CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who raced Race #6, the final race of the Tri-Alliance Virtual Race Series. We can't quite believe the series is over but we are over the moon with the positive vibes and achievements radiating from every single one of the more than 40 athletes involved over the six races. 

Race #6 Results are in and we finished the series with points awarded as per placings on the 2019 UCI Road World Championship course in Yorkshire. Congratulations yet again to Juliet Forsyth who won for the women and Jimmy Tyler who took out the win for the men. Check out the link below for full race results. 

For those that tuned in to the race, Coach Greg returned to the commentary box with coaches Gaz and Steph...not forgetting once again, the supreme efforts of Coach Scotty who manages to race and commentate simultaneously. There were more cycling tips, Yorkshire fun facts and an exciting race with a few bunches forming and a breakaway to finish! 

If you missed the coverage, or couldn't quite hear over the sound of your windtrainer and heavy breathing, check out the video on the results page below. 

The final series leaderboard is here, points are awarded in line with category of the week:

Race #1 – points awarded per placing for all categories.

Race #2 – points awarded for QOM/KOM for Zwift Cycle categories; points awarded per placing for all other categories.

Race #3 – points awarded based upon power to weight ratio (w/kg) for Zwift Cycle categories; points awarded per placing for all other categories.

Race #4 – 5 points awarded to all Zwifters for participating in public race (results from TA Team on Zwift Power); points awarded per placing for all other categories.

Race #5 – points awarded for sprinters jersey for Zwift Cycle categories; points awarded per placing for all other categories.

Race #6 – points awarded per placing for all categories.

Congratulations to everyone who raced! We are particularly impressed by those athletes who consistently raced throughout the series, many of whom had significant gains over the weeks. Our race series minions are busily working away behinds the scenes on some special series winners, to be announced next week! 

Follow the link below to see your final placing on the Series Leaderboard. 

With the easing of restrictions, we know there are many people heading back out onto the road to ride.
Recently, our focus has been on Zwift and indoor riding so we thought it was about time we feature another cycling skills video from GCN.
You may recall a little while ago, we featured their essential cycling skills video.
This week, we take the next step with the Top 5 Advanced Skills Every Cyclist Should Learn. Click the link below to watch the video. 

Smoothies are possibly one of the most underrated and most versatile drinks out there! They can be a snack or a meal, you can pack them full of flavour and goodness and they are perfect to enjoy at home in the sun, or to take with you on the go pre or post training! 

It's recovery week this week and the perfect time to get that niggle or sore spot sorted. Even better is that face to face physiotherapy, podiatry and myotherapy is now available unrestricted at Lakeside SMC. Woohoo!
Visit the Lakeside SMC website below to book in or give them a call on 9682 6029. 

We thought the world was our oyster last week, and look where we are now! Restrictions have eased and we are out of lockdown but it's not back to normal, there's still a long way to go as Melbourne, and Victoria, works towards a COVID normal way of life. 

The same applies for the return of our face-to-face sessions. Firstly, our focus for the next fortnight is on recovery week (particularly for athletes who raced) and spending quality time with family and friends. Whether it's a picnic with your family, meeting a friend for a coffee in a cafe or meeting up with some training buddies for a ride, make the most of this time and the opportunity to connect with the people you love. We've worked hard for this moment and many people have made significant sacrifices and we think it's really important to acknowledge this. The benefits of the socialising we are now permitted to do is endless too and will only make you a better athlete, employee, friend or family member! 

Secondly, we are busy working behind the scenes to plan our return to face-to-face sessions. However, these sessions won't look like they used to and there will be a lot of protocols involved to meet requirements. There will be number limits and as such, bookings required. As always, we will follow the DHHS guidelines and will update you with more detail as soon as we can. 

In the meantime, our virtual training continues with the aim of keeping you happy, healthy and motivated. Thank you again to those who continue to take the time to let us know how much they are enjoying their training or the race series, we love to hear it and it really helps us to keep doing what we're doing! 

Our Go Virtual timetable is as below and all sessions can be accessed via the Go Virtual link in your program. 

Overview:
Monday – 6pm Dryland Swim + 7.30pm Flex 
Tuesday – 6am Run Intervals + 6pm Wind Trainer + 7.30pm Flex
*Note, no sessions on Tuesday 3rd November
Wednesday – 7am Strength + 6pm Dryland Swim + 7pm Flex
Thursday – 6am Hot Laps (Zwift) + 5pm Run Intervals + Flex (Independent)
Friday – 7am Strength + 6pm Flex 
Saturday – 7am Ride (Go Virtual & Zwift) + Flex (Independent)
Sunday – 8am Run + Flex (Independent)

Feeling optomistic as restrictions ease? Ready to refresh or renew your training goal and plans? Want to chat about your performance across the Virtual Race Series? Take the opportunity to reach out to a coach to discuss your goals and training purpose. Head Coach Ollie is available for 20 minute Zoom catch ups, these can be booked using the link below. 

It’s important to keep routines going and stay connected, so Saturday mornings we ride… VIRTUALLY!

We will have 2 options for all our programmed athletes:

1. Join our private Zwift group ride – Tri-Alliance Social Saturday!

OR

2. Join us for an online coached session to see all your buddies and ride with the coach!

Check out how to join these groups using the link below