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[theboxers]

I did a pb on that course tonight 2:52 quicker than before, I'll take my little victory

 

[BILL S]

I was being a drama queen - computer was fine in the end!

Good race but that was HARD!! Amazed I was able to hold that 10 second gap on you for all that time Bill - my heart rate was through the roof

Good race indeed but I was right on the limit near the end. I kept trying to reel you in but you always responded just enough. I sensed that you didn't have much left either but I couldn't take advantage of that. At one point I was 4 seconds behind but it might as well have been 4 minutes.
All in all, very satisfying though, and felt like I really earned my dinner.

 

[BILL S]

If I do the 2 hilly stages again I might be able to make a few min good . But I am going on holiday on Sunday and will not have time to do the other stages .

I have the same problem Ryan. Holidays coming up so might not be able to finish the league. Also need to do some re-runs if they fix the firmware problems.

 

[bridgy]

By the way @BILL S , I thought I'd missed a stage last Thursday, but can't see one in the league - just a sprint stage?

 

[bobinski]

Good race everyone. Rob you were quite a challenge to catch, only for you to get away. I then thought you were in the red when I eventually got past. Bob, great ride considering you're a bit injured

Ibuprofen Andy
I think I lasted close to 10 min before the 2 B's pulled away. Then as I recovered I thought if I waited for LB we could drag each other back to the front. I began to struggle though and once LB pulled away I though best just to pedal to the finish. Then you began to edge closer so I pressed on a bit just to play safe. Hard ride wasn't it?
I did get a slingshot and a sudden deceleration during the ride, first in a while, as well as speed collapsing on downhills into blue numbers. All a little frustrating but things we all have to deal with.

 

[AAAC 76C]

No, having got all cocky with improving times in Zwift I decided i would try and push for a pb on one route and that's when i came a cropper. It was quite funny though. I have decided not to take the bike to Spain just to give my ageing body a chance to recover from the stresses and strains you bloody lot make me put it through I will be in Asturias and so not to far from places where the Vuelta will pass

All that power just wrenched the bike out of the turbo.

 

[CXRAndy]

Bob, it was tough, for the first half. Once I knew I couldn't get near to you or LBH and I was slowly pulling away from Rob. I settled into a rythmn for the final two hills.
It is just a shame I can't compete or be in the thick of things at the start, I would love to frighten you guys just now and then

 

[BILL S]

By the way @BILL S , I thought I'd missed a stage last Thursday, but can't see one in the league - just a sprint stage?

Last weeks was just a repeat of the previous one. Each stage lasts 2 weeks on this league. Three main rides and three sprints.

 

[theboxers]

By the way @BILL S , I thought I'd missed a stage last Thursday, but can't see one in the league - just a sprint stage?

Yes it is 3 long alternating with 3 sprint stages to allow people to also do the Summer Cup league without too much fatigue. It seems to be working for me

 

[rob01792]

Good race everyone. Rob you were quite a challenge to catch, only for you to get away. I then thought you were in the red when I eventually got past. Bob, great ride considering you're a bit injured

did try and draft u for a bit but soon as u past u went off in to the distance
found it a hard ride tonight had a nice tussle with goldwolfie

 

[AAAC 76C]

Sorry II missed tonight, only just got home from work, I'll probably be there Saturday

 

[bridgy]

Last weeks was just a repeat of the previous one. Each stage lasts 2 weeks on this league. Three main rides and three sprints.

Aha ok that now makes sense. Good idea during August /summer

 

[BILL S]

Sorry II missed tonight, only just got home from work, I'll probably be there Saturday

Unfortunately I won't be there on Saturday. Can someone else start it please? Are you volunteering AAAC?

 

[AAAC 76C]

Just looked at tonight's results.
This is the same course as in the Summer Cup and I pushed myself to a time of just below 37 minutes and was really chuffed (an puffed).
You can understand, having all done it, how surprised I was to be bested by over 6 minutes.
At 80kg I averaged 389 watts @ 48.1 kph and was beaten by 62kg at 398 watts at 57.6 kph, so basically 9 watts more.
It's by no means a flat course but I wouldn't expect weight to make that much difference i.e 17% of my time for 2.3% of my power.
Knowing that power is proportional to 1/2 Velocity squared I would have though it would have taken a lot more power to make another 20% of my speed.

Does that make sense.

PS: That was another OMIL winge.

 

[bobinski]

All that power just wrenched the bike out of the turbo.

Ha! I wish. User error I think not keeping an eye on set up and lever working a little loose perhaps.