Mr Average takes on the BEST RIDERS on Zwift 

Thanks to everyone saying the video quality is better 🎥👍🏼 and all the A and B riders saying they follow the channel despite being WAY above average 👏😎

Hello Mark! A little tip: Try to keep your average power as close as possible to your normalised power. Dont do big spikes but spread the effort out as much as possible just to not get dropped. This is the most efficient way of cycling, so you can save for the big sprint!

It was great fun Mark, you were so close I could almost draft off you. I was also at my limit. We must remember that this is a collection of the best amateur cyclists in the world, and not just your local club. You can hold your head high for giving it a go, not everyone does. Good luck in your next event as i look forward to your next video.

Probably the best opening statement I’ve seen this year! So funny Mark, chapeau.

Just found your channel mate what an inspiration I have spent the last 4 years getting over a bad divorce I’ve at times got ok in shape but never consistently got my diet right and sometimes binging, but never got in the shape I should have I’m 48 and really determined to get in the best shape ever now cheers mate keep up the good work mate

Video picture quality - excellent. Way “Above Average”!

Thanks Mark, B grade rider, and been watching you since your 20min parkrun video. Enjoy your content, so much so I woke up at 5:15am to join this ride. Not sure I like it enough to do it again though 😝. Thanks for the link of the ride from my perspective. 👍

Love your energy and videos, keep them coming. Your humour is spot on. 😆

The camera is awesome and it even managed to create a heart shaped sweat patch on your vest #wayaboveaverage

Mark, what can I say, you are very informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work.

I think I need a Mark Lewis Marathon weekend to go back and watch all your videos from day 1 - since I only discovered you in December when I was brand new to Zwift. Love your videos!

I love your vids. Informative with a sense of humor and ironi. I always laugh at least a couple of times during the videos. Great job😊😊😊

These RU-vid videos are on par with big RU-vidrs regarding editing, camera quality, screen recording etc. I thoroughly enjoy these videos Mark! When I first watched one of your videos I was shocked you only had 10k subscribers since the videos look like their coming from a 100k RU-vidr. Nonetheless I know this channel is gonna grow really fast, keep it up :)

Awesome job Mark, Your a champion to us. you should do a ride one weekend with your fans

Brilliant Mark, respect for entering an A grade race. 👏🤣🚴

0:06 your sweat made a heart 😂

Haha, that moment completely got me! 1:10 loving the channel, Mark!

You got my respect for how well you deal with your defeat on this challenge! and Rocky would say: “… But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!”

That start was NUTS. You did well at the start. Great challenge and you didn't come last so mission accomplished. I hope you enjoyed it!! Next time you get back into some zwift racing, just sneak into a flat A grade without announcing it and attracting all those sharks lol.

Passion and dedication when your sweat has the shape of a heart *lovely* 0:10

Top effort. You tried and showed how it went; warts and all. Respect Sir!

Don't think I've ever commented on a you tube video ever before. Just wanted to say,Well done, thoroughly entertaining channel. I'm an "Above average" cyclist, not really interested in running or weights etc...but this channel is the most eagerly anticipated for me in my list of subscriptions. You seem natural in front of the camera, not cheesy and genuinely funny. Credit where credit's due. Keep them coming!

Loved this video series btw

Don't let the family get you down 😂 I'm a B rider normally and was in this race and never miss a video. Keep up the great work!

What do we like.....? Down to earth, self-deprecating, motivating, and mildly amusing. You should be very proud of the channel + doing a full time day job + having a life in the real world. I've increased my w/kg almost 100% in the last 6m - largely trying to be >AVG. Simple goal. Also started running... now can do 10km + without blinking just need more time! Easier at 71kgs though :-)

Loved it great little event....all your content is great by way funny to watch especially when you fall off the bike.

Congratulations on being the famous rider, what a boost 💪🏻

Great video!! Humbling and still funny!!

That looked painful, good on you for "chumming the water" ;)

Cracking effort Mark! And well taken defeat to accept that they are just better at cycling! Mr Above Average in many ways!

I watched the "older" videos and despite all the comments already, I must say it is an absolutely different experience with the image quality. Absolutely worth the upgrade!

Hello Mark, this year I managed to get my weight down from 85.2kg to 72kg and was competing at the Manchester Velodrome (just for the record, I am vertically challenged at 166cm). I so under performed due to the lack of practice on the pine boards I just got shelled out immediately in a points race. So my point is it is not always power to weight that matters (well not always). Like you I was a C catagory rider until I came 3rd in Tour de Zwift stage3, in stage four I was promoted to CatB, and I struggled, never mind. Great videos and keep up the good work.

Great content as always!

Well done Mark , Cat B racer here , love your attitude and humour mate , very entertaining, keep up the great work .

Great video………..at least you didn’t accidentally leave the race with 500m to go like me! Join me in the Cat B next time, much more fun than getting crushed by the cat A guys!

