Last week’s Tiny Races saw some very close competition for the podium, including Zone 2 C category where the two top riders tied for points! Here’s a recording from one of those riders, Austrian Berthold Wimmer:
Once again, apologies for powerup bugs (random powerups instead of the specific one we want) in races 1 and 2. We’ve talked to Zwift about it, we know what causes the problem – now it’s just down to making sure weekly event edits by Zwift staff don’t break the setting again.
Last Week’s Results
Overall Winners
A: Joakim Lisson (POAuto)
B: Ed Gray (DIRTy Sprockets)
C: Erik Josefsson (SZ)
D: Richard Johnston (WTF)
A: Ingo Reichart (KC)
B: Don Kamer (CLS)
C: Peter Kiely (IRLGD)*
D: Sickow Koved
A: Felipe Nystrom (OMG)
B: Dan Seaman (BAMF)
C: Mathias Christensen
D: William Ng (Rhino)
*Peter tied with Berthold Wimmer for points, but Peter had the highest finishes, and thus got 1st place.
Women’s Winners
A: Kurai Uma
B: Charlotte Colclough (Toyota CRYO RDT)
C: Jana Riehl (Eintracht)
D: Shonagh Pinecone (ZScot)
A: none
B: Maria Marb (Beastmode pb ROSE)
C: Maggie Carden (Drafting Dinos)
D: Kim Johnson (Herd)
A: none
B: Haley Gill (Vixen)
C: Anne Vincent (Optimum)
D: Jana Parsons (REVO)
This Week’s Route(s): Variations on a Loop
This week we’re trying something different. Every race is on the same route, but different lengths. We start off short, getting progressively longer and finishing each race at a strategic point on the course.
Also: there was a sale on anvils, so that’s all you’re getting for Christmas. (Is this what naughty Zwifters get instead of coal?)
- Race 1: Two Bridges Loop (2.832km, to JWB Sprint Reverse banner)
This will be a super-short race. Who’s going to attack on the first climb, and will they stay away?- Powerup: Anvil
- Race 2: Two Bridges Loop (4.6km, to start of 360 Bridge)
Stretching it out a bit further, we add a couple of lumps to the course and finish the race on the bridge just before the key climb.- Powerup: Anvil x2
- Race 3: Two Bridges Loop (5.62km, to top of climb)
Ah, the uphill finish. Loved by some, hated by most. Do you have the w/kg punch to take the win at the highest point on this course?- Powerup: Anvil x2
- Race 4: Two Bridges Loop (1 lap)
Finally, we’ll complete a full lap of the course. Survive up the climb, don’t get gapped on the descent, and time your sprint just right. You may just have a chance!- Powerup: Anvil x2
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ZwiftPower Results
Zwift displays preliminary race results in game when you cross the line, but points are computed after all four races are finished, with final results on ZwiftPower. (We have to do some data processing on our side to compute results, so if your rankings don’t show up right away, be patient.)
Riders will earn points based on finish position in each of the 4 Tiny Races. The category winner of each week’s series is the rider with the most points across their timezone’s 4 races. Here are the links for each timezone’s results on ZwiftPower:
- Zone 1 (9am GMT/4am EST/1am PST)
- Zone 2 (3pm GMT/10am EST/7am PST)
- Zone 3 (9pm GMT/4pm EST/1pm PST/Sunday 8am AEDT)
Rules
Tiny Race rules are simple. Four races, four rules:
- You must have a ZwiftPower account, because final results are processed by ZwiftPower (learn how to sign up)
- No skipping then returning. These races are meant to be raced as a set of 4. If you need to leave early, that’s fine… but once you miss a race in your hour’s set of 4, don’t come back and race another or you’ll be disqualified from that race since you rested while others were racing! (Example: racing only races 1 and 2 is fine. Racing 1, 2, and 4 is not – you will be DQ from race 4. And if you race 2, 3, and 4, you’ll be DQ from all those races, since you skipped race 1!)
- Heart rate monitors are required for podium finishers
- ZPower/Virtual power is not allowed. Smart trainer/smart bike or power meter required.
Join a Chat & Chill Cooldown
Immediately following each hour’s racing, we’ve scheduled 30-minute “Chat & Chill” events where riders from all categories can spin out their legs together and have some fun chatting about how it all went down. Find them at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces.
Questions or Comments
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