Your Regents Park and Box Hill Times

Hi All,
I noticed recently that my fastest Regents Park lap time was similar to my fastest Box Hill time.
As they are both very popular I'd be interested to see if this is the same for others and if there is some sort of ratio/pattern to be drawn from it.
The two segments on Strava I'm referring too are:
Regents Park CCW https://www.strava.com/segments/620895
Box Hill (zig zag road) https://www.strava.com/segments/627910
Would be great if people could fill in their times and number of attempts:
Name - Regents (attempts) - Box Hill (attempts)
Tim - Reg: 7:57 (67) - Box: 7:44 (12)
I noticed recently that my fastest Regents Park lap time was similar to my fastest Box Hill time.
As they are both very popular I'd be interested to see if this is the same for others and if there is some sort of ratio/pattern to be drawn from it.
The two segments on Strava I'm referring too are:
Regents Park CCW https://www.strava.com/segments/620895
Box Hill (zig zag road) https://www.strava.com/segments/627910
Would be great if people could fill in their times and number of attempts:
Name - Regents (attempts) - Box Hill (attempts)
Tim - Reg: 7:57 (67) - Box: 7:44 (12)
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As I don't have a power meter i've no idea but I'd have guessed that a similar time would require a similar power for both.
In theory, a big powerful rider is going to do much better in RP than on BH. Eg. 360W for 80kg (4.5w/kg).
And a small light rider will be better on the hill, eg. 300W for 60kg (5w/kg)
Down on the flat, the light rider is 60W down, and his lower weight means nothing.
6:02 RP
I think the OP's on to something!
I'm claiming that as scientific proof!
Looking to get both sub-6 in the next month or so.
BH - 7:16
Close enough to offer further proof :P
Last time I went up Boxhill I really went for it, and was disappointed to get nowhere near my pb. There was a wind blowing from the south though, so I think that would affect two of the zigs (which are longer) more than the zag...
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I really wish Strava would make two KOM/QOM's. Individual and group. I find it ludicrous because if it was a group then it's really a "team" KOM. The pros claim that "the team wins". But I only see individual names on KOM's. So in my opinion a KOM gotten as part of a group is disingenuous if the team isn't listed.
It does matter on climbs too, especially when the KOM average speed is in the 16 to 18 mph range. However, this is usually not the case.
Here in the US in the city I live there are a LOT of triathlon riders. It's different rules, but the times stand. I know on the flat 7 mile course I'm #24 on I could get into the top 5 on an Ironman legal TT bike.
Guess we just have to suck it up and push harder.
Nothing Strava can do about Ironman bikes or the wind, but they could at least make teams/groups an option.
Think about the team effort this way, without the team you ALONE could NOT achieve the KOM. So either list the team or do separate people.
RP: 7:21
I must caveat that I've never pushed hard on either, I can never pace myself for the first half of BH, and I've always coasted round RP with much slower friends driving them on.
I would assume a mid 7 minute BH time and a low 6 minute RP time.
I'm a 92kg power rider (315w FTP).
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In terms of overall ranking, my BH time is much more impressive than my RP time. Which correlates with what type of rider I am.
So I think, OP, this is more a coincidence than anything else. Good spot though!
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