Lack of Taylor robopacer
I don’t know if I am alkne in thinking this, but, it’s a shame that there isn’t a 1.1w/kg (Taylor) Robopacer for the Rapha festive 500 events.
For me, continuously doing 1.5 w/kg, for an entire 50km is just a little bit too much!
Any chance this could be done Zwift? Surely it wouldn’t be too hard to organise?
What’s really the difference between a Robopacer Rapha event, and just riding with a Robopacer?
I suppose Zwift could have made the Bernie pacer ride a banded event if they had thought of it. But not sure if this would be against Rapha’s rules.
You get the Rapha Festive 500 kit when riding with the event.
If you join one of these rides and ride at 1.2wkg I’d be surprised if you don’t have quite a lot of company.
It’s always worth shouting out your intentions while waiting in the pens, as anyone at the same level as you will be similarly glad of the company.
Ride on 
I joined several of the Rapha rides.
Some riders ride well off the front and catch the higher group that departed earlier.
Some riders ride well off the back of their robo pacer.
It’s really your call how to ride it. There is no penalty for not sticking with the robo pacer.
maybe, but a look at a past E pen, there really isn’t much. I would be interested in knowing though what time Bernie actually completed this ride at, since the time spread on the bulk of the field ranges from about 1hr 23’ to 1hr 43’ (about a 20 minute variance). I guess the RPs haven’t registered for Zwiftpower
ht tps://zwiftpower.com/events.php?zid=4688094
I rode E with Bernie yesterday, sticking with the Robopacer throughout and finishing together within a bike length. My time was 1:40:44 at average 1.4 W/kg.
Do I just need to do a Rapha group ride that’s 50 km to get the jersey, or how should I understand that?
One fully completed Rapha 500 group ride will get you the jersey. I got mine after my first and only Rapha ride. I will never wear it again. 
Thank you for the response. Am I correct in understanding that the last Rapha 500 group ride is today at 13:00 (UTC+1:00), and there are no more after that, or am I missing something?
You have it correct, as far as I can see. The actual Rapha 500 (outside Zwift) ends today, so it makes sense that the Zwift events also end today. I’m surprised that the Zwift events only run till lunchtime in the UK, but that’s how it looks.
yeah its lunchtime in germany too 
this is why I was asking, thanks for your reply
The challenge only runs to 31. December, and Australia shifts to January at 1. pm CET. That’s must be the reason.
Hi All
I completed the Rapha 500 yesterday and have tried to claim the 20% discount from Rapha but just get a congratulations screen but no discount.
Anyone else having problems?
Gary
