The new C category is too broad and the D category is too low. I rarely see people racing B. They really need to take a hard look at this. It’s ridiculous how bad/unfair it is.

I’m is races with half B racers and some A racers from time to time. Guys pulling 3.8 and 3.9 where I can maybe eek out a 2.6.

I totally agree I’ve been racing 2 or 3 times a week and have been bouncing between categories (what used to be C and D). Cat 180-350 where I am somewhat competitive and I’ve even won a race to category 350-520 where I am dropped by the bunch usually around half race distance (depending on the route profile). After one or two races in each category my score has changed up or down to switch me again. I think the 350-520 category is way too tough this is the equivalent of the old 3.2w/kg and I frequently see many riders finishing with 3.8, 3.9 or even 4w/kg at the end so I’m pretty sure a lot of these could go up to the next cat. I get that Zwift are trying to evenly split the riders but from what I am seeing someone with a racing score around 400 or less is not going to stand a chance in the 350-520 cat

Completely spot on. The Zwift Racing Score has destroyed the race experience for Cat D riders. I argued this would be the case when it was in beta, but was lambasted with “but you should want to improve your performance, and this system will help you do that” comments. I was previously a solid Cat D racer, pre-ZRS. Sometimes win, sometimes not. But usually competitive. Now I’m blown out and a minute behind the lead group within the first 3 miles of a race. I’m in the bottom 5 every time, competing against 3.5 to 4.0+ racers in every race. Not enjoyable. I’ve loved Zwift for years, but the change to the ZRS system is making me consider alternative platforms to find an enjoyable experience again.

All if the races I’ve done in the current series have had very low numbers – sub 10 and the 2 most recent had 4

Is it because of the ZRS change (or the multitude of race routes on offer at the moment?) or have B races always seen much fewer racers than C

Be glad of some perspective, because it often means I end up time trialing to the end with no help/competition and it’s definitely not so fun as before

Anyone else experiencing this?

where have all the cat D racers gone? is this a question being asked at ZHQ? of the 17 sign ups 1 is cat B, 13 are cat C and only 3 are Cat D. This is not an isolated incident. it is every ZRS ranked race. The lead group in these cat D races are averaging 3 or even 4 W/Kg. The leads to the old money D’s getting dropped from the get go. If we wanted to ride on our own, we wouldn’t have signed up for a race. If you can’t manage to cater for races covering the complete demographic of riders you will see the old D’s disappear from races (and shortly afterward the platform). The only saving grace at the moment is ladder races and ZRL (which uses the old catergories)