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A mistake, I am not Italian or elite. Most likely it was accidentally attached to an event or when they manually sent the kits out I was included. I have a couple kits from unknown origin

Ant Bev is our favorite! Special place in our hearts.

Thank you very much. I am glad you are enjoying it! I learn a lot from rewatching the races and seeing some details I missed in the race too.

@ZwiftDude absolutely! The changes to the courses are pretty good as well. The new categories opens a lot of doors for people to get into verified racing with the potential to win some money.

@DarenC Casey is a legend! Yes Team X. Not everyone can say they beat Lionel Sanders in a live event!

@roadcyclist1 right on! This changed a while ago but I still have seen people not knowing that.

Thank you! ACL surgery...ouch! I hope the recovery goes as well as mine did. My ACL was not intact before the knee replacement, I understand the instability and issues you were experiencing. It was several months before I stood and sprinted. I did 10 seconds at a time at higher wattages to feel comfortable. My doctor told me there was nothing I could do to hurt my knee replacement. The biggest hurdle was my mind trusting it after years of issues and not trusting my injured knee. The physical therapy was huge for my success. I put a lot of work into it and pushed the boundaries. My physical therapist was happy to push me along the way. I just had to be careful because there is a very thin line of progress and doing too much. I went over the that line a few times haha! Good luck. You will back stronger than before!

@titaniumben9923 we were using the slingshot to increase speed. We had all four of our team together. If it was 2v2 Casey and I could have done that for sure. In this case though we were utilizing it to gain ground on the descent.

@@brianwhite9 okay that makes more sense, jerseys really is confusing.

Zwift has positives to the game and avatars for sure, but the detail is next level on MyWhoosh. I swore the standing motion was modeled after the Yates twins but it was actually the director Matt Smithson. When you are in a group with everyone standing it looks pretty funny...kind of like salmon swimming up streak!

@SethGroover interesting. In my experience I hadn't noticed that happening. I wonder if it is a visual bug?

haha, I bought a set of cheap ones from the dollar store knowing they would not last long. Yet, surprisingly they have lasted about four years now. I tried ear buds and even Shokz but I just didn't like them as much as the over ear headphones.

I wear headphones (Beats Studio pros) on Zwift with Wicked Cushion sweat pads. I think it’s the best. Very immersive and I don’t feel like my head gets hot.

My wife got me a set of Beats for Christmas. I am a bit nervous about using them. Have you have any issues with them?

@@brianwhite9 I like mine a ton. Noise cancellation is great. I did switch out the ear pads tho. I found the stock ones too shallow. Gave me a headache after an hour or so.

I will check out the Wicked Cushions. Thank you! Noise reduction/cancelation is the main reason I like the overear style headphones

@nilebattey thank you. The team tactic we used on the Grade and doing down Epic can help people learn some of the tricks to racing.

@nilebattey I felt that same way but in my ZRL race guys were saying "you get super tuck here" "why am I not super tucking" Then I have seen several posts on Facebook about the super tuck not working.

Ah that makes sense, a load of ppl only jump back on zwift for the ZRL season so they might not have been aware 👍

Ladder Racing is a 5 vs 5 competition between two teams. You gain points for the finishing position 1st = 10 points, 2nd = 9, 3rd = 8 down to 10 = 1 point. I love this style of racing because you create a plan for the course and team you are facing, then try to execute your plan during the race. It brings back the "team" feel to racing on Zwift. There is a ranking system for the teams which is where you can be challenged or challenge another team within five positions of your rank. If you are on a Zwift team already you may have a group of riders already competing in the Ladder Race Club, ladder.cycleracing.club/ or zwiftinsider.com/zwift-club-ladder/ Sorry for the poor explanation in the video.

I know there are bot riders in free rides. Those don't bother me. Most of the events I have done have had all humans. One way to find all human events are the premium or community driven events like the OTR races

The mass start races are very challenging. You never know what ability riders will be there. I enjoy mass start because they push me to ride with stronger riders, however getting left behind after a few kilometers is no fun either. This type of racing should have at least a couple other pens to create a better overall experience.

