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4 laps is tough. I've been sticking to one lap races which are good fun, but I should do more of the longer ones - and occasionally hilly ones as well.
Typically I didn't make it to the 13.05, so I'll do the 16.05 instead! Why do WBR do so many of the same race in a day, particularly at this time of year when fields are smaller!? Why not either do different courses, or consolidate races.
Tis a good question. Answer is, i don't really know. But yeah, 50% of the fields with twice the riders would be a far far better idea.
Although i think if you look, it's also the fact that a lot of people just don't race, look at some of the social/group rides around the same time as a race and they'll have 4x the riders starting them. I'm not really sure why or what the answer to that is...maybe quite simple, many people just want a ride around.
Or at least do one flat, one hilly, one volcano, one mountain or something.
I'd forgotten how tight Conti Turbo tyres were, have just wrestled one on!
beej - MemberCarbon Scott CR1 on the turbo for me, at least 2 years now. Also main outside training bike in the summer. No issues at all.
weeksy - MemberI've run a carbon Isaac plenty on it with no issues
njee20 - MemberYep, I use a 2004 Madone SL on the turbo (and used it outside until last week too, so it still gets 'proper' use), only a 1050g frame too, which given its age probably makes it pretty ropey, never had a sniff of trouble with it. Given Trek's lifetime warranty I kinda wish it would break.
Cheers all, looking at a Trek Boone actually so the lifetime warranty say I'll be fine 🙂
Now to square it with the Mrs 😳
I use my racing bike for Zwift, I just ignore the flex below 😆
2nd in the bunch and 4th overall on the WBR flat. Won by Belgium's Rio 2016 triathlete, he was quite strong.
Had that thing where it drops out for 15 seconds or so (feels like about 3 hours) then puts you back just behind the bunch. Unbelievably annoying!
It is but if you can get back on somehow, zwiftpower thinks you're 15 secs [i]ahead[/i] of themHad that thing where it drops out for 15 seconds or so (feels like about 3 hours) then puts you back just behind the bunch. Unbelievably annoying!
Interesting, it didn't for me, I just accelerated when it happened and hoped for the best. First time I was only 1 second down, second time I was 4 seconds down, but just managed to get back on!
Ah - when it happened to me I was placed ahead of a guy who outsprinted me and the lad a bit up the road from him. Assumed that was the reason but maybe coincidence
Does zwift award bonus yards for awesomeness ? 8)
Haha, must be! no, we had about 10 in the bunch sprint, but it seems accurate to tenths of a second. Shame, I'd have liked the extra 15 seconds!
On the plus side I now show as winning, 1st was DQd for >5w/kg, 2nd had no HRM and 3rd was a Cat B.
Got me a red box for my HR too at 197!
FFS! I am officially shit at bunch racing
Just done the EVR race. Yet again lost the front group when the rider in front of me lost a wheel (he turned out to be a catA rider who dropped me and rode back on from 30 sec down - bastard!)
From a 41km race I did about 25 as a solo TT 🙄 Very nearly quit; I'm CROSS
(thanks for the thumbs, whoever that was - 2 at least, I think)
Do people use races for some sort of interval training ?
Some weird behaviour: 2 riders behind me took a minute or more out of me, each solo and at different times. 1st one I waited up for to see if we could pair up and chase but he blew past me at 6w/kg and then immediately sat right up, dropped off by a minute and then did the same again.
Second one caught me for 2 minutes in the final 10k, actually got ahead of me but I got him at the finish.
I gave you a ride on, frustrating circumstances by the sound of it!
cheers njee
over it now 😉 , and at least the results have amused me this morning - 74 starters, 25 in the results list and the guy who "won" catD is listed at 4.21 w/kg (I think he may be the one I beat on the line after he caught me up, though his time is very different)
Just did the cat A P race 50km, managed to stay with the lead group for 3 laps but the last lap was too much. I ended up 10th ( guy in 9th will be dq'd i am sure), 2.23min behind the winner,pretty pleased with that. The volcano flat course has quite a few rises in it which is where i dropped off just before the end of lap 3.
Well done blader
I've just been for a bimble & Steve Cummings is out & about on there - wonder if he'll make the TdF ?
Weeksy - Did you text him asking him to domestique for you?
LOL confused... Why would i have his number ? I don't know every Scouser in the world.
I meant text him via zwift.
I've been at Afan all day buddy.
Anyone else for the 4pm zhr? Going to ride while watching Liverpool game
Rest day for me as i will be riding In the big wide world tomorrow doing some hill climbing repetitions.
Great race, lost draft 6.5 laps in. Tried my best though! Tough weekends riding that !
