Ha! thanks @bkolden! Are you excited for this weekend?
Well done @Coach_Theia!
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So how did you do @Coach_Theia?!
Our weather right now is not good for IRL even where you are with better access to routes other than city roads.
Iām sure you did great!!!
@Coach_Theia sounds like you had an awesome time!
@Coach_Theia congrats on 2nd! Your rights itās a spicy course. There were 5 of us in D tonight. I took off like a bat out of hell and had a few second lead going into the rollers. Didnāt drop below 30kmh on the first lap and managed to keep building it. Timing accelerations and keeping a consistent bottom wattage I ended up lapping 2 racers right before the start of my last lap and won by 1:14 (it looks like they picked up the pace last lap as it was over 1:20 when I finished). Still not quite enough to get the auto upgrade, I thought I was going to get a headache from that starting effort but it held off.
Pre race snack: toast with butter and cinnamon along with some Nuun Prime as itās still hot and humid here. Consumed 2 bottles of electrolytes during warmup and the race. Now to see whatās for a light dinner and enjoy a hopefully tasty adult beverage my business partner bought me.
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Think Iām going to skip this evening and opt for a longer ride tomorrow to add elevation for the the Norseman. Iāve already won the first 3 of the series so I shouldnāt hurt me standings wise (and my main competition got upgraded). Got stuck at work longer than planned but itās good to be busy.
Did an am pace run/walk with 330ā elevation gain over 3 miles. Was a bit fast on parts and slow on others.
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Good call @vivian.a.workman. The afternoon slot had only one racer in your Cat. Your graph from last weekās race looks like an interval workout!!
Did you see that USAC started a new series, this time in FulGaz? I am not at all interested in fidgeting with that platform!
Yeah Iām not really interested in moving over to a new platform. Ironman is requiring outdoor or Rouvy to qualify (which I wouldnāt anyway). Plus from what I hear itās not the same interactive experience Zwift is racing wise. I mean who wants to TT everything? Head to head allows you to strategize.
I think numbers are down because itās a horrible slot for the East (9pm but all the times are horrible for the East if you work day shift)itās crit which favors heavier riders and people got wind of the shoe debacle.
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@Coach_Theia isnt FulGaz the platform that @Stefanie couldnāt get to work? Itās interesting they want to change it or add another when I thought that Zwift was the official platform for eracing
Yes, thatās the one. I have a feeling Zwift is limiting these events as it looks to roll out more of their own. Also, I believe Zwift eRacing will become more serious, as indicated by Zwiftās acquisition of Zwift Power.
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You are correct on that @vivian.a.workman! Itās basically video streaming so you see no one else who is riding on the same course. It seems rather lonely. The videos are really well done though, so well done that if you get motion sickness you might have some issues 
Yup, same platform @PaleGail! They are still very beta and are limited in what devices can connect. It is currently optimized for Apple TV and bluetooth trainers. Microsoft PCs are beta that you have to fill out a form to request access to use, and they will not be supporting MacBooks until the end of this year. If you donāt have any ANT+ devices, you can also run it on an iPhone or iPad. It was the ANT+ that doomed my attempts to get it to work.
Well that doesnt seem fun at all!! Half the fun of Zwift is seeing other avatars and interacting with others!
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Just saw the next series. Itās 2 TT races over 4 weeks and they will have the France routes on the non series weeks. Up first is Bologna then Tempus Fugit.
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@vivian.a.workman is that on their website? I wasnātā;t able to find itā¦
I dont think Zwift wants to limit Nat. federations events, quit the opposite. Thats my experience with the Norwegian Cycling Federation (im in the board of the e-cyling comitee) In March/April when Zwift events exploded due to Covid, they stopped any new events apart from Nat. Federation events who sort of got a pass to the back door. A very important feature that still havent been released is the āclubā feature, that will enable clubs or organizations to create invitationals/closed events. It will be used a lot here up in the cold north for kids/junior events where one wants to control who lets in etc. This will be important for both training and e-racing I think going forward.
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Agreed!! Iām wondering if they are primarily waiting on timing to release the feature but itās frustrating. They piloted Club Jarvis with all of the early adopters - my husband is on it and they really havenāt done much, in terms of testing it, so come out with it, already!
-Angie
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Shoes arrived today. Need to put some cleats on them and give them a go. Iām set up for SPD for both bikes but if it makes a major difference Iām willing to switch. I like my dual sided as they give me flexibility if i miss that initial catch.
2nd choice color but Iām fine with that.
Also received a shirt I won but it was the wrong size and Iām working with them to get it swapped out. Will post better pics on IG soon. So exciting and I canāt wait to see if these are an improvement over my PI road II/IV shoes.
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Those shoes look fast!
Nice!!!