great achievemant dude!! Aiming for sub 55 and nearly breaking 50 is super impressive
@ArcticZwifter7 күн бұрын
Amazing! Great title 😂 Cheers!
@lee-cycling7 күн бұрын
@@ArcticZwifter 😄 Thanks mate 👊
@JDirom7 күн бұрын
Damn! That was fantastic! You are looking incredibly strong, and smooth throughout that race.
@lee-cycling7 күн бұрын
@@JDirom !redeem Thank_JD 👊
@HuddoThePaceline7 күн бұрын
Well done and deserved what a cracking performance.
@lee-cycling7 күн бұрын
@@HuddoThePaceline Thanks Andrew. A rare win, so happy with that!
@RyanCondon8 күн бұрын
"Doesnt seem any of the A riders are pushing and Im not having to kill myself" - whilst casually doing 300 watts off the front. 😅 Whats the group above A called? 🤔 Awesome work Lee. Love watching your races. 👍
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
@@RyanCondon there group above A on ZP might as well be called "inaccessible to Lee". 😄 I'll never get to that level of fitness. But cheers, mate. 👊
@appleseeds118 күн бұрын
That was fantastic! You look so elite with a gap like that, and no wonder... 4.0 for that long is pretty impressive. Great work, buddy.
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
@@appleseeds11 thanks Jonathan 👊 Definitely benefited from a light field. Some of the fields you and I have gone up against wouldn't have let me get away with this. But, still, this was good fun to try.
@appleseeds118 күн бұрын
@@lee-cycling You race the people in the pen. It’s not your fault others were scared to go up against you. 😉
@darrenvandit8 күн бұрын
What an incredible solo, start to finish win.. iTT with final sprint. Absolutely awesome 👌.. wins like these are even more amazing ❤
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
@@darrenvandit thanks Darren 👊
@MrPedel8 күн бұрын
So good, Lee! We’ll never see you hang around in a pack ever again!
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
@@MrPedel Thanks Thomas 👊 If going out the back counts, then, yes, 100%!
@GeorgAndTheBike8 күн бұрын
Cat A Kaboom. Wow that's so strong Lee 🎉
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
Thanks, Georg 👊
@ptp19698 күн бұрын
Hahaha great win!
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
Thanks, Peter!
@MarkyMarkZwifts8 күн бұрын
That was awesome mate, congrats on the win! I haven't seen a breakaway as awesome as that since Chris Froome won that stage of the Giro a few years back, and 4wkg for nearly 40mins 👊💪💪💪
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
Thanks Mark, but that's not quite true. We both witnessed Simon pulling off a brilliant breakaway near the tail end of our ride when we stopped for that first selfie lol
@MarkyMarkZwifts8 күн бұрын
@@lee-cycling 😂
@ZwiftyZwifter8 күн бұрын
Kaboom!!!
@lee-cycling8 күн бұрын
Cheers, Rob!
@JDirom14 күн бұрын
Great racing. You are looking strong in A my dude which is so awesome. Always excited to see your races. Bravo,
@doomguyzwifting15 күн бұрын
Your a beast mate
@RyanCondon21 күн бұрын
This is my favourite course, best on Zwift for my style of racing. Going hard on that last bump is defo the way forward. Great effort Lee. Your progress is inspiring. 💪 Keep the vids comeing mate. 🙏
@lee-cycling21 күн бұрын
@@RyanCondon Cheers Ryan, mate. Quite something coming from Mr Inspiration himself! I love this course, too. I've got a couple of wins here, but I think I've always enjoyed it even when I haven't.
@ZwiftyZwifter21 күн бұрын
Great push to get the split, not so hard as to be left solo. Not that it would’ve beaten someone as strong as he, but if repeating the finish, try to drop off a bit beforehand for surprise and slingshot.
@lee-cycling21 күн бұрын
@@ZwiftyZwifter yeah, in retrospect, that would have been a better approach to the finish. Like you say, he was too strong, though. And it was a nervy approach to the finish. I've won here by going from the back of a pack a few times now, but never done it in just a pair. Will keep that in mind for next time.
