Race The Bump Race today 114th Oct 24 9.5k got disqualified “WKG” for 2.6wkg time 34.26 mins:
The winner rode it faster in 32.0 mins at 2.1wkg (weight 106.6kg) and
2nd rode 32.03 mins @ 2.4wkg. (weight 82.1 kg)
I agree WKG being disqualified in my case but come these heavier riders kicked out less power and beat me by 2 mins without pushing more power ?
Raw watts on a flat course will always win.
The bottom line is if you’re fat then you can put out power with a lower w/kg and win a low category when those categories are based on w/kg.
If you’re skinny and try to keep up or beat them then your w/kg will go above the category cut off and you’ll get disqualified or promoted out of that category for being “too good” even though you had no chance of winning a race in that category.
That can rinse and repeat, especially if you train and improve, or you’ll just end up in a category you struggle to race in.
Heavier riders have the advantage.
There’s an obvious solution but one that is cheating. Presumably the race score based on results rather than w/kg should improve this.
Thanks - that explains it - much appreciated
The organiser should not be using WKG DQs. i would contact them to add you back in.
Unfortunately it’s the default quite often on ZP.
@Gordon_Rhino-Racing Rules say A B C D (Categories enforce w/kg boundary) W/kg is fine under there Rules.
I assume the event was ZRS so really no reason to apply WKG rules
I agree this is nonsense because the WKG threshold has nothing to do with racing score, and even in a CE event it can result in giving a DQ to a rider who isn’t upgraded so they just get another WKG in their next race. The problem is the moribund situation with ZwiftPower that results in the event organizer accidentally giving out DQs.