+SAINTS CC+ SATURDAY SPIN & SPRINT
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Come and join Saints Cycling Club ‘Saturday Spin & Sprint’ on various flat courses on Zwift. This is a group ‘SPIN & Optional SPRINT’ ride and not a race.

Before each Sprint, the Ride Leader (the rider with the Yellow Beacon above their head) will call out ‘SPRINT GO GO’, it’s all up to you at this point, if you want to Sprint, knock yourself out, if not, hang with the cool kids in the bunch.

Once the Leader has called ‘SPRINT GO GO’ the Fence will be extended from 2 to 5 seconds, after the Sprint banner the Leader will call SLOW to BUNCH and the fence will come back to 2 seconds, all the Sprinters will slow and return to the bunch as we catch you back up. Depending on the course we can have up to 10 prints per ride so conserve your energy for the last Sprints and the last rider to win ends up in GREEN JERSEY!

Make sure you stay within the ‘DRAFT’ effect around the bunch, if you take your eye off it for a split second and get dropped your chances of catching up are slim, if you do manage to catch us, stop what you’re doing and head for the next Olympic Games!

We have the Late Start switched on so you can join us up to 30 minutes after the scheduled start time, you can also leave whenever you want but remember ‘SPINNING IS WINNING’!

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SPRINT TIPS:
(How to WIN the GREEN JERSEY)
If you intend on Sprinting, you can lower your Sprint time by:
• Dropping to the rear of the bunch prior to Sprint and using the draft
• Using your Power-up if you have one approx. 3-400m out
• BIG Chainring (always)
• Draft another rider for a good ‘Lead-Out’
• Out of the saddle and pump those pedals

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DETAILS:
Ride Length: 30km (18 miles)
Ride Pace: 35-40km/h (21-25 mph)
Watts / Kg: 2.0-15.0 (Sprints)
Fence: 2–5 Seconds
Sweeper: No
Late Join: Yes

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+SAINTS+ CC SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: SAINTS of ZWIFT
We'll hit PLAY on the playlist 30 seconds before rollout from the holding Pen, Follow the link below, we update the playlist for each ride. Songs will be called out occasionally!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LjGYk4zFmyfXMctpD44Wj?si=67baf64f1300453aOpens a new window

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ABOUT US:
+SAINTS+ CYCLING CLUB began on Zwift in 2015 as SAS CYCLE CLUB, after 5 fantastic years in 2021, we became +SAINTS+ CYCLING CLUB - focussing on Men’s Health and wellbeing, we do '30km Men’s Club Rides' every weekday morning to keep ourselves fit both physically and mentally. This helped several members immensely through Covid-19 lockdowns including the Ride Leaders.

Every October we raise money for Children’s Cancer Research, we have raised hundreds of thousands of Dollars over the years, if you’d like to join us in October, we ride ‘Great Cycling Challenge’ online. More info on our FB Group closer to October each year.

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CLUB MOTTO:
#FortisMane (Stay Strong)

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CLUB KIT:
The Saints CC Kit will be ‘Unlocked’ and in your Zwift Garage at the completion of this public ride. We also wear the ‘Newsy’ Cap which must be earned by reaching Level 32 on Zwift, our bike of choice is the ‘TRON’ in Aqua, if you like to earn the TRON Bike (Glowing Wheels) and you’ve just joined Zwift, go into challenges, then choose ‘MT EVEREST’ challenge, once you’ve climbed the 50,000m you will unlock the TRON!

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+SAINTS+ CYCLING CLUB DETAILS:
FB GROUP: www.saintscc.comOpens a new window
STRAVA: www.strava.com/clubs/gosaintsccOpens a new window
INSTAGRAM: @GoSaintsCC

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#WeAreSaintsCC
#FortisMane