NCC Zwift Monday Night Road Race Series (9/7)

[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 September 7 race will be London's Classique, five laps of the 3.4 mile route plus a 3.5 mile lead-in. The race will end about a half-mile beyond the start-finish banner on the London Mall for a total distance of 21 miles. The Strava segment for one lap is at https://www.strava.com/segments/12749761.

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)

Follow Michael Bello on Zwift for invites to the Mon/Thu/Sat rides.

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

[Charlie Bailey]

Jonathan - Are we riding at 5:30 or 6:30 this evening? This thread says 6:30 but the Zwift invite is for 5:30.

Charlie

[Jonathan O'Keeffe]

Charlie, Michael, and I raced tonight, with Melissa (who was feeling under the weather) cheering us on from the sidelines.  On the mostly-flat London Classique course, we stuck together for the first two-thirds of the race.  On the penultimate climb up Whitehall, I put in a dig at the top, and Michael, who had opened up a slight gap over Charlie, quickly responded.  I went into TT mode at that point, and Michael gamely hung on, opening up a 30+ second gap over Charlie.  Michael and I split up on the final Whitehall climb, and we ended up separated by ten seconds.

Final results:

1. Jonathan - 53:27 - 3 points
2. Michael - 53:37 - 2 points
3. Charlie - 54:45 - 1 point
DNF - Melissa - 0.5 points

Overall series standings:

Jonathan O'Keeffe (4 races) - 12.5 points
Melissa Warwick (3 races) - 5.5 points
Michael Bello (3 races) - 5 points
Jamie Parr (1 race) - 4.5 points
Kevin Weinman (1 race) - 3 points
Charlie Bailey (2 races) - 2 points

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