Brilliant video, very humble in defeat 🤣 glad you did it and not me. Great effort

Hi Mark, I do enjoy watching your channel as you and the family are very entertaining. As an A grade racer on Zwift it is always amusing to see others suffer adjusting to the platform. Personally I think you need to learn how to power climb, on the short steep stuff like the legsnapper I find it hurts almost as much at 6w/kg as 9w/kg. It is also pleasing to see you engage with the Zwift community. Keep up the good work!

Great racing with you and everybody else Mark! I thought you was going to stay with the front group with your sprint off the line! Maybe pick a flatter race next time to give us bigger guys a chance 😂

Video quality is immense mate 👍

You can't hang with the Aussies boi!! That's all it was. In all seriousness love the channel. You have a lot of similarities to myself (although you're killing it way more than me). Keep up the inspirational content!

Mark. I am a B sometimes A when I can train more. I watch your videos because I love to see the joy you have in everything athletic you do. Great stuff. PS. I gave the shout out to Nixon (Cwolv)

I’m a cat A, but again I’m 13 and 42ish kilos so my 215 watt ftp is a little over 5 w/kg 😂 Keep up the good work man! 🙌🏻

Hey Mark, 100kg Kev here, it was great to see the turn out for the race last night, the touch paper was definitely lit for that bad boy last night. 👌

Great effort Mark, of course last week there 7 A riders. This week 45! I did the D race but they staggered the start times so I couldn’t wish you well. Race 1 failed to beat any C’s. Race 2 beat 1 B but no C’s. That’s Zwift lol.

Love your family’s “support”! Haha. Legit A racer subscriber here, 72-73kg and 300+ watt FTP, so a baby A

Looked like maverick with those shades. Where’s goose🤔lol excellent video again 👍

Great content as always old sport!. B Cat follower here! Joined in last night because of your vid, hoping for a sprint finish with you and was waiting up (D O'Rourke) now I've seen your vid I can see why you didn't get back up - must of burnt all your matches in first 30secs - massive power!! Tough out there on your billy Todd!! Keep up the good work. 👍

Top effort Mark! Sorry I wasn't there, I was busy being dropped by some fast guys in the real world training ride 😂 If you do more of those zwift rides (preferably when it's not boiling hot outside), it will be a real pleasure to join you (I'm a pretty rubbish cat C at the moment).

Love your channel, A level couch potato here that dominates solo bike rides through the park.

I had never heard of Zwift until I started watching your channel and runners world channel. The running Zwift not so interesting, but this biking one... Looks like fun!

Chocolate almond milk. Immediate thumbs up. That stuff is so good. Really excellent effort! Those watts are just amazing.

😀you made me laugh - that alone is worth gold

I'm new to zwift. Been racing since the mid 80s. Into 2000. Not tons of racing but more for personal challenges. I remember being cat 4 but doing cat 3/4 races. Doing well with the cat 3. Did a 123 race....yup...dropped right away. Those cat 1 guys are beasts

Enjoying the crispy camera already

Thank you. Now I wanna race again 🤣

Above average Cat C here. I wouldn't want to see you in the group at the end of a race. I'm at 70 kg and my sprint is 10w/kg on a good day. Great job hanging in there with the A's.

Brilliant fun!

😂 Quality video, enjoyed that especially this bit at 10:44 😂😂😂 great family encouragement 🤣

Super fun. Throw more challenges out there! I was frustrated my computer froze when I took a screenshot and dropped me from 2nd to 50 something. Had to chase back to you. Tried to ease up to let you on but didn’t quite work out. Needed redemption and got it! Did race 2 in the cat B and got 3rd!

B category rider here. Occasionally following you videos. You're doing a good job with making them entertaining to watch

Cat A (75kg, and generally lowly place getter) here Mark. Been a subscriber of yours for a while. As always a great video, I always get a laugh watching your vids. I'd have gotten out of bed at 0500 to join the race at 0600 (I'm an Aussie) if I didn't have to leave for work at the same time this week.

I’m an A cat rider and follow you mate. Enjoy your content - especially the zwift stuff. 😁

Ha ha the link you gave was the guys 1st of 2 rides !

Ahhh this is me racing in the B cat:P Great effort

B category rider here...though not a very high B. Your videos have encouraged me to take on running, I did my first 8k trail race last weekend...19th out of 64, so I met my above average goal :)

LOL, that some beating you took there, respect for the currage :) Just a suggestion, if you get dropped, it's a better idea to try to recover (slow down) and wait for a chase group or two later you could tag along with. You overreached and burned your candle in all three ends. No way you could have won, but perhaps a better result ;) PS. pro tip from an old slow fart, lol.

Cat A, Mark I wouldn’t have tried it if it wasn’t for you I’m a Cat B rider and I came in 21st Place. So much fun thank you

Hey @Mark Lewis and the rest of the chat, Its been a year ago you posted this video. But I got a question where do you get all this data of zwift? I just started Zwift a couple weeks ago and havent found all the data's yet.

