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[Breedon]

Sorry guys I had to bail, i was severely caught out at the start before I knew it i was almost at the back and used every thing to gain a few places Martin was at one point 20 seconds ahead our little group caught him and his group as well as carl but by the 2nd lap i was done getting off the bike was fun as i was quite unsteady

 

[bobinski]

And he did frigging toy with me too!
Unfortunately I could only hold on for 2 laps. TP says 258w average over 30 min which seems a bit high. Lee must have been putting out near 270 so close to cat A 4w. Nice.

 

[berty bassett]

I am so glad you disappeared ! I was hanging on for dear life the last lap I had a plan of charging up the ramp then a nice VAN power up down the other side - unfortunately I had no charge left in me and everyone bugged off in front leaving me and a van in their wake

 

[bobinski]

I am so glad you disappeared ! I was hanging on for dear life the last lap I had a plan of charging up the ramp then a nice VAN power up down the other side - unfortunately I had no charge left in me and everyone bugged off in front leaving me and a van in their wake

Really,? If I had known I would have persevered and tried another surge and died

 

[Norry1]

@Brusgaard was in our group as well. I saw the main group disappear and let it go. @Whorty was 10 seconds or so ahead in a group of 4 and it took quite a while for our group to catch them - in fact it was only when we were caught bu @Breedon and his group. A bit later we assimilated @Brusgaard and had quite a big group which stayed together until the last half mile. I could see @bobinski and @berty bassett but they were over a minute ahead.

I had a bit left and an aero powerup I'd saved from the start so sprinted with about 1/3 mile to go. I passed everyone in the group other than one guy who just held on. Fairly pleased overall, averaged 3 w/kg which is not far off FTP.

 

[Del C]

You gonna come and collect me?

There’s a 118km audax in the Surrey hills Sunday. Tough route but proper sandwiches and cake and squash at feed stops

I've ridden this a few times in the past.

Tour of the Surrey Hills. Tough route but good fun!

 

[Del C]

Looks like @Del C has joined the ride too

@Perky77, @JLaw you fancy joining us too?

Yep!

That was my first race. I enjoyed it.

I could see @Brusgaard on the rider list but I hadn't checked the forum so had no idea others were riding.

I didn't know what to expect so entered the D group. Think I finished 2nd at 2.8W/Kg. Need to check that but seems like I should maybe ride C group next time?

 

[Del C]

Yep!

I didn't know what to expect so entered the D group. Think I finished 2nd at 2.8W/Kg. Need to check that but seems like I should maybe ride C group next time?

That's interesting!

According to Zwiftpower I seem to have been 'upgraded' to last place in the C race. How does that happen?

 

[berty bassett]

That's interesting!

According to Zwiftpower I seem to have been 'upgraded' to last place in the C race. How does that happen?

If you exceed the W/kg for a certain cat then it bumps you up - I never came close to winning cat c but because I chose hilly courses for my first few races it bumped me to cat b - at the time it seems unfair not winning any races but it does make you try harder and learn to be more tactical

 

[Whorty]

Sorry guys I had to bail, i was severely caught out at the start before I knew it i was almost at the back and used every thing to gain a few places Martin was at one point 20 seconds ahead our little group caught him and his group as well as carl but by the 2nd lap i was done getting off the bike was fun as i was quite unsteady

I did wonder why you ended up behind me and coming from behind (as it were!!) - I figured you might be taking it easy but no. Hope you had a good ride anyway

 

[Whorty]

I am so glad you disappeared ! I was hanging on for dear life the last lap I had a plan of charging up the ramp then a nice VAN power up down the other side - unfortunately I had no charge left in me and everyone bugged off in front leaving me and a van in their wake

You was the next rider ahead of our group ...... unfortunately that was 2 minutes ahead so no chance of us catching you

 

[berty bassett]

Really,? If I had known I would have persevered and tried another surge and died

did you notice the tarmac ?

 

[Whorty]

@Brusgaard was in our group as well. I saw the main group disappear and let it go. @Whorty was 10 seconds or so ahead in a group of 4 and it took quite a while for our group to catch them - in fact it was only when we were caught bu @Breedon and his group. A bit later we assimilated @Brusgaard and had quite a big group which stayed together until the last half mile. I could see @bobinski and @berty bassett but they were over a minute ahead.

I had a bit left and an aero powerup I'd saved from the start so sprinted with about 1/3 mile to go. I passed everyone in the group other than one guy who just held on. Fairly pleased overall, averaged 3 w/kg which is not far off FTP.

I made the fatal mistake of using too many matches from the off trying to get onto @Brusgaard 's wheel then @bobinski and @berty bassett . The hills from the off just killed me and I was hanging on for dear life in that little group. I could see your group slowly pulling us back and was pleased as a larger group would let me hide a bit I was surprised we caught up Brusgard as he was well ahead at one point, but then we did have quite a large group by then and it was working well and moving fast.

I knew I had nothing left in the sprint so once you went off the front I was happy to roll in the last km. Still pleased though consider I did a ZA session last night, and burnt too many matches early on

Really great to be riding with so many chaingang cyclechaters Just need to convince @AAAC 76C , @BILL S , @Jim Brown and the others to come across and races like this can be like old times

 

[bobinski]

did you notice the tarmac ?

Yeah, it was pretty shoddy.

Kicking myself for not finishing.

Edit
Not sure what the other riders made of you calling me “princess”

 

[Whorty]

That's interesting!

According to Zwiftpower I seem to have been 'upgraded' to last place in the C race. How does that happen?

As Berty says, if you exceed the w/kg limits it bumps you up. You are now classed as a C racer so from now on you will have to enter C cats (if you don't they can get a bit shirty). To be honest, I'm mid-bottom of C on power, but if you ride tactically you can actually do better than your power numbers. Get into a group, draft a lot, work on the hills but rest on the flats and downs. Love the racing aspect.

Really great to see you on the start line If you change your name to include "(Cyclechat)" you'll be easier to spot. You can also join the Cyclechat team on Zwiftpower too, then with a simple click you can see all our racing results easily.