Wondered where you'd gone ... I kept looking over my shoulder on the last volcano KoM and was surprised you didn't catch me.
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<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Not sure I had it in the tank to be honest but might have got close given similar average watts and a 5 kilo advantage. Nice to have the carrot to chase and to tease you with my coming to get you messages
I was in groups for the whole ride and very rarely put my nose in front so I was moving a lot faster than the power I was putting out. I worked harder on any climbs, but as soon as I hit a flat or descent I sat in there and sucked wheels
Considering I wasn't planning to go hard, and I did take it easy really, I set quite a few PBs. I think that is testamount to the improvements I've been seeing recently 
Fixed that for you
It worked ... I kept looking over my shoulder and was hoping I'd saved enough to react as you came byNot sure I had it in the tank to be honest but might have got close given similar average watts and a 5 kilo advantage. Nice to have the carrot to chase and to tease you with my coming to get you messages
I'm tired after a few days of hard riding. Resting today so will try to be a challenge tomorrow. Am I right in thinking the the stage starts at the top of the Alpe and ends at the bottomLooking good to join the meetup/race tomorrow
Yes............ but you have to join the warm up................ which starts at the bottom and ends at the top!I'm tired after a few days of hard riding. Resting today so will try to be a challenge tomorrow. Am I right in thinking the the stage starts at the top of the Alpe and ends at the bottom
Yes............ but you have to join the warm up................ which starts at the bottom and ends at the top!
Randyberlin
Guru
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
@Freelanderuk .
I rode into Louth this morning on the Bkool video. I waved at every rider going the other way . I hope one of them was you. Our thoughts and sympathies are with you tomorrow.
I rode into Louth this morning on the Bkool video. I waved at every rider going the other way . I hope one of them was you. Our thoughts and sympathies are with you tomorrow.
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There's a nonzero chance I'll be able to join as well. It ought to be a hell of a lot of fun.Looking good to join the meetup/race tomorrow
So I've been back for a week of racing. Some thoughts:
The new KISS format sucks. I like you can choose a long or short race, but there's no real way to tell who your real opponents are -- few folks have a classification specifier in the name. So you're out there with A-D and left to your own devices to find reasonable opponents. I get what they're trying to do, but arghh. I don't see participating in KISS races regularly anymore. So I need a new go-to set of races.
The 3R races seem like a reasonable choice. There's a ton of 'em and they get reasonable participation (wish more folks were on ZP, but not much we can do about that). I've mostly found myself in mixed C/D packs, just barely hanging on. I think I lost them about a mile from the finish the first race, but hung on until the end yesterday, but had nothing left to fight with.
I've placed 1st or 2nd (ZP being the only results that matter :-) in all 4 of the 3R races I've done in the last week. Power is down ever-so-slightly relative to where I was before surgery, but w/kg is slightly better as I'm down a few pounds. I'm not quite at C category w/kg, but hope to be back with them soon.
The new KISS format sucks. I like you can choose a long or short race, but there's no real way to tell who your real opponents are -- few folks have a classification specifier in the name. So you're out there with A-D and left to your own devices to find reasonable opponents. I get what they're trying to do, but arghh. I don't see participating in KISS races regularly anymore. So I need a new go-to set of races.
The 3R races seem like a reasonable choice. There's a ton of 'em and they get reasonable participation (wish more folks were on ZP, but not much we can do about that). I've mostly found myself in mixed C/D packs, just barely hanging on. I think I lost them about a mile from the finish the first race, but hung on until the end yesterday, but had nothing left to fight with.
I've placed 1st or 2nd (ZP being the only results that matter :-) in all 4 of the 3R races I've done in the last week. Power is down ever-so-slightly relative to where I was before surgery, but w/kg is slightly better as I'm down a few pounds. I'm not quite at C category w/kg, but hope to be back with them soon.
