EJ has more matches to burn in one race than I do all season.

This Couch to Crit to 1st Cat is the best cycling content/series on youtube. You 2 really work well together and your enthusiasm is contagious.

With EJ it might be couch to Pro over next few years. Look forward to see EJ enroll in the Zwift Academy one day and be selected for a WORLD TOUR team! Also look forward for more talent come through Jeff’s efforts. Great work guys!

Cat 3 soon enough. His power will be there, tactics and bike handling, not yet. Several mixed 3/4 races will help alot. Certainly an emerging talent.

EJ is a beast. Once his race craft gets better, he is going to fly up the race categories.

I don’t know how many comments I’ve seen arguing that EJ has an extensive background in endurance training. But his own Strava tells a very different story from the one that’s been painted on this channel. And that doesn’t take anything away from his amazing journey, if anything it makes it more relatable and inspiring. Almost no one successfully flips a switch the way the story has been presented so far, it often takes fits and starts and sometimes you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and then fall completely off again and again. As someone who has struggled with depression, weight gain, body image issues, disordered eating, and more, it helps to hear real stories of what it’s like to find a lifestyle and community that helps with managing those struggles. I’ve related to so much of EJ’s story for those reasons, and I have no idea why things have been misrepresented on this channel, however slightly. No one is saying EJ was secretly a professional crit racer or mountain biker prior to 2022, but being able to do frequent 2+ hour rides, riding virtually every day for multiple months straight, having experienced friends to ride with, considering getting into crit racing, and yeah, downhill mountain biking (all things that can be seen on EJ’s Strava prior to 2022) are all relevant forms of experience that contribute to someone’s success. And those things much more accurately represent what most people’s experience will be-gradual development over time. Not flipping a switch, seeing 20%+ gains in estimated FTP after four weeks of training, and competing/winning their first races ever. For everyone who is inspired by this version of the story, there’s likely to be someone else who gets completely deflated by it, because they’ve tried and tried and tried and never seen it happen like this. And I don’t just mean the competitive success, which most people may never see or even care to see, I mean the progress toward whatever goals people have. It’s almost never this “easy”, and by all accounts it was not really this “easy” for EJ either. So why not tell the whole story?

EJ is a stamina king ! great job !

Wow, had no idea EJ raced a second race in the same day! When this video started, especially sitting at the back of the pack, I assume he didn't even finish. Instead the man eeks out 2nd. wtf

EJ, please, for the love of god, make a ponytail! It's the Fignon-factor all over

Loving this series and you guys 🙌 On the thumbnail topic- I wish more people DID do bumping drills as drills! Even 5-10% of most cat 4-5’s training volume devoted to this skill would pay off in un-broken bones and bikes. (See this race for examples!) Maybe you could encourage it by doing a Bumping Skills and Drills video- you have a huge reach as an influencer.

As a former baseball player who also didn’t come into the sport with a dummy thic endurance base I love seeing you have success. Keep pushing.

Great to see the comparison of the different levels all in one video.

“I just did not have a punch at the end” 1400+ Watts😂! Good job man exited to see your bike handling skills progress and match your power!

Savage EJ... great to see you doing so well and all the training paying off. Remember to enjoy the journey and the process too. Keep 'er lit. 👍🏻

Really cool stuff, great job EJ and congrats on your 2 podiums. Jeff awesome stuff man keep up the good work. I have been inspired by tuning to your videos and analysis for months.

Amazing job! So great to watch, I’ve learned a ton just watching. Setting a high bar to follow.

Loving seeing someone come up thru the ranks which will show people what steps and progression you will need to keep going forward

This is the best content please keep this double race thing going it’s so good to see EJ grow and the see the difference between cat1 and cat 4 and 5 I have my first crit this summer and these videos are perfect tactical training well done guys 🤙🏻

Congrats EJ! You were in the running to win this one too, and as Jeff explained, you have room to become even better. Looks very promising!

Look at these buddies, I am so happy for you EJ you got a bright racing future ahead and you couldn't possibly have a better mentor than Jeff. Here's to a great season for you both!

great content and really great start to the couch to crit season - well done EJ

great video guys. very fun to watch. keep em coming!

Ha. That was me in the King Kog graffiti jersey. Crazy that that was the race winner coming by at that point, I was so gassed. Looked sketchier in the video than it felt in the race, hope the other guy felt the same!

Thanks Jeff for all the Great content! I always look forward towards your videos. Great Teamwork with EJ on the latest videos!

This was amazing, can't wait to see more, pleases more of this!

So awasome!This is really inspiring me to look into racing!Go EJ!

Skeeetchy turns in the 4s, and I'm not sure I could settle in with all that mess around me. Great job of slowly moving up and being patient. A 1st and 2nd on the same day is an awesome start. THanks for adding the variability numbers, it's a great way to look at things.

I don’t even race crits, but these videos are good times. You’re doing great EJ and as you learn more and refrain from extra effort all the time, you’ll have even more in the tank for when you need it. 👍

Love these you and EJ videos. Really entertaining and informative.

This is just seriously fun to watch. Can't wait for the EJ turns pro season:).

Love this content. Great job EJ!

Great effort and congratulations on pulling off two podiums! The field will be hard-pressed to match your power. Just let the tactics catch up and wow!

jeff I love seeing you race I don't know why but your style at racing just really inspires me the fact that you don't always have to be the one with the biggest FTP or the one most with the highest level of fitness as well as your finesse of the sport just wow I appreciate you so much I hope I get to meet you one day. and i hope i can be half as good of biker as yourself -cheers

Great job dude! That last move that guy made was freakin' jet fly-by! He straight RAILED that last series of turns. Two races is fantastic for what you achieved! #chapeau

I'm not a crit racer, but love your insight on the races and the strategy involved. Keep the videos coming!

