Series 2 of the WTRL Zwift Racing League started last night. This is a worldwide team competition for 1800 teams of 6 riders. The teams are split into 5 time zones, 4 female and 4 male categories and then finally into leagues to ensure that there are approximately 15 teams and 90 riders in each race. There are 102 BC South region teams and Bath CC has 6.
It is a team event and team results will be out once WTRL have done their magic. Results can be found at https://www.wtrl.racing/zrl/ZRL-results.php
In the meantime I have created the individual results for 453 BC South riders who completed the course without any technical issues. The results are not directly comparable as the different races unfold in different ways – but it does let you see how you compared to other riders in your category and to other categories.
Individual Results Series 2 Round 1
Womens A Catgeory
There were two teams in the A Category. Bristol Flyers racing in the A1 league and Bath CC Royals in the A2 league. Ali Cameron of the Bristol Flyers was fastest on the night, just taking it from Jennie Hudson, but the Bath CC Royals racing in the lower league were only 5 seconds slower. Top 5 Women were
| Ali Cameron | Bristol Flyers | Bristol RC | 47:03 |
| Jenny Hudson | Bristol Flyers | Bristol RC | 47:04 |
| Lucie Parsons | Bath CC Royal | BathCC | 47:08 |
| Bairbre Doyle | Bath CC Royal | BathCC | 47:09 |
| Suze Anderson | Bristol Flyers | Bristol RC | 47:18 |
Womens B Category
Bristol RC dominated the womens B Category with Heather Price winning the W1B2 league as well as being the fastest BC South Women
| Heather Price | Bristol Swifts | Bristol RC | 49:57 | 3.5 w/kg | 218 w |
| Kim Anscombe | Bristol Swifts | Bristol RC | 49:58 | 3.6 w/kg | 248 w |
| Josie Harcourt | Bristol Swifts | Bristol RC | 50:41 | 3.4 w/kg | 238 w |
| Sunny Parker | Navy Cycling Women | Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA | 50:54 | 3.2 w/kg | 216 w |
| Alison Housley | Njinga CC Ladies B | Njinga Cycling | 50:54 | 3.7 w/kg | 234 w |
Womens C Cat
Kate Medicott was the fastets C Cat women and also winner of the W1C2 league.
| W1C2 | Kate Medlicott | SASPDQ | PDQ Cycle Coaching Team | 54:05 | 3.0 w/kg | 184 w |
| W1C2 | Fiona Inskip | Njinga CC Ladies C | Njinga Cycling | 54:46 | 3.0 w/kg | 214 w |
| W1C3 | Philly Gaisford | Bath CC Cavendish | BathCC | 55:23 | 2.9 w/kg | 206 w |
| W1C2 | Jenni Tomblin | Njinga CC Ladies C | Njinga Cycling | 55:27 | 2.9 w/kg | 178 w |
| W1C2 | Verity Horner | Sotonia CC WC | Sotonia | 55:27 | 3.0 w/kg | 161 w |
Mens A Cat
Team Tor2000 Zwifting experience showed and they dominated the standings. Bath CC’s Nic Mckibin was the best place Bath rider
| Postion | Cat | Pos In League | League | Name | Team | Club | Time | w/kg | w |
| 1 | A | 3 | W1A1 | Ben Millar | Tor2K Kalas | Team Tor 2000 | Kalas | 41:08 | 4.7 w/kg | 316 w |
| 2 | A | 4 | W1A1 | Charlie Revell | Tor2K Kalas | Team Tor 2000 | Kalas | 41:08 | 4.6 w/kg | 350 w |
| 3 | A | 11 | W1A1 | Charlie Beake | Tor2K Kalas | Team Tor 2000 | Kalas | 41:09 | 5.3 w/kg | 325 w |
| 4 | A | 17 | W1A1 | Brett Fabian-Smith | Bikestrong-KTM | Bikestrong-KTM | 41:10 | 4.8 w/kg | 419 w |
| 5 | A | 16 | W1A1 | Josh Gray | Tor2K Kalas | Team Tor 2000 | Kalas | 41:10 | 4.6 w/kg | 283 w |
| 6 | A | 23 | W1A1 | Oscar Hutchings | Tor2K Kalas | Team Tor 2000 | Kalas | 41:12 | 4.8 w/kg | 318 w |
| 7 | A | 6 | E2A1 | Nick McKibin | Bath CC Lansdown | BathCC | 41:33 | 5.0 w/kg | 337 w |
Mens B Category
| Postion | Cat | Pos In League | League | Name | Team | Club | Time | w/kg | w |
| 1 | B | 3 | W2B1 | Dan K | Mag7 | Team Mag7 | 44:27 | 3.8 w/kg | 304 w |
| 2 | B | 27 | E2B1 | David Stoyle | Bath CC Camden | BathCC | 45:08 | 3.7 w/kg | 300 w |
| 3 | B | 42 | E2B1 | Sam Smith | Bath CC Camden | BathCC | 45:17 | 4.2 w/kg | 367 w |
| 4 | B | 4 | W2B2 | Greg Hughes | Sherston Velo Zwifters | Sherston Velo Zwifters | 45:24 | 4.0 w/kg | 314 w |
| 5 | B | 15 | W2B2 | Steve Bombroff | Sherston Velo Zwifters | Sherston Velo Zwifters | 45:26 | 3.7 w/kg | 274 w |
Mens C Catgeory
| Postion | Cat | Pos In League | League | Name | Team | Club | Time | w/kg | w |
| 1 | C | 4 | E2C1 | Johnny Heppner | PDQ-C | PDQ Cycle Coaching Team | 49:30 | 3.1 w/kg | 267 w |
| 2 | C | 7 | E2C1 | Brian Stokes | RMACC 45CDO | RMA Cycling Club | 49:31 | 3.2 w/kg | 235 w |
| 3 | C | 13 | E2C1 | Matthew Roach | PCC | Portishead Cycling Club | 49:32 | 3.2 w/kg | 278 w |
Stage 4 – Back to where it all began – Tick Tock, Watopia
A total of 360 riders took to the start line of the final stage of the BC South Charity Christmas LIZR series was held on the Tick Tock course in Watopia. This is the course where Bath, BRC, SAS and PDQ started racing on Zwift in March 2020. It is a flat course with 2 hard ramps each lap. The tactics for the race are to make the flat as uncomfortable for your competitors as possible and try and drop them on the climb out of Saddle Springs or the ramp out of the underwater tunnel, loosing the wheel on either of these climbs can mean that you will loose time to the front group.
