Is This Race TOO HARD for an Average Zwifter?

Power to the Tower. Zwift World Series, Stage 5. This is probably the hardest race I've done so far. Is this simply too much for a rider like me?

My name is Adam, I am 35 years old and I am a former marathon runner who shifted his focus on ZWIFT CYCLING.

Road to A is a channel focused on INDOOR ZWIFT RACING with the ultimate goal of reaching the A+ CATEGORY. Is it progression realistic? Maybe. I'll need to train a lot and lose a lot of weight, too. However, I believe the BIGGEST LIMITATIONS riders (and athletes in general) have are those they put on themselves and this channel is my way to prove that idea. If you feel like you are riding (or living) BENEATH YOUR POTENTIAL, you need to tag along! The destination is clear but the journey won't be easy.

Currently I am racing in B CATEGORY.

Bike: Van Rysel EDR CF SRAM AXS

As for my ZWIFT SETUP - I am riding on a ZWIFT HUB ONE indoor trainer. Steering can give you pretty substantial advantage during the racing and for that I am using the ZWIFT PLAY controllers. I use these for virtual shifting as well and to make sure I'll be covered if they run out of battery or generally stopped working, I've got the ZWIFT CLICK as well. I am running my Zwift in 4K and using the ULTRA settings.

#RoadToA

[cyclingcomputer]

Awesome video. You should keep this type of video, in my opinion. First, you ride and then narrate what happened, highlighting the key moments. Excellent video, congrats!

[NO]

Wow, what an incredible achievement! Those climbs looked absolutely brutal, and the way you pushed through shows so much strength and determination. The video is fantastic too – it captures your effort so well. Huge respect for everything you accomplished here!

[KD_cycling]

That was a tough one. I had got get up at 3:45am for it and that definitely didn't help my legs. I managed a mid pack finish and was fortunate to have a small group to work with for much of it. The pace on the first climb was hotter than I had hoped for and I was completely empty by the radio tower.

Well done for sticking it out to the end and maintaining a steady pace! As the saying goes "To finish first. First you must finish"

Good racing with you

[paulmccafferty]

Super race Dan. Your work on the production has been fantastic. Well done on producing such an engaging video.

[shaunrigby]

Amazing Job. Congrats on finishing that course, it looked brutal.

[piccadillypie]

Awesome finish and outstanding video! Thanks!

[cya]

Thats a brutal race. Kudos to you that you didnt just quit when you noticed how strong the field was. 🎉

[ViveLeVeloNL]

100 minutes Zwift race is Brutal man. Getting stronger 🔥

[eloann]

Nice job, definitely a tough one. It's good to see longer, climbier courses as they will favour different profiles than the more common races. I don't think ZRS says that much about how well one does on this course - 5 min power is irrelevant and so are results on shorter, flatter ones.

[joshvillen]

I had considered doing this one yesterday for a 20min power test, ended up doing Leith hill afterparty instead. This one looks like it would have been a really fun time though.

[robbiep_yt]

Finished it today in around the same time as you. A lot people blew up on the last 2 Koms. Rough route.

[mattsammekull]

Ouch, - what a horror course! Very impressive of you to race it, and to finish it!

[Bourne]

Did this one today also, but 1 group lower. It was 50 of us, so it was more fun. Shame that people take Tour de Zwift as races and not as group rides and these other races dont get as much turnout.
Congrats on your effort! I am dreading the moment I have to join your ZRS group.
When do you decide which race you will partake on weekends?

[rodstevens]

You are bossing it! Just one thing… don’t forget everyone has different roles in cycling at the top… don’t go killing yourselfs trying to lose weight 75kg is already light….. becoming sick and losing all your power just for 10kg and those hard days of not eating… it’s not worth it boss
Been there done that never again

[lukearnts]

I was wondering why you were at the top of the radio tower?? I was finishing a route badge there at nearly the same time as you finished your race.

[tomasnejedly]

hezky zavod :), taky jsem to jel vcera vecer v tehle kategorii, bylo na 30 a po prvnim kopci jsem byl 15., protoze to take u me neskutecne prepalili, ale nakonec sem byl s 5. mistem spokojeny. vyhral to borec z A+, coz by podle me se moc stavat nemelo, nevim jestli nezavodi a neroste mu racing score, ale A+ v B kategorii nema co delat :)

[jwalk]

I did this yesterday. My legs still burn.

[emielsproviewbot]

I don't know if this is correct but you might need to drink some normal water in between your sports drink bottles . thats what I do anyways

[RoadtoA]

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