I Tried Back to Back Zwift Races...
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Jeff is a true gamer running it back after a bad loss
I would love to see Jeff take on the Zwift Insider Tiny Races (Saturday mornings; you need to do four races in an hour). Prime content!
this is exactly what i have suggested in early videos! hopefully he will make it happen one day.
Just did them now. Its insane ahha, completely finished by 2nd race and then 3rd was climb finish… oh my..
@@Bourne90 pushing through those tiny races takes good fitness level. I do them time to times. Well done 🙏
Starting a Zwift race with the KOM jersey. Boss move!
Assuming both power ups have equal chance of being awarded (i.e. 50/50) than the odds of getting 7 drafting power ups in a row is (0.5)^7 or 0.78125%.
8 in a row is (0.5)^8 or 0.390625%.
Ouch.
And that is 255:1 odds … probably won’t happen again for a while ;)
But across all of zwift, probably happens to at least one or two people racing every day!
Was great racing against you out there! Like these videos too. Was my team mate that just beat you on the line there ;) looking forward to more videos
The zwift content brought me back to the channel. I definitely prefer this over the crit racing videos.
Agree. Zwift races are fun
Hey man I really like your content. You've become my favourite zwift UA-camr. I like the format where you replay the race with commentaries and some fast forwarding of the boring parts. Also you give a lot of useful tips and tricks
Love that you keep the sped up footage in, it's nice to still see what happens in between efforts and where you hang in the pack. Makes the video way more dynamic than just cutting to the next attack without any context
That moment when you get out of the seat at 6:09 makes you look like a young Sacha Baron Cohen, back when he used to do TV shows as his alter ego 'Ali G' - _"Ali G in the hauusssssss!!!"_
For reals.
@@doomguyzwifting *booyakasha!* 😅
I always look forward to zwift videos from you
This week I rode the Zwift KOM in 1min 55sec to get jersey and I was proud of it (I had to do 5mins break after this because of the fatique) and you rode it 1min 40 sec just to survive in the group?! 0_o
Awesome efforts! Thank you for sharing your knowledege with us :)
jeff zwift racing so exciting to watch ❤
Jeff you need to join a team. So you can do ZRL and FRR races which all have team dynamics. Most of these races you just showed won’t have any teammates usually. Great content!!
I do that quite often because I need to get more TSS but can't motivate myself in regular training :D
I don't think I've ever not regretted doing a second race lol
Kom jersey made zwift think you didn’t need any feathers
Zwift content so good
Let's talk about wearing glasses indoors 😜
Cracking race well done 💪
they're prescription and i can't see without them. also, they prevent the fans from drying out my eyes. cheers!
I think the video everyone wants to see it's Jeff trys FTP test!!!
On a V6 or neo then and not on a core that’s known to read 5-10% higher than it should.
The chances are basically 50/50
Also, I think most Zwift racers would say that the speeds you are going on these climbs are still worth using the draft power up on. Especially on the two little flat bits on the Forward KOM where the speeds get above 30kph you could just do less watts on the climb, not as good as the feather but it might be more advantageous to save the watts than to use it over the top to catch back on since the recovery will be the same either way
Yeah Jeff snoozing on draft bonus. In pen 1 on short climbs -- 40s draft van Vs 30s feather is a wash. Utilised properly (in the spot you say) it's far better to use and hold the pack to the top than let a gap open then hope someone is still with you to draft off and push back on.
"I just don't have it today"
*proceeds to do a 1100+ watt sprint and get 3rd.
Man I wish my fatigued performance looked like that haha nice work
This is nothing want tired , try the 4 back to back short races. Those really test your endurance and energy . Great job though, I learn something every time from you .
7 in a row means something is wrong in most statics models. in our lab, we would really start looking for a reason!!!
I think the race only had feather and draft powerups which makes it more plausible
Enjoying the video.
Great effort. Better finish this time :)
Don't forget draft bonus lasts longer (10s?) than feather or aero on zwift, even if it's less useful sometimes the longer duration can balance it out a bit
I wonder if you don’t get a feather if you have the polka dot Jersey? Maybe GPLama would know the answer. Excellent race as always!