@appleseeds1122 күн бұрын
Ooh, that was sneaky. Good break from you anyway, and a well deserved trophy. 👊
@lee-cycling22 күн бұрын
@@appleseeds11 yeah, he played that well. Good tactics and stronger than me. The best rider won. Can't complain about that. Thanks Jonathan 👊
@MarkyMarkZwifts22 күн бұрын
Great racing Lee, that was a monster effort at the end. It looks like Kato saved his feather for the downhill and sprint 🤯. Congrats on the podium, looking strong! 👊💪💪💪
@lee-cycling22 күн бұрын
@@MarkyMarkZwifts Cheers Mark. Yeah, he used that well. And I think he was a lot stronger than me. Few more like him in the race and I wouldn't have stood a chance.
@psymanj7322 күн бұрын
Blooming heck, not much one can do against that! Strong riding, Lee! Really showing that you belong 💪 🚲
@lee-cycling22 күн бұрын
Thanks Simon. Yeah, I think the only thing that could have helped me keep/beat him was either a virtual police stinger or a virtual bucket of nails. Neither of which those lazy so-and-so devs at Zwift are working on.
@MrPedel22 күн бұрын
Oof, that was one tough Japanese cookie. You dont want to see the other dude do red numbers again just when you’re ready to turn down the watts 😅
@lee-cycling22 күн бұрын
😆Yeah, I went 'maybe he's done....oh, he's gone orange again...oh, no, he's eased off aga....dear god!'
@itaykaminski3483Ай бұрын
Whats the song? also ill try this in my next indoor workout
@lee-cyclingАй бұрын
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks. And good luck with it!
@EmrysJonesАй бұрын
Wow what a effort 🤯
@lee-cyclingАй бұрын
Thanks Emrys. I just watched your Alpe video. Amazing effort!
@RyanCondonАй бұрын
Too short... I need more Lee racing. 😏 Congrats on your ZP win! Have you done a ZRS race yet?
@lee-cyclingАй бұрын
Thanks Ryan 😅 I have! I did one event so far, stage 2. I am in the second category (score is 680 I think). It was just crazy fast. I got a top ten finish, but I was 20 seconds behind the winner. Just checked, and looks like you haven't raced for a short while (understandable!). Be interesting to hear what you make of it.
@RyanCondonАй бұрын
@@lee-cycling i might put the clippy shoes on tomorrow for a spin up the grade, check out how many Volts ive lost in 3 weeks off the bike.
@lee-cyclingАй бұрын
@@RyanCondon lol@volts
@GeorgAndTheBike2 ай бұрын
I am here for the music... and yes also for the great sprint! Well done!
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
😄Thanks Georg. The band is Ghost, which you might already know, but just in case you don't and are interested.
@MarkyMarkZwifts2 ай бұрын
Kaboom! Great sprint there Lee and congrats on the win 👊💪💪💪
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark. 👊Felt like a bit of a less than cool win, but I will take what I can get.
@MrPedel2 ай бұрын
Boom! A cat win! 💪💪 And a big one at that. Really well-timed sprint, Lee 👌
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
@@MrPedel Thanks Thomas 👊
@appleseeds112 ай бұрын
Kaboom!! Man, I totally missed this on Sat. Congratulations, Lee!! Great sprint.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
@@appleseeds11 Cheers Jonathan 👊
@JDirom2 ай бұрын
Awesome! Great work, and solid finish. It's a win in my books, and another solid A performance!
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
@@JDirom Thanks JD 👍
@crow48682 ай бұрын
Impressive sprint. Super race overall. I'm always puzzled as to why riders don't join ZP. I'm grateful when I benefit from it but still.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
@@crow4868 Thanks Roger. Yeah, it's quite odd. I think I'm like you; grateful for a crumb when it goes in my favour, but still seems odd.
