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Lol Phil shouting at me to get to the front on the descent and i've spent the past 10 minutes trying to sprint back onto the back on the small lumpy bits 😀 Couldn't actually talk for the first 2 or 3 minutes. The pace set by Phil and Paino is so impressive I think the rest of us should be proud of sticking with them.
That was a great ride last week. I should have said that earlier!
Spreadsheet is clear for this week's entries: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
All welcome, just add your name to the list if necessary.
This week it's 3 laps of the Hilly Route, so 27 lumpy kilometres. I've entered two teams, but let's see how we go...
Down as a Maybe, but more likely a ‘probably’. Depends on Thursdays weather forecast and/or who I’m cycling with!
Bump. 2 and a half riders so far (if @paino ever counts as just a half).
To swell those numbers, go here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
I'm probably a half as well. The 2 lads I do a long evening ride on Weds are both a bit poorly so I might be free.
I'll put myself up as a maybe and should know tomorrow afternoon
(please dump me if you get 8 definites)
((and please can somebody share the discord link?))
Last chance to join... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
We are on 4-6 riders, so it looks like one team, with a couple of spaces still up for grabs.
Thursday, 7.40pm, 3x Watopia Hilly.
I'll post start delay and full line up this evening or tomorrow morning.
Thanks for the link sav'
err, WTF's "racepass". I haven't signed in and as far as I can see there's no way to do so #it'sbeenawhile
OK, this week one team riding as MoreSTW. Start delay +7 mins, so in the pen by 19:40 and off at 19:47,
The team is:
@paino
@scaredypants
@slowpuncheur
@drew
@mbs
@robbo1234biking
Still room for more (@phil56 ?)
Racepass, enter pen A here: https://www.wtrl.racing/zwift/zwiftsignon.php?id=ek9NcVN1Z1JLbll2RVlGV1JBY3lkdz09
@scaredypants #itmighthavebeenawhilebutyou'vedonethisbefore: click that link, it whisks you to zwift via WTRL (where you are attached to your team, no more zwiftpower tags needed). You'll need to sign in at the WTRL site.
I’m out for this evening, sorry chaps.
@savoyad I'm in - I always was and thought I'd put that into the spreadsheet when you first put it up - not sure what went wrong there.
@robbo1234biking - as this is MoreSTW, please just tell me what you want me to do - I'll keep quiet this week!
@phil56 I am happy for you to DS. Based on this team I am going to be the limiter on the hills so would prob be best for you to lead as you will have some spare capacity to talk whereas I will likely be blowing out of my arse!
This is definitely a course where a lucid DS is useful. It's so up/down/up/down that any structure is really hard to maintain, keeping it together on the hill is hard as well.
I assume we'll use the MoreSTW discord channel as well?
Yes makes sense!
Only 4 of us signed up so far?
Yep, I'm in now. HAd assumed there was a link up the page when I asked about signing in - soz (definitely not nagging)
35 mile nightride yesterday after getting lost so I think I'll be well behind Robbo in the pecking order !
Great ride tonight all - really enjoyed that!
Lots of good passes - the course seemed to suit us and we didn’t get tangled in any of them. The only disappointment was we passed the last team before the Esses so there was no one to chase down for the finish!
Highlight of tonight… Phil ‘stay hard and follow through!’
Man, that was hurting me ! Legs were sore before I started and I'm a right mess now.
Robbo, you seemed to shoot up the hills though as I remember "your avatar" is quite a unit. Wish I could do that - need to train some over/under type stuff as I just destroy myself with slightly harder efforts and then can't ride to near my FTP
That was a dogged ride @scaredypants. Not an easy course if you're fatigued. Awesome teamwork tonight. Really enjoyed it.
My avatar is still a unit scaredy. I have done quite a bit of training including a fair amount of VO2 max training so the short hills last night suited me. Im not going to be flying up the alpe anytime soon however!
@robbo1234biking - I'm sure it made sense at the time!!
Great effort last night, fantastic teamwork - we looked awesome on the passes!
Another tough ride last night. I definitely found it harder than last week even though my effort was the same. When @phil56 asked if everybody was ok with the pace I had to think about it for a while and came up with a ‘maybe’ for the question, can I carry this pace to the end? I’d like to contribute a bit more but feel I don’t have the legs at the moment to do this without compromising my chances of being there at the finish. Well done @scaredypants for hanging in there and @robbo1234biking, @slowpuncheur and @mbs for some epic work on the front and to @phil56 of course, which goes without saying.
Spreadsheet is ready for Thursday.
