Might be best to use the Strava segment? As we know, meetups are notoriously rubbish for having a consistent start/finish distance from one rider to the next. Also, I was thinking we still might have enough people to do a club race some time that week if we can find a timeslot that suits enough people (with anyone who can't make it doing it as a meetup in their own time), and that for sure would be a different distance to a meetup
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mjd1988
Guru
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
The meetups do have a consistent distance, it's just that the start and finish can be in slightly different locations - e.g. if your start is 10 metres ahead of mine, your finish will also be 10 metres ahead. Terrible for a race, but perfectly fine for a TT.
EDIT - if you do decide that the Strava segment is the way to go however, my time for that was 38:58, Al's was 37:42.
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OK fair enough - but the meetup distance is different to what a proper race using the club ride function would be, so we will have to use an old fashioned meetup for a group ITT race in that case then - either that or use the strava segment
You don't have to do it on your own if you join the group event that we're going to set up (could even do more than one to suit more people)I'll probably give the iTT a miss .... don't really fancy doing that on my own, a bit boring. I'll just stick to the 4 stages .... and try to work out how the hell I get 18 seconds back off Rich
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Where will he be without his drafting? Presumably in the "group" itt, TT bikes will be specified?
Yes TT bikes only in the TT - no drafting.
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
i do like a tt , not that i am any good at them but its soley your own effort
too fast and blow up or too slow and kick yourself - -no one to blame but yourself and no where to hide
too fast and blow up or too slow and kick yourself - -no one to blame but yourself and no where to hide
If there's a group event then I'll probably join ... just didn't fancy it on my own
shimceltic
Veteran
Any of the zwifting tacx users going to get the motion plates?
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I’ve actually won on this course (or maybe very similar course with same climb) after not cresting first. I think the descent is long and steep enough where you can gain a load back. Especially if you crest in a group and work together going down. The run off at the bottom is deceptively long too.
With this stage and the TT left it kind of has a Tour de France feel with the possibility of places and scalps being taken. The fact that there’s no money is involved is irrelevant when so much middle age pride is at stake!
I’m very interested to see how the B teamers fair so close to the new WRTL
For that price no .
Great idea but not worth what they are asking
shimceltic
Veteran
£195 with blue light discount..... Tempted if it will reduce strain on knees.
