MUCKERS 2026 AUGUST CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 1.
ROUTE AND RACE DETAILS:
Barcelona seafront to Sants Montjuïc | Spain | 12.24 miles | 650 ft. elevation
ROUVY SAY:A fast urban loop starting by the Barcelona seafront, following long, straight boulevards through the city before finishing with two climbs up to Montjuïc.
WE SAY: TT TIME!!!!!!!! We are really getting into this first round TT event! some study the earlier races to see how riders do, what bike the choose and most important, times they set. A race with 2 distinct differences always throws up the TT bike or normal bike debate so lets see how it went for everyone!
FULL LEADERBOARD RESULTS FROM THIS RACE:
*Points before Ballast Added.
| Pos | Rider | Time | Pts | w/kg | mph | Cat. |
| 🥇 | VeloBuch | 00:27:37.5 | 245 | 4.8 | 26.6 | ELITE |
| 🥈 | BareRemi | 00:27:57.8 | 242 | 4.6 | 26.3 | ELITE |
| 🥉 | Stefan793 | 00:28:09.1 | 239 | 4.5 | 26.1 | ELITE |
| 4 | Tim_Hall | 00:28:35.4 | 237 | 4.3 | 25.7 | A2 |
| 5 | nielsbrynnum | 00:29:17.6 | 235 | 4.2 | 25.1 | A2 |
| 6 | karel_sousek | 00:29:46.7 | 230 | 4.2 | 24.7 | ELITE |
| 7 | lrollin | 00:30:05.0 | 227 | 4.1 | 24.4 | A1 |
| 8 | BTK_jiri70_cz | 00:30:14.9 | 224 | 3.9 | 24.3 | A3 |
| 9 | BikeandDogTrips | 00:30:39.9 | 222 | 4.1 | 24.0 | A4 |
| 10 | EddyDomino | 00:30:44.7 | 220 | 3.8 | 23.9 | A3 |
| 11 | MikeHagen | 00:30:46.5 | 215 | 3.8 | 23.9 | A1 |
| 12 | Berty-Bassett6 | 00:30:52.9 | 212 | 3.8 | 23.8 | A4 |
| 13 | MatthiasHeil | 00:30:55.4 | 209 | 3.7 | 23.8 | A4 |
| 14 | laborg | 00:31:13.8 | 207 | 3.5 | 23.5 | A4 |
| 15 | Yumile | 00:31:16.6 | 205 | 3.4 | 23.5 | A3 |
| 16 | m-forby | 00:31:18.8 | 200 | 4.3 | 23.5 | A2 |
| 17 | wolli.d | 00:31:19.0 | 197 | 3.6 | 23.5 | A4 |
| 18 | Fabi4n | 00:31:27.3 | 194 | 3.8 | 23.4 | A3 |
| 19 | Wildmark | 00:31:33.5 | 192 | 4.1 | 23.3 | A2 |
| 20 | Sublac72 | 00:31:35.5 | 190 | 3.6 | 23.2 | A3 |
| 21 | mgrant10 | 00:31:41.4 | 185 | 4.0 | 23.2 | A2 |
| 22 | antyradziu | 00:31:44.7 | 182 | 3.4 | 23.1 | A5 |
| 23 | simonjp | 00:31:49.7 | 179 | 3.5 | 23.1 | A4 |
| 24 | Squalo_delle_Alpi | 00:31:52.1 | 177 | 3.4 | 23.0 | A4 |
| 25 | RamboRob | 00:32:07.9 | 175 | 3.5 | 22.9 | A4 |
| 26 | MNHROUVY | 00:32:11.8 | 170 | 3.4 | 22.8 | A4 |
| 27 | UncleE64 | 00:32:36.0 | 167 | 3.3 | 22.5 | A6 |
| 28 | Klinthomie | 00:32:41.3 | 164 | 3.2 | 22.5 | A5 |
| 29 | DanWren | 00:32:41.7 | 162 | 3.5 | 22.5 | A6 |
| 30 | enry1963 | 00:32:59.0 | 160 | 3.1 | 22.3 | A4 |
| 31 | LinV | 00:33:01.3 | 155 | 3.2 | 22.2 | A6 |
| 32 | Bates1980 | 00:33:16.4 | 152 | 3.2 | 22.1 | A6 |
| 33 | Kasx68 | 00:33:32.0 | 149 | 3.5 | 21.9 | A4 |