The Strava Flypast from the B race indicates just how much time you can loose.
Women’s AB Category
Jenny Hudson of BRC had over a minute lead from her teammate Suze Anderson, so as long as she finished with the leading pack she was guaranteed, the win. Suze had only an 18 second advantage over Ali in 3rd, and Elizabeth Sanders of Avid was only 3 seconds off the podium. Could she prevent a BRC lockout?
Individual Stage
The 32 women in the AB race started across Fuego Flats, with 29 of the women getting to the bottom of the climb together. BRC pushed the pace up the climb and the group split into two. A lead group of 18 and a chasing group of 11, over the next lap the lead group opened up a lead of 30 seconds.
The second time up the climb the two groups stayed together. The finish came down to a sprint that would decide the overall podium. Ali Cameron took the win from Alice Thomson’s in 2nd place and Elizabeth Sander’s in 3rd place.
The top 5 were
| 1st | Ali Cameron | Bristol Road Club |
| 2nd | Alice Thomson | Bristol Road Club |
| 3rd | Elizabeth Sanders | Avid CC |
| 4th | Jenny Hudson | Bristol Road Club |
| 5th | Suze Anderson | Bristol Road Club |
| 6th | Kate Mactear | 73 Degrees |
| 7th | Emily Slavin | Avid CC |
GC Individual
Jenny Hudson’s 4th place was sufficient to hold on to the overall place in GC. Ali Cameron moved above Suze Anderson. Elizabeth Sanders 3rd place on the night was not sufficient to stop a BRC lockout.
| 1st | Jenny Hudson |
| 2nd | Ali Cameron |
| 3rd | Suze Anderson |
| 4th | Elizabeth Sanders |
| 5th | Alice Thomson |
Stage Team
BRC maintained their strangle hold at the top of the team competition. Parallel Coaching Club had 3 finishers in the Womens AB and had a team position for the second time
1 Bristol Road Club
2 Avid CC
3 Bella Velo Riders
4 Parallel Coaching Club
GC Team
There is no change in the overall with BRC taking the win
1st Bristol Road Club
2nd Avid CC
3rd Bella Velo Riders
Men’s A Category
It was tight at the top of the Men’s A category with Robert McEwan of SRAMcc holding a 3 second advantage over Oscar Hitchings of Team Tor. With the stage likely to come down to a sprint finish between the main contenders and 40 bonus seconds available, any of the top 5 could take the overall GC.
Individual Stage
The A Cat race started hard with an average speed of 49.5km/hr across Fuego Flats, many riders were already on the limit as they reached the foot of the climb. The pace pushed on and first time up the climb 6.0w/kg for a minute was the required power to stay on the back of the bunch – 58 of the 80 A cat riders made it. The others formed gruppettos behind. 2nd time up was only 1 second slower, this time a further 17 riders were dropped.
The main contenders all came to the finish line together in a group of 41 riders. John Russell of BRC was the first to show, taking it up with 400m to go, he was closely followed by Matt Franklin. They momentarily had a gap, but Iain Evans, with a perfectly timed use of an Aero power up, came by at the last to win by 2seconds from the pack and pick up the valuable 40 second bonus seconds. Will Budge was 2nd and Oscar Hutchings 3rd.
| 1st | Iain Evans | Army Cycling |
| 2nd | Will Budge | PeaceFit Racing |
| 3rd | Oscar Hutchings | Team Tor 2000 |
| 4th | Matt Franklin | Bristol Road Club |
| 5th | Brett Wheeler | Poole Wheelers |
Overall Individual
This meant that it was all change at the top. Iain Evans’ win and bonus seconds were sufficient to move him from 3rd to 1st place. In the other direction Robert McEwan’s 11th place and zero bonus seconds meant he slipped from 1st to 4th.
Will Budge’s 2nd place was not sufficient to overtake Oscar who held on for the 2nd place on GC after finishing 3rd on the night. Charlie Revell’s 10th on the stage was enough to hold on to 5th position by 19 seconds.
| 1st | Iain Evans | Army Cycling | |
| 2nd | Oscar Hutchings | Team Tor 2000 | +6secs |
| 3rd | Will Budge | PeaceFit Racing | +12secs |
| 4th | Robert McEwan | Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike | +23secs |
| 5th | Charlie Revell | Team Tor 2000 | +49secs |
Stage Team
Team Tor 2000 had a narrow win by 2 seconds over Poole Wheelers in 2nd and 73 Degrees in 3rd. BRC only had two riders in the front group and slipped to 6th team on the night.
| 1 | Team Tor 2000 | |
| 2 | Poole Wheelers | +2secs |
| 3 | 73 Degrees | +19secs |
| 4 | Royal Navy CC | +23secs |
| 5 | London Dynamo | +24secs |
| 6 | BRC | +2:25 |
Overall Team
There were 10 teams who finished all 4 stages and a further 12 teams who finished at least 1 stage.
