Zwift Chat

[LBHIFI]

Oh, forgot: gear was playing tricks on me as well, shifting up and down like it couldn't decide which gear to stay in.

 

[CXRAndy]

Sorry, No Legs, lungs or heart for it

 

[<Tommy>]

I take it all three of us bailed then!

I didn’t have as many problems as Lars (I don’t think bad luck says enough for you mate). But I didn’t get a chance to warm up either and I could feel my leg tightening so I thought I’d better save myself for another day.

 

[BurningLegs]

Finished in 50:48

Nice tussle with @Whorty - tried to catch you on the final KOM then cling on and recover on the downhill but caught you and immediately exploded hehe

Enjoyed it though - thanks all

 

[Milzy]

If I had tried to come around Bridgey at the end I would have vomited all over the place. It was the wife’s blackberry & plumb pie we foraged & made that made me feel so sick

 

[bridgy]

If I had tried to come around Bridgey at the end I would have vomited all over the place. It was the wife’s blackberry & plumb pie we foraged & made that made me feel so sick

Blimey you made me work for that one! I tried to pace the ride so I had something left for the end and so was hoping all the way that you'd eventually tire and slow down but every time I looked you seemed to be doing like 5w/kg!! Good ride - shows why it's good to do team races as I would never have pushed that hard at the end if you weren't there!

As for (most of) the rest of you....

 

[JuhaL]

Oh, forgot: gear was playing tricks on me as well, shifting up and down like it couldn't decide which gear to stay in.

So this day was more or less bewitched.

 

[berty bassett]

Rhymes with clucking bell !
Windows update then Zwift update

 

[Whorty]

I take it all three of us bailed then!

I didn’t have as many problems as Lars (I don’t think bad luck says enough for you mate). But I didn’t get a chance to warm up either and I could feel my leg tightening so I thought I’d better save myself for another day.

You could have given me the pleasure of catching you first You bailed as I was closing in

 

[Whorty]

Finished in 50:48

Nice tussle with @Whorty - tried to catch you on the final KOM then cling on and recover on the downhill but caught you and immediately exploded hehe

Enjoyed it though - thanks all

You kept me working the whole way, so thanks The way you was closing down on me during the run it to the last climb I thought you'd drop me, especially as you passed me on the first 100 metres or so. I felt I could hold about 3.2 w/kg on the climb, but not more. Great ride.

Thanks @bridgy for organising. You and Adam seemed to having a right royal battle up front.

 

[kipster]

Had a puncture 11 miles in on a 25 mile evening blast, still made it back before it got dark, only two weeks left of evening rides then back to zwift.

 

[Norry1]

Wot a bunch of excuses

Mine was carb loading on Birra Moretti at Stansted.

 

[berty bassett]

done it on me lonesome 44 58 i think

 

[CXRAndy]

Ive got a bit of a long slog this autumn to regain fitness, weight loss

 

[bridgy]

We' should use the "Figure 8 forward 1 lap Zwift Insider verified" segment on Strava for times - https://www.strava.com/segments/12118421?filter=club&gender=all&club_id=126532

So my time was 44.37 ( a PR - thanks @Milzy !)

Do we want to use today's TT times as the start of a new league table, or treat it as a pre-season friendly warm up match?!