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Can GCN Beat Pogačar Downhill?
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Күн бұрынHank takes on the Col du Galibier, the iconic mountain pass from Stage 4 of this year’s Tour de France-descended by Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard themselves! Hank's on a mission to find out: how fast can he descend the Galibier and how close can he get to the pros' top speeds?
00:00 The Iconic Col du Galibier Descent
00:20 Can Hank descend as fast as the Tour de France pros?
01:30 What top speed can Hank hit?
02:20 Hank's turn descending the Galibier
06:18 What was Hank’s time?
06:59 Stats and Power Data
Disclaimer: James has vast experience riding a bike having been a professional cyclist and checked out the descent many times. This video is intended to entertain and inform. You should not attempt anything which is outside of your skill level or which you do not feel comfortable with.
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@gcn Ай бұрын
Do you think you would have the skills to keep up with the pros? 💨
@paulcollingridge8387 Ай бұрын
Cheers, Hank, however my wife & I are both in our late 60s and ride a tandem.... I would be deafened if I tried that and would have to live in the shed for a month.... The dangers of high speed downhills are far-reaching! Thanks for a great video
@B_KFC_Leg Ай бұрын
Nice video! May I know which seat post mount did you use to take those shots from behind Hanks?
@peterwillson1355 Ай бұрын
No😂
@ReynaldoOrio 29 күн бұрын
No I like not flying off a cliff
@johnandrews3568 29 күн бұрын
Yep. I love descending.
@matejstankovic9843 Ай бұрын
"I'm not gonna take crazy risks" Proceeds to overtake the orange van through the corner...
@Jan-n.p.2 Ай бұрын
😂
@Jan-n.p.2 Ай бұрын
😂
@maniac0303 Ай бұрын
Was these overtaking maneuver really risky? Or was this calculated by a high skilled ex pro? Here is an example for hi risks in my opinion: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrNhga-Flr2UYXk.html
@EricMichaelManuel Ай бұрын
nah, that van braked intentionally to let him pass.
@grahamricketts-bq1ft Ай бұрын
@@EricMichaelManuel corner was blind though
@bittiapina Ай бұрын
That bunny hop that Hank did in those speeds to dodge the wet tarmac? Insane. Well done. Always a good time watching Hank do crazy challenges.
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
He's got skills
@jasoncdebussy 24 күн бұрын
Insane absolutely - and unnecessary 🤣 OK, I'm jealous as I'm pretty much devoid of skills! Great work, Hank 👍
@bikekante 20 күн бұрын
Greets to Nibali
@mradelphi02 Ай бұрын
At no point in my cycling life would I ever feel safe going 110km/h. Props to the pros making it look easy
@NinjaElephant Ай бұрын
Try going down Kühtai at Ötztaler Marathon. It’s different there. I never before did more than 72 but there it was 107.
@gcn Ай бұрын
They make it look too easy!
@johnandrews3568 29 күн бұрын
I can hit 90+ on my daily ride in one spot. C'est le fun!
@dtibor5903 29 күн бұрын
I have hit 80kph a few times, pretty damn scary 😬
@jb-rx2ig 23 күн бұрын
nice. I guess you did a bike check before the race right? @@NinjaElephant
@chrisdavidson911 Ай бұрын
You'd've found about a minute if Si was somewhere behind you on his Brompton and you could hear him shouting
@gcn Ай бұрын
A stern word from Si can go a long way! 👀
@jbratt Ай бұрын
Having the entire road allows you to carry much more speed through the corners. This not only gets you through the corners faster but sets you up to go much faster on the straights. Good job!
@JeremyKnight-i2g Ай бұрын
Brilliant video. You're a brave man, Hank! I was s**t scared just watching you descend! Loved the bunny hop, too!
@gcn Ай бұрын
He's got the skills!
@mitch_smith 29 күн бұрын
Hank you smashed it and since no one said anything, that bunny hop was perfectly timed. Made this old BMX’er smile.
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
He's got skills
@AQUPAS Ай бұрын
Another banger of a video by GCN!! Absolutely epic views too!
@gcn Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, we had so much fun filming this one... can you tell 😉
@FKnoph 26 күн бұрын
The most impressive part is how Hank managed to move the bike mounted camera from front to back during the descent! 🤣 Great video, though! 😁
@roberthayter157 Ай бұрын
I have a French friend who lives in St Jean de Maurienne in the region of Galibier. Last time I saw him he was 77 and had ascended four of the local Tour de France mountain passes that summer - by bike, that is - including Galibier.
