# Why no DQs when w/kg above category

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/why-no-dqs-when-w-kg-above-category/616754>\
**Category:** Racing\
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/why-no-dqs-when-w-kg-above-category/616754 "2023-11-21T23:07:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vincent\_Martin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/vincent_martin/32/498176_2.png) [@Vincent\_Martin](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Vincent_Martin)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/why-no-dqs-when-w-kg-above-category/616754/1 "2023-11-21T23:07:12Z")

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Ok so why is zwiftpower not disqualifying sandbaggers? The top three in my race today (and 5 of the top 9) were at watts/kg above the range for the category they raced in.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Southworth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/paul_southworth/32/538336_2.png) [@Paul\_Southworth](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Paul_Southworth)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/why-no-dqs-when-w-kg-above-category/616754/2 "2023-11-21T23:10:35Z")

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Most events that use Category Enforcement don’t disqualify riders who exceed the category limits. They just get promoted to a new category for next time (if they truly exceeded the limits).

The category boundaries are defined here:

[https://support.zwift.com/category-enforcement-faq-rJ5CQrpvc](https://support.zwift.com/category-enforcement-faq-rJ5CQrpvc)

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Cl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/steve_cl/32/19534_2.png) [@Steve\_Cl](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Steve_Cl)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/why-no-dqs-when-w-kg-above-category/616754/3 "2023-11-22T00:05:53Z")

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Nobody blatently exceeded Category Enforcement pen D boundaries for zFTP or zMAP in your race today, if I’m looking at the correct race.

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5th might be very marginally over at approx 2.77W/Kg (from live data, might change when data processed) for 25mins32secs and will be promoted if their zFTP has exceeded 2.625W/Kg (a prediction for 40-60mins), after any other D races they signed up for before this race.