By Michael Bello
Published 08/06/2020; Updated 05/29/2021

For the fifth week of the NCC Zwift Summer Hill Climb/Time Trial series, we ascended the Innsbruck KOM.

The 4.6 mile climb averages a gradient of 5.4%. We climbed 1,311 feet as fast as we could.

This week’s five participants were all part of the group ride. We used Discord’s video chat.

Charlie and Teddy each got Strava PRs on the day.

Here are today’s results:

Place, Name, Time, Speed, Points
1. Blake, Teddy; Time: 20:00; 13.9 mph; 5 points*
2. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Time: 21:29; 12.9 mph; 4 points
3. Bailey, Charlie; Time: 24:48; 11.2 mph; 3 points*
4. Bello, Michael; Time: 25:03; 11.1 mph; 2 points
5. Warwick, Melissa; Time: 25:08; 11 mph; 1 points

*Strava PR

Here are the series standings:

Place, Name, Events, Points
1. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Event(s) 5; Points: 27
1. Blake, Teddy; Event(s) 5; Points: 27
3. Bailey, Charlie; Event(s) 5; Points: 17
4. Weinman, Kevin; Event(s) 4; Points: 16
5. Warwick, Melissa; Event(s) 5; Points: 9
5. Bello, Michael; Event(s) 5; Points: 9
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.