Zwift Racing up The Muckle Yin!

[@R.T_Go_Your_Own_Way]

Man , that was freaking outstanding, to see you standing like that and dancing on the pedals brought a huge smile to my face, to think you got a 2.4 20min while employing the "stop pedalling" techniques as well, Now we are having fun!.

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers R.T. 🙌 Video doesn't do it justice. The amount of standing I cut out. Had to make the vid as it felt like a benchmark race.

[@louiskirkham9845]

Fully agree - top effort fella

[@Whtshprd]

80’s synth music, instrumental or sung, will always garner a thumbs up.

[@RyanCondon]

80's for the win... Always. 💪😎

[@davowood1]

I came for riding. I stayed for the music! Both are incredible.

[@anthonyperuzzo]

Ive been waiting to see you break out like this. You put the work in and it shows. Congratulations.

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers Anthony.

[@LuukeyB]

You inspire me to get out on the bike and keep trying to hunt down that first illustrious win as a Cat D! I’m not there yet but will keep trying! Really looking forward to Friday’s video 💪

[@RyanCondon]

I'm pleased you liked the vid. You'll get there. 🚴💨

[@murk851]

Excellent effort. Could see you went deep there. I know that feeling, it can get dark as most of your mind is begging you to stop. But that feeling after is amazing.

[@RyanCondon]

My full max effort level is increasing week by week now.

[@murk851]

@@RyanCondon I can see that. You seem to be able mentally to push through pain. Top stuff 👌💪🦵🚲🚴‍♂️

[@RyanCondon]

@@murk851 Cheers mate. I appreciate that.

[@CaedmonCycling]

Looking strong 💪 this race felt like a turning point, awesome work!

[@RyanCondon]

It really was, only reason I made a vid about it. This is where I realised i don't need to just "hold on".

[@dannybuckley2180]

You are a legend Ryan. I am eagerly awaiting the day you get that illusive first place finish. It will happen, you seem to get that one step closer each time. New tactics, new approaches, better fitness, higher power. You will get there mate. Well done.

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers Danny. 💪

[@Alan-Turnbull]

Looking good Ryan! First climb off front, brilliant 👍

[@RyanCondon]

I know! Caught me by surprise as well. Aren't you impressed I didn't push for the finish line and held back. 😅

[@stevecoward2095]

Great ride fella! You looked really strong on those climbs and that’s a killer of a course 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MrPedel]

I just loved seeing that fire in your eyes during the intro. All giddy and excited from the effort. So good ❤

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks Thomas. 💪 I love seeing progress. It's R.Ts fault, watched a video of his racing Muckle Yin (and winning) and I thought.. I can do that. 😅

[@MrPedel]

@@RyanCondon his videos should have a big fat ‘viewer discretion advised’ sign on them. So much power 😅🥵

[@rhuggins573]

Well done legend!👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ryancraig2795]

Love the 80s teen movie background music. Great effort! Well deserved 5th place.

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks 💪 🎶

[@WolfGirl930]

Boom boom Condon ….. gittin it done. Brilliant effort. 👌🏻

[@OnaTechMike]

All I can say is WOW!!! You are crushing it Condon! You were climbing out of the saddle like Alberto Contador. You're going to be joining the 'C' class in no time.

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks Engling! I don't know who Alberto Contador is but I'm assuming he's aweomse so thanks.

[@lee-cycling]

Ryan, man, that was fantastic! You pushed until you were done, and then pushed some more. Very impressive efforts on all the climbs. Full send on them all. And then that fight for fourth/fifth place was brilliant. You're improving at a huge rate. The in-game win is in the post.

[@RyanCondon]

Mate! I have no idea where this came from. When I got to the top of the Brae the first time and I was 6 seconds ahead on my own... I actually scared myself (like when a Dog catches that squirrel), I didn't know what to do. 😅 Aren't you impressed I fought the urge to go for the breakaway and waited for the draft?

[@lee-cycling]

@@RyanCondon Dude, I was impressed by just about everything in this race. You didn't sprint out of the gate, you sat in the draft for a lot of it, you eased off the pedals on a lot of the downhills. But the most impressive parts were you pushing yourself on those climbs. Fantastic to watch.

[@rothaicc]

Cracking stats my man! SOmetimes the unplanned races come out the best

[@RyanCondon]

Crazy how that happens. This Fridays Vid was the same.

[@JoonCycling]

Is this the Ryan I watched months ago? Your climbs rocks!

[@RyanCondon]

Thank you! Ive picked up a few things along the way.

