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@@TruthFactsLM57 41... How old are YOU?! 😅

@@Y.Tokugawa 👍👍👍

@@darrencarlton7517 hahahaha I hope you said "I'm his OnlyFan!"

@@Aiden.K thanks for the advice! I take in a lot of oxygen since my mouth is so big 😂. I assume the people are on my tail and give myself no reason to let up but you may be right. I've sprinted in both views and there are pros and cons to each.

@@minghaozhang5181 super pain... The wheezing at the end was the final tell 😆

@@thespartanbishop you're awesome! 😎 Haha thanks 👍

@@daletocemd4781 on Zwift? I don't know... Hahaha

@@jameskim3 when I did WTRL on a team of 5, we all did 30 sec pulls at our own threshold pace--most of us had similar ftp's (I was the weakest link...sadly)

anyway, that's what I do when i'm alternating with someone taking pulls-and true-no steering in that situation...I've angered a few doing that also-

@daletocemd4781 30 sec sounds reasonable. I don't know long the event was but don't you think you could have managed like 110% ftp (maybe more?) on the front for 30 seconds if you are getting about 1m30sec (assuming ramping watts to get on the back isn't really a recovery) recovery each rotation?

@@jameskim3 the races were like 45-55 minutes and threshold is ~1.06...vo2max is 120, so I was doing threshold efforts; our team was often missing a guy so we would be rotating 4 but had to finish 3

@@PedroPrego Okie. Only steer when not in a draft. Got it.

Haha such a good movie. Seen it like 50x 😂. Thank you! Will keep making videos as the year goes on 👍

@@daletocemd4781 I agree I hit the wind a little too soon. This is also why I like having the draft boost vs the helmet. Can activate it from 0.7km to go and not worry about it and then it forces me to time it where I am in the slipstream and I end up timing it better in general. At least that's the perception haha

@@jameskim3 still very very close to perfect-tho

@daletocemd4781 I would've been punished for that timing on another day maybe so yeah, can learn from it and just be thankful for this one lol

@@PJ_Cycles are you talking about the course overview? I screen recorded the Zwift insider website map for the course. If that's not it, lmk what you mean!

@@jameskim3 That is what I was referring to, thanks!

Hey guys! Haha, I’m definitely new to cycling and Zwift so sorry about that. Honestly I was just trying to cut the tangent to catch back up to the group. I promise it was not in at attempt to drop you!

@@joshvillen hahaha. I saw him in another race. Strong guy! I'm not hating on him at all. In the moment I was suffering and I was upset that I didn't get that extra like 40w of draft 😅😅

@@iannurse9651 hahaha it's all good! Would be all good even if it was intentional, man! It's all in good fun. Hope to race with you again some time. You're a strong rider 👊

@@davidhofmayer1031 agreed about going a little too early. If I had to choose between too early and too late, I'd choose too early though hahaha. Perfect timing would always be the best tho lol

@@Brian-zn6sz 😅❤️👊

@CycleWithMatts haha thanks. No one is comparing! But if we are... Your fitness is better than mine 😂

@ how 😅 I think your power is higher than mine as 3.6 for 1 hour 40 is going all out for me and doing 3.9 for 20 min is tough stuff!

@CycleWithMatts well, I think you're lighter than me? Also have youth on your side haha. You'll grow into a beast!

@ I weigh 60kg so yeah about 10kg I think? I really hope I can grow into a beast 😆

@@Bourne90 I'm sad you didn't gag as much as me 😂

@ next weekend I am ready to face you again👀

Thanks! My goal in this one was "sit in, then keep on the power and don't lose momentum in the final km". Gotta preach it to yourself in your head while it is burning. Or say it out loud like I do sometimes if you have to!

Good luck tomorrow!