@ZwiftDude MyWhoosh has some really good features and visuals for sure. They are having a major update very soon with a new world. This year alone MyWhoosh has added two worlds with over 60 kilometers of actual road, not looped routes similar to another platform.

Thanks Miguel! It was such a mental fight at that moment but I am so glad that I fought myself and did not chose the easy way to finish the race

@BrentSensenig thank you, you as well! I watched it probably 15 times editing this. That was one of the craziest bridges I have seen in a race.

I had spent a lot of time there in Beta but haven't ridden there in a few months. I need to hop back on and do some racing there. The races were always good

Thank you very much! I am glad you enjoyed it!!!

@thecyclinggreek274 Thank you very much! I like the breakdown of showing what I am thinking/seeing in a race. I record the video with OBS then upload the video to DaVinvi Resolve. From there I can add the music, voice over and any other images or videos I want to. It took me about 6 hours for the first video, slowly I am getting quicker. It still takes about an hour to make a video.

@@SokarDW thank you! I am really glad you liked the video.

Marblehead will be race ready for the official record!

Thank you Mark. It has been phenomenal how I have progressed through this recovery. Having zero pain in day to day life is something I cannot accurately put into words.

I am definitely built for more of the steady effort TT/FTP efforts. I was just looking at how similar the power numbers. My thought was it would be at least close in the FTP "Grade" not 30 watts apart. If it was 10 watts, fine. In the next week or so I will try to fit in an actual full gas effort on the Grade. 400 watts for 11 minutes or so is probably not going to happen, maybe 370. It is all estimation, you are not wrong at all right there. Just odd how the estimation between platforms are so different.

Thank you very much! Very excited to keep progressing and see how far I can go

@vortexmaster6481 you are probably correct. That was my first time going to a sprint at that banner. Normally about 300 meters i am full sprint but here it was closer to 250 meters. Good call!

@DavidHahn1 oh no! I hope the infection is taken care of. A staph infection was what caused my initial issues. Before surgery my FTP peaked at about 330-335 and 5-8 minute power was around 400. Now I am sitting in the mid 340s and 5 minute in the 420s. I was shocked when I started hitting those numbers. The improvement in pain is hard to even put into words. As far as riding goes, I started increases intensity from about 100-150 watts up to 200 watts for 30 minutes around 6 to 8 weeks. Once I was able to ride for 45 minutes at 200 watts I started increasing volume and intensity. I did not have to change anything about training or cadence. I actually ride at lower cadence now. That was not intentional just natural adjustment. I truly hope you can experience similar results as I have. Being able to stand for more than five minutes without pain is an amazing feeling.

@@brianwhite9 Yeah staph - same - they are working on it and prob be fine. I hear you about the pain - I ignored it for a while, but after a couple years I went from 100K rallies at 20+mph avg to having to sag out of the most beginner, baby ride my local shop has. That was my wakeup call to get it done. Good to know about training and cadence and very encouraging about your return in a year. Thanks.

@DavidHahn1 mine wasn't caught immediately, sounds like yours was caught immediately. I delayed even looking into it for probably five years. Once you get the clearance to ride again the power will cone back quickly!

@@brianwhite9 damn - didn't find the infection for 5+ years ? My knee turned red and painful on a Sunday and I was in the surgeon's office Monday morning. And on intravenous antibiotics a couple hours later, and in surgery that afternoon. Even then she said it was almost septic. Got clearance today to (re)start easy riding - like 30,40 watts! So slow that sometimes my Zwift avatar will get off the bike and stand next to it ... smarmy bastard..

@DavidHahn1 oh no, sorry. My infection went about 14-16 days before we realized what was happening. I delayed the knee replacement about five years. Sorry 🤣 Yay! I didn't even open Zwift for a few weeks because I couldn't take the thought of barely moving.

@@ahnilatedahnilated7703 that was a deal breaker? The power required is the same regardless of trainer difficulty. Wahoo also released a statement suggesting to ride below 100%.

@leg_snapper that might explain the 1300 watt 5 minute data but the historical data shows extremely high power for several events beyond Tour of Watopia. Errors do happen with trainers, which could explain a one off high reading. It just seems Zwift has a slew of would tour level 50 and 60 year olds. If it is legit, great. On other platforms I have not seen any of the types of riders.

