Zwift Racing League // Recon // Island hopper

[@firemanhey]

Thank you for the weekly ride thoughs and the race notes. Always good seeing the route and knowing where all the points are. Makes me feel almost nervous about the race.

[@ffwdzwift4541]

Si, please don´t smile when you say 8 sprints...That will be so much suffering🤣Thx man for the recon once again.

[@SiBradeley]

Sorry it’s a built in reaction. I won’t be smiling myself Tuesday I promise

[@ffwdzwift4541]

@@SiBradeley 🤣🤣🤣You´re right it´s still better to face what´s coming with a smile

[@manonholtman]

Can’t wait to do the sprints 😂 Pain is temporary, pride is forever!! But ugh it will be painful and the sprints are a little bit too long in my opinion… We’ll see, will be reunited with my lovely penguin teams so fun guaranteed. Thanks for the useful tips and recon notes!

[@SiBradeley]

You’re welcome Manon, I think the trend is to have longer sprints in zwift.i noticed most of the ones in watopia are also longer than previous.

[@manonholtman]

Yeah the new ones are way too long as well! I prefer 200m max 😂

[@derekmason6555]

They really need to make the start of the sprints more visible. A small block and a thin green line is hard to see in a large group

[@SiBradeley]

💯 agree with you this one. One of the other platforms has big green banners at the start and end of segments to make it really clear.

[@Kieran0]

Valid point but I quite like the fact that those who do their homework are rewarded. If you've looked through course notes and ridden the segments then you'll know exactly where the sprints start and where you'll need to ramp up.

[@byronhardin6472]

Suffering! perfect, just what we like. Cheers Si

[@SiBradeley]

Well you keep coming back so you know you must like suffering like the rest of us. Thanks Byron 🤙

[@kaihagenah]

Thanks for the nice engaging overview 🙂

[@SiBradeley]

Thanks for your comment

[@karenoutram6634]

Fantastic summary Si. Now just to do the race 🥵

[@SiBradeley]

We got this Karen 💪🏼

[@gregfox785]

Thanks Si. Another great recon video!

[@SiBradeley]

Thanks Greg

[@blairnowell1475]

Thx, Si! I got slightly different numbers from you, but not crazy different.

[@SiBradeley]

For lap 2? I raced lap 1 myself, lap 2 I took from older footage. Might be the pens maybe !

[@lisa_hopkins_zwifts]

Thanks Si

[@joemewes1811]

Oh my…. 😮😮 Thanks for the video.

[@andreavorstermans-zado5697]

Video as helpful as always. The Chinstrap penguins thank you. Question. When is the deadline for the contest?

[@kabanossiv2]

How are point awarded on the finish? Same as FAL?

[@SiBradeley]

No there are specific finish line points structure. It is available in the WTRL website

[@user-mh1er9pb8i]

Thank you

[@SiBradeley]

You're welcome

[@wilsarno]

Oh joy, 8 sprints over 36km.

[@SiBradeley]

Can’t you just feel the excitment . 😂🔥. I would say it will be over quick but it’s also a long race 🤣

[@a_scotsman_on_a_horse]

Thanks for another recon. Handy as ever. One minor point - Mah-coo-ree is how you pronounce Makuri not Mah-queue-ree

[@SiBradeley]

I thought that’s what I said but you very probably right :-)) I should slow myself down when recording . Appreciate the comment as always. 🙏🫣

[@smashingtiles]

@@SiBradeley Your accent is charming. Don't change the pronounciation! 😉

[@Simon.Forrester]

Is there a time limit on these races ?

[@SiBradeley]

No Time limit.

[@COOKIE_wcc_]

The last was my first race as a low cat c it as soul destroying

[@Kieran0]

The shorter races are sometimes the worst because there are fewer tactics involved. Just do your best to stick with a group and use the draft as much as possible.

[@blairnowell1475]

FAL for each sprint and FTS is just overall for the 3 sprints, right?

[@SiBradeley]

Yes you got it Blair.

[@lucky247365]

How does FAL work for the tidepool sprint since you are doing it twice per lap. In early race results I am seeing it only scored once per lap for FAL....is that for the first or the second time through per lap?

[@TABS84]

Appears to just be scored for the first time through so potentially only 6 sprint segments with points not 8.@@lucky247365