Zwift Chat

[LeetleGreyCells]

Yumezi

 

[Joffey]

Those routes are all pretty short and flat, aren’t they!

Hope there’s something longer and more challenging at the top/bottom out of scrolling view!

I like flat

 

[Legs]

A lot of the courses are mixed road/trail, which will suit the steamroller devotees. Maybe they've been trying to make some courses where the balance of road/trail is perfect for the gravel bikes?

 

[mjd1988]

Those routes are all pretty short and flat, aren’t they!

Hope there’s something longer and more challenging at the top/bottom out of scrolling view!

Dcrainmaker was saying it is hoped to be as big as watopia eventually.

Visuals look v nice but agree the profiles are a bit meh so far, but new roads are always good!

 

[Legs]

As mentioned upthread, the Castle Climb is really good, a lot of variation in pitch, loads of twists and turns. But the only courses which go up it are the Three Village Loop (and that doesn't go all the way to the KOM), and the Chain Chomper (which goes up and beyond onto the Temple KOM climb, which is offroad). It would be good if there were event-only courses which don't take in too much of the roughstuff.

 

[bridgy]

And look at Tommy here:
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Bit concerning that all my best times for the london hills seem to be from 2018/19 🤔

 

[Norry1]

Bit concerning that all my best times for the london hills seem to be from 2018/19 🤔

You can fix that on Tuesday

 

[steverob]

I will share this with all of you while I am thinking about it - the profile for Tuesday's final stage:

Note that Box Hill is NOT eligible for Prime points - because you approach it from the Richmond Park direction, you don't go through the start timer by the roundabout. Also note that for Leith Hill (and to a smaller extent Fox and Keith), it's only the timed section that I've marked in pink that counts for fastest climb times, not any of the lead-in.

 

[straas]

I've suddenly remembered I'm really quite busy on tuesday.

 

[bridgy]

I will share this with all of you while I am thinking about it - the profile for Tuesday's final stage:
View attachment 589692

Note that Box Hill is NOT eligible for Prime points - because you approach it from the Richmond Park direction, you don't go through the start timer by the roundabout. Also note that for Leith Hill (and to a smaller extent Fox and Keith), it's only the timed section that I've marked in pink that counts for fastest climb times, not any of the lead-in.

1,029m of elevation that is.

Alpe Du Zwift is 1,036.

Just saying....

 

[berty bassett]

1,029m of elevation that is.

Alpe Du Zwift is 1,036.

Just saying....

👀

 

[Legs]

Awesome, another 2% chalked off in the Tron quest...

 

[BurningLegs]

1,029m of elevation that is.

Alpe Du Zwift is 1,036.

Just saying....

Crikey. I think my best time up AdZ is a little under the hour and I’m nowhere near that. Then add in the descents, this could be over 90 minutes on Tuesday!

 

[bridgy]

Crikey. I think my best time up AdZ is a little under the hour and I’m nowhere near that. Then add in the descents, this could be over 90 minutes on Tuesday!

Well the Strava KOM for that course is 1:03 and the QOM is 1:12.....so yeah, don't make any other plans for Tuesday evening

 

[Legs]

Crikey. I think my best time up AdZ is a little under the hour and I’m nowhere near that. Then add in the descents, this could be over 90 minutes on Tuesday!

https://www.strava.com/activities/5048860933
I did this course on the April Fools' Day trike and it was bang on 95 minutes. But I rode the first hour at Z2 and only pushed on two of the climbs, so it'll probably be somewhere around 75-85 minutes on Tuesday.