Proper kudos Mark Lewis. I'm a 52kg C rider and I felt sick holding onto the front on the 1st volcano , had no sprint at the top either. You made it look so easy.
Nice work on that hill Mark. Great use of the ghost. Stonking sprint up that last ramp. In my race (APAC A1) I was losing 30+ seconds per lap doing the climb at around 7 minutes flat. Another great video. Can't wait to see how much havoc you wreak on the Libby Hill After Party course.
Brilliant racing, Mark, and another fun video. I came third in my Cat C race, 5th fastest up the mountain which isn't bad for a fellow member of the elephant-winching brigade. Next season is going to be super-tough for me, as I just upgraded. Can't wait to see what you do next week - I think the course will super suit you.
Really enjoy the honest outlook you have towards training. I'm currently training for Ironman UK (which probs won't go ahead) and I currently weight 127kg. I know your Zwift pain trust me. Keep up the good work.
Yeah mine is the same. I tried bluetooth once to try the steering and it was pretty flakey, whereas with the Ant+ dongle it's never dropped out mid ride. Just wish they'd get the steering working with it.
Enjoying the analysis Mark. Wondered how you jumped us on the first KoM! You got 25th as the 1st places rider had a ‘technical’ and ghosted the whole ride. No one saw him 👻. See you in Richmond 👍
Hey mark I’m in BRT too, racing for BL13 (which I stream). Liked this vid, and stream. Keep up the good work. Maybe see you in B Breakfast ride sometime?
I love your philosophy. I am normally above average in group c but only just. However that probably makes me way above average compared to rest of world. I am nearer 60 than 50 so happy with that. When I race I try my hardest to conserve energy in groups. Not cheating. Just brain above braun imo lol. Keep the videos coming. :-)
Please read this as a compliment. You need to see a sports psychologist, I see a race winner who backs off because he doesn't think he can win. I really do think you have it in you to be winning these C cat races. I hope next week you are racing to win the stage not just the fastest sprint. For context, I'm a 100kg Sprinter who wins ZRL B cats. I know you can.
I am on the heavier side and was surprised to finish 3rd overall in our B race. I got dropped on the final volcano climb by the eventual 1st and 2nd who set the fastest time up it on the final lap! Kudos to them!
I had the same Macbook meltdown with Zwift and I was able to narrow it down to my bluetooth headphones (Powerbeats Pro). If the headphones weren't around trying to connect, I didn't see the issue.
You should buy an iphone hdmi adapter to use in case your MacBook craps out again. I have an Apple TV 4K, but I prefer to hardwire my extra iphone instead. I’ve yet to have a dropout.
Whenever the world gets back to normal, If cycling keeps you interest would you ever consider giving track cycling a go? You can put down a chunk of wattage and no road drains to watch out for :)
Method I use is to connect my trainer to the Garmin and not to zwift while sitting in the pen for TTT, this way I can ride the warmup in erg mode controlled by the Garmin without having power in zwift. 2 minutes to go I shut down the Garmin, pair the trainer with zwift and don’t have to hang out in the pairing screen for ages.
As someone from New Orleans I can personally guarantee that Mardi Gras is a lot more fun than just stuffing your face with pancakes. Though this year kinda sucked, I will admit.
@@MarkLewisfitness that is a shame as I came to your Channel for that being an ex 110kg bodybuilder with bad knees and back that can't run etc anymore.
Challenge time, Mark. Enough of this holding back business. Even if it is to the detriment of Badgers’ points, let’s see what this engine can do. I believe (know) having seen you hold the front group at the start and then power the climb that you can stay competitive at the pointy end of a Zwift race (the crazy beginning). Imagine staying with the front group and winning the FAL points as well as the FTS ones. My prediction for what you could achieve there is 47 FAL minimum plus 50 FTS minimum. We all recover after those FAL bursts, so you will have some pootle time in the pack. Now comes the distinctly above-average video worthy bit! You stick with that pack for Libby Hill, knowing that the final effort is a 90 second 500W push. I see a top 10 finish being possible and minimum 23 points. 120 points would be the way to round off the Zwift content before heading to the “less interesting” weights and running stuff 🤣 that you seem to think people will care about 🎣 Unleash the beast! Isn’t it time we went for “Much better than Above Average”? 😉
I believe it is past time for an update to your FTP. So... RAMP TEST! Do it! And Upload it here so we can witness your suffering. You've been having too much fun lately.
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Proper kudos Mark Lewis. I'm a 52kg C rider and I felt sick holding onto the front on the 1st volcano , had no sprint at the top either. You made it look so easy.
Having such a powerful sprint is so useful on these sort of rides, nice effort 💪🏻
Nice work on that hill Mark. Great use of the ghost. Stonking sprint up that last ramp.
In my race (APAC A1) I was losing 30+ seconds per lap doing the climb at around 7 minutes flat.
Another great video. Can't wait to see how much havoc you wreak on the Libby Hill After Party course.
Brilliant racing, Mark, and another fun video. I came third in my Cat C race, 5th fastest up the mountain which isn't bad for a fellow member of the elephant-winching brigade. Next season is going to be super-tough for me, as I just upgraded.
Can't wait to see what you do next week - I think the course will super suit you.
Really enjoy the honest outlook you have towards training.
I'm currently training for Ironman UK (which probs won't go ahead) and I currently weight 127kg. I know your Zwift pain trust me.
Keep up the good work.
Amazing matey, great job! Excellent video again, brilliant result and some excellent tactics 👍🏻
Awesome breakdown of how to do point sniping again!
