steverob
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5 for 1st, 3-2-1 for 2nd to 4th.
So nothing compared to 60 for 1st place in the actual race, but enough to leap frog a few riders in the final standings.
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So nothing compared to 60 for 1st place in the actual race, but enough to leap frog a few riders in the final standings.
I’ve got a training session tonight and hopefully Richmond is one of the guest worlds for me to do a reconnaissance on the route for Monday.
We will get one of ours into first next week
i don't know what happened that week .... i can only assume he was caught at the back of the group, a wheel was lost and suddenly there was a gap that he couldn't (or no one else would do for him) bridge across. London though the first group blob was all together to the hill so nowhere to drop him. Monday could be different - those 2 sprint sections before the KoM's could see wheels dropped and gaped riders (as I know from past experience!). Lesson learned, even if not contesting the sprints you still need to keep the power high to ensure you don't get dropped
mjd1988
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i don't know what happened that week .... i can only assume he was caught at the back of the group, a wheel was lost and suddenly there was a gap that he couldn't (or no one else would do for him) bridge across. London though the first group blob was all together to the hill so nowhere to drop him. Monday could be different - those 2 sprint sections before the KoM's could see wheels dropped and gaped riders (as I know from past experience!). Lesson learned, even if not contesting the sprints you still need to keep the power high to ensure you don't get dropped
Yeah I'll definitely try to be near the front of the sprints if not necessarily going 100%. If we get a gap on him then we should try and pull the group. He is generally at the front for sprints though so doubt that'll happen
He is ... and on the KoMs ... no idea how he was dropped then the previous week!
mjd1988
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During that race there was a period when I had to put out over 500 watts for 20 seconds just to be towed by a sandbagger from the chase group to you guys in front. Not sure how the original split happened but caught out lots of us
Edit; obviously if you can keep with the b group it's a huge advantage, if completely unfair. But I suppose you don't really know who a b is until the end. Hopefully the new rules do change that a bit
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My turbo room is over 30deg C. Im not going anywhere near it
Ah, didn't realise that. I think I was in the front of the group the whole way so didn't see any splits happening. Maybe it was then that he lost a wheel.
Agree with the comment on the B's. Unless you have ZP open when racing (I don't as I have a farty little laptop screen) then you don't know. Once B's stop joining these races it will get really interesting - suddenly the wheelsuckers (and I count myself in that) will either need to work more to cause splits (and in doing so be burning matches!), or the blob will be bigger and less riders will get dropped. really looking forward to the changes coming in as it will (I assume) change tactics again in races.
I've popped in a few times to say hi and give him some support - anyone willing to do that needs all the help they can get
I've stillnot managed 100 miles yet on Zwift 
mjd1988
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Yeah I'm worried that when the b riders leave @Freelanderuk will just ride away from us! Power numbers are consistently higher than mine, I just sprint and sit in (they were annoyed at me not pulling last time, because or inspite of the fact you were in the group behind l)
LOL, I did see a comment pop up saying "Cyclechat doesn't want to work"
I guess he didn't spot me behind in the chasing group and didn't get it's a team race too.Interesting though in my little group I wasn't chasing either as I didn't want to drag the 2 DBR guys (and another guy, can't recall his team) back to you. I saved a lot of energy after we came down from Box first time, which was lucky as I needed every bit of that energy to get back up Box a 2nd time (and the 2 DBR guys still put me to the sword
)I think some people have the misconception that everyone should push their max in every part of the race. Ultimately it's a race so the aim for most people is to finish in your best position and to do this you need tactics. At least, that's how I see it and how I have to ride else I'd blow up in the first 10 mins
