Brendan Parker
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- Location
- essex, england
nope thought it was like bkoolWell, I hope you knew to keep on spinning until the start. If not, you were in for a surprise. I didn’t know in my first Zwift race.
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Brendan Parker
Veteran
- Location
- essex, england
Ahh thanks
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berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
Oooo I bet that was a shock !nope thought it was like bkool
Pedal like you stole it with about 5 seconds to go then tuck in behind whatever group you are in - if you feel good try and leapfrog soon as you can , if you are struggling , get dragged along
Hope to see you on there sometime !
Its quite funny really, Bkoolers wondering what the hell is happening as 200 riders bugger off up the road
Brendan Parker
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- Location
- essex, england
Yep that was me! Ease into it I thought and push on later. OopsIts quite funny really, Bkoolers wondering what the hell is happening as 200 riders bugger off up the road
Did you manage to get onto anyone's wheel?
I blame @bobinski, he's always been reluctant to share his experiences on zwiftYer sussed that out. Yer was flat so got my shoot together after about 20 yer.
Bloody loving zwift though. You guys should have said
Brendan Parker
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- Location
- essex, england
Yer once I caught on what was going on I pushed on and leapfrogged between a few groups but got stuck with a group of 3 guys where no one wanted the front! Which slowed us a bit but then we got it going together and that was that till what should have been a sprint but I was done!
Out of interest I was cat c was everyone I saw cat c also or are the races mixed?
I finished in the last half of cat c should I drop down to d?
It's even funnier when the first Zwift ride you do is a social ride.Its quite funny really, Bkoolers wondering what the hell is happening as 200 riders bugger off up the road
That was the case for me. I thought it would be like starting a club run, only to find that everyone else had cleared off up the road and I was having to work like crazy just to catch up with a 'social ride'.
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I signed on as Cat D in my first race as I didn't really know what to expect from the race, whether the W/Kg people were claiming was accurate or not.
I'd signed up to Zwiftpower as the guys here had recommended and when the results came in, Zwiftpower graded me near the bottom of Cat C. Entered my next race as Cat C and came about mid-way to slightly below. So, I'd say do the same. Join Zwiftpower and it will help you join the right Cat when you join a race.
Also, you can then join the Cyclechat team on Zwiftpower and see your results alongside the other Cyclechat guys.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
The Cats often start together which can be a bit confusing .so Lee and I recently raced cat b and bridgy was cat A and visible and I useful carrot to follow before he pulled away.
some races are multiple categories, so you see and start all cats. Others can be solely cat C only and that's all you see. Some races are handicapped with staggered starts from different pens and part way through race you will be caught by other cats, or you might catch lower cats. lots of different combinations to keep it fresh 
bobinski
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- Location
- Tulse Hill
Now, who on this forum is Billy???
Brendan Parker
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- Location
- essex, england
Does Billy have pig tails. Billy would get them pulled and the piss taken quite a lot at my school.
Edit I don’t actually still attend school
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