Thank you very much!

The overall number on the Grade was close enough to the MyWhoosh effort that I felt it would produce a similiar number. I know I had done work prior, but being 9 watts lower over 12 minutes then being 30 watts less is what caused me to really question this calculation. I did the math, in order for Zwift to give me a 340 "grade" I would need to do about 390 watts. Is Zwift underestimating the "grades" on purpose to make workouts easier? After the holiday here I will have to do some more testing

I had thought that might be possible. A few weeks later I did Ventoux at 338, so MyWhoosh seemed to get that pretty close. intervals.icu now matches what MyWhoosh has as well. I had to manually change the Zwift FTP from 325 up to 340.

Always a race...until that red fence comes into play!!! I asked him about that. His thought process was to get a hard workout in while riding. The mentality of outside vs inside changes which causes some of these issues. His expectation was to go hard and be able to place well, but when the other riders rode away from him he was shocked. From other conversations I have had with some new indoor cyclists is that they have never raced outside. So they do not understand how to race.

@JonicSc2Strategy that is a thought. The numbers were close, I don't know if Zwift would be able to account for an effort being fresh or not. I don't know how much more I can do currently. I do know that getting the 30 watt difference is not in my ability. The Grade seemingly used 88% of 358 to give me 313. To get 340 from the Grade I would have to do 390 for the whole Grade.

@hollieburgin ...that is absolutely believable...Aunt Bev has to feel good, nevermind the progress. Zwift does seem to be going after the larger mass audience lately. Completely on par for Zwift's brand to make it "easy"

That would have been a far better option!!!

I am not sure if the MyWhoosh test combined the 3 and 12 minute effort to spit out a number or not. If it does, then it is very possible that is why MyWhoosh has my FTP set at 340. That is what piqued my interest. I figured having similar numbers would result in similar "grade." I was not full gas on this effort but it was a pretty healthy effort. I did set a Strava PR on this effort, so it was my fastest effort up the Grade. 92% would be 330, which is what intervals.icu had stated my FTP was after this MyWhoosh Power Passport test.

@@BrianKellison I know a guy that really helped with my audio setup

@BartSchrijvers thank you. I hope to share some of the tactics I have learned through the years. My friend has a race score in the mid 400s, these Tour of Watopia events are great for riding with someone and helping them learn in a larger/stronger group. Ha, that lead in was pretty spicy!

Thank you! I like wearing Phil Gaimon's Cookie Fondo kit in game when I have the Cookie Monster jersey on too!

A lot goes into that question. I raced a lot outside from 2013-2015, then was sideswiped by a car and quit cycling as much. At the end of 2016 I started on Zwift but wasn't serious about riding. I just rode for fun. Some point in 2019 I decided to get serious again. My 20 minute power was around 275 at time. I bought a couple pre built plans, one from FasCat coaching and one from Peaks Coaching Group. They have difference philosophies toward training (sweet spot vs polarized) which gave me a good base of training to do. The biggest recommendation I have give you is to be consistent. If you have 5 hours a week, make those five hours count. Ride in Z2 for a good chunk of that time, with one ride focused on VO2 and another ride on sweet spot/threshold. I currently ride about 7-9 hours a week, but the rides are focused. My overall goal is to train and do well for MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club. If you hop in the Discord server we can get much more in depth, plus there are several very experienced and smart individuals in there that can answer a multitude of questions.

Extremely true statement! Doing all the work before the forward Hilly KOM took it out of me. With a bit more conservative riding I might have been there at the finish.

@@hollieburgin haha! It is gonna be a wave sweeping your side of the mountain!!!

@Phizev I see that part of it. You were mid pack and now there are totally out of sight There has to be a fun side to make it enjoyable. I got crushed today and it does sting seeing people just disappear from you. I am not sure when, maybe already, but there are improvements coming.

That is a tough spot. I know on October 29th they made some changes to Race Score, which hopefully leads to improvements for the overall seeding. Ultimately, I think we need to utilize more pens once more people are on Zwift. The only downside is during the low traffic months on Zwift we are in the same boat.