Congrats for the KOM. 👍 But one question remains: did you need the Rocky IV soundtrack to mange to eat all those pancakes? 😂
I find ant+ far more reliable than bluetooth with the kickr bike, I think it's actually the wahoo ant+ dongle that I got.
Well done, great result!
Yeah mine is the same. I tried bluetooth once to try the steering and it was pretty flakey, whereas with the Ant+ dongle it's never dropped out mid ride. Just wish they'd get the steering working with it.
Awesome, smart racing! Zwift races are brutally effective training!
Enjoying the analysis Mark. Wondered how you jumped us on the first KoM! You got 25th as the 1st places rider had a ‘technical’ and ghosted the whole ride. No one saw him 👻. See you in Richmond 👍
Really good video with great insight on the points. Thanks. Keep posting.
Mark. Love the Channel. Well done. Should be quite happy with the result. Cheers. Keep the content coming.
I really look forward to these
Nice one fella! Keep em comin
Great vid. Epic race. I now have a sudden hankering for pancakes though.
Loving your zwift content ...it and your racing -- WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. #NO2-1-2
Hey mark I’m in BRT too, racing for BL13 (which I stream). Liked this vid, and stream. Keep up the good work. Maybe see you in B Breakfast ride sometime?
congrats, jealous of your sprint power. Do you do any sprint specific training?
Love these vids! Keep it up!!
You are a tactical genius!
Gotta love pancake Day!
I love your philosophy. I am normally above average in group c but only just. However that probably makes me way above average compared to rest of world. I am nearer 60 than 50 so happy with that. When I race I try my hardest to conserve energy in groups. Not cheating. Just brain above braun imo lol. Keep the videos coming. :-)
Please read this as a compliment. You need to see a sports psychologist, I see a race winner who backs off because he doesn't think he can win. I really do think you have it in you to be winning these C cat races. I hope next week you are racing to win the stage not just the fastest sprint. For context, I'm a 100kg Sprinter who wins ZRL B cats. I know you can.
You can also try pairing your bike to your phone running the Zwift app. It syncs with the Zwift program running on your computer.
I am on the heavier side and was surprised to finish 3rd overall in our B race. I got dropped on the final volcano climb by the eventual 1st and 2nd who set the fastest time up it on the final lap! Kudos to them!
I had the same Macbook meltdown with Zwift and I was able to narrow it down to my bluetooth headphones (Powerbeats Pro). If the headphones weren't around trying to connect, I didn't see the issue.
Nice work!
awesome KOM!
I feel I beat cheated with the title, being 135kg and 2,02cm. just started Zwift but I'm not sure it is for me.
Great stuff Mark! Did you get an over whelming response to your "pain cave" photo's? I sent mine to ya'.
Brilliant 👏🏼
Well done, hills arnt that bad all about wkg rather than overall watts. Your race next time round expecting 70 bonus points 😉
You should buy an iphone hdmi adapter to use in case your MacBook craps out again. I have an Apple TV 4K, but I prefer to hardwire my extra iphone instead. I’ve yet to have a dropout.
Commenting for the algorithm.
Let’s make a long story short......you finished above average! 😉
meeehh, not in terms of points - besides, it's not what story is about that counts, it's how you say it! ;)
Whenever the world gets back to normal, If cycling keeps you interest would you ever consider giving track cycling a go? You can put down a chunk of wattage and no road drains to watch out for :)
Method I use is to connect my trainer to the Garmin and not to zwift while sitting in the pen for TTT, this way I can ride the warmup in erg mode controlled by the Garmin without having power in zwift. 2 minutes to go I shut down the Garmin, pair the trainer with zwift and don’t have to hang out in the pairing screen for ages.
I had one of those .... massively below average races! Came almost last! 😱 not my finest hour (and a bit) lol
As someone from New Orleans I can personally guarantee that Mardi Gras is a lot more fun than just stuffing your face with pancakes. Though this year kinda sucked, I will admit.
where have all the Zwift videos gone, do some more of those please!
They get very fews views unfortunately so are not very viable to make.
@@MarkLewisfitness that is a shame as I came to your Channel for that being an ex 110kg bodybuilder with bad knees and back that can't run etc anymore.
@@philipb867 agree. Would be great if people watched them.
I want to know what you top your pancakes with.🤷♂️
You beat the Badgers. Respect
Woah there, Bryn. Won a battle, not a war 😂. Great performance, Mark, especially launching the Ghost on us in that final stretch.
Challenge time, Mark.
Enough of this holding back business. Even if it is to the detriment of Badgers’ points, let’s see what this engine can do. I believe (know) having seen you hold the front group at the start and then power the climb that you can stay competitive at the pointy end of a Zwift race (the crazy beginning). Imagine staying with the front group and winning the FAL points as well as the FTS ones. My prediction for what you could achieve there is 47 FAL minimum plus 50 FTS minimum. We all recover after those FAL bursts, so you will have some pootle time in the pack.
Now comes the distinctly above-average video worthy bit! You stick with that pack for Libby Hill, knowing that the final effort is a 90 second 500W push. I see a top 10 finish being possible and minimum 23 points.
120 points would be the way to round off the Zwift content before heading to the “less interesting” weights and running stuff 🤣 that you seem to think people will care about 🎣
Unleash the beast! Isn’t it time we went for “Much better than Above Average”? 😉
@@wazzerbaby ouch.......
Love the use of Rocky clips. Ahĥhhĥ, how I missa bi polar world. Dangerous yet simple.
I almost had ya!
I believe it is past time for an update to your FTP. So...
RAMP TEST!
Do it!
And Upload it here so we can witness your suffering. You've been having too much fun lately.
I just want to see more P3x footage haha
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