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[13 rider]

@Whorty due to my recent zrs increase and Alex's boundaries shuffle for the first race I'm racing 2 cats above you but your more than welcome to join me and bring some friends ,I might not be so lonely at the back

 

[Whorty]

@Whorty due to my recent zrs increase and Alex's boundaries shuffle for the first race I'm racing 2 cats above you but your more than welcome to join me and bring some friends ,I might not be so lonely at the back

Yeah, I'll come join you. I see you as a C the same as me, albeit you're a stronger C, so we should be in the same pen Once the roads go up I'll be off the back but I can hopefully hang on the flat sections. I may even punch my way up the Legsnapper the first lap and hang on ... although that may be wishful thinking

 

[steverob]

@steverob you up for going in the next group up for the flatter courses? We'll both be tail end charlies when the road goes up but something like Richmond we should hopefully be able to hang on a bit,

With the monthly category adjustment I’m going to be in D next month (321), so will be struggling towards the back regardless. Would rather avoid have to race a further category up from there to be honest!

 

[steverob]

But Cyclopathon isn't going to be multicat. I don't know what it IS gonna be apart from less climby though

Innsbruckring next week

Innsbruckring isn’t flat though? Or at least not for someone of my weight it’s not!

 

[alex_cycles]

Innsbruckring isn’t flat though? Or at least not for someone of my weight it’s not!

Technically correct. But we're riding Innsbruckring next week anyway.

Innsbruckring lap is 38m over 8.79km on the Strava segment that's 4.32 m/km it just nearly all happens to be in one place
Fan flats is 13m in 5.05km that's 2.57 m/km I think that's the flattest course on Zwift.

Anyway here's what I have lined up for December...
December 2024 Routes:
3rd Dec: Innsbruckring 3 laps (flat)
10th Dec: Two Bridges Loop 3 laps (rolling)
17th Dec: BRAEk-fast Crits and Grits 1 lap (hilly)
24th Dec: Surrey Hills ~14.5km top of Leith (mountainous)
31st Dec: Something fun - yet to be decided

Note: I've toned down mountainous and hilly quite a lot. You could argue that Braekfast crits and grits is rolling and Surrey Hills is hilly. But I overdid it last month so compensating this month.

 

[Whorty]

oops, I may have prematurely offered to ride the league stages in Dec ... I have meetings the next 2 Tuesdays so won't be around. Hopefully be around for 17th Dec

 

[Whorty]

Technically correct. But we're riding Innsbruckring next week anyway.

Innsbruckring lap is 38m over 8.79km on the Strava segment that's 4.32 m/km it just nearly all happens to be in one place
Fan flats is 13m in 5.05km that's 2.57 m/km I think that's the flattest course on Zwift.

Anyway here's what I have lined up for December...
December 2024 Routes:
3rd Dec: Innsbruckring 3 laps (flat)
10th Dec: Two Bridges Loop 3 laps (rolling)
17th Dec: BRAEk-fast Crits and Grits 1 lap (hilly)
24th Dec: Surrey Hills ~14.5km top of Leith (mountainous)
31st Dec: Something fun - yet to be decided

Note: I've toned down mountainous and hilly quite a lot. You could argue that Braekfast crits and grits is rolling and Surrey Hills is hilly. But I overdid it last month so compensating this month.

31st Dec almost certainly a no for me. 24th probably a no too I'm afraid. I'll try to make the 17th though so long as I don't get pulled into work again!

 

[alex_cycles]

31st Dec almost certainly a no for me. 24th probably a no too I'm afraid. I'll try to make the 17th though so long as I don't get pulled into work again!

5th week doesn't count in the League anyway, but a race will autogenerate so there has to be something on NY Eve regardless. In October the week 5 race was the most fun of the whole month

 

[steverob]

24th I wouldn't be able to make even if it was a flat course - traditional pre-Christmas drinks with the in-laws (a lot more fun than it sounds!)

Rest of them are do-able.

 

[alex_cycles]

24th I wouldn't be able to make even if it was a flat course - traditional pre-Christmas drinks with the in-laws (a lot more fun than it sounds!)

Rest of them are do-able.

There's always the morning race, unless your drinks start early It's still Surrey Hills though

 

[Peter Salt]

In other news I managed to finally get this today.

View attachment 753912 . Now I don't have to cycle up that dam mountain ever again.

What about everesting?

 

[CXRAndy]

Rhino Glasgow Crit one of my favourites hung on till last lap , with some PBs on the way rewarded with an extra ZRs point


View: https://youtu.be/0GeawnmX5jY

 

[HarryTheDog]

What about everesting?

I may be a bit of a Masochist but I am not stark raving mad. Once I got it into my head I had to get the dam badge, then I just wanted it over and done with so I can do other stuff with Zwift.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

In other news I managed to finally get this today.

View attachment 753912 . Now I don't have to cycle up that dam mountain ever again.

Well done, I’ve another 14 to do.

 

[alex_cycles]

Well done, I’ve another 14 to do.

I've only done the Alpe five times, I think. Last time I did it, I managed to win a race (non-CE C-cat) with the climb being one or two seconds under an hour. Got the badge and then thought "I never need to do that again" That was March 2023.