Zwift Winter-Spring League: Rnd 8 Results
Round 8 of the league is in the bag, and what a round it was! A combination of one minute starting intervals between categories and the “leg snapper” climb in each lap looks to have spread out the groups, with larger gaps between riders than over some of the previous weeks.
Scroll below as we give the run down on who’s up and who’s down on the league tables after last night’s race. See you next week for some Sand and Sequoias!
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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.
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A LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEN
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Enda Bagnall | Eden TC | 483 |
| 2 | Adriele Prina | Belpark TC | 409 |
| 3 | Mark Thompson | TriLimits TC | 365 |
Familiar names at the top of the Men’s Cat A leaderboard, as Mark Thompson moves back onto the podium and into third spot. Enda Bagnall and Adriele Prina retain the top spots.
Congrats to Limerick TC’s Ronan Costelloe on his top result of the league thus far! Costelloe rode into second last night in a sprint to the line with winner Eden TC’s Enda Bagnall and Belpark’s Adriele Prina.
A LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Aoife Wilson | NorthWest TC | 305 |
A dreaded HR Monitor issue meant that the ever consistent Aoife Wilson from Northwest TC was filtered in last night’s results. Her previous five results means she still sits on 305 points, but needs another three rounds to complete the league.
A LEAGUE MEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Belpark TC | 1088 |
| 2 | NorthWest TC | 993 |
| 3 | Eden TC | 689 |
| 4 | TriLimits TC | 663 |
| 5 | Pulse TC | 567 |
| 6 | Lisburn TC | 377 |
| 7 | Piranha TC | 326 |
| 8 | Cork TC | 268 |
| 9 | Trilogy TC | 263 |
| 10 | Limerick TC | 248 |
| 11 | 3D TC | 155 |
| 12 | Kinsale TC | 75 |
| 13 | NewRoss TC | 43 |
| 14 | Portmarnock TC | 38 |
| 15 | Boru TC | 30 |
| 16 | Down TC | 30 |
A LEAGUE WOMEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Northwest TC | 305 |
B LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Gail Martin | Lisburn TC | 444 |
| 2 | Medbh Peavoy | Pulse TC | 391 |
| 3 | Helen Perry | TriLimits TC | 385 |
The Innsbruckring course certainly suited Gail Martin from Lisburn TC. Martin made a return to the top of the podium last night for the first time since round three, an impressive 17 seconds ahead of second placed Nicola Kehoe from Waterford TC.
Helen Perry was third yesterday, and retains her third spot on the league table, with Medbh Pevoy holding second.
B LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEN
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Oliver Harkin | Newry TC | 388 |
| 2 | Gary Condell | Trilogy TC | 375 |
| 2 | Kevin Gilleece | 3D TC | 353 |
Super consistency over the last number of weeks has paid off for Newry TC’s Oliver Harkin. A win last night ahead of Pulse’s Kevin Derrig and 3D’s Simon Befort means Harkin now heads the league table.
Gary Condell remains in second and long time leader Kevin Gilleece is down to third.