@redmaister99092 ай бұрын
I’ve done the grade with an average of 323w and it took 19min. # 103kg 😢
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Nice! I don't know if you saw the other comments here, but the surface near the top has changed, so you should be able to knock a chunk of time off that. I think maybe even close to one minute.
@redmaister99092 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling I’ll chunk off the time when I can get the weight down and FTP up again. I only did it to determine a starting FTP after some lazy months. The % done gives you a false sense of security on the first ramp….
@user-dm842 ай бұрын
This was a great session, great job. I’ve only had one attempt at the grade and essentially made exactly the same mistakes, though nowhere near your numbers, only 197W@65kg here, but think I can eek another 10W or so with a proper warm up and improved tekkers! Will be trying next week
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 Warm up for this is definitely advised lol. I did at least have a good hour long warm up before this. You should check out @ridewithgerben channel and watch his guide to riding this. Great info. Wish I'd seen that before doing this, but I will come back at it soon. And good luck for your attempt! 💪
@99cya2 ай бұрын
eh you are just here to gloat 😂 you did very well and your climb is executed with no major issue.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks lol, but I think you underestimate how nerdy some of us can be about hill climbing. Some rookie errors in this.
@99cya2 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling ok ok :-) well then go and show how its done correctly. On your trainer :-)
@jamesmckenzie35322 ай бұрын
Standard mistake with The Grade. You got lulled at the beginning and got it handed back to you at the end. You will do better, next time.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Yup. In my defence, I knew going in without knowing the details wasn't the best idea.
@jamesmckenzie35322 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling I did a steady state power recon of the climb when when snow/ice effect on power was in place. The last 1/10 appeared to be the most difficult. That effect was removed and now that section reacts as normal tarmac.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
@@jamesmckenzie3532 that's good to know, thanks! I read some details on the Zwift forum that said they'd removed the resistance changes back on Epic, but wasn't sure what that meant for The Grade.
@jamesmckenzie35322 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling They removed the change for all areas where there is snow/ice per their own posting for 1.68. They are looking at how best to implement the effect of riding on snow covered roads without causing issues with The Grade power testing l.
@adamweb2 ай бұрын
Very nice time, I wish I could hold 5w/kg as long as you! my PR on The Grade is 14 minutes.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks Adam. 14 minutes is a great time. What do you think of the climb? I really like it. I like how, even when there aren't too many changes in it, there's still room for some strategy to it. And the sections really help to break it up and pace yourself.
@benjapolcycling2 ай бұрын
Solid 12 minute effort!! I heard that snow/ice has changed back to normal tarmac in recent zwift update?
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks! 👍 Yeah, I read something about that, too. But I'm not 100% if I understood it right. I think Epic has had the rolling resistance changed back to Tarmac, but will still look like ice. But The Grade, I'm not sure if the resistance has been changed to match Epic. It might be ice still, like the Radio Tower. If it has been changed to tarmac, then I guess I need to go at this again 😬
@marcorufer23422 ай бұрын
Great climbing Lee. You're being pretty harsh on yourself. Yes, the power wasn't quite constant until the end. But still very impressive. And when we're feeling good, we can just try to start a bit faster with the risk of dropping a bit. 👍
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks Marco. But I did make silly mistakes. Pushing harder on less steep and easier road surface was uneconomical. I'll know for next time, now.
@RyanCondon2 ай бұрын
Unbelievable tekkers mate. Look at that power graph, like it was drawn with a ruler. Welldone. 🎉
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Lol thanks Ryan. All my own work. Lee Cassidy, age 47 and 1/4!
@MarkyMarkZwifts2 ай бұрын
Great climbing Lee - it looked like you held on the power really well, mostly all red in your graph! This is the new FTP climb isn't it? It seems a bit weird sticking a flat bit in half-way up, I would have thought that would mess people's rhythm up.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate. Yeah, this is that new fangled climb thing that can test your FTP. You're right, very weird to put a flat bit in it. I'm not sure what's special about this over something like Keith Hill. If you do it in 20mins, it just uses the regular 95% for your FTP. If you go faster, it uses a little less (for me it was 88%). But, ignoring that part of it, it's a cool climb. I think you'll dig it when you give it a bash.
