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Originally Posted by KTrain
I've stopped doing the public Zwift races because of this. I try not to take it seriously but it would still be nice to have a chance at coming in a decent position. They've made some changes when you join to give you warnings about the level of race you're supposed to be in based on your past rides.
When I have raced, I connected to Zwift Power and checked the rankings there because they take things like HR, w/kg, etc into consideration. They also DQ people who have power ratings outside the group level parameters.
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Cyclists in the real world: Yeah, my FTP is around 300 watts and I’m definitely a P 1/2 racer. (Gets dusted up every hill and dropped in the crits)
Cyclists on Zwift: I weigh 125 pounds and my FTP is only 200 watts. (Wins Cat D race by 5 minutes).
I do the Zwift power thing as well. The issue is most of the big cheaters aren’t on ZP. It’s definitely not as satisfying to finish 9th on Zwift and then see you were 2nd on ZP.