Has anyone ever managed to make a lung bursting break stick on a Zwift race - on the flat in particular?! I've tried it a few times if the pace is a bit slow, in the hope of forming a smaller breakaway group but always get reeled in within a couple of minutes max, with pretty much the whole group drafting each other. The difference in watts needed for a lone rider to stay away from a drafting group is huge. The usual pattern is for people to hammer it up any hills and this tends to gradually reduce the front group as people get dropped on the uphill sprint (often me included!)
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Just need 30 seconds flat out Sprint at the finish. Oh and maybe crazy first 30 seconds at 300 - 400W
Breaks that tend to stick are late into the races when everyone or nearly everyone is knackered. Like you said Paul, you need a huge amount of extra watts to outpace the pack
I've bridge across about 30secs once or twice on a flat race, but never got away, or even had the pace to outrun the pack
I've bridge across about 30secs once or twice on a flat race, but never got away, or even had the pace to outrun the pack
That's my experience too. Small groups of maybe 4 or 5 you can break away from (if they're all at their limits) but even then it only needs a couple of strong riders in that group and they'll drag the whole group back together again.
Hills is where attacks come from mostly, and where attacks can stick. Flat, as you say, very hard to get any distance.
For me I need to be in a group away from crazy power sprinters like you as I always get blown away
I need to be up the road 
bobinski
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Nice!
I think if you can get in a fast race and draft into the turn you can carry a lot of speed Into the climb giving a few seconds to wind up the power. Then it’s just Case of hanging in
bobinski
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A binoculars icon on the left hand side of events indicates its use. KISS are rolling it out initially with SZR now on board. Others may follow in due course.
Red for DQ, Green for upgrade.
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Bit of a change. My FTP is 3.1 W/Kg. Does that mean I am now Cat B?
Interesting that they specifically say "no lower than". This means we could meet up as a group and all start in the same cat, selecting the one of the fastest out of us (or maybe we select A by default for any races we want to ride together).
I think at 3.1 you're still C. Once you get to 3.2 then you will need to upgrade.
bobinski
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no, but you are probably about the stray into B soon
I managed to do the ZA Group Ride yesterday evening and that took me to Graduation.
May well be a coincidence or a matter of timing, but my FTP has moved from 245 to 257 over the period, so fairly pleased.
Now to try and get back into TR Plans with races interspersed.
May well be a coincidence or a matter of timing, but my FTP has moved from 245 to 257 over the period, so fairly pleased.
Now to try and get back into TR Plans with races interspersed.