Congrats. Amazing talent. U can see u throwing a ball... thats some skill.

2:50 that whistle actually made me jump

Love it Jeff! Great going EJ

Good stuff Jeff and EJ!

True Champion, upgrading the same day to 4's. Class Act Kid!

Series with EJ is a nice fresh gust of air to the channel

I don't know what to say, you are a beast! Congratulation man💪💪💪

Well done EJ. Cat 1 soon. Raced really well .... great content! 👍

Awesome racing EJ!!!

Amazing. I am inspired man. Had a bad crash and fractured my ribs… seeing this really makes me want to get back to cycling

Nice downplay of the prior experience. That pitching form doesn't just happen with out A LOT of discipline, hard work and lots of hours in the gym all of which translate over into his biking.Many more wins coming EJs way and that's a fact.

EJ seems like a super cool dude. And I’m digging the Burt Rynolds mustache. It works. I like the mentor / apprentice series you got going on. Keep the vids coming.

These are great guys. Keep up the content 👌

I definitely love this content for sure.

Really inspiring stuff!

Great racing out there with you EJ! Incredible work going through the field like that. I did not expect that inside line move from Evan on the bell lap and will be ready to duke it out in the sprint at the next one. (For context: I was the Dolce Vita rider who EJ pipped at the line for 2nd)

Loving the content on both channels, Ejs Energy is lite

Damn! EJ has such a promising future ahead of him! A win and a second place on the same day is just amazing! Can't wait to see what the future has in store for him.

That was a massive amount of work, especially for the second race of the day....beast mode!

The skill will come with practice. More time to be comfortable in a group then you’ll have more time to focus on the other riders and tactics. Amazing first race weekend!

“Couch” to cat 1. Congrats EJ

wow. congrats EJ (again!!!)

EJ is crushing it!

EJ is a talent, no doubt. The increase in FTP power + racing resilience is remarkable.

Such an awesome series

The best cycling content on KZfaq!

EJ, what a phenom!

I'm rooting for this guy!

congratulation Ej.

my mind was blown watching him race this race. i'm so accustomed to seeing good racecraft. this is a testament to how strong the kid is. TERRIBLE RACECRAFT, but an amazing finish. DUDE IS A BEAST!

Congratulations EJ..

Good job guys!

Nice race. Can't believe you had separate jerseys for the two races.

Love the ej and Jeff race documentaries

Big fan here, great material and your in the middle of it. Much more fun than pro cycling. One question, is your downhill experience the reason you can maintain in the bunch without crashing? Deeply impressed anyhow. Looking forward to your tactical progression

EJ man, you must be doing something right. I bet none of those guys in the cat4 final selection had already raced (and won) that day. On fresh legs with just a tiny bit more street smarts, you’ll be up there racing Jeff by the end of the year!

Awesome content, huge fan from Costa Rica.

Really impressive. 2nd place in your 2nd race while going up to Cat 4?! Dude is a machine!! 🚴💪👏

Nice work, EJ! I don't think you'll be a Cat 5 very long. Time to CAT UP, buddy!

He’s a monster. After training like a maniac, I got slaughtered my first cat 5 season. It took me 3 years to consistently finish in the top 10 of cat 4’s.

Cut hair = +20 watts. Well done EJ!

What a beast! 2 races in 1 day and both top 3

Are you kidding me with those results! First Cat5 race 1st place, First Cat4 race THE SAME DAY, 2nd place? What can't this guy do!? I guess that shows the insane transformation having a "race-dad" like Jeff will get you! Way to go EJ!

This is so inspiring

Fun video. Would be interesting to see side-by-side comparison of EJ's sprint form between the two races. Definitely looked better in the first race, more disciplined, which we would expect with less fatigue at that point. Also, worth noting is how his BMX skills do help with his handling. When I was a Junior racer we had a guy start racing in our field who came over from BMX, was a top 10 guy nationally, and an absolute beast. He presented a new challenge for us to try to figure out. Definitely punchy on short climbs. Looking forward to more of this content. Cheers.

Well done to the mane man.

That's some incredible shit. I have been in that situation of having to close one gap after another so many times and it always turned out to be in vain. I salute EJ for his tenacity.

Good job!

Looks like EJ had the same experience i did this weekend with tail gunning. Yeah I save so much energy not doing 1k w ever corner, but the people in front of me kept opening gaps so I was just doing a 50min ftp test the whole time!

This is fun!!!

is there an mtb Ryan cam for the p1/2 race? Would be cool to see an analysis with you, ryan, and ej

That is unreal!!!!

With EJs pop and speed …haircut and rule 28 kit incoming.

Inspiring!

unreal fitness - ppl work for years to get that - bravo

Long story short, I'm impressed.

1:40 ok we get we ll buy the class

Can you make a video about gears in racing. When to shift and what not. What gears to use to save strength.

Wow ej is an insane sprinter

EJ is a force to be reckoned with.... This is cherry pie... wait until its not so technical... If he can do that with cherrypie then he will have a splendid season. Best to practice your clip-ins. Even change the pedals to something faster if you can. That initial charge is probably one of the most important moments of the race. Try spinning on a warmup machine before the crit. That can help too as you sure don't want to pull any muscles.

crazy fitness

EJ is a beast 😊

Can someone remind me how much EJ weighs? I want to remember his w/kg sprint.

sock game brutal

Never mind the tactical problems, THE ANKLE SOCKS, that’s where the problems lie.