Zwift Winter-Spring League: Rnd 2 Results

Round 2: astoria line 8

The second round of the Zwift Winter-Spring League saw us make a stop at a new course – New York’s Astoria Line 8. Named after NYC’s first subway line, this course takes in all the roads of Central Park. The rolling profile can be deceiving across the 22.6km, with plenty of opportunity for riders to make a break, or be dropped!

In a second, we will take a look at how this week’s 310 riders fared but first – a quick note – these tables are of Triathlon Ireland riders only but we rely on you to tell us this fact through club affiliation – we have a whole section on how the table is calculated and what to do if you don’t see your name on this page – just scroll down to the bottom of the article.

A LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEN

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Enda Bagnall	Eden TC	122
2	Adriele Prina	Belpark TC	105
3	Don Lapierre	Cork TC	102

In the men’s league, Don Lapierre made a big jump from 8th in the TT to second in Central Park….moving him into third on the leaderboard after Round 2. Eden TC’s Enda Bagnall and Belpark’s Adriel Prina were both familiar names during our Autumn League lineup, and have made their mark early this time around to hold first and second respectively.

The competitive A league already has a number of contenders inside the top ten, with just 28 points separating 2nd and 10th.

A LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN

This week we didn’t have any Triathlon Ireland members taking part in the A league, but we’re delighted to welcome top Irish cyclist Eve McCrystal to the starting pen in virtual NYC!

A LEAGUE MEN’s club TEAMs

Position	Club	Points
1	Belpark TC	355
2	TriLimits	136
3	Cork TC	133
4	Pulse TC	130
5	Eden TC	122
6	Limerick TC	99
7	3D TC	86
8	Trilogy TC	77
9	Piranha TC	51
10	Morthwest TC	44
11	Portmarnock TC	38
12	Boru TC	30
13	Lisburn TC	22

B LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Gail Martin	Lisburn TC	112
2	Medbh Peavoy	Pulse TC	105
3	Helen Perry	TriLimits TC	101

Two familiar names from the Autumn League are currently on the top spots in the Women’s Cat B League – Gail Martin and Medbh Peavoy. Pulse TC’s Medbh Peavoy’s Winter training is paying off in watts, having made the move up from Cat C in the Autumn League, and she is already making her mark here!

Tri Limit’s Helen Perry has had a solid opening to her Winter-Spring campaign in the first two round to hold third, but Limerick’s Kathy Fahy is just 6 points back in fourth. A good result for Fahy next week could pay dividends.

B league INDIVIDUAL MEN

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Kevin Gilleece	3D TC	110
2	Gary Condell	Trilogy TC	99
3	Brian Stanley	Piranha TC	93

Consistency is already paying off in a competitive Cat B league! Oran Kane and Oliver Harkin were first and second last night but it wasn’t enough for them to yet reach the top of the league table. Third last night and a win in the TT sees 3D Tri Club’s Kevin Gilleece hold onto the top spot moving into week three.

It really is all to play for in this category, with a large entry and close results – the next few weeks are going to be interesting!

B league Women’s club teams

Position	Club	Points
1	Lisburn TC	160
2	Pulse TC	105
3	TriLimits	101
4	Limerick TC	95
5	3D TC	48
6	Cork TC	47
7	Olympian TC	47

B league MEN’S club teams

Position	Club	Points
1	Piranha	261
2	3D TC	236
3	Pulse TC	205
4	Down TC	191
5	Belpark TC	135
6	Ennis TC	124
7	Newry TC	117
8	Olympian TC	114
9	Blackwater TC	111
10	Naas TC	105
11	Trilogy TC	100
12	Lisburn TC	92
13	Fingal TC	86
14	TriAnMhi	85
15	Northwest TC	61
16	Kinsale TC	42
17	Cork TC	30
18	Limerick TC	27
19	Crosshaven TC	17
20	Portmarnock TC	11
21	Lanesboro TC	4

c leagUe individual MEN’S

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Peter Blissett	Cork TC	112
2	Pauric Feely		107
3	Gary O Connor	Down TC	98

A whopping 124 riders raced in the C category last night, making the largest category for both men and women.

In the men’s C race Peter Blissett was the clear victor last night and now leads the league table by 5 points over last night’s 3rd placed rider Pauric Feely. Gary O’Connor wins the award for most consistent rider of the league thus far – fourth place in both rounds sees him on 98 points.

C LEAUGE INDIVIDUAL woMEN’S

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Cathy Cunningham	Omagh TC	117
2	Róisín Donohoe		97
3	Michelle McCoy	Olympian TC	95

Cathy Cunningham from Omagh TC added a victory last night to second in the opening time trial to stand in 1st place in the Women’s C table ahead of Roisin Donohoe.

Donohoe’s 4th place finish last night netted her 49 points and puts her two ahead of third placed rider Michelle McCoy , who was the third placed Triathlon Ireland rider across the line last night.

