How to DS a Zwift Team Time Trial

[@ianswinscoe7678]

This is amazing Paul, extremely well produced

An excellent guide to providing a great DS service!

[@jimmydolittle]

Great video!! I’ll take some of this forward to the next Wtrl season.

[@saraz5587]

Thanks so much for validating my role with my team!

[@sarahlacy9539]

Really helpful and interesting. Thanks Paul!!!

[@v90cross2]

wow this is really cool Paul! this can maximize team performance for sure!

[@NatzJac]

Great video. Thanks for sharing, I'm new to DS and this helps so much.

[@jenniferbaker5338]

This is great! Thank you

[@louiscyphre666]

Very useful video! Thx for sharing.

[@pinaytri]

Cooorrreect! 🤗 DS here! 👌

[@JimHaysom]

Love this!

[@meh0k0]

Nice work! In your spreadsheet, can you explain how the riders are ordered in the "Riders by position in line" table? I see it auto sorts after inputting rider power & weight in the other table and sorting that by w/kg, but I can't quite figure out the logic used to order the position in line.

[@covboy70]

Hi Calum, Thanks for the question. In truth the order probably doesn't matter too much. IRL TTT tend to sprinkle the stronger (more watts) riders through the group and sandwich the less strong inside the line. Not really an issue in Zwift, but I followed that logic anyway with riders in order of power 1,6,2,5,3,4 for a 6 person TTT. The reason I left 7&8 at the end kind of contradicts myself above, but just means if you using the doc for a 6 person ZRL team, rather than the 8 person WTRL race, you just end up with empty lines at the bottom, rather than holes in the sheet. Make sense?

[@meh0k0]

@@covboy70 Perfect sense, thanks Paul!

[@covboy70]

Also, the sheet makes more sense sorting by RAW WATTS, not w/kg. On a flat course, this is more important and the basis of the order. The best watts, might not be the best w/kg ;)

[@Where2Go.Cycling]

Hey Paul. Can you be DS in cruzbike for couple races if you’re available ? We would like to learn these things from you n know how this dedicated DS can be a game changer. Currently we re doing wrtl ttt race every Thursday at 6:30 central time

[@covboy70]

Hey. Bit short notice for this week, but send me a DM on Facebook and maybe we can work something out 😀

[@cicirunner]

I was in a TTT group with heavier guys and I felt like I was doing threshold just sitting into the draft and I always got dropped eventually

[@gawalsh1]

Hi Paul, great video thanks, you mention the Google sheets are available that you use but I cannot see them? Can you help? Thanks Gareth

[@covboy70]

Hi Gareth, you should be able to click on the link for the excel doc below, but open it as Google Sheets.

[@garethwalsh3920]

Thanks Paul

[@eloyzwift]

@PaulFitzpatrick does the excelsheet need an update because of the Pack Dynamics 4.0 and the updated information on ZwiftInsider about the double draft and TTT's?

[@eloyzwift]

My compliments of sharing and explaining the TTT-sheet. It is much better than the other sheets I found on the internet.

[@covboy70]

Hi, the sheet on the site now is updated. PD4 generates significantly more Draft in Positions 2-4 and my calculations will reflect this. Good Luck.

[@eloyzwift]

@@covboy70 that is nice and Thank you very much 🫶🔥

[@eloyzwift]

@@covboy70 Is there a new update needed for PD4.1? Your work is much appreciated!

[@covboy70]

@@eloyzwift Hi, I have not had a chance to look into this in detail, but looking at the ZI information, we are talking only a small handful of watts (perhaps 1%) different compared to PD4.0, so as a result I would not propose to change the figures in the current document. - Thanks for asking though :)

[@jpscycling]

Great video and spreadsheet Paul! Do you have sheets with Course Notes each week that the public can access? Very helpful!

[@covboy70]

You can find these on my website zwift-ds.com

[@jpscycling]

@@covboy70 Thanks! Good stuff!!

[@joegraystone4455]

Great videos, very helpful, thanks

[@user-mh1er9pb8i]

Super helpful. Thanks!