[@Robbo59]

Hi Ryan! Watched you from the start mate and the progress you are making is amazing. From seeing you at the start getting dropped and being chasing packs. To now watch you compete for top 5 at a minimum is so good. I can’t lie, having an off today and to see this video be uploaded instantly made it a better day. Love your Zwift content mate👍

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks for commenting Harry. I'm sorry youre having an off day mate. I know they can be tough. I'm pleased my vid cheered you up. Nothing like watching a big bloke suffer up Muckle Yin to make anyone smile. 💪

[@phil_d]

A very, very, very respectable 5th. Well done!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@RyanCondon]

You should see the stats of the 4 in front of me. Well chuffed with the result. 💪

[@BLachance75]

Great job, you absolutely killed it. This isn't an easy course for us bigger guys. I use the exact same strategy on small hills like the castle corkscrew and breakaway brea, power into them. Like you I'll go off the front on the climb so that if I lose power and slow down by the top I'm getting caught by the group and not dropped off the back. I'm going to try this one again later this week. In my race I lost group 1 the first time up the Sgurr and ended up finishing in the back of group 2. I'm going to go all out to try to stay with group 1 on the Sgurr.

[@RyanCondon]

It's the only way to fly for us big-uns. Power hard into the climb and hold on.

[@bat502]

Top job! Great to see your progress. With the music it was like watching a car chase on Miami Vice 😂

[@psymanj73]

You will make a Marco Pantani (with a bit more hair 😜) out of yourself very soon, at this rate! Top climbing and nice race, Ryan! 💪 🚲 🧗

[@RyanCondon]

🤣 Cheers Simon. 🙌

[@rolandhoward8421]

I like the video editing! The speeded up sections help move it along. God I hate this course. Did it again this morning and felt dead all day! When I get the tron bike next week or so I’m going to do a few months of flat Time trials, short crits…and no mountains!

[@RyanCondon]

It is a tough course. Nowhere to hide. I need to unlock the Tron. Good luck!

[@tathh2531]

Great race Ryan. Impressive numbers too 👍 I like climbing, but I'll not be doing that Muckle Yin again any time soon. My only attempt was back in December and I finished in 53.40, so good time mate. Keep up the good work.

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks. As a heavy rider, I never thought I'd say that I really enjoyed that race.

[@roadcyclist1]

Big respect for the massive balls to sprint up those early climbs. Definitely was not the smart thing to do, though!

[@RyanCondon]

Power into the climbs, only way to fly. Not my fault noone else came with.

[@ClapMyDog]

You videos are very inspirational. I will pedal faster and harder

[@RyanCondon]

Push!

[@russellturner7064]

I did it last year in 4hrs10mins which was steady for me as I just enjoyed the day. I did a pace ride up Ditchlin beacon which is the last hill before a brilliant decent to the finish. It’s a great day of all abilities.

[@RyanCondon]

Welldone Russell. 🙌 I'm looking forward to it.

[@Twodaae]

Great ride mate... Noticed you stopped pedaling when going downhill. Instead, u should try and soft pedal or just spin to flush out some lactic acid after a huge climb effort. Would love to ride up the muckle yin with you one day! Cheers and great effort!

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers. 👍

[@Logicknot]

I think it’s good to soft pedal if you have a long hill to descend, that way you don’t need to warm up again once you hit the bottom. But on a course like muckle yin, there are no long descents and I actually think it is a very good idea to just stop pedaling and get some refresh. It’s obviously very personal and course dependent though :)

[@Gixer750pilot]

Get that win before your power figures bump you up to Cat C !!! Can’t wait to do a race with you again

[@RyanCondon]

#promotion. 💪

[@MarkyMarkZwifts]

What a race Ryan, and what an amazing performance mate! You dropped everyone on the first climb! Great climbing in and out of the saddle, amazing to see and congrats on the power PRs and the 5th place 👊💪💪💪. You also got a PR for 30s too @4.6wkg! (When looking at zwiftpower if the lightning bolt is green, it hasn't processed all the data in the fit file yet, it's using live data which isn't as accurate. Once it turns blue, it has processed the fit file and it usually shows higher power numbers, especially for the shorter power durations). Cracking video and I loved the music too, reminded me of the training montage music from Rocky!

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers Mark. I didn't realise. That's really good to know. Go me! 😅

[@antsmands]

That course is soooo hard, I am only racing it once this week! Nice job on 5th!

[@RyanCondon]

I thought that but after this race I might have changed my mind. Cheers for watching.

[@antsmands]

@@RyanCondon Do it, your race craft was good in that race, a little more refinement will get you on the podium. I will stick with my 4th on this one, lol! I enjoy your vids!

[@NorthernEnduranceDad]

Awesome video!!!

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks ND! 🙌

[@FoobsTon]

You're trashing my productivity Ryan... Another video drops and so does my work. Great shift and a magnificent tussle with P Forza. I've got the beer and pop corn ready for Fridays extravaganza....but no spoilers in the trailer please!

[@RyanCondon]

Lol top man! Works overrated!