But the overall winner was Poole Wheelers who extended their lead over BRC in 2nd and 73 degrees in 3rd
| 1st | Poole Wheelers | |
| 2nd | Bristol Road Club | +2:51 |
| 3rd | 73 Degrees | +3:58 |
| 4th | London Dynamo | +4:45 |
Men’s B Category
Rob Hill of Bath had an almost unassailable lead at the top of the GC. Tobi Rosenkranz of Kingston Wheelers was only 2 seconds ahead of Michael Taylor in 3rd, with Johnny G of BoA CC in 4th
Individual Stage
There were 120 riders in the B Cat and they made a fast start across fuego flats, but with everyone knowing that the split would come on the climb there was a slight lull in proceedings through the town. A small group of 10-15 almost got away on the first climb, but on the descent a group of 60 came back together. This group stayed together until the second time up the climb when a further 18 could not hold the wheel.
43 riders raced through the underwater tunnel for one final time.
Michael Taylor was the first to show in the sprint, but he was easily overtaken by the chasing pack and handed the win to his teammate Rob Hill. S Arkwright of PCC was 2nd and the strong Tobi finished 3rd.
| 1st | Rob Hill | Bath CC |
| 2nd | S Arkwright | Portishead Cycling Club |
| 3rd | Tobi Rosenkranz | Kingston Wheelers CC |
| 4th | Tom Preston | Clapham Chasers Riders |
| 5th | Si Bradeley | Trowbridge CC |
Team Stage
With two riders in the top 6 Bath CC were always going to win the team prize. PCC were 2nd and Trowbridge CC were 3rd
GC
Rob Hill of Bath CC extended his lead at the top. Tobi Rosenkranz of KWCC stayed in 2nd spot. S Arkwright was rewarded for his 2nd place and moved up by 2 places to 5th
| 1st | Rob Hill | Bath CC |
| 2nd | Tobi Rosenkranz | Kingston Wheelers CC |
| 3rd | Michael Taylor | Bath CC |
| 4th | Johnny G | BoA CC |
| 5th | S Arkwright | Portishead Cycling Club |
Team GC
15 teams finished the B Cat team competition with at least 3 riders finishing each round – well done all – a further 9 teams finished at least one stage.
There was no change in the B Cat Team Competition
| Bath CC |
| Kingston Wheelers CC |
| Portishead Cycling Club |
Men’s C Category
Individual Stage
| 1st | Ben Parfitt | London Dynamo |
| 2nd | Johnny Heppner | PDQ |
| 3rd | Thomas Reilly | Cranleigh Cycling Club |
| 4th | Matt Adams | Royal Marines Association CC |
| 5th | Jason S | Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike |
Team Stage
| 1 | Cranleigh Cycling Club | 02:35:02 | 00:00:00 |
| 2 | Royal Marines Association CC | 02:35:06 | 00:00:04 |
| 3 | Maison du Velo | 02:35:26 | 00:00:24 |
| 4 | Portishead Cycling Club | 02:36:59 | 00:01:57 |
| 5 | Bath CC | 02:37:02 | 00:02:00 |
GC Individual
Johnny Heppners 2nd place was sufficient to take over from Jordan Noble at the top of the C Cat. Ben Parfitt’s win moved him above Malcolm Treby of Bath CC.
| 1st | Johnny Heppner | PDQ |
| 2nd | Jordan Noble | RCC |
| 3rd | Matt Adams | Royal Marines Association CC |
| 4th | Ben Parfitt | London Dynamo |
| 5th | Malcolm Treby | Bath CC |
GC Team
| 1st | Royal Marines Association CC |
| 2nd | Cranleigh Cycling Club |
| 3rd | Portishead Cycling Club |
| 4th | Bath CC |
Women’s C Category
Individual Stage
Lucy Bryant made it 4 wins out of 4
| 1st | Lucy Bryant | Salt and Sham |
| 2nd | Jo Greening | Clapham Chasers Riders |
| 3rd | Goosey | pdq |
| 4th | Tracey Phillips | Portishead Cycling Club |
| 5th | Bridie Macdonald | Clapham Chasers Riders |
Team Stage
| 1 | Clapham Chasers Riders |
| 2 | Portishead Cycling Club |
| 3 | Salt and Sham |
| 4 | Sotonia CC |
| 5 | Njinga Cycling Club |
GC Individual
There was no change in the top 5 positions in GC
1st Lucy Bryant Salt and Sham
2nd Jo Greening Clapham Chasers Riders
3rd Tracey Phillips Portishead Cycling Club
4th Liz Kemp Westbury Wheelers
5th Claire Ablett Portishead Cycling Club
GC Team
Unfortunately Bella Velo riders team finished with only 2 riders on the 4th stage so that they lost the overall lead to PCC. Salt and Sham moved up to 2nd.
| 1st | Portishead Cycling Club |
| 2nd | Salt and Sham |
| 3rd | Clapham Chasers Riders |
Overall Club
It was very close at the top of the overall club competition with BRC taking the win by 45 seconds from PCC with Poole Wheelers in 3rd
| 1st | Bristol Road Club |
| 2nd | Portishead Cycling Club |
| 3rd | Poole Wheelers |
| 4th | Cranleigh Cycling Club |
| 5th | Salt and Sham |
| 6th | Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike |
| 7th | PDQ |
Stage 4 Results
GC Standings
This was the 3rd stage of the BC South Charity Christmas LIZR Series – raising money for the Trussell Trust. So far we have raised £2,600 – please support
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bcsouthchristmaslizrseries
Stage 3 – The Hilly One – NYC Rising Empire
20kms around New York Grand Central park taking the New York KOM in both directions.
New York’s “Rising Empire” route is a climber’s delight, packing forward and reverse KOM efforts into a short span (they are only separated by less than 3km). Overall you will climb 362m on this route, just shy of the Empire State Building’s height of 373m
Length: 20.7 km Elevation: 362 m Lead-In: 0.4 km (0.2 miles) Map: New York
Men’s A Category – Stage
The Hilly stage was always going to have a big impact on the outcome of the GC battle and could the climbers make the most of their moment. The first split came on forward KOM when a group of 14 riders went clear. By the top of the climb they had opened up a lead of 26 seconds over the chasing group, with the 3rd group on the road a further 33 seconds back.
The 3rd group on the road were the fastest descenders and by the start of the 2nd climb had reduce their lead to the front by 5 seconds and to the 2nd group on the road to only 17seconds.
The lead group extended their lead up the climb and at the top of the climb had a maximum lead of 1min 18 over the 2nd group and 1 minute 30 over the 3rd. Yet again the 2nd and 3rd groups gave chase and at one point had reduced the deficit to 1min 9 seconds and 1 minute 19 respectively.
In the front group 4 riders went clear and opened up a 10 second advantage over the chasing pack.
Oscar Hutchings just held off Archie Cross and team mate Charlie in the sprint for the finish. Will Budge was a further 3 seconds back
1st Oscar Hutchings Team Tor 2000
2nd Archie Cross Bristol Road Club
3rd Charlie Beake Team Tor 2000
4th Will Budge PeaceFit Racing
Stage Team
Team Tor 2000 had a comfortable win over Poole Wheelers with BRC in 3rd and Bristol 4th.
Overall Individual
Robert McEwan’s 8th place and 3 bonus seconds was just sufficient to hold on to the overall lead. Oscar moved up 3 places to 2nd. Iain Evans held on to 3rd spot, tied with an improving Will Budge. Joseph Taylor, Ashley Newman and Jake GRINTA all benefited from being in the front group and moved up 7,8 and 9 places respectively.
1st Robert McEwan Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike
2nd Oscar Hutchings Team Tor 2000 +3secs
3rd Iain Evans Army Cycling +19secs
4th Will Budge PeaceFit Racing +19secs
5th Charlie Revell Team Tor 2000 +27secs
Overall Team
Poole Wheelers took over from BRC in 1st spot with 73 degrees moving up into 3rd place
| 1st | Poole Wheelers |
| 2nd | Bristol Road Club |
| 3rd | 73 Degrees |
| 4th | Army Cycling |
Men’s B Category
Individual Stage
The splits started early in the B’s, with the first selection being made on the first rise before the NYC KOM had been reached. The race split into small groups on the KOM, but then many groups came back together on the descent, only to be blown apart again on the reverse KOM.
A group of 8 riders contested the win and the bonus seconds with Michael Taylor of Bath CC just holding off John Benjamin of BoA CC
| 1st | Michael Taylor | Bath CC |
| 2nd | John Benjamin | BoA CC |
| 3rd | Rob Hill | Bath CC |
| 4th | Tobi Rosenkranz | Kingston Wheelers CC |
| 5th | Jon Gall | Clevedon and District Road Club |
There were still bonus seconds for 9th and 10th place and Ben Warren and S Arkwright of PCC held off Johnny G in the sprint.
Team Stage
With two riders in the top 3 Bath CC were always going to win the team prize. BoA were in 2nd and KWCC in 3rd
GC
Rob Hill of Bath CC extended his lead at the top. Tobi Rosenkranz of KWCC moved up into 2nd spot. Michael Taylor continued his rise up the table and is now only 2 seconds off the silver medal. Johnny G moved down 2 places and is now only 3 seconds ahead of Ben Warren in 5th.
Team GC
There is no change in the B Cat Team Competition
| Bath CC |
| Kingston Wheelers CC |
| Portishead Cycling Club |
Women’s AB Category
Individual Stage
Alice Thompson of Bristol Road Club was the early aggressive rider with an attack on the first rise. She opened up a 10second advantage that she held to the bottom of the KOM. The race split on the KOM and a group of 7 women went clear. Alice made it to the top of the climb with the leading group, but paid for her earlier efforts and was dropped on the descent.
Jenny Hudson and Ali Cameron went clear on the reverse KOM and opened out a 10 second lead by the top. It all came back together for the final km and Suze Anderson won the sprint to pick up the 20 bonus seconds.
The top 5 were
1st Suze Anderson Bristol Road Club
2nd Ali Cameron Bristol Road Club
3rd Kate Mactear 73 Degrees
4th Jenny Hudson Bristol Road Club
5th Elizabeth Sanders Avid CC
GC Individual
Jenny Hudson holds on to the top spot she took in Stage 2. Alice Thomson paid for her aggressive riding and moved down 2 places to 4th. Suze Anderson and Eleizabeth Sanders both moved up 1.
