Yeah, we were allowed to use TT bikes. I was only 20 seconds slower than @Brusgaard so whilst initially disappointed with 4th I won't beat myself up too much!! 
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Brusgaard
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If it's the RWB series then TT bikes were allowed. Pretty sure @Brusgaard has something better than the basic Zwift TT,not to mention the climbing wheels
Correct! This should have been my setup, had I used my brain! Kinda lost motivation when I discovered the crap bike I was on…
steverob
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I've done that before. One of the Tour de Splitters races we had a TT round and I couldn't make the time most people were doing it, so did it on my own. Did remember to switch to a TT bike, but completely forgot to change the wheels at the same time and only realised afterwards when I switched to the side on camera angle - had just busted my guts out on a fairly flat course with fricking lightweight climbing wheels on!
Racing Zwift seems to have brought out a competitive me . On my local climb today a hill climb was going on . As I rolled past the start the rider got the 5 sec warning and I thought he not catching me . I finished 3 secs ahead with my full 17mph rolling start and 5 sec gap . I slightly tempted to enter one . I must be mad everyone looked f*"'*£d at the end
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alex_cycles
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Brusgaard
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We were automatically put on a TT-bike, otherwise I would have been riding my “Tron”, which probably is faster than the Zwift TT frame and them almost-no-profile wheels.
alex_cycles
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Would anyone be interested in the Flamme Rouge Racing event when the current ZRL season finishes? Website is here so take a look - https://www.flammerougeracing.com/ -but the basic premise is:
- it's meant to be a zwift version of a stage race or grand tour
- there's an individual GC based on time, and a team competition based on finishing points and some bonus points
- 9 stages over 10 days - so you have to be able to race every night of the series from 22nd to 30th Oct (you can miss stages)
- Looks like race time for us will be 19.30 UK time, but there is also a 10am time slot - I think you can do whatever time slot suits you per stage
- SEVEN different individual rider categories based on Normalised Power rather than just 20 minute power
- Teams can have riders from different categories - team points based on your results within your individual category - the races are mass start
- If we had enough interest we could enter two teams and have a bit of an inter CC rivalry between teams, even if riders in different categories
There's lots more details in the rules section on the website - https://www.flammerougeracing.com/files/Rules/FRRTourRulesSeries2.pdf - but I think it's an interesting concept. Obvioulsy racing every night for 9 or 10 days will be tough physically and possibly logistically - you don't have to do every stage but you get extra bonus points for your team for completing more stages, and obviously your personal GC position will be much better if you complete all stages
- it's meant to be a zwift version of a stage race or grand tour
- there's an individual GC based on time, and a team competition based on finishing points and some bonus points
- 9 stages over 10 days - so you have to be able to race every night of the series from 22nd to 30th Oct (you can miss stages)
- Looks like race time for us will be 19.30 UK time, but there is also a 10am time slot - I think you can do whatever time slot suits you per stage
- SEVEN different individual rider categories based on Normalised Power rather than just 20 minute power
- Teams can have riders from different categories - team points based on your results within your individual category - the races are mass start
- If we had enough interest we could enter two teams and have a bit of an inter CC rivalry between teams, even if riders in different categories
There's lots more details in the rules section on the website - https://www.flammerougeracing.com/files/Rules/FRRTourRulesSeries2.pdf - but I think it's an interesting concept. Obvioulsy racing every night for 9 or 10 days will be tough physically and possibly logistically - you don't have to do every stage but you get extra bonus points for your team for completing more stages, and obviously your personal GC position will be much better if you complete all stages
BurningLegs
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alex_cycles
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Looks fun. I think I'll register, but not sure I'll be able to do them all.
Quite appealing to me that there is a daytime slot
Actually looks like multiple slots...
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I'd give it a go, but depends how the leg holds up whether i can race more than a few times a week. But Happy to put some effort in there for a team.
A bit like a 'real' tour, maybe if there is someone in B and C who thinks they can commit to all races then those of us who maybe can't can then work for them? I'm more than happy playing domestique to help someone get a good GC place if that's an option
BurningLegs
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I'd give it a go, but depends how the leg holds up whether i can race more than a few times a week. But Happy to put some effort in there for a team.
A bit like a 'real' tour, maybe if there is someone in B and C who thinks they can commit to all races then those of us who maybe can't can then work for them? I'm more than happy playing domestique to help someone get a good GC place if that's an option
Yeah I’d be up for that. Perhaps one mixed category team would be best, with a protected GC rider in the two categories and the rest of us riding as domestiques as schedules allow??
Registered, my paternity leave ends 30/10. 🤷
alex_cycles
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They shoved me in FRR team to start with. I imagine if a Cyclechat team is formed we can change to that? (I'm a BON, which translates to upper C - before someone else points it out, it's also "nob" backwards
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