Congrats! I got mine on the Radio Tower descent too, but not only was I in a group ride, I'm also a lot heavier at 77KG. Great effort!
@crankandsprints2 сағат бұрын
Kudos for the achievement on the group ride 👏 I always arrive on top at the limit at RT once I'm on a ride/race 😁
@crankandsprints9 сағат бұрын
On which descent you got the badge? #zwift Whats your weight?
@skulbowd4312Күн бұрын
I did this one yesterday as well. I finished around 90th so congrats on your effort!!
@crankandsprintsКүн бұрын
Was it a packed bunch? Sometimes ToW is up to 600/700 riders. I usually try to push at the beginning, holding on onto a fast group it help a lot for the rest of the ride 👍
@crankandsprints2 күн бұрын
Did you do the stage 3 yet?
@xos2 күн бұрын
Thanks for the little group we had going! I went in thinking I was just going to do an easy ride after work, but it was great encouragement to push as hard as I could to help out and keep up
@crankandsprints2 күн бұрын
I had the idea to have a push but I am not a fan of Titans Grove, happy that we work as a small group and also achieved a solid training 👊 Ride on
@matteomagagnin84073 күн бұрын
Great result !!!!
@crankandsprints3 күн бұрын
Happy with the SUB5 🙌
@crankandsprints4 күн бұрын
What's your #RadioTower PB? What's the hardest Climb on #Zwift?
@StCorealz6 күн бұрын
Beautiful 🌅
@crankandsprints6 күн бұрын
Richmond Park sunset are unreal! 🙌
@dickieblench50016 күн бұрын
It's on my playlist
@SteakandChains6 күн бұрын
Dude excellent job!!!!
@crankandsprints6 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙌 I was a bit cooked at the end but tried to keep it up 💪
@SteakandChains6 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints top 20 finish with these TdZ groups is no easy effort!
@crankandsprints6 күн бұрын
@@SteakandChains yes I'm pretty happy 💪 Good job to hold on into the first mini group at the beginning
@philipb8676 күн бұрын
what weight was you here? you must weigh more than 61kg which is what I work it out to be?
@crankandsprints6 күн бұрын
I did a carb load before racing 200gr of pasta and ate a lot on Saturday, I guess I was probably 62ish on Sunday afternoon 🍝
@shazzalarkin95697 күн бұрын
How many times have you been up
@crankandsprints7 күн бұрын
Around 5 or 6 in total without considering the Everesting when I did it 8.5 times in a day 😅🔥
@shazzalarkin95697 күн бұрын
You my time 46.06 28 times it does get easier
@shazzalarkin95697 күн бұрын
Know
@lusisa967 күн бұрын
44:30, but I have not done it in so long and don't want to do it again 😅 Strong effort well done!
@crankandsprints7 күн бұрын
Fantastic time Sub 45! That's my goal for next year! But I won't do it for a while like you said 😁
@eduardclaudiufadgyas33657 күн бұрын
Also, Hill Climber=cool!😏😏😏
@crankandsprints7 күн бұрын
Hill Climb in the Chiltern = Wow! Sun or Rain
@eduardclaudiufadgyas33657 күн бұрын
7wk is very good! Well done Rodry
@crankandsprints7 күн бұрын
Thanks, next year you gotta be present 💪
@crankandsprints7 күн бұрын
What's your latest ADZ time? 👍
@RideWithGerben6 күн бұрын
40:52 Two Covids ago. Not ever to reach that number again.
@crankandsprints6 күн бұрын
Still and outstanding PB 🔥 no matter if its not replicable, still there 💪 @RideWithGerben
@crankandsprints8 күн бұрын
Zwift or British Autumn Weather 🍂 ?
@Synchrothron10 күн бұрын
Well I find it hard to like, but it's because I can't ever aim for a podium. I'm new to cycling and Zwift and in September I was placed to cat C with 2.6 W/Kg. It was not fun to get dropped in the first few minutes. But I put my head down, trained hard and got close to 3.2 W/Kg. Then Zwift introduced the new rating system, which is a lot better, but I was assigned 354 points. So I'm back to where I was, being the slowest of my category, but the leap from 354 points to 520 is gonna be insanely more difficult than from 2.6 to 3.2 W/Kg. I know it's a game, but come on, can I have a little taste of success?
