As you know my posts are always far to long so I am trying to post short questions which will eventually lead to the point I am really aiming for. I know they (non registered ZwiftPower riders) are allowed to sign up now - QUESTION: I’m asking will they be allowed to sign up in the future ( Joke …

cat enforcement is a massive improvement but more needs to come. What i would suggest is maybe do some of the series like TFC monday or SZR wednesday with split cats if you are looking for a the fairest level of racing. Organisers need the power next to set boundaries, block zpower users, block no …

**Cat enforcement isn’t an improvement. ** It only treats the symptom (sandbaggers) and not the cause (fixed limits). I’m fine. I’m reaching top3 (zwiftpower) in every race as a heavy weight sprinter. After a 4 month break my FTP dropped for 40 Watts to cat D. I will be a c-rider soon. But only i…

yep still not right but it’s definitely and improvement than having cat A/B/C riders in a d race and getting dropped within 500meters. That does not happen now.

[image] Manuel Asberger: But only if i’m doing a new FTP-test or compete in an ITT-race. Maybe not, the new system uses all your activities (free rides, workouts, races, ect.) to calculate your category, even if you don’t save the activity or have a crash during a ride, it still counts.

I read a lot. On zwift-insider too. I read a lot of complains and ways to cure the symptoms. I missed the way to change the system/cause. My advice for the Zwift-product management: Open your mind. And stop using categories for races.

@ Mike Theoretically you are right. Practically free rides, normal workouts or d-races with d-riders won’t improve my critical power, FTP, 5min or 8min output. :slight_smile: And you don’t need more watts to stay in a d-peloton. Improving means that my heartrate is dropping. I’m able to show you…

[image] Manuel Asberger: And he is still categorized as D. You don’t know what his CE category is though (at least I don’t think you do)

I don’t need light reading. I don’t know why you moved my topic too. It doesn’t fit here! It wasn’t a complain. Neither a question! It was just an advice/tip of a product manager / test manager with 20 years of experience in the same business. For free. And i also have much experience in elo-rati…

Much better than my German :slight_smile: I asked for it to be merged because you were starting a conversation that has already been ongoing for a long period of time and I didn’t want that to be duplicated. The comments that you are making have been made already - which is of course fine for you …

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Here’s some light reading for you. Please come back once you’ve finished: Anti sandbagging and other areas that need development and communication

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