Muttley Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Hi all, I'm hoping that this is the appropriate forum to post this. Just received this e-mail from Zwift: We’re thrilled to announce Team Dimension Data Zwift Academy is back for 2018! The program starts August 6th, and registration is now open. The popular program helps you get fit together on Zwift, and unlock rewards along the way. In just 8 weeks, we’ll boost our speed and strength through an expertly crafted training plan built by world-class coaches. The combination of structured workouts, group rides, and races will give you an edge on any road. By graduation, you’ll be able to hold power for longer, hammer it on a sprint, and fly to the finish line. Hard work pays off, as you can unlock in-game and real life rewards as you progress. Style up your avatar, unlock themed swag — ride to find out! This year, all riders will be offered free premium access to Today’s Plan for the duration of the Academy. In addition to getting Today’s Plan full suite of tools and analytics, a new feature lets you see how you stack up against your age group, and the overall competition. Just like last year – we’re pairing up with Qhubeka, a non-profit that donates bikes in South Africa. For every 10 graduates, we’ll donate 1 bike to the cause. Last year, 850 bikes were delivered. In 2018, we’re aiming higher. Join us!Link to the campaign. By posting this, hopefully we can help get some more bikes to Qhubeka!
bertusras Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 I also got this mail this morning, I think it's amazing that 850 bikes were donated, that means over 8500 people completed the academy?? Impressive!
Vetplant Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Did it last year, definitely helped my fitness, so doing it again this year.
s14phoenix Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Did it last year, definitely helped my fitness, so doing it again this year. For sure... was quite fun.
Furbz Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 i'm about halfway through my academy rides and loving it!the added benefit of having premium access to https://whats.todaysplan.com.au/ is also fantastic to see how you match up to the best taking part.that said. the "best" figures i am seeing from other riders are truly scary!some of the stats: 1493w for 10sec1192w for 1min1001w for 6min824w for 20min
dirtypot Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 1493w for 10sec1192w for 1min1001w for 6min824w for 20min Wow! That's ridiculous! I'm doing the rides a bit back to front and did the first two rides over the last two days - they're brutal! Some of the later rides weren't that bad, but these first two!
HdB Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 i'm about halfway through my academy rides and loving it!the added benefit of having premium access to https://whats.todaysplan.com.au/ is also fantastic to see how you match up to the best taking part.that said. the "best" figures i am seeing from other riders are truly scary!some of the stats: 1493w for 10sec1192w for 1min1001w for 6min824w for 20min Wow, no... I did workout 4 on Tuesday, and even with my Vortex trainer reading higher than it should, I don't get anywhere close to those kinds of numbers. I don't hit 824w for 25s, nevermind 20 mins
Furbz Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 ok so its not just me who thinks these figures are absurd.. sadly makes any comparison rather pointless
fanievb Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 i'm about halfway through my academy rides and loving it!the added benefit of having premium access to https://whats.todaysplan.com.au/ is also fantastic to see how you match up to the best taking part.that said. the "best" figures i am seeing from other riders are truly scary!some of the stats: 1493w for 10sec1192w for 1min1001w for 6min824w for 20min Screen Shot 2018-08-30 at 08.40.59.png which trainer are you using?
Furbz Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 which trainer are you using? i'm on a kickr 2.figures from the kickr are very very close to my on road figures (garmin vector 3 pedals)so i am happy my figures are realistic
Madone69 Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 Are you sure of your figures ...1001w for 6min & 824w for 20min.....looks very high ---like even over pro level.......or i'm just completely in the bottom spectrum of the power curve
Vetplant Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 Are you sure of your figures ...1001w for 6min & 824w for 20min.....looks very high ---like even over pro level.......or i'm just completely in the bottom spectrum of the power curveIt is not his personal figures, it is the best figure produced by an individual in the academy, including people that are gaming the system. So I wouldn't really bother looking at those best figures If you look at his line in that graph, his personal 6min level is around 250W and his 20min is around 200W, which is totally acceptable.
Big Phil Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 i'm on a kickr 2.figures from the kickr are very very close to my on road figures (garmin vector 3 pedals)so i am happy my figures are realisticDo you have this built into your trainer?
Madone69 Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 It is not his personal figures, it is the best figure produced by an individual in the academy, including people that are gaming the system. So I wouldn't really bother looking at those best figures If you look at his line in that graph, his personal 6min level is around 250W and his 20min is around 200W, which is totally acceptable.oh gosh...misread...
Furbz Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 Are you sure of your figures ...1001w for 6min & 824w for 20min.....looks very high ---like even over pro level.......or i'm just completely in the bottom spectrum of the power curve read my post again, i think you might be confused. lol
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