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Mar 2021
8:00am, 3 Mar 2021
9,559 posts
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jda
But also: TTT culture varies a lot with clubs so Gobi may be more helpful about The Herd in particular.
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Mar 2021
9:22am, 3 Mar 2021
73,426 posts
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Gobi
Morning
Who are you riding with ? Have you looked at the power of the rest of your team?
The Herd put a lot of emphasis on keeping the team together so work hard to balance the squads
Doing your turn, it is not all about this, a lot of the time it is about balancing your expectation. There is no shame in hanging on if that is all you have.
The best tips I can give you are these:
1. Listen to your Captain
2. Don't over commit on effort by being too enthusiatic, there is no shame in not being able to do a turn
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Mar 2021
10:54am, 3 Mar 2021
162 posts
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Fopp
We did the final TTT of the ZRL last night. It's not like a real TTT you will get periods where you're not quite in the right spot but I'd say concentration is important if you want to avoid surging and stopping.
We normally have one or two that get dropped at some point and I am always happy to do extra/longer turns when others are struggling. All part of the team game.
Discord helps a lot except when our captain was struggling to talk last night!
We finished 11/16 in our league but most importantly beat the other Tri club.
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Mar 2021
11:09am, 3 Mar 2021
740 posts
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Big_G
OK, thanks all. Yes, I have Discord set up and have used it before.
Gobi, i'm riding with the Cheetahs. Yes, I've looked at the power of the rest of my team and I'm 7th of the 7 in that regard...
I'll just do my best then and see how I get on. Looking forward to it.
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Mar 2021
11:21am, 3 Mar 2021
73,431 posts
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Gobi
Big_G - as 7th you will not be expected to do huge turns, trust the skipper :¬)
Enjoy the experience
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Mar 2021
11:28am, 3 Mar 2021
13,654 posts
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larkim
I'm guessing to take part in TTT it's pretty much essential that you are on a smart trainer so you get some feedback about when you're in the draft etc? I'm not looking to get involved, just curious! I know you can watch your avatar sit up when drafting, but I'm guessing the feedback in the resistance is a little more subtle than "on / off"?
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Mar 2021
11:32am, 3 Mar 2021
73,432 posts
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Gobi
I think it is mandatory for WTRL
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Mar 2021
11:47am, 3 Mar 2021
163 posts
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Fopp
I don't have a smart trainer, it's not essential at all. I have no difficulty.
I don't think it's mandatory and I don't see why it would be and how they could tell. I do recall seeing that written somewhere though.
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Mar 2021
11:51am, 3 Mar 2021
741 posts
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Big_G
For WTRL it says...
Every Rider must:
- Be registered on www.zwiftpower.com with accurate height and weight added.
- Add their team tag to their www.ZwiftPower.com -> Profile -> Settings -> Name
- Use a Power Meter (i.e. trainer or bike mounted) - no more than 40% of your teams riders can be power-meter-less/Z-power Riders.
- Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs) are advisable but not compulsory.
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Mar 2021
12:06pm, 3 Mar 2021
742 posts
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Big_G
Fopp, do you have a way of measuring power though? If so, that's fine I think.
To answer the question on how they will know though, I'm presuming it's quite straightforward as ZwiftPower can automatically DQ people who are using ZPower (i.e, those don't have a way of measuring power). How it works technically I obviously don't know, but Zwift would know what kit a rider is using, and I'm presuming passes that to ZwiftPower, and they filter out those that don't have a way of measuring power. I've seen on YouTube people getting the "cone of shame" on occasion, and serious racers hate it as it can disrupt the races - i.e, if a person without a power meter is pulling hard on the front, it's almost like riding behind a motor bike for the rest of the riders and it messes up the tactics etc. Even though that rider would get DQd in the race results on ZwiftPower, it can ruin the race for the other riders. I'm not at that level obviously and it's just fun for me, but that's my understanding of the ZP disqualification code on ZwiftPower.
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MyWhooshers
Jan 2025