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Yeah man it really sucks. Heavier riders just roll away while lighter riders really have to pedal hard to try and stay with the pack...and even then. I know RGT had this feature where you would slow down in corners. So everyone had to slow down so it didn´t make such an impact. But okay I think RGT had more realistic draft mechanics. We just have to live with it I guess until someone at the Zwift opens up a physics book😉

Thx for watching and leaving a comment man. Much appreciated. It helps me out too over the years to rewatch races. Not that it helped me to become Pogi or Vingegaard but at least I learned some things from it.

Glad you liked to see you back. What a hard race it was.

I´m 56-57...check some of my other videos where there´s a racecam showing me. I have a muscular disease and even been on lower weight than this because of it. So go ahead, watch those videos with me in it and come back and maybe apologise for jumping to conclusions so early. Not everyone on zwift is a heavy rider, winning races easily, flying up hills, speedi g down descents while staying comfortably in their lower category.

​@@ffwdzwift4541I was simply curious as most pro climbers are not even below 60 kg :) No need to feel insulted, that was clearly not the intention here.

@@clmslrd okay but qi get that question constantly. Why would qi cheat and post my videos with racecam. Becomes a bit annoying after a while. I might have the weight but not the legs of a pro climber🤣

​@clmslrd No need to feel insulted? You were literally asking for "proof for more trust" about his weight. You must like being thought of as a liar or a cheat... 🤦‍♀️

​@@lisavw7593 Originally, this was an advice I gave-nothing more, nothing less. You can take it or leave it. The guy makes good videos and did a great race (you can quote me on that too). My only point was that the weight seemed unusual. I couldn’t have known about a medical condition or anything else not immediately visible. That’s all there was to my comment which brings me to the following point: perhaps there’s something to be done in the content to avoid getting similar comments like mine in the future.

Thx mate, I did well today but not ready for long races I feel. But we´ll wait and see. Some guys did 24min and less...that´s insane. I was giving my all. So looks like we were really close😉

Thx mate. Been racing for years on zwift. This was my first time race and thought it was good fun.

Thx for watching Andrew. Epic surprised me. I had it well planned out with moments to try and rest a bit. The Alpe was, especially at the end, still a bit too much at the moment. But I´m satisfied.

Thx again m8. I was completely TOAST in those last kms. With the epic KOM and the Alpe today I´m terrified of what to expect

Thank you for those kind words. I always hate the moment when I have to come back, at times even lose the will to. But this Tour proves to me I should never give up.

I could cry at the end😂😂😂

Thanks mate. Was hoping for a bigger split after the 1st Petit KOM. Didn´t happen. That finish was something different...pure sadomasochism🤣

...and there´s some more rough ones coming up🤣

You were strong in this one. For me this one was too long for now. Still far off from trashing everyone in BON🤣😉

Ik had ook echt met je te doen eerlijk gezegd. Je verdiende de winst. Gedurende de hele rit probeerde je meermaals mee koers te maken. Jammer ook dat ik op het einde echt niet meer mee kon met je want ik wilde echt wel samenwerken maar was echt op. Was volledig oké geweest voor me....met 2 weg en jij die wint. Had een mooiere 2de plek geweest dan nu maar het mocht niet zijn.

@@ffwdzwift4541dit is echt fantastisch om terug te kijken. Ik baalde enorm dat jij wegviel. Dacht dat jij je liet afzakken. Baalde enorm maar had niet meer kunnen doen. Ik was al helemaal misselijk in de laatste km.

Jij hebt trouwens ook sterk gereden. Ook veel druk gezet op de rest. Was echt goed!

@@markdemeer8498 bedankt. Was een toffe koers.

@@markdemeer8498 Nee zeker niet maar ik was net na de afdaling al blij dat ik tot in je wiel raakte. Ik wilde wel maar de benen wilden niet meer.

Cheers mate...your coughing after the race showed you still have to recover from it. But the climb was great already.

🙌🙌🙌There´s improvement indeed. I was surprised with how well I did on The Grade as well. The entire race was quite nice actually.

Thx man, I appreciate your kind words. It´s hard work indeed. I´m slowly getting back to reach my previous level. I only feel that spinning isn´t as smooth as it used to be compared to...let´s say, 3 yrs ago.

