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My race was just the same - you were so close to holding on for the final climb! Those races make you stronger for sure! Well done

I could feel your pain on that last climb, you actually went too deep for my liking. I'd only bury myself this much if I had a solid shot at winning.

Some suggestions: can you move your video down so we can see the koms? Can you replace kj with w/kg? Can you add the power/heart graph to the bottom? Good effort giving it your all on that last climb!

I just did this today with a ZRS of 328 but opted for the 330-450 range like you. I couldn't hold on to the front group and by end of lap 1 I was in a second group 30 seconds behind the lead group. Some really strong riders in that range.

That climb comes around sooo quickly when you are hanging on. Good effort to be there for so long buddy💪

Train harder, it's not a race, it's a fight for survival, you can't react to any acceleration. I'm not writing maliciously, in general your entire riding is about not pedaling as much as possible and riding on draft. You won't get in shape that way :( I wish you a lot of wins.

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Great performance man! I like your contain on this follow you for a long time. I dont Zwift but do spin a lot! I can also mirror myself in you as I have more or less same Ftp as you have and my average watts also lay close to yours when doing a challange on my spin bike. But your second attempt on this course fits you better the group etc xompared to first attempt.

I just finished this one, those 4 three minute efforts are brutal and each one is tougher than the previous one. Like you this group 330-450 is right in my sweet spot(410).

now that's going deep!!!! Great effort!

You never disappoint. I'm here to catch all the beta before I attempt this tomorrow morning. Seems Range 2 is the way to go for me.

Nice one. It's nice to have options with Range 1 or 2. Zwift did a good job with the restructuring I think.

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Top effort staying with the front for that long, Caedmon! 💪 🚴 (and holding off those behind at the end!)

Well done. That second half of that hill started getting in my head by the end. It just kept going.

A lot faster than your first attempt. Rooting for ya!

I feel your pain. I got dropped nearly at the same point on the last lap. I managed to fire a last bullet to get back to the pack but the subsequent mini-kicker up to the KOM banner was my end. Fantastic suffering. Well done!

Ohhh 330 - 450 ... you're back in my cat ;)

300W @ 92HR time for an upgrade. I too have been having fun issues with my HR. sometimes it takes 5 minutes to connect.

My HR belt stops working after ~30 minutes, is either because is getting too wet either something is wrong with the belt itself. It is starting to show constant and lower HR, until it gets locked to 50-60, when I am almost dead at the end of a race. Transmitter is fine, i changed the battery and has no connection issues. I consider replacing the belt only. Nice race and as always: a pleasure watching you suffer!

You're doing great!

the advanced group (650+) are doing that KOM in 2.30

After that I think I'll just be giving this a miss 😁 I hate that route and to do 4 laps of it is torture 😱 I'd get lapped easily in the 270-390 group. Might try the 210-330 as I'd be a bit more middle rank than bottom. Great effort 👏

Way to stay with it and taking a dig at the end. Hope you get your connection issues worked out. Do you have a Bluetooth dongle with an extension cable?

Great work! I did this race with 60+ riders and finally got dropped on lap4 climb but the whole race was attritional. Even harder with your small field from the start I think - there was no real chance to share the work and chase back on during the descents.

Top drawer - great effort

Cracking effort in new banding, Caedmon! 💪 🚴

You've got 4 stages in the Shimano series to grab a podium slot. I know you can do this! Race must have 35+ riders to qualify. One shot each stage. 3rd place: $10, 2nd place: $15, 1st place: $25. Dig deep. You can do it!

I didn't realize it was this strong for 390's, I just hit 650+ but only manage 3.9w/kg for 20m.

Way to suffer! This month's stages are going to be tough, but they'll make you stronger. Like others have said, try Range 2 and/or preferably a larger group to give more margin of error. Another tip, if you don't want to specifically train for these short bursts and recovery, try the Tiny Races on Saturdays. Full gas+, recover, and repeat.

congrats on the upgrade. HUD, I say drop KJ and add w/kg

I raced this yesterday. (2nd place - yay me.). I was surprised how split up we were by the second lap. And now watching you, I can see how those little climbs really stretch the group.

Ohhh I wanna see this.

Especially if you are just above 390, Range 2, 330-450 might be another option to make that category jump not quite as dramatic. Range 1 and Range 2 was one of the smarter things Zwift did with ZRS changes. Separately, this is just a tough route - it's basically 3 minute on / 3 minute off critical power intervals - repeatability on those successive climbs can get brutal - even more so when you are up a category and having to stretch further above power to stay with the pack on the climb.

Great sprinting!!! That looked brutal at the end

Strong work!!! Congrats!

"climb" ? 🤭🤭🤭

My Whoop also under reports my HR during the race / rides. It somewhat sorts itself out in the post race upload to ZwiftPower and TrainingPeaks. Kind of annoying, but also not the worst thing to happen during a race.

Good one! Never thought I'd say this but maybe lower cadence in the sprint without the rests would get you there. 😊 At 2.7 you should be fresh enough to do this if the run in isn't too hard. Looking forward to the win. 🎉🎉

Nice! 2.7 w/kg it’s so efficient

Nice race, my race was similar, most everyone in it to the end. I was 6th or 7th but stayed under the ZRS 390 so I’ll be able to try again for podium if I get a chance.

It's like there's a bug in the finish line because it took your results from your position about 2 seconds after the banner.

Great race and perfect timing with the aero power-up at the finish. See you soon in a race 😎

You're improving fast - see you soon in 450-570 😊

OK - here's your challenge! Let's get you motivated for the top slot. Race in Stage #6 with more than 35 people (1 shot ). Get paid: 3rd place = $10, 2nd place = $15, 1st place = $25. Dig deep and let's see what your capable of doing, and have a lunch on me. *whoops no Stage #6 - we'll see what comes up in Feb racing schedule.

love the second effort on that sprint, mental toughness!

Congratulations on your ZP podium Caedmon, thats awesome! Max effort cycling, I love it. Thanks for sharing. :)

Eating gels for a 30 min race? You have enough in the tank. If you have not eaten, do it before the race instead of during a very short race for which you do not need anything. If you ever race (or do a sprint during a group ride), please don't do the stand up sit down repeats. Very dangerous.

The new pack dynamics are extremely hard on lightweight riders. ​​⁠that’s not my experience. I’m 55kg and on flats I need to push way more watts to stay in the pack. I feel something has changed recently. On this particular race I averaged 3.5W/Kg to get a top 10 while heavier riders are barely at 3.0W/Kg. I’m make sure not to waste watts and draft efficiently but with the new update I just need to push lots more watts. What do you think?

I’m not a zwifter, although I’ve done road cycling in the past. I’m considering getting a zwift set up but for now, just watching while I walk on the treadmill. Nice to have someone else suffering on the hill climbs with me hahaha. Thank you 🙏