@crankandsprints10 күн бұрын
Well done for your increase to 3.2Wkg. The racing score just started but I guess it will be adapted, and the good things is not that is based on Wkg, so in a few time if you are not able to manage to arrive at the front you'll probably lose some points and at the same time the strong rider will gains more and leave the category. In this case there will be more balance, now it depends what you're good at. Sprinter or climber? I see more balance now, but it may take still some time before all will be levelled, I would say a few races every rider
@sams2478 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints It is based on w/kg tho: "For your initial Racing Score-your seed score-we use your max 30-second and max 10-minute power from all activities on Zwift over the past 90 days. After your initial score is set, we’ll continue to use power data from all your activities moving forward, not just races, to help determine the minimum-floor-value for your Racing Score." It looks at all your activities, not just the races...
@crankandsprints8 күн бұрын
@@sams247 Well, seems it calculates the overall raw power and w/kg your max 30-second and max 10-minute power from all activities on Zwift over the past 90 days. Let's say example 30 second at 600watts and 10minute power at 300watts. So it does calculates your wattage overall and not the w/kg on those efforts. Even though is not clearly specified
@michaelkennedy906410 күн бұрын
They should make Alpe du zwift as an the FTP test.
@crankandsprints10 күн бұрын
Would be amazing for us climbers 🙌 but technically you can select Road to Sky and after the warm up the FTP session should be up the ADZ 💪
@craig314110 күн бұрын
Great video. Yes I also love the racing score! I used to have to choose carefully what races I entered so that I could stay with the group. Now it feels possible to do a wide variety of races but you always have to stay alert and try to save something for the sprint.
@crankandsprints10 күн бұрын
Thank you. I saw many videos about people not happy, but I see many benefits, as you said, in competing in also races and types of races, stage profile. Ride on 🙌
@crankandsprints11 күн бұрын
Do you like the new racing score? 🏁
@scareneb13 күн бұрын
FTP is a measure of power over 1 hour. I have tried these FTP tests and they all gave quite low numbers because they apply a factor assuming your power will decay at that rate. However, when I did a sustained 1 hr effort up Alpe du Zwift, my FTP increased by nearly 30 W. So clearly I am better at holding power for longer than the FTP tests assume. A sustained 1 hr effort is the most accurate way of getting FTP, by definition.
@crankandsprints13 күн бұрын
ADZ or 1hr mountain in general probably is the highest sustained effort you can get, I did my highest on Achertban. Did you reach similar numbers for 1 hour in other races/fast group rides on Zwift?
@scareneb13 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints I've only been on Zwift a couple weeks so haven't done much in terms of races / group rides. Might also explain why my FTP hasn't settled yet but I've got a fair amount of endurance from bikepacking so a 1 hr effort is quite manageable.
@crankandsprints13 күн бұрын
@scareneb oh I understand, the more you Zwift the more it will increase, especially in racing on Zwift the FTP will raise and the body pushed to the limit! Ride on🙌
@darrenvandit13 күн бұрын
Ahahaha so sweet with the bells 🔔 💕... fantastic effort bro ... gg for a top result!👏
@crankandsprints13 күн бұрын
That's a really good push! 👍 I love hearing the noise and helps soo much, next time we do TTT I leave the speaker on so I can push all the team 🙌🔥🔥
@darrenvandit13 күн бұрын
Buddyyy watching your stream before I sleep ... Kaboom ❤
@crankandsprints13 күн бұрын
Thanks. I still need to complete you winning one, I may complete once I'm on lunch break today 💪
@crankandsprints13 күн бұрын
Did you enjoy watching how hard was the Radio Tower climb? 😁
@christophemartens901614 күн бұрын
Sub 70RPM, are your knees OK man?
@crankandsprints14 күн бұрын
Below 65ish is like stomping on the pedals 😬 but knees are OK so far
@bonn177115 күн бұрын
I am old school test 1 hour where I don't stop. Ya I am old Happy riding.
@crankandsprints15 күн бұрын
Love it. What's your 1 hour route of choice for your 1 hour effort? Tempus Fugit? Sugar Cookie?
@bonn177115 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints this was pretty zwift days. On zwift it depends on the day. Mostly flat route
@eduardclaudiufadgyas336516 күн бұрын
Amazing effort!! (Stop running)
@crankandsprints15 күн бұрын
Before an Hill Climb definitely 😁
@MyLouTube16 күн бұрын
Good effort, Bec is a nasty hill climb! I was there too, cheered you as you went past and was chatting to Harry at the top when he finished. Bummer about your puncture though!
