@@RideWithGerben thanks! 🫡 It worked way better than I thought it would hahaha. Pretty sure if I sprinted a little harder, I would've created an even bigger gap, but the goal wasn't to stay away anyway so it was fine for me to just use a mini sprint and then pedal softly for an extra minute or so off the front 👍
„Sorry for all the screaming” 😂😂 You really don’t have to apologise, that’s just great to watch , going all out … and I can show this to my family that I am not the only one screaming during a Zwift race. 😅 Great effort, great race - thumbs up 👍😎
Brilliant race James. Your Zwifting is coming along leaps and bounds. Great tactical race for you. Good to see your “devil roar” is still being used to good effect 😆😆
@@thespartanbishop thanks! Honestly, I was trying to save it for the final kick, but I was hurting and felt like those guys might ride away if I didn't. I will hold out for real next time!
yeah, so good, you've done very well and learned a lot and are now coming into your own--congrats James...really good stuff...keep pushing hard-ride on!
Well fought podium. This is where steering really comes into it own. You can move yourself away from a chasing pack, take the shorter line and remove draft from them. You could have saved some metres on the curves taking the shorter line, but also got into the rider in front draft earlier by using steering.
I hated this stage. I got dropped so many times on that hill. I hated that they did Feather and Invisibility. Because if you get double invis, youre basically just dropped on the hill in a competitive group.
+1 on the steering… better pack positioning, cutting corners and power ups at your fingertips- this would be for the Play controllers and not Steerzo. Great video: nicely edited and good sense of humor. A.Merlin
@@SilverCometCycling thank you! My sense of humor is filtered in these videos. I am punning and joking quite a lot in real life. I know some who would absolutely hate it if I kept going off on my tangents 😂. We will see if the Zwift controllers are a gain I will need to buy in the near future!
@@marcmyers3034 haha I did this one on Friday, but I will be participating in Flat is Fast soon! I don't intend to super rush out videos as it eats into my sleep recovery time and family time, but I'll be as consistent as I can 👊
Looking at your HR always makes me anxious, even knowing you have higher than usual person and it's normal for you. I thought I am a person with relatively high HR, but your Z2 HR is in mu threshold range 😅 And one kind request please: you have now a nice zwift kit and bike, please change the helmet as well, the basic one is kinda ugly 😊
@@jameskim3 I have steering on the zwift ride. With the new pack dynamics and nerf I find I only really use it to move myself into the middle of the pack and vs other ppl with it. You can't use it in zrl either but its nice to have.
That ghost power-up usage on the grade was very pro. Well done!! :D
@@RideWithGerben thanks! 🫡 It worked way better than I thought it would hahaha. Pretty sure if I sprinted a little harder, I would've created an even bigger gap, but the goal wasn't to stay away anyway so it was fine for me to just use a mini sprint and then pedal softly for an extra minute or so off the front 👍
„Sorry for all the screaming” 😂😂 You really don’t have to apologise, that’s just great to watch , going all out … and I can show this to my family that I am not the only one screaming during a Zwift race. 😅
Great effort, great race - thumbs up 👍😎
@@lb3764 😂😂😂 use me, baby! 🤣
Massive race, well deserved podium. You're a beast! 💪
@@RyanCondon thanks! I just did Stage 1: Flat is Fast and that course is much more pleasant 🤣🤣
Awesome work and that is some good stuff. Like tge effort. Way to push them pedals 💜 💪🏾 👊🏾
@@walterfarrell2873 thank you! Are you Will's brother?! 😂
Brilliant race James. Your Zwifting is coming along leaps and bounds. Great tactical race for you. Good to see your “devil roar” is still being used to good effect 😆😆
@paulmccafferty4850 nono. That was a new achievement called "PLUCKING HAIRS" 😆
@@jameskim3 😆😆😆
Great race dude! & keep up the great content! HNY 🎉
@@Whitelightningmck thank you! Happy New year! Happy riding and good health in 2025 all around! 🙌
This the most humblest nicest biker I've came across, lol
@@johnhancock7111 don't be fooled! I'm as selfish and competitive as they come! 😂😉
Good job! Rode it myself the day before yesterday. Steering once again helped me to cut the corners and but my opponents in the wind!
@@CoenP hahaha that's awesome! 🤔 I wonder what percentage of people are using steering on Zwift.
Nice finish man! You didn't need to use that last feather when you did. Hold that for another 300m and you potentially get the win. Great work!
@@thespartanbishop thanks! Honestly, I was trying to save it for the final kick, but I was hurting and felt like those guys might ride away if I didn't. I will hold out for real next time!