C LEAGUE MEN’S club teams

Position	Club	Points
1	Cork TC	344
2	Lanesboro TC	280
3	Piranha TC	248
4	Belpark TC	192
5	Blackwater TC	164
6	Pulse TC	155
7	TriLakes	151
8	Down TC	106
9	Naas TC	87
10	Boru TC	76
11	Northwest TC	70
12	Fingal TC	64
13	Lisburn TC	58
14	Waterford	48
15	Wexford TC	48
16	Ennis TC	45
17	3D TC	45
18	Loughkey TC	44
19	Eden TC	39
20	Triangle TC	38
21	TriAnMhi TC	35
22	Limerick TC	23
23	Mako TC	19
24	TriLimits	13
25	Trilogy TC	9
26	Tried&Tested TC	3
27	Olympian TC	1

C LEAGUE WOMEN’S club teams

Position	Club	Points
1	Olympian TC	217
2	Cork TC	194
3	Belpark TC	180
4	Lanesboro TC	164
5	Omagh TC	117
6	Piranha TC	96
7	Blackwater TC	94
8	Boru TC	94
9	Limerick TC	83
10	3D TC	78
11	Eden TC	74

D LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL woMEN’S

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Toni Eglington	Blackwater TC	110
2	Joanne Murphy		107
2	Louise McGirl		107

Blackwater TC’s Toni Eglington leads the women’s D league thanks to her victory in last night’s race and 4th place in Round 1.

Behind her, well known race commentator, podcaster and MC of the Triathlon Ireland awards Joanne Murphy is locked in an interesting tie with Louise McGirl. In Round 1 McGirl finished 2nd to Murphy’s 3rd place, while last night the roles were reversed. All in all just three points separate the top positions in the women’s D league – these places are very much up for grabs in Round 3.

D LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEN’S

Position	Name	Club	Points
1	Stephen Smyth	3D TC	112
2	Alan Mitchell	Eden TC	98
2	David Lynam	Cork TC	98

Stephen Smyth didn’t manage to repeat his victory from Round 1 last night but third was sufficient nonetheless to see him take a commanding 14 point lead at the top of the men’s D league ahead of Alan Mitchell and Cork Tri’s David Lynam – both of whom are tied on 98 points. Like the women’s league, the men’s D Cat looks like it could see plenty of action over the coming weeks.

D LEAGUE woMEN’S CLUB TEAMS

Position	Club	Points
1	Piranha TC	136
2	Blackwater TC	110
3	Mallow TC	93
4	Naas TC	90
5	Down TC	89
6	Pulse TC	84
7	Kinsale TC	81
8	Mako TC	49
9	TriLimits	47
10	TriAnMhi	45
11	Lisburn TC	43
12	Belpark TC	41
13	Lanesboro TC	38
14	3D TC	37

D LEAGUE MEN’S CLUB TEAMS

Position	Club	Points
1	Boru TC	197
2	Eden TC	176
3	3D TC	173
4	Cork TC	143
5	Mako TC	132
6	TriLimits TC	123
7	Pulse TC	97
8	Olympian TC	95
9	Mallow TC	91
10	Athlone TC	85
11	Down TC	76
12	Lanesboro TC	66
13	Limerick TC	49
14	Midland TC	42
15	Portmarnock TC	40
16	Fingal TC	37
17	Trilogy TC	35
18	Belpark TC	32
19	Blackwater TC	28

Results

You can see all the race results and dig in to the in-depth data on the race’s ZwiftPower page.

In contrast to Triathlon Ireland’s autumn league, the 2021 Winter-Spring League does not have its own page on Zwift Power. Instead we are compiling the individual and club rankings ourselves – this is being done to ensure we can allocate points equally to men and women.

The same scoring criteria apply from our previous league: (with women and men assigned points separately).

1st : 61 points
2nd : 56 points
3rd : 51 points
4th-50th : 49-3 points
Every finisher from 51st onwards will receive 1 point.

The team competition pulls points each week from a club’s best five riders – unlike the Autumn League however once each week’s club score is finalised it can’t change of a rider subsequently changes teams.

View the Triathlon Ireland only standings after Round 2.

Why Am I Not There?

If you don’t see your name on either the ZwiftPower race results sheet or the Triathlon Ireland league standings here are some leads to follow up:

FILTERED RIDERS

ZwiftPower will ‘filter’ (aka exclude) any results from riders for a number of reasons, the most common being the absence of a heart rate monitor, a verified power meter or those who entered a power category below their ability/exceeded the W/kg for the power category they entered.

These are automated decisions based on power and made by ZwiftPower not Triathlon Ireland.

While Zwift racing is primarily about having fun, we have a responsibility to ensure that any race that carried our name is also fair so unfortunately if you were excluded or ‘filtered’ it is for a legitimate reason. Filtering is an automatic, data based decision by ZwiftPower designed to ensure an above board race.

We know it can be heart braking when your HR monitor or Power Meter data fail you in a race but view it like having a mechanical that causes you to pull out of a real life race – it’s unfortunate but not grounds to have your result re-instated.

League Tables

If you are missing from the Triathlon Ireland League Table it is likely for one of two reasons
– You are not assigned to a Triathlon Ireland club on ZwiftPower
– You are not assigned to Triathlon Ireland on ZwiftPower

Only riders assigned to a Triathlon Ireland club or to Triathlon Ireland (as a club) will be included in the results sheets. If however you are a Triathlon Ireland 2021 member and have been left off for these reasons, drop us an email – we are happy to re-instate you. Please email roisin@triathlonireland.com.

Only riders assigned to a Triathlon Ireland club will be added to the Club Rankings tables.