[@barryhambly7711]

I love this course Ryan that climb just suits me👍only done it once can't wait till it comes back. I see you have virtual gears displayed on your screen does zwift do that for virtual shifting I am just going to buy zwift play levers so I can work it with Kickr v 6 it is ideal if gears are displayed as if I do a sprint I can know the next time if I need a different gear for it but it will also be good on punchy climbs. Just coming back after illness so I don't know where I am with fitness and I am quite a bit older than you but I am still young on a bike.😃😃

[@RyanCondon]

This course has massively grown on me after this race. They are virtual gears, I use a Wattbike Atom. I dont know if they'll appear on the play controllers?

[@barryhambly7711]

Thanks have not got the space for Wattbike Might see you there one day 😉👍@@RyanCondon

[@Logicknot]

Love it!!

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers 🙌

[@samcanning2]

You’re teasing us now Ryan, we’re all ready for 2 videos a week 🤣

[@RyanCondon]

Two videos a week would make me a full time KZbinr, one vid takes two days to make. 🙌

[@samcanning2]

@@RyanCondon anyone would think you are a full time KZbinr with the quality mate. Keep them coming 🙏🏽

[@03lepavouxc1]

Ryan, right at home with the climbers! Cracking effort on a difficult course, we did this on the Zwift racing league and man it was a suffer fest!! Are you doing cycling training in between races or just the racing alone?

[@RyanCondon]

Just racing alone. This is my training for my running but the racing is taking over. 😅 Congrats on your ZRL efforts. 💪

[@JustinPedersonC]

Likewise, Ryan 5th is a great place. I'm there with you on the hills statement. I always seem to get dropped and need to pull megawatts to catch up!!!

[@RyanCondon]

Hills are a killer but I'm quickly beginning to enjoy them more as long as I power into them. Thanks for watching. 🙌

[@denouden92]

that Everest challenge looks like its been completed a long time ago!

[@RyanCondon]

Yes but a long way to go to getting that Tron.

[@stevelangers3716]

Hi Nice race ….. same race feb 21 at 7 pm …. Nearly the same time but finished 20th Again, good job and an awesome ride Keep going 👍👍

[@RyanCondon]

You can only race those in front of you. 💪

[@stevelangers3716]

​@@RyanCondon: that's true But i ride, i do not race. I don't care if i'm 2nd or 739th ... The only thing i do not appreciate are those snadbaggers with an 3,5 w/kg average in group D Ride on 😊

[@TheWoomei]

well done, I see your improvement :)

[@RyanCondon]

🙌

[@oxharp]

I am doing L2B 16th June buddy do you know what time you are starting?

[@RyanCondon]

I've got no idea. I've done zero planning. I don't even own a road bike yet. 🙈

[@russellturner7064]

Amazing.

[@RyanCondon]

@@russellturner7064 How hard can it be? 🙈

[@eloann]

Solid effort and much improved climbing style, though your cadence still drops really low as you tire. Definitely on the right track!

[@RyanCondon]

I do like to grind.

[@COOKIE_wcc_]

What team colours is that

[@RyanCondon]

I'm not a member of a team.

[@COOKIE_wcc_]

Ar ok I thought it was team colours keep them pedals turning one day we might ride keep eye open for cookie

[@Bigjuergo]

9:30 what song is that? good music

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks. I use Epidemic sounds but I'd have to search my archive to find the exact name.

[@kevstephen9393]

Superb m8, someone's addicted to zwift, as I'm typing this, he's on Zwift 😂 see you in the C category very soon.

[@RyanCondon]

Haha... It's raining outside. 😉

[@mdewree]

Nice ride! Such low cadence tho :O Do you prefer it like that? Ride on!

[@RyanCondon]

I grind when I'm tired. I do prefer low cadence for some reason but actively work on higher candence.

[@georgeevans8310]

Wait until you get into c cat , my sprint is just over 16wkg for 5 seconds, still don't win every sprint. Going up the hill in the town we average 10wkg every lap.

[@RyanCondon]

I can't wait 😅 Hope I stay in D a little while longer.

[@alasdairphilip7742]

Bravo, word of warning-Zwift may boot you up to the c’s after this effort

[@lloydmillichap3671]

Enjoy your streams mate, and well played for putting yourself to the sword every race. Please come and join us in ATOM RACING TEAM, we are desperate for more enthusiastic D CATS

[@RyanCondon]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate the offer however I'm focused on what I have planned in the diary.

[@stefa6348]

quite some wats you are pushing there, like the editing. (Music not so much LOL)

[@RyanCondon]

You don't like my Rocky inspired 80's beats Stef? 😅

[@philipplummer5202]

Its strange how your best performances can come when your not feeling it

[@RyanCondon]

Tell me about it. Wasn't feeling this at all. God knows where this came from.

[@philipplummer5202]

@@RyanCondon I think it's down to expectations,not feeling it no expectations no pressure

[@josephclarke7133]

Please please please sort your sound balance. I love watching you while on my trainer - with full volume I can barely hear you, then you cut to something else and it's fine

[@RyanCondon]

Hard to record over a high powered fan from distance. Solution would be to wear a lapel mic but don't fancy that when sweating heavily.