@BartSchrijvers thank you. I hope to share some of the tactics I have learned through the years. My friend has a race score in the mid 400s, these Tour of Watopia events are great for riding with someone and helping them learn in a larger/stronger group. Ha, that lead in was pretty spicy!
A lot goes into that question. I raced a lot outside from 2013-2015, then was sideswiped by a car and quit cycling as much. At the end of 2016 I started on Zwift but wasn't serious about riding. I just rode for fun. Some point in 2019 I decided to get serious again. My 20 minute power was around 275 at time. I bought a couple pre built plans, one from FasCat coaching and one from Peaks Coaching Group. They have difference philosophies toward training (sweet spot vs polarized) which gave me a good base of training to do. The biggest recommendation I have give you is to be consistent. If you have 5 hours a week, make those five hours count. Ride in Z2 for a good chunk of that time, with one ride focused on VO2 and another ride on sweet spot/threshold. I currently ride about 7-9 hours a week, but the rides are focused. My overall goal is to train and do well for MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club. If you hop in the Discord server we can get much more in depth, plus there are several very experienced and smart individuals in there that can answer a multitude of questions.
Extremely true statement! Doing all the work before the forward Hilly KOM took it out of me. With a bit more conservative riding I might have been there at the finish.
First, tour of watopia....ALWAYS a race ;-) With regard your friend - surely when he rides outside he doesn't ride at the front all the time too?? I don't see why it's any different on zwift
Always a race...until that red fence comes into play!!! I asked him about that. His thought process was to get a hard workout in while riding. The mentality of outside vs inside changes which causes some of these issues. His expectation was to go hard and be able to place well, but when the other riders rode away from him he was shocked. From other conversations I have had with some new indoor cyclists is that they have never raced outside. So they do not understand how to race.
Love your shirt!
Thank you! I like wearing Phil Gaimon's Cookie Fondo kit in game when I have the Cookie Monster jersey on too!
Great way to visualize basic racing tactics, and a bit impressed with the lead in, hahaha.
@BartSchrijvers thank you. I hope to share some of the tactics I have learned through the years. My friend has a race score in the mid 400s, these Tour of Watopia events are great for riding with someone and helping them learn in a larger/stronger group.
Ha, that lead in was pretty spicy!
How do you get to an FTP of 340? I feel stuck at 280. Is structured training the best way? How many workouts/hours per week do I need?
A lot goes into that question. I raced a lot outside from 2013-2015, then was sideswiped by a car and quit cycling as much. At the end of 2016 I started on Zwift but wasn't serious about riding. I just rode for fun. Some point in 2019 I decided to get serious again. My 20 minute power was around 275 at time. I bought a couple pre built plans, one from FasCat coaching and one from Peaks Coaching Group. They have difference philosophies toward training (sweet spot vs polarized) which gave me a good base of training to do. The biggest recommendation I have give you is to be consistent. If you have 5 hours a week, make those five hours count. Ride in Z2 for a good chunk of that time, with one ride focused on VO2 and another ride on sweet spot/threshold. I currently ride about 7-9 hours a week, but the rides are focused. My overall goal is to train and do well for MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club.
If you hop in the Discord server we can get much more in depth, plus there are several very experienced and smart individuals in there that can answer a multitude of questions.
19th out of 500+ is not too shabby.
Extremely true statement!
Doing all the work before the forward Hilly KOM took it out of me. With a bit more conservative riding I might have been there at the finish.
First, tour of watopia....ALWAYS a race ;-)
With regard your friend - surely when he rides outside he doesn't ride at the front all the time too?? I don't see why it's any different on zwift
Always a race...until that red fence comes into play!!!
I asked him about that. His thought process was to get a hard workout in while riding. The mentality of outside vs inside changes which causes some of these issues. His expectation was to go hard and be able to place well, but when the other riders rode away from him he was shocked.
From other conversations I have had with some new indoor cyclists is that they have never raced outside. So they do not understand how to race.