Zwift Chat

[Whorty]

I think that's the bridge, hairpins and the two small bumps that I've mentioned combined. With A cat speed I could see how someone would see it as one. For me, it's more like a 1 min effort (bridge+hairpins), 30s rest (flat/rolling), 15s effort (1st bump), 15s rest (flat), 15s effort (2nd bump) and then put down some power before a supertuck.

Hang on to wheels and you'll be ok, but lose a wheel and it's one of those courses where the group will disappear fast!

Not a hard course in the climbs, but very little rest, if any at all. You'll be on the pedals pretty much all the way .... you may get 10-15 seconds of supertuck on the way to the finish line, but not much more.

 

[Whorty]

7 Bs signed up now in our race ... one with 4.2 w/kg !! I know who's wheel I'll be sitting on tonight

 

[mjd1988]

Off topic I know - just thought I would share what they do with weight cheats on RGT View attachment 620865

Is it all on one app now? Loosely following developments, has there been much change?

 

[<Tommy>]

Off topic I know - just thought I would share what they do with weight cheats on RGT View attachment 620865

To be fair to zwift, or rather zwift power. They try to police weight doping too. But it's probably only the blatant cheats on both platforms that get caught.

 

[berty bassett]

Is it all on one app now? Loosely following developments, has there been much change?

Yes - I just downloaded it on atv , open and it works very much like Zwift
Different in a lot of other ways and takes some getting used to but it does work
I do like the cat system of points
You get points racing and beating people with more points than you , you lose points if you lose to someone with less points than you - you don’t get points for beating someone with less points

 

[berty bassett]

There is a handicap race on there as well where they take your weight and w/kg and calculate it somehow to give you a new weight to put in for that race , meaning some are racing a lot heavier than usual while others are lighter
Takes some getting used to when you lose time on hills but zoom down other side or visa, versa
Not pushing this at all but just thought some may like to know
Don’t know if it would work in a handicap on Zwift ?

 

[BurningLegs]

I do like the cat system of points
You get points racing and beating people with more points than you , you lose points if you lose to someone with less points than you - you don’t get points for beating someone with less points

This is what Zwiftpower does, too. Hopefully Zwift can move away from self selected categories and onto the ranking system they already have in house via Zwiftpower at some point. It’s frustrating though because the pace of development at Zwift is Zlooooow!

 

[CXRAndy]

Carl does it again, excellent silver. I see CCers were scattered across the field. Im struggling with explosive starts, trying to hold a pack(probably too fast a pack) until I find my rhythm. Once I found my pack, the buggers all when mad up the climb

I had patches of power late on and my own one on one battle I had, happily won.

I think I need to do some interval work to try and cope with fast starts.

Im sure my sole point makes all the difference

 

[berty bassett]

This is what Zwiftpower does, too. Hopefully Zwift can move away from self selected categories and onto the ranking system they already have in house via Zwiftpower at some point. It’s frustrating though because the pace of development at Zwift is Zlooooow!

Would be nice if they made it the main way of rating rather than just bumping you into certain cats , point system means there is no benefit in racing in wrong cat

 

[Peter Salt]

Congratulations @Whorty! Told you today will be a podium

When the results settle, I think today will be my best 20 min. w/kg to date. Important thing I didn't really get dropped on any of the hills. And I beat @CXRAndy First race with CC people I didn't come last

 

[CXRAndy]

Congratulations @Whorty! Told you today will be a podium

When the results settle, I think today will be my best 20 min. w/kg to date. Important thing I didn't really get dropped on any of the hills. And I beat @CXRAndy First race with CC people I didn't come last

Yes, I thought the shortness of the climb might save me, but once you drop out of a group, which I did 3 times over the climb you're done for in speed. I could catch solo riders who were better at climbing, but a pack just went away.

Congratulations first major scalp,

Soon you'll have many on this forum

 

[Whorty]

Carl does it again, excellent silver. I see CCers were scattered across the field. Im struggling with explosive starts, trying to hold a pack(probably too fast a pack) until I find my rhythm. Once I found my pack, the buggers all when mad up the climb

I had patches of power late on and my own one on one battle I had, happily won.

I think I need to do some interval work to try and cope with fast starts.

Im sure my sole point makes all the difference

Mistimed the sprint .... Had i gone a few seconds earlier I'd have won ... rooky mistake!

 

[Whorty]

One of the Danes was upset that I could type and ride .. threatened to DQ me I beat him in the sprint

 

[CXRAndy]

One of the Danes was upset that I could type and ride .. threatened to DQ me I beat him in the sprint

There were periods where I couldn't breath and cycle.

Truly in control when messaging whilst at the front.

 

[bobinski]

Off topic I know - just thought I would share what they do with weight cheats on RGT View attachment 620865

So, how much did you reduce your weight by🤔😁