Zwift Gentil 8 - Mid Race Thoughts During a Real Sufferfest

Описание: Zwift Racing - Stage 2 Allez Allez Allez! Gentil 8 (26km) Advanced

In the middle of the race on the Gentil 8 Loop, I set a new PR on the Petit KOM (428 watts/5.1 wkg for 4:49 seconds) ... and I still got dropped from the front group. Yep, holding over 5wkg for the better part of 5 min got me nothing but gapped before the top of the climb?!

Something like 20 riders crested the top of the hill before me. It is wild how fast people are climbing these hills in Zwift!

After the hill, around 10/11 km in, I found myself grouping up with a few riders on the downhill, and then grabbing a few more through Les Intestins. We created a solid little group and rode together well to the finish... and then, of course, we all sprinted for the most minor of places.

Even suffering up the hill and watching others pedal away from me, I still really enjoyed the ride, and am confident looking back there is absolutely nothing else I could have done. A PR is a PR. I did my best today, and I will take my results as they were earned.

It's clear I still have a lot of work to do if I ever want to climb with the "true climbers" on Zwift. And, although I am not there yet, today I got one step closer.

Fun and fitness were had and earned today. It was another great day on the bike, and a completion of Stage 2 of Zwift's Allez Allez Allez! series. We will see how I start factoring into the GC on this one, if at all. Still 3 more races in the series. So, I need to keep chipping away at it.


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