Zwift Time Trial Overall League

Zwift Time Trial League

As part of our *Stay indoors* Keep Pedalling* message, over 500 riders took part in the Triathlon Ireland Zwift Time Trial league from the comfort of their homes. The League covered 10 races from the hills of Bologna to the flat streets of London. Between May and June, riders raced against each other and the clock to build up weekly points, with the best 6 results counting towards their overall standing at the end of the league – and here are the results!

Overall League Results

Rounds 1 – 10 Weekly Results

Pakenham Battles to the top

Roisin Pakenham was the overall winner of the Woman’s Zwift Time Trial league. Roisin battled her way through eight rounds of the league with some very close competition along the way by Dympna Kelly (2nd Overall), Michelle Brennan (3rd Overall) and June McMinn (4th Overall). Roisin Finished off the league with a really impressive score of 659.51 points, while Dympna Kelly was marginally behind her with 656.61 points.

Speaking to Roisin after her final race in round 10 she said:

The Zwift TT League was a fantastic experience. It allowed me to go all out on the bike which I’d never done before and something I’d like to do more of in the future. As the weeks went on, I found it became more competitive racing against the other ladies and it was a great motivator to keep the sessions up during lockdown.

Women’s Overall League Winners

Over the 10 rounds of the Zwift Time Trial races, 74 women put themselves to the test across the various courses. Each week we saw some healthy competition in the Women’s league with a consistent group of women racing against each other each week. June McMinn (4th Overall),  Emma Hingston (5th Overall) and Andrea Cullen (6th Overall) put pressure on our overall winners each week with some really close finishing times. Check out the overall winners below, well done to everyone who hopped on their turbo each week!

Position	Name	Points
1st	Roisin Pakenham	659.51
2nd	Dympna Kelly	656.61
3rd	Michelle Brennan	646.74

Women’s Age Group League Winners

Junior
	1st	Olivia Moore
	2nd	Charlotte Moore
	3rd	Elia Tuty
U23
	1st	Erin McConnell
Senior
	1st	Michelle Brennan
	2nd	Sarah Hawkshaw
Master
	1st	Roisin Pakenham
	2nd	Catherine Browne
	3rd	Michelle McCoy
Veteran
	1st	Dympna Kelly
	2nd	Emma Hingston
	3rd	Andrea Cullen
50+
	1st	Diane Cordner
	2nd	Cathy Cunningham
	3rd	Ana Quigley
60+
	1st	June McMinn
	2nd	Frances O’ Sullivan Byrne

McCarron swiftly rides to the top

Photographer: Fintan Stewart

Luke McCarron cycled his way to finish first overall in the Men’s Zwift Time Trial League. Placing first overall in four of the nine races, Luke finished the series with a total of 710.66 points. McCarron and Brennan (2nd Overall) and Carroll (3rd Overall) took lead after the first few rounds to continue on until round 10, some great competition over the weeks by the riders. Enda Bagnall (4th Overall) Micheal McCarron (5th Overall) and Luke Osborne (6th Overall) added to the competition with some top place finishes over the 10 rounds

Speaking to Luke after round 10 he said:

I am delighted to take the overall win in the Triathlon Ireland Zwift Time Trial series. It was a very well organised league that gave all of us competitors something to focus our minds (and legs!) on each week. I think it was some of the hardest bike racing I have done, and that is kudos to the lads who pushed me week in and week out. 

 

Personally, it was satisfying to quantify the improvements in my performance over the course of the league and I am just glad that it was enough to come out on top. This year I had a horrible winter due to tendonitis. Undoubtedly the Triathlon Ireland Zwift league has helped me get back close to the level I was at prior to the injury. 

 

In finishing, I would like to thank Triathlon Ireland for putting together such a great initiative, it made those weeks of lockdown a lot more exciting and has definitely made me even hungrier to get back racing in the real world. In addition, thanks to Patrick McLaughlin at PodiumFit for keeping me right and also to my parents for putting up with the garage-to-gym conversion I and my brother managed to pull off (we promise we’ll give it back soon!).

Photographer: Fintan Stewart

Men’s Overall League Winners

Hundreds of male riders took to the turbo over the 10 rounds. Not only was there a battle in the overall position each week, the Age Group categories saw some friendly competition each week with riders chasing points until the final round. Huge well done to all riders for taking part each week!

Position	Name	Points
1st	Luke McCarron	710.66
2nd	Eddie Brennan	692.01
3rd	Paul Carroll	679.88

Men’s Age Group League Winners

Junior
	1st	Cal Tutty
	2nd	Oliver Gunning
	3rd	Aleksander Lanecki
U23
	1st	Luke McCarron
	2nd	Jack Kennedy
	3rd	Daniel Moore
Senior
	1st	Luke Osborne
	2nd	Gearoid O’Connor
	3rd	Kieran Heneghan
Master
	1st	Eddie Brennan
	2nd	Ross Hamilton
	3rd	Darragh Skehan
Veteran
	1st	Enda Bagnall
	2nd	Michael McCarron
	3rd	John Howlett
50+
	1st	Paul Carroll
	2nd	Sam Cordner
	3rd	Johnny Wallnutt
60+
	1st	Jim O’Donovan
	2nd	Gerard Turbitt
	3rd	Kevin Carey