Can I Finish Top 10 in a Cat B Zwift Race?!? // Richmond Fan Flats // Zwift Crit Racing Club

A live Zwift race and commentary of the Zwift Crit Racing Club Category B Race. This takes us on 4 laps of Fan Flats and comes down to a sprint finish. Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 Race Intro and Lead-in
8:09 Lap 1
15:28 Lap 2
22:32 Lap 3
29:36 Final Lap and Finish
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[@BigDraft]

Good job! I live-streamed the same course on my channel on Thursday. But the C race. There was a break around 1.5k and I held for third. But C group. Great job with the B’s!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, just watched the finish, nice work! That’s exactly where I expected to break to happen in my race but it never did. Good racing 👍

[@MarkyMarkZwifts]

Strong racing Caedmon, congrats on the top 10 finish! You looked much more in control in this race, even with all the yellow and red on your graph, you seemed to handle it really well. 👊💪

[@CaedmonCycling]

Thanks! I did feel good for this one 👍

[@mumblecake251]

The fan flats was my first ever race on Zwift during the flat is fast series in January. I remember coming off the bike and having to lie on the ground because I couldn't breath and started to see stars. I'm glad that your experience didn't match that. Very good and extremely efficient effort and nice finish!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Haha, that’s a great first Zwift race memory! I really enjoy this route and most of the Richmond map. I got dropped in the first 5 seconds of my first Cat D Zwift race a few years back, I was not at all ready for the fast starts 😅

[@psymanj73]

Cracking top ten, Caedmon! 🎉 are you officially back in B or just keeping B cat warm until you inevitably rejoin? 💪 🚲

[@CaedmonCycling]

I’m back in B officially. The Neokyo Nights Stage 4 Cat B race officially upgraded me again 😊

[@mattiapalombi1597]

7th place it’s great but we want to see you 🥇

[@CaedmonCycling]

Working my way up there 👍

[@mattiapalombi1597]

Tron it’s great but you might have saved some more Watts with pure aereo setup

[@CaedmonCycling]

I think Tron is the best aero setup I have right now. I’m not at a level high enough to get those good disc wheels yet. Could be wrong though

[@coerce]

How often are you riding outside, if you are?

[@CaedmonCycling]

I rode outside once this year :)

[@coerce]

A pure indoor rider eh? Interesting

[@benjaminplant3734]

Wide handle bars? Is it the angle of the camera but look too wide for shoulders

[@CaedmonCycling]

A few others have mentioned this too. I think it’s partially the camera angle but also that they’re a bit too wide. I haven’t changed anything on my bike since I bought it, so perhaps the stock bars are just too wide for me. Thanks for pointing it out 👍

[@Gnzo13F]

Your hr drifting upward throughout the race indicates a lack of endurance training. You could probably be top 3 if you work that endurance a lot more!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Yeah, definitely working on it! I think my HR has been a big improvement from 2-3 months ago where it would’ve been stuck at 185+ bpm all race until I blew up. Work in progress 👍

[@benjaminplant3734]

That HR seems great to me. I wish I could get that high and have that much flexibility

[@Gnzo13F]

@@benjaminplant3734 it’s called heart rate drift. Where your hr increases over time and doesn’t stabilize. Look it up! He’s doing great no doubt. But he could recover better between efforts with improved endurance. That’s why there is a consistent upward drift in his hr

[@JamesWilliams0]

Top 10/38 riders should be too difficult.