I’m the same, with the new numberwang system I’m right on the bubble between B and C and alternate between contesting the podium in C and avoiding the wooden spoon in B
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@Jorgan 4th place complaining I sat on his wheel all the way up the last hill 
Almost like it was a race 
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Is that Mulrine? He’s such a melt; grown man and all. I love how my crappy set-up bugs him so much. Every time I think about ditching OHR for a chest strap, I think of him raging inside and save myself £40 
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Chris Page - Canadian with no sense of humour… or racecraft!
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That course but with the finish a couple of km after the big descent suits me. Didn’t have the gas for the last climb. Couple of weeks back, after the descent me and 3 others managed to gap the pack on the downhill and hang on.
Ages ago Mulrine moaned about my ‘junk numbers’ and I just said I’m riding an entire set-up worth less than his smart trainer, and he was like “well don’t race then”. I ignored him after that. It’s not ZRL, it’s just a game at that level; a game we all pay to play.
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Decided to do the first BL13 race tonight, as soon as I started everyone disappeared but I was ahead of the blob on the mini-screen, when they reappeared they were mostly up the road by a few seconds and that was that so I trundled round 
Not great atm and I don’t think the ToW had massive numbers either.
Then did a TT on tempus fugit, only a small field but my output is well done at the moment.
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Found myself in a race with the legend @mw22 just now. My plan to shadow his moves worked well until 400m to go when he disappeared and the next I knew he was crossing the line in 3rd to my 31st 
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He beat me the other day too; his sprint is far too good for a stick insect
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Should’ve been 2nd.
I knew to chase that Cameron Scot. Probably dropped power up a fraction to early.
Thought I was in 3rd with 4 catching me but not passing me on the line. Turns out I was in 2nd and he rolled me on the line 
Such a gentle start soon became hell didn’t it.
My second best minute power… Kinda explains why I blew up.
https://www.youtube.com/live/5d9_oLsx1Ag?si=4tOARFWdPyUX4eBd
If you want a laugh at the end.
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ZRS is 688
Bit to close to that top cat.
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My mate Stevie Mulrine has tipped 700
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Has Zwift cat B got harder with the new racing scores? Definitely felt like it. Was struggling to hold on the short rises when people are holding 9-10wkg.
Normally race on the border of A/B, maybe I’m just less fit but I don’t think so 
Just more sandbaggers gaming it 
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One hard race pushed me back to A again last week Have to wait another 15 weeks now I suppose. Although I’m mainly just doing ZRS events, so just need to stay below 690. Mainly because the top categories are generally the smallest fields by far, which is frustrating. Before ZRS, Cat A races were often only 2-3 people at lunchtime; pointless.
I think the main difference is now you’ve got some at As from the historic bands coming in - often with weaker sprints (hence lower ZRS) but more endurance.
So the packs are getting stretched more and plenty more repeat attacks rather than a pack of Bs sitting in till a punchy climb or the inevitable sprint finish.
So 2 different group dynamics trying to win in their own way - so there’s still a big sprint - but it’s been pushed far harder beforehand too.
Yes, IMHO B is now far harder than it used to be. Feels like it is now mid-B to low-A on the old categories.
Your race score should drop if you get a spanking in A, so you may not be in A for that long. That is a benefit of the new system. I dropped into C after one shocker of a race in B, although my first race in C pushed me back into B 
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Fairly sure I got suggested a C recently but my score had plummeted after not racing for months.
Sorry I’m confused; do the A-D cats not really matter in races now? I know they were being run concurrently, but haven’t tried to enter a traditional A race yet, just ZRS stuff.
Sorry I thought by going to cat A you meant your Race Score had increased to above 690
Maybe we should talk about Race Score races as being 1st Cat, 2nd Cat etc!
There aren’t too many races left using the old power based categories
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As Rob says - not really. If you aren’t doing ZRL - thats probably the one remaining large series using Cats. So despite being “A” as your race score is 663 - you can still enter most Cat 2 (aka B) pens.