ENTER RACE 6.11 WEDNESDAY 1st MARCH ON WAHOO RGT HERE (Brand new course – Harrow)
DETAILS OF NEXT WEDNESDAY’S RACE (22nd FEB.) ON CADEsport HERE (Rocky Mountains course)
WATCH THE LIVE RACE (6.10) HERE
LEARN ABOUT ONLINE STEERING HERE
Well that was interesting, and we are not fully sure we can give a clear steer (pun intended) on what was going on! Different riders are giving different feedback, some adapting to the new steering on Wahoo RGT quicker than others and, if you’ve been on CADEsport in recent months you’ll have probably had an advantage here …. although the two platforms are configured differently, so the advantage may not be as clear cut as you’d expect.
The fundamental thing to understand is that steering allows you to choose lane, you do not steer to navigate corners. However, it is advantageous to choose the inside lane when cornering. If you steer left or right into another rider, they get pushed aside and quite a few riders didn’t seem to like this. Our view is that we think RGT got this the wrong way around, CADE is configured so that you can’t steer into another rider, so you are blocked by riders either side, as in real life. But, we think riders will adapt to RGT’s method and will adapt tactics accordingly, which could make for some pretty exciting racing, we’ll see!
Watching the race, it seemed that some riders were using steering more efficiently than others. If you don’t use the steering for a while it switches off and you will revert to ‘Auto Avoid’ until you use it again. Again, this looks at it the other way around to CADE, where you can choose Auto Steer and the app will take corners efficiently for you. On RGT, you just stay in that lane unless overtaking another rider. Consequently, you risk getting gradually being pushed to an outside lane and stuck there if you can’t steer.
Over time, riders will adapt and races will elvolve around these dynamics, but here there was a lot of uncertainty; as a course that used to deliver a mass bunch sprint, saw a handful of riders contest the win with Brian Hodges taking a clear win in the final few hundred metres.
We made observations in the commentary, which you can view by using the link above, and we have had feedback from riders in the aftermath of the race. Some thought they weren’t alert enough with the steering and when the rider in front moved across and the draft disappeared, it seems some got dropped. This is a tactic we expected and we think will evolve. Clearly some peole realised that aiming for the inside lane on corners was more important than others perceived. We saw more ‘lines’ than normal, with riders picking wheels to draft, which seemed to mean less of a peleton bunched across the road. However, in a large race, this could mean a rider way back in the line may be badly placed to make up any bunch splits that may occur ahead. Staying in, say, 4th wheel may be the ambition here …. let’s see how it plays out.
We think there will be some fascinating evolutions over the coming months, which will make these races ultra interesting. Not only that, we have two brand new routes coming up, The Harrow Haul (Wednesday 1st March) and The Wembley Wheelspin on 15th March (A race around Wembley Football Stadium).
We are also every Wednseday at 7.30pm UK Time now, alternating between WahooRGT one week and CADEsport the next so tyou can practice both steering skillsets and become a cross-platform ace on the best two platforms!
So, turning to the race, we saw an uncharacteristic small group finish on this course, superbly won by Brain Hodges just ahead of Karl Axel Zander Persson. In the General Classification John Sammut, Wouter Claes, Jan Vana and Johan Arrhen all made up some ground on Nick Greenhalgh, but Nick has a clear lead still. In the Ladies League Caroline Reuter held off Aileen Davidson, they finished close but in a bunch and three riders squeezed between them costing Aileen a few points in her very first race! Well done ladies, great racing.
Use the link above to check out the full standings.
