Week 3 Results: NCC Zwift Winter Road Race Series, 1/20/22

By Jonathan O'Keeffe
Published 01/20/2022; Updated 01/21/2022

Tonight’s race featured five laps of the “Farmland Loop” in Zwift’s Makuri Islands, a loop that looks mostly flat, but features a stealth climb tucked into its final stretches, a climb that took its toll over the course of five laps. We had eight riders in the race tonight, and we all hung together in a large and fast lead group until we hit the climb for the first time. The first time up the climb spit out a couple of riders, and subsequent laps each reduced the field further. By the time we got to lap five, we had Dusty, Jay, and myself remaining up front, with everyone else spread out into chase groups a minute or two behind. A fast downhill sprint to the finish saw Jay take the NCC race win with a second-place overall race finish.

[Update 1/21: Jay messaged me to ask me to re-classify him as an A rather than a B, which nudged his points down a bit, just enough to give Tim the win tonight, for the second week in a row]

Results for Week Three:

  1. Tim Downey (C) – 37 of 173 – 102.9 points
  2. Jonathan O’Keeffe (B) – 5 of 173 – 102.6 points
  3. Jay Gump (A) – 2 of 173 – 99.4 points
  4. Dusty King (B) – 14 of 173 – 97.1 points
  5. Zinj Guo (B) – 22 of 173 – 92.3 points
  6. Melissa Warwick (B) – 58 of 173 – 84.5 points
  7. Henry van den Broek (B) – 36 of 173 – 83.8 points
  8. Henry Weis (B) – 39 of 173 – 81.9 points

Overall series standings after Week Three:

  1. Tim Downey (3 races) – 283.4 points
  2. Jonathan O’Keeffe (3 races) – 278.5 points
  3. Dusty King (3 races) – 260.7 points
  4. Melissa Warwick (3 races) – 217.7 points
  5. Zinj Guo (2 races) – 181.1 points
  6. Michael Bello (2 races) – 130.9 points
  7. Henry van den Broek (2 races) – 127.2 points
  8. Jay Gump (1 race) – 99.4 points
  9. Charlie Bailey (2 races) – 97.4 points
  10. Henry Weis (1 race) – 81.9 points
  11. Patrick Ryan (1 race) – 8.7 points

Here is the NCC Zwift schedule:

  • Tuesday 6:00 PM – Time Trial / Hill Climb (invite required)
  • Wednesday 8:00 PM – Social Ride (invite required)
  • Thursday Evenings – Road Race (times will vary between 5 PM and 7 PM EST)
  • Sat 9:00 AM – Social Ride (invite required)

Join the NCC Club on Zwift or select the link in the discussion board/calendar for invite-only rides.

Check the NCC calendar for full details on all events. To learn more about the NCC and Zwift rides, please visit our Zwift page.