If you cancelled for summer check your credit card statements. I cancelled 24/2/17 and have been charged March April May even though I received a cancellation email.
https://www.zwiftpower.com/race.php?id=7381
Weird race result. Only me and one other fella inside Cat limits lol. However they don't seem to be being penalised
If you click the little 'i' button, it says the organisers have configured the results to allow them to stand for some reason.
Probably to save anyone actually having to sort through them 😆
Yeah I saw, just thought it weird.
Also weird that none of the ****ers entered the A race that started 2 mins earlier
Found something odd about the "winner" of a 16km Zwift TT on Sunday. During the race zwift showed that he did not have a power meter, but looking at his strava for the ride it showed he averaged 370w for 20 minutes, quite a good score. Closer examination shows that he did a constant 400w exactly for the entire 16km and then eased off. How is this achieved, my Erg mode drifts up and down by a few watts.
[url= https://www.strava.com/activities/998928349/analysis ]https://www.strava.com/activities/998928349/analysis[/url]
An E-bike?
That power result is impossible IMO.
400w again today, with variable cadence?
[url= https://www.strava.com/activities/999900739/analysis ]https://www.strava.com/activities/999900739/analysis[/url]
Would be nice to be able to do rides like this on outdoor TT's, just pick a power number at the start and then ride at xxx watts for the next 10 or 25 miles.
Is it possible that he's using a Wahoo Kickr2? I know that (the first software versions at least) broadcast the requested power rather than the estimated actual power, when in Erg mode. The difference would only ever be subtle between the two, given the feedback loop involved, but one is very much more 'artificial' looking than the other. Can you run a Zwift session in Erg mode (i.e. set a desired power level and have the turbo maintain you at that power regardless of gear / cadence)? Presumably a Kickr would show up as a smart trainer, not a power meter?
its a game and there will always be a % who cheat. never worked out why.
ignore the fixed power issue and he's averaging >10 W/Kg....
More interested in how this is done rather than why. I could do similar by editing the fit file before sending it to Strava but this appears to be done in real time
Unsupported trainers are limited to 400w max output. If it was badly calibrated enough that his ride varied from 410-600w say then it would appear as one 400w ride.
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My lad has just been playing on the volcano, his Zwift is set to his height and weight, so as accurate as we can get, although with 26" wheels on the Snap.
He did well though !
I decided today that zwift has been a massive help to fitness although i cant actually prove it. I went for a ride today that was only 37 miles but contained some pretty big hills with a couple of steep sections (20-25%). In the past i may not have got up those hills in one go (hard to be certain as i now run a slightly easier gear) but with a fair degree of certainty the hills would have sapped me for the rest of the ride if i wanted to go at a fast pace. Also it seems i can recover a lot quicker from thigh burn after big efforts which makes a big difference. The other big factor is when i finished i didnt have any aches or pains and still felt quite fresh, in the past i could feel my body was tired/slightly fatigued. Yet again this is somewhat scewed in proving it is zwift fitness related as i have changed bikes and i think this just fits better meaning several muscles are not been wasted due to bad positioning. All in all i cant really prove anything statistically but thats just numbers so who cares, the ability to knock out hilly 40 milers or flat 80 miler and still feel good definately is progress.
Edit: well done weeksy jnr, great riding
WBR at 12.05 for me if anyone about
Sweating just thinking about Zwift today!
I'm off to Hillingdon for some *fresh* air 😆
You & CH are welcome to join 🙂
Epic battle again... As usual i lost the fast boys on a kick up and the dusty gravel bit so solo'd a bit and then jumped on a group from behind, we were getting a move on ! Almost got dropped and had to sprint twice to hold.... Coming down the final part of final lap through village sprint i got a PU, a nice van... stayed with them until the downslope onto start finish, boom, hit the van and nailed it... 700w+.... leading leadnig.... 2 of them blown out.. .the last one was at 8.5w/kg and i was dropping to mid 6... then 5.9w.... he passed me and i couldn't get him...
Finish 2nd of 2 in the STW battle, but 30s down which was good as i was 1min down on him coming into the last lap, so either he slowed or we went fast !
phew.... bit warm now.
Lol I've been swindled out of a C win by an STWer
With an estimated FTP of 316w and 3.47w/kg this rider should consider upgrading.
Swindled, my backside. Tried and tested technique of holding onto the front group for as long as possible then getting dropped and latching onto the next etc...... And only ever accidentally taking a turn at the front.
That was a hard race................makes the crushing victory all the sweeter.
Hahahahahaa 🙂
I've stopped putting a category in my name field now as pretty much only doing the WBR and occasional EVR races that are open to everyone. Zwift power and rankings seem to work fine without specifying a category.
WBR seem quite effective, their results always end up verified, which i like as you know when you finish at least it will register, for better or worse.
Sounded like a good race between you two.