I think the weather looks like an outside ride is in order ,I am going a bit stir crazy not getting outdoors , If I am not outdoors I will be thereIf anyone fancies a lap of Innsbruckring tomorrow at 1045, that's this weeks Firday Smash.
https://www.zwiftracing.app/zr-events/6582e6d9f86bcb0018a7f6f3
@Peter Salt it looks like you've got some actual opposition in your pen this week.
@13 rider there are 4 people in pen D and I have fixed the ZP config so you won't be upgraded to C
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alex_cycles
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Yeah I've gone drastic and installed a music system and was even reading a kindle book today while doing my zone 2 ride.
The wind has been horrible though. I've forgotten what riding outside even is.
steverob
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I've signed myself up for this, but it does depend a lot on how I feel in the morning. If I've had a bad night's sleep (like last night), I'm still going to be walking around the house like a zombie at 10:45!
Yeah I've gone drastic and installed a music system and was even reading a kindle book today while doing my zone 2 ride.
The wind has been horrible though. I've forgotten what riding outside even is.
I did an outside 50 today and the wind was upto 50mph. Luckily it stayed mainly dry until the last half hour when I got properly soaked. Happy days
mjd1988
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Nah, it's Christmas. Besides we don't take it so seriously do we
Took your advice and had a go at a crit race. Cold in the garage which suits me as I overheat. Also I'm 73% cheese at this stage of Christmas so good to keep things cool.
Fair play to those riding outside. 2023 is shaping up to be the first year in....maybe 8 years when I haven't ridden outside 😔
I managed to get a race before going out with friends for a meal.
Lumpy New York Astoria loop. Bigish group 130 I think in the end. Tried to hold onto the front pack, but eventually got dropped. Settled into a group of five which grew to 10 around mid 20s on the road. We settled down knowing we were evenly matched and had a sprint finish. I came 27th quite pleased being a long lumpy race
View: https://youtu.be/yjOJi3y6U6s?si=TPIewsCoZ9F9QRLZ
Lumpy New York Astoria loop. Bigish group 130 I think in the end. Tried to hold onto the front pack, but eventually got dropped. Settled into a group of five which grew to 10 around mid 20s on the road. We settled down knowing we were evenly matched and had a sprint finish. I came 27th quite pleased being a long lumpy race
View: https://youtu.be/yjOJi3y6U6s?si=TPIewsCoZ9F9QRLZ
alex_cycles
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Well would you look at that…
steverob
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Three victories out of three for the Cyclechat boys. Not a bad morning all told!
Bloody hard work though. Forgot how tough it can be in an all pens together race - when one of your pen decides to try to stay with the A's, you have to follow them or lose the pack. Held on until the rise up to the bridge over the river where four of us dropped off the back, then barely clung on to the remaining other D rider on the Legsnapper, before outsprinting him in the final 350 metres.
Bloody hard work though. Forgot how tough it can be in an all pens together race - when one of your pen decides to try to stay with the A's, you have to follow them or lose the pack. Held on until the rise up to the bridge over the river where four of us dropped off the back, then barely clung on to the remaining other D rider on the Legsnapper, before outsprinting him in the final 350 metres.
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steverob
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alex_cycles
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My stream of this morning's race
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/dADUQD5RUg0?si=mKr8R_fKAjOzxMCh&t=339
My biggest threat was one of my DIRT team-mates who I managed to gap on the Snapper.
I got my fire socks a bit later on as well.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/dADUQD5RUg0?si=mKr8R_fKAjOzxMCh&t=339
My biggest threat was one of my DIRT team-mates who I managed to gap on the Snapper.
I got my fire socks a bit later on as well.
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JuhaL
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At a work we start to 1-year trial. I have done 8hr shift work before for a long time but now we are testing 12hr shift. Which means 2-morning and 2 night shift, after that we have 6-days off. Work period is around a clock from 7 to 7. First experience is that work period is very intense so there's no time for cycling at all. I would say less cycling than before, definitely not more.
cyberknight
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shift work is
hard , im generally doing 5x10 hour shifts earlies/ lates so 5 am start then on lates anywhere between 1-2 am finish
hard , im generally doing 5x10 hour shifts earlies/ lates so 5 am start then on lates anywhere between 1-2 am finish
JuhaL
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Yes it is, done rotating shift work almost 37-years with different variation and it never come easier.
