NCC Zwift Hill Climb (1/28)

[Michael T. Bello]

Here are details for this week’s NCC Zwift Hill Climb/Time Trial series.

For January 28th, the Time Trial will be in Yorkshire.

2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit - https://www.strava.com/segments/21738724 

Length: 8.58 miles

Average Grade: 0% (Note, there is 787 feet of climbing)

Please remember to use a time trial bike.

There will be two options for the weekly challenge. Here are the details:

1. NCC Group ride at 5:30 PM. We will ride the course once as a warm up prior to starting the Time Trial. Please follow “Michael Bello - NCC” on Zwift for an invitation. We will be chatting on Discord throughout the ride.

2. Ride the route at any point in the day and e-mail mbello at nohobikeclub.org so your results can be counted.

If the HC/TT route is not in the day's rotation, please refer to this ZwiftInsider article about setting up your own meet up: https://zwiftinsider.com/meetup-only-view/.

Here is a summary of the Hill Climb/Time Trial rules:

Rules:

- Must be a member of the NCC’s Strava Club

- Must have your Strava ride viewable to the Everyone (otherwise we cannot tally the results)

- Must use a Time Trial bike for both the hill climb and time trials. This prevents drafting. A time trial bike is available in the Zwift Garage. 

- The use of Power Ups is not allowed in Time Trial or Hill Climb events.

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 have the best time, 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 Series title.

[Michael T. Bello]

Tonight we had six riders (Charlie, Chris, Ed, Melissa, Zinj, and me) ride three laps of the Cobbled Climbs route in Richmond.

At the end of our 60 minutes, we completed approximately 19.4 miles with 1,203 feet of climbing.

Welcome to Ed, who joined us for the first time.

On Discord, Melissa and I were amused that Zinj's newly installed (with 3M tape) shelf fell down. It has now been secured with screws. Zinj is about to switch to smart rollers, so I had been preparing his obituary for when the shelf came down on the rollers. We discussed last night's race. We all agreed we were still tired. Several of us had received our BikeFest: Solo socks in the mail. Ed also shared the story behind his Zwift/Discord profile photo.

Chris, Ed, and Zinj earned the Cobbled Climbs route achievement, which doubled their XP points for the first lap. Ed unlocked the Trek Emonda bike for completing the equivalent of one time up Everest. He only has the equivalent of four more trips up Everest to earn the Tron bike. We even had a brief rocker plate debate.

Here is the NCC Zwift schedule:

- Mon afternoon - Road Race (times will vary between 5 PM and 7 PM EST) 
- Tue 8:00 PM - Social Ride (invite required) 
- Thu 5:30 PM - Time Trial / Hill Climb (solo effort, TT bike required) (invite required) 
- Sat 9:00 AM - Social Ride (invite required)

Follow Michael Bello on Zwift for invites to the invite-only rides.

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

[Michael T. Bello]

To see the results from today's Hill Climb, please visit the NCC website: https://www.nohobikeclub.org/2021/01/28/week-2-results-ncc-zwift-winter-hill-climb-time-trial/

On Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 2:36:18 PM UTC-5 Michael T. Bello wrote: