Zwift Chat

[JuhaL]

It's cold!

...and raining, why I didn't think of those

 

[CXRAndy]

Absolutely nothing till 8pm.

Only joking

Fasting today

I'll eat proteins and fats around 3-5pm then have a small post race meal. Lots of fluids a couple with salts

 

[JuhaL]

I do the occasional TT on a closed circuit. For me, the idea of racing on roads is not at all appealing due to the risk of a bad accident. I have done a few Cx races over the summer though. That was fun. Slow speeds, soft ground, and no traffic though.

I remember I have seen one your Cx videos in here. Little bit different than road biking but probably fun and hard as well and technical.

 

[Joffey]

Just for curious. Lot of you are racing on Zwift but how many of you are racing also real outdoor competitions as well?. If your not then why not, too big risk for accidents or something else?-

I did a couple of TTs last year. Really enjoyed them and was surprised my pace was similar to Zwift.

 

[CXRAndy]

I did a couple of TTs last year. Really enjoyed them and was surprised my pace was similar to Zwift.

Ditto. Pan flat course I do around 25-26mph outside and similar on Zwift

 

[BurningLegs]

I'd scrap the 'almost' part on ZP. You infringe once and you are promoted.

Anyway, Zwift racing League tonight. Do you all have tea before or after? And if before, what time?

I eat with my family at 17:30 and will be fuelling the ride tonight with approx 70g of carbs, starting in the warm up.

 

[CXRAndy]

Are we not going up Titans Grove forward tonight? That for me is circa 5 min climb pb 4.45

 

[JuhaL]

I did a couple of TTs last year. Really enjoyed them and was surprised my pace was similar to Zwift.

That's the way it should be. Outdoor mass start competition are also different than indoor races, because they are longer and nature might be different than indoor races and I think there is not much problems of sandbaggers vs. Zwift. Never race on outdoors but just a thought it might be more rewarding manage outdoor races than indoor races.

 

[alex_cycles]

Are we not going up Titans Grove forward tonight? That for me is circa 5 min climb pb 4.45

nope - reverse, same as last week

 

[CXRAndy]

They could have been a bit more varied with courses

 

[alex_cycles]

They could have been a bit more varied with courses

They know we can score points on that one, so they put it in just for us
Today's challenge is to do that, recover and then do another punchy climb which is 30s longer

 

[Joffey]

I feel sorry for B tonight doing the 33.6 mile Eastern Eight route 🤮

PS - don't forget to update your Zwift apps - update out yesterday. Sounds like there have been a few issues in ZRL this morning because of people not updating.

 

[alex_cycles]

I feel sorry for B tonight doing the 33.6 mile Eastern Eight route 🤮

Could be worse. Could be Up-down-up of Bologna and then 3/4 of Ventoux the next day, followed by 6 more daily gruelling races

 

[Joffey]

Could be worse. Could be Up-down-up of Bologna and then 3/4 of Ventoux the next day, followed by 6 more daily gruelling races

Thankfully I am on holiday next week

 

[Legs]

Ditto. Weather forecast looks dreadful! (shame I won't have the bike with me...)