ZWIFT'S HARDEST RACE SERIES IS BACK!!!

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • Hi all, I recently started a training with the NRC-Team in preparation for the Zwift Racing League season - go and check them out:
    www.nrc-team.com
    The NRC Team currently have a free 7 day trial - visit www.nrc-team.com for more information!
    Join my club on Zwift to ride together: www.zwift.com/...
    Flame Rouge Racing is back with the Tour Watopia! Follow me and the Not Pogi team as we take on 8 tough stages of racing in 10 days!
    Stage 1: Bologna (ITT)
    Course 2: Royal Pump Room 8, Yorkshire (ITT)
    Category B
    Zwift Racing Score: 429
    Zwift Racing Score category 400 - 520
    FRR category: HAB
    Thanks all for watching, commenting and for those who also subscribe!
    Please drop a comment if you have any advice that you think would help me become a stronger rider - hope you all enjoy!
    I'm a category B Zwifter, with an zFTP of 260 weighing 76.8kgs.
    Equipment:
    Wahoo Kickr V5
    Wahoo Kickr Climb
    Apple TV 4k
    Samsung 27" M50B monitor
    Garmin HRM-DUEL

КОМЕНТАРІ • 43

  • @heathercunningham2949
    @heathercunningham2949 Місяць тому +1

    Inspirational!!! 🚲

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Thank you so much ☺️

  • @mikekent9488
    @mikekent9488 25 днів тому +1

    I love this. Thanks for sharing

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  25 днів тому

      That’s kind of you to say 👍🏻 - it’s a great series, definitely a challenge!

  • @paulmccafferty4850
    @paulmccafferty4850 Місяць тому +3

    Great to be part of the team Olly. Can’t wait to race.

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      It’s great to have you on the team mate! It’ll also be great racing together, looking forward to this week very much 😃

  • @ericbarfell
    @ericbarfell Місяць тому +1

    Great work!! Thanks for organizing the team, I’m happy to be sprinting for you. Best of luck!

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому +1

      You’ve got this E! Great effort on the first 2 stages - it’s an honour to host you mate 👍🏻

  • @raymead7016
    @raymead7016 Місяць тому +1

    Nice efforts Olly! Pretty jealous as I love the FRR series for those fitness gains and sense of accomplishment, currently in the middle of a house move and was away for Christmas so haven’t been on the bike in over a month and have packed on the pounds over that period 😅Hope to be back on the bike soon and join you guys for some group rides and maybe see you in some races, though I feel I’m going to get humbled my first ride back on Zwift! Hope you had a good Christmas and happy New Year!

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks Ray! Hope you had a good Christmas mate and were away somewhere nice! House moves are stressful enough without having to cycle every night so I really don’t blame you for giving it a miss mate! Hope it all goes well and it’ll be great to see you back on Zwift / looking forward for you to join us on some group rides! You’re very strong on the bike mate so you’ll be fine when you do jump back on 👍🏻

  • @JDirom
    @JDirom Місяць тому +1

    Always nice to get that second wind. Especially with the back to back format of the first day. Best of luck in the series. Interested to see how your GC position progresses throughout the series.

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Thanks very much 👍🏻 I was really worried that I’d completely snap but it paced it not too bad in the end 😀 Appreciate your kind words, I’ll give it my all and fingers crossed for some decent results 👍🏻

  • @klausmors8320
    @klausmors8320 Місяць тому +2

    I paused so he Can rest❤

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Haha thank you - it was needed!! 👍🏻

    • @klausmors8320
      @klausmors8320 Місяць тому

      Lol keep going

  • @SCggoode
    @SCggoode Місяць тому +1

    I was pretty excited to try out FRR for the first time but I got taken out with a chest cold just before new years. Gutted to be missing this. Good luck with the race series, the queen stage looks like a banger!

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      That’s a massive shame, hope you’re starting to feel better now mate, this series is definitely one to do when there’s no sign of any illness. I said I’d never do that course again (Queen stage) after what happened a couple of years ago but here we are lol 😂 It should be a lot of fun 👍🏻

  • @MattGilmourCycling
    @MattGilmourCycling Місяць тому +1

    Good work champ, keep smashing

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks very much mate 👍🏻 I’ll give it my all, should be a decent series 😀

  • @RayMccaughey
    @RayMccaughey Місяць тому +1

    Great effort Olly, I’ll see you in the HAB pens, I’m exactly 1 minute behind you in GC. Really looking forward to racing with you.

