Sean H wrote:
You know I haven't raced zwift a lot, but after reading this thread it sounds like the mass start ends up with only one actual "race," the A race. The rest of the groups are basically just time trialing the course. If the other groups got their own starts, then they would actually be racing and it wouldn't be just who can put out the most w/kg. If you have small fields, then group start prob makes sense. But I think your fields are large enough to support separate starts.
Replying to you, but also in reference to Echappist and toefuzz's comments.
I agree with you 100%--most of my local buddies who race at lower cats tend to think of the racing as "TT" efforts (and that's how their power data looks).
Separate starts if the fields are large enough does make more sense and let racers participate completely in their own race, and actually win their category more outright. Not just by losing a B cat bunch sprint but being the top C racer.