Sotonia’s Zwift teams rode the Neon Flats this week – a festival of sprints and recoveries. Or rather, sprints, then more sprints with no recovery in between.
But this seemed to suit our riders well. Cranks (women’s C category) welcomed Els Freshwater to the team and rode strongly. But for a failed heart rate monitor (which leads to a points penalty), they’d have ridden into 8th place, which would have been a best for this round. Cadence (women’s C category) meanwhile did achieve a round’s best, finishing in 6th place on the night. Special kudos to Vikki Sutcliffe for riding for two teams on the night, to ensure that they had a full roster.
SotoniAs (men’s A category) placed Will Weynberg and Oli Caudwell in the front group, with Phil Wilks and Joey Wynne trying bravely to escape the broom wagon. They finished 10th on the night and stay 10th in the league. Over in Bees (men’s B category), Andy Gardiner carried his cyclocross form into Zwift and scored more than half of his teams overall points, to guide them into 6th, another highest place finish for the round.
And what of Buzz (men’s B category)? Well, they’re the standout team of the round, so they won their race, placing Chris Moody and Hamish Hunter first and second (on the same finish time), with Dan Lickman just one second behind in 7th. They’re now second in their league, just four points from first place.
Next week is team time trial race on a nice flat RGV course in France. Time for some strong teamwork. And in other news, it’s likely that we’ll be hosting a Zwift chase race on Tuesday 21 February. This is suitable for you, whatever your speed and experienced; less powerful riders will get a headstart on a nice flat course over the more powerful A and B riders. Ride with your fellow starters to hold off the chasers. Watch out for more information coming soon.
THIS IS OPEN TO ALL SOTONIANS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A ZRL TEAM.
