Here are some notes and tips for the Zwift Racing League race on the Everything Bagel course.
First, take a look at this post for an overview
This race will be decided in the first 10-15 minutes (first time up the KOM/QOM). The course starts with a downhill so light riders need to make sure they are towards the front of the peloton at the start.
I recommend setting your trainer difficulty to 50% or a bit lower for this course. The QOM has steep pitches at 12%-15% grade and other sections of the course has shorter 6%-12% grade short hills as well. Shifting will be super important, and you need to be careful not to drop your chain up the QOM! Lots of opportunities to super tuck after the many hills.
Because the course is very rolling, use high cadence as you enter the hilly sections of the course to carry your speed through with less effort.
It’s a “long” race and it will be tough for riders to hide in the draft. There is no escaping the work on this one. Be ready for non-stop punchy efforts.
During a race, from what I understand, supertuck is faster (vs. a regular ride or solo ride outside race). Having said that, if the riders around you are heavier, they will go faster on the supertuck. However, height also plays a role and adds resistance. So here is a good real life example: you and I have pretty much the exact same weight, but you are taller than me. In that case, I will be faster in the supertuck if we are side by side.
Well I am shrinking every year so eventually we will even out. Thanks for the info. A group of us did the AdZ and then descended “together”. I was basically left behind by up to over a minute by the heavier riders with all in supertuck. No way I was catching them
I’m so glad I’m not on the team for Tuesday!!! This is my least favourite course of them all. I’d rather do AdZ (Not really, haha)
Any race where “everything” is decided on a climb shortly after the start is a lost race for me, being a low C.
Will be cheering you on if you race, fellow 360s, regardless of team!
I also was planning to sit this one out but alas I am needed to make 6. I used to just tell people I am a non-racing captain but that excuse has lost it’s power this round.
we have several COALITION as @bkolden commented, 5-6 REVO @Coach_Theia@Stefanie@vivian.a.workman@pam myself, @Petals if she’s still training with us and @Gossimrr from Vixens but she sometimes races with REVO as our 2 teams do a lot of collaborating to make numbers for events - Hope I didn’t miss anyone
Thanks, Gail. I hope to return to racing later this spring. I’ve previously raced ZRL with a BMTR women’s team, but they can’t always field a full team at my level. I’m on the Femme Cycle Collab Discord server so I know there are lots of options for racing outside of ZRL.
Thanks for the info. A group of us did the AdZ and then descended “together”. I was basically left behind by up to over a minute by the heavier riders with all in supertuck. 
No way I was catching them