| 34 | Duckman2 | 00:33:33.6 | 147 | 3.3 | 21.9 | A5 |
| 35 | Forja | 00:33:51.7 | 145 | 3.3 | 21.7 | A5 |
| 36 | Chak | 00:33:53.8 | 140 | 3.2 | 21.7 | A4 |
| 37 | CelestinaJ | 00:33:54.4 | 137 | 3.4 | 21.7 | A5 |
| 38 | ValRdz | 00:34:03.7 | 134 | 3.1 | 21.6 | A5 |
| 39 | sunniva | 00:34:12.5 | 132 | 3.1 | 21.5 | A6 |
| 40 | Slyfly | 00:34:23.6 | 130 | 3.0 | 21.4 | A5 |
| 41 | LarsK71 | 00:34:23.9 | 125 | 2.8 | 21.4 | A7 |
| 42 | 4WorldPeace | 00:34:36.0 | 122 | 2.9 | 21.2 | A5 |
| 43 | VilemStrakos | 00:34:50.0 | 119 | 2.9 | 21.1 | A7 |
| 44 | Bor79 | 00:34:55.6 | 117 | 3.2 | 21.3 | A5 |
| 45 | stelviobound | 00:35:25.8 | 115 | 2.7 | 20.7 | A7 |
| 46 | blinkybob | 00:35:38.7 | 110 | 2.9 | 20.6 | A7 |
| 47 | Tomek1985 | 00:35:49.1 | 107 | 2.9 | 20.5 | A7 |
| 48 | Craighewes | 00:35:59.0 | 104 | 3.1 | 20.4 | A6 |
| 49 | LAMIS | 00:36:14.6 | 102 | 2.8 | 20.3 | A7 |
| 50 | vero-r | 00:36:26.5 | 100 | 2.8 | 20.2 | A6 |
| 51 | MYRLUND | 00:36:30.9 | 95 | 2.9 | 20.1 | A6 |
| 52 | PaulC70 | 00:36:56.9 | 94.9 | 2.7 | 19.9 | A8 |
| 53 | NicolaZIN | 00:38:11.0 | 94.8 | 2.6 | 19.2 | A6 |
| 54 | MAROCAJE | 00:38:31.9 | 94.7 | 2.7 | 19.2 | A4 |
| 55 | Wyler | 00:38:36.9 | 94.6 | 2.5 | 19.0 | A8 |
| 56 | cdtchris | 00:38:43.5 | 94.5 | 2.3 | 19.0 | A8 |
| 57 | Gammelvind71 | 00:39:05.0 | 94.4 | 2.4 | 18.8 | A8 |
| 58 | SpanishStu | 00:39:31.0 | 94.3 | 2.5 | 18.6 | A8 |
| 59 | Hilly7 | 00:39:34.3 | 94.2 | 2.5 | 19.6 | A8 |
| 60 | Jam1378 | 00:39:39.2 | 94.1 | 2.5 | 18.5 | A8 |
| 61 | NickHayward88 | 00:40:04.6 | 94 | 2.3 | 18.3 | A9 |
| 62 | Yeye54 | 00:40:42.2 | 93.9 | 2.2 | 18.1 | A9 |
| 63 | Stampes82 | 00:43:27.3 | 93.8 | 1.9 | 16.9 | A9 |
| 64 | SB582020 | 00:45:52.7 | 93.7 | 1.9 | 16.0 | A9 |
| 65 | LasseMadsen | 00:46:04.2 | 93.6 | 1.9 | 16.0 | A9 |
| 66 | Rsanter | 00:46:09.6 | 93.5 | 2.0 | 15.9 | A9 |
| 67 | Dman_26 | 00:46:27.3 | 93.4 | 2.1 | 15.8 | A9 |
| 68 | shewaspretty | 00:48:12.1 | 93.3 | 1.6 | 15.2 | A9 |
| 69 | JeWe | 00:48:49.6 | 93.2 | 1.7 | 15.0 | A9 |
| 70 | Mar22 | 00:50:03.9 | 93.1 | 1.6 | 14.7 | A9 |
| 71 | Dan670616 | 00:52:05.7 | 93 | 2.2 | 17.1 | A9 |
| 72 | RaTim | 01:04:07.4 | 92.9 | 1.7 | 13.9 | A2 |
CATEGORY ROUND UP:
Your Category is not set in stone! it is assessed after every race you do with us and possibly changed at the end of the month so please keep this in mind when checking your results
The top 3 in Each Category Leaderboard at the end of the Month, Get the chance to have Bonus Points Added to there World Championship Points BUT only if they managed to secure a top 50 place in the Months Championship.