2 lumpy laps of Harrogate UCI, 27.5km, 7.40pm. Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
All welcome, just add your name if you aren't already there.
At the moment we're 3, possibly 4 riders. So plenty of space left.
I'm not around to update the thread tomorrow but just add yourself if you want to ride.
The racepass link is here: https://www.wtrl.racing/zwift/zwiftsignon.php?id=QmhwOHZxa0hiUzZESjBibnRKSVhyQT09
Enter pen D
Start delay is 7.5 minutes (in the pen by 19:43 and off at 19:50:30).
@Savoyad are we STW or MoreSTW this week assuming there's enough of us?
STW
@savoyad thanks for confirming.
There are five of us signed up currently, so we have a team. Still room for any late joiners via the link above. We're STW tonight, so please use the STW TTT Discord channel
See you later!
Chunky sized Zwift update released last night including new "Makuri Islands," so allow an extra 5-10mins before you can launch Zwift.
Well done tonight guys. That was tough with 4. We stuck together well - certainly better than that shower for ZSUN!:)
Yes, another great effort - that course is brutal for a TTT!
We did really well to stick together - as well as Zsun there were dropped riders all over the place, which showed how hard it was.
Volcano flat next week - that's a relief!
Sorry about last night, I'll make sure that I'm on time next week.
For my sins I did a Cat 'B' race instead, and totally blew up, made me wish for an 'easy' TTT 😉
P.
Another good workout for me yesterday, no increases in ftp this time but apparently my max heart rate is not 172 but is actually 174. I thought it was a hard finish!
Great work by @phil56 to keep us together with some expert pacing and encouragement when required. Nice and flat next week but that means it will be a fast one.
4 riders sticking together like that on that course is pretty impressive.
Spreadsheet is clear for next week: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
3 laps of Volcano Flat Reverse, Thursday, 7.40pm.
All welcome - just add your name to the spreadsheet if you aren't already there.
Although there was only four of us we were pretty well balanced. I’m marginally stronger than @mbs on the hills, he’s a bit stronger on the flats and @slowpuncheur is stronger than both of us so he spent quite a lot of time with his nose in the wind. Then there’s @phil, who’s quite a bit stronger than the three of us, to pull it all together. It certainly seemed to work pretty well considering the carnage all around us.
Bump. Just 3 riders so far.
3 laps of Volcano Flat Reverse, Thursday, 7.40pm.
Sign up here (all welcome, just add your name if necessary): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
We have 4 riders at the moment (@phil56, @slowpuncheur, @drew, @robbo1234biking) Riding as STW tomorrow. The start delay is an extremely civilised +2 minutes.
Racepass, pen D: https://www.wtrl.racing/zwift/zwiftsignon.php?id=Y05qeWhKTTJja0R0eTI0MjNDY0o1Zz09
In the pen by 19:43 and off at 19:45
Plenty of room for reinforcements. Use racepass above and announce your arrival here in the thread!
Thanks for organising Adam. Are you still riding with Dirt?
Seems like less teams are competing at the moment as there doesn't seem to be a lot of riders currently registered for the event. Last week there were 496 entries, back in January there were 934.
Just a result of restrictions easing and improved weather I guess!
Going to be close to an hour on the road tonight!
I think tonight might be my last TTT until the end of summer. I'm sure as soon as we get through the summer holidays interest in Zwift and the TTT will increase again but to be honest, it's less fun with 3 or 4 and I'd rather be outside enjoying the light nights. I'll be giving it a good go tonight.
Last call! Still space for anyone who wants to ride at 7.40 tonight.
Enter pen D via this link: https://www.wtrl.racing/zwift/zwiftsignon.php?id=Y05qeWhKTTJja0R0eTI0MjNDY0o1Zz09
Numbers are dwindling - not just for us, but across the board. Most teams are on full minute delays now, hardly any pens have 30 second intervals. It would be good to keep this going over the summer - we managed last year, but things were very different then.
Thoughts? (maybe after the race!)
I’m afraid I’m going to have give this evenings ttt a miss. Really sorry for the late notice and to drop the numbers to three. I was up during the night with a mystery cough which seems to have settled now but I’ve been feeling really washed out today. I had hoped things would improve during the day but I’m just the same and don’t want to push it. I’d be doing my usual stint at the back so shouldn’t be missed too much. Have a good one.
I'm going to try to join - not really sure that I can if @savoyad hasn't seen my post but I'll have a go
(I have a 40 mile gravel chain-gang in my legs from last night and may well not last the course but happy to swell the numbers at least for a while - unles somebody tells me that attracts a penalty of some sort)
Just click through the race link on the previous page and you will be fine.