B LEAGUE WOMEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Pulse TC | 679 |
| 2 | Lisburn TC | 537 |
| 3 | TriLimits TC | 385 |
| 4 | 3D TC | 326 |
| 5 | TriLakes TC | 319 |
| 6 | Limerick TC | 230 |
| 7 | Waterford TC | 104 |
| 8 | Piranha TC | 91 |
| 9 | Naas TC | 89 |
| 10 | Cork TC | 47 |
| 11 | Olympian TC | 47 |
| 12 | Northwest TC | 46 |
| 13 | Portmarnock TC | 45 |
B LEAGUE MEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | 3D TC | 1063 |
| 2 | Piranha TC | 999 |
| 3 | Pulse TC | 796 |
| 4 | Blackwater TC | 718 |
| 5 | Tria An Mhi TC | 577 |
| 6 | Ennis TC | 524 |
| 7 | Newry TC | 518 |
| 8 | Fingal TC | 478 |
| 9 | Olympian TC | 465 |
| 10 | Trilogy TC | 376 |
| 11 | Down TC | 373 |
| 12 | Belpark TC | 354 |
| 13 | Lisburn TC | 325 |
| 14 | Naas TC | 285 |
| 15 | Eden TC | 220 |
| 16 | Kinsale TC | 177 |
| 17 | Northwest TC | 156 |
| 18 | Cork TC | 111 |
| 19 | Limerick TC | 90 |
| 20 | Portmarnock TC | 74 |
| 21 | Lanesboro TC | 56 |
| 22 | Waterford TC | 54 |
| 23 | Crosshaven TC | 26 |
| 24 | Mallow TC | 23 |
| 25 | Triangle TC | 6 |
| 26 | TriLimits TC | 4 |
| 27 | Mako TC | 1 |
| 28 | Setanta TC | 1 |
| 29 | Tralee TC | 1 |
C LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEN’S
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Peter Blissett | Cork TC | 402 |
| 2 | Pat Linehan | Piranha TC | 339 |
| 3 | Eric Lucking | Cork TC | 330 |
No change in the top three of the Men’s C League with leader Peter Blissett increasing his margin over second placed Pat Linehan last night.
Blissett finished second and is drawing his total from just seven races, giving him a comfortable lead for now.
That doesn’t mean the league is settled however – Cork Tri’s Eric Lucking won on Innsbruckring and like Blissett, has only completed seven rounds – the gap to the top is 70 points but if Lucking continues his winning streak he could soon replace some of his lower scoring rounds and come for the king!
C LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Cathy Cunningham | Omagh TC | 413 |
| 2 | Róisín Donohoe | Longford TC | 412 |
| 3 | Edel Foster | Limerick TC | 364 |
The closest battle in the history of Triathlon Ireland’s Zwift racing (?) continues in the women’s C League. Yet again, Cathy Cunningham and Roisin Donohoe went up against each other last night and yet again the lead had switched by the time the race was over!
Over the course of the past three weeks the margin has moved from four points (advantage Donohoe) to three points (advantage Cunningham) and finally to just a single point with Donohoe now back in the lead. We await next week’s race on Watopia Sand and Sequoias with anticipation!
It’s not just in the top two places that the Women’s C League is witnessing top drawer action. Edel Foster holds on to third thanks to finishing 5th last night but the Limerick TC rider (and for that matter Cunningham and Donohoe) won’t be unaware of Elaine Lally who for the second week in row was the quickest athlete among all her competitors and moves in to fourth with her form on an upward trajectory and a race in hand.
C LEAGUE MEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Cork TC | 1219 |
| 2 | Piranha TC | 1176 |
| 3 | Lanesboro TC | 1089 |
| 4 | Blackwater TC | 932 |
| 5 | Belpark TC | 719 |
| 6 | TriLakes TC | 578 |
| 7 | Naas TC | 483 |
| 8 | Pulse TC | 478 |
| 9 | Down TC | 386 |
| 10 | Cobh TC | 268 |
| 11 | Ennis TC | 244 |
| 12 | NorthWest TC | 228 |
| 13 | Wexford TC | 213 |
| 14 | Boru TC | 211 |
| 15 | 3D TC | 182 |
| 16 | Mako TC | 182 |
| 17 | Mallow TC | 182 |
| 18 | Midland TC | 163 |
| 19 | Lisburn TC | 159 |
| 20 | Fingal TC | 156 |
| 21 | Waterford TC | 121 |
| 22 | TriLimits TC | 95 |
| 23 | Brown Shoes TC | 67 |
| 24 | Lough Key TC | 66 |
| 25 | Newry TC | 58 |
| 26 | Triangle TC | 43 |
| 27 | Eden TC | 42 |
