WTRL TTT Specific

• DS Specific sign up. currently disabled - fix in progress

General

• Riders joining an event, immediately after riding with a Pace Partner (and occasionally Meetups etc), appear to face the wrong way in the paddock. Investigating - temporary solution: Quit out of the game when riding with a Pace Partner and restart.

Every Rider must:

• Have a WTRL Profile which enables you to view exclusive member content such as results as well as join WTRL TTT events.
• 'Opt-In' to share your data with ZwiftPower and 3rd Parties via your Zwift Profile Connections.
• Join your team and sign-up for the race using your teams unique RacePass.
• Use a Power Meter (i.e. trainer or bike mounted) - no more than 40% of your teams riders can be power-meter-less (ZPower).
• Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs) are advisable but not compulsory.

• Teams can consist of 3 to 8 members.
• WTRL encourages teams of mixed Zwift category riders.
• Mixed Gender and Women's Only (Vienna) categories.
• Up until WTRL TTT #207, Zwiftpower Categories were used.
• From WTRL TTT #207 (6th April), the WTRL TTT will use Zwift's category system as per Zwift Category Enforcement.
• Use the WTRL TTT Coffee Class grid image to work out your Coffee Class.
• If the team that races on the day works out to be above or below, WTRL automatically re-classify the teams Coffee Class in the results.
• There are no DQs for changes in Coffee Classes or categories.

• Teams MUST preregister with WTRL for their chosen Coffee Class and start time/slot.
• Registration for the proceeding weeks' WTRL TTT is available as soon the current weeks WTRL TTT has completed and the Zwift events have regenerated.
• Registration remains open for each physical Zwift event until 30 minutes before a Time Slot starts.
• Determine your teams Coffee Class and register from the WTRL TTT Event page.
• Whoever Registers the team will be the owner/manager and has immediate access to WTRL Team Time Trial Team Management.
• Click on the Team Name on the Team Management page to see your registration details and a list of Team Riders.
• Share the team's unique RacePass with the riders that will be on your team by clicking the RacePass logo to copy it to your clipboard. You can then paste it to your chosen communication method (email, Discord etc).

• RacePass is WTRL's unique system that forms part of AutoCat
• RacePasses can be obtained from Team Management by clicking the RacePass logo. The RacePass is then copied to your devices clipboard whereit can be pasted to your chosen means to share with your Team Members.
• When a team member clicks a RacePass, they are validated to any competition specifications through AutoCat, primed as part of the team for results and are automatically signed up in the correct Zone, paddock and to the correct start time.

• Prior to the introduction of our Team Management system, it could be quite difficult to determine who was on your team - especially during the tagging system era.
• Team Management gives everyone in the team an at--glance view of the team's registration details, signed-up riders and some of their stats and the abillity to edit or delete both the team and riders.
• To access your team's details and control, click on the team's name to expand the section.
• You will see the Coffee Class, Zone and paddock that your team is registered in as well as your start time and a Row Number.
• Team Management TEAM BUTTONS.
• The team's registartion information can be edited by pressing the BLUE pensil button.
• The team's registartion can be deleted by pressing the RED trash button.
• By clicking the YELLOW email button, a prefilled email will appear that contains much of the important information we need to locate your details when contacting us.
• The Zwift and ZwiftPower buttons link directly to the Zone on those sites.
• Riders are listed underneath
• By clicking the riders name, you can reach their ZwiftPower profile.
• Also shown is the riders current Zwift Rider Category, the paddock they are signed up to as well as at least 2 buttons:
• The RED button will rmeove the rider from the team and sign them off.
• The BLUE BUTTON will designate them as a Director Sportif (DS) and will move them OFF of the start grid with their team, to the back of the paddock where they will not be able to move.

• Riders may use ANY equipment available from their garage. There are no restrictions on the use of bikes, wheels, sunglasses or socks.
• You may find it advantageous for your whole team to wear the same kit but this is not a requirement.
• ALL bikes give and receive draft to and from surrounding riders - including TT bikes.
• For flat courses, TT Bikes may provide the fastest option and road bikes may be better suited for rolling or hilly circuits. You may even find bike swaps are advantageous on some courses (think Out & Back Again).

