JuhaL
Guru
Change my time earlier. 4pm at the Finnish time sound better than 7pm. Event schedule seems to live, Zwift is add new starting times.
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What I think this shows is the huge importance of pushing REALLY hard at key moments rather than overall average watts in these races. In this one I think it was the start and that first hill 3 miles in. I did push hard at the start, but could probably have done a bit more, and I definitely could have dug deeper on that first hill. So although I did average quite high watts (for me), the finish time is mostly affected by those key moments when the pack splits into groups, and whether or not you can get yourself into the faster group.you will smash it mate . the amount of people just drag you along at a cracking pace , i only stuck my nose out infront once and soon tucked back in !
normal service will be resumed come thurs
Easier said than done though, and the race dynamics may be different on Thursday so genuinely no guarantee I can do any better. And you were flying - 4 w/kg! I don't think I can't do 4 w/kg for 40 minutes however hard I try!
Aleman
Knees are FUBAR but I don't like to mention it
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I may well join you for a recovery pootle ... I'm certainly not going to push this time
JuhaL
Guru
Not so fast. There is probably big difference with your recovery pootle and my full effort ride, speed is sameI may well join you for a recovery pootle ... I'm certainly not going to push this time
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@Aleman Did no one explain the rules? You have to take your most recent time for the league
It's a shame, as your time of 49:02 today is much slower than your 42:28 yesterday 
Did you stop for a pint on the way round today 
JuhaL
Guru
@Aleman mentioned something about pootle today, probably enjoyed all the attractions side of a route@Aleman Did no one explain the rules? You have to take your most recent time for the league
. I had a huge progress if i compare my todays result to last year results. Time was now 46:47 and last year it was 46:55 but avg power was today 225w and last year it was 265w. All what i can say is thank you Bkool for your kindness
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That's right Juha - technical difficulties
.....I tried pairing my vectors to Zwift via my Kickr. It worked ok when I did that last week, but today after 5 mins, the power would drift down to 0 before kicking in again (although it stayed fine on the garmin I had running alongside). By the time I had paired the vectors directly to Zwift I'd lost a fair bit of time, so decided to try again at 6pm 
.I did see both @Norry1 and @CXRAndy out on the course though - good luck guys!
JuhaL
Guru
Nasty moment for a technical problems. It’s a small relief that there is still few days left of this stage-1. Probably need a few flawless rides before you can find trust better your devices.That's right Juha - technical difficulties
I did see both @Norry1 and @CXRAndy out on the course though - good luck guys!
So glad you're in Cat B now
JuhaL
Guru
It was my fortune when i join this community that your rules didn't demand that i need to ride equal times with you
.42.02. Very pleased with that. I managed to hold 4 w/kg for the first 5 minutes which got me in a decent group and about 170th of 1400. I felt strong throughout and set some best ever power PBs.
Feels a bit like a long awaited breakthrough as I have been in a plateau for a long time. Is it as simple as the glute recruitment I mentioned?
Feels a bit like a long awaited breakthrough as I have been in a plateau for a long time. Is it as simple as the glute recruitment I mentioned?
