Zwift Chat

[CXRAndy]

After another Zwift break, I thought I'd do what was a fun event Dino racing. Didn't remember everyone was on a trike with a green dinosaur. The power ups were two hyperdrive burst per lap- these were fun and gave a significant boost in speed. I utilised mine mainly on the two downhills after climbs. Not bad result, but felt quite dead going for 7th


View: https://youtu.be/nnSEYk2aqY8?si=JZnoGME8QJCLEqTD

 

[ColinJ]

I see the zwift academy finals are on ATM, is anyone watching? Not sure ill bother, but usually end up doing so at some point

I am watching them today. I'm suffering from some unknown lurgy so I am not feeling up to doing anything energetic. I thought I would watch some energetic youngsters instead!

 

[mjd1988]

How did you get on @alex_cycles?

 

[mjd1988]

I am watching them today. I'm suffering from some unknown lurgy so I am not feeling up to doing anything energetic. I thought I would watch some energetic youngsters instead!

Does get a bit depressing now they are all basically children. For the women at least you occasionally would get Mary Wilkinson who I think was around 40

 

[alex_cycles]

That was a hard race, I fell off after 5 laps. Team got 3rd with 5 riders...
Pity - we would have won it with 6

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/hyD6eufHjps?si=cCSwvcsK1rqumMTk&t=323

 

[alex_cycles]

How did you get on @alex_cycles?

🤮 3rd with 5 riders. I fell off after 5 laps. I was toast.

 

[ColinJ]

Does get a bit depressing now they are all basically children. For the women at least you occasionally would get Mary Wilkinson who I think was around 40

I am more than half a century older than some of them!!!

I correctly picked the winners before the last episode.

Spoiler

The Italian lad Mattia (who was clearly pig sick failing to win at his second attempt!) has just secured a pro contract with Team Picnic-PostNL.

 

[Whorty]

That was a hard race, I fell off after 5 laps. Team got 3rd with 5 riders...
Pity - we would have won it with 6

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/hyD6eufHjps?si=cCSwvcsK1rqumMTk&t=323

I'm just watching your race now ... I needed a spoiler alert, you haven't finished lap 5 yet on my laptop haha
Looked bloody brutal! Well done for hanging on that long. That was painful to watch!!

I've gone down with a cold this week, sitting on my chest so along with the asthma

I'm a little nervous about the race tonight. Should be the ideal course for me in Dev C1, but I think I'll struggle if I can't put in the sprint digs without setting off my asthma. I'll do my best for the team, but we'll see how the coughing gets

 

[mjd1988]

We've earned some serious bragging rights in the ZRL tonight - @bridgy took home the win with a long attack, @Girafitti and I took home a hat full of FAL and FTS points. Between the three of us 1st in FAL FTS and FIN points.

 

[bridgy]

Yeah that went really well didn't it @mjd1988 ?!

As each lap went by I was more and more grateful to still be in the front group, and encouraged to see Michael, Bram and Bert up there with me - usually doing better in the segments as I was trying to balance my efforts with not going so hard that I'd end up getting dropped.

Then amazingly I got over the finish line first! I know in a points race with the current scoring system the finish line is basically just another FAL segment - but it is the best one still

That did hurt though!


View: https://youtu.be/bo7RyzskVUA?si=MZIN6_Z4pSplzzC4

 

[bridgy]

Anyone know what these graphics on the screen mean?

 

[13 rider]

Someone in the group levelled up

 

[bridgy]

Someone in the group levelled up

Ah ok, thanks. Is that new? Don't remember seeing it before

 

[mjd1988]

Ah ok, thanks. Is that new? Don't remember seeing it before

First time I saw it today

 

[mjd1988]

Yeah that went really well didn't it @mjd1988 ?!

As each lap went by I was more and more grateful to still be in the front group, and encouraged to see Michael, Bram and Bert up there with me - usually doing better in the segments as I was trying to balance my efforts with not going so hard that I'd end up getting dropped.

Then amazingly I got over the finish line first! I know in a points race with the current scoring system the finish line is basically just another FAL segment - but it is the best one still

That did hurt though!


View: https://youtu.be/bo7RyzskVUA?si=MZIN6_Z4pSplzzC4

That's a great second kick you had to win the final sprint, 9/10 when you are caught like that the other person slingshots past but everyone was dying there you just had the most to give.

My legs are properly burning now, that was some workout