As an Italian who lived in Ditchling, as an au pair in 1980 for Mr&Mrs Perryman's pub 'The North Star, I can well say it's quite emotional to see those roads I walked as if it was my homeland. So welcoming❤
@1-less-car5 жыл бұрын
I've done this twice on the London to Brighton. It really is a nasty climb. The sense of achievement of great, but the effort is serious.
@Ffish696 жыл бұрын
Feels weird watching Ollie on CW now, seeing as he's been at GCN for at least 3 weeks!
@Deuteross6 жыл бұрын
I have a suspicion that Cycling Weekly is quietly trolling Ollie with these vids for leaving for GCN 😁 Nice video, anyway.
@racing711 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant I'm doing London to Brighton this year that was really helpful thank you
@GTAuron6 жыл бұрын
That ‘horses’ sign at about 5:15 onwards is a good reference to know when to go full gas.
@rafaelbeaume12864 жыл бұрын
really informative and engaging CLIP! thanks cycling weekly.
@VixerMike4 жыл бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one who was fooled by the "fake" final bend!
@gilesdunk741611 ай бұрын
I am just back from having done Ditching Beacon today and I cannot remember at any point the climb flattening out. 😭
@propdouchebag6 жыл бұрын
You should try The Dragon Hill out of Dunning, Scotland. 3km long, average of 6.3% and with a max gradient of 27.2%! That ruined my day.
@beeble20036 жыл бұрын
Really nicely shot video. Great work!
@garyholmes140611 ай бұрын
Like others I did this during London to Brighton caught me out lol just glad I didn't walk! The carpark is uphill too just to add insult to injury. Glad I did it.
@jonfanner60856 жыл бұрын
Good video. You missed the point that the TDF also came up Ditchling Beacon in 1994 on the stage in to Brighton, greats such as Le Mond, Boardman, Millar, Indurain ( and dare I say Lance) have climbed it. And you can also see the Amex Stadium from the top. What more do you need?
@createdezign18403 жыл бұрын
Yep... this was about the time of my cycling obsession. I was there sitting by the side of the road as the peloton flew by. My memory is rather spoiled because Jimmy Savile was in one of the front cars with his head sticking out of the sunroof waving to the crowd. Had I known at the time I would have thrown rocks.
@beigemaster6 жыл бұрын
Slightly disappointed with the lack of “Light the beacons!” LOTR quotes/references
@TamaEnergy Жыл бұрын
I live here and cycled this regualy didnt know it was iconic ahaha
@natalinaconidi63138 ай бұрын
Sorry to read that 'The North Star' is no more. Wonderful atmosphere in that pub, with Frida and Mick Perryman, and those wonderful children of theirs, James and Ky❤ . Wish I could find out their whereabouts after 43 years❤
@michaelgaule54546 жыл бұрын
My local village! One young lad everested it!
@grandad19826 жыл бұрын
While you wherer in sussex I hope you tackled some of the other climbs such as Kidds Hill, Firle Beacon, Bo Peep or Cob Lane!
@cyclefacts28456 жыл бұрын
Ollie on GCN and Cycling Weekly for weeks......I wonder if he is also joining Maven, VeganC, Cade, FastFitnessTips, BikeRadar and GTN as well then all of cycling youtube can feature Ollie!
@polthomaskeeley78604 жыл бұрын
lol they may very well cross paths at some point down the road. Get it? Down the... Oh nevermind LOL
@deanmc1782 жыл бұрын
ive got this coming up in the L2B ride in june 2022
@jimsmith49072 жыл бұрын
to train for climbs, I like to use suspension MTBs. if you can climb with one of them then a lightweight road bike would seem easy.
@botchok54 жыл бұрын
Ollie is a double agent lol.
@levicjackson6 жыл бұрын
Is Ollie pulling double duty at CW and GCN. Really enjoy his videos.
@garymartin5576 жыл бұрын
enjoyable video, thanks
@gamma_dablam4 жыл бұрын
7:23 It isn't all downhill Ollie ! There's another 30 metres of elevation gain on Ditchling Road as it bends slowly leftwards.
