For the 10th week of the NCC Zwift Winter Hill Climb/Time Trial Series, we rode in Watopia.
This week, our challenge was four laps of the Volcano Circuit. In total, the four laps covered 10.2 miles with 224 feet of climbing.
Ben won again this week. Since I’ve never met Ben, I can only assume based on his times that he is a robot putting out incredible amounts of power. He lowered his time in each lap, setting a PR in the final lap. Mark also put up negative splits each lap and finished ninth. Ben and Mark were our two solo riders, so perhaps riding by yourself is the secret to getting faster each lap.
Back from a week off of the bike, Tim had fresh legs and finished in sixth place.
Melissa may have had an off night tonight, but I thought I had successfully defended the lanterne rouge position this evening. Kathryn snuck in a late ride to take the coveted final position.
In the fall series on this course, I surpassed Henry Weis who was “getting back into shape.” Tonight, my motivation on the final lap was to make sure that Henry did not lap me!
Ben, Henry Wheaton, Mark, and Andy each put up PRs today.
Eagle eyed readers may notice a slight modification to the series standings. Charlie’s ride from last week was reported late, so the standings were adjusted once his time was reported. Henry Weis maintains his series lead with one week to go.
Here are today’s results:
1. Weinberg, Ben; Time: 0:21:51; Splits: 0:05:36|0:05:31|0:05:25|0:05:19* 28 mph; 13 points
2. Weis, Henry; Time: 0:22:43; Splits: 0:05:34|0:05:40|0:05:42|0:05:47 26.9 mph; 12 points
3. Ryan, Patrick; Time: 0:22:56; Splits: 0:05:36|0:05:48|0:05:48|0:05:44 26.7 mph; 11 points
4. King, Dusty; Time: 0:22:59; Splits: 0:05:37|0:05:42|0:05:46|0:05:54 26.6 mph; 10 points
5. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Time: 0:23:11; Splits: 0:05:37|0:05:46|0:05:54|0:05:54 26.4 mph; 9 points
6. Downey, Tim; Time: 0:23:23; Splits: 0:05:45|0:05:49|0:05:54|0:05:55 26.2 mph; 8 points
7. Wheaton, Henry; Time: 0:23:42; Splits: 0:05:54*|0:05:55|0:05:58|0:05:55 25.8 mph; 7 points
8. Guo, Zinj; Time: 0:23:44; Splits: 0:05:46|0:05:59|0:06:01|0:05:58 25.8 mph; 6 points
9. Eckman, Mark; Time: 0:23:57; Splits: 0:06:05|0:06:03|0:06:00|0:05:49* 25.9 mph; 5 points
10. MacDonald, Andy; Time: 0:23:58; Splits: 0:05:59|0:05:58*|0:05:58|0:06:03 25.5 mph; 4 points
11. Warwick, Melissa; Time: 0:24:43; Splits: 0:05:55|0:06:15|0:06:15|0:06:18 24.8 mph; 3 points
12. Bello, Michael; Time: 0:25:41; Splits: 0:06:11|0:06:22|0:06:34|0:06:34 23.8 mph; 2 points
13. Kothe, Kathryn; Time: 0:25:59; Splits: 0:06:20|0:06:35|0:06:34|0:06:30 23.6 mph; 1 points
*Strava PR
Here are the series standings:
1. Weis, Henry; Event(s) 10; Points: 136
2. King, Dusty; Event(s) 10; Points: 127.5
3. Ryan, Patrick; Event(s) 10; Points: 124
4. O’Keeffe, Jonathan; Event(s) 10; Points: 122
5. Weinberg, Ben; Event(s) 6; Points: 97
6. Guo, Zinj; Event(s) 9; Points: 84
7. Pazmany, Andrew; Event(s) 6; Points: 81.5
8. MacDonald, Andy; Event(s) 8; Points: 74
9. Warwick, Melissa; Event(s) 10; Points: 73.5
10. Downey, Tim; Event(s) 7; Points: 63
11. van den Broek, Henry; Event(s) 8; Points: 53
12. Bailey, Charlie; Event(s) 9; Points: 52
13. Wheaton, Henry; Event(s) 7; Points: 49
14. Eckman, Mark; Event(s) 8; Points: 42
15. Bello, Michael; Event(s) 10; Points: 27
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. Kothe, Kathryn; Event(s) 5; Points: 9
20. Wilson, Donna; Event(s) 3; Points: 8
21. Krause, Ashley; Event(s) 3; Points: 7
22. Page, Zachariah; Event(s) 1; Points: 5
22. Armen, Chris; Event(s) 1; Points: 5
24. Goodwin, David; Event(s) 1; Points: 4
25. Fentin, Gary; Event(s) 2; Points: 3
26. Streeter, Keith; Event(s) 2; Points: 2
27. Tauscher, Julianne ; Event(s) 1; Points: 1
Next week, is the Fall finale and we will ascend Alpe du Zwift.
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)
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