Hard race after burning the candle at both ends in the race before this one. A little bit longer, and I wasn’t riding as hard compared to the previous one.
It came down to a hard uphill sprint at the end, which I didn’t have enough to keep up. Happy with the 3rd spot, and well done to those in the race tonight.
Well done to the Australian Mogul Ski team for both races tonight, maybe next time 🙂
Nice to re-watch these in 2x speed or just simply skip to the 17:32 Sprint Finish
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.
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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.
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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.
When they mix you in with every grade, you know its going to be a race with the A graders and that is never going to end well.
On the Volcano Hill, I ended up getting dropped, both mentally and physically. Nothing left, and just tried to hand with the next group.
Still nothing left in the legs for the final sprint, but I gave it a crack.
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I have not done many, if any races that are 23km, as I usually stick the shorter ones. A couple mins in and my legs are cooked from the previous days efforts.
I hang in for as long as I can, and with the trainer set to 0% difficulty, you can see my constantly getting dropped on the up hills.
The finial sprint, again I made a silly early break, and was something I just couldn’t hang onto. The other riders successfully use their power ups, and in the end it came down to maths. Where an extra 1w/kg on the line is the difference in getting a spot on the podium.
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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.
This was one of those short and hard 9km races where you are bunched up with the other divisions.
Todays ride saw me hang on with the A grade up till about 1.6km to go. A small uphill, I blinked and next thing you know I’ve been dropped.
I was toast by this time and could see the other B grade rider about 5 seconds behind me. I admit I started to take it easy, and only “Just” made it over the finish line to claim 2nd place.
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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.
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I was more prepared for this TT ride compared to my previous efforts in this series. But what I didn’t have this time was fresh legs. It was a total slog for the entire 11 mins of this ride.
Better than sitting on the couch.
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