Adam Mills. Add me. That was lucky then. I want a sub 50 but could take 8 weeks.As with Lars I like the alpe but the weather is so nice at the moment. I’m working from home too so I can get out during the day sometimes.
@Milzy what is your strava name? I’m Thomas Burton. Seems you’ve pipped my alpe time by 2 seconds. Of course when I set that time it was only a zone 2 training ride
I was thinking Alpe Zwift insider verified seg. I only tootled up to the start.Well, it's clear that "Road to Sky" doesn't work properly as a meet-up because that's the second time we've done it and the second time it's sent us all off in different directions! The first time I thought it was becuase I'd added mileage to the standard route in order to include the descent but this time I just chose the standard route and it did it again. I was stuck on the hilly loop but not going to the Alpe, so after riding around like that for half an hour (just to see what would happen) I quit the meetup and navigated to teh Alpe manually. This meant I didn't hit the base of the Alpe until after nearly an hour of riding.
The original plan was we'd use the Road to Sky segment for the league time because this was the meet0up segment selected, but obviously this all went a bit wrong and some of us did extra distance in the lead in - I don't know if anyone last night just quit the meet up and started again, which in hindsight was probably the sensible thing to do? However, as it happens all three of us who finished last night (@rob01792 , it looks like you bailed on the way up?) did actually end up riding the full "Road to Sky (Zwift Insider Verified)" segment, so @berty bassett and @Milzy are you still OK with this segment being used for the time despite the confusion last night?
If so, the times were:
Lee: 1:02:36
Adam: 1:05:47
Paul: 1:08:02
I wasn't really going full gas on the lead-in myself but oh well - not sure I want to do it again!! I did go as hard as I could on the climb but legs weren't playing ball really (been aching all week for some reason) and I was 3.5 minutes slower and 12 watts less than my best time on the Neo - but considering the extended lead-in and how I was feeling it could have been a lot worse!
Well done to Lee and Adam for excellent times both
As with Lars I like the alpe but the weather is so nice at the moment. I’m working from home too so I can get out during the day sometimes.
@Milzy what is your strava name? I’m Thomas Burton. Seems you’ve pipped my alpe time by 2 seconds
May have a go today or tomorrow ... I'll do the same segment too but given I've climbed over 3000 mtrs since last Friday I may not have a lot of climbing left in the legs (is that a valid excuse?). My PB on that segment is 1:12 but that was averaging 250 watts which I don't have in my legs at the moment. Probably looking for at 1:17 which I did with an Ave watts of 230 (my BRVR climbing this past week has seen me climbing for an hour at that average).Well, it's clear that "Road to Sky" doesn't work properly as a meet-up because that's the second time we've done it and the second time it's sent us all off in different directions! The first time I thought it was becuase I'd added mileage to the standard route in order to include the descent but this time I just chose the standard route and it did it again. I was stuck on the hilly loop but not going to the Alpe, so after riding around like that for half an hour (just to see what would happen) I quit the meetup and navigated to teh Alpe manually. This meant I didn't hit the base of the Alpe until after nearly an hour of riding.
The original plan was we'd use the Road to Sky segment for the league time because this was the meet0up segment selected, but obviously this all went a bit wrong and some of us did extra distance in the lead in - I don't know if anyone last night just quit the meet up and started again, which in hindsight was probably the sensible thing to do? However, as it happens all three of us who finished last night (@rob01792 , it looks like you bailed on the way up?) did actually end up riding the full "Road to Sky (Zwift Insider Verified)" segment, so @berty bassett and @Milzy are you still OK with this segment being used for the time despite the confusion last night?
If so, the times were:
Lee: 1:02:36
Adam: 1:05:47
Paul: 1:08:02
I wasn't really going full gas on the lead-in myself but oh well - not sure I want to do it again!! I did go as hard as I could on the climb but legs weren't playing ball really (been aching all week for some reason) and I was 3.5 minutes slower and 12 watts less than my best time on the Neo - but considering the extended lead-in and how I was feeling it could have been a lot worse!
Well done to Lee and Adam for excellent times both
Oh, OK well so did I really (becuase of the confusion and my massive detour) so we could just use the climb if you prefer - I don't know if Lee will complain that he used lots of energy on the lead in, but he still did a very good time up the climb anyway!
Yeah, I know!
Nah, it's fine, lets's go with just the climb then. Considering how I felt I was quite pleased with my effort even if it was a bit below par for me - but that I think is mostly down to how I'm feeling at the moment rather than the long detour itself.
Just taken my meds so I'll be on about 5 tonight.
I have not been changing gear when the gradients eases off, just spinning faster to use those bits as mini rests. If I can keep on the power when changing up that woud give me a bit extra but for 01:16 I just need to develop more power. I can't lose any more weight either, last time I was this weight I was 17-18.Added! I think any time in the alpe is well earned rather than luck!
I’d like to go sub 50 too. That extra minute is going to take some effort for me though. I think if I get within 30 seconds or so I’ll put a more accurate weight into Zwift to see if that tips the balance. But I’m not sure how much more power I can put out.
Up until recently I was having a crack every Monday which was good fun. Me and the whippet are off to the alpes next week but when we return maybe we should try making it a regular thing? It’s defo an added motivator chasing or being chased.
try really spinning around the bends where slope lessens , it makes a big difference without much more effort
