NCC Zwift Monday Night Race Series (9/14)

[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 14 race will be New York's Everything Bagel course, one lap for a total of 22 miles.  The Strava segment for one lap is at https://www.strava.com/segments/19141223.

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.  

[Jonathan O'Keeffe]

Tonight we rode New York's "Everything Bagel" course, one lap covering pretty much all of the roads in New York, with Melissa, Charlie, Michael, and myself.  

Michael put in a big dig right off the bat on the first climb up to the KOM, and got a healthy lead, but we reeled him in by the time we got to the top, and he fell off on the rollers following the descent.  Melissa, Charlie, and I stayed mostly together for about ten miles after that.  I was throwing in a bunch of little attacks to try to catch Charlie off guard, but he learned his lesson last week, and covered every move.  

I finally managed to open a little gap on the East Harlem climb about two-thirds of the way through.  Charlie dropped Melissa (who was still recovering from a bad flu last week) at that point, and everyone was solo after that to the finish.

Tonight's results:
1. Jonathan O'Keeffe - 4 points
2. Charlie Bailey - 3 points
3. Melissa Warwick - 2 points
4. Michael Bello - 1 point

Series standings after five races:
Jonathan O'Keeffe (5 races) - 16.5 points
Melissa Warwick (4 races) - 7.5 points
Michael Bello (4 races) - 6 points
Jamie Parr (1 race) - 4.5 points
Kevin Weinman (1 race) - 3 points
Charlie Bailey (3 races) - 5 points
 

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