Emily Griffiths of Bath CC moved up a further two places to 5th
1st Jenny Hudson Bristol Road Club
2nd Suze Anderson Bristol Road Club
3rd Elizabeth Sanders Avid CC
4th Alice Thomson Bristol Road Club
5th Emily Griffiths Bath CC
Stage Team
BRC maintained their strangle hold at the top of the team competition. Parallel Coaching Club had 3 finishers in the Womens AB and had a team position for the first time
1 Bristol Road Club
2 Avid CC
3 Bella Velo Riders
4 Parallel Coaching Club
GC Team
There is no change in the
1st Bristol Road Club
2nd Avid CC
3rd Bella Velo Riders
Men’s C Category
Individual Stage
1st Johnny Heppner PDQ
2nd James Brown Districts of Hamwick Cyclesport Riders
3rd Ben Parfitt London Dynamo
Team Stage
1 Royal Marines Association CC 01:48:10
2 Bath CC 01:49:17
3 Cranleigh Cycling Club 01:50:10
GC Individual
1st Jordan Noble RCC
2nd Johnny Heppner PDQ
3rd Matt Adams Royal Marines Association CC
4th Malcolm Treby Bath CC
GC Team
1st Royal Marines Association CC
2nd Cranleigh Cycling Club
3rd Portishead Cycling Club
4th Bath CC
Women’s C Category
Individual Stage
1st Lucy Bryant Salt and Sham
2nd Gaynor Morgan Bella Velo Riders
3rd Claire Ablett Portishead Cycling Club
4th Liz Kemp Westbury Wheelers
5th Cat Ridgway Bella Velo Riders
Team Stage
1 Bella Velo Riders 01:56:23
2 Portishead Cycling Club 01:59:32
3 Salt and Sham 02:04:38
4 Sotonia CC 02:07:29
5 Clapham Chasers Riders 02:18:52
GC Individual
1st Lucy Bryant Salt and Sham
2nd Jo Greening Clapham Chasers Riders
3rd Tracey Phillips Portishead Cycling Club
4th Liz Kemp Westbury Wheelers
5th Claire Ablett Portishead Cycling Club
GC Team
1st Bella Velo Riders
2nd Portishead Cycling Club
3rd Salt and Sham
4th Clapham Chasers Riders
Full Stage Results can be found here
Full GC Results can be found here
RACE DESCRIPTION
As we get to the end of the first round of the Zwift Racing League we can look forward to Christmas and reflect on the year. I thought that it would be a good idea to organise a short Local Interclub Zwift Racing series to celebrate Christmas and raise a little bit of money for charity.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bcsouthchristmaslizrseries
To make things a little more interesting, the series will be run as a stage race over 4 stages.
Stage 1 – Monday 21st – 6:45 The Crit – Downtown Dolphin – 10 laps – 20kms
Stage 2 – Wednesday 23rd – 6:45 Individual Time Trial – Greater London Flat -17.3kms
Stage 3 – Monday 28th – 6:45 The Hilly One – NYC Rising Empire -20.7kms
Stage 4 – Wednesday 30th – 6:45 Back to Where it all Began – Tick Tock – 2 Laps – 36kms
There will be results for Individual GC by Category, Team GC by Category and Overall Club.
Thanks to British Cycling and Zwift we have our own events. This will be a truly local event and a chance to race against club mates and local rivals.
ENTRY
Enter via Zwift. These are private events for the BC South Christmas Charity and can only be entered using these links
Stage 1 https://www.zwift.com/events/view/1372077?eventSecret=9f3f57b9dce835f5bc89
Stage 2 https://www.zwift.com/events/view/1372087?eventSecret=9f3f57b9dce835f5bc89
Stage 3 https://www.zwift.com/events/view/1372091?eventSecret=9f3f57b9dce835f5bc89
Stage 4 https://www.zwift.com/events/view/1372102?eventSecret=9f3f57b9dce835f5bc89
Men
There are 3 races for men A, B and C.
Please enter the correct category. Any D racers will have to race with the Cs
Women
There are 2 races for women D and E.
Category A and B please enter pen D (3.2w/kg+)
Category C and D please enter pen E (less than 3.2 w/kg)
CHARITY FUND RAISING
I think that we have all got a lot out of the Zwift racing during this difficult year, it would be nice to put something back, so I have set up a just giving page for the Trussell Trust. The Trussell trust has foodbanks throughout the country and over 20 in BC South region, so everyone can support a local charity. We have over 200 racers so at £5 each that will be over £1,000, please help me out.
Even if you cannot race this Christmas please show your appreciation for all the hard work by Felix Young and myself over the last few months and throw some money in the pot!!!
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bcsouthchristmaslizrseries
CHARITY RAFFLE
Wayne Taylor of Bespoke Rocker Plates has kindly donated a R1 Black Edition Rocker plate that will be raffled to the first 120 who donate to the Trussell Trust.
The winning number will be generated from the quickest time on GC including bonus seconds, by using the following formula
Winning Number = (Number of Seconds x 2) + 1 if odd number of minutes or 2 if even number of minutes. This will generate a number between 1 and 120.
As an example if the fastest time is 2hrs 02mins 23seconds then the winning number will be =
2 x 23 (No of seconds) + 2(even number of minutes) = 48!!!
The list of those entered in the draw will be published prior to the last race.
https://bespokerockerplate.co.uk/
RACES
Stage 1 – Monday 21st – 6:45pm GMT – The Crit Downtown Dolphin
A 20km dash around the streets of Downtown Dolphin. On paper the course is easy, and the route is flat. But its not the course that makes a race hard, but how it is ridden. And with the jersey being presented to the winner it will be raced hard. There will be attacks on each lap on the cobble section just before the 4% climb. Any gaps on the climb will be exaggerated as the race heads over the rollers on the way to a 180 degree turn to the finishing straight.
Use of the power ups (PUs) is key, as there is one each lap. You need the aero power up for the final sprint, if you get one on lap 5 what do you do? Hold on to it until the end and not have any PUs for the next 5 laps or take a chance that you will get another?
Lap Length: 1.9 km Elevation: 8 m Lead-In: 0.1 km
10 Laps – Total Distance 20kms
Map: Crit City
Approximate Times
A Cat – 28 Minutes
B Cat – 32 Minutes
C Cat – 38 Minutes
https://zwiftinsider.com/route/downtown-dolphin/
Stage 2 – Wednesday 23rd – 6:45pm GMT – Individual TT – Greater London Flat
17.3km Individual Time Trial around the streets of London
Drafting is switched off so it is The Race of Truth.
The flattest route on the London course. A mainly flat course that takes in the Mall, Buckingham Palace and the Embankment before looping back around the southern Edge of Hyde Park. Save something for the drag out of the underpass before the downhill finish on the Mall.
