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[13 rider]

My saga for the 100kmph badge continues ,FRR makes you use the standard zwift bike with your wheels ,went for my climbing rovals due to the route , Came off the radio tower solo and just rested on the downhill not really paying attention but noticed I hit 99kmph again 😤. So a lot faster than expected, are dynamics are different in races compared to free ride ?

 

[alex_cycles]

My saga for the 100kmph badge continues ,FRR makes you use the standard zwift bike with your wheels ,went for my climbing rivals due to the route , Came off the radio tower solo and just rested on the downhill not really paying attention but noticed I hit 99kmph again 😤. So a lot faster than expected, are dynamics are different in races compared to free ride ?

I think you get a faster supertuck in a race compared with free rides.

 

[CXRAndy]

Completely rested on the downhill the guy we caught on the climb came flying past and properly dropped me . At the bottom when I went to start pedaling again my legs were gone ,felt absolutely awful the guy nearest behind had took 20 secs on me on the descent and was still 30 secs behind but he slowly reeled me in as I slowly died.

That's an awful sensation I wish never to feel again

 

[CXRAndy]

My saga for the 100kmph badge continues ,FRR makes you use the standard zwift bike with your wheels ,went for my climbing rovals due to the route , Came off the radio tower solo and just rested on the downhill not really paying attention but noticed I hit 99kmph again 😤. So a lot faster than expected, are dynamics are different in races compared to free ride ?

Yes, there is an increase in 'supertuck' speed in race events.

 

[13 rider]

I set a PR on the Alpe descent today completely resting ,so I decided to check my other efforts ,every other descent was either after the race finished at the top or a free ride and today I was 1min 30secs so the extra super tuck makes a big difference

 

[mjd1988]

Answer 3hrs 46mins and change
Stage 8 FRR just the small matter of the 4 horseman route and another trip up the hilly Kom as it's FRR so 90kms . The most subdued zwift start I've had I wonder why , Managed to hold the front group up the Hilly Kom to the bottom of the volcano where the race just splintered climbed with a group of about 8 and we crested together and rode to the Epic together,more splintering and crested with just 2 others . On to the Alpe where the 3 of us climbed up at about 2.6w/kg steadyish but feeling the fatigue . We caught another guy about 3km from the top . At 2 km to go I wasn't completely broken so I picked up the pace and crested solo putting time into all the others . Completely rested on the downhill the guy we caught on the climb came flying past and properly dropped me . At the bottom when I went to start pedaling again my legs were gone ,felt absolutely awful the guy nearest behind had took 20 secs on me on the descent and was still 30 secs behind but he slowly reeled me in as I slowly died. When he got to me I was able to latch on and we rode to the finish were I out kicked him for 15th out of 50+ which was payback for him beating by 2 secs on the ITT 😄. Then as I was at 90km I decided to ride on until I got to 100km for the badge which wasn't a good idea 😁

Such a crazy route, well done

 

[13 rider]

Such a crazy route, well done

I must admit it's not a route I will be rushing back to