WTRL TTT – Watopia Figure 8 Rev

Course Notes – 1 Laps – 30.5km inc lead-in

A tricky route with potential to split teams up definitely, not least due to 2 passes through those tricky Esses

Starting with ride out of the pens and up the 3% drag off the Beach, before hitting those Esses. A good trick for the team here is to, a) go into it as w/kg blob, all doing your Pos 1 power from the Pace Planner and b) NOT change gear, instead all stand and up the inclines and spin out on the slight descents. The reason for this is constantly changing gear will almost inevitably end up with someone getting dropped due to losing too much power.

Long largely uneventful mid-section after this should allow good rotations using the Power Planner worksheet, before you start the long side of the KQoM @ about 5.5km. You all need to agree a w/kg at this point for that first 400m push, then it is false flat where turns are possible.
Once through the arch, another 100m or so to the sharp left. You CAN Supertuck all the way down, but in short race like this, if you are capable of over 3w/kg, keep pushing.

Once down, you have 8km of mostly flat to really do good turns! Only the incline out of the tunnel is a point of note.

Back to the Esses at 16.6km, same rules apply as the first pass. Then through the Beachfront information and on to the KQoM again. This is the last hard effort and you need to go as hard in w/kg as your 4th best rider can do. Call it early and look out for each other. Once at the top, gather your 4 and try to go back to turns, all the way home.

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