ENTER RACE 6.11 WEDNESDAY 1st MARCH ON WAHOO RGT HERE (Brand new course)
DETAILS OF NEXT WEDNESDAY’S RACE (22nd FEB.) ON CADEsport HERE (Rocky Mountains course)
LADIES LEAGUE RACE 6.10 Runnymede Rumble
| CAROLINE REUTER (RIAK) | 100 |
| Aileen Davidson | 96 |
| Chantal Mendes [riak] | 85 |
| Wendy Wonderwheels:)RK | 84 |
| Claire Miller – TCC | 80 |
| DANIELLE GAUNT | 79 |
| Ma. cristina Witzke(WLC/GACT) | 78 |
| Gail Rob (tcc) | 77 |
| Jessica Wright | 75 |
| Lisa Snell | 73 |
RESULTS Race 6.10 – Runnymede Rumble 16km
| Psn | Rider | Team | Time | W/kg |
| 1 | Brian Hodges | 21:39.5 | 4.96 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 2 | Karl-axel Zander persson [rgtswe] | 21:40.0 + 0.551 | 4.13 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 3 | Wouter Claes | Moon Riders | 21:40.1 + 0.625 | 4.35 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 4 | John Sammut (A) | Pocomotion | 21:40.2 + 0.695 | 4.38 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 5 | Johan Arrhen | 21:40.2 + 0.764 | 3.48 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 6 | Jan Vana (NopinzR3R) | NoPinz R3R | 21:40.7 + 1.214 | 4.31 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 7 | Ray Wilson | NoPinz R3R | 21:41.2 + 1.715 | 4.86 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 8 | Nick Greenhalgh [ЯƦ] | Rasio Racing Black | 21:41.2 + 1.752 | 4.36 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 9 | Doug Hart [pdl] (c) | Pedalers | 21:41.2 + 1.765 | 4.46 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 10 | Dan Stimson (R3R) | 21:41.3 + 1.850 | 4.09 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 11 | Jack Samways[wvs] | Watford Velo | 21:41.4 + 1.918 | 4.51 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 12 | Steven Brierley | NoPinz R3R | 21:41.6 + 2.070 | 4.53 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 13 | James Melville | Glasgow United CC | 21:41.6 + 2.149 | 4.23 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 14 | Alasdair Mcalpine | Glasgow United CC | 21:41.7 + 2.219 | 5.13 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 15 | Marian Maričák [ЯƦ] | Rasio Racing Black | 21:41.8 + 2.359 | 4.37 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 16 | H. Kutluca(B) | 21:42.2 + 2.684 | 4.89 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 17 | Henrik Mård | Pedalers | 21:42.7 + 3.208 | 4.67 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 18 | Jørgen van Bers [яʀ] | Rasio Racing Orange | 21:42.7 + 3.224 | 4.15 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 19 | Mark Donaldson | 21:42.9 + 3.464 | 4.36 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 20 | Paul Hindson | 21:43.0 + 3.549 | 4.01 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 21 | MATHIAS BERGKVIST | 21:43.1 + 3.647 | 4.32 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 22 | Jan Linden poco | Pocomotion | 21:44.4 + 4.878 | 4.33 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 23 | Peter Austin | OTR | 21:44.5 + 5.051 | 4.02 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 24 | ben van male | 21:45.2 + 5.752 | 4.14 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 25 | Thobias Björk | West London VR1 | 21:47.1 + 7.624 | 3.57 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 26 | Ned Bowen | Draft | 21:54.0 + 14.491 | 4.18 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 27 | Yahya Öksüzoglu (Team54) | 21:57.4 + 17.913 | 3.88 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 28 | Will Brown | Westerley CC | 22:01.5 + 21.979 | 4.27 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 29 | To Geeme | 22:29.2 + 49.673 | 4.67 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 30 | MATTHEW MORRIS | 22:32.1 + 52.589 | 4.33 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 31 | Matthew Feely | 22:39.9 + 1:00.417 | 3.67 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 32 | Jorge Roldán | 22:41.3 + 1:01.826 | 3.35 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 33 | Andrzej Krajewski ЯƦ | Rasio Racing Orange | 22:48.2 + 1:08.692 | 3.89 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 34 | Stuart Gillies tcc | Twickenham CC | 22:49.4 + 1:09.899 | 3.37 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 35 | Tim Cummins | Westerley CC | 22:53.6 + 1:14.068 | 4.32 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 36 | James Conolly (wvs) | Watford Velo | 23:26.7 + 1:47.264 | 3.63 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 37 | Mike Lister | 23:39.1 + 1:59.626 | 3.33 