@festerofest4374 Ай бұрын
That was thrilling to watch! The awesome drone footage really helped provide perspective. Nice work, GCN! And a beautiful bunny-hop over the wet spot, Hank! You were FLYING yet the TdF bros were 10kph faster -- just unbelievable!
@suhdud4646 Ай бұрын
Surely Im not the only one who when on the flats at speed under my own power feels in control but that exact same speed going down a decent feels alot quicker.
@Jeffgreene37 Ай бұрын
Agreed! 😂
@williamcroson9102 Ай бұрын
On the flat you know you can stop a lot quicker. Makes a massive difference.
@gcn Ай бұрын
It's all about confidence 🙌
@Sixten-- 25 күн бұрын
I mean, you are probably also accelerating at that speed still. Maybe that's what makes it feel faster?
@mommamooney Ай бұрын
Loved it! I am definitely not a speed demon on descents. The hubs told me recently that I’m faster going uphill than down. I think it triggers my absolute fear of heights
@gcn Ай бұрын
To us that sounds like you're just a speedy climber! 😉
@galloglas6907 Ай бұрын
One of the most iconic beginnings to a descent where they handed out newspapers for the riders to stuff inside their jersey to block the cold wind
@gcn Ай бұрын
It's an absolute classic! 👌
@nickpatten5263 Ай бұрын
That was bloody good going Hank, great footage too. One of the best GCN videos of late.
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
Thanks Nick
@inz_uzi Ай бұрын
Amazing thing is that Ganna was faster on flat than Hank on descent 😂
@gcn Ай бұрын
Hahahah don't rub it in too much 😉
@Grant_Ferstat Ай бұрын
Well done Hank it scared me just watching!
@gcn Ай бұрын
Hank ain't scared of nothing! 🙌
@MartinBentancour Ай бұрын
The camera on the front of the bike when Hank starts the descent and on the back at end 🧐🤔 I bet if he didn’t have to stop and change it he would have beat Tadej 😂
@steveb0503 Ай бұрын
Yeah - I noticed that, too. Gonna chalk it up to supplemental shots taken later or something - 'cause I don't know how he could've considered it a non-stop run otherwise...
@markkorondi5983 Ай бұрын
@@steveb0503 probably they did a recon ride and a full on descend. I mean thats what I would've done
@MartinBentancour Ай бұрын
@@markkorondi5983 yeah, I figured as much. I imagine they often have to do several takes of the same and/or do a recon before the actual attempt.
@BrentNeal1979 29 күн бұрын
I came to the comments for exactly this point. Immediately noticed the 360 camera change during the video.
@ianba123 Ай бұрын
At the top of the descent the camera is mounted on his handlebars, yet by the bottom it's on the back of his saddle. Clearly some video trickery is going on here!
@cpshoot1146 Ай бұрын
They have two cameras, you see the other one thats behind him as he descends.
@inz_uzi Ай бұрын
It's magic of YT. 😊 On some shots he miraculously doesn't have any cameras.
@andrewmcalister3462 Ай бұрын
Hank undid the mount and reattached it to the seat post while descending. 😲
@suvikristjan Ай бұрын
@ianba123, So there's no way they did multiple descents to make the video more dynamic?
@ianba123 Ай бұрын
@@suvikristjanYeah, sure they did - but it does detract from the authenticity!
@stevestudley5685 Ай бұрын
Great content! Thank you.
@waynebond5771 Ай бұрын
Love watching Hank ride and of course he throws in a bunny hop on his descent
@fredhercmaricaubang1883 Ай бұрын
This is pretty descent of you!
@gcn Ай бұрын
Thanks 😉
@fredhercmaricaubang1883 Ай бұрын
@@gcn You did get the pun, right?
@zhangyi3271 Ай бұрын
Interesting to see GCN doing Safa Brian thing😅
@rant-a-dad3636 29 күн бұрын
Chapeau! That is an absolutely amazing effort. 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
@davidshardlow4369 28 күн бұрын
Hank that was absolutely epic! Bluebird day in the Alps and serious cojones from you on the descent.. brilliant video!
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@mikkelaare4103 Ай бұрын
What a epic vid, the experiment is interesting of course - but can we take a minute for the feeling of this epic descent. From the flowy turns into the perfect hairpins with the most amazing views in the background. This is why i ride my bike in flat Denmark, so I can have experiences like this in the mountains.
@ger128 29 күн бұрын
This looks like so much fun! Great job to Hank for making it down at such a fast pace.
