Loads of WBR races tomorrow. Which ones?
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Posted 1 day ago #
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Kryton - be prepared to go 400w for the first minute or so straight from the gate. Green dots on the map are B riders,red dots are A.
Go to zwiftpower and link your account to strava.Posted 1 day ago # -
And if you ride around a bit before joining the race you can carry a power up with you into the race
Posted 1 day ago # -
Kryton - be prepared to go 400w for the first minute or so straight from the gate
Yeah I did do a race before but didn't go through this malarkey with several ID's and another strava connection. I'm connected up though but at the moment not sure why, I guess to post results.
Its the 09:10 and 15:40 WBR Hilly's I'm looking to do.
Posted 1 day ago # -
I like the TeamZF (Aus) rides as they are a more manageable size. Hardest one so far this morning. Was meant to be 1.9-2.5 but I ended up at 2.5 most of the time. 3 laps flat in under an hour. Sprint home from the last tunnel was 1.9km. Hit peak HR and apparently 530W for a second or two. I think we all know what that means...
... I need to recalibrate the tacx
I'm getting more tempted to have a go at an 'easy' race
Posted 1 day ago # -
15:40 WBR Hilly
Eyeing that one up too as weather isn't looking great for an outdoor ride.
Posted 23 hours ago # -
mrblobby - Member
15:40 WBR Hilly
Eyeing that one up too as weather isn't looking great for an outdoor ride.
With todays intervals and tomorrows AM race done, I'll have my excuses in early
I might team up with you Mr Blobby and get punchy on the front in the first half to wear them out, then you can cruise to victory 
Or if I'm feeling good, I'm more that happy for you to lead me out on the last ha ha
Posted 22 hours ago # -
THat would have been fun but stopped raining so i’m off out
Posted 21 hours ago # -
Christ, that was awful.
I felt crap this morning anyway, and my ;legs were still aching from yesterdays intervals. Got off the line about 350w to settle mid pack, telling myself "calm, calm, just stick with the ebb & flow then settle..." and after about a lap settled ion a group with everyone sharing the work. Caught a few other groups, but all general going nicely. One fella went on a climb, but we rolled him back in.
But I got caught up in a series of errors. About a lap in I notice my HR wasn't displayed although it was on my Garmin, So I though oh well, I'll be DQ'd but I'm in it for the effort not the results so why cares". Then, frantically jabbing my finger on the feather on my phone my power ups wouldn't initiate aargh. So I'm sat in the group on the last climb 1.5km before the end. Its eased of a little and I've gain a Truck draft. I lean forward to the space bar so I can conserve a little energy before the finish sprint in a as I press it..... bang. My foot comes out the pedal leaving me hanging over the bars!! Off goes the group. I tried but didn't have the legs to get back in.
Finish averaging 3.4w/kg and I felt a poor effort on my part with a lot of distraction and must "Crit rust". Last of the B's I think.
Posted 2 hours ago # -
Reading Kryton's race report makes me think I'll change my mind about having a go at a race. That just sounds painful
'Rode' with my brother today who is a proper road cyclist. I really struggle to keep the same pace as one other rider. Either out the front or chucked out behind. Whatever he beasted me and he was definitely taking it easy. Still good fun and we'll have another go. Can't say I missed riding outside today...
Posted 1 hour ago # -
Reading Kryton's race report makes me think I'll change my mind about having a go at a race. That just sounds painful
Ha Ha. Like an outdoor race, the first 20m mins is "wtf, I can't cope with this", and then it settles. Also, knowing the course and where the attacks might come helps. I actually finished 25th of 30th B, and if I have stayed in the group I have a sprint so could have picked up about 9 places maybe - such is life!
I'm doing it again this afternoon for training benefit, not expecting a good result after two days of bouncing around 3.5 to 4w/KG. Fresh, I would have expected to be putting out about close to 4w/KG over 45mins if I'd have TT'd it, but there was some messing about on one of the flat sections - no one wanted to give away the draft which dropped the average power.
Posted 1 hour ago # -
I jumped on late for a quick WBR flat race 1 lap. I wasn't going to race, but was a big 130+ field, so why not.
Jumped off with the fast Bs but wasn't quite on the wheels, hanging at the back trying to grab a wheel but it wasn't there, through the underwater section and up the kick I was in a bunch of 9. HR was showing 175, pretty high this early on.
Held the 8 through the gravel and up the false flat incline, down towards the village sprint I nearly lost the wheel so dug in to find the 2 ahead.
No power up! Damn I should have done with it. Up the first part of the climb, I nailed it well though and instead of being dumped as usual on that, I was right in the mix, creating it in 3rd of our bunch. Through the rollers I was mostly hanging on for dear life, then settled a bit on the drop down to the line. Waiting waiting, people kicked a bit and a held, then 200m to go I surged and repassed a couple for 3rd in our bunch and 41st overall out of about 140 or so.More than happy with that. My plan was a gentle 30km afterwards, but my legs are jelly. I can barely stand, let alone ride.
So that's my day done lol.
Posted 51 minutes ago # -
Nice one!
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