FTP Ramp Test: A Start to the Zwift Racing Season

This is a Zwift FTP ramp test ahead of my upcoming Zwift race season. This will set my initial FTP and help track progress as I get back into cycling.
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[@notpogi]

I missed that “welcome in, welcome back to the channel” good to see that you’re back mate! Decent FTP mate, look forward to racing together at some point soon 👍🏻

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, I see you’ve been working hard and really improving your power! I have some work to do, but hope to race together sometime soon 👍

[@aquicktake]

Well. Well. It's been a minute. Nice to see you back. Look forward to the vids!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, wow, thanks so much! It’s been awhile but I’m excited to get back into it 😊

[@jalehardwick3050]

Welcome back. I noticed you were cruising the Zwift neighborhood again. Our numbers are similar but you will move up. I just hit a 350 ZRS but still in “D”, if I go higher I’ll be at the bottom of the next fast group.

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, thanks! Yeah, I’m at 341 right now, but don’t yet understand exactly how it’s calculated. We’ll see where it goes.

[@psyscycology]

Very happy to see you back, Caedmon! 🎉 Looking forward to seeing you race. 👊 Will likely see you in a race as I am on my way down in the scoring system and you are on your way up! ⬆️ 💪 😂 (to be clear, I will be on my way down due to being bad and not because i am sandbagging 😉)

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, thanks! Maybe I’ll see you out there then!

[@JMower]

Welcome back, it's been ages! Looking forward to seeing how quick you get back into it!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey! I’ve been enjoying your videos and the recent podcast episode with Ryan. Good to be back.

[@neilsmart6249]

Welcome back we’ve missed your channel have fun and good luck the racings tougher don’t get disheartened

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, thanks!

[@paulmccafferty4850]

Really nice to see you back Caedmon. Always enjoy your videos.

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, thanks! Excited to get back to racing

[@zwiftalete]

Welcome back. Thank you for all the ride ons

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, thank you! I thought I saw you on Epic KOM a week or so back…although not 100% sure it was you

[@zwiftalete]

was the rider going super slow and looked almost dead? If so….it was me😃

[@body.inmotion]

Welcome back to Zwift! Missed your videos!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, thanks!

[@ON3S3V3NTHR33]

Welcome back. See you in Watopia. 🚴🏼

[@CaedmonCycling]

Thanks! See you out there

[@ChrisMoore-]

You will find ZRS very interesting!! Good luck and welcome back

[@CaedmonCycling]

Haha, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or bad thing. We’ll find out 😂

[@ChrisMoore-]

I think you will be starting in D which is usually pretty good however C is a minefield!!

[@everydayzwifter]

Hey Caedmon! Good to hear from you again. Was only thinking of you this morning as I did a Crit in the Bell Lap direction and here you are!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey hey! That’s awesome, nothing beats Crit City, maybe I’ll see you out there soon for another race

[@jesikat]

Welcome back! Be great to watch your content again :) Hope you like the new ZRS, it's... interesting... ;-)

[@CaedmonCycling]

Haha, thanks, I suppose we’ll find out!

[@chrisshanks4934]

Very nice to see you back.

[@CaedmonCycling]

Excited to get back into it!

[@RideItBetterCycling]

Caedmon!!!! Glad you are back!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Excited to get back into some races!

[@cgmlcs]

Great effort! Glad you’re back and I’m looking forward to more videos.

[@CaedmonCycling]

Look forward to jumping in some races with the new scoring!

[@brendancycling12]

good to see you back on zwift!

[@MichaelThorne_za]

Welcome back!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Thanks!

[@mumblecake251]

Glad you're back. Hope you are doing ok!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey, glad to be back on Zwift! It’s hard to stay away

[@davidmcdowell2788]

Glad to see you back Haha we got the exact same ftp

[@CaedmonCycling]

Haha that’s awesome!

[@mortenmuusmann]

Good to see you back on Zwift! Hope you're feeling motivated for some racing. Did you get to do any outdoor riding while you were off?

[@CaedmonCycling]

I did my first ever century in August, however, that was my one and only outdoor ride this year!

[@mrsmtw5210]

I wish there racing scores or FTPs were used in the real races I participate in. The amount of sandbagging that goes on in these local XC races in my area is astounding! A women whose average speed is 15 mph is NOT a beginner or a sport class rider for that matter. An average XC race speed of 15 mph is elite for my age group of 50+ for sure!

[@Godshand2]

Welcome back! Pity you didn't use "The Grade" KOM in "Hill No!" route for your FTP test...

[@CaedmonCycling]

Hey thanks! I saw that route, looks brutal straight uphill

[@Godshand2]

@CaedmonCycling It is! May the force be with you when you ride it!

[@drumtoe]

Can't wait till you taste some if this ZRS categories. It's better than when it first got rolled out, but it's going to hurt

[@CaedmonCycling]

Look forward to getting into it!

[@mattiapalombi1597]

Ciao man. You’ll immediately notice that with the new racing system the older cats (D-C-B-A) don’t apply. Just to give you an idea racers with a score higher than 520 are what used to be A cat and higher than 690 are A+ semi-pros and pros. That means that you were at the top of C’s you’ll be competing with races that have a max racing score of 350 which is the 4th category but it’s way faster than olde D cats. Anyway, see you in the virtual world 😊

[@CaedmonCycling]

Ahh interesting. We’ll see how the racing goes! See you out there

[@marcmyers3034]

dad came back with the milk.

[@sennacrommentuyn6088]

That was a long time ago

[@nem3th]

How these FTP tests compare for example in Tacx app? For example Tacx ramp test are 45mins long, and in that time you can make one FTP score, but if you doing 20min, then your FTP gonna be higher, because you are not yet exhausted?

[@CaedmonCycling]

Yeah, these ramp tests are very short. I think it overestimates since the test isn’t even 20 min long. For example, there is no way I can hold the 240+ watts for a full hour right now based on my fitness

[@RoyImahara]

Welcome back!

[@CaedmonCycling]

Thanks Roy!