For the sixth week of the NCC Zwift Winter Hill Climb/Time Trial Series, we visited Central Park.
This week, our challenge was the Park Perimeter Loop. This 6.1 mile loop includes 413 feet of climbing.
We had 20 participants for the second straight week!
Congratulations to Ben for putting up a blazing fast time of 13:37 for the victory.
At the conclusion of last week’s hill climb, we had a three-way tie between Dusty, Henry Weis, and Jonathan for the series lead. With Henry placing second, Dusty 3rd, and Jonathan 5th, the series tie was broken. Henry moves to the top position and will look to extend his one point lead on next week’s hill climb.
Andrew’s fourth place finish was especially impressive. We learned in warm ups that he was riding with one road pedal and one mountain pedal. After the TT, Andrew stated that the up and down TT course was like combining a road race with a cyclocross race. It may have just been his split pedals talking.
Mark rode earlier in the day, and we all knew his time going into the group ride. This served as motivation for many riders. Patrick finished one second ahead of Mark, while Tim was one second behind Mark.
Despite being prepared with a written plan for the TT, Melissa somehow only tied her NCC QOM at 15:06. I attempted to assist her in warm ups by offering pre-ride excuses, which normally is the trick for her PRs.
We had eleven riders earn PRs tonight: Ben, Dusty, Andrew, Patrick, Mark, Tim, Andy, Henry Wheaton, Jeb, Lauren, and Donna. To put it another way, over half of our participants put up their best times ever for the route.
Here are today’s results:
1. Weinberg, Ben; Time: 0:13:37*; 26.7 mph; 20 points
2. Weis, Henry; Time: 0:13:49; 26.4 mph; 19 points
3. King, Dusty; Time: 0:13:52*; 26.3 mph; 18 points
4. Pazmany, Andrew; Time: 0:14:01*; 26 mph; 17 points
5. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Time: 0:14:02; 26 mph; 16 points
6. Ryan, Patrick; Time: 0:14:19;* 25.4 mph; 15 points
7. Eckman, Mark; Time: 0:14:20*; 25.4 mph; 14 points
8. Downey, Tim; Time: 0:14:22*; 25.4 mph; 13 points
9. MacDonald, Andy; Time: 0:14:38*; 24.9 mph; 12 points
10. Guo, Zinj; Time: 0:14:46; 24.7 mph; 11 points
11. Wheaton, Henry; Time: 0:14:57*; 24.4 mph; 10 points
12. van den Broek, Henry; Time: 0:15:00; 24.3 mph; 9 points
13. Bailey, Charlie; Time: 0:15:03; 24.2 mph; 8 points
14. Warwick, Melissa; Time: 0:15:06; 24.1 mph; 7 points
15. Clarke, Jeb; Time: 0:15:25*; 23.6 mph; 6 points
16. Bello, Michael; Time: 0:15:57; 22.8 mph; 5 points
17. Cunniffe, Lauren; Time: 0:16:24*; 22.2 mph; 4 points
18. Wilson, Donna; Time: 0:17:07*; 21.3 mph; 3 points
19. Kothe, Kathryn; Time: 0:17:10; 21.2 mph; 2 points
20. Streeter, Keith; Time: 0:18:36; 19.6 mph; 1 points
*Strava PR
Here are the series standings:
1. Weis, Henry; Event(s) 6; Points: 86
2. King, Dusty; Event(s) 6; Points: 85
3. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Event(s) 6; Points: 83
4. Ryan, Patrick; Event(s) 6; Points: 75
5. Pazmany, Andrew; Event(s) 5; Points: 67
6. Warwick, Melissa; Event(s) 6; Points: 51.5
7. Guo, Zinj; Event(s) 5; Points: 50.5
8. Downey, Tim; Event(s) 5; Points: 45
9. MacDonald, Andy; Event(s) 4; Points: 41
10. Weinberg, Ben; Event(s) 2; Points: 40
10. van den Broek, Henry; Event(s) 6; Points: 40
12. Bailey, Charlie; Event(s) 6; Points: 37
13. Eckman, Mark; Event(s) 5; Points: 34
14. Wheaton, Henry; Event(s) 3; Points: 22
15. Bello, Michael; Event(s) 6; Points: 19
16. Krause, Ross; Event(s) 1; Points: 13
16. Cunniffe, Lauren; Event(s) 3; Points: 13
18. Clarke, Jeb; Event(s) 2; Points: 10
19. Krause, Ashley; Event(s) 3; Points: 7
20. Page, Zachariah; Event(s) 1; Points: 5
21. Wilson, Donna; Event(s) 2; Points: 4
21. Goodwin, David; Event(s) 1; Points: 4
23. Fentin, Gary; Event(s) 2; Points: 3
24. Streeter, Keith; Event(s) 2; Points: 2
24. Kothe, Kathryn; Event(s) 1; Points: 2
26. Tauscher, Julianne ; Event(s) 1; Points: 1
Next week, we will climb Leith Hill in London.
Participants in the Hill Climb/TT series may ride any time during the day or participate in the group ride version at 6:00 PM. Please visit the NCC Zwift page for the series rules.
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.
