Since Slowtwitch is the online epicenter of all things endurance and cycling related, I felt this would be the best forum to post this. And maybe Jordan can chime in.
Dr Mr. Eric Min,
Congratulations on the Series C, 450 million dollar financing and unicorn status. Now can we please fix the Zwift racing platform!?
I've been a Zwift customer for several years and I've notched 132 Zwift races. I love Zwift racing. However, of the 132 races only a single percent have included a leaderboard of racers that all belonged in their proper category. The vast majority of races I participate in the race dynamics are absolutely ruined by cyclists racing well outside their w/kg category. It's extremely frustrating and I'm sure there are thousands of other Zwift customers that experience this frustration as well.
With the pandemic lockdowns and lack of real-life racing, the Zwift racing platform has been a very important outlet for me and other Zwift racers. How can we bring true integrity to the Zwift Racing platform? I'm glad there is the website ZwiftPower.com which DQ's riders racing above the designated w/kg, but many Zwift customers are not signed up for this site and riders that can hang on a little longer, drafting off the cyclists racing out of their category get an unfair advantage.
For a specific example, I've been enjoying the USA Cycling Race League Series by Indoor Specialist. My average weight is around 83kg and my FTP hovers around 245, so I'm a C Rider with an FTP of 2.95 w/kg. As you know anything above 3.19 w/kg is a B rider. Today's race the leaders of C group avg'd 3.5 to 3.9 w/kg for a 45 minute effort. Yes these riders were DQ'd by ZwiftPower but they appear on the regular Zwift standings, and it led to me and other riders riding above 3.2 w/kg and getting dropped from the main front group at just shy of the 10 minute mark. This shouldn't be if riders were racing in their proper category. And this race is less offensive then most other C races where the leaders often average over 4.0 w/kg!
I enjoy following the Z-Pro Triathlete and other Zwift Invitational races and know those races have rules such as dual-recording power, transparency of weight via recorded weigh-in's on Facebook, etc. How do we bring this integrity to the regular Zwift racing platform for all customers to enjoy?
I've done the ZHQ Crit Beta races and they're excellent! I love when riders riding out of category get coned and disappear. Can we please implement this on ALL Zwift races? Can we please properly integrate the ZwiftPower platform into the regular Zwift standings so ALL Riders riding outside their designated w/kg do not show in the standings? Can we please being integrity to the Zwift Racing platform outside of the professional races. I can't express how frustrating this is as a Zwift customer who really enjoys the Zwift racing experience and is passionate about the Zwift platform as a whole.
Kindest regards,
Robert MacDowell
Long Island, New York
Dr Mr. Eric Min,
Congratulations on the Series C, 450 million dollar financing and unicorn status. Now can we please fix the Zwift racing platform!?
I've been a Zwift customer for several years and I've notched 132 Zwift races. I love Zwift racing. However, of the 132 races only a single percent have included a leaderboard of racers that all belonged in their proper category. The vast majority of races I participate in the race dynamics are absolutely ruined by cyclists racing well outside their w/kg category. It's extremely frustrating and I'm sure there are thousands of other Zwift customers that experience this frustration as well.
With the pandemic lockdowns and lack of real-life racing, the Zwift racing platform has been a very important outlet for me and other Zwift racers. How can we bring true integrity to the Zwift Racing platform? I'm glad there is the website ZwiftPower.com which DQ's riders racing above the designated w/kg, but many Zwift customers are not signed up for this site and riders that can hang on a little longer, drafting off the cyclists racing out of their category get an unfair advantage.
For a specific example, I've been enjoying the USA Cycling Race League Series by Indoor Specialist. My average weight is around 83kg and my FTP hovers around 245, so I'm a C Rider with an FTP of 2.95 w/kg. As you know anything above 3.19 w/kg is a B rider. Today's race the leaders of C group avg'd 3.5 to 3.9 w/kg for a 45 minute effort. Yes these riders were DQ'd by ZwiftPower but they appear on the regular Zwift standings, and it led to me and other riders riding above 3.2 w/kg and getting dropped from the main front group at just shy of the 10 minute mark. This shouldn't be if riders were racing in their proper category. And this race is less offensive then most other C races where the leaders often average over 4.0 w/kg!
I enjoy following the Z-Pro Triathlete and other Zwift Invitational races and know those races have rules such as dual-recording power, transparency of weight via recorded weigh-in's on Facebook, etc. How do we bring this integrity to the regular Zwift racing platform for all customers to enjoy?
I've done the ZHQ Crit Beta races and they're excellent! I love when riders riding out of category get coned and disappear. Can we please implement this on ALL Zwift races? Can we please properly integrate the ZwiftPower platform into the regular Zwift standings so ALL Riders riding outside their designated w/kg do not show in the standings? Can we please being integrity to the Zwift Racing platform outside of the professional races. I can't express how frustrating this is as a Zwift customer who really enjoys the Zwift racing experience and is passionate about the Zwift platform as a whole.
Kindest regards,
Robert MacDowell
Long Island, New York