VTTA Zwift TT 28/1/25

So this was my third attempt at the VTTA 10 mile time trials on the Tempus Fugit course. Last week I went backwards with lower power, so I was feeling a bit apprehensive about this one - would I continue my backwards trend? On the plus side, I've been completing the Athletica workouts with a bit more gusto than over the past few weeks, and many of my physiological metrics have been going in the right direction. But still...

To recap, I have been finding it difficult to pace myself properly on these events, and this is something I need to work on. After a carefully planned warm up, I did start off quite well, controlling my pace and holding things steady for about 6 minutes before everything started falling apart. I finished with an average power of 236W - somewhat less than I'd be happy with, but about 8W higher than event 2 and 4W higher than event 1. My finishing time was 24:09, and in the AAT table, I came in 34th out of 57 riders.

I'm clearly still ensconced in the middle of the field. I suppose that gives me something to aim for in the next event on 4th February. It took me five goes before I managed to ride at a consistent event power (average 255W) last year, and if the data I have are reliable, I'm at least heading in the right direction.

My first open event will be the Port Talbot Wheelers 2-up '25' on 9th March, just over a month away.

Warming up - in the event, you only see others taking part