Yeah I can't help but feel they missed quite a bit with the first iteration of the SF app, too much development into the 'platform'/portal surrounding the actual riding without enough thought, config options and integration of the actual riding UI (which you see and use more!), hope that'll change. The ride/video integration will come with the newer workouts designed with the app in mind first, rather than with the current rehash of older rides with the old overlay left in place.
Bikes and wheels make a bit of difference but not that much, especially when climbing. With any elevation on Zwift the rider weight makes a HUGE difference. Riders can be supremely 'faster' than you, yet throwing out lower wattage and W/KG to stick within the CAT limits. Also clever racecraft surfing wheels. There's a few rides with 'auto-promotion' up CAT's (everyone starts together, most of the WBR rides are like this). Well worth riding some of those to really determine your figures/level. But it does sound like you should be in CAT B. There's less people on Zwift now (than the winter) so you'll find smaller differences between riders in the different classifications. I'm CAT B, sometimes I'm one of the stronger ones there, but during the winter (100+ riders in each CAT) I was more middle-ground.starting to get hooked on zwift. Did a group ride on Tuesday that ended up in a pretty brutal climbing speed up the epic KOM hill which spat of loads from the group. Was kinda surprised as it was just meant to be a group ride and not a race. Tried the KISS cat c race last night for the first time. I didn't start very strong and ended up in a slow group at the back, soloed up to the next group and stuck with them for most of the rest of the ride to the end where it went to a sprint finish. Ended up fairly over the Cat C w/kg
The guy who won the C group was a minute faster and lower w/kg, do the different bikes/wheels make much speed difference?
Living in London it's a total pain for training. 1 hour will get me to decent roads and back so need 2 hours for a training ride. 1 hour on zwift feels like a decent workout.
I just really did not like the interface. Maybe I need to persevere a bit.
Great to ride with you (briefly) buddy, well raced & great result!
Racing is only a small part of it, most people 'just ride', then progress to the training sessions and plans on there.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1022883268/analysis/0/2667 (only race selected)
Great to ride with you (briefly) buddy, well raced & great result!
Cheers - quite enjoyed it. Racing the Figure 8 is much more enjoyable than the flat races I've done. I made the classic mistake of getting dropped straight out of the gate though so the first 5 minutes were probably the hardest of all trying to get back on to the group, especially with very cold legs. I settled in after about 20 mins or so and finally felt decent. Our group of 8 split on the final climb and I ended up out the back with two others. I sandbagged for a bit then tried a daft long range attack about 4km from the finish which failed when I got caught and passed by the other two. I then got back to them on the twisty bit before trying another daft attack and being caught 100m from the line. I'm not one for sprinting.
