NCC Zwift Monday Night Road Race Series (8/31)

[Jonathan O'Keeffe]

The NCC is running a Zwift road race series for the late summer/early fall, on Monday nights at 6:30 PM. These are open-category, race-style events (mass start, use any bike you'd like, drafting is allowed, no late join). These events use Zwift's Meetup feature, and display race results on-screen immediately after the completion of the race.

Routes vary each week, with a mix of flat and hilly courses, and last about an hour, more or less.  The route for the August 31 race will be Watopia's Hilly Route, four laps of the 5.68 mile route for a total of around 22.7 miles.  The Strava segment for one lap is at https://www.strava.com/segments/12118362.

As with all Zwift Meetup events, these are invite-only events, with invites sent by the ride leader (Jonathan O'Keeffe for this series).  You must follow Jonathan on Zwift in order to get an event invite (you can do this through the Zwift Companion app on your phone). Feel free to email or post on the NCC discussion board if you'd like an invite and haven't received one.

Optional audio/video chat will be available on NCC's Discord channel at https://is.gd/nccdiscord.

As with all NCC competitions on Zwift, the NCC's Honesty Policy applies:

Honesty Policy:

- Please remember, Zwift is a game and everyone participating in the TT or Hill Climb series is doing it for their own enjoyment.

- Since Zwift uses power data (either from a power source or from calculated ZPower), riders are expected to have an accurate weight listed in Zwift.

- If you use a power source (power meter or smart trainer), please calibrate it prior to the event.

- If for some reason your times are unrealistic, the NCC may review your past rides to determine if the time is realistic. If needed, your placement may be adjusted.

Standings:

- Each week, points will be awarded based on the number of competitors and your overall placing. For example, if there are 19 riders and you finish first, you will be awarded 19 points, second will get 18 points all the way down to the last rider who will get 1 point.

- At the end of the Zwift series, the rider with the most points will be awarded the NCC Zwift Road Race Series title.

This race is part of our weekly lineup of Zwift rides, as follows:

Mon 6:30 PM - Road Race

Tue 8:00 PM - Social Ride

Thu 5:30 PM - Time Trial / Hill Climb (solo effort, TT bike required)

Sat 9:00 AM - Social Ride (weather dependent)

Check the calendar page at www.nohobikeclub.org for full details on all events.  

[Jonathan O'Keeffe]

OK, so this will be the easiest race recap post ever.  All of our regulars were out of commission this week, and I was the only one that showed up, making me the winner (and loser!) by default.  I was tempted to phone it in, but I buckled down and rode the whole thing at race pace, beating my Hilly Loop PR by four seconds on the final lap.

Next week we should be back with a larger group, come on out and join us.  These races are a lot of fun regardless of your ability level, with live chat on Discord, and several race-within-the-race scenarios usually playing out over the course of the route.

Results from tonight:

1. Jonathan O'Keeffe - 1 point

Series standings after three weeks:

1. Jonathan O'Keeffe - 9.5 points

2. Melissa Warwick - 6 points

3. Jamie Pair - 4.5 points

4. Michael Bello - 3 points

5. Charlie Bailey - 1 point

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[Charlie Bailey]

Great job J!

I’ll be there next week. I’ve juggled my Monday meeting schedules such that I should be able to make it at least 2-3 times per month.

Charlie 

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[Jonathan O'Keeffe]

Michael pointed out a couple of errors in my results.  Updated series results below.

Jonathan O'Keeffe (3 races) - 9.5 points
Melissa Warwick (2 races) - 5 points
Jamie Parr (1 race) - 4.5 points
Michael Bello (2 races) - 3 points
Kevin Weinman (1 race) - 3 points
Charlie Bailey (1 race) - 1 point

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