Zwift Chat

[bridgy]

Does anyone want me to post the provisional GC results? Not sure if people will complain if it gives those still to ride a better idea of what times they need to aim for or not.

Personally I don't mind if you post them - but fine to wait if anyone does object. Thanks for collating them each week

 

[CXRAndy]

NEOKYO

 

[bridgy]

Fun wasn't the word for that but there is definitely a place for a TT isn't there? Just a totally different pain.

Well done the organisers and congrats to everyone, really cracking race series in the end. 4 Races feels about right to allow rivalries to develop without going on too long.

Well done @Legs - I knew I couldn't live with your blistering start so tried to ignore it and hope that you'd fade a bit later. Tried to pace with those around me until the climb then Emptied the tank a bit and took a chunk out of the gap but was never going to have enough to power through after that. Had @CXRAndy giving tough love at a point which I think I needed.

Best 20 min Watts 298 so fairly sure I couldn't have changed much pacing wise. I still surged a fair bit with more effort on the climbs.

Congrats @berty bassett on the series win!

Agreed

Great fun racing with you guys - hope we can do again

 

[bridgy]

Thanks for the screenshots Andy!

 

[steverob]

Thanks for the encouragement messages on the way round @CXRAndy. Helped spur me on as my legs were tiring!

 

[<Tommy>]

Well done guys 👍. What were the finish positions?

Sounds like whippet had a blinder well done mate👍👍. Maybe I try over weekend Paul, booster jab on Saturday permitting.

 

[Peter Salt]

Feel a little sick.

Might not have been wise to eat that portion of chips on the way home from the vaccination centre.

That was closer than I thought. Strategy was to push in the second half and it worked. Not enough power though and the laws of physics were against me today, unlike at Innsbruck

Does anyone want me to post the provisional GC results? Not sure if people will complain if it gives those still to ride a better idea of what times they need to aim for or not.

Yeah, go ahead as far as I'm concerned.

Congrats @berty bassett for the flawless victory.

Once again, thank you @bridgy for organising.

And thank you @CXRAndy for your words of encouragement. Definitely helped, especially up the KOM.

A little victory of my own:



Getting nearer that 220 @Whorty

 

[CXRAndy]

Thanks for the screenshots Andy!

Least I could do

Inibrineihated-pissed

 

[steverob]

That was closer than I thought. Strategy was to push in the second half and it worked. Not enough power though and the laws of physics were against me today, unlike at Innsbruck

My strategy (as much as there was one) was the complete opposite. Go out at just over FTP for the first five minutes to see if I could get a gap, then hold a steady pace until the climb, at which point I'd see how much was left in the legs.

Which worked well until about 5 minutes before the climb when I realised I would have to ease off, or have nothing left for the hill itself. Knowing Peter was going to eat into my lead massively once we started to go uphill, I backed off slightly and watched the gap get whittled down bit by bit! Eventually it hit just 15 seconds at the KOM banner, but I was able to then extend it slightly again with the downhill and flat to the finish.

 

[Whorty]

Well done guys - looks like some very close finishes!

Not close to @berty bassett though - great ride mate, you're a machine!! @<Tommy> I really want you to have a go and see if you can beat Lee's time!

Thanks for organising Paul

Bloody hard work trying to stay as close as possible to @Girafitti

I think I prefer rides where I can sit on wheels and draft

 

[Legs]

Well done everyone! Thanks for pushing me so hard, especially Paul and Michael. I paced it like a Tempus Fugit TT rather than a long effort, and I died a thousand deaths around the 25 minute mark and was clinging on to my gradually-diminishing margin over @mjd1988. Nonetheless I’m pleased with my ride because I’d been expecting to be pedalling squares tonight.

Many thanks to @bridgy for organising and @steverob for collating the results.

 

[berty bassett]

@theboxers
Just seen you got out on your ebike
How did it go - lovely day to get outside

 

[Spartak]

Just seen this event on Zwift Insider that might interest a few here....

https://zwiftinsider.com/socks4watts-hill-climb/

Hill Climb series on Friday night at 18:45 ( I'll still be cycling home from work 🙄 )...
But looks interesting, you ride the whole route but only your time on the designated KOM counts for your time.

Tomorrow is Leith Hill.

 

[Joffey]

@steverob How you feeling after your Moderna today? I'm whacked. Feel tired and like I've got a bad cold coming!!

 

[berty bassett]

@steverob How you feeling after your Moderna today? I'm whacked. Feel tired and like I've got a bad cold coming!!

How’s your arm - mine felt like it had been run over