Zwift spins

SwissToni · 04-04-2020 10:58PM

yop wrote: »

That was some crack today. Compared to last year I've over 5kg heavier, one of the heaviest there today and don't have the head or time for it at the moment so this was perfect, hop on the bike in the garage and go for it.
I've one of the original beta testers of Zwift from June 2015 when only 15-20 of us were on the one course they had with 100's of ghost riders.
Today was the first organised race I did and it was great for the spirit in these s9f99te times that we are in at the moment.

Got absolutely handed my ass but I expected that fully. Averaged 260 watts but because I'm over 100kg then my watts/kg isn't good enough to get a right placing in C grade.
The start was chaos with riders, bikes without riders, swaying in and out, it was chaos.
Its a pity they didn't separate the various grades to lessen the visual impact.

But all in all I feel great for getting and doing it. Will keep me buzzing for the rest of the dark week ahead.

Don’t understand why they don’t do separate races when there’s over 1300 starters, it’s not like they need to find an extra lead car.

Daroxtar · 05-04-2020 07:21PM

I've mentioned this one before but here you go again anyway
Different to Zwift, this one is HD videos. Quite a lot of famous TDF/Giro/Vuelta climbs along with plenty of other less well known routes.
Still free as its still in Beta. Devs very responsive in the feedback channels.
https://cms.bikethe.world/

Delboy007 · 05-04-2020 10:34PM

Was looking forward to yesterday race as really enjoyed the 1st race, only D races but helps u push yourself. I was in d race 15min before it started and 2min I got kicked.
Did this happen to anyone, and does anyone know if it happens again can you get into d race again

nilhg · 06-04-2020 01:32PM

If anyone has alot of time on their hands, there'll be this coming up in June, open to all....

https://road.cc/content/news/virtual-race-across-america-take-place-272477?fbclid=IwAR2BHxigyHQckxOTN586SGlOoDtQThlzll3wg2GuJZTjiB-j8Wq7Wwqbl-8

lennymc · 06-04-2020 01:40PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Did a race today. Team ZWC hill climb battle.

Think I just about shaded into the C category so went for that. Finished 13th in cat and 88th or 71st overall, not sure .

Definitely people entering themselves into the wrong categories though, because you know, winning is everything

First time using Zwift in 2 years. It's upped it's game in terms of the companion app. Well ahead of RGT etc

yeah, i really dont understand that. I dont take the raicng too seriously, although I do find i dig deeper in the races....

nordicb · 06-04-2020 02:45PM

Most shorter zwift races start as a sprint and hold for dear life. However those, that are 70km+ tend to start a lot calmer. Wonder if CI will gradually pick harder or/and longer courses each week?

I agree, they should separate groups. Hard to race something when you never see the front. Opening gaps at the start are terminal...

Bambaata · 06-04-2020 03:01PM

I just hope they don't do the Alp or crazy long climbs!

JimmiesRustled · 06-04-2020 03:10PM

nordicb wrote: »

Most shorter zwift races start as a sprint and hold for dear life. However those, that are 70km+ tend to start a lot calmer. Wonder if CI will gradually pick harder or/and longer courses each week?

I agree, they should separate groups. Hard to race something when you never see the front. Opening gaps at the start are terminal...

All the 100+km races I've done or at least attempted all start the same way. Even the Haute Route yesterday which was 70+km was a 600-700 watt start and then anywhere from 320-390 for the next 5 minutes before realising I had a 4 hour endurance ride on the cards. Really depends how many 20kg riders turn up.

Daroxtar · 06-04-2020 04:03PM

Bambaata wrote: »

I just hope they don't do the Alp or crazy long climbs!

I'd actually prefer if they did. I can hold higher watts for longer on the big climbs than the constant spurts and changes in the flatter routes.

Bambaata · 06-04-2020 04:26PM

I fear my weight will hamper me more than it does on the short sharp climbs that we've had so far. There'd be little to no drafting effect too and id also guess we'd see a lot more weight dopers than we've seen so far!

CantGetNoSleep · 06-04-2020 04:26PM

Might try a race later or tomorrow. I'm a slow overweight club rider. But if Cat D really is a max of 2.4 w/kg I reckon I can hold that for a few mins at least, or longer. Let's see

Whatwicklow · 06-04-2020 05:03PM

Have CI issued results for round 2 yet? I didn't see anything on FB.
ZPower has me inside the top 50 C so I am hoping the filtered list removes the top 45 or so!!!

Daroxtar · 06-04-2020 06:07PM

Bambaata wrote: »

I fear my weight will hamper me more than it does on the short sharp climbs that we've had so far. There'd be little to no drafting effect too and id also guess we'd see a lot more weight dopers than we've seen so far!

Its a bit pathetic to see that kind of thing going on. Hopefully CI will take a quick glance at the weights on Zwift Power and if there's any questionable numbers they'll exclude the riders.
On a more personal level, it's a bit depressing seeing my stats from 2 years ago and realising I had no problem dropping to 70kg but can't get there now for love nor money.

