Zwift Chat

[Peter Salt]

Looking forward to this, been avoiding the London hills for too long and good to have a bit of variety. It'll be damage limitation for me rather than trying to gain any time or places. If Peter has fresh legs it'll be interesting to see him and Tim do battle on the slopes

I don't think I can match Tim's power - even on a short climb, will aim for a PB though. Paul jumping in will make it very interesting with you and @IrishAl already around. @Ketty and @Rich A joining would make it even better. A big B pack could seriously disrupt this one.

 

[Legs]

If Peter has fresh legs it'll be interesting to see him and Tim do battle on the slopes

and @bridgy too!

 

[mjd1988]

Fair point, a few disrupters about. My best time up fox hill Kim segment is north of 7 minutes which won't be sticking with any of the above

 

[Peter Salt]

Devilish weight for three days in a row now:



I'm really struggling to eat enough.

 

[Joffey]

Devilish weight for three days in a row now:

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I'm really struggling to eat enough.

Being a fat man that is like a millionaire telling a homeless person he's struggling to find things to buy

 

[JuhaL]

Being a fat man that is like a millionaire telling a homeless person he's struggling to find things to buy

Or even better, something like what this Finnish stand-up comedian tells.

 

[Whorty]

Only fair the climbers have hill to go at

If only they didn't bail before the series started ... begs the question, as there are no climbers left, should we consider a less hilly race?

Saying that, I'm not 100% I can make Thursday if we're racing ZRL Tuesday so don't need to consider me!

 

[Peter Salt]

should we consider a less hilly race?

Nah. Get out of the comfort zone. I'm down for a hilly course. And every series has to be mixed.

 

[steverob]

Because I picked the courses at random, there was always a chance that we’d get some that weren’t long enough or were too long for our needs - was aiming for 40-50 minutes riding each week.

As the London Loop can be easily completed in 25 minutes by most on here (my best I think is 28 and I’m one of the slowest) I felt we had to make it a lap and a bit to bump up the time, which did mean adding a second go at the hill.

BTW I’m estimating a finish time of 44/45 minutes for me, with high 30’s for the leaders.

 

[Peter Salt]

Because I picked the courses at random, there was always a chance that we’d get some that weren’t long enough or were too long for our needs - was aiming for 40-50 minutes riding each week.

As the London Loop can be easily completed in 25 minutes by most on here (my best I think is 28 and I’m one of the slowest) I felt we had to make it a lap and a bit to bump up the time, which did mean adding a second go at the hill.

BTW I’m estimating a finish time of 44/45 minutes for me, with high 30’s for the leaders.

It's a lovely course. Can't wait for breakaways to get caught on descent. And the uphill finish guarantees that everyone will leave their lungs on the tarmac Looking forward to it more than the ZRL playoffs thingy.

 

[Legs]

If only they didn't bail before the series started ... begs the question, as there are no climbers left, should we consider a less hilly race?

Ahem…

 

[Peter Salt]

Ahem…

Aren't you a time trialist?

 

[Whorty]

If these were after ZRL and Jordan I'd be in, but I can't risk 2 races close together and pushing my lungs out my @rse so I'm going to miss the Thursday races and do a Z2 spin instead ... sorry chaps but I need to ensure I don't injure myself or worse before my hols.

I think I'll miss the Tinys Saturday too, and stick to a gentle spin instead

 

[CXRAndy]

If these were after ZRL and Jordan I'd be in, but I can't risk 2 races close together and pushing my lungs out my @rse so I'm going to miss the Thursday races and do a Z2 spin instead ... sorry chaps but I need to ensure I don't injure myself or worse before my hols.

I think I'll miss the Tinys Saturday too, and stick to a gentle spin instead

Wise move Carl, you've got plenty of fitness to take to Jordan

 

[Legs]

Aren't you a time trialist?

I’m quite firmly in the ‘jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none’ camp!