Well done. Solid race, and some great tactics in there. Happy New Year and all the best in racing for 2025!
@@JDirom thanks! I appreciate it 👊. Happy New year! 2025* hehehe
@ lol…got to edit that quick…hahahah
@@JDirom 😂
Love The video’s you make! I was shocked to see my name in this race. I came 10th eventualy 😅
Great job on The podium!
@@samnuytten1939 hahaha thanks! Always cool to see yourself in a video whether it's Zwift or IRL 🙂
yeah, so good, you've done very well and learned a lot and are now coming into your own--congrats James...really good stuff...keep pushing hard-ride on!
@@daletocemd4781 thank you! Ride on!! ✌️
that was intense man!!! wow! that podium is well deserved!
@Norwegianwatts haha thanks 👍. Working my way up! We shall see how high I can go before I start getting shot out the back ✌️😆
And by the way.. my air pods was not working during your intro.. so i saw rhe video now again.. Thank you so much for the love 😍🥹❤
The DIRTy Sprockets Smash season 3 is about to start in a couple days over on TrainingPeaks Virtual! Would love to see you race over there 🙌🏻
Details over on discord
@@PedalToProgress you're saying this on a completely different platform?
@@jameskim3TrainingPeaks virtual - yeah 😊
I think you’d really enjoy the racing over on TPV and the racing series’ on the platform are always fun
What a great finish! Such a hard last 1k+ 🥵
@@PedalToProgress definitely hurt! Hahaha
Well fought podium. This is where steering really comes into it own. You can move yourself away from a chasing pack, take the shorter line and remove draft from them. You could have saved some metres on the curves taking the shorter line, but also got into the rider in front draft earlier by using steering.
@@imprezaaudi maaaaaaan, so many people encouraging me to get the controllers... ARE YOU GUYS GETTING A KICKBACK FROM EACH SALE?! 😂
207 hr… crazy. Congrats on the podium
@@wanderingincircles2019 I know... 😔 Haha
That super tuck really worked (oh he fast forward hah)
@@Eragonking53 lol didn't even think about that 🤣
Nice attacking man kimmm
@@Y.Tokugawa thank you! Your ZRS IS 972?!?!? 😂😂😂 CRAZY!
I hated this stage. I got dropped so many times on that hill. I hated that they did Feather and Invisibility. Because if you get double invis, youre basically just dropped on the hill in a competitive group.
@@JNorth87 yeah, not having a feather would be the end for most people for sure! Sucks that you got so unlucky! 😔
💣💣💯💯💯
+1 on the steering… better pack positioning, cutting corners and power ups at your fingertips- this would be for the Play controllers and not Steerzo.
Great video: nicely edited and good sense of humor.
A.Merlin
@@SilverCometCycling thank you! My sense of humor is filtered in these videos. I am punning and joking quite a lot in real life. I know some who would absolutely hate it if I kept going off on my tangents 😂. We will see if the Zwift controllers are a gain I will need to buy in the near future!
206 bpm 😮 wow that's crazy
@@hbmedia4381 hit my real max of 208 today 😉😆
behind the times its flat is fast world champs.
@@marcmyers3034 haha I did this one on Friday, but I will be participating in Flat is Fast soon! I don't intend to super rush out videos as it eats into my sleep recovery time and family time, but I'll be as consistent as I can 👊
Looking at your HR always makes me anxious, even knowing you have higher than usual person and it's normal for you. I thought I am a person with relatively high HR, but your Z2 HR is in mu threshold range 😅
And one kind request please: you have now a nice zwift kit and bike, please change the helmet as well, the basic one is kinda ugly 😊
@@lolczyslaf hahahaha I'll change the helmet! I went full aero today and wore the HNY top hat 😂😂 coming out in my next video
@@lolczyslaf and my threshold HR ~190 is higher than a lot of people's max heart rate 😂. I don't get it but whatever!
I use ghost just to bait others😂
@@martinchambers1800 I was thinking that the Ghost can be used as a mental warfare tactic 😂👍
please get steering....such a big advantage-
@@daletocemd4781 😂 so with steering, you can position yourself better in the draft and "cut corners" yeah?
@@jameskim3 yes, courses are truly shorter and more so when twisty---get it
@@jameskim3 I have steering on the zwift ride. With the new pack dynamics and nerf I find I only really use it to move myself into the middle of the pack and vs other ppl with it. You can't use it in zrl either but its nice to have.
@marcmyers3034 cool that's good to know! Thanks 👍