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Yeah man absolutely...thanks to you(and who knows, the disc wheels) I was able to catch the group in front. Really good comeback man cause you were 20 seconds behind at some point.

Thx mate. Try to do my best to make my races enjoyable for everyone to watch...especially when you joined the race as well.

Thanks for watching. I also regret I couldn´t join the group with Jones and Hendriksma but hey...it´s a very hard race so once you´re toast it´s difficult to do more.

Thanks man. I always try to make it as pleasant to watch for everyone involved in the race and my viewers. Glad you liked it. Indeed this is my favourite course right now but very hard. Think it is more fun with +65riders. Less possibility for breakaways succeeding till the end.

@@ffwdzwift4541 it works really well. The edited video works much better than the normal stream style videos and heavy race breathing. It's on my "to learn" list now lol. Any way, I'll keep an eye out for you in zwift world again. Next time I'll put down more of a challenge 👍🏻

​@@ChrisHarrison_pcrWould be honoured to be challenged by you again man.😉

Thx man.

Hahaha you´re jokes are always top level. But I´m slowly getting back up again.

Wasn´t aware of that. Thx for that great info mate. Still it would be nice of those aware of being over the limit to just move up.

Totally agree. Zwift should have a system to recheck pens and removing you if your over the Cat. Not sure everyone is even aware of the ZR score at the moment and how it can fluctuate as it's not all about raw power but also race results. Glad you pushed to the end, you may not have won on paper but you know your there as your in the right category.

@@tefer1982 oh well. I´m recovering from quite a fall and 2 surgeries. I´m happy with the personal growth past month or so. I hope to be back on par with my old level so that´s what I strife for mostly

Hi man. This was one of the worst sandbagging I've ever witnessed in zwift. The fact this is even possible with their new race score system is ridiculous. After the race I was satisfied with my effort and that's the most important but during the race it was total BS.

😂😂😂mercikes. Ne cavia is ook een beest he

Merci makker. Had hier en daar wat spaarzamer kunnen zijn met de krachten maar het gevoel begint stilaan weer te komen.

Thx for watching and subscribing. I´m trying to get back to my old level after surgery after months off the bike.

Yeah it´s a personal highlight. Truly surprised myself there.

Thx mate. I saw it pretty late that my HRM wasn't functioning. Bridging that gap wasn't easy at that moment in the race. I still miss the high power and holding power for longer but it starts to get a Tiny bit better indeed I feel. Thx again for watching and the support.

We'll never know how it may have ended but I tried something. Felt like Pogi for a short moment..😂

Well it still was an amazing effort man but that costs lots of energy of course. I had it too a couple of time when I completely got the racesituation wrong. It sucks but laugh about it afterwards. It´s like you say, that´s what makes it fun.

Hey man👍Welcome back. Yeah I´ve been off the bike for over 3 months or so. Fell down the stairs and had 2 surgeries so that´s why. Yeah this race had it all. So many great breakaways. It was pure fun, if you like a bit of suffering that is😉🤣

Yeah sorry man. I was completely toast. Still not at my old level after a fall and surgery so couldn´t keep it up anymore.

Thanks mate. Yeah I actually thought the finish was at the banner. Why oh why did it have to be 50m further. Glad I could hold up with B´s for so long. And even leave some of them behind me. Actually didn´t plan on racing cause I had a 100km Z2&Z3 training outside yesterday. No regrets though:)

Cheers Wattfabrik. I hope so too. Thx for checking the video.👍

Hey mate, wouldn´t call it smashing quite yet. But I surely aim for my previous level.

Your determination is just as big as mine. Of course you will, no doubt.

Hey Linda, well indeed...For a time I tried to keep on going but I just couldn´t. It took a long time for the hospital to finally find out I need a double surgery. It´s done but I´m not all great but I try to get back up to par.

I was toast and too much pain so no need to push on and you were always in front so you truly deserved that 2nd spot. I was already happy with how I did. Was a great race.

Thx😁. Was tof om te doen en elke dag tegen dezelfde namen knokken is absoluut een extra.

Mercikes. Alleen de koers zelf was minder mooi. Echt 20km afgezien

Zeker. Het is een hele mooie challenge maar EPIC KOM en ADZ na 13 dagen echt koersen was er bijna teveel. Laatste 4km was ik echt op.