@tecnociclista53426 жыл бұрын
Who needs Alpe d'Huez or the Angliru if you can have Ditchling Beacon! ;)
@gamma_dablam5 жыл бұрын
This looks like Hesiers Hill but four times the length 😕. I only just got up the former.
@dthr6 жыл бұрын
that helmet strap tho
@willmorgan68676 жыл бұрын
cannot unsee!
@buzzman48606 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with that helmet? Something is off?
@jamescreavin80224 жыл бұрын
Made harder by drivers passing too close or on corners and an overwhelming headwind present on most occasions at the top
@Countrystock6 жыл бұрын
Where's your mate Joe in this video???
@reginaldscot1656 жыл бұрын
Where is your wingman? Last climb give him a heart attack?
@tomb27226 жыл бұрын
Any love for Rosedale Chimney in this series?
@darrennixon19866 жыл бұрын
The Cowlyd in North Wales is the hardest climb in the UK!
@tonyjones94423 жыл бұрын
I'm from North Wales, had to look it up. Near Trefriw.
@darrennixon19863 жыл бұрын
@@tonyjones9442 Yes that's it. Pretty mental climb to be fair. You have to come back down too which might actually be worse!
@tonyjones94423 жыл бұрын
@@darrennixon1986 I live near a fairly bad Hill although short. The hill going down to Nant Gwythain- the welsh lamguage centre. If you go down , you have to go back up as it's a dead end. Just don't go through Trefor Quarry as I did! Best ride this summer was from my home in deep Llyn peninsula to Aberfalls. 80 miles on a steel town bike. (I remember that lake now, I used to go to llyn crafnant from Trefriw as a boy as grew up in bangor/Llandudno , I'm sure we went from the ugly house on the A5 though)
@paulpaul56065 жыл бұрын
I walked it
@alanhill79656 жыл бұрын
Must agree with others about Ollie is this an old video or is he floating between GCN and cycling weekly ?
@thenerdycanadian71726 жыл бұрын
definitely and old video, he said there would be a few weeks worth of videos with him after he left
@cyclingweekly6 жыл бұрын
Ecaxtly
@1818joe6 жыл бұрын
*exactly
@MichaelSnasdell6 жыл бұрын
I hate those false peaks!
@adammasters82296 жыл бұрын
Get over to porlock hill a proper climb in the south
@leegrant18006 жыл бұрын
Hi folks at cycling weekly I need some help I currently have a mountain bike which is all good off road but I want to be doing cycling and mountain biking now do I go for a gravel bike or hey cyclocross bike and I’ve literally got round about £900 can you help me please‘ do apologise for any spelling mistakes dyslexia makes me 😂
@thenerdycanadian71726 жыл бұрын
i''ve got a gravel bike (Giant Anyroad), and it's basically just an endurance road bike with more tire clearance so unless you plan to take it on gravel or can use the wider clearance i'd say just go for a normal endurance bike that can fit 28's
@syakiryaqzan72586 жыл бұрын
is he back to cw?
@fishufwend2 жыл бұрын
i've climbed it once
@chrisvanbuggenum8716 жыл бұрын
Still Ollie videos. It's like tupac all over again, except Ollie's not dead he just defected to GCN.
@Greentank116 жыл бұрын
5th comment
@Quickhand6 жыл бұрын
Aaaaw yeah, 3rd view, 1st like, 1st comment! Where my early crew at?
@mredwards58186 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if in no way iconic
@gamma_dablam5 жыл бұрын
It’s iconic for its placement in the London to Brighton ride
@LegSpinna6 жыл бұрын
Visiting Brighton in lycra is very brave.
@markfaulkner96266 жыл бұрын
CnE What’s your point?
@ukevo6 жыл бұрын
Grow up
@portlandbill9876 жыл бұрын
you're too ugly for anyone to be interested- we've got standards in brighton
@gamma_dablam5 жыл бұрын
I feel like people in Brighton are pretty used to that 😆