@PepeDalinShow Ай бұрын
I love descents! It's the best part of the climb! SEND IT!
@gcn Ай бұрын
What goes up must come down 🙌
@QwertsMinecraft Ай бұрын
Wow that’s still a crazy good time by Hank! 👌🏼
@gcn Ай бұрын
He's got skills! 👌
@eleycki Ай бұрын
See hank: click! Great vid as always
@gcn Ай бұрын
Yes yes yes! 🙌
@n22pdf Ай бұрын
Awesome ride Hank.. footage looked amazing.. you’re looking super trim dude 💪 you’ve got to ride back up now though😉🚴🏻👍 Pete
@rodrodriguez5847 Ай бұрын
Amazing! Hank..😮🤙
@Bathi666 Ай бұрын
Wow amazing mate
@KarthickManickam 19 күн бұрын
The ascent and descent comes after a long ride for hours. Ideal test would be spend that much effort and then start descending. He started fresh from top.
@Stirling1989 Ай бұрын
Props to Hank bunny hopping the wet road at 60kph+
@gcn Ай бұрын
He's got the skills 🙌
@nemure Ай бұрын
Tbf with those "hills" you can grab a mountain bike and descend it straight ignoring the road lanes 😅😅😅
@Gixer750pilot Ай бұрын
Now that would make a great GCN / GMBN challenge !!!!
@nemure Ай бұрын
@@Gixer750pilot Hahaha indeed
@yohansharp3040 Ай бұрын
This was awesome, thanks GCN & Hank
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching
@wandering_pete Ай бұрын
Great video. Get Hank doing more of these and he'll be GCN's own Safa Brian. There are two things wrong with descending fast. You're so focussed on riding the road at speed, the optimal lines, etc., that you don't get to enjoy the scenery nor the twisty, winding road.
@robertgreiner4703 Ай бұрын
Kudos for that jump over the wet road!
@WanderingDiabetic Ай бұрын
Smashed it mate awesome effort
@youngdave9976 29 күн бұрын
Still mightily impressive Hank, great video and again just goes to show how much better the pros are at everything
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
@Va1l4323 Ай бұрын
You guys should do a vid about how you film cycling vids like this as cycling is an incredibly hard to film
@garysladek9110 Ай бұрын
Cheers to you Hank. I for one would be terrified.
@Burkhard_Ehnes Ай бұрын
well - and Pogi didn't have to change the Insta-360 from bar to saddle ...
@dirkstaudt4341 Ай бұрын
What Pogi's average speed makes more impressive , is the fact of the mediocre road surface quality of the Galibier
@dr_taka Ай бұрын
Ha Hank looking awesome on the bike. That is all matters 😂. Don’t care about the time
@michaelfleming4015 29 күн бұрын
That was amazing! Without a closed road I don’t think you can or should go any faster. I was really scared for Hank. A close to head on with a climbing bike and those vehicles made it very sketchy. You Bunny Hopped the water! You did great Hank!
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
He is a mad man and a very skilled descender
@ramsden35 Ай бұрын
Brilliantly terrifying!
@Barrygee Ай бұрын
I’m more impressed that you were able to change the camera from the front of the bike to the back whilst descending.
@zekeHXC Ай бұрын
I just want to say that the music choice at 1:00 is amazing.
@bb-r5710 Ай бұрын
What a ride with the camera view. I am glad you made the descent safely ❤
@gcn Ай бұрын
Safe and speedy 👌 That's Hanks way 💨
@Seppster58 Ай бұрын
The added 360 camera was great. I just staretd using one as well, and really adds to experience.
@gcn Ай бұрын
We love having one 🙌
@berndyorokai9283 Ай бұрын
Hank´s definition of "in a safe way" differs a lot from mine 😅
@robertfranks3644 Ай бұрын
Fair play good effort.
@m477yrul3z 28 күн бұрын
I want to see the GCN guys try out the olympic sport of BMXing! Freestyle and racing!
@reinholdachleitner2069 Ай бұрын
Awesome video,in a safe way 110km/h but excellent bunny hop Hank.💯👌🏻🚴♂️💪🏻
@andrewbackhouse5828 Ай бұрын
Great views and terrifying, all at once
@GeekonaBike Ай бұрын
IMHO downhill KoM have no place on Strava. Don't incentivize more risk taking on downhills!
@paulgrimshaw8334 Ай бұрын
Big Question: Any special measures taken to balance your wheels?
@iswish_41 19 күн бұрын
Tadej did it after climbing up that monster of a mountain, you arrived in a car...
