Guildford Peloton Mini Strava XChallenge #2 Week 2 Revised Result

 

Craig S:  A bit miffed that since a wet ride on Saturday I haven't been able to get my Garmin to be recognised by my laptop to upload the data. (I know you all in the UK have a great deal of sympathy, knowing that wet here in California is generally wet, and not particularly cold...)

I did ride both Saturday and Sunday, although Sunday was a short sprint with only 400m or so of climb.  It will get there eventually I'm sure.

 Craig S:  Interesting, now that my Garmin has dried out, I uploaded the data, both to Strava and Garmin connect. Can I get a re-count? or have I missed the boat? (after Saturday riding - oops no, I won't go there)

I did however note that when I turned on "Elevation Corrections" in Garmin connect, Sunday's ride nearly doubled in climb! What's that all about? Anyone else notice that? And can I get that one counted?

 Duncan S:  Elevation correction?  I wondered why Strava posted a different figure to what was on my Garmin. It has been confusing me (and it isn’t hard to do that) as it always adds 10% or so (I know my Garmin reads less metres than other peoples from experience on previous group rides, and it always read less than my Polar CS600 which bugged me when I first got my Garmin).  I assume I must have elevation correction turned “on” on my Strava account. I have not downloaded to Garmin Connect recently so can’t comment.

David C:  The Commisaires have reviewed Craig’s appeal and, in true TdF tradition, have re-written the rules to keep him in the race.

The revised results are below. No change in the jersey positions but sorry Michael…you are now the Flamme Rouge…

Mini Strava Challenge #2
Week 2 - Monday 1/4/13 - Sunday 7/4/13
Name	No. of Rides	Miles Ridden		Climbing (ft)			Ranking - Miles	Ranking - KoM	Green Jersey Points	Hilly Index		Avg Ride (miles)
Mike R	5	186.8		16,378			1	1	8	87.7		37.4
David C	3	178.7		7,941			2	3	7	44.4		59.6
Steve W	7	166.3		9,446			3	2	6	56.8		23.8
Justin C	2	152.6		7,031			4	4	5	46.1		76.3
Jon S	2	119.1		5,325			5	5	4	44.7		59.6
Craig S	2	89.2		4,659			6	6	3	52.2		44.6
Duncan S	2	77.9		2,978			7	8	2	38.2		39.0
Michael C	2	55.1		3,716			8	7	1	67.4		27.6
	25	1025.7		57474.0						56.0		41.0

Mini Strava  Challenge #2

General Classification

Name	No. of Rides	Miles Ridden	Climbing (ft)	Ranking - Miles	Ranking - KoM	Green Jersey Points	Hilly Index	Avg Ride (miles)
Steve W	14	335.5	18,041	1	2	14	53.8	24.0
David C	5	252.7	11,212	2	5	12	44.4	50.5
Justin C	6	248.6	11,729	3	4	12	47.2	41.4
Mike R	7	236.2	18,769	4	1	11	79.5	33.7
Craig S	4	169.2	12,212	5	3	9	72.2	42.3
Jon S	3	145.5	6,761	6	6	5	46.5	48.5
Duncan S	4	130.1	5,862	7	7	6	45.1	32.5
Michael C	3	103.1	5,164	8	8	3	50.1	34.4
	46	1,620.9	89,750				55.4	35.2

Duncan S:  Not fair. I had already my blog and published it and now I will have to go back and re-edit it. And to top it all I have fallen down a position.  Who ever heard of a Garmin being affected by water or it raining in California which is famous for its good weather and as a consequence its fires?

Mike R:  I think I experienced satellite issues on Sunday. My 160km ride on Sunday only showed up as 60km. I looped Box Hill so many times that I have my own grooved track now. Can the Commisaires review please?? (The groove is visible from space).

David / Stato / The Commissaires :  Good to see you boys haven’t lost your competitive edge.  Case reviewed and…rejected. There is no right of appeal - the decision of the Commissaires is final. You can use your sense of injustice to fuel your determination to put in some big rides this weekend.

I was going to ask the Commissaires to award me and Justin extra Green Jersey points for finishing 30th and 31st out of 268 participants in the Wiggle Sportive, but I’m a modest chap and don’t like to draw attention to myself… J

Michael C:  This is outrageous!  As a relative newcomer to the world of Lycra, group sets and Garmin’s, I had always thought that the rumors of underhand deals, pre-selected winners and the lack of a “level playing field” in cycling were all exaggerated. And here it is, laid bare!  I’m off to email Paul Kimmage – it is not just at elite level that this sport needs cleaned up!   This email will be stuck up in the proverbial dressing room before this Sundays cycle!