Won race but 2nd place in ZP?

Racing
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Posting for a friend:

My friend won a race last night. But when looking at ZP (ABC Arctic Blast Dec 2 @ 18:30 PST), a person he beat by 2 minutes (shown both in ZP and the Zwift Companion App) is now in first place on ZP. And shows my friend was -59s behind when he was actually 120s ahead.

How does this happen? Is race wins in ZP no longer based on first across the line?

Thanks in advance

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Appears that race awarded points for primes and the winner, while slower across the finish line, beat 2nd place on the primes and accumulated more points.

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As D_Watson says this was a points race which involved some bonus points for a prime segment.

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Ah. thanks folks. much appreciated with your quick thorough responses. All i ever knew was first past the line; these points races are new to me.

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yep always worth checking the event description on the app and zwiftpower if you are jumping in on a new race as points race can vary quite a bit.

Some do points certain laps, certain sprints. sometimes first over the line, sometimes fastest through the segement so best to be prepared.