The winner of the Category will get a promotion to the next category, but only if 2 or more riders have done all 4 races
The lowest points scorer whos done all 4 races will be relegated at long as 4 or more riders have done all 4 races.
TOP 3 ELITE RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| VeloBuch |
| BareRemi |
| Stefan793 |
ELITE LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| VeloBuch | 219.9 | 1 |
| Stefan793 | 219.9 | 1 |
| BareRemi | 211.1 | 1 |
| karel_sousek | 207.6 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A1 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| lrollin |
| MikeHagen |
A1 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| lrollin | 210.0 | 1 |
| MikeHagen | 207.5 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A2 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| Tim_Hall |
| nielsbrynnum |
| m-forby |
A2 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| nielsbrynnum | 228.5 | 1 |
| Tim_Hall | 228.1 | 1 |
| m-forby | 195.5 | 1 |
| Wildmark | 192.0 | 1 |
| mgrant10 | 185.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A3 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| BTK_jiri70_cz |
| EddyDomino |
| Yumile |
A3 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| BTK_jiri70_cz | 221.2 | 1 |
| EddyDomino | 214.5 | 1 |
| Yumile | 202.4 | 1 |
| Fabi4n | 194.0 | 1 |
| Sublac72 | 187.6 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A4 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| BikeandDogTrips |
| Berty-Bassett6 |
| MatthiasHeil |
A4 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| BikeandDogTrips | 222.0 | 1 |
| Berty-Bassett6 | 212.0 | 1 |
| MatthiasHeil | 207.4 | 1 |
| laborg | 205.4 | 1 |
| wolli.d | 193.6 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A5 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| antyradziu |
| Klinthomie |
| Duckman2 |
A5 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| antyradziu | 182.0 | 1 |
| Klinthomie | 164.0 | 1 |
| Duckman2 | 147.0 | 1 |
| Forja | 145.0 | 1 |
| CelestinaJ | 137.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A6 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| UncleE64 |
| DanWren |
| LinV |
A6 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| UncleE64 | 167.0 | 1 |
| DanWren | 162.0 | 1 |
| LinV | 155.0 | 1 |
| Bates1980 | 152.0 | 1 |
| sunniva | 132.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A7 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| LarsK71 |
| VilemStrakos |
| stelviobound |
A7 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| LarsK71 | 125.0 | 1 |
| VilemStrakos | 119.0 | 1 |
| stelviobound | 115.0 | 1 |
| blinkybob | 110.0 | 1 |
| Tomek1985 | 107.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A8 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| PaulC70 |
| Wyler |
| cdtchris |
A8 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| PaulC70 | 94.9 | 1 |
| Wyler | 94.6 | 1 |
| cdtchris | 94.5 | 1 |
| Gammelvind71 | 94.4 | 1 |
| SpanishStu | 94.3 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A9 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| NickHayward88 |
| Yeye54 |
| Stampes82 |
A9 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Rider | Points | Races |
| NickHayward88 | 94.0 | 1 |
| Yeye54 | 93.9 | 1 |
| Stampes82 | 93.8 | 1 |
| SB582020 | 93.7 | 1 |
| LasseMadsen | 93.6 | 1 |
THIS MONTHS TOP 100 LEADERBOARD SO FAR:
*Ballast added to this table
The Aim here is to get into the top 50 positions by the end of each 4 week period. If you do, you get World Championship points that are updated every month for the year.
