By Michael Bello
Published 07/23/2020; Updated 05/29/2021

For the third installment of the NCC Zwift Summer Hill Climb/Time Trial series, we rode the Volcano Climb in Watopia.

This 2.33 mile climb has an average gradient of 3.22%.

In the group ride, we had five participants. We chatted on Discord throughout the ride.

Charlie, Melissa, Michael, and Teddy all broke their PRs for the course. Melissa improved her NCC QOM for the route.

Here are today’s results:

Place, Name, Time, Speed, Points
1. Blake, Teddy; Time: 6:39; 21 mph; 6 points*
2. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Time: 7:33; 18.5 mph; 5 points
3. Bailey, Charlie; Time: 7:56; 17.6 mph; 4 points*
4. Warwick, Melissa; Time: 8:07; 17.2 mph; 3 points*
5. Weinman, Kevin; Time: 8:14; 17 mph; 2 points
6. Bello, Michael; Time: 8:29; 16.5 mph; 1 points*

*Strava PR

Here are the series standings:

Place, Name, Events, Points
1. Blake, Teddy; Event(s) 3; Points: 18
2. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Event(s) 3; Points: 17
3. Weinman, Kevin; Event(s) 3; Points: 11
3. Bailey, Charlie; Event(s) 3; Points: 11
5. Warwick, Melissa; Event(s) 3; Points: 6
5. Bello, Michael; Event(s) 3; Points: 6
7. Wilson, Donna; Event(s) 1; Points: 1

Next week, we will do a Time Trial. Details will be posted in a few days.

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.