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mjd1988
Guru
Still a chance JV rides himself into top form. It's impressive looking at the riders who he beat on that climb given his injuries and he tends to peak later in GTs. Smart money still on pogacar to run away with it, especially with that team behind him(!) but I've not lost hope for a bit of drama!
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Zwift Labs Racing Score first event - for me
I entered RGV Vive la France with Alex this morning. 400-575
I was 425 before the event I think Alex was 525
What can I tell you from the experience of this morning's ride compared to a few days ago in the traditional C category. Firstly it was much harder event. my stats for both events are below
Racing Score event
Traditional C cat event
You can see my HR, and speed are higher. Power similar, but felt harder in certain places, I could have been quicker had I not blown up on the 'Serpentine' , then coasted into the finish.
The result, I came 32nd out 49 according to Zwift. Alex came 10th. I have checked the riders and apart from a small few exceptions all are currently B category in front of me, or significantly younger than me.
So my actual ranking and result tally with race score. I assume there will be a period of adjustment to the categories to move boundaries to adjust to something in line with what the categories are now.
Oh and I got an extra point for trying my best 426
I entered RGV Vive la France with Alex this morning. 400-575
I was 425 before the event I think Alex was 525
What can I tell you from the experience of this morning's ride compared to a few days ago in the traditional C category. Firstly it was much harder event. my stats for both events are below
Racing Score event
| Avg | Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 25.5 mi/h | 35.6 mi/h |
| Heart Rate | 160 bpm | 176 bpm |
| Cadence | 77 | 112 |
| Power | 249 W | 514 W |
| Calories | 596 | |
| Elapsed Time | 36:31 |
Traditional C cat event
| Avg | Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 24.5 mi/h | 35.7 mi/h |
| Heart Rate | 152 bpm | 176 bpm |
| Cadence | 79 | 110 |
| Power | 245 W | 701 W |
| Calories | 607 | |
| Elapsed Time | 38:05 |
You can see my HR, and speed are higher. Power similar, but felt harder in certain places, I could have been quicker had I not blown up on the 'Serpentine' , then coasted into the finish.
The result, I came 32nd out 49 according to Zwift. Alex came 10th. I have checked the riders and apart from a small few exceptions all are currently B category in front of me, or significantly younger than me.
So my actual ranking and result tally with race score. I assume there will be a period of adjustment to the categories to move boundaries to adjust to something in line with what the categories are now.
Oh and I got an extra point for trying my best 426
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steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
That sort of doesn't surprise me. The types of riders who would be most interested in a ranking race are more likely to be those who are the better ones in a category, so until the points system starts ranking them higher, these races are likely to have much stronger fields than you'd normally expect.
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Zwift Labs Racing Score first event - for me
I entered RGV Vive la France with Alex this morning. 400-575
I was 425 before the event I think Alex was 525
What can I tell you from the experience of this morning's ride compared to a few days ago in the traditional C category. Firstly it was much harder event. my stats for both events are below
Racing Score event
Avg Max Speed 25.5 mi/h 35.6 mi/h Heart Rate 160 bpm 176 bpm Cadence 77 112 Power 249 W 514 W Calories 596 Elapsed Time 36:31
Traditional C cat event
Avg Max Speed 24.5 mi/h 35.7 mi/h Heart Rate 152 bpm 176 bpm Cadence 79 110 Power 245 W 701 W Calories 607 Elapsed Time 38:05
You can see my HR, and speed are higher. Power similar, but felt harder in certain places, I could have been quicker had I not blown up on the 'Serpentine' , then coasted into the finish.
The result, I came 32nd out 49 according to Zwift. Alex came 10th. I have checked the riders and apart from a small few exceptions all are currently B category in front of me, or significantly younger than me.
So my actual ranking and result tally with race score. I assume there will be a period of adjustment to the categories to move boundaries to adjust to something in line with what the categories are now.
Oh and I got an extra point for trying my best 426
I was 540 before the start and gained +5 for 10th place. I should have done a bit better but threw away my aero powerup by mistake 5km from the finish trying to give ride-ons (hit the wrong damned button
)It was damned hard work though. I didn't have much sprint left in me at the end.
A flat race like that though will always be a bit hard for me as a lighter rider. I did wonder about going for a split at Aqueduc, but the legs weren't keen on the idea and the pack was still large so all it would have done was waste energy.
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