@jameskim3 yessir "don't chase don't chase don't chase why did I chase that?!" = me, invariably. These flat races rarely break up really bad, but you can break yourself not conserving energy

If you are in a position where you have ample power to hang with a break, then go for it but be selective ie only follow a move once the third rider goes and follow him if it's near the back half of the race. Honestly, the best chance you will have consistently is to just follow the pack, esp cuz it's a flat course

@J.P.1. you can play the finish how you want to but if you don't have a good sprint but also don't have good long range attack power then you need to rely more on positioning and timing. The more you conserve, the more you'll have stored up to unleash at the end

BAAAAHAHAHA I missed that! That's my avatar meeting his 60 years future self 😂😂

Or rather... He time traveled to 4000 years ago and met his ancestor. Haha

@STAR.RIDING thank you! 🙏

@@SilverCometCycling haha thanks! Yeah some fun moments during that race. When I watched back that finish for the first time I got a little emotional hahahaha 😂. But yeah, definitely 100% effort there lol

@@JNorth87 nah, me personally, I won't try it. The amount needed to benefit you is large and I'd rather not vomit before the race lol. If it helps you, great though! The alternative sodium bicarbonate options I've never tried either, but again, probably marginal gains. If my life or salary depends on it, sure, I may try something like that just to experiment but I'd rather just train solidly and take care of all the other low hanging fruit/marginal gains I can get. That's just me though!

@@phil_d hahahaha I put a bit of thought into the music and the way it plays to the scene, so I'm glad it conveys decently well. My facial expressions are uncontrollable 😂😂

@@lb3764 I'm glad you are getting something out of the videos! All of these race tactics things don't go very well a lot of the time haha. Always things to tweak and learn. Get your reps in and stay locked in and I'm sure you will do well! I like to keep a very simple plan going into the race. If that has to change then it does, but play the probabilities 👊

@@ralzalychhoeng7893 thanks! It was certainly painful as you can tell by my facial expressions 😂

@@rab0309 you better believe it!!! It's my lifesaver!

@@jameskim3 haha i've been joking i need one in my garage.. now i'm sold thanks!

@rab0309 dude. GAMECHANGER!

@@AnthonyUrch-j6g thanks! I surprised myself. I knew I am at my best fitness yet but still, that was surprising haha. Couple things. 1) consistency wins in cycling training! 2) I just busted through a plateau that was contending with for 1.5-2 years haha. So def feels good to be at new heights! Good luck with your training! I'm sure you can get to 4wkg! If you don't have anyone to chat with regarding your training, I'm down to chat about it. Find me on Strava if that's what you wanna do 👊

@@drewbuffington thanks, Andrew! How you been? Have you been racing recently?

@@jameskim3doing good! Had some issues this year with the flu so I’m currently working to build back some fitness. Hit me really hard! Hopefully starting back to racing hard soon.

@drewbuffington I hope you get back to peak fitness! The flu sucks! I'll be awaiting your return 👍👑

@@phil_d interesting! I'm doing zone 2 right now and it does feel a little more locked in but my knees don't mind because I think I have a relatively aligned pedaling motion. It'll be interesting to try them outside and corner hard with the smaller amount of play in the pedals. Maybe it won't feel any different but I'm curious

@@jameskim3 I think if you have a very good fit on the bike, it's nice to have your feet just so. I have fixed or blues on my road bike, more float on the commuter/gravel.

@@fraserp2377 thank you! Just trying to share what I think could be valuable to others as I learn it and try to implement/improve it myself! Racing (indoors or outdoors) is fun! 😄

@@talonlan I don't blame the guy for trying though! This also shows how helpful it is to have these recorded so that it's possible to go back and analyze things too haha 👍

@@JNorth87 haha I wouldn't say that 😆. Still need a solid base via zone 2 training and structured workouts help a bunch too. I will say that Zwift racing has provided a different type of stimulus for me that I don't normally do in my structured training which has probably helped spur some adaptation but too much of one thing isn't good, no matter how good that one thing is 😉

@@Y.Tokugawa haha thank you! You basically win everything 😂

@jameskim3 pas tous le temps, cela dépend des conditions physiques du jours

@@SilverCometCycling thanks! Lmk if you think I speak too much. I'm genuinely curious as to what people think about the amount of commentary.

I think it’s about right. Don’t hesitate to express your natural humor. I’ve watched hundreds of zwifting videos and aside from Erik Lee most are so dour and serious.

