By Michael Bello
Published 09/03/2020; Updated 05/29/2021

For the ninth week of the NCC Zwift Summer Hill Climb/Time Trial series, we rode up Watopia’s Epic KOM.

The climb was 5.9 miles with an elevation gain of 1,361 feet. The average gradient was 3.9%, with a max gradient of 10.7%.

Of the five riders, we had four participants in the group ride.

Jonathan and Melissa each earned PRs today.

Here are today’s results:

Place, Name, Time, Speed, Points
1. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Time: 22:38; 15.5 mph; 5 points*
2. Warwick, Melissa; Time: 25:43; 13.6 mph; 4 points*
3. Bailey, Charlie; Time: 26:24; 13.3 mph; 3 points
4. Weinman, Kevin; Time: 26:45; 13.1 mph; 2 points
5. Bello, Michael; Time: 28:15; 12.4 mph; 1 points
*Strava PR

Here are the series standings:

1. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Event(s) 9; Points: 50
2. Blake, Teddy; Event(s) 7; Points: 39
3. Bailey, Charlie; Event(s) 9; Points: 31
4. Weinman, Kevin; Event(s) 6; Points: 25
5. Warwick, Melissa; Event(s) 9; Points: 21
6. Bello, Michael; Event(s) 9; Points: 15
7. Pair, Jamie; Event(s) 2; Points: 11
8. Eichenlaub, Justin; Event(s) 1; Points: 5
9. Gorton, John; Event(s) 2; Points: 2
10. Wilson, Donna; Event(s) 1; Points: 1

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

The NCC’s new Zwift road race series continues on Monday at 6:30 PM. Please follow Jonathan O’Keeffe on Zwift for an invite.

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.