No bonus seconds on the iTT
1 Lap – 5.7km Lead-in – 11.6kms Elevation 45m
Approximate Times
A Cat – 22 Minutes
B Cat – 25 Minutes
C Cat – 30 Minutes
https://zwiftinsider.com/route/greater-london-flat/
Stage 3 – Monday 28th – 6:45pm GMT – The Hilly NYC – Rising Empire
20kms around New York Grand Central park taking the New York KOM in both directions.
New York’s “Rising Empire” route is a climber’s delight, packing forward and reverse KOM efforts into a short span (they are only separated by less than 3km). Overall you will climb 362m on this route, just shy of the Empire State Building’s height of 373m
The forward KOM (1.36km, 88m and 6.4%), James Ashcroft 2:52 and New York KOM reverse (2.04km, 112m and 5.5%). Joe Rees 3:52, should be sufficient to create time gaps in the GC.
Length: 20.7 km Elevation: 362 m Lead-In: 0.4 km (0.2 miles) Map: New York
Approximate Times
A Cat – 31 Minutes
B Cat – 34 Minutes
C Cat – 40 Minutes
https://zwiftinsider.com/route/rising-empire/
Stage 4 – Wednesday 30th – 6:45pm GMT – Back to Where it all began – Tic Tock – 2 Laps
Back to where it all began in March 2020. The LIZR racing started on Wednesday nights in March, the first race had just 15 participants from Bath CC, PDQ, SAS, BoA and Bristol RC
Two laps of the desert of Fuego Flats and portions of the Ocean Boulevard. – 36kms in length.
Double bonus seconds on the last stage.
Each Lap Length: 16.8 km Elevation: 44 m Lead-In: 2.4 km
Map: Watopia
Approximate Times
A Cat – 45 Minutes
B Cat – 48 Minutes
C Cat – 53 Minutes
https://zwiftinsider.com/route/tick-tock/
CLASSIFICATIONS
Individual GC
GC will be determined by the quickest time over the 4 stages.
Bonus seconds for top 10 places.
Stage 1 – 20 Seconds, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Stage 2 – No Bonus Seconds
Stage 3 – 20 Seconds, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Stage 4 – 40 Seconds, 30, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
We all have Zwift dropouts from time to time therefore if you finish an event the maximum time you can lose will be 3 minutes on GC for each stage. (Time to be confirmed)
Team Classification GC
Not all riders will be able to race all 4 stages, so to keep the interest of the riders and the club there will be a team classification.
Each Category – Men’s and Women’s A,B and C will have its own team classification.
For each stage the best 3 riders will contribute to the team GC. It does not need to be the same 3 riders in each stage.
Overall GC will be calculated on the sum of the team classifications on each stage
Club Classification GC
The club classification will be open to any club represented in 3 or more categories. The club classification will be based on the best 3 team classifications for that club.
Results
Results will be published on the www.bathcc.net website and the BC South Zwift Racing Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/337336627254813
PRIZES
73 Degrees Cycling and PDQ Coaching have agreed to give some fun prizes away
The following “fun” prizes will be awarded.
- 1st in each category for men and women.
- 13th in each category for men and women (Zwift Categories are pretty arbitrary – the winners are only the riders closest to the category boundary – so why not 13th?)
- Lantern Rouge – Last rider on GC.
- Best individual photo posted on Facebook
- Best club photo posted on Facebook.
Winners will have until 31st December to send me their address and they will be posted out to them.
Thanks to RoadCC, 73 degrees and PDQ for donating some fun prizes.
https://www.73degreesbicycleshop.com/
https://pdqcyclecoaching.co.uk/
“Rules” – Zwift, Zwiftpower, Power Meters, Weight, Kit and Category
A few “rules” that make it easier for you, your team mates and opponents.
- You will need a Zwiftpower account linked to your Zwift account.
- Please ensure that your name in your Zwift account is in the form
David Stoyle (Bath CC)
This way riders will know your club and against whom they are competing
- Please ensure that your Zwiftpower Name only includes alphanumeric characters. Emojis and special characters mess up my results tables and I may miss you!! Or not assign you to the correct club.
- Please ensure that you have your club or team name in Brackets on your Zwift Power name
i.e. David Stoyle (Bath CC Camden) or David Stoyle (Bath CC)
- Choose a club kit and ask all the riders in the club to race in that kit. This makes it easier for your teammates to identify you.
- Power Meters/Weight
This is a fun series so we will take a light touch to disqualification but
Please ensure that your power meter/turbo is correctly calibrated.
Please check that your weight is correct
Please make sure that you enter the correct category.
A = 4.0w/kg+
B = 3.2 w/kg to 4.0w/kg
C = 2.5w/kg to 3.2w/kg
Lets show that we can be responsible for some top quality racing
Thanks to www.zwiftinsider.com and www.zwifthacks.com for the maps and data
Any questions please address to
David Stoyle
07813112938
As we get to the end of the first round of the Zwift Racing League and both look forward to Christmas and reflect on the year. David Stoyle thought that it would be a good idea to organise a short Local Interclub Zwift Racing series to celebrate Christmas and raise a little bit of money for charity. Here’s what David and Felix have in store.
The ZWRL has been good fun, but I think lacked a bit of the racing against one another that we enjoyed so much in Lockdown 1.0. So, this series will revert back to the original format of Felix or I selecting an event and then all of us turning up to race. I will then publish the results.
To make things a little more interesting, the races will be run as a stage race over 4 races.
Dates – Save these dates in your packed Diary:
Monday 21st – 6:15 to 7:00pm
Wednesday 23rd – 6:15 to 7:00pm
Monday 28th – 6:15 to 7:00pm
Wednesday 30th – 6:15 to 7:00pm
The dates have been selected to largely fall outside the period when households can meet, so we should all be around.
