What a particularly crap start to Zwift after nearly 3 weeks off. Zwift update, laptop update, pairing issues and crap legs. I got dropped early in race 1 as all the faff meant short warm up, then impromptu race 2 & 3 ended up being A Cat with less than 5 riders, so me and my legs couldn’t be arsed.
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Did my first ever race today as part of that Academy thing which I thought would be a good way to get started by doing a workout and then I do like a short route as a cooldown. Had no idea what was going on so just mashed the pedals for 30mins and came 7th which feels like a fluke. I’m supposed to use my drops to buy new stuff that makes you quicker as you go up the levels right? (I’m only level 8)
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Make sure you set the Everest challenge that gets you the Tron bike after 50K metres of ascent, it’s one of the best all round bikes.
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Keep your drops to get decent frames\wheels. If you don’t do TT’s then I wouldn’t bother with a TT bike.
Edit: there’s also a tritalk club.
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Cheers @jeffb - yeah I’ve got the Everest Challenge on but not very high up it 
I’ll see if I can work out how to join the Club so I feel part of something without ever contributing.
EDIT - seems to be invite only. You cliquey bunch.
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I spotted that event, up Ventoux. But my legs weren’t ready for 30 mins at threshold after weeks off.
I thought you could just join the TriTalk ‘team’?
Nah I’m not allowed in either… Tho I barely frequent this thread 
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Hmm, I presume this isn’t just where you add tritalk to your name?
The team is by invite only. Probably by the admin.
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I think it’s @Hammerer
Yeah, looks like it.
Just noticed that Buzz has been smashing the tiny races and is now A+
Didn’t he say he’s just been ticking over 
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Whats your zwift name?
You can “ask to join” now!
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I’m Benoit Smithers-Jones (Feeling Groovy)
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Ive accepted those that “applied” now. I could add some more to “moderators” particularly those who race a lot?
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Thank-you
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Apparently some more new roads in Watopia for the 10th anniversary?
Well yesterday’s ZRS event went much better; instead of getting dropped inside the first 2km I was dropped about 1.5km from the finish (last hill on Rolling Highlands).
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I bottled ZRS and went an hour later in Cat B.
Winner had a 20 min of 4.9, second place was one of my team mates who’ll be back in A shortly.
I can never time that finish well, I almost got it - but as I eased off just inside 250m to go to avoid hitting the wind - I hit the wind 
So went from 4th to 13th in a second - managed a second kick and past most of them in the last 125m to finish 4th.
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