| 28 | Schull TC | 42 |
| 29 | Tri An Mhi TC | 41 |
| 30 | Setanta TC | 38 |
| 31 | Tried & Tested TC | 36 |
| 32 | TrilogyTC | 36 |
| 33 | Limerick TC | 23 |
| 34 | Kinsale TC | 10 |
| 35 | Olympian TC | 2 |
| 36 | Westpor tTC | 2 |
| 37 | Portmarnock TC | 1 |
| 38 | West Clare TC | 1 |
C LEAGUE WOMEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Omagh TC | 1173 |
| 2 | Cork TC | 1024 |
| 3 | Olympian TC | 815 |
| 4 | Blackwater TC | 598 |
| 5 | Lanesboro TC | 531 |
| 6 | Belpark TC | 481 |
| 7 | Piranha TC | 444 |
| 8 | Longford TC | 413 |
| 9 | Limerick TC | 364 |
| 10 | 3D TC | 317 |
| 11 | Boru TC | 280 |
| 12 | Naas TC | 255 |
| 13 | Down TC | 147 |
| 14 | T3 TC | 130 |
| 15 | Mallow TC | 122 |
| 16 | Pulse TC | 80 |
| 17 | Eden TC | 73 |
| 18 | TriLimits TC | 67 |
D LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Louise McGirl | 371 | |
| 2 | Maeve Galloway | Down TC | 364 |
| 3 | Rachel Eager | Pulse TC | 303 |
Louise McGirl missed last night’s race but still sits atop the Women’s D League on 371 points. Maeve Galloway was second placed last night and as a result has closed the gap to just seven points – both McGirl and Galloway now have seven races under their belts so it’s very much game-on for the lead in Women’s Cat D.
Pulse’s Rachel Eager moves in to joint third for the first time in the league after another top ten finish in what has been an extremely consistent series of performances this season. Along with her on the third step of the podium is Miriam Grogan who after a slow-ish start to the league has gained a lot of momentum in recent rounds. Grogan won last night’s race – add that to her second places in Rounds 6 & 7 and bear in mind that she has a race in hand over everyone above her in the league table and Grogan looks well placed to mount a challenge for the overall lead in the coming rounds.
D LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEN’S
| Position | Name | Club | Points |
| 1 | Stephen Smyth | 3D TC | 399 |
| 2 | Keith Ryan | Mako TC | 376 |
| 2 | Ambrose Duggan | Athlone TC | 345 |
Stephen Smyth retains his place at the top of the Men’s D League but the question is, how long will it last? With second place in Innsbruckring, Keith Ryan moves from third to second overall, 23 points adrift of Smyth but with a race in hand. Kevin Hughes drops out of the top three after sitting out last night’s race with third overall taken by the rapidly improving Ambroise Duggan.
D LEAGUE WOMEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Piranha TC | 770 |
| 2 | TriLimits TC | 700 |
| 3 | Down TC | 635 |
| 4 | Blackwater TC | 558 |
| 5 | Pulse TC | 431 |
| 6 | Naas TC | 291 |
| 7 | Kinsale TC | 282 |
| 8 | Mako TC | 188 |
| 9 | 3D TC | 187 |
| 10 | Lisburn TC | 162 |
| 11 | Mallow TC | 128 |
| 12 | Laneboro TC | 78 |
| 13 | Tri An Mhi | 45 |
| 14 | Belpark TC | 41 |
D LEAGUE MEN’S CLUB TEAMS
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | TriLimits TC | 770 |
| 2 | 3D TC | 644 |
| 3 | Boru TC | 637 |
| 4 | Mako TC | 573 |
| 5 | Down TC | 535 |
| 6 | Blackwater TC | 511 |
| 7 | Lanesboro TC | 469 |
| 8 | Athlone TC | 422 |
| 9 | Midland TC | 394 |
| 10 | Eden TC | 384 |
| 11 | Pulse TC | 313 |
| 12 | Mallow TC | 285 |
| 13 | Belpark TC | 240 |
| 14 | Portmarnock TC | 213 |
| 15 | Trilogy TC | 209 |
| 16 | Cork TC | 144 |
| 17 | Olympian TC | 130 |
| 18 | Lisburn TC | 75 |
| 19 | Limerick TC | 49 |
| 20 | Fingal TC | 36 |
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.
The same will apply to riders who manage to earn an upgrade during the league – if you move up a category, you cannot take your already earned points with you as this would not be fair to your new rivals in your upgraded cat.
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 breaking 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.
