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@@MrPedel Thanks, T. I think the descent did pay off. I went from second chase group to second racer with minimal effort and made the guys behind me work an extra 2 minutes to catch up. With the finish just a few km away, that energy savings likely made a difference in the sprint.

@@MarkyMarkZwifts Thanks, Mark!

@@lee-cycling It’s so hard in those moments to know what the right move is. I acted on instinct today and it worked out. Happy to get a good result to close the series.

@@Taylor-Ma it matched so perfectly!

@@doomguyzwifting Thanks, DG. I’m pretty happy with this one.

Cheers, Doug!

@@marcorufer2342 I’m calling it cave of the mountain king from now on. 😄

@@appleseeds11the choice of soundtrack was almost as good as the racing, chef’s kiss. Wonderful

@@ZwiftyZwifter thought you’d enjoy the music pairing :)

@@peymojo Thanks, Paul. We were so close to the line at that point with a bit of a gap to the pack; pushing on felt instinctively like the right move.

@@lee-cycling The pace surprised me, slower than expected for the most part, but I guess everyone was saving their matches like you said.

@@MrPedel If you check Mike’s stream (second place), you’ll see I got a gap quickly enough that the other two guys weren’t getting any draft. I didn’t intend to go right off the front, in-the-moment decision, but it worked out.

@@appleseeds11 I think it was absolutely the right thing to do. Once you’ve hit the front, you keep going.

@@MrPedel Agreed. I didn’t expect to end up on the front, and you see my power drop briefly as I realize and decide what to do (mostly assessing whether there was enough left in the legs!), then it goes back up once the decision is made.

@@peymojo Thanks! You’re right, he wasn’t on ZP. I’m bummed I couldn’t nick the win, but it was still my best result in a NYC route. Progress!

@@doomguyzwifting Close, but no cigar

@@crankandsprints For sure! NYC is a tough world; there’s hardly any flat ground anywhere.

@@RideWithGerben Cheers, Gerben. I just looked at the ZP profile for the guy who won… whoa lol. Several years in A, then no races for 4 months, and now 2 weeks in B. Not saying he did anything wrong, but yeah he’s strong.

Thanks, Lee. Just like the Brae, I have trouble timing these uphill finishes. Nearly got it this time, but not quite. Still, I’m happy to have made all these splits. W’bal was at zero when I *started* the bridge, so it was a do-or-die effort. Like you said, this course is hard.

@@doomguyzwifting Not quite the statement your win made, but I’ll take it. 😃

@@doug759 Thanks, Doug. First place on the road wasn’t on ZP, so I’m calling it a win. 🙌

@@lee-cycling Owen kept it interesting, better than the typical blob-and-sprint B race. It was fun. I was proud of the finish. Tbh, I probably need to do every finish like that! It felt like the closest I’ve gotten to Rob’s mantra of being at the front but not on the front.

@@MrPedel Haha yeah it was like getting handed off from one lead-out to another.

@@MarkyMarkZwifts Thanks, Mark!

Thanks, Mark!

Thanks, JD!

@@darrenvandit Thanks, Darren. I’m pretty close to the cutoff. Events that use the new racing score put me in A, and then I’m at the bottom of the heap!

@@doomguyzwifting Yeah, I botched the timing. Knew it even before the bottom of the dip.

@@lee-cycling Cheers, Lee. I’m happy with it other than the final timing. It’s a good thing Arctic was there to cover for me. :)

@@RideWithGerben Thanks, Gerben! Left it a bit late but fortunately ended up better than expected.

@@stevej_on_a_mtb Thanks, Steve. Still not at your level though!

@@doug759 Too far back! Oh well, I’m happy to have salvaged a result.

@@MrPedel Haha, The Closer… I like it, though it sounds a bit thuggish.

@@JDirom Thanks, JD! I really thought I was going to lose it at the end, but I guess everyone else was on their limit too.

@@MarkyMarkZwifts Thanks, Mark 🙏 I was hurting at the end but happy to have made it over the hill with the front.

@@psouthworth Cheers, Paul

@@psymanj73 Thanks, Simon

@@lee-cycling Thanks, Lee. I’m a bit annoyed I couldn’t hold onto the winner, but overall it was a solid race. Can’t really complain.

@@MrPedel Thanks, Thomas. It was a good race. I realized when editing the video that the three of us doing most of the pace-setting on the climb ended up taking the podium. That seemed like a fair outcome.

@@appleseeds11 you were of the front AND on the front AND stronger than all the other dudes 💪

@@MrPedel Well, stronger than some. I didn’t win. 😄

@@appleseeds11 (I was actually referring to the entire front trio there 😬)

@@MrPedel Ah, the deficiencies of the English language… we should not have decommissioned “ye”.

@@psymanj73 Lol, you’re not wrong. It might be the shortest video I’ve made. Think my weigh-in was longer. 😄

@@lee-cycling I was proud of the power control in the sprint, staying at the front but maintaining draft as long as possible.

@@doomguyzwifting that’s bike racing 😜

@@MrPedel Thanks, Thomas. I didn’t realize sweaty harmonicas were stretchy, though the quality of my harmonica playing is about as ragged as that peloton. Makes sense. 😄

@@lee-cycling Thanks, Lee. This was one of my more complete races, in terms of race craft and power output. Too bad it didn’t earn a win, but I guess we can’t have everything we want. :)

@@MarkyMarkZwifts Cheers, Mark. I actually haven’t seen the movie, only know the soundtrack. Guess I’ll have to check it out!

Thanks, Lee. This result was better than I dared to hope for. Long uphill finishes aren’t my forte and there were some strong climbers in there.

@@appleseeds11 even more impressive, then! Though I'd be surprised if you're not being a little overly self-critical there.

@@lee-cycling I like climbing, but my build isn’t naturally suited to racing it. Most of the top 10 finishers weighed significantly less.

That was my only chance. All of those guys were lighter than me, so it was a tough ask to attack on the climb.

Thanks, Mark! Always fun racing with Lee, but even better when we can get a result like that. Pretty cool.

So good!! Let’s do it again next week.

Thanks, Alan! You should join us next week. :)

@@appleseeds11 I would love to but for whatever reason I seem to have lost a load of fitness and I’m just not fast enough at the moment 💁‍♂️

Thanks, Marco!

Cheers, Rob! The only thing better than getting a good result is having a friend get it together with you. Too bad you weren’t able to join. We could have made it a sweep!

Thanks, Mark! It was a fun race.