Races (To be confirmed). We are trying to get private events on Zwift – but if we can’t organise our own races, then we will piggyback on other peoples. I will announce the events as soon as I can. As its Christmas we will try and go for events from 25-40 mins long. I will try and include a Crit Race, Rolling Circuit, Hilly Race and a Race on the Tic Toc course where it all began back in March.
Entry
Keep the Zwiftpower tag as you were using for ZRL. If you did not race in the ZRL then put your club name in brackets after your name on Zwift power and maybe drop me a message to say that your club is racing. I think that we have all got a lot out of the Zwift racing during this difficult year, it would be nice to put something back, so I have set up just giving page for the Trussell Trust. The Trussell trust has food banks throughout the country and over 20 in BC South region, so everyone can support a local charity. We have over 200 racers so at £5 each that will be over £1,000, please help me out.
Even if you cant race this Christmas please show your appreciation for all the hard work by Felix Young
and myself over the last few months and throw some money in the pot!!!
Scoring (GC)
GC will be determined by the quickest time over the 4 events.
Bonus seconds for top 10 places. We all have Zwift dropouts from time to time therefore if you finish an event the maximum time you can loose will be 3minutes on GC for that race. If you can’t ride/ don’t start then you will loose 5 minutes so at least you will have a position in GC for the next race.
Prizes
73 Degrees Cycling and PDQ Coaching have agreed to give some fun prizes away
- 1st in each category for men and women
- 13th in each category for men and women (Zwift Categories are pretty arbitrary – the winners are only the riders closest to the category boundary – so why not 13th
- Lantern Rouge – Last rider on GC.
- Best individual photo posted on facebook
- Best club photo posted on facebook.
- Best performance by a novice rider
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND SEE YOU OUT THERE
PLEASE SHARE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
Unlike football or rugby, it’s very rare, if not impossible, as amateur cyclists we get to experience our sport as a truly team effort.
Of course, we may represent our club in various forms of cycle racing, but this will almost always be as an individual points scorer towards a team total.
Only at a semi-pro, pro or on the track do cyclists actually work together tactically for the collective effort.
Yesterday evening more than 30 Bath CC members found out what it was like to enjoy their sport in a team competition. Each of their experiences were unique, with as many different tales to tell as people in the start pens. Most, if not, all will have great memories. Every single Bath CC member who took part in the WTRL TTT last night deserves a massive pat on the back. They all contributed in some way to their team’s result. A few didn’t make it to the finish, but put in massive turns allowing others who were in the scoring riders to finish in a good time. One or two suffered the frustration of technical or mechanical issues, just like any other form of bike racing. The likelihood is that without any of these riders their team wouldn’t have even made on the start list.
Indoor cycling races bring concentrated pain. Long before the start time, your head will be telling your body to expect a thrashing. There are nerves and doubts, just like any competition. The punishment, in cycling racing terms, is usually quite short, around an hour or less. But what an hour! This is another reason why the representatives of Bath CC deserve a hat-tip.
In Zwift terms Bath CC is tiny. To muster 5 teams across 4 of the 5 categories was incredible. The final results look really promising for future weeks. Our teams were in the top half of all the races we entered against worldwide opposition.
Some of the talent in this competition is of the highest level. Mads Pedersen, Current UCI Men’s World Champion rides the Espresso division. Many World Tour Pros, male and female, are in the starting line-ups of the elite teams.
This makes our performances in the top Men’s and Lady’s divisions outstanding. Sam Duffy martialed his team of top division riders (Bath CC Lansdown) around the 37.5km route in 50:34.
Kim Barfoot-Brace was the Bath CC Royal leader. She only had 4 riders (including herself) to lead whereas many other teams they were up against had the full quota of 8. The Royals still managed 20th place out of 72 in the Vienna Division. Their time was 58:54. The other ladies team Cavendish, with Julia Adamson at the helm, performed out of their skins to finish in 64th place.
The Frappe event featured an incredibly hotly contested set of races. Dave Stoyle led Camden to a top half finish out of almost 250 teams in 54:01
Finally, in the Latte division, Norfolk, with just 6 riders led by me, made it to 16th position out of just over 150 teams in 55:05. Brilliant!
In my opinion, this type of racing is about as much fun as you can have on a bike anywhere. It is not meant to replicate riding outdoors. It’s just a different strand of cycling. Of course, you turn pedals and there are other shared characteristics. Some people like to dismiss e-racing as fake. Try telling that to the 32 Bath CC riders taking part last night. Or the 4000 others in this huge, mass-participation event. They will reply, “It was real for me. And it was so much fun to ride with my team!”
Chris Deane
Great turn out from Bath Cycling Club and riders from local clubs. Hope I get the Bath team list correct
A Cat
Will Duffy, Sam Duffy, Paul Richards, Martin Langley, Paul Allen, Dafydd Evans
B Cat
David Stoyle, Alastair McChesney, Michael Taylor, Stuart Gold, Steve Ridslade
C Cat
Steve Gallagher, Richard Jaques, Philly Gaisford
There were local riders from Velo Club Bristol, Salt And Sham, Bristol RC, PDQ, Performance Cycles, Swindon, BoA and Rowe & King. At times it was a little difficult to identify other riders from different clubs – but we will work on that for other races. There were 170 riders in total.
There were several riders making their debuts on Zwift racing – and no matter how many times you tell people that the start is hard, nothing prepares you for the first 2minutes of a Zwift race. Need to wind up the power with 5 seconds to go – 1.5 times FTP is recommended. And hold it there until it settles down. Once over this hump, its a question of finding the right group and holding on.