Chumming the water. ..... brilliant. Great work again mark. Magic stuff.

To the Lewis Family: Dad, Hubby, doggie - whatever - Mark is a beast. I'm a B+ rider, having raced the length of New Zealand [3,000 kms unsupported, off pave on a bike] twice, several other similar 1,000km races as well. I also watch Chris Pritchard's channel ironically. Both Chris and Mark "get it" when it comes to cycling and fitness. Get after it and have fun. I know its tough to accept but your Dad is Bad! #NO 2-1-2! Sell that MURRRRCH! Coffee mug, Shhhmedium T-shirts

I was only recently damning the existence of ‘maths’, and how me ignoring numbers is a fools game… thanks for confirming the importance of maths 👍

B cat rider - here for the movie references. I am D cat when it comes to organisation though. A video on how you organise that garage would be good. I would even tell people you're a social media influencer and a must follow!

What saddle do you run on your Zwift bike?

Entertaining as usual! You influenced probably 80% of the riders in that race to join! That says a lot about the quality of your viewers. Good fun!

Damn those watts from some guys are Dawn good

I'm Cat A and enjoy watching you learn the sport. Comedy and entertainment! If you decide to "chum the waters" again, set the time so Asia and Australia can join you.

To Mark’s family, I’m catA (and had entered to race but forgot) and I love the channel, far funnier than other exercise youtubers

B.Bishop here great race, utterly brutal.... rocky 4 sound track helped me to put in one of my best sustained efforts yet but still got dropped. (Usually a cat b rider)

Damn, I was going to make a joke that the camera quality was above average even if you weren't. Other people have beaten me to it! Nice work, enjoy Brecon Beacons!

What is the new camera you are using?

9:35 terrible feeling, been there too many times

When I saw the Jamaican flag pass you, I was totally distracted. 🇯🇲 :)

Good luck on the mountain run. Will you do a vid on it please mate?

I'm a B cat mate, love the videos keep them up

I would note one additional thing; those A cat riders with a Black Letter (instead of Red) on ZwiftPower? Yeah, they are actually Cat A+. Zwift doesn't acknowledge and have races for that category, however.

Hey mark good effort was wondering do you take a pre workout before a race or some type of stimulant

Hahaha… Great effort. I was at home and had no idea you was in this race. I jumped on the broken wattbike atom for a laugh knowing It would cut out at any point. And yes it did, gutted. Could of placed well! (Normal setup at the office) At least you finished and congratulations not last! The best way to get faster is to keep racing with these guys! Well done 💪🏽🥇 I’ve only been riding since May last year and finished 7th in the playoffs with Canyon Coalition! Wasn’t really me, my team mates did all the work. But hey, every point counts! The thing is, racing with these guys only makes you stronger! That was me flying past you in the concept bike 😂😂😂 Lee Reid - Canyon Coalition- Jamaica 🇯🇲 Based in London England Great content, add me and let me know when you race again! Great power numbers shame you’re 80+ Kg

There are no hills in Central Park are there?

Just started following you. Category D at the moment. Hopefully one day I can make it to a C or B

Great vid. Maybe you could try Cat B next time instead?

I’m a Cat B on ZP, just! I’m 88kg and I don’t like the numbers I have to put out, so dread to think what it’s like at 100kg! Great effort though!

I'm an A rider and like your videos.

reminds me when i was in the army and decided that it would be a good idea to run with a group. i was strong b group at the time and was told by a few people it was a bad idea and i shouldn't do it. well anyone that knows me should know that means i have to do it... or maybe that's why that said it. i stayed with them and when the run was over i was regretting my decision so much and was definitely the slowest runner. moving up to a new class shows there are people better than you.

The only time C beats A is in cup size ! 👙

Apparently i'm A categorie however thats more endurance, the 8w/kg or more you push out at the start would have thrown me back. On the other hand doing 4,3w/kg for 30 minutes will put you last in some of these races as well, defenitely not worth killing yourself for that. Love what you do and have fun!

You could totally stay with the A's with the watts you put out. You just need to pick a race that you are not disadvantaged with your weight. A few hinters. Never lead - at the start you only need to push 5 to 6 watt/kg for a minutes or two on most courses. Choose a flat course, ideally something with short laps that you can learn the course and where you need to push and where you need to put out enough watts just hang on. You might also find longer races a better fit. Again, stick to flat races. A small hill is fine, but anything beyond that you will be left behind.

Nice the way your family keep you humble! I'm a recent enough A cat rider despite being heavier than almost every other A so I feel your pain... I'm more of a mountain runner and would appreciate if more of your videos were focused on your trail running but keep up the excellent content your on the right path 👍

I'm a B rider. You're a good laugh man.

Def no Mr Average.....but carry on :)

Just been promoted to b’s… it sucks going from winning races to getting dropped.