Then, while Rohan Dennis won the Team Ineos eRace on the Zwift Indoor Riding Platform on Sunday, fans joined the team riders and staff in large numbers for the eRide later that day, with 15,530 riders The event set a new record for the number of riders who participated in a single event on the platform, with a record 15,530 riders recorded as having ridden together. [Zwiftinsider.com reported late last month that readers sent in screenshots of 28,305 riders using the platform simultaneously.
Team Ineos riders, including four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, took part in the e-ride wearing the bright orange training jerseys of the British team. Later, in the "Alpe du Zwift" e-race, in which all 30 Team Ineos riders participated, Team Ineos riders changed into a special digital version of the more common burgundy team kit.
"Ineos uses raw materials to produce hand sanitizer, which is provided free of charge to hospitals throughout Europe," team principal Dave Brailsford said in a press release. Our logistics team does a great job of getting them where they are needed most."
[6"In times like these, we all have to pull together and do our part. We are used to being performers. We do everything we can in the sport to support them."
"It was really fun to watch.
"Fair play to Rohan. You can see why he is the time trial world champion. You can see that Eddy (Dunbar, second) is in pretty good shape, but the one that caught my eye was Chris Froome," she said of the British rider, who finished sixth in Sunday's e-race after crashing during a time trial reconnaissance run for stage 4 of the 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné, He said he is on his way to full fitness after suffering various fractures to his femur, neck, and sternum.
"It's a hell of a run from a guy who is coming back and this is a great indicator that he is doing well and will be in the mix when we get back on the road," Brailsford said.
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