WTRL Zwift Racing League

mattss

I have set up 'CCA Racers' as a Cat A race team with WTRL. I have set myself up as the manager and the captain!... Don't know what that means but think I will be sent the sign on links for those wanting to race.

To take part you must be on Zwift Power and a member of CC Ashwell Team. You must also have your height and weight on your Zwift Profile and race with a HRM.

We are registered to the EMEA W league and I think racing on Tuesdays at 7:45pm...

Watch this space!

Dan Hall

Nice one Matt.

ChrisP

great stuff cheers Matt, looking forward to it

davewells

Well done Matt! And thanks for doing it as an 'A' team, much appreciated! (And I think it'll be good for everyone regardless of whether they currently race in A or not- I found it stretched me in a good way (still does!).

Matt_Palmer

Definitely up for this. Richmond I think is one of the hardest courses.

mattss

Ok, I have the sign up link for Tuesdays 32k Richmond race. A's off at 19:52.

If you want to race tomorrow (27th) put your name here. Need minimum of 3 and Max of 6...

I will then forward you the sign-on link and other instructions.

Matt S

Dan Hall

I'm in

Matt_Palmer

I'm in too.

Dan Hall

any tips for the course Matt P?

ChrisL

Hi - I’ve just joined Zwift, and keen to get involved in some racing. I’m struggling though as my Garmin HR monitor is ANT+ only, and none of the android devices in the house have this built in. Any ideas of what to do, or do i need to just invest in a HR monitor with Bluetooth to be able to race?

Based on my FTP, I’d be in A, so could join this team, but I might need a bit of advice re tactics.

Thanks in advance

davewells

Hi Chris,
I'm no technical expert, but in the past to get laptops and android tablets to work, I used Ant+ usb dongles, they seem to do the job and were about a fiver online...

mattss

Yep ant+ dongle for a Windows machine. Not sure about connecting android devices tho.

mattss

By the way, for those thinking about it, I am a B, and racing up in A... just prepared to get spat out but I might last a lap or 2!

So far...

Matt S
Dan
Matt P

timA

Chris - I run Zwift on my Android tablet, and came up against the same problem, I don't think it supports Ant+ at all. I bought one of these cheap-ish bluetooth HRMs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/CooSpo-Monitor-Bluetooth-Waterproof-Compatible/dp/B07D4J5VDK?ref_=ast_sto_dp.
I can highly recommend it, has worked flawlessly and still on the original battery after more than a year.

Matt_Palmer

Richmond thoughts. Flat for around 2/3rds nice and easy. Then all hell breaks loose. Intervals time. Libby Hill (1st of three). In theory the hardest, I take it as easy as I can go up to the cobbles and then full on, don't ease up over the top, keep going until down hill. Then recover until the next punch, short sharp, but rarely an issue as long as not chasing back on. The 3rd rise is where I struggle as it is a relentless drag even after the big left corner. Got dropped off the front group last week on that climb! Then the draggy straight to the finish whilst attempting to recover for the sprint.

Search World Champs Sagan Richmond on YouTube for the true masterclass.

Matt_Palmer

Matt, should I have a link to enter?

mattss

Details sent to Dan, Dave and Matt P.

Please do not forward to anyone else. We have 2 spots available if anyone fancies joining in, let me know and I can send you sign on info.

ChrisP

i'm in, how do i join with you guys?

mattss

You have DM

grahamaskew

Not feeling well enough at the mo. Will have to wait till next week.

davewells

Looking good for four of us so far on tonight! Interesting, looking at the signups for the A race- there's as many if not more B racers than A's, so it could break up quite a bit... https://www.zwiftpower.com/events.php?zid=1165356

mattss

5 entered. Will be on discord 7:40 ish to chat tactics.. or how tired my legs are after decorating all day!!

Taff

I'll give it a shot mate. Not feeling 100%, but at least I'll work up a sweat.

Taff

What's this discord? That an app?

davewells

Yes Taff get signed up!!! Discord is a free app (big in the gaming world, I think), that lets you chat with your team on headphones while you're racing. I think Matt previously put details of how to sign in one another Zwift thread. The big Zwift teams use it as race radio with their directors...

davewells

The link to Matt's Discord channel: https://discord.gg/XTn8hJM

ChrisL

Thanks for the advice folks. I managed to get my hands on a cheap bluetooth HR monitor. I see you’re up to the max 6. I am able to sign up as a loner, or do I need to be part of a team to enter this race?

mattss

Taff, you have DM.

Sorry Chris, those who missed this week will got a shot next week. We can swap out riders each week.

I don't think you can sign up as an individual.

ChrisL

Okay, no worries Matt.
Good luck everyone !

mattss

Well that was fun. Nice feeling racing as a team although I couldn't match my team mates performance. My groupetto of 10 managed to spit me out after 18 minutes as we hit Libby Hill. From there it was me and 2 other tail end Charlie's making it round to get our 1 point for finishing.

Further up the field, Matt P, Chris P, Dan H, Dave W and Taff were flying the CCA flag with a bit more intent, Matt P made an awesome effort to take 5th place and a nice stack of team points!

League details to follow.

Matt_Palmer

It was fun. Thanks Matt for spurring us in to action. Due to the rather choppy nature of the course it was all about hanging on for everyone. Let's see what next week has in store, and if flatter, then I could see quite a few tactics coming out to play from the teams.