@scaredypants well done, it will definitely help and we'll go at a pace you can stick with
Enter pen D via this link: https://www.wtrl.racing/zwift/zwiftsignon.php?id=Y05qeWhKTTJja0R0eTI0MjNDY0o1Zz09
You totally can join without any intervention from me @scaredypants. Just do what @phil56 said.
@phil56 @slowpuncheur cheers for this evening. Think comms went down about half way around but we just about managed to stay together. My avatar and Paul's seemed to be competing for Phil's wheel the whole time. We just about held that other team of as well at the end by a few seconds.
We finished in 56:49 and currently 165th out of 362 teams so not a bad result for 3 riders.
Scaredy - assume your knee went as you seemed to be going along pretty well. Hope all is OK.
My attendance is going to be pretty sporadic over the next few weeks so we may be struggling to get a team. As Savoyad said last year was very different circumstances.
Cheers
Sorry gents - yeah, knee was hurting and I couldn't ride it off (I've had knackered knees since my 20s when I quit footy and I'm a bit paranoid; in fact I took up biking mostly because it didn't hurt them).
Discord was very flaky for me too - couldn't really hear you lot except occasionally and you obviously couldn't hear me so I decided an almost dead-stop was the only way to mkae it clear what I was up to. Weird, my zwift seems rock solid lately but discord the exact opposite (I guess they may have had a big surge in usage too, but without much cash for development)
Hope you enjoyed your rides
Define 'enjoy'? 😆 Seems like we all lost comms then? Thanks @scaredypants for giving it a go. Hope there's no harm done.
That was a tough one. Thanks @phil56 and @robbo1234biking for pulling me around. That flat course isn't my favourite by a long shot but glad we stuck at it. No-one passed us in nearly an hour which for 3 setting off early is a decent achievement.
Next week it's 2 laps of Richmond Reverse. Thursday, 7.40pm like usual.
Spreadsheet is clear for entries: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
All welcome, just add your name if necessary.
Let's see if we have enough interest to keep this going...
No-one else has indicated they're up for this weeks TTT - unless there's a sudden flurry of interest I'll probably plan to take a week off as well.
Hi all, last week fizzled out. No riders in the end.
But I can't judge whether that was short term (it was half term) or long term (interest waning for the summer).
I'm quite happy to coordinate as long as there's interest. But is there? It would be a shame for this to die out, it's a great event, but there's no point flogging a dead (temporarily dead?) horse either.
What are people's views - still want to ride? never again? maybe in the autumn? Speak up and we'll see how viable it is for now...
Paging @paino, @yanboss, @phil56, @scaredypants, @munkeymadness, @slowpuncheur, @w00dster, @drew, @mbs, @robbo1234biking, @zilog6128, @haloric, @speedstar, @karnali, @djflexure, @retrorick
(and feel free to tag in other forumites who I have missed.)
@savoyad I'd be happy to keep going.
It was my 65th birthday on Saturday and I did a big ride on Exmoor to celebrate with a group of friends, half of whom were on eBikes. I was able to keep up (sort of) on the climbs, and I put this down to a winter of STW races and the weekly TTT, so for me the benefits as well as the fun in taking part are well worth it.
Not for me this week - I'll either be riding or marshalling an actual TT 🤡
Max frequency will probably be alternate weeks for me, to fit in round nightrides
I'll be honest and say I wouldn't miss it if we stopped over summer but I would ride them now & again if you lot continue
It is going to be July before I am back in the fold.
Like Phil it has helped massively with fitness. Less than 3 weeks to Jennride and instead of worrying if I can complete it I am considering how far I can go on the first day.
Time to focus on the last bits on the training plan and some outdoor riding (time to remember how to ride rocks, brake and steer!).
I’ve also really benefited from the racing and more laterally from the tt’s and would like to keep them up. However, I’m away this week and probably the next and then who knows. I’m lucky enough to be retired and have quite a lot planned for the summer so attendance would at best be sporadic over this period. If they keep going over the summer I’ll try to join in when I can but would definitely be able to participate more consistently Autumn onwards. Thanks again @savoyad for the work you put into them.
So - noone is definitely out over the summer but neither can anyone (understandably) commit to every week/most weeks.
So here's the plan: I'll persist for at least another few weeks. Hopefully we'll get a team most weeks. I suspect numbers will be low, so it might be that Thursdays require a decision whether it's worth it or not from week to week. And if it's not working (e.g. we get a couple of dead weeks in a row) I'll think again.
