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That's wierd!

Here's the classification, showing what we all saw, AAAC winning but quite a margin

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And here is the stage standings...

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Let's go with the second one then shall we?

But seriously, yeah that's really odd!!

 

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Interesting Watts/Kg on the results.

No-one made the target 5.5 Watts/Kg, so I guess everyone was down on power with the reduced weight.

The watts per kg show a decline as the times got slower, all apart from @JLaw where I presume there is a KICKR effect.

 

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Let's go with the second one then shall we?

But seriously, yeah that's really odd!!

It looks as though AAAC had a sneaky preview run and that is the result showing. Hopefully, it will eventually factor in his 8pm run!

 

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Well that has to have been the funniest chase start ever .

I enjoyed that, but had absolutely no hint of blue numbers what so ever . I think I broke my legs yesterday on the Biggin Hill loop I did . Tried to spin @80-85 rpm and kept burning out .

When the weight is very low I see lower power. Bkool reads 175-185 and vectors read 200-210. I gain a bit on the uphill but lose it on the downhill .

I'd have a go at that again though. I will leave a day before clear for recovery though. .

Thanks Geoff

Yeah I would agree that the power figures are lower with the lower weight

 

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It looks as though AAAC had a sneaky preview run and that is the result showing. Hopefully, it will eventually factor in his 8pm run!

Ah that makes sense - ever the professional....

 

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@JLaw it is very interesting that your KICKR result is the only one that is almost exactly the target Watts/Kg

And thanks for leading them out, I was starting to sweat when I didn't see you on the start line, thought I had befuddled you with the start time!

Geoff

 

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I must admit I was a bit confused by the start - completely missed the marker where we could go for it! I don't know if it helped @JLaw on the kickr, but I was wrong about it being like a normal start for the rest of us! When I thought I could push hard I had no slingshot at all like we do from a standstill

 

[bobinski]

Well that has to have been the funniest chase start ever .

I enjoyed that, but had absolutely no hint of blue numbers what so ever . I think I broke my legs yesterday on the Biggin Hill loop I did . Tried to spin @80-85 rpm and kept burning out .

When the weight is very low I see lower power. Bkool reads 175-185 and vectors read 200-210. I gain a bit on the uphill but lose it on the downhill .

I'd have a go at that again though. I will leave a day before clear for recovery though. .

Thanks Geoff

It was hilarious! I couldn't get going I was laughing so much. All those legs spinning so fast while their bikes hardly moved! And mine of course
Nice little tussle with Bertie
I rode in manual so I think that means Ant+ fec. No blue numbers.

 

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Here's the recording...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pjvmh9mw32txb3o/Bkool Indoor 17_05_16 20_09_58.mp4?dl=0

It looks like slow motion, I may try and produce a version speeded, or just watch it in VLC at 2x or 3x

Well done everyone who took part, it looked like quite a slog, having ridden that hill many times in Real Life, I wouldn't want to do it three times in a row at any weight!

Geoff

 

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The session is open for the rest of the week if anyone else wants a go, or anyone wants a second attempt.

Please just stay behind @JLaw up to 0.1 miles (0.16 km)

If you post here I will approve your attempts, as all sessions will need approval.

Geoff

 

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Here's the recording...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pjvmh9mw32txb3o/Bkool Indoor 17_05_16 20_09_58.mp4?dl=0

It looks like slow motion, I may try and produce a version speeded, or just watch it in VLC at 2x or 3x

Well done everyone who took part, it looked like quite a slog, having ridden that hill many times in Real Life, I wouldn't want to do it three times in a row at any weight!

Geoff

Thanks for organising @gbrown

 

[JLaw]

@JLaw it is very interesting that your KICKR result is the only one that is almost exactly the target Watts/Kg

And thanks for leading them out, I was starting to sweat when I didn't see you on the start line, thought I had befuddled you with the start time!

Geoff

After a morning of meetings, I'm easy to befuddle.

I wonder if the differences in power are attributable to the kickr providing real power vs the bkool trainers doing their estimated power.

 

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I must admit I was a bit confused by the start - completely missed the marker where we could go for it!

As I feared, the Splits that I added to the session did not appear. I guess they have to be done when the league is setup. Something to try for the future.

 

[Soarerv8]

That should work for me, what sort of time?

8 ish?

 

[JLaw]

I must admit I was a bit confused by the start - completely missed the marker where we could go for it! I don't know if it helped @JLaw on the kickr, but I was wrong about it being like a normal start for the rest of us! When I thought I could push hard I had no slingshot at all like we do from a standstill

It helped. I was with the group after .1 miles and probably would have stayed with the group had my chain not dropped.