Zwift vFMR 6:15 AM 12/23

[cbusick]

Hey all you zwifters, come join us on the first officially sanctioned zwift event lead by MRC
http://zwift.com/events/view/4035

How to join an event:
http://zwiftblog.com/joining-group-ride-race-zwift/
Since this is being run as a Zwift Event it will start at 6:15 Promptly, Doug would be proud.

We are using discord for voice. I recommend getting it set up and trying at at some other ride during the week to get it dialed in.

To join the group chat you need to download the Discord app, create a free account, and verify it by clicking on an email. Then click Join Server (I think it's a big "+" sign) and use this alias:

https://discord.gg/yUep8KD

It should come up in the app with the title "MRCgroupRide" and you'll need to click on the "MRCvoice" button to get fully in.

A pair of earbuds with a mic work great but other solutions might be just fine. I'll try to get on early Friday, feel free to text me


Details:

06:15AM EST
MRC Friday Morning Ride

DESCRIPTION
Join the Minuteman Road Club for their Friday morning ride. Should take about 1 hour.
2 Laps of the London Loop (including box hill). That's 9.2 miles/loop.
Steady group pace of 2.5 w/kg on the flats and throat punching on Box hill.

Lap 1, regroup after Box Hill
Lap 2, the race is on from the start of Box hill to the finish line. You have to be behind the ride leader at the start of Box hill on lap 2 to be considered for the win.

[Mkidd3]

You win for earliest ride call! One week!

[jraguin]

In.

[ahamilton]

In

[scott_sweeney]

Just saw this....something you guys are going to do every Friday?

[mohinishvi]

^^ Yes.

In

[cbusick]

It's ok that you just saw it Scott since it still hasn't happened yet. I put it out there really early while I had all the details in my inbox.

Since it's an officials recurring zwift event we are committed to having someone lead it every week until we cancel it

[JeremyC]

In

[pace21]

In. Just prereg'ed!

[cbusick]

Reminder this is happening tomorrow morning.
We have 28 riders prereged. 5 of us, Brad from 545 and a slew of people from around the world.

You should probably log onto zwift at least 15 minutes early.
Make sure you select MRC Friday Morning Ride from the list of events on the right of the screen when you are logging in.

After registering you may begin your ride on whatever route you’d like. While riding, click the “Join Event” button at the bottom-left to be transported to the staging area for your event.
By default the “Join Event” button shows up 15 minutes before the event begins, although ZwiftHQ can modify this for particular events.
If you do not click “Join Event” but continue riding, the game will pop up a warning that your event is starting soon, and will automatically take you to the start area if you click nothing and continue to ride.

Remember we are using discord for audio.

Details:

06:15AM EST
MRC Friday Morning Ride

DESCRIPTION
Join the Minuteman Road Club for their Friday morning ride. Should take about 1 hour.
2 Laps of the London Loop (including box hill). That's 9.2 miles/loop.
Steady group pace of 2.5 w/kg on the flats and throat punching on Box hill.

Lap 1, regroup after Box Hill
Lap 2, the race is on from the start of Box hill to the finish line. You have to be behind the ride leader at the start of Box hill on lap 2 to be considered for the win.

[mtrudell1]

in

[JeremyC]

Sadly I'm out. Early work meeting

[teamkimball]

Awesome job setting this up guys. I can't wait to join you next week. Will get dropped on the hill but can't wait!!

[cbusick]

lots of MRC PRs on Oak (box) hill this morning

https://www.strava.com/segments/12744502?filter=overall

[cbusick]

How's this for tweaking it for next week:

LAP 1:
Steady 2.5 W/kg from the start to the Box Hill KOM
Attack Box Hill. The leader will act as a back marker on Box hill, maintaining a steady 3.3 w/kg up Box hill (around 9:00 for the segment)
After the banner at the top of box hill, if you are ahead of the leader, soft pedal at 1 w/kg.
The leader will go back to 2.5 w/kg at the banner and sweep up those that are soft pedaling.

LAP 2:
Steady 2.5 W/kg until the start of the Box Hill KOM
Everyone should be behind the leader until we hit Box Hill
Then hammer time from the bottom of Box Hill to the finish line (around 5 miles)

[pace21]

Sounds good. I'll set up a second voice channel on our discord that we can share publicly on the description for these rides (now very popular -- over 70 participants!). We can keep our current channel private (to use for other MRC team only rides)

[Mkidd3]

Our group ride is HUGE... HUGE.... just HUGE. Next week it's going to BIGLY

[cbusick]

Top 20 of those that actually followed directions:

1) Chris Liu
2) Ben Finch
3) Evgeny Vasiliev
4) Steven Dalebout
5) Yoshihiro Ichi
6) Serafim | Filatovka CC
7) Brad Walker
8) Prospero Gogo
9) Chris Busick
10) j g
11) Pete L.
12) Dave Ranson
13) Jason W
14) Fintan Duffy
15) Chad Gibson
16) Alan Hamilton
17) kouhei mitsui
18) Heath Umbach
19) Àdrian Lawrence
20) Joshua Kunz

[JeremyC]

Wait our best spot was 9th and you lost to Brad Walker? GROSS. Where the hell is MC Pace on this list?

[cbusick]

DQed for not following directions

[pace21]

Wait, I thought you were joking about the DQ.... I was legitimately behind you at the bottom of the hill, remember I asked you when does the hill start? You were in front of me at that point. I call foul.

And if it makes you happy Jeremy I beat Brad in a 3 up sprint for seventh

[cbusick]

I watched the strava fly by to figure out who was where

[JeremyC]

I watched the strava fly by to figure out who was where

"The Stickler"

[cbusick]

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Pare crossing the Box hill start line.
Had me feeling bad that maybe I'd done him wrong...

[pace21]

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