Zwift Chat

[Ketty]

Just had a first spin up Ventoux due to the pouring rain in Yorkshire. 1hour 38min which gives me a target to beat. Very different to the Alpe as not as many switchback sections but is a fair bit longer and that last km when it kicks in to 12% wasn’t nice!!! No idea if the time is any good but can attack the early part harder next time


Alpe target is 60min (current Pb 61:22) Ventoux target 90min.

Passed two chaps doing vEveresting. Incredible challenge.

 

[Whorty]

Just had a first spin up Ventoux due to the pouring rain in Yorkshire. 1hour 38min which gives me a target to beat. Very different to the Alpe as not as many switchback sections but is a fair bit longer and that last km when it kicks in to 12% wasn’t nice!!! No idea if the time is any good but can attack the early part harder next time


Alpe target is 60min (current Pb 61:22) Ventoux target 90min.

Passed two chaps doing vEveresting. Incredible challenge.

That is a cracking time

Still yet to ride the climb - keep promising myself I'll have a go but get too tempted by races instead. I'll see how I feel later but not convinced I'll get anywhere near that time as I was 2 hours climbing the same on FulGaz recently and I was something like 2:20 on Bkool a few years ago! Anything sub 2 hrs and I'll be chuffed

Was it very busy on the climb?

 

[Ketty]

That is a cracking time

Still yet to ride the climb - keep promising myself I'll have a go but get too tempted by races instead. I'll see how I feel later but not convinced I'll get anywhere near that time as I was 2 hours climbing the same on FulGaz recently and I was something like 2:20 on Bkool a few years ago! Anything sub 2 hrs and I'll be chuffed

Was it very busy on the climb?

No it was quiet which was nice. And I don’t need to steer round people yet so just ride on through

I got in a good rhythm but was a fair bit below FTP so feel like I had more to give but it’s risky going hard when I’ve not ridden that duration at FTP before.

Im sure you will be <90min if I’m 98min.

Looking forward to next crack and IRL tomorrow night. Assume you’re in @Whorty

 

[mjd1988]

Just had a first spin up Ventoux due to the pouring rain in Yorkshire. 1hour 38min which gives me a target to beat. Very different to the Alpe as not as many switchback sections but is a fair bit longer and that last km when it kicks in to 12% wasn’t nice!!! No idea if the time is any good but can attack the early part harder next time


Alpe target is 60min (current Pb 61:22) Ventoux target 90min.

Passed two chaps doing vEveresting. Incredible challenge.

Those are cracking times up the alpe and ventoux. I must have a crack at ventoux in the next week weeks

 

[Whorty]

No it was quiet which was nice. And I don’t need to steer round people yet so just ride on through

I got in a good rhythm but was a fair bit below FTP so feel like I had more to give but it’s risky going hard when I’ve not ridden that duration at FTP before.

Im sure you will be <90min if I’m 98min.

Looking forward to next crack and IRL tomorrow night. Assume you’re in @Whorty

Yes, should be in tomorrow - not sure if they're allowing steering but I hope so There is a little KoM tomorrow which I think will be the defining moment of the race especially as it's so late on the course.

 

[Ketty]

Those are cracking times up the alpe and ventoux. I must have a crack at ventoux in the next week weeks

Thanks mate. I do enjoy the climbing more than the flat as when you find the rhythm it’s a great challenge. More mental than physical!

I’m going to have a go back on box/leith to see how I find them after these longer efforts.

 

[Spartak]

Just rode the 3R Sand & Sequoias Race, managed to cling on to the lead group until 6kms when a couple of A's pushed on and I got dropped in the fallout, I was caught by the second group and stayed with them until Titans Grove, my first time on that course, bit of everything... 👍

Here is my obligatory pic of me being briefly in the lead...

 

[theboxers]

Just found out from Gplama how the Sterzo Smart work. Very clever and super simple.

Magnets

It seems the pivot bolt is magnetic and the PCB has a hall effect sensor to measure the field position. So no wear and tear on the steering angle side, just potentially wear on the pivot point like the headset races on a bike.

K.I.S.S.

 

[Brusgaard]

Just had a first spin up Ventoux due to the pouring rain in Yorkshire. 1hour 38min which gives me a target to beat. Very different to the Alpe as not

Hmm... 2 watts more avg. and you 5kg lighter = 11 minutes faster. Think I need to loose some weight!

 

[<Tommy>]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/turbo-club-meet-ups-events.224176/post-6104135

 

[steverob]

Link to the Steering Crit race ....

A very interesting watch. Surprised at how much of an advantage you get by taking the inside line, especially at that last hairpin (where some riders seem to be riding off the course!). Although that then does bring in the debate of what's best - if you're already sitting in a good draft, do you stay on that line or switch to the inside where no-one else is and risk not being able to get back in afterwards? Also I love watching the green cones come out on those races - always amuses me to see people get their sandbagging comeuppance!

 

[steverob]

Well as my pre-Covid plans had me doing RideLondon today, I thought it was only appropriate that I at least did the PRL Half (not got the legs or the mental resiliance for the Full!) on Zwift today.

Had to do the World Hack as I realised France/Paris were the scheduled worlds and was a little surprised at how many others were doing the same - then I saw how many riders had RideLondon or PRLFull or a charity name after their surnames and I realised that I wasn't the only one who had planned this. Think no-one on there was doing a ride of less than 35 miles looking at the numbers.

Ended up being overtaken early on by a team of five Cryo-Gen riders, so hopped on the back and rode a whole lap with them, which helped keep my pace reasonable, but had a scare on my third lap when suddenly my left leg was in immense pain - like my shin bone was trying to leap out of my skin! Stopped for 15 minutes, had a lie down and a snack and took some painkillers; when I got back on my bike, I felt normal again. Really odd, never had anything like that happen before.

Finished the route in just under 3 hours (2:40 excluding stops) and then added on a loop of Greater London Flat so I could complete my first half-century on Zwift - previous longest ride was 44 miles.

 

[Whorty]

Just had a first spin up Ventoux due to the pouring rain in Yorkshire. 1hour 38min which gives me a target to beat. Very different to the Alpe as not as many switchback sections but is a fair bit longer and that last km when it kicks in to 12% wasn’t nice!!! No idea if the time is any good but can attack the early part harder next time


Alpe target is 60min (current Pb 61:22) Ventoux target 90min.

Passed two chaps doing vEveresting. Incredible challenge.

@Ketty 1:38:31 just for me Spookily close times I think I need to lie down now

Edit: forgot to add that I had to answer door to postie so lost a smidge of time so may have been a minute faster had wifey not been buying stuff on Amazon

 

[Ketty]

@Ketty 1:38:31 just for me Spookily close times I think I need to lie down now

Spooky!!! Great effort

It goes on and on doesn’t it!!

 

[Whorty]

Spooky!!! Great effort

It goes on and on doesn’t it!!

I think I went off too hard too early and paid for it later on. Was struggling after an hour; the last 40 mins was quite painful

As you say though ..... sets a target for next time