@@SilverCometCycling 🫡 that's helpful feedback! Thanks 👍. I actually filter out some of my joking cuz it would be too much and the video would go nowhere if I didn't filter it 😂

@@daletocemd4781 haha thanks! 🙌

@@darrencarlton7517 haha yeah. 5 seconds of no pedaling near the finish line won't get you any good placing 😂. There are too many thoughts to share in one video so I just share what I think is important/most relevant. I probably talk too much in these videos and some people are probably like "shut up and let me watch!" Hahahaha so I wonder if I should just do very minimal commentary 🤷

@@jameskim3nice results! And to me at least, I like the voice overs, self reflections, and inner thoughts while racing. I race on Zwift also, and I alway wonder what’s going through everyone else’s head while in the pain cave. Keep up the good work!

@@wanderingincircles2019 haha thanks! That's good to know! I will continue to filter some of my inner thoughts though, so that everyone continues to believe I am a semi-sane individual 😂

@ keep up the full commentary. Interesting to hear another rider’s perspective/ thoughts.

@@darrencarlton7517 🫡 thanks for the feedback! It also takes more time though 😩 hahaha

@@daletocemd4781 I give him all the credit. He played it very well overall. I was thinking that it is possible that he wasn't exactly sure how to smoothly ramp up the power etc but we will never know I guess. Right after the race, I gave him props but I had left that out. I should've left that in! The equipment failure is all on me so I can only be mad at myself 😆 Thanks!

@@RyanCondon it is still shock but a good one! I recently broke through a plateau that I've been contending with for the last 1.5 years or so. Pretty hyped about that! Hoping for more gains now that I am in new territory but it's gonna make all my workouts awfully hard hahaha

@@PedalToProgress thank you 🙏

I would be unavailable to ride at either of those times 😅. With road racing season coming up too, I will likely be doing less indoor racing (still might try to squeeze it in once a week if I can though!)

@@jameskim3 what days and times do you normally like to race?

@CycleWithMatts don't worry! I will surely decline with age and you are on the up and up!

@@PedalToProgress 😂😂😂 very true! I'm thankful now! 🙌😄

@@damodamo7219 thanks for that! This race seems like it was ages ago! 😂 But it wasn't. I appreciate the advice. I've learned a good amount about Zwift racing in the past month or two! 👍👍

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In a way, this is the beauty of racing! I'm not going to say I'm some pro, nor will I say that I am some beginner and don't know what I'm doing haha. However, even in outdoor races, I am sometimes able to keep up with others who have a way higher ftp than mine simply through drafting and other tactics. And this also doesn't account for other attributes aside from ftp etc. For instance, my durability, repeatability, stamina have all increased significantly in the past year, despite having virtually the same FTP number all year. And I don't know how often you race or how much you weigh etc, so I can only imagine that you are just being generous in your comment 😄. This is my long-winded response, but either way, RIDE ON, DUDE! 🫡😁

@ I didn’t mean any harm if you thought so hahaha I just thought it was funny 😅 We should race sometime! Though preferably mountains for me as I’m 60kg hahahaha Ride on!!!

@CycleWithMatts hahaha no harm at all and I didn't take it badly at all. If anything, it sounded like you were putting yourself down 👎. What's your Zwift name? Follow me if you aren't and we will race one day, I'm sure. Although, I am not a good climber 😂. I'm sure of that...

@ CyclewithMatts is my Zwift name like my UA-cam name 😄 We’ve got very similar heart rate stats aswel which is cool to see In ZRL the other day I averaged 190 for 49 minutes lol 😅

@CycleWithMatts daaaaaamn 😂

@@thespartanbishop lol thanks 👍. This ain't nothing compared to you. I do 3 in a day. You do like 300 in a year 😂😂😂

@@thespartanbishop did I just underestimate? 😂

@@stevej_on_a_mtb haha thanks! That's a very kind view of steering you have! Good man! 👊😄. Momentum wins for sure! The difference in carrying your momentum by staying on the power, for instance, in a sprint, is huge. I've been finding that any break in putting down the power costs way more than just that reduction of power