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Riding the 9km of Gotham Grind Reverse, it helped having the Race elevation on my 2nd screen, as I wasn’t looking forward to the final kick on the finish line.

In this ride there were team of “Team Breakaway” riders, and true to their name, one of them made the split at 04:46 to join 2 other A grade riders. It was interesting to see if this person could hang on for the entire ride, and eventually burn out towards the end.

Looking back at this ride I didn’t realise how much I was in the Red, and I ended up having the highest avg & 1 watt short for the max in the B grade.

It came down to a weird mix at the end sprint as we B riders were mixed in with the A’s. Congrats to the winner, as that last part was a tough effort.

Continue reading “Zwift Race : Morning HIT race (B) 30-03-2021 – Zwift Podium 2nd Place” →

Tonight’s 15.2km Crit City Race(B) on the 29-03-2021

Wasn’t sure if I was going to ride this, as I had a race during my lunch break. But after an afternoon nap (I’m getting old) I gave it a crack.

Normally I would lose on the final sprint, but having just upgraded to Cleats (don’t ask) and a well timed power up I managed to take the top spot.

You can even see the moment I slap the keyboard for the power up.

Continue reading “Zwift Race : Crit City Race (B) (29-03-2021) – Zwift Podium 1st Place” →

What better way to spend a lunch break that hitting the world of Zwift for a 9km Zwift Race in the land of Innsbruckring.

I knew there that that “Leg Snapper” around the 5ish km mark, so that’s the make of break when it comes to this race.

After that I was watching the Zwifters Nearby section like a hawk, as my legs were zapped.

Do I make it to to the end? Watch to find out and ignore the thumbnail.

Continue reading “Zwift Race – 3R Innsbruckring Sprint Race – 1 Lap (8.8km/5.5mi 77m) – Zwift Podium 1st Place” →

Heading Crit City Downtown Dolphin for 4 laps for a 8km grit your teeth race.

This week the Double Crit race has been renamed, and I noticed a couple riders with a Zwift Tick. So keep an eye out for them during the ride.

Came down to a missed early break, so I put in the watts to get a podium position.

Continue reading “Zwift Race : Aussie Moguls Crit Crushers Race 1 (24-03-2021) – Zwift Podium 2nd Place” →

Didn’t time the draft correctly, and with 800m to go I was accidentally leading. Waited for somebody to catch up, and then made the 400m dash.

Out sprinted, but happy with a 2nd finish.

To see the final spring, please feel free to jump to:
20:32 Sprint Finish

So very humid inside, so wasn’t the most comfortable indoor ride.

Continue reading “Racing on Zwift : Crit City Race (B) (22-03-2021) – Zwift Podium 2nd Place” →

The second Crit race of the night, and I wasn’t sure I even had it in me to for this one, as the end of the other crit almost had me spewing.

I rode the pack and kept the watts down, and there were a couple of races I had noticed from the previous race that simple out sprinted me at the end. So this this time, with 1km to go, I thought I will make an early break away and give it a crack.

Keeping my eye on the leaderboard, I held on for dear life and managed top spot with a couple seconds difference.

Double Crit nights are really taxing.

Continue reading “Racing on Zwift : Aussie Crit Crushers Race 2 of 2 (B) on the 10-03-2021 – Zwift Podium 1st Place” →

The first of the 2 crit races where the game plan is to hang on to the last 400m and hit the sprint, but I need to read the race more when it comes to that point as there was a slight break which I missed.

Also sprint against a racer hitting 22.2w/kg again is never going to get me any podium results.

I ended up coming 5th, but a 3rd ZwiftPower result.

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I always like these 9km Zwift races. But weird thing is I am the only B grade rider in tonight’s ride. So I hang on the the A grade rider until the last 1km where I just don’t have anything left in the legs to have a strong finish.

But a win is a win isn’t it? I’ll that that participation award, thank you!

Left it to the last minute to decide to race tonight, and it saw me riding 4 Laps of Laguardia Loop. Tried to make a small break away, but it didn’t last long, so it all came down to the finial sprint. Some heavy hitters there, and again the Race 2 saw me come in 3rd again.

Continue reading “Aussie Crit Crushers Race 2 of 2 (Group B) on the 03-03-2021” →