Zwift fix this! All the A riders are in B now!

310watts NP! for the full ride.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro in the pen
1:20 - Start of the race
3:27 - The Esses
8:59 - Zwift KOM reverse 1
15:15 - Route Unlock
16:47 - The Esses
22:21 - Let's attack on the KOM!
27:46 - Last 500 meters
29:11 - Breakdown of the race
Stuff I suffer on/with:
Trainer - Wahoo Kickr V5 with ANT + cable, because Wahoos bluetooth is terrible!
HRM - Wahoo Tickr Fit Armband
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[@imprezaaudi]

300W for 10 mins is common in B cat. You came in the top 10 which is some achievement. It shows you're strong B cat rider.

[@user-fk8rb8ue5h]

Looks like you got a really good workout there

[@RideWithGerben]

Oh yeah. It was!

[@EJD2012]

You should have gone north, outside. I went for a short ride to Winsum and Onderdendam, and kept dry. Totally surprised when back at the Noorderplantsoen the roads were soaking wet.

[@RideWithGerben]

It was a dumb amount of rain that came down in that little time.

[@waterdeptworker]

What a Battle!

[@RideWithGerben]

It was 😅

[@kevinderung8524]

cat B is honestly a joke, it seemed like the day after i won 1 cat C race i was bumped to B and i cannot compete... I just focus on the fitness gains i get from riding zwift...nice race G!

[@RideWithGerben]

Yes. If you are just upgraded life is hard. Hence that A cat is empty: ppl choosing to stay in B by throwing races to avoid being upgraded to A.

[@maxjohnson0703]

Cat B is a battle - quite the jump from Cat C imo. If it’s a decent size group then like 3.7-3.9 to just keep up.

[@RideWithGerben]

Yes! 310watts NP on this race. Which is very high!

[@PatrickLino]

So close to 3rd place! Optimal either way!

[@RideWithGerben]

Pipped at the line!

[@MsPietpaaltjes]

I love getting my ass kicked in B cat, always reminds me how strong some cyclist can be😂

[@RideWithGerben]

The top 5 should be in A cat 🤔

[@waterdeptworker]

You mean Cheat.

[@Stevenafoe]

When in B cat, A cat riders shouldn’t be able to kick any ass there.

[@georgewaters3358]

@@RideWithGerben I came in sixth. When the two rode off the front, I tried to put a dig in to catch, but I’m too light and burnt all my matches for the sprint.

[@drewbuffington]

Raw watts doesn’t matter. The cat systems are based on w/kg. 300 for some people is easily on 3w/kg or less.

[@drewbuffington]

People in A often make 300-350 watts for an hour plus and I will beat them only putting out 240.

[@hagakuru]

@@drewbuffington ya, gotta love you 65kg guys doing 150watts and 4.5w/kg

[@drewbuffington]

@@hagakuru55kg*

[@tathh2531]

🥸Gerben in Cat B 😂 Seems like a lot of A's where in disguise!

[@RideWithGerben]

LoL!!!😂

[@psymanj73]

I wonder if the race types Zwift is promoting at the moment are focused more on race craft, rather than pure 5 and 20 min numbers? This then leads to A cat riders not doing the numbers required, in a 90 day period, to stay in A? So, although they are more than good enough for A, they get bumped down to B and thrash everyone? Including you, Gerben 💪 😉

[@RideWithGerben]

I voluntarily upped myself to A again. With an interesting video as a result. Online later today🤗

[@Stevenafoe]

Zwift show cat when looking at a persons data (unless that person hides it for bad reasons….). When riding, i always check what cat riders are around. A cat riders also appear in D cat group rides, taking the jerseys/sprints.. like taking candy from a baby.

[@RideWithGerben]

So sad 😞 they need to fix it quickly!

[@mumblecake251]

This is different though. This was not a group ride. This was a category enforced race. The "A Cat" riders were genuinely categorised by Zwift as B Cat. Like Gerben, he's not B Cat ... no cheating or sandbagging going on. Just Zwift's categorisation algorithm royally screwing up.

[@ZwiftPowers]

Ride inside, stay dry ;-)

[@RideWithGerben]

Dry'ish, at least I didn't have to clean my outside bike. :D

[@ZwiftPowers]

@@RideWithGerben me too! 😉

[@zwiftcyklist]

Ik ben toch echt gewoon Cat B:P

[@davidmclaughlin5431]

I don't get it. If Zwift decides what the metrics are for the categories and if it's a category enforced race, unless the top five just suddenly came up with cat A performances in this race, it seems to me that you just don't like where the cutover between cat B and A is. You can get into the whole weight doping thing, but at that point it's not cat A riders in a cat B race, it's just people cheating.

[@patbriggsmbr]

C cat is now B's. Mad

[@RideWithGerben]

Yes. Crazy times on ZWIFT right now.

[@brendonatkinson5401]

Did 4,4 wpk and got 8th🤔 hard course this

[@RideWithGerben]

Yes. That ramp is a destroyer of legs :)

[@jole3557]

Hi What is the rules in zwift? I have FTP 3,9w/kg but when the races just are 30 minits i can do at least 4,2w/kg. Am i than cat A i crit races?

[@RideWithGerben]

I don’t know the dark arts behind the category system.

[@drewbuffington]

It’s based on your 20min power not FTP

[@bissellthemissile]

Suggestion: you really should have the screen straight in front of you. Riding while always looking to the side is wasting energy with poor posture.

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

Can’t beat the Kaboomers!

[@RideWithGerben]

They where fantastic. Excellent attack at the end. No doubts there :D

[@waterdeptworker]

70% of top 10 under 130 pounds.

[@RideWithGerben]

Yep. Hmmmm 🤔

[@hagakuru]

and all the B are trickling down to C, because all the A are in B.

[@RideWithGerben]

Yes! And that’s a bit 😔

[@mumblecake251]

How is your current 90 day best of 4.4W/kg 20min power Cat B???? That's an FTP of 4.19W/kg. It just doesn't make sense.

[@RideWithGerben]

I don’t know! I really don’t. ZWIFT needs to fix this!

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

That’s no longer how the categories are assigned, hasnt been for a while. They use zFTP which is best fit of your power curve between 6 and 40 mins

[@mumblecake251]

@@ZwiftyZwifter while you are correct it has still generally been the case that a 20min power of over 4.2W/kg would end you up in A. 4.4W/kg would certainly do the trick. They have clearly changed something under the hood ... and broken it in the process.

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

@@mumblecake251 4.4 I’d say is generally the case, but not 4.2. My 20mins is 4.3 yet my zFTP is 3.99, indicating I’ve 5% more before being upgraded

[@mumblecake251]

@@ZwiftyZwifter which shows how broken the system is. You off all people should definitely be in A ... permanently ... banned from ever getting demoted again!!! During your little stay in A last year you were absolutely murdering it despite so many of the riders being much stronger on paper ... and it wasn't all flat either. How you manage to get through the climbs with such an efficiency is a mystery to me 😂

[@CycleWithMatts]

Hard gefietst… 3,9w/kg 🫣 Op mijn laatste KZbin video had ik dezelfde route gedaan en ik had volgens mij 3,4w/kg ofzo 🤣blijf zo doorgaan!!!!

[@RideWithGerben]

Ja. Dit was echt ruig. Geen wonder dat niemand meer A cat rijdt, die zitten allemaal hier!

[@CycleWithMatts]

@@RideWithGerben tja maar dat maakt het ook minder leuk voor mij of andere “echte” B cat racers omdat we gewoon de pace niet kunnen volhouden 🙁maar dat maakt het wel een goede challenge!😃