The Pink Tron

Herd's Storied Racing Lore

This week on the Pink Tron we look forward to a new series of HSRL, and back at each of our entries into the Herd Racing family and at some HSRL series' past. We also discuss the rest of the week in Herd Racing.

Team Tactics

In honor of SD Worx unbelievable team tactics in the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift, we discuss how team tactics can go right or very very wrong in Zwift racing, and what tactical approaches annoy the hell out of us! We also discuss the week in Herd Racing, including a Tiny Race style HSRL this week.

Course Design

This week the PT crew tries their hand at course design with the ZRL community designed race course in mind. We develop courses we'd like to see for Watopia, Makuri, Scotland, and France. Let us know what you'd like to race! Also, we discuss the week in Herd Racing, with a long HSRL race on Itza Party.

Going Slow to Go Fast

Sean, Stef, John and Brent (along with a racing Chris!) go through the week  of Herd Racing. We follow up with a brief chat about the newly announced next season of Zwift Racing League and the courses that have been announced. (Note that none of us had seen the recent news about the community course selection!)

Relays and Alleys

This week we consider new event ideas that may some day make their way into the Herd Racing rotation, including a non-pen/non-event idea that we were all pretty excited about. Additionally, we chat about the week in Herd Racing, including this week's scratch race on the relatively new Glyph Heights route.

Return to Yellow

Coming back after a layoff can be daunting, especially if you feel like you've lost considerable fitness due to illness, vacation, or simply inactivity. We discuss some of the right ways and wrong ways to get back to it, although Brent's wrong ay seems to have been especially effective. We also, as always, discuss the week in Herd Racing.

Real Baloney (or Bologna!)

This week Nate, Steve and Brent chat about the week in Herd Racing including week 1 in both the new series of Stampede and HSRL. If you don't know what week 1 in HSRL is, there's a big clue in the title! Then we chat a bit about experience with Herd Racing Score, Chasing Yellow and a bit about new tech announcements of interest to indoor cyclists. DC Rainmaker on new Jet Black Victory trainer: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/jetblack-victory-trainer.htmlDC Rainmaker on Elite Square Smart Bike: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/elites-square-avanti-justo2-smart-trainers-hands-on.html
Steve's picture of Bologna: https://viciouscycle.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/screenshot-2022-12-21-192553.jpg

Chasing Dry Feet

On this episode, Steve, Chris, Sean and Brent talk about the week of Herd Racing, how to manage sweaty situations as the weather warms up, some experiences with Zwift Racing Score and their experiences in the Chasing Yellow series. Also, what we've been drinking. 

Racing Score Returns

Chris tries a Zwift workout plan, Brent considers riding the Chasing Yellow series, and we discuss the reemergence of the Zwift Racing Score, including its inclusion in Herd Beginner Racing. Additionally, we discuss the week in Herd Racing.

Ride With the Little Sisters

John and the group ponder the Zwift Ride, Sean tries out IndieVelo, and Chris waxes, along with the week in Herd racing including Three Little Sisters as the Little Sister of Itza Party.