Saturday Morning Zwift Ride (8/29)

[Michael T. Bello]

It looks like a rainy day tomorrow. So, on Saturday at 9 AM, I’m planning the Tire-Bouchon route in Frane (https://www.strava.com/segments/24690941).

If anyone is interested, just follow me on Zwift (Michael Bello - NCC) and I'll add you to the invite. If you follow me, please send me a note.

A few recommendations...

Zwift now allows late joiners to Meetups. Give yourself a few extra minutes to join the ride anyway (on Zwift 5 minutes before the ride would be ideal).

Please wear the NCC jersey. This makes it easier to recognize who is in the group. On a computer, log into Zwift, once riding, press “P” on you keyboard and enter NCCMAKIT. After that, you can use the jersey on any device running Zwift (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.).

Our previous rides were enhanced with conversations on Discord. After installing Discord, ˙˙use the NCC invite to join the conversation: https://discordapp.com/invite/uXdHm7m. 

If you are new to Discord, I recommend this article on ZwiftInsider: https://zwiftinsider.com/using-discord/. Please pay particular attention to Step 4: "Discord automatically places you in the text chat channel, which isn’t where you want to be. Click the hamburger menu (3 lines at top-left) to view all the channels on the server. Click “General” under voice channels, then click “Connect to Voice” to join the general voice chat." 

I also recommend testing Discord out prior to the ride. Feel free to contact me if you want to test Discord.

[Michael T. Bello]

Despite the rain outside, Charlie, Jonathan, Melissa, and I travelled to France and rode the Tire-Bouchon route. We thought it was fitting with the Tour de France and Le Course starting today.

Our 38.6 mile journey took  us around two hours. We ascended 1,661 feet. We all kept going until at least 40.1 miles to complete the Tire-Bouchon route achievement, which doubled our XP points for the route.

We used Discord's video chat today. We covered a variety of topics including Thursday's TT (everyone was so close!), movies, the right to repair electronics, etc. 

As a reminder, the NCC Zwift Hill Climb/Time Trial Series continues on Thursday! The group ride to the starts at 5:30 PM. Just follow me on Zwift (Michael Bello - NCC) to get an invite. You can also ride it on your own during the day.

  

Tuesday nights at 8 PM (regardless of the weather) and Saturday mornings at 9 AM (if the weather is bad) are the planned NCC Zwift group rides. I attempt to change the route up each time.

The NCC's new Zwift road race series continues on Monday at 6:30 PM. Please follow Jonathan O'Keeffe on Zwift for an invite.