Virtual Zwift Rides

Training
14867

First set of Tiny races since May (felt obliged what with said Tiny races from May now having fell off my zp rank).

2 bridges loop. Each race getting longer.

  1. All out from gun to tape. Zero sprint left. P17/80 odd
  2. Almost all out. Couldn’t move up as we approached kicker. Lactic over load towards line. P14
  3. Slightly easier. Downhill finish. Timed it ok if not brilliant. P10
  4. Silly start but calmed. Decent sprint considering wasn’t going to do this one. P6

Think picked up 2 ranking improvements inc my first sub 100.
Overall 105 ranking :grimacing:

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14868

Still Cat A dodging though :roll_eyes:

Was thinking of having a go later on, I’d noticed it was all the same course just getting longer. I’d only really race one or two.

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14869

I bet your wife is well impressed :eggplant::rofl:

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14870

I think I’m miles away from cat A… judging by the standard of Cat B these days.
Esp with those doing 4.7-5.1 for 20 mins and not being upgraded.

I’m well aware I’m second best in the house Jorgan :grimacing:

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14871

The Category thing just seems BS to me.

It looks like it just uses your best power in the last 3 months now, instead of averaging best 3? I should reverse weight dope! I’m ACTUALLY at my Zwift weight now. Madness :sweat_smile:

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14872

It is utter madness, I cannot enter Cat D and I am crap!
I’ve not raced on Zwift for about two years now, hateful thing.

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14873

Had a go at the tiny races myself. FML the first race was hard :nauseated_face: 350W for about 6 minutes!

Managed to join Cat A for the second race and the legs were still burning so sat up.

Joined Cat A again in the third race hoping some of them would give up and I might get a pack of stragglers, I did until the KOM and got spat out :joy: might have got 1 point!

Back to B for the last race, spat out again on the KOM so cruised back.

Battered now

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14874

I was over that in cat B…and was nowhere in race 1

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That was Cat B, it was a 5:30 sprint with a sprint finish :joy:

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14876

10.5k smash on Watopia Flat reverse and another last place. Since getting upgraded to Cat A a few weeks ago I’ve been pretty much last on Zwiftpower once it’s culled half the field for some reason or another. Still managed 4.4W/kg for 15 mins.

Finding Cat A a lot less fun that Cat B just due to the reduced fields and the massive difference in ability. In a field of just 5 riders, when others can hold 5W/kg for 20 mins and I can’t hold it for 5 mins, I just can’t hang on. There’s very little opportunity to sit in a pack as there isn’t one.

Since I’m only racing to improve and be motivated I feel I’m in a bit of a dead zone where I might improve my sprint in Cat B but my 20min power is too high to stay there, but in Cat A I can’t keep up on any level so just solo most rides home.

More work required I think.

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14877

Keen for this everyone,

Do you have Cat D group rides?

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Last day to submit ZRL teams. Bit toasty for it at the moment though

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First of the ZRL races.
Had watched @Daz earlier and it didn’t look pleasant.

Been used to small fields, so 90+ made it relentless. Esp with 270 odd burrito power ups to contend with.

AVG watts 273 (4.1) for 45 minutes, tho I’m clearly struggling with the new pack dynamics compared to others.

Timed the finish well, but the race was 200m to long.
P12.
Team a solid second on the night.

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14880

…and still B Cat?

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14881

I feel your pain. Lunchtime Cat A rides are not well attended. I still don’t get how so many people are not upped from B to A :person_shrugging:. I try to do mixed cat races when available.

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14882

I’m no where near top of the cat. Plenty with 4.3s on their profile.

On that I see zwift have pulled their Zwift Racing Score which was supposed to replace cat enforcement. So that’s 6+ months of wasted Dev.

Wonder what plan c is.

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14883

ZRL is always a big wake up call. Actually I did much better than expected. BL13 ZZP Rockets are in Div A2, from what I saw Div B1 went off harder. @Daz race in A1 looked horrific.

Level of effort was hard, but no one was going for it on the climbs. Effort only really ramped on last lap.

I actually went for it early and tried to hang on for last 2 km - strategy worked well and I hung on for 16th place

I absolutely emptied the tank. Body not used to this

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14884

YO!!!

Has anyone else’s sweat “ate” their front tyre?

I’ve protected my headset, but my tyre seems to have corroded when my chinny chin chin drips onto it :exploding_head::exploding_head::exploding_head:

At least it gives me an excuse to not ride the TT bike outside later :joy::face_with_peeking_eye:

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14885

More like six minutes :joy:
Take a few numbers and do “something” with it.
Not hard. (That’s what she said)

80/20 innit.
Feels like Zwift only ever deliver 80%, as you can do that in 20% of the time.

Delivering that final 20% takes the remaining 80% of the time.

#ScienceFact

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14886

I rotted the side of a hub and the quick release with Zwift sweat. I now drape a towel over the front wheel

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