RGT cycling are offering their premium account for free at the moment.
I have signed up and might give it a try out tomorrow.
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The general driving public hate cyclists, it’s an outlet for their stress or an opportunity to victimise cyclists. They will petition the government to do it, whilst any suggestion people should stop driving will be ridiculed.
Zwift Power uses 95% of the average from your last 3 races and will show you what category it puts you in - as shown below
I am currently rated in “A” so if I race in cat B I will get a DQ in Zwiftpower
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ZP is a platform that tries to eliminate cheating. Most serious Zwifters just ignore Zwift results and use ZP to compare themselves with others. Has more to do with ego management than anything else.
ZP does try pretty hard to eliminate cheating. Members have an ST like zeal when it comes to identifying and routing out cheaters
Good point, I only ever look at ZP results (my ego needs a good massage after a Zwift race).
It does piss me off when I am racing, pushing over 4w/kg and there is some Cat C or Cat D in the mix, who outsprints me at the end: Just race in the right category please.
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The other thing ZP gives (although sometimes it can be unreliable) is a live feed of your race position (against other ZP users)… useful to know if you’re gaining, or slipping… and motivating when you’re getting tired, to for example, see you are still 3rd, but being caught, so should keep pushing!
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I didn’t know that. I only ever look at ZP after the race; will check it out soon
One of the down sides of being Cat A, is that I can only race when feeling in really good form. It’s bloody hard maintaining more than 4w/kg for an hour
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I plan on riding about 4.00 or 4.30 if anyone interested?
So really, I don’t need to register for Zwift power; even on Zwift, it’s obvious who’s sandbagging and in the wrong Cat. I just do it as a good ‘tear-up’ tbh, and Zwift makes it more engaging.
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I just stick an adhesive Garmin mount to the back of an old cheapo iphone case. Then you can use your standard Garmin mount on the bike. Much cheaper than the expensive custom mounts and plenty good enough for indoor use.
e.g. eBay UK: “Bike Phone Stick Adapter Holder For Garmin Edge GPS Computer Mount Bracket 2018” (no affiliation, just a random Google result…)
I need to find a way to mount my phone closer to me, which doesn’t involve balancing it on the tri-bars behind my Garmin. Laptop is getting used a lot more by the kids at the moment (streaming/lessons etc).
I have a device that holds the phone on the tri bars (my tri bars are naked otherwise) but I found the problem sweat from my arm dripping all over the phone.
I don’t use the phone at all now on Zwift, haven’t for years but if it’s your only steaming device, then could be tricky. On the other hand, why do you need your Garmin mount on there at all at the moment? Surely it will pick up dat off the bike and you could use Zwift for you metrics?
All I can see is a pile of DVDs.
sounds just like me 10 mins into a Zwift race… 
Normally I’d use a laptop, but that’s needed elsewhere at the moment. I can just about use it for racing (phone) but it’s a bit difficult to see time gaps on the list if he phone is moving slightly attached to the bars. I’ll take a pic later.
My wife has an old Surface Pro from work I need to a appropriate; assuming I can get wiFi to work on it (no Ethernet port).
Just did Newbury CC 10. 17.8k though. On the desert so apart from the couple of short force flats it’s a pancake. Weekly 7pm on Wednesday so a nice midweek blow out. Fucking hurt though. I’m not used to solid effort like that. 28.50 for me. Something to chase
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Is that the Tempus Fugit course? I have done 26:0* on that 3 times 
Must have another bash.
Yer it was. But from pens so a bit longer. You’ll go faster in a race!