Silly STRAVA Racing

[Hacienda71]

Must have picked up around 7am, was calm as when I was out

I didn't notice any wind. Bit of a head wind at one point

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I didn't notice any wind. Bit of a head wind at one point

Haha, really no wind? Nice effort. Someone has beaten you to the punch though with a sub 5 minute effort. Simon Yates is now 2nd and by a vast 24 seconds!!

 

[fossyant]

Haha, really no wind? Nice effort. Someone has beaten you to the punch though with a sub 5 minute effort. Simon Yates is now 2nd and by a vast 24 seconds!!

Check out the ride though - I bet he has just gone out to do that. 37 mph, 11 miles total, straight out and back from Wilmslow No wind eh !!

 

[potsy]

Hacienda's looking a bit slow ain't he?

Just seen one of my colleagues has picked up a 2nd place to another of Mr Yate's segments, funnily enough that was northbound too

 

[Hacienda71]

I know the wind got a bit stronger since I had my crack at it, but that is going to take some beating.

 

[Andrew_P]

Strange power output for that KOM, he must be 6 stone? (or just duff weight in Strava)

 

[Hacienda71]

I think my power is vastly exagerated because of the tail wind which the Strava calculation will not take into account. The other guy today was using a power meter and should therefore be accurate. On a calm day I wouldn't be anywhere near that speed and the same for the other guy. Simon Yates did that run on a calm day and did it in both directions so his power output is probably fairly close to what he was really outputting. He is a junior world champ and U23 GB squad rider.

 

[Andrew_P]

Ahh I hadn't noticed the lightening bolt, agreed on Strava power being cack. He is a bit older than you too


It is a nice bit of KOM hunting by him lol, Tempted to give him a random kudos

 

[Hacienda71]

Ahh I hadn't noticed the lightening bolt, agreed on Strava power being cack. He is a bit older than you too

How old is he?

 

[gaz]

He's a little way off on this one though.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

He's a little way off on this one though.

He's on a TT bike though. With a tail wind too by the looks. haha. Bloody fast all the same. CC Kudos.

 

[Mista Preston]

ooooo.. that would have been a cracker to take.

someone got it today off Mr Yates

 

[Hacienda71]

He's a little way off on this one though.

Exactly.

 

[Mao]

Do others feel a tad guilty if they get a KOM with a wee bit of wind assistance, was out today and took one by quite a wind-assisted margin... ?

 

[Fasta Asloth]

Do others feel a tad guilty if they get a KOM with a wee bit of wind assistance, was out today and took one by quite a wind-assisted margin... ?

not sure whether to feel guilty or not since often I don't know if previous KOM was wind-assisted or not.... that said, it was a tad windy in bushy park today and a couple of KOMs came my way....