Top 10 at the end of the Month get ballast added which is basically a percentage figure your points get deduced by and lasts for the whole of the year
We use your best 10 Months Out of 12 for the world championship.
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races | Ballast |
| 🥇 | nielsbrynnum | A2 | 228.5 | 1 | 2.75% |
| 🥈 | Tim_Hall | A2 | 228.1 | 1 | 3.75% |
| 🥉 | BikeandDogTrips | A4 | 222.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 4 | BTK_jiri70_cz | A3 | 221.2 | 1 | 1.25% |
| =5 | VeloBuch | ELITE | 219.9 | 1 | 10.25% |
| =5 | Stefan793 | ELITE | 219.9 | 1 | 8.00% |
| 7 | EddyDomino | A3 | 214.5 | 1 | 2.50% |
| 8 | Berty-Bassett6 | A4 | 212.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 9 | BareRemi | ELITE | 211.1 | 1 | 12.75% |
| 10 | lrollin | A1 | 210.0 | 1 | 7.50% |
| 11 | karel_sousek | ELITE | 207.6 | 1 | 9.75% |
| 12 | MikeHagen | A1 | 207.5 | 1 | 3.50% |
| 13 | MatthiasHeil | A4 | 207.4 | 1 | 0.75% |
| 14 | laborg | A4 | 205.4 | 1 | 0.75% |
| 15 | Yumile | A3 | 202.4 | 1 | 1.25% |
| 16 | m-forby | A2 | 195.5 | 1 | 2.25% |
| 17 | Fabi4n | A3 | 194.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 18 | wolli.d | A4 | 193.6 | 1 | 1.75% |
| 19 | Wildmark | A2 | 192.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 20 | Sublac72 | A3 | 187.6 | 1 | 1.25% |
| 21 | mgrant10 | A2 | 185.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 22 | antyradziu | A5 | 182.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 23 | simonjp | A4 | 179.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 24 | Squalo_delle_Alpi | A4 | 177.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 25 | RamboRob | A4 | 175.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 26 | MNHROUVY | A4 | 170.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 27 | UncleE64 | A6 | 167.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 28 | Klinthomie | A5 | 164.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 29 | DanWren | A6 | 162.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 30 | enry1963 | A4 | 160.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 31 | LinV | A6 | 155.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 32 | Bates1980 | A6 | 152.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 33 | Kasx68 | A4 | 149.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 34 | Duckman2 | A5 | 147.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 35 | Forja | A5 | 145.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 36 | Chak | A4 | 140.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 37 | CelestinaJ | A5 | 137.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 38 | ValRdz | A5 | 134.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 39 | sunniva | A6 | 132.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 40 | Slyfly | A5 | 130.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 41 | LarsK71 | A7 | 125.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 42 | 4WorldPeace | A5 | 122.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 43 | VilemStrakos | A7 | 119.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Bor79 | A5 | 117.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 45 | stelviobound | A7 | 115.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 46 | blinkybob | A7 | 110.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Tomek1985 | A7 | 107.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Craighewes | A6 | 104.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 49 | LAMIS | A7 | 102.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 50 | vero-r | A6 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 51 | MYRLUND | A6 | 95.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 52 | PaulC70 | A8 | 94.9 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 53 | NicolaZIN | A6 | 94.8 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 54 | MAROCAJE | A4 | 94.7 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Wyler | A8 | 94.6 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 56 | cdtchris | A8 | 94.5 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Gammelvind71 | A8 | 94.4 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 58 | SpanishStu | A8 | 94.3 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Hilly7 | A8 | 94.2 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Jam1378 | A8 | 94.1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 61 | NickHayward88 | A9 | 94.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Yeye54 | A9 | 93.9 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Stampes82 | A9 | 93.8 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 64 | SB582020 | A9 | 93.7 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 65 | LasseMadsen | A9 | 93.6 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Rsanter | A9 | 93.5 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Dman_26 | A9 | 93.4 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 68 | shewaspretty | A9 | 93.3 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 69 | JeWe | A9 | 93.2 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Mar22 | A9 | 93.1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Dan670616 | A9 | 93.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 72 | RaTim | A2 | 92.9 | 1 | 0.00% |
WHATS NEXT TO COME:
Remember you are more than welcome to come and race with us on any of our races even if the championships are of no interest to you. The more the merrier!! These championships are just here as extra motivation and fun ways to train.
