Team BKool CycleChat

[AAAC 76C]

And back to cycling
World champs start this weekend:
Will we do as well as we do in the Track Olympics.
I'm not taking bets by the way.

Time trial: Chris Froome, Tao Geoghegan Hart.

Road Race: Adam Blythe, Mark Christian, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Peter Kennaugh, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift, Scott Thwaites.

Shame in a way, Froomy has never been the Tester that Brad was and despite the talent in the Road Race team there is no one there that will set the world on fire.
Some opportunists perhaps, respecting their individual abilities and palmares, but it looks like our selectors have pissed of Cummings yet again.
Best bet is Kennaugh I would say but I would love to be wrong.

 

[JLaw]

ive been having that there's maybe 50 riders but when I log in its only a few riders on the start line lastnight I logged in and out 3 times to get the riders to show still I didn't see GW the same happened last week
and now ive fallen off the 1st page I think some reruns in order

You can always come to the dark side. We're seeing 400+ in the KISS races right now split across 4 ability levels. So there's always someone near your ability to push you. We do see a lot of DQs, but in my mind that means the filters are doing their job....

The only thing missing is good in-race and after race banter from this crowd.

The group ride this afternoon was 300 strong as well...

 

[Whorty]

Time trial: Chris Froome, Tao Geoghegan Hart.

Road Race: Adam Blythe, Mark Christian, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Peter Kennaugh, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift, Scott Thwaites.

Shame in a way, Froomy has never been the Tester that Brad was and despite the talent in the Road Race team there is no one there that will set the world on fire.
Some opportunists perhaps, respecting their individual abilities and palmares, but it looks like our selectors have pissed of Cummings yet again.
Best bet is Kennaugh I would say but I would love to be wrong.

Cummings is a self confessed none team player so he shouldn't be too surprised not to be selected in a team event. Swift might have a chance.

 

[Whorty]

Can I test the water for stages of the October chaingang? Who is up for all stages being descents? Alpe and mont vonteux are on bkool and I'm sure others are too

My logic is this could really even out the league for a month and make the GC really close. You have to spin really hard on the descents so still a good workout.

Rubbish idea?!? Or an interesting exercise?

 

[theboxers]

Those of us with the in built speed generation on downhills would agree .

 

[AAAC 76C]

Can I test the water for stages of the October chaingang? Who is up for all stages being descents? Alpe and mont vonteux are on bkool and I'm sure others are too

My logic is this could really even out the league for a month and make the GC really close. You have to spin really hard on the descents so still a good workout.

Rubbish idea?!? Or an interesting exercise?

Exercise is exercise.
Whatever the weapon is fine by me.

I may have to pop out to the shed and find a bigger drill to keep up with you Whorty

 

[Whorty]

Exercise is exercise.
Whatever the weapon is fine by me.

I my have to pop out to the shed and find a bigger drill to keep up with you Whorty

I can't keep up with @Goldwolfie down the hills so it could completely turn the racing on its head. I'll probably find myself at the bottom of the league like when I first joined bkool

 

[theboxers]

A few suggestions

Cordoba
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/88186?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Grd-St-Bernard Downhill to Martigny
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/2335821?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Descenso Col de la Madeleine
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/133952?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Descenso Colle del Moncenisio
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/124082?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Descenso Mont Ventoux
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/141077?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Descenso Sierra Nevada
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/87707?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Passo dello Stelvio Downhill to Prato
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/2341602?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Descenso Alpe d'Huez
http://www.bkool.com/profile/detail/129022?durationType=DISTANCE&lapCount=1

Most of the above are above or very near 20 minutes (apart from the last one) for my simulated gravity assist sessions that I use for my cool downs. All have video (of varying quality).

There are a few that are longer, but they have shallower descents .

 

[Brendan Parker]

Can I test the water for stages of the October chaingang? Who is up for all stages being descents? Alpe and mont vonteux are on bkool and I'm sure others are too

My logic is this could really even out the league for a month and make the GC really close. You have to spin really hard on the descents so still a good workout.

Rubbish idea?!? Or an interesting exercise?

I've been off the radar for a while and have put on a few pounds so I'm in

is the sat eve CG still on?

 

[AAAC 76C]

I can't keep up with @Goldwolfie down the hills so it could completely turn the racing on its head. I'll probably find myself at the bottom of the league like when I first joined bkool

Can we change our virtual weight for the event.
It would be like lieing but in a good way!
Surely that's within the tules

 

[AAAC 76C]

Cummings is a self confessed none team player so he shouldn't be too surprised not to be selected in a team event. Swift might have a chance.

The World's is a one day race.
How many proven one day racers do we have, excluding sprinters?
That's for the RR.
As for the TT he is the reigning National Champion.

 

[theboxers]

Can we change our virtual weight for the event.
It would be like lieing but in a good way!
Surely that's within the tules

No . I'm earning my fitness the hard way, just like you. I earnt my weight the hard way, so I think you should do the same

 

[bobinski]

Descents?!?

And you call Zwift the Dark side

 

[MasterDabber]

The World's is a one day race.
How many proven one day racers do we have, excluding sprinters?
That's for the RR.
As for the TT he is the reigning National Champion.

Cummings was originally selected for the ITT but said he didn't want to do it as he hadn't prepared for it.

 

[Whorty]

Descents?!?

And you call Zwift the Dark side