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bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Brusgaard
Über Guru
- Location
- Skive, Denmark
He said “I hope they were reported”. I said you would know whether your team was reported or not.
No, I don’t think people would make a complete stop, unless they really wanted to follow the rules and had no other option. Stopping on a downhill is way better than on the flats/uphill.
My point was, let those without sin cast the first stone. So @bobinski calling other teams w*nkers, when ZSUNR and probably teams themselves are guilty (intentional or not) of the same, is a bit silly really.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Nope, I am not being silly calling it as I saw and experienced it. Nor am I responsible for or tainted by the perceived actions ( or sins 😂) of anyone else at ZsunR.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Michael, good race there👍 You dropped me twice on the legsnapper. Coming back from the first was hard enough but the second😬. Strong riding mate. I rode with one guy for a lap and a bit before we were caught by an A and he chased after him only to blow up and let me scalp him near the end.
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I’m can’t see what Bridgy’s team could of done differently to what they did to be honest bruusgard. Isn’t it obvious that sometimes these things can’t be helped? But other times they can be helped and people choose not to give way? Which is obviously not the same thing?
What’s silly about this conversation is that if the group was bigger going downhill it was actually an advantage to the DBR team too. And zsunr gave way as soon as they could. So honestly who cares?
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I’m more bothered that I now have to press the ‘like’ button twice Just to give someone a like? Life is too short for this!... Apologies in advance if the ‘like’ quota goes down from now on in 
mjd1988
Guru
Cheers Bob. Looking at the power numbers your average power and 20 minute power were way better than mine, but my one minute power was marginally better which makes all the difference on that course, and with the drafting.
Got a last minute chance for a ride and was delighted to see a familiar face and a course I've done a lot of recently, so I knew to go to the front when the cobbled came and just go all in, and the rest of the laps would just sit in. The infighting on the chat was hilarious! New pb up the legsnapper by 5 or 6 seconds which Is one I normally go full gas at.
Edit; my best 20 minute power is apparently lower than my 46 minute power
what's going on there!?
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Cheers Bob. Looking at the power numbers your average power and 20 minute power were way better than mine, but my one minute power was marginally better which makes all the difference on that course, and with the drafting.
Got a last minute chance for a ride and was delighted to see a familiar face and a course I've done a lot of recently, so I knew to go to the front when the cobbled came and just go all in, and the rest of the laps would just sit in. The infighting on the chat was hilarious! New pb up the legsnapper by 5 or 6 seconds which Is one I normally go full gas at.
Edit; my best 20 minute power is apparently lower than my 46 minute power
🤷🏻
I noticed you were drafting well.
The moaning was very entertaining 😁
Was that a mixed start race with all cats visible, or just B visible? I much prefer only seeing the racers in the cat I'm racing in (yesterday all cats were available in my race and things get very confusing!)Cheers Bob. Looking at the power numbers your average power and 20 minute power were way better than mine, but my one minute power was marginally better which makes all the difference on that course, and with the drafting.
Got a last minute chance for a ride and was delighted to see a familiar face and a course I've done a lot of recently, so I knew to go to the front when the cobbled came and just go all in, and the rest of the laps would just sit in. The infighting on the chat was hilarious! New pb up the legsnapper by 5 or 6 seconds which Is one I normally go full gas at.
Edit; my best 20 minute power is apparently lower than my 46 minute power
mjd1988
Guru
Hare and hounds and you could only see your own group. Which was really confusing when the a's flew past as I'm not used to not seeing them but it was handy to know where I was in the b race
2nd ever Crit Race today.
16 laps of the Bell Circuit - constant hard work. Enjoyed it, but missed the front group and that was fatal.
@<Tommy> only missed out by 1 second in 8th place. Looked like you were unlucky there mate!
I got into the second group that was up to about 9 riders, until the group got completely shredded when we were lapped on around the 10th or 11th lap.
Came in a disappointing 28th out of 31 on Zwiftpower even though on screen I was being told there was a field of 54. I never quite know what's going on with that counter?
Still, I enjoyed it and I'll stay in for the series. Even if you miss the front group, it's still excellent training. I may not feel the same way next week as the race is in Yorkshire and apparently its constantly up and down.
16 laps of the Bell Circuit - constant hard work. Enjoyed it, but missed the front group and that was fatal.
@<Tommy> only missed out by 1 second in 8th place. Looked like you were unlucky there mate!
I got into the second group that was up to about 9 riders, until the group got completely shredded when we were lapped on around the 10th or 11th lap.
Came in a disappointing 28th out of 31 on Zwiftpower even though on screen I was being told there was a field of 54. I never quite know what's going on with that counter?
Still, I enjoyed it and I'll stay in for the series. Even if you miss the front group, it's still excellent training. I may not feel the same way next week as the race is in Yorkshire and apparently its constantly up and down.
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
I think there's an interesting option where you could pick a route that happens to go up the Alpe at some point in it, but then you set a custom distance finish line, so that the stage ends at say between bends 17 and 16 (or wherever you choose). That way you can have a stage with a hilltop finish, but not have to use the whole of the Alpe to do so.Again I'm going to punish myself and half agree with this- a good queen stage so that the same people don't win every stage, the alpe would be too much but a fairly brutal climb might make sense. Can't believe I'm typing these words
EDIT - just checked and using 'Tour of Fire and Ice' with a Watopia Pier start, a 12 mile race would take you to Bend 15. That would take an overweight D like me about an hour to do, which is about the time length of most of the DBR races I've entered, which I've felt is just about right.
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<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
2nd ever Crit Race today.
16 laps of the Bell Circuit - constant hard work. Enjoyed it, but missed the front group and that was fatal.
@<Tommy> only missed out by 1 second in 8th place. Looked like you were unlucky there mate!
I got into the second group that was up to about 9 riders, until the group got completely shredded when we were lapped on around the 10th or 11th lap.
Came in a disappointing 28th out of 31 on Zwiftpower even though on screen I was being told there was a field of 54. I never quite know what's going on with that counter?
Still, I enjoyed it and I'll stay in for the series. Even if you miss the front group, it's still excellent training. I may not feel the same way next week as the race is in Yorkshire and apparently its constantly up and down.
Well done mate 👍. Got your first attempt out of the way. You should try some of the shorter crit races too. They are a bit different to everything else aren’t they. Not much let up from start to finish really. You can take micro breaks at certain spots once you get used to the courses. And I try and stand up at a specific place each lap to have a little stretch. But they’re pretty full on.
I wasn’t unlucky really to be honest. I worked out a few laps before the finish what final corners were. And I had an idea where I wanted to be on each corner. But in the end I just didn’t get far enough up the group by the time we launched, managed to get a decent sprint going, but finished about a second of first place as you said. Next time we’ll get em 😄👍