Hey Jeff, just want to say I love your Zwift vids. Not sure why but I like them more than the outdoor races, weird huh. Also, when I've followed you on Zwift it doesn't seem to show all your rides, do you hide some of them?
Still finding good use for the Mike's Bikes bibs, I see!
You should try „Sauce for Zwift“, if you want to optimize draft and many other things
What are the glasses for? Prescription? Blue light for staring at computer screen or wind from fan? Just wondering thanks!
Prescription unfortunately, also prevents the fans from drying out my eyes
For swag of course
Sometimes when I'm riding Zwift, I feel like Bart Simpson longingly looking at the clock, hoping time will move faster...and it starts going backwards (Bart the Murderer).
Feathers when you need Draft. Draft when you need feathers. Steamroller - who the hell cares? Does it really make a difference? I could swear there have been times that not only do I NOT get a feather power up, and not even a single XP, but instead it docks you 10xp just to mess with your mind. Or, on long mountain stages, surely, the segments slow down, and you feel like you're cycling in molasses. Same power output, resistance and same cadence, but is there a stiff wind blowing or what???
They play a great mental game.
NorCal Zwift is peek
No link?..
Jeff, what are the odds we see you sign up for an elite Echelon Racing event on MyWhoosh so that we can see you race in the U.S. Esports Championships on Feb 1st?
If it’s truly random it’s 1/125
But if the chance to get the van is waited like 60/40 the chances of that go way up to 1/36. Which sounds rare but if you race weekly you’ll see this happen about twice a year.
We are doing a 100 lap practice Crit on Sunday 1/12 in Camarillo (about 90 min south of you) if you want to join us. Hitters will show up. (Williams bros, Dante, etc)
do you also keep such low rpm in training(z2, endurance) on the trainer or higher?
Regarding the % chance of getting 8 Draft Power Ups in a row, each time has no inputs from the previous chance, so the Pigeon Hole Principle, (0.5)*8, isn't the correct model to apply.
Each one is 50%.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson has a Short where he talks asks "Is a coin flip 50:50?". It's basically the same as your experience. 100 people flip a coin, and if they flip Heads, they get to flip again. For some of those people, they're flipping Heads 8, 9, 10 times in a row.
Hey Jeff, what heart rate monitor do you use? Like it?
I should research the odds of powerups etc. I've done multiple races where there was the feather and a useless one. And like you, I get ridiculous streaks of the useless one.
Are they not 50/50? The others seem to get plenty of feathers. Am I getting less feathers because I'm always bottom 10% in weight in a race?
Need some research and questioning ;)
Probability of 7 Draft-PU in a row should be 0.78% 😂
I did this race, second place 🥈
Zwift is the future of cycling. I say that sadly. But it's just better.
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whats with the glasses indoors?
Prescription unfortunately, plus it prevents the fans from drying out my eyes
@@NorCalCyclingah smart
7 draft boost in a row... 1 out of 128... 0.8% CHANCE LOL.
If you look at it from the other side... You are incredibly lucky 😂
I think it was only 6 times in a row but 1.6% is still crazy tho
Why isn't there a totally flat crit race in Zwift? Its BS
The chances are 0.5⁷ to have 7x the same result in a 50/50 odds lottery.
0.78% is your percentage.
Lots of sun and bugs in ur garage? Lol why the glasses
Prescription unfortunately. Also prevents the fans from drying out my eyes
i love how these first comments are bots
Is this a Zwift racing channel now…?
No outside races in Oct-Dec and I like to stay motivated and keep at least a little intensity in the legs. 2025 season starts tomorrow 😎
@ hell yeah! Can’t wait to see new team and new home Jeff for 2025!
It's 2025 already, why race in Zwift, in cheaters paradise?
10 likes in 5 min. Dead channel ☹️😭
Nice advert.
It’s not. Also your name is zwiftdude so … you’re welcome? 🤣