Sunday Hill Climb (aka the Sunday hill climb championship)
Double header this weekend!
Climb 1: Tabayesco | Lanzarote | 6.72 miles | 1,909 ft,
Then 60 minutes later :
Climb 2: El Mojón to Peñas del Chache | Lanzarote | 8.89 miles | 1,765 ft. elevation.
Should be a nice couple of climbs and we also tick off 2 current challenge routes! Win-Win
Search “Muckers Sunday” in the event search function on ROUVY to find all the scheduled climbs we have created so far. All start times included in the championship.
Tuesday Race Night (aka the w/kg training championship)
UCI 2.2 Grand Tour Stage 1 | Pune Jan 2026 | 19.2 miles | 1,083 ft. elevation
The 2.3w/kg target night! What a shame we don’t do a 2.2 as that would have match the race title perfectly 😂😂😂 but the aim is definitely 2.3 so please remember that!
Search “Muckers Tuesday” in the event search function on ROUVY to find all the scheduled races we have created so far at the 6 different start times. All start times included in the championship
Thursday Race Night (aka the world championship)
Växjö to Hemmesjö and back again | Sweden | 17.78 miles | 594 ft. elevation
Round 2 of the August championship and those figures above look very “racey” indeed!! AND we are back to full on draft racing. Get over that first climb in the right group and you’ll smash this off rapidly, last thing you want is to be solo over that crest!
Search “Muckers championship” in the event search function on ROUVY to find all the scheduled races we have created so far at the 7 different start times. All start times included in the championship
TO FINISH OFF:
This is my last World championship Blog of the Month! I will be on my summer holiday from next Wednesday all the way to the 1st of September so although i know Ste will be keeping the scores all sorted and up to date for me, i believe Kyle and Ste are working out if the blog will carry on as well. But if not, That Monday the 31st of August (which is a bank holiday in the UK) might just be a busy day for me as i try my best to catch up. But that’s just in case….
I will update the TT championship and Sunday Hill Climb blogs this weekend and also Get the w/kg championship one done after the 2.3w/kg event next week, but after that, the pc is getting a much deserved shut down!
But rest assured, everything will still be being calculated in the background as each event finishes……..so no slacking!!
Thanks everyone, thanks for reading the blog and as always, thanks for reading to the very end. Appreciate it!
Mucker1974
Man i was so looking forward to this TT race! I watched a few of the other races, just to see if the TT bike was used and also just to try and gauge what those last 2 hills were going to be like. I’d decided the TT bike was the best option, but then watched how Berty bassett used the “normal” se up to win the noon race after being what looked like quite far behind the TT riders earlier on… but i was still leaning towards the TT bike, with the plan to go all out right at the start to get up to speed asap and then empty the tank at the end.
Also this was going to be the only championship race for me this month due to my holiday, so at least i was going to stay in the TT championship….. or so i thought.
Basically a family emergency happened just after lunch time and i was sat in the local hospitals accident and emergency department with my mum and dad when the main race kicked off! One of my brothers came to take over from me at 9pm to stay with my dad so i could bring my mum home as she’s in her late eighties now and couldn’t sit there in those waiting rooms any longer! So she’s at home now resting, I’m getting this blog done whilst having some dinner, then I’m back off to the hospital later to take over from my brother.
