Fancy a group ride that is a bit of a challenge? Join me as I lead my first Zwift Group ride with one lap of the Mountain 8 route, on the same roads used in the Monday’s Mountain Massif TT event (which is hosted every Monday at 7pm CEST).

This ride will act a bit of a reconnaissance for those that want to race the Monday Massif TT but in this group ride we will be talking race tactics, and all things related to cycling.

The event will start at a pace of 2-2.3 w/kg, before hitting the base of the reverse Epic KOM. We will climb between 3.2-3.5 w/kg with the focus on keeping the group together.

The plan is to crest the Radio Tower in one mass group, with the real challenge being keeping together on the steepest section. This is not a race and the objective is for the stronger riders to help pace those who would not normally tackle such an endeavour.

Once the hard work has been completed, we descend the mountain and cycle together to the finish at a pace of 2-2.3 w/kg, giving people every opportunity to re-join the bunch, if they have slipped behind.

The objective of this ride is to stay together and help everyone to the finish line. It’s not a race and flyers will not be chased. The fence will be utilised to help with pacing.