@michaelplantarich3375 Ай бұрын
Great job Hank! Those roads without guard rails make my sphincters clench up 😂. Don't see many like that in America. I'm jealous of all the famous roads that are overseas that are packed with cyclists and cars that are super aware of their presence. I'd love to get over there one day to ride, just maybe not as quickly!
@PrzemyslawInstunajd-rj5ep Ай бұрын
What kind of mount You used for seat post @gcn? Lovely cornering skills Hank👌🚴
@EricMichaelManuel Ай бұрын
110km/h with 1mm of clothing to protect you, oh and styrofoam helmet that doesn't cover your face. Cycling! :D
@galanska Ай бұрын
I feel it in my stomach
@aharshephotography Ай бұрын
this was thrilling to watch
@stanislaogerman3743 29 күн бұрын
Well done ... you were not on closed roads and not optimized for aero (3d camera for one). I think you could have beat Pogi under optimal conditions 💪🏾
@williamh4611 28 күн бұрын
Hi Hank & Manon, I was the bike packer that took a pic with you at the summit of Galibier. Thanks for having taken the time for the pic. Great vid !
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
No problem at all, it was great to meet you. Hope you enjoyed the riding in the Apls as much as we did. Manon
@bobfrode Ай бұрын
100 km pr hr in a safe way? wow....didnt know that :P You are a brave man Hank :D
@themanof83 28 күн бұрын
Tom Pidcock, "Hold my beer"! 🍺
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
@reecedawson6113 Ай бұрын
I'd love to see a pro or former pro not from the UK come and decent an open UK decent on our terrible often wet and gritty, potholly roads. Somewhere in the Yorkshire or the lakes down a 25% slope
@jfa849 Ай бұрын
Unusually in South Africa I've been lucky enough to ride a mountain pass descent that been used in a pro race. The times on Strava warp the brain a bit.
@CarlosParadaP Ай бұрын
How many times did he went down ? In the beginning, the camera was in the front and then all of a sudden it was on the back 🤔🤔🤔
@lukacalov1988 29 күн бұрын
Short answer: No Long answer: Hell no
@HenningGu 27 күн бұрын
110?!?!?! I'm already feeling iffy at 30 on the good roads around here and 25 usually.
@okayest_amateur 29 күн бұрын
You were flying!!
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
He is speedy!
@aihsanasl 20 күн бұрын
You should add "dont try this at home" warning in the description :D
@mrvwbug4423 29 күн бұрын
I think even a typical amateur rider or even amateur racer would've stuffed it trying to go your pace. That spot where the back of the bike tried to step out on you, you held it, I think a lot of amateur riders would've stuffed it in that spot.
@raybarber9837 11 күн бұрын
Can I suggest a challenge for Hank. Take on Beth Shriever on a BMX course then see how she does against him on a road bike sprinting and uphill.
@dklindsey1952 29 күн бұрын
Very fun video
@maniac0303 Ай бұрын
I would say the not closed roads cost around one minute, the aerodynamic disadvantage though the cam around 20 seconds and maybe optimized aerodynamic cloths would save a couple of seconds ... So, it's not too bad at all. But I don't know about the weather conditions. It looks like the same as on TdF race day. What about the wind direction or the air pressure?
@alinapopescu872 Ай бұрын
It must be Jamie's breakfast that's slowing you down. 😉
@chamfly5783 Ай бұрын
I'll try that comment on my wife. "110 kph but in a safe way......"
@africancyclist 27 күн бұрын
4:07 I see you are using the insta 360, would be great if you added the stats especially speed. This can be done by connecting to Garmin or using the insta 360 GPS remote
@NinjaElephant Ай бұрын
Everybody saying Hank did not ride safely, I think he did a great job there, most of the time you can see oncoming miles ahead , road conditions were good and at some point he had motorbike and drone support, possible radio warnings. And I mean he was 2 minutes slower, think about the speed they do at the Tour.
@eduardolevylopes8126 Ай бұрын
Me cycling in brazil at sea level , i wouldnt even be able to breath there to get into the bike
@jonathanzappala Ай бұрын
I don’t know guys, the only video I’ve seen of Hank’s professional career is him failing to navigate a corner 😂
@shadowbanned4606 26 күн бұрын
7:55 moto drafting...
@kamenninov1405 28 күн бұрын
WoW I was able to do 61 km/h( GPS ) downhill with my vintage Pegeout Carbolite 103!!! From Bachkovo to Asenovgrad in Bulgaria 8-9km. