What a spectacle 
National hillcimb 2025 at Banks Road
View: https://youtu.be/nOs_dmQud4M?si=_b1H3w3GzgSOMG3V
National hillcimb 2025 at Banks Road
View: https://youtu.be/nOs_dmQud4M?si=_b1H3w3GzgSOMG3V
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It's because zFTP isn't the same as 20 minute power. It's CP - what zwift calls "roughly what you can do for 40 minutes" which is obviously going to be lower than what you can do for 20. So yes. They literally ARE harder because you can do well over 3.4 for 20 and not get booted out, but in the days of ZP Cats you couldn't.
As someone who can do about 3.1 for 20 at the moment, I think it sucks
Yeah I appreciate that's the reason why. I guess there's winners and losers from the changes as those riders who aren't getting upgraded but would have previously are probably having a lovely time! (It's still quite a flawed system whatever way you look at it though)
alex_cycles
Guru
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100%. I replied to your post, but it was meant to be adding to your explanation rather than “at” you
I still think vELO is about the best we have, but even that has annoying limitations. vELO 2 is being worked on though
100%. I replied to your post, but it was meant to be adding to your explanation rather than “at” you
I still think vELO is about the best we have, but even that has annoying limitations. vELO 2 is being worked on though
No worries Alex
Yeah I agree vELO is the best so far (and it annoys me that Zwift haven't adopted it!). Interested to see what vELO 2 will bring
Another race ticked off stage 3 zwift unlocked , 25th of 70 odd on the road ,19th of 54 on zp . Managed to hang on to the front group until 1.6km to go when a gap opening in front of me and I was too slow to close it and annoyingly the group sat at 1 to 2secs ahead but no one in group would work to close it me included I think we were all on our knees . Went at 200mts in the sprint but got rolled on the line for 1st of the 2nd group . Power was almost exactly the same as stage 2 and have to skillfully gamed zrs as my score has gone up to 389 and 390 is used as the dividing line between cats in one level
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Well done Tim - I watched the video Andy posted last night and the atmosphere looked fantastic! Do you think you'll do it again?
Oh right - a bit closer to me then! (Not that I'm in any way tempted to do anything other than potentially spectate!)
Meanwhile I entered the Dolphin Crit to help my anaerobic numbers
Came 3rdZP in a low turnout event 4th on the road.
Stayed with 3 strongest riders till last lap where the wimner(was a shoe in @300W/20mins) left three of us fighting for the podium. They blew me away up the cobbled climb. Enjoyed being back doing crits
View: https://youtu.be/x9SNr0CM7Yw?si=c20SfPAmLS6AzWbJ
Came 3rdZP in a low turnout event 4th on the road.
Stayed with 3 strongest riders till last lap where the wimner(was a shoe in @300W/20mins) left three of us fighting for the podium. They blew me away up the cobbled climb. Enjoyed being back doing crits
View: https://youtu.be/x9SNr0CM7Yw?si=c20SfPAmLS6AzWbJ
Cirrus
Veteran
Successful little pootle about in NY today, managed to finish the Everest challenge and complete the upgrade path of the Specialized bikes on the same ride 🙂
Annoyingly, I did the Zwift Camp Baseline rides a few weeks back and as a result they put me in C category (I was mid D previously), which was a surprise ( there’s no way I would be competitive in C)
Annoyingly, I did the Zwift Camp Baseline rides a few weeks back and as a result they put me in C category (I was mid D previously), which was a surprise ( there’s no way I would be competitive in C)
alex_cycles
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
How rude of them to hit the afterburners with 1km to go.
You looked pretty comfortable there for most of that race. Good to be back 🙌
Thanks MartinHow rude of them to hit the afterburners with 1km to go.
You looked pretty comfortable there for most of that race. Good to be back 🙌
Feeling better, strength/power is returning.