The Tick Tock course has a hill after 10-12 minutes, its a balance between trying to hold on to the group and controlling your hear rate so you are ready for the attack up the hill. Juts like a race IRL its all about positioning, holding your place in the bunch and saving energy. The first hill is about 90 seconds, and its another all out effort. Aiming for maximum Heart Rate at the top of the hill, its all about hanging on (unless you are a Duffy or a Gardner).
It’s normally where the groups split into Categories – 32 made it over the top of the hill in the first group. All the Bath A group riders plus me – there were still 11 B Cat riders in this group, including a couple from SAS (although not identifiable!!). Once over the top, its all about the recovery, but hoping the group pushes on so that the group behind does not catch.
The next hill is out of the underwater tunnel. Sam Duffy put in a massive effort – plenty of red numbers as he sprinted away from the group. The move did not stick, but helped to drop a few more. Sam then had a mechanical and power drop and was dropped from the group – a shame after his top 25 finish at the Betty Pharoah Nat B race on Saturday.
The race at the front settled down to “Club Run Pace” – well thats what Paul Richards said – 3.5w/kg is no club run for me!
The second time up the Grove climb was a little more relaxed and no further riders were dropped – and with less than 8kms to the finish, thoughts turned to the finish. A hard last climb strung the bunch out. Riders are then split between those who are just pleased they have made it that far and are doing all they can to cling to the back of the group, those who have a little left an try and hold their position as far up the group as possible – and those in it for the sprint. Will Duffy was the only local rider in the last category – great sprint for 2nd.
There were great stories throughout the race – I know that Philly, Steve and Richard Jaques were figthing it out in the Cs and kept seeing each other fly past.
The main group of Bs was very competitive with some good riders from local clubs battling it out.
The plan is to have Wednesday evening as race night. Then Saturday and Sunday as more social rides when we can get on the Zwift companion app and chat to each other. Maybe even try a coffee break/discord channel. Details to follow.
Overall Results of Local Club Riders are difficult as not all the clubs have sorted the Zwiftpower Club. Steps to take
1 – Put your club name in brackets after your name on Zwift
2 – Choose and wear club kit. – Bath are using Road CC kit with baseball hats. PDQ in a yellow and black kit.
3 – Register on Zwiftpower and link Zwift and Strava profile to Zwiftpower profile
4 – Creat a club in Zwiftpower
5 – Register with your club on Zwift power.
Some Notable performances that I have picked up.
Cat A
2nd Will Duffy – Bath CC
11th C Downham – Bristol RC
19th Martin Langley Bath CC
20 Paul Richards Bath CC
23 Chris Macdonald – PDQ
26 Dafyd Evans – Bath CC
Cat B
1st B Pope – SAS
4th David Stoyle Bath CC
11th R Morgan – SAS
13th P Hayward – R&K
15th Nico Lado SAS
17th Jason Streather PDQ
18th Michael Taylor Bath CC
20th J BoA
22nd David Swan SAS
27th S Ward Bristol RC
28th R Performance Cycles
29th Stuart Gold Bath CC
30th Matt Dale VCB
32nd Steve Ridslade Bath CC
34th Greg Drane SAS
35th S Russell – PDQ
40th A Cameron Bristol?
45th Gethin Mush Performance Cycles
Cat C
3rd Steve Gallagher – Bath CC
4th J Chappers – SAS
8th Alasdair Brown PDQ
16th M Leeming PDQ
19th Richard Jaques BAth CC
23rd Philly Gaisford Bath CC
29th T Cummins SAS
Cat D
6th P McCormack – Chip Wheelers
24th S Cox SAS
I am sure that there were many more local riders that I did not spot – a more complete report next week.
Following on from the success of the First Inter Club Zwift race on Wednesday. We are proposing to promote 4 events a week for local riders to attend. Saturday and Sunday Social Group rides and Monday and Wednesday Races. This will hopefully allow a bit of banter with friends either using the Zwift Companion App, a dedicated discord channel or WhatsApp groups.
The two weekend rides are far more social, just start at a pace you want to hold. After a few km join a group, then ride the rest of the ride with this group – you don’t have to chase the group in front for a good time and good workout. Hopefully, you will see a few friendly local riders to draft along with. Both are 100km rides – you will be amazed that it is possible to be on a turbo for 2 ½ hrs but feel welcome to join for the start and step off at any time.
Saturday 9:15 ZHR Audax 100km (Ride) https://www.zwift.com/events/view/369218
Sunday 9:00 UKZwifters 100km Sportive https://www.zwift.com/events/view/370851
The race nights will be harder rides but Zwift racing is very inclusive with 4 categories based on FTP/kg – so always someone of the same ability to race against. Felix Young will create series standings for the two race nights similar to his Odd Down racing. There will be separate male and female leaderboards, and a club competition too.
Monday 7:20 7:20PM GMT TFC & WTRL Mad Monday London Series https://www.zwift.com/events/view/372673
Wednesday 7:15 3R Tick Tock Flat Race – 2 Lap (36km/22.4mi 100m)
In order to be part of the Inter Club series you must create a club on Zwift Power – if you don’t have a club then Felix has created a British Cycling South Region Club that you can join in order to be part of the series standings. PM Felix Young
Choose a team kit and put your club name in brackets after your name and it all contributes to the social element for Zwift riding.
Remember – No License Required, No Race Fees, No Field size limits, No travel Required, 4 Categories based on w/kg.
Rather than try and post in every local clubs facebook page, which takes a lot of time, we will be using the British Cycling South Region facebook page for event updates, race reports and series points. Please like the page https://www.facebook.com/groups/637784002971311/
We may vary the rides after the first couple of weeks, but keep a bit of consistency first – please make suggestions on how we can improve the idea.