@MarkyMarkZwifts2 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling It does look like fun, and any FTP test less than 20mins sounds good to me!
@JDirom2 ай бұрын
Solid ride, handsome great tips. Cheers!
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
You're not so bad looking, yourself, JD.
@JDirom2 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling lol…auto correct no glasses for “and some” entertainment 😂
@ZwiftyZwifter2 ай бұрын
Gosh, that’s horrid. Will avoid. Thanks though.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Lol if I can stop 1 person from doing this, it will have been worth it.
@ZwiftyZwifter2 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling your work here is done
@MrPedel2 ай бұрын
Trouble is you made me do it, so you need to discourage two people to get back in the negative
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
@@MrPedel you did it? I can't see it on The Stravas. We need to know what insane time you got up it in!
@MrPedel2 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling not yet. Hoping to do it this morning 🤞
@Alan-Turnbull2 ай бұрын
Despite you saying you started off too quick you held on well. I did exactly the same but did not hold on and crawled over the line 😢
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Cheers Alan. Yeah, but I was pretty close to crawling by the end here. It's deceptive, this climb. Started out thinking "this isn't so bad", but by section 7 I was questioning everything.
@MrPedel2 ай бұрын
Cool vid! Very helpful stuff. You did great to even out the pacing when you realised you’d gone out too hot. Also, did you get overtaken at any point? That’s your life now - never getting pipped again! 💪 Oh, and EXCELLENT song choice. One of my indie favourites - although I thought it would be too pop for a man with your rocking tendencies :)
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Cheers Thomas. I don't think I got overtaken, but my racing history shows that happens with alarming frequency 😕 I love Grizzly Bear! Interesting band, for sure. It's definitely one of their more accessible, pop-oriented songs, but I don't know how anyone can't get along with this!
@RideWithGerben2 ай бұрын
This is really, really quick!
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
I wish I had watched your videos before this. You're 100% right: do not underestimate this climb.
@HuddoThePaceline2 ай бұрын
well done mate, some cracking watts there.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew. Did you do this yet? It's a real tough one. Highly recommend watching Gerben's video on it before, if you haven't.
@HuddoThePaceline2 ай бұрын
@@lee-cycling yeah I’ve done it a few times now. I did the route oh hill no first which drops you right at the start. Don’t recommend climbing with no warm up either. There’s another one which you go along the coast first I found better gave the legs a chance to get into gear.
@adamweb2 ай бұрын
Very nice! I believe sub 50 minutes requires right at 4w/kg average so you nailed it and should be Cat A!
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks Adam. I'm probably due another bash at this soon, so thanks for the prompt!
@JDirom2 ай бұрын
Excellent job. Great sprint. Bro logic for a podium!
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Ha! Thanks JD. You were almost entirely spot on!
@MarkyMarkZwifts2 ай бұрын
That was great Lee, you and Jonathan are smashing A cat, congrats mate 👊💪💪💪
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark, but definitely just caught some fields that didn't have the tougher A riders. I did this earlier in the week and got absolutely obliterated. I think that's going to be the norm. 😬
@appleseeds112 ай бұрын
Great sprinting, Lee! Thanks for the leadout. 😂
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
🤪 Any time, man!
@crow48682 ай бұрын
Cool dog fight at the end between the top 3. Looked like timing could have made the difference.
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
I think if Jonathan gave me a head start, I might beat him. About 3 or 4 years should do nicely!
@everydayzwifter2 ай бұрын
Nice finish! Caught the others napping big time. I'd feel like it's time to go when you did too except for the lead out factor. Good thing it was Jonathan who got the benefit. 😀
@lee-cycling2 ай бұрын
Thanks EZ. Yeah, if it hadn't been Jonathan, that might not have been the best move. I'd have gone earlier if it wasn't him.