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[BILL S]

Tbf, i don't think I'll see you after the start, but if I can latch on I will

When I rode it Tuesday I ran out of gears, couldn't spin fast enough Rarely happens to me that I could do with an extra gear

Well we eventually got together and it worked pretty well. Not much in it between us really and the guy I was drafting with initially got left behind once you came into the equation. Good strong finish as well @Whorty. I was flat out to keep up with you.

 

[rob01792]

apparently @Goldwolfie was in tonights 7pm ride I didn't see him but he finished 16 seconds in front but on my screen only guy in front was knopfler
so another smooth bkool ride @bridgy in the dome it was buggy It kept pausing so I logged out and in again it was fine then

 

[Whorty]

Is bkool horribly glitchy tonight for anyone else or is it just me?!

Was bad fpr me. had to log in/out 3 times to join the race

 

[Whorty]

Hmm, and @BILL S even let you cross the finish line first. Talk about a real teammate.

I tried to slow down to let @BILL S cross first, it was only fair, but I think the draft dragged me past him Sorry @BILL S , but thanks for the help - you're a true gent

 

[Whorty]

Well we eventually got together and it worked pretty well. Not much in it between us really and the guy I was drafting with initially got left behind once you came into the equation. Good strong finish as well @Whorty. I was flat out to keep up with you.

I thought you was slowing down for me! I was in the red once i caught you up ... thanks for helping me beat @Brusgaard

I saw you up the road and I was with the other 2 guys. I thought I could drag them to you, then you would have someone to work with .... even better, you worked with me and we managed to drop them

 

[Daddy Pig]

I thought you was slowing down for me! I was in the red once i caught you up ... thanks for helping me beat @Brusgaard

I saw you up the road and I was with the other 2 guys. I thought I could drag them to you, then you would have someone to work with .... even better, you worked with me and we managed to drop them

What were the descents like, were the steep or just drawn out?

 

[JacobSkovsgaard]

The session itself was abnormaly smooth for me with no flickering as folk joined.
Was that a dodgy start or did I loose concentration?
I tried to go back in and watch but there was nothing there just waves in the drafting bar.
One thing I was right about is being shaggered.
I got left on the start line so I didn't panic thinking my time would start from moving (wrong).
Shaggered myself catching up and then let the hill to the work but I couldn't latch on to the passers (yes folk passed me)
I never even saw Skuldick.
Anyway spent half of the race chasing 27 seconds on the guys in front.
Lucky I found out Jacob beasted this one just before it started just to cheer my shaggered self up.
Well, off for a shower and perhaps a long fart as that's about all I have left in me.
Well done Jacob, specially looking at Pep's 'enhanced' stats

Thanks. Just my kind of route and I rode all-out to win some minuts on you climbers in the GC. Unfortunally both stage 11 and 12 are mountainstages:-(

 

[AAAC 76C]

Unfortunally both stage 11 and 12 are mountainstages:-(

 

[AAAC 76C]

Yes I did that as well a couple of weeks ago (as mentioned here). But 2 races later, the "old" problems returned. Then I turned off the Windows 10 firewall and antivirus, and presto, no problem connecting, navigating the menus and the micro-stops were gone as well.
Installed Symantec Endpoint Protection (which has both AV and FW) instead, and did the race today as well with no problem.

Did the same trick on another guy's computer, and after that he had no problems as well. Used Avast Free instead of SEP on his, as the SEP is a licensed product.

I ditched the Windows system and installed AVG free.
Perhaps that has made the difference.
I couldn't get my previous install to work with the firewall and antivirus off hence the uninstall, clean, re-install.
Almost looked like I knew what I was doing!

 

[bridgy]

What were the descents like, were the steep or just drawn out?

Bit of both! I think you'll do well on this one...

 

[Daddy Pig]

Bit of both! I think you'll do well on this one...

I better keep drinking the beer then! Not much else to do late at night looking after the little one!
As for riding a stage, not sure i have much time, as you may well remember! I thought I had little time with one child, I currently have none with two and live off about 5 hours sleep a day!

 

[Whorty]

What were the descents like, were the steep or just drawn out?

Descents were fast and long. 2 dead stops though which was annoying.

 

[AAAC 76C]

I better keep drinking the beer then! Not much else to do late at night looking after the little one!
As for riding a stage, not sure i have much time, as you may well remember! I thought I had little time with one child, I currently have none with two and live off about 5 hours sleep a day!

 

[AAAC 76C]

Looks like Jacob was lucky to beat Pep today if you compare their speed graphs:
The orange line is at about 75 kph and the red at 50 kph

 

[JacobSkovsgaard]

Looks like Jacob was lucky to beat Pep today if you compare their speed graphs:
The orange line is at about 75 kph and the red at 50 kph

View attachment 370997

To me, Peps graph looks strange. High solid speed for 1 km and then speed down, then again high solid speed for 1 km and then speed down, again and again. Not a normal way of racing