Zwift Chat

[JuhaL]

Just had a new iPad Pro today and i was surprised how fast it is. Zwift opens almost instantly. Need to do a ride someday, before that i need a cable so i can connect ant+ dongle to usb-c port.

 

[bobinski]

62 10 for me.
v happy with that. Dropped chain 4 times. Simply spurred me on though a bit sou destroying for one to leave me alone for a fair bit of 4th lap. Still, couldnt have tried harder
Well done all!

 

[Freelanderuk]

Just had a new iPad Pro today and i was surprised how fast it is. Zwift opens almost instantly. Need to do a ride someday, before that i need a cable so i can connect ant+ dongle to usb-c port.

Let us know if it makes you ride faster

 

[Breedon]

62 10 for me.
v happy with that. Dropped chain 4 times. Simply spurred me on though a bit sou destroying for one to leave me alone for a fair bit of 4th lap. Still, couldnt have tried harder
Well done all!

Well done bob, not easy especially in your condition

 

[Whorty]

My power figures ....

Stage 1 : Watts 214 2.6 w/kg (1:11:01)
Stage 2 : Watts 233 2.8 w/kg (58:31)
Stage 3 : Watts 226 2.7 w/kg (1:05:08)
Stage 4 : Watts 226 2.7 w/kg (1:03:24)
Stage 5 : Watts 226 2.7 w/kg (1:16:44)
Stage 6 : Watts 214 2.6 w/kg (1:38:52)
Stage 7 : Watts 214 2.6 k/kg (1:41:59)
Stage 8 : Watts 220 2.7 w/kg (1:12:55)
Stage 9 : Watts 234 2.9 w/kg (58:51)

Fairly consistent across most stages if you take length of stage into account - shorter stages 2 and 9 have higher watts, longer stages you can see my watts dropping off. Stage 1 was done with the final bit of chest infection, so plan to do this again over the weekend - given the time last time I should have had ave watts closer to 220 so I expect my watts (and hence speed) to increase when I do the re-run .

 

[Breedon]

Plan on doing stage 1 Saturday and hopefully stage 3 on Sunday, but this really depends on work

 

[CXRAndy]

Just watched stage 2 Kiss Pro series. Huge Watts from the pack up Kliener Hugel 750+W . E Hopper won the race with a long solo break and sustained 420-500W for a whole lap UCI circuit. He hung on to win by just a couple of seconds

 

[JuhaL]

Let us know if it makes you ride faster

I knew it someone let me heard about this

 

[kipster]

Steen bang on the same time as me

 

[CXRAndy]

62 10 for me.
v happy with that. Dropped chain 4 times. Simply spurred me on though a bit sou destroying for one to leave me alone for a fair bit of 4th lap. Still, couldnt have tried harder
Well done all!

You need a carbon chain catcher

 

[kipster]

Just watched stage 2 Kiss Pro series. Huge Watts from the pack up Kliener Hugel 750+W . E Hopper won the race with a long solo break and sustained 420-500W for a whole lap UCI circuit. He hung on to win by just a couple of seconds

It was good wasn't it, I was rooting for him as the pack approached

 

[CXRAndy]

It was good wasn't it, I was rooting for him as the pack approached

It certainly was, much bigger Watts this time.

That race clearly shows why Pro s are heads and shoulders above amateurs,

 

[berty bassett]

You need a carbon chain catcher

hes just talking himself into a new bike

 

[Specialeyes]

Can't believe how much I enjoyed watching that - the last lap was gripping! As well as amazing raw power from Hopper, he had the presence of mind to use his (useless) drafting powerup before standing for the short climb and to free up the slot for a new powerup at the sprint. I reckon the aero that he then got saved him the 2 seconds he ultimately won by. Brilliant stuff.

 

[berty bassett]

Yes it was!

Pretty pleased with my time (52:54). Felt pretty good for the first 2 laps in the lead pack but couldn't stick with them on the steep bit of the third lap and wasted a lot of energy trying to chase back onto them, only to get dropped again on the incline soon after. I then had the best part of a lap riding solo (field was a lot smaller than yesterday) and feeling a bit sick before joining and being dropped by the second group on the same climb on lap 4. Two of us were left on the run-in and managed to keep the 3rd group at bay (I let him have the sprint as he had been putting most of the work in tbh ).

Pleased with that overall but a bit annoyed I couldn't stick with the first pack for another lap as that would have made a big difference to my time and saved me from riding solo for so long.

I'll update the spreadsheet after @Aleman has finished stage 9 at 7pm.

stonking effort sir