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 38 | .. Turgay | 23:40.2 + 2:00.703 | 4.44 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 39 | David wcc Buckley wcc | Westerley CC | 23:42.0 + 2:02.475 | 3.08 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 40 | Craig Jones | 23:42.3 + 2:02.833 | 3.69 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 41 | Niklas Persson | 23:55.3 + 2:15.840 | 4.15 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 42 | Ian Sudds | 23:56.3 + 2:16.796 | 3.59 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 43 | Simon Hall [wvs] | Watford Velo | 23:56.7 + 2:17.248 | 4.17 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 44 | Marco Verhoogt (b) | 23:59.0 + 2:19.565 | 3.97 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 45 | David Broekhuijsen (Coalition) | 24:02.8 + 2:23.294 | 3.59 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 46 | Dermot Doyle (F) | 24:21.0 + 2:41.560 | 3.18 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 47 | Peter Alizadeh (TCC) | 24:46.5 + 3:06.984 | 3.67 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 48 | Michael Appel [eckd] [TG2] | 24:48.2 + 3:08.682 | 2.93 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 49 | Ingmar K. (A) | 24:52.1 + 3:12.568 | 2.78 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 50 | CAROLINE REUTER (RIAK) | Riak Women | 24:54.8 + 3:15.312 | 3.5 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 51 | Adrian Bennett (OTR-UV) | 24:55.0 + 3:15.554 | 3 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 52 | Jymmy Trevor (m) | 24:55.1 + 3:15.568 | 3.02 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 53 | Gt Thakkar | West London VR2 | 24:55.1 + 3:15.606 | 3.35 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 54 | Aileen Davidson | 24:55.1 + 3:15.614 | 3.34 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 55 | Hartley Andy | 24:55.2 + 3:15.717 | 3.15 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 56 | Thomas Alsop | 24:55.3 + 3:15.770 | 2.84 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 57 | Brett Smith | West London VR2 | 24:55.3 + 3:15.804 | 2.9 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 58 | Nguyen Joe | 24:55.3 + 3:15.844 | 4.73 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 59 | Robert Gilmour | 24:58.2 + 3:18.666 | 3.45 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 60 | James Cheesman | 25:03.0 + 3:23.524 | 2.98 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 61 | Guillaume Gibert | 25:03.5 + 3:23.970 | 3.22 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 62 | Robert Shiels | 26:09.0 + 4:29.517 | 3.45 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 63 | Gavin Grant tcc | Twickenham CC | 26:11.4 + 4:31.961 | 2.49 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 64 | Snazzy Pastel | 26:16.0 + 4:36.469 | 3.87 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 65 | Chantal Mendes [riak] | Riak Women | 26:27.7 + 4:48.199 | 3.01 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 66 | Wendy Wonderwheels:)RK | Riak Women | 26:29.2 + 4:49.699 | 2.67 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 67 | ANDREW WALKER | 27:36.4 + 5:56.913 | 3.26 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 68 | Frank Brandy | 28:18.1 + 6:38.597 | 2.17 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 69 | Alois Hill (FCSP) | 28:31.4 + 6:51.934 | 2.42 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 70 | Claire Miller – TCC | Twickenham CC Ladies | 28:41.2 + 7:01.689 | 3.1 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 71 | DANIELLE GAUNT | West london VR Ladies Team | 28:57.9 + 7:18.376 | 2.62 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 72 | Ma. cristina Witzke(WLC/GACT) | West london VR Ladies Team | 29:11.7 + 7:32.192 | 1.91 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 73 | Gail Rob (tcc) | Twickenham CC Ladies | 29:28.8 + 7:49.314 | 2.84 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 74 | Baz Mistry | 29:30.3 + 7:50.851 | 2.19 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 75 | .. Jessica.. | West london VR Ladies Team | 30:57.7 + 9:18.214 | 2.06 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 76 | Migu Canada | 31:51.3 + 10:11.840 | 1.82 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 77 | Lisa Snell | West london VR Ladies Team | 32:13.0 + 10:33.501 | 1.99 Top of Form Bottom of Form |
| 78 | Rick Van der laan | 34:19.0 + 12:39.560 | 1.63 Top of Form Bottom of Form | |
| 79 | Harry Smits | 34:19.7 + 12:40.213 | 1.63 |
