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Randyberlin
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SV8 I put everything in the last 3 miles to try to get within a minute of you then just when I was ready to give up you slowed down and I was 59 seconds back for a brief moment. Good enough. Thanks.
There's some good close racing in the results this league. Thought I had no chance of staying in the 42's to be anywhere near Bridgy but the last few minutes went quicker so made it into the 42's to be just ahead. Andy and Wolfie just seconds apart too. And Randy, you have The Boxers eyeing up your position
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Randyberlin
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I've never adjusted my weight since I started bkool but when I changed it for a handicap I weighed myself to put it back and I'm 10 lbs heavier. Man, it makes a big difference. It is good incentive to lose those 10 and more. Especially if I'm going to do the double devil next year. So if my pounds are down and your pound stays down, it might be possible. At least as someone earlier said it is a great target to motivate me.Great time Bill. Soarer/ Randy. You gave me quite a surprise the way you came back at mepleased with my effort and ave power
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AAAC 76C
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First Point - 3 of the Jerseys are now held by British Riders!
I have been looking at the Summer League Stage 1 results.
I have to hand it to Pep Tache getting such a high Watts/Kg on what is essentially a downhill stage (6.91 Watts/Kg probably higher than Alex Dowsetts 10 record of 17 minutes on the flat).
At one point, at around km 21, he is going downhill with a cadence of over 140rpm and his HR is going down.
To get your HR to go doing that sort of cadence is amazing in its self even with out pulling more watts than the UK National 10 mile TT champion does on the flat.
I hope he running the old firmware because he then peaks at over 1000 Watts in the climb.
His max HR for the session was 158 which was hard to find because it was just a small peak so he must have the heart of an ox as well
AID who bested him by a minute has a pretty steady effort throughout the stage and max's his HR at 189 bpm and his HR raise steadily throughout the stage which makes sense looking at his constant effort, I can only assume he is younger than most of us as he can hit such a high HR.
To top it off these guys are almost 10 minutes quicker than our Danish friend Jacob who at a healthy 100kg (so his Watt/Kg are not so high) should fly downhill.
Jacob, if your reading this, your HR is looking a bit dodgy at a constant 65 BPM which is what most of us climb to just putting a leg over our bike.
In summary I am going to have a hard time keeping up with the fast guys especially as I struggle keeping my cadence above 120 for sustained efforts.
Perhaps I need a Tony Martin chainring
I have been looking at the Summer League Stage 1 results.
I have to hand it to Pep Tache getting such a high Watts/Kg on what is essentially a downhill stage (6.91 Watts/Kg probably higher than Alex Dowsetts 10 record of 17 minutes on the flat).
At one point, at around km 21, he is going downhill with a cadence of over 140rpm and his HR is going down.
To get your HR to go doing that sort of cadence is amazing in its self even with out pulling more watts than the UK National 10 mile TT champion does on the flat.
I hope he running the old firmware because he then peaks at over 1000 Watts in the climb.
His max HR for the session was 158 which was hard to find because it was just a small peak so he must have the heart of an ox as well
AID who bested him by a minute has a pretty steady effort throughout the stage and max's his HR at 189 bpm and his HR raise steadily throughout the stage which makes sense looking at his constant effort, I can only assume he is younger than most of us as he can hit such a high HR.
To top it off these guys are almost 10 minutes quicker than our Danish friend Jacob who at a healthy 100kg (so his Watt/Kg are not so high) should fly downhill.
Jacob, if your reading this, your HR is looking a bit dodgy at a constant 65 BPM which is what most of us climb to just putting a leg over our bike.
In summary I am going to have a hard time keeping up with the fast guys especially as I struggle keeping my cadence above 120 for sustained efforts.
Perhaps I need a Tony Martin chainring
Don't know if you guys were suffering from the heat as well but the heat in my loft made that a really tough ride. A nice cool basement and a giant fan like yours Andy, would be ideal in conditions like these.Great time Bill. Soarer/ Randy. You gave me quite a surprise the way you came back at me
Bill, I am in my conservatory, still quite warm with Windows open and fan blowing, manageable though 
My speed seems a little down compared to the Bkool pro and real life, though it is very close. Just these sharp speed transistions to overcome and it would be just about perfect
My speed seems a little down compared to the Bkool pro and real life, though it is very close. Just these sharp speed transistions to overcome and it would be just about perfect
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Sorry I missed the 5pm re-run @BILL S and everyone else - I was busy gardening and making up for lost time earlier in the day skiving off watching the Tour De France! So I had a second go at stage 1 and managed to shave off 45 seconds or so off my earlier time - Bill it's a shame I've missed the group rides both times for this stage as I think we could both benefit from a bit of drafting together! I the other stages are pretty flat too though so hopefully we can get that working on those.
Still got a one of those speed crashes at 8.1 miles in going from flat to 3% gradient!
Still got a one of those speed crashes at 8.1 miles in going from flat to 3% gradient!
LOL at least you will be gaining from our Brexit Randy. It'll be great if you come over for the DD. Make sure you bring a mountain bike cassette for those hills unless you get down to about 70kg then a 32 would do.
Randyberlin
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Yes. It is hot - in the 60s here. I'm currently in my wife's storeroom (spare bedroom) but building a bkool shed with big patio door for max air flow.
Note how big Kipster is getting.
Note how big Kipster is getting.
Good analysis AAAC. In last years summer cup Pep Tache was winning most of them but usually only beating me by two or three minutes so because of the much bigger time differences this time I'm guessing that him and the others who are winning by such a margin are on the old firmware. Jacob was well up there last year and came third overall so there's no way there could realistically be 10 mins gap if everything was equal.
Soarerv8
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Haha all the flipping way through that last 3 miles I was thinking "he's coming to get me, yep he is definitely coming to get me" without you breathing down my neck I would have ambled home so thanks for the motivation.
Bill, I am in my conservatory, still quite warm with Windows open and fan blowing, manageable though
My speed seems a little down compared to the Bkool pro and real life, though it is very close. Just these sharp speed transistions to overcome and it would be just about perfect
I had no gradient transition issues on this ride but got nothing like the speed or w/kg I got when I last rode it when it was a bit cooler. I think you need to get back to using a pro Andy, which you can hopefully do when bkool sends the fixed one back.
