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Thanks mate.. my sprint timing needs a tonne of work..

@@OnTheRivet just a little too late reacting to the few that went. You’ve got good power 👍

Only stopped pedalling a couple of times and on the downhill.. but happy with that otherwise..

Sleep is for the weak!

Oh wow.. send me the link 😀

Thanks mate. Get your captain it check out zwiftgopher.com/TTT/ for the next one - its really helpful. And having a DS in discord is also really helpful. Other than that, its just biting the bar tape for 35 mins. How did you go?

@@OnTheRivet​​⁠well I did 2.9w/kg for our effort. A great learning experience. We started with just 5 riders, lost one after just 10 minutes. Then our 4th was having a few issues so we slowed to try and get him back in the group. So it was a fairly easy TTT for sure. I like how you guys did longer pulls. We were swapping out every 30 seconds which just seemed to cause a bit of chaos for newbies. Lots of good info though to make the next one much better.

Yeh, I think we did pretty well, given that it was the first race of the season and we had a mixture of weights in the team - not that it influences the power to much, but still harder for the lighter riders to sit behind Brodie and I for a full minute and then take a turn. Overall, we had a plan of aiming at 42km/hr avg and we got 41.6/7 so we did really well. What was your time (and congrats on 2nd)..

@@OnTheRivet 33:52 , i made the TT plan gave 3 guys 30 sec pulls , 1 was on 20 sec and myself at 60-90 sec , decided to give the 20 sec guy a rest after Aquaduc for 5 km so he could pull again for the last 6 km , we had a decent paceline for max recovery , speed was +43 kmh average , not bad at C1

Hey DV, yeh that doesn’t sound like much fun. What time did you do the race in?

Just finished 1hr ago ​@OnTheRivet

@@darrenvandit Will check it out..

Yes sir.. Huddo was our DS, keeping us ordered and in check. That baritone voice of his was worth at least an extra 50 watts each. We finished 2nd overall by 20 secs

@@OnTheRivet I thought i recognised it. Amazing job, smashed it. Well done everyone.

@@RyanCondon TTTs are always tough and often aren't practiced enough. there is a real knack to pacelines, especially when there are bumps and rollers. Its a shame you aren't in the series as well, it would be very interesting to hear your take on it as someone that hasn't done this kind of team racing yet..

Me groaning like a cow giving birth..

@@OnTheRivet I’m sure it wasn’t that bad

Ouch !!

Yeh mate, 1st and 2nd were on different levels.. but happy to take 3rd behind them.. cheers

Oh wow, that’s super unlucky with the PU.. even more difficult when the weight isn’t on your side. I like to stomp that last climb up, but with that break away attempt, I was gassed.. yeh I use OBS with the glow plugin for the little outline.. so you like it?

Cheers mate.. good luck and let me know how you get on..

Thank mate.. for legsnappers for fun. When are we doing the next race together?

@@OnTheRivet Im avoiding you like the plague. Youre new found increase in ability will not do anything for my motivation in Cat C. 😆

Thanks Brian.. tough race.. difficult but happy to come in behind the 5th best C grader world wide and the 3rd best in the Netherlands..

Thanks mate.. it was just one of those things where in I think in terms of Texas Holdem' - don't let them see the flop for free. When I am feeling strong(ger) I want to make sure that there aren't too many free loaders. Anyway, it was a great race and I came 3rd behind the 5th best "C grader" in the world and the 28th best (Peter) so hard to be upset by that.. (I'm ranked 455th..)

@@OnTheRivet they need to be in B then. 😅

Thanks Rob - tough race, but we kept everyone honest!

Thanks Doom - saw your comment onscreen, were you floating around or getting ready to race this one?

@@OnTheRivet I raced same time 😀

Oh wow, yeh couldn’t stay with you guys on that last climb. Although got close to you in the last 2kms.. bloody well Done!

I have done a couple - if there were more races I could join in, I would. Let me see what is coming up and I’ll see what I can do.. thanks for watching g

@@OnTheRivet FriYay time slot 2 is really good - especially in Pen 1. Also the Tuesday Sprockets Smash is great!

Nah makes for good conversation when he does..

@@OnTheRivet have to love the banter 🥰

Thanks mate.. yeh head and heart weren’t in it.. just gave in, which I have been doing a bit of lately.. anyway, gotta just keep my chin up and keep punching away..

@@OnTheRivet for sure, keep smashing it champ. 10 more races and I’ll be drafting you

Haha.. maybe, but it’s ok to let go once in a while too, after all we are riding in a Make believe world for imaginary points, can’t take it too seriously all the time.. ❤️

Thanks Simon - yeh, its a rare individual that routinely forces themselves to endure prolonged periods of pain.. Life decisions eh?

Thanks Tomi. I was good to take something positive away from the race. Have you done this one yet?

@@OnTheRivet I'm riding this race tonight 18.12 local time UTC+3. Let's see how my fitness is..? I've been on diet and I hope I have enough energy. The track is too familiar.. 😁 We drove in the 2022 Herd summer series in one race as a points race and 10laps. 🥵🥵

Hey Jes, I try and work on that every day. Sometimes I do ok, like in last Thursday's The Chop race and other times its different.. But thanks for watching..

I saw a bit later sounds like you had a hard day, so sorry if it sounded a bit flippant. You did well in the second group :)

Thanks mate.. yeh, it was 4 x tough.. will have to try again.. hahaha

Thanks mate.. it was tough race but overall a good result. Just didn't have enough to stay with As and Bs for the last 500-600m

Well done Nathan. Tough chop!

Thanks mate.. I tend to feel guilty in races like those, did no work on the front, just made sure I was on the right side of any gaps and then a short sprint at the end (barely touched 800) anway, a wins a win! Lets do it again!

Aww thanks very much.. happy with that race, but would have been good to do it 1 or 2 more times.. The August schedule is not going to be kind to me at all..

Yep, next B race will be on Tuesday night.. #sob

Thanks Rob

Cheers Doom..

Thanks.. I think I will change it to be a free ride for 30-60secs straight after the sprint.. thanks for watching by the way..

Thanks mate.. will try again tomorrow

But I know that if I don’t “lock” myself into pushing 800watts (or attempting to) my legs just won’t ever get there by themselves.. I guess I’m trying to train my legs and brain to know what 800watts for 20-30 secs really feels like

Haha.. horses for courses.. are you a lighter rider?

@@OnTheRivet i'm 68kg and only started about 8 weeks ago

@@theonlyketan thats awesome mate.. 2.5w/kg FTP would put you right at the top of D cat? How are you finding Zwifting, enjoying it so far?

@@OnTheRivet I love it and am pretty addicted to it. Confused about whether to race, do climbs for the Tron bike or get all the route badges! Just having fun doing whatever I feel like with no structure or thought.