• Introduced from WTRL TTT #55 onwards allowing the top 11 teams per Coffee Class to compete in a TTT Show down broadcasted on Zwift Community Live.
• The TOP 15 from EACH Coffee Class will be invited to take part in the Platinum League the following week.
• Platinum League invites are issued by email at 6pm UTC on Saturdays. Click the RSVP link to in the email to let us know if you are joining.
• The Platinum League is usually broadcasted live on Zwift Community Live where each week different Coffee Classes are the focus and you have the opportunity to feature your team live, with webcams, on the show. Refer to your invite emails for more details.
• The MINIMUM team size for a Platinum League team is 4 riders and time is taken from the 4th rider.
• Teams do not select their starting time for Platinum League. Teams are released in the REVERSE finishing order from the previous week 1 minute apart.

The WTRL TTT World Cup usually has prizes and an annual recognition system on offer to Coffee Class winners. As a result, some basic verification is carried out for each Coffee Class winning team:

• All WINNING Coffee Class teams must submit both a height and weight video for each rider to WTRL within 24 hours of competition completion (end of the last Zone in the competition). Details on how to do this can be found here: WTRL Support - Weight Verification. Videos should not be submitted until AFTER competition completion as we only require verification from winning teams.
• All WINNING Espresso Vienna, Espresso and Doppio Coffee Class teams must also provide dual power recordings for each rider during their race. Details on how to do this can be found here: WTRL Support - Dual Power Recording. You will need a WTRL Profile connected to a free or premium Strava account. These is no requirement from WTRL to upload your dual recording files to ZwiftPower.

• Providing Time Splits began in WTRL TTT #52 - Course Records started from the very beginning.

Through the course of 2022 and starting in January. WTRL has worked with Zwift to create a proper TTT Start System and consequently developed all the software required to be able to operate the complex nature of getting teams into events, starting at the right time, signing off and moving riders when registrations are edited etc.

The new Start System goes live across all WTRL Team Time Trial events on August 18th.

• A start time slot is selected at registration.
• Riders must join the pen before their chosen Start Time (these always show in the riders local time on our website.
• Upon joining the paddock, each team member is placed on the same row
• Team members are gradually moved along the conveyor system towards the start banner as each team is released.
• There is a count down on the banner for each team's departure time and the count down at the top of your chat window always counts down to your teams start time.
• When you reach the front of the gris, a series of beeps will start counting down when there is 10 seconds remaining.
• When the beeps complete and the timer hits 0:00, your whole team will be released on to the course.

Drafting from riders other than your own TTT team is strictly prohibited. When a team passes another team BOTH teams are expected to change their riding styles.

• The Team being passed is expected to ease off on their power/speed once they know they are being overtaken. Do not fight them as they have made up a significant time difference to catch you up.
• The Team making the pass is expected to significantly increase their power as soon as they are near or in the draft of the team they are overtaking and maintain this power to create a significant lead. Remember teams are watching whats in front and not necessarily behind them. A friendly on-screen message of 'team approaching' can help.

By creating a significant wkg difference between teams, riders can avoid a sticky draft when passing - a dynamic game feature of Zwift. You may encounter dropped riders from time to time and they should not "join" your team or interfere in your TTT formation in any way. Please ensure you provide at least 3 warnings via on-screen/direct messages to any interfering team/rider and if they do not back off, please contact WTRL Race Control after the race to report them. Many teams are streaming or recording their rides and we are watching too.

• Each team's results time is taken from either:
  • 4th rider crossing the finish line for teams of 5 to 8 riders.
  • 3rd rider crossing the finish line for teams of 3 and 4 racers
  • Teams of 2 will see an unclassified result.
  • Teams of more than 8 are disqualified.
• Results are published on this website within a minute of each team finishing.
• Reuslts can be filtered to view every participating teams' ranked results (default), by coffee class and also by Zone. Some organizations (British Armed Forces, European Triathlon, British Cycling) have their own filters for their own competitions within the overall WTRL TTT.
• Results include 3x split times for each team, final times and by clicking the + icon, you can view each of the riders too.
• As per the real world, technical issues can occur while racing on Zwift. Should anything happen to you as an individual, please reach out to WTRL and we will do all that we can in a fair manner to help.