CramCycle · 06-04-2020 09:12PM

Weepsie wrote: »

That's the idea, but the CAT D top 10 earlier had people who would be placing in the top 25 overall.

Zwiftpower seems to sort most of that out if you sign up

Bambaata · 06-04-2020 10:28PM

Well I ended up racing the Alp tonight with a small meetup group. Set a nice 60min power record for the race and a 42min on the Alp which is a lot faster than i thought I'd manage on it! I dont want to have to repeat it anytime soon though.

Daroxtar · 06-04-2020 10:58PM

42 minutes!! Jaysus...

iwillhtfu · 06-04-2020 11:01PM

Bambaata wrote: »

Well I ended up racing the Alp tonight with a small meetup group. Set a nice 60min power record for the race and a 42min on the Alp which is a lot faster than i thought I'd manage on it! I dont want to have to repeat it anytime soon though.

At 42mins on the alp I was seeing how much I could get for my trainer and was a long way from the top

Savage effort well done

fat bloke · 07-04-2020 12:23AM

I've done a few of the RGT courses. Did the Paterberg laps tonight and was looking at their all time leader board. 300w's ish gets you up the Paterberg ramp in something under 2 mins say. The top time is a shade over 1 second...

I don't know how you would even cheat that. If you put your body weight down as 1gram and did a 1000w standing start single pedal revolution - would that do it?!

Macy0161 · 07-04-2020 09:36AM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

At 42mins on the alp I was seeing how much I could get for my trainer and was a long way from the top

Savage effort well done

Did Haute Route on Saturday and was the same. Although as per JimmiesRustled's post, it was pretty much full on from the start. Can only imagine what a race is like.

An Uber Pretzel popped up as an event on Saturday. Kinda tempted...

Bambaata · 07-04-2020 09:53AM

fat bloke wrote: »

I've done a few of the RGT courses. Did the Paterberg laps tonight and was looking at their all time leader board. 300w's ish gets you up the Paterberg ramp in something under 2 mins say. The top time is a shade over 1 second...

I don't know how you would even cheat that. If you put your body weight down as 1gram and did a 1000w standing start single pedal revolution - would that do it?!

Let me know how you get ion with that 1000w standing start!

I've tried doing sprint workouts on the Wahoo Kickr to find that I literally stop dead when the 1000w+ rep kicks in in erg mode!

CantGetNoSleep · 07-04-2020 11:31AM

Am I better off going for an ANT sensor (to use with my Garmin HRM) or a new bluetooth HRM?

Using Tacx Flux on Windows 10.

jamesd · 07-04-2020 12:40PM

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Am I better off going for an ANT sensor (to use with my Garmin HRM) or a new bluetooth HRM?

Using Tacx Flux on Windows 10.

Id go with the ANT.

Bambaata · 08-04-2020 01:58PM

I see it's a flat one this Saturday for the CI race! It's going to be hard for any small groups to get away. It'll be important to get established in that early selection which I fear will mean an even harder opening 5mins to anything we've seen so far.

CramCycle · 08-04-2020 02:12PM

Bambaata wrote: »

I see it's a flat one this Saturday for the CI race! It's going to be hard for any small groups to get away. It'll be important to get established in that early selection which I fear will mean an even harder opening 5mins to anything we've seen so far.

Arrive early and hold 500W for the first few minutes, easy (for some) :pac:

lennymc · 08-04-2020 03:31PM

https://zwift.com/events/view/471803 - hare and hound (handicap) race tonight.

Whatwicklow · 11-04-2020 10:18AM

Jasus...

deconduo · 11-04-2020 10:22AM

Was much happier this week, improved to 2.4w/kg today comapred to 2.0w/kg last week. Not a lot compared to the numbers everyone else is putting out but great for me

Also the route today was around where I do my running when I'm over in London, so that was pretty cool

Bambaata · 11-04-2020 10:26AM

Woop more points today and beat Thomas de Gendt at the line

Easier today but for that last lap! Managed to catch the break, knew it was going to go as we hit last lap and was ready for it. 3 races in and points in all

https://www.strava.com/activities/3282979017/overview

CramCycle · 11-04-2020 10:38AM

Every bit of that was awful. I am thinking they might be better if they put the As, Bs, Cs and Ds in seperate races. Surely would make it easier to manage results wise as well. I went from 1100 to 300 back to 800 back to 800 in the fist few minutes, it was mental.

Don't Chute! · 11-04-2020 12:19PM

Looking for a bit of help with Zwift. I’ve just got a new speed/cadence Bluetooth sensor and I’ve paired them with Zwift using just a set of tacx rollers. I have the 25km free trial but when I start on the bike my avatar doesn’t move. Anyone have any idea what’s wrong? I’m using an iPad.

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