Virtual Zwift Rides

Be careful here though. My limited research suggests that the amber nectar is best used as a recovery drink. The gainzz are not so great when used as nutrition during exercise. :smiley:

PS you know the only reason I have this stuff is my wife keeps buying it when she does the Tescoes’s shop? Apparently it’s the cheapest beer so it must be the most appropriate

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Well i’m gonna need something if I’m going to even stand a chance at making the first hill on Friday’s race today.

That is assuming I can get this new turbo working properly (though I may just use the dumb one today and sort the new one out tmw).

My legs are still very, very heavy from Wednesday’s hill/step sesh.

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Get the new one sorted.
What’s this race today?

Lunchtime or later, Ron?

Hmm…you’ve got a good point about this Fossies from Tescoes’s. I need to get onto it. And sharpish.

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You can’t put a price on class :+1::beers:

Ok, you can, 11.99 for 18*440ml

Is 12.20 greater london on the menu today for anyone? I have a day off so may play

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That very much depends on an accessibility of time!

Yeah, (new) usual lunch Fri ride for me.

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I think you’ve peaked too soon with mentioning this unless you can drop it in again a few more times this morning and on discord :joy:

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Oh there’s loads of mileage in that yet! :joy:

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Any takers for a Friday lunchtime throw down?

FTFY

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I’ve signed up for the 3R innsbruckring race at 20:25 today……

I can’t wait that long until lunch.

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I might IRL :speak_no_evil:

Club run was cancelled last night due to ice :cold_face::ice_skate::ice_cube:

Got 1hr26mins to do.
Doing that on Zwift fills me with dread, whereas five hill reps seems much more palatable.

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Really? 20 w/u > Race > 15 c/d :tipping_hand_man:

No. Races are 20mins for me.
I can’t do the long ones, for Zwift.
Again, they fill me with dread.

I’m really not a huge Zwift racing fan :see_no_evil:

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I’m going to do PTY Climbing Challenge yet again at 12.20; I see Tim is signed-up, will see if I can beat him 3 on the trot.

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Yeah, go on.

I’m going to be even weaker than last week, if that’s possible. But this time i haven’t got a Covid riddled @adam to hang on to until the bottom of the big hill!

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Why? A longer race in Zwift is just like a longer race IRL :man_shrugging:

They 100% are not.

  1. You are inside
  2. You recruit far less muscles
  3. There’s an amount sensory deprivation indoors

Plus a myriad of other sandbagging excuses.

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TL;DR; = you CBA :joy:

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Good man!

Just remember to stand on the pedals as we approach Whitehall, and put in a 60s effort; keep going until we are 200m the other side. I would try and hit it at the front, and as the stronger riders start passing you, you’re still in touch at the top. The critical point is pressing-on after the top, to maintain the gap.

I will be doing that, and things will get strung out! I will be trying to drop Tim again; he should be expecting it, but I will ‘press to test’ regardless.