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Thanks Ray 👍🏻 That’s great we’ll be racing in the same category, I’m going to do the 6PM races week nights I think, still undecided on the Sat/Sun race. Be excellent racing with you too, it’ll be really good fun (maybe except the last race lol) 👍🏻

    • @RayMccaughey
      @RayMccaughey Місяць тому +1

      @ I’m at 0600 tomorrow but the rest of the week I’ll have to play it by ear. Work and family commitments might dictate the times. I’m Still a little scared for Sunday 😂

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Good luck with the early one mate, hopefully I’ll see you at least once, even if it is at the weekend 👍🏻 I know I’ll really need to psych myself up for it 🤣

  • @RoadtoA
    @RoadtoA Місяць тому +1

    "Little bit of an incline."
    Hehe

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Haha yeah… I was being quite generous there 😂 It’d be cool to see you try this series at some point, I think you’d do well mate 👍🏻

  • @philcox810
    @philcox810 Місяць тому +1

    Happy New Year Ollie!! I'm in HAB with you but currently it's looking like i'll be having to do the 06:00 races!😭
    Looking forward to seeing how you get on in GC mate, I'm going to see how my sprinting legs get on in this series.
    I've just joined your club on ZP (I didn't realise you can be part of more than one club)
    Take care mate!

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Hi Phil, Happy New Year to you also! Hope you had a great Christmas mate. That’s great we’re in the same category and also very happy to hear you’ve joined the NP team! I was hoping you would - not sure if Army put in a team for FRR? Doing the early races is an amazing effort, I don’t know if I could do that! What about Saturday/Sunday, maybe we can race together then if you’re able to do slightly later? Good luck in the tour - I’ll be keeping an eye out on how you get on 👍🏻 take care mate

    • @philcox810
      @philcox810 Місяць тому +1

      @ this time around I’m doing it with the Army team but will switch it up for the world tour if you’re putting a team in for that?
      What time are you doing Saturday? I’m up for riding with you Saturday mate!

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      That’s good Army have a team mate - yeah that’d be great for the World Tour, should be putting in a team for that too hopefully 👍🏻
      I think I’ll do the 10:30 or the 1pm race if that’s any good for you?

    • @philcox810
      @philcox810 Місяць тому +1

      @@notpogi 10:30 would be good for me mate if you're happy with that?

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому +1

      Yes mate let’s do it! 😃

  • @roeland_st
    @roeland_st Місяць тому +1

    lennert teugels who was first on the segment is a local pro here where I live he's quite good

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      I did notice he was in the race and I couldn’t quite believe how fast he completed both stages, he is an absolute beast! 👍🏻

  • @SpinToWin74
    @SpinToWin74 Місяць тому +1

    Good luck with the Tour!...Alas I am skipping this one. Have had a bug for 4-5 weeks which I just couldn't shake...and although I am finally getting over it (I think) I didn't think 7-8 of intensity would be right for me atm...but building up for the next one!...Go Smash it in HAB...will check in and see how you are getting on....

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Thanks Sam 👍🏻 That’s such a shame to hear you’re skipping this one but it’s 100% the sensible thing to do if you’re not feeling great. Glad to hear you’re on the road to recovery, hopefully I’ll do you proud mate! 👍🏻

  • @guyhunter4181
    @guyhunter4181 Місяць тому +1

    Remember the fueling and rest mentally good luck

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      Thanks Guy for your support throughout! Fuelling will be so important 👍🏻

  • @snowmangames1805
    @snowmangames1805 Місяць тому +1

    I love this concept of a stage race in Zwift! Are there more of these going on trough the years and how do I find these?

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому +1

      Yes there are a few of these with different organisers throughout the year. You can find a lot of them on the Zwift Racers Facebook page, alternatively FlammeRougeRacing.co.uk is the website for this series. Another good one is called the Chasing Tour, worth a lookup also 👍🏻

    • @snowmangames1805
      @snowmangames1805 Місяць тому

      @notpogi Thanks a lot! Will definetly look into this!

  • @PedalToProgress
    @PedalToProgress Місяць тому +1

    The Grand Tour on TrainingPeaks Virtual is coming back in March! 🎉
    You going to race in it?

    • @notpogi
      @notpogi  Місяць тому

      That sounds very interesting and exciting! I’ll give it some research and make a call closer to the start 😃

    • @PedalToProgress
      @PedalToProgress Місяць тому

      @ over on d_iscord