But i am glad i was able to get this blog done tonight though in this spare couple of hours, especially as its my last one of the month. Just looks like August wasn’t meant to be for me was it, but at least i get to stay in my Category for September. 😏……
Well done on the TT everyone, have a great August and see you in September.
prayers to you and your family…the virtual world will still be here when you get back. cheers
We’ll be keeping your and your family in our thoughts and prayers Neil. Wishing you and Mom and Dad Mucker better health, rest and recovery.
Sending thoughts and best wishes! And again, thanks for all the hard work!
All the best with the family and enjoy the vacation as much as you can!
I was looking for you out on the road, now it makes sense. I am sending prayers your way.
I hope all turn right for you and your family… 💪🫶🏻
Thanks everyone for the messages, he is finally out with some medication but he was there from 12 o’clock Thursday dinner time to 7pm Friday evening. Our national health service has a serious lack of staff and on one of my visits to the toilets, a serious lack of room as i passed what looked like very sick people on beds in the long corridors. it was like a bleak dystopian film or something!! But he’s home and hopefully the meds help him.
I did worry I’d messed my blog up with the comments of why i missed the race as no one was actually reporting how the race went lol… But it was very heart warming for me personally to read the comments so again, thank you for taking the time to do it. maybe i can have this last blog as one that was a little bit different to the norm…. but i won’t make a habit of it i promise 👊
I even jumped on the route last night, turned the draft off and loaded up those i thought would be my nearest rivals from the main race and gave it a go. i did a 35:08 which would have put me 45th on the night. So not bad but my god those last 2 hills were horrendous on the TT bike!!
cheers again everyone,
Neil
Glad he’s home! Enjoy your vacation. And since you remarked that few were talking about the actual race, I’ll leave a “gift” at the bottom. Cheers! -e
Fingers crossed for a good outcome for your dad Neil 🤞
Wanting the best for your dad and all of your family Neil. And have a great holiday!! We’ll be ready for you when you get back.
Neil I wish your family all the best, and your father a speedy recovery, and hope everything turns out alright! I wish you a wonderful holiday, see you soon at the next race… Greetings Andreas
Thoughts and best wishes, Neil. And enjoy your time off, you’ve certainly earned it.
Enjoy the holiday Neil, thanks again for all the effort you guys put into these races. Hope all turns out ok for your family.
Fingers crossed it all works out for your dad! Hope you get to enjoy your holidays.
Answer every question. Straight after running to the first installment of August Muckers races. Time trial with long flat section after the start. I knew i will be suffering in the flat, so my motivation was stay close to Niels and lrollin. It worked initially, but then Niels went ahead and i lost about 70m to lrollin.
When we finally reached hilly ending, i erased gap to lrollin, but we were all cooked already, so i did not feel having any advantage as 64kg climber. Potato medal in tropical conditions is my limit im fully aware of. With that congratulations to podium players and to everyone who joined us.
Well a long flat course with a couple of climbs at the end and no drafting, what to do? I didn’t even check the rouvyanalyzer, definitely the TT bike. Keep the pedals moving. I was happy with the output. I figured that if I could average 2.8 I would have a good time. Sunniva and Slyfly made for good carrots until the climbs. I had lost contact by the time we hit the first climb but that was ok since I just needed to get over the first climb and hope to recover on the downhill so that I could attack the finish. I have never averaged 2.8 so I wouldn’t really call it a plan, more of a hope. I had emptied the tank and averaged 2.7 so I’m pretty happy. I was surprised that I had not set a new ftp?
It was a great race 😉👍🏻
I don’t know if my personal performance result good or not. Of sure did 3.4 w/kg and 37.1 km/h agv for me is nice, I work another time near Wolli where I lost a few time in the last hill. I don’t program nothing and this time I chose a TT bike, at the end also this mount I find many strong athletes in my A4… another mount of hard work I think 😂🤷♂️😎🦈
Sharky, I don’t envy you! A4 is super-competitive. The fact that you’re mixing it up with those guys is testament to your ability.
