!

Good stuff chaps. Sounds like a tough one. Should be back next week.

Thanks all for the ride tonight – I definitely struggled to gauge the pace/effort and did some yo-yoing. Shall look to sign up in future weeks too.

Thanks for last night guys!

I found it an interesting experience:

Felt I worked harder than I did
Probably caused the poor start – I took setting off gently a little too literally
Not sure if you could hear me on the voice app thingy?
I found it difficult to gauge effort too = although this was my first Zwift group ride

Might try it again soon!

Cheers
Alastair

Having said I would be interested now that I am recovering, I find that I am now down for (ahem) panto practice (oh yes i am) on thurs evenings until the performance mid Feb, sorry.

Ant

You’ll make a great Widow Twanky @haloric :). I’ll be back this Thursday. Looking forward to it.

I have (hopefully) reset the spreadsheet on Savoyad’s behalf, so sign up here if you want to take part this week:

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

The course is Wandering Flats in Makuri. https://zwiftinsider.com/route/wandering-flats/

I’m in

I might be up for this as long as COVID doesn’t get me (it’s finally hit our house…)
Is there a “provisional” option?

There’s a maybe option on the sign-up sheet, as much by way of a test to see if it’s little folks can, I’ve popped your name on the bottom and put you down as a massive.

Feel free to edit that mind, first of robbo’s two links above.

Is there anything I need to do on WTRL?
I’m registered on there but not ever used it!

As long as you are registered at WTRL @sturdylad (and your account there linked to your zwift account) there’s nothing more to do. I’ll post an entry link, tomorrow probably, and when you click it is uses your WTRL account to attach you to the team and automatically enters you in the zwift event.

Great stuff thanks.

Any more takers?

Interesting course this week – only one very minor hill and a downhill start!

4 and a maybe at the moment. More would be nice.

So far: @scaredypants, @robbo1234biking, @dangeourbrain, @wozza1 and maybe @sturdylad

Sign in link: https://www.wtrl.racing/RacePass/?id=RUwwbGZWZnQwRkt2VEYxYldwUk9mdz09

Start delay TBC later.

I’m back in this week:)

So far all OK for me to join, still avoiding the lurgy!
It will probably take me a few events to get my TT head on, I’ve never done one on Zwift and it’s probably 3 years since I stopped racing TT on the road

I wouldn’t worry, if you think there’s a swing to get into you’re already better than the rest of us 😂

I’d also point to ‘raced’ rather than ‘completed’ as an indicator too!

Turns out my struggles in the second race on Tuesday were due to Covid. So I’m probably out for a couple of weeks

Hope you feel better soon Ian.

Hope you don’t suffer too much with it @yanboss

Oh no, @yanboss. Sorry to hear that. I hope that you are feeling OK and recover smoothly.

Start delay is a whopping 12.5 mins. In the pen by 19:43 and off at 19:57:30

Click the link @sturdylad! And scroll up, past Brian’s bee lady, for all the practical info you need about the start etc.

That’s two big delays in a row, I do wonder sometimes how they arrive at them.

It is a bit rubbish isnt it! I will remember my stop watch for tonight and brush up on my ‘encouragement’ skills.

See you on the start line. I have downloaded GP Llama’s ultimate warm up so I should be well prepared!

That’s a pain – both @yanboss and the start delay. Take it easy Ian and don’t be tempted to push your recovery too quickly. I found you have days when you feel you’re over it, then you’re knackered the next. Anyone know how @phil56 is getting on?

I did message Phil yesterday, not great but improving is I think how it’s best summed up. (On the scale of how things could be that’s to say not too bad either as I understand it).

He may be along to answer for himself in due course mind as you’ve paged him and being as I’m a married man I’ve little enough experience of answering for myself, let alone someone else so the above could all be utterly inaccurate.

Hi Guys, @Dangeourbrain has it spot on – I’m improving every day. Still a little fatigued and chesty, but well on the way to recovery. Have fun tonight – I really miss it!

Thanks @dangeourbrain. Dunno what you mean;)

Thanks guys, pretty mild symptoms on the scale. But definitely only good for lying in a heap on the sofa this evening. Hope things keep improving quickly Phil.

Have a good one

@phil56. Don’t worry @robbo1234biking will keep the DS seat warm and I’ve heard he’s been reading up on ‘motivational’ techniques. Whatever that means 😂