No..that’s wrong. Pogi doesn’t suffer 😂

Haha, reality is I'm not good enough to compete to the point that I can't really apply tactics. 😂

I have a list of my power PRs on climbing efforts, but it's hard to predict the second or third climb in the race for me as I don't have much data..

@@BenjiNaesenTV it's an awesome skill to be able to go so hard that you blow up, but it can obviously get you in trouble. Maybe try to do a race or two where you make sure you don't go over 85 or 90% of your PR for that length climb and evaluate after if you could have gone harder or maybe even backed off even more. Keep up the great work.

You're right, I had a hard time getting a comfortable 80 rpm during these races and I haven't figured out why.

@@BenjiNaesenTV Because the higher the rpm the higher your oxygen consumption and the more energy you burn, if your VO2 max is a bit low the perceived effort will rise quite a lot and you will get gassed. But the lower rpm is more demanding on your legs. Your hear rate is lower so you may breathe fine but it is harder to push the pedals after a while. It is always a trade off. This thing is pretty individual some peole naturally grind, some people naturally spin, but 75-80 is on a lower side of what is usual for sure. For a two hour race, the average number for us, amateurs, would be about 10rpm higher, I think. But you might be a grinding type or perhaps you need to develop your endurance cardio more which will gradually let you spin higher cadence on longer rides.

In the last 2 races in the video, I have a much better fan and it certainly helped. Felt like I was being blown off my bike. 😂

Cat D.

The Breakaway

That might indeed be the trainer. Especially some Suito trainers, e.g. mine are know for seriousluy undermeasuring even after calibration (I assume you calibrate the trainer regurarly). I have to use my regural pedal powermeter to get realistic output.

🤜1969 only the best year to be born or conceived.

This race is not that type of Cat E, as this tournament has Cat E as its fifth category with max 2.9 w/kg. Then Cat D is a portion higher. Its different from other zwift races.

I do and don’t put it in the video to avoid you having to watch Z2 rides. 😅

​@@BenjiNaesenTV But I mean, you never do over 1 hour+ rides?

In this tournament, it's a 5th division, not a mixed level. It's everyone up to 2.9 w/kg, D in this tournament is a level above that.

@@BenjiNaesenTVgotcha! Keep the good work 🆙

Yes, I take a gel every 45 minutes and my wife refills my bidons, haha.

I wonder, after watching the webinars on TBA, and listening to VDV, I think in a race situation, you need a gel every 20min! When I started doing that on my intense rides(or would laugh at this 76 year old’s numbers, but I thought sure I would gain weight. I lost 5 pounds!!!! Grain of salt….. keep up the great work!

@janeburns8789 my gut can’t handle that amount of gels yet, haha.

In this tournament, the restrictions of the bottom category are up to 2.9 w/kg, and it's called Cat E in this race. I didn't mention it in the video to not overload people with information, haha.

I do, Vacmaster Cardio.