Whoever makes it out of that Battle Royale has a real shot at zooming straight through A3 and A2 to A1 (ala MikeHagen).
Good luck to you and all the rest “up there.”
My plan was to finish sub 35 min and see if I could average 3.0w/kg. Push on the flats but, save just a little for the two climbs towards the finish. I had a good start and managed to not let the little bumps slow me down to much. Thanks Slyfly for the pace for awhile. Closing in on the climbs sunniva was close behind and Slyfly and VilemStrakos were close ahead. I didn’t think I could match sunniva on the hills and sure enough she passed me about half way up the first hill. I just kept grinding on the second hill and was able to pass VilemStrakos a little before the crest. Couldn’t catch Slyfly but, felt good that I was so close to him. Finished at 34:36 and 2.94w/kg. Couldn’t stop to wonder if my usual Trek ride would have been faster. Better performance than last month’s TT so I’ll take it.
really great effort Mucker! i loaded up your ghost for my attempt the day after and i’ll take some pleasure i was faster on the flat bit lol. I just can’t believe how fast you overtook on the climb and pulled away from me, but it might have had something to do with sunniva who i also loaded up and she came past me a little bit after you but was on the normal bike so she was a double assassin on the climb!!
As I mentioned previously, in June and first half of July, my Rouvy “training score” dropped from mid 70s to 51 on July 14th. Since then, I’ve been gradually re-establishing some fitness (it’s back up to 58).
Where to start? Ask ChatGPT of course! What I now call the “Auxiliary Brain” (my wife is tired of hearing about “AI”) gave me a training plan for the week, a sleep plan, meal plan, warm-up plan, and race plan. I’ve been sharing cycling info with the “AB” for a few months, so it knows a lot about my cycling capability. The plan it provided for this TT proved to be dead on. Basically, do 3.2 until the climbs a little over 3.5 on the first climb and then give it whatever I had left on the last one.
For once, I didn’t go out too hard, and – channeling my best SLudford – managed to maintain target 3.2 all the way to the climbs. Even more exciting (for me) in the 2nd half, I actually passed 4 folks who frequently beat me – unheard of as I’m usually getting passed by double that many in the 2nd half. Now for the climbs! I was on the TT bike and everyone knows I can’t climb, so I felt like the 4 behind would be gunning for me. HR had gone up steadily from 137 at minute 2 to just over 150 right before the climbs. 150-157 is Z6 for me and I usually blow up if I hit 160, so I was worried. However, I still felt good and the adrenaline kicked in. Did a little over 3.5 up the first climb and over the top, I still had a lead on the 4 trailing. HR “only” hit 159. Caught some deep breaths and then attacked the 2nd hill. Managed to average 3.6+ with even a brief touch of 4.0 near the top. HR hit 164 and legs and breath gave out in the final 10 seconds, but I was (and am) extremely happy. Easily my best solo effort of the year and probably my highest average watts for 30 minutes (249). Super satisfied with maintaining such a consistent pace (race avg 248, 30 min 249, 20 min 250, and normalized 251). It was also first time this year that I’ve done the TT event in the primary time slot on a flattish course and it was great to see all the familiar names and avatars! Hoping I’ll have opportunity to compete all month – so much fun!
What an awesome race report! Felt like i was with you!!! I can’t believe how much research you put into a 30 minute Muckers race!!! Seems so many of you have taken to this TT first race format and it’s always great to read how far you guys go. Well done
Eric, I was so impressed with your riding! Great work! Sounds like I need to consult my own AB before next TT …
Thank you! Today was another great one. We can pick up the conversation in the next blog post 🙂
And . . . I was really afraid you and DanWren were going to chase me down there at the end. That last uphill had me scared. Super fun doing a TT this way where we can “see” our nearest competitors all the way.