The entry is in and the spreadsheet is clear for this week. Back in Watopia for 2x Sand and Sequoias. Thursday, 7.40pm
Declare your availability here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
Totally hit and miss for me. Will probably only know on the day of the TTT. Not Zwifted for a while now and I’ve noticed my card has expired so unwittingly saving cash by not paying for a monthly Zwift subscription. I’ll almost certainly be in again full time come late autumn.
It's not looking good for this week. Just @phil56 for now...
If we don't get a team by this evening, let's leave it and try again next week.
I’m now self isolating as my daughter seems to have the Covid! In other words I’m in if there’s any other takers?
I hope she's OK @paino. Self-isolation and zwift are a classic combo. Sign the sheet, cross your fingers...but don't hold your breath.
Had a quick Zwift session earlier…it wasn’t pretty. Probably a good call. Cheers Adam.
I have cancelled my Zwift membership for the 'summer' months. I've not been able to get back into the routine of using it whilst the weather has been good. Hopefully back later in the year to help out with a C team 😉
I'm going to take a sabbatical from the TTT until September but I will keep the Zwift subs running so may make the odd appearance if weather is bad and time allows- just don't put me down as a commitment until September, then I'll be back to regular pain!
@slowpuncheur I think sabbaticals are only allowed after 10 years service!
One year in seven apparently @Robbo1234biking. Some TTT's felt like a year as the number of riders dwindled in recent weeks!
Let's try again. It can still work with people dipping in and out (in fact I'd expect it to run like that in the summer months). It just depends if we have a critical mass of riders to keep it going.
Entries are open for Thursday, 7.40pm. 1 lap of Greatest London Flat. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
First things first, no I'm not dead, I've just "been away for a while". If I pull my finger out and get my turbo back up and running I might put in an appearance this week. No promises mind!
Might be a very well timed return if you make it @dangeourbrain. Nice to see you around again anyway.
Well I finally got round to striping my turbo trainer to service it now my office is water tight again.
Seems I might have found the cause of the noise and muck coming from it anyhow so assuming the answer I get from elite is a either "nope that's normal" or "yeah easy fix" I should be about Thursday. Though I imagine my long period of no turbo will be evident!
I might be able to make Thurs this week. General fitness is great but my performance on the trainer has crashed for some reason. Dont know if its a calibration issue or a consequence of endurance focus in recent months.
This is looking better than last week! Anyone other takers?
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
What's the issue with the trainer @dangeourbrain?
What’s the issue with the trainer
It's been making a bloody awful noise like a train pulling into a station here and there and dumping out loads of black greasy dust - from the belt I think.
Seems the axle that the "guide pulley" sits on has play in it so the pulley lays the belt onto the wheel off of square. Net result is the belt is dragging on the side of the drive wheel, a lot like its cross chaining to be honest. I'd like to pretend it's robbing me of many many watts but I doubt it. mainly I'm just bothered about the noise and wear to the belt, oh and the black greasy stains it leaves on everything.
Well having heard nothing from elite I'll reassemble the turbo this evening and I'll be in for tomorrow.
Why did I choose a London week to make my reappearance 🙁
This is looking a bit borderline.
2 x in ( @dangeourbrain and @phil56)
2x maybe ( @djflexure and @paino)
Can either/both or those maybes firm into a yes? Is anyone else tempted?
Jump in here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_0I0hulOaE2y34RpjckVCoT2Jks16vypeZ98L_LUw8/edit?usp=sharing
and post in the thread.
Well having heard nothing from elite
So it seems they replied and I junked it 😂.
All sorted, there's a tension bolt that needed a touch of loctite.
Can either/both or those maybes firm into a yes? Is anyone else tempted?
You get to laugh your ass off at me struggling to keep up. If that doesn't tempt you nothing will!
I’m in. Why the heck not. Last day of isolation. Struggling with the ‘Zwift form’ recently. No motivation whatsoever.
I’m in too
We're on, I think! There is still plenty of room for more riders. Show yourselves.
Join pen D here: https://www.wtrl.racing/zwift/zwiftsignon.php?id=dTRsWDVuVzQrdmNRN0haWjFobUE5QT09
If you haven't done this before - you must sign up via that link, which bounces you to zwift (where the event sign up lives) via WTRL (where you are attached to the STW team in passing). Zwiftpower tags are no longer necessary. But an account at the WTRL site is.
Start delay is 9 minutes. In the pen by 19:43 and off at 19:52.
Riding as STW, lineup is @phil56, @dangeourbrain, @paino and @djflexure.
If numbers dwindle, you might want to make a decision to call it off tomorrow. But it seems enough for now to me.