@crankandsprints15 күн бұрын
Just saw your video and the Cade one in Swains, with the burger story! 🍔 super cool! 👌 Thanks for the support
@edc930617 күн бұрын
Instead of cluttering the screen with words, how about live commentary during the climb?😅 Well done even if not your day! BTW, maybe operator error on Cycplus pump. I have a Fumpa and it "failed" on a roadside repair attempt but worked fine after I got home (and read the instructions!) 🙃
@crankandsprints17 күн бұрын
Thank you for the feedback 😁 let me do a poll on the channel, to see everyone opinion. Hopefully 4/5 minutes of comm are not too boring. I guess when it overheats stops for a while, on a very chilly day is not the best. I also read that the pump need to be started before pluging it, if it not completely flat 🤔
@eduardclaudiufadgyas336516 күн бұрын
I agree👌🏻
@edc930616 күн бұрын
I’m only kidding about the words on screen, I actually find them quite succinct and witty 😉 I just thought it’d be funny to hear live commentary while you’re killing yourself on the hill climb!
@tommyrq18018 күн бұрын
The only reason to do an FTP test is to link that level to a training program. Otherwise it’s just a number. Secondly, FTP measurement is subject to technology variability, that is, what watt meter you’re using. Third, it’s subject to test variability, as shown here, and due to rider condition on that day. So what, you might ask! If your technology is the same you use for training, and your FTP test gives you a number that, when inserted into a training program provides good results, then THAT is your FTP. Some programs are “optimized” for higher FTP numbers; others for lower. The worst mistake is putting too large an FTP number into a training program-overtraining quickly results. So, if you want to know your “one hour power,” ride a time trial for one hour, do it several times, try to stay at a particular wattage output, and there you go. But will that be the best FTP level for your training program? Probably not! As a long-time cycling coach, I’ve seen programs that do better with higher FTPs, some with lower. So no FTP test is “the most accurate” unless you’re talking about “most appropriate” for a particular training program. When you find a test that gives you a good number for that program, stick with it. I find this general issue fairly prevalent in riders and in blogs. It’s complicated for some to understand the RELATIVE nature of FTP. But it is not a magic, specific number out there in the universe. It’s only useful in relation to something…useful. Like your program. How will you know? Constant experimentation and the use of consistent measurement. Not a test independent of purpose. Just my two cents! 😊
@crankandsprints17 күн бұрын
Great analysis and comment, I would like to add that I tried the one hour as well, in Sugare Cookie, with different diets, but is not as fun as try different tests, as you said as well is really good to start a program, o follow up one. Definitely also recommend to whoever start on Zwift and want to see where they are 🙌
@tommyrq18017 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints From a coaching perspective, there’s a variable that makes “one hour power” problematic, and that’s body heat. If you’re going hard, as in, one-hour power hard, then your body heats up quickly and starts to affect your performance. This is why in the Hour Record, they take such pains to cool down the internals of the rider (including ice vests and ingesting iced drinks) maximally before going off the line. So these are the many variables that make “one hour power” a bit of a misnomer. As a coach, I prefer to keep things actionable, that is, useful for some practical purpose. I frankly don’t care what it takes to determine the proper “FTP” for a particular rider and program given their technology. I just want it to be repeatable so I can use that test to assess progress. So, for example, if you’re on TrainerRoad and you use their AI FTP estimator, and it dials in a great, sustainable, successful program for you (and that would vary by their own programs…) then that’s your practical, useful, meaningful FTP. But if you just want a big number, which seduces far too many riders, then either lie (easiest) or use the highest scoring estimation techniques! I can vary my own personal FTP by over 20 watts just by changing watt meters and testing protocol. But there’s only one that dials in my best relationship to the program I’m using right now. And it’s shown itself to be reliable FOR ME over time and with experimentation. Which includes plugging in the bigger number and as a result, OVERtraining… Dialing that in takes some time and work and the number might not be your highest number. So when people ask “what’s your FTP,” my coach response is “it depends on a lot of things.” I leave it at that because the number gets to be a bit of a test of genetics and narcissism more than fitness. Just my two cents!
@crankandsprints18 күн бұрын
Did it go bad because there was no lemon? 🍋🍋🍋
@dickieblench500120 күн бұрын
Brings back horrible memories 😂
@crankandsprints19 күн бұрын
Rolling Highlands course, defo not my fav 😁
@gerrysecure587421 күн бұрын
Most accurate test imho is 5min all out, 10 min rest, 20min all out then apply Monod Scherrer formula and use CP as FTP. Contrary to all other tests it takes individual fatigue factor into account. BUT - FTP is usually different indoor / outdoor / flat / uphill. So you can't test one and use the value in other circumstances.
@crankandsprints20 күн бұрын
I'll have a check at the Scherrer Formula. Agree on the different tests, I tried to do it on the flats to give myself a bit more of a challenge in this case 💪
@scootybooty962622 күн бұрын
Have you compared zwift ftp vs peloton
@jb687923 күн бұрын
more proof that FTP tests in general are flawed. somewhat useful for training zones but nearly worthless as an estimator of 1 hour power. If you want to know your one hour power max pretty much have to do one. My best way of short cutting doing a full one hour power test is to do a 20 minute test but instead of using .95 as the multiplier i use .9 or .88 which gets me close. The 1 minute ramp tests are a total joke and the grade is also a complete joke. Very good workout but as an FTP test its laughable.
@crankandsprints22 күн бұрын
The Ramp is a good training for the all out push, that is part of a balanced FTP, being able to maintain that power for long time. One hour is difficult, usually the IRL power in race gave me good standards and a clear idea about it and about the current form. It's just not a steady pace. Good idea for the .9 and .88 I'll test a similar one in the coming weeks, another type of FTP that other platform have and not zwift
@makentosius24 күн бұрын
For me the ramp test also gave a big overestimation around 40W. I guess it can be accurate if your muscle power and aerobic state is at similar level. In my case aerobic performance is at lower level. That is why I think that the ramp test can be accurate, but at the same time can be very inacurate and depends in physical conditions.
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
I agree that can vary based on physical conditions in my case the max variations is 20/25watts which is only 1minute. Makes sense, sometimes I've been able to hold a minute more
@RobertTaba__ru-ti9dg24 күн бұрын
What was the average incline?
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
2km at 6% steep at the beginning and milder on the second part. I like more HC that average 10%+
@RobertTaba__ru-ti9dg24 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints nice it was fast, under 6 minutes. Do you know what's your watt/kg? :)
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
@RobertTaba__ru-ti9dg on the climb it was 5.7wkg. My usual is just above 4.2wkg but with low raw wattage
@drumtoe24 күн бұрын
I need a cheering section like that.
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
The cheering section is fantastic! especially at end of stage or end of climb 💪
@MarkyMarkZwifts24 күн бұрын
It was great riding with you again today, great work on those hills!
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
Thanks ✌️ tried to push on the part where my strength are, solid teamwork 💪
@darrenvandit24 күн бұрын
OMG bro.. just in time to switch to TT bike! watching stream now :D ... KAAABOOOMMM! Thanks for joining the fun, champion!
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
Ahahah 🤣🤣 I kept asking if I had the right bike, 3 years on zwift and still can't workout if I picked the right bike. Perfectly on time 😁 great work team, well done ⚡️
@darrenvandit24 күн бұрын
@@crankandsprints indeed! loved every second of it! goodnight, my friend!
@oldanslo24 күн бұрын
The best way to determine your FTP is the BHD method: Find out your buddy's FTP and add 10 to it. Works every time.
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
@oldanslo good method, if you don't have a buddy that says that his power meter is "not working properly today" 😅😁
@dickieblench500125 күн бұрын
Great 👍. Glad the gate was open
@crankandsprints25 күн бұрын
Cheers. One time I found it closed but there's a hole, so I did a CX move 🤣 but missed the PB
@matteomagagnin840725 күн бұрын
Great win 🎉
@crankandsprints25 күн бұрын
Thanks ✌️
@crankandsprints25 күн бұрын
What is the lemon 🍋 for? Any guesses? 😅😁
@matteomagagnin840725 күн бұрын
you must reveal on the next episode, I guessed someone was crying 😢
@crankandsprints24 күн бұрын
@@matteomagagnin8407 stay tuned for the future of the lemon 🤣
@matteomagagnin840725 күн бұрын
what a coming back !!!
@crankandsprints25 күн бұрын
Full gas climb mode ⚡️⚡️⚡️
@MarkyMarkZwifts26 күн бұрын
Wow, you smashed it up those climbs, especially The Grade! Congrats on the top 10, that was impressive 👊💪💪💪
@crankandsprints25 күн бұрын
Thank you, I was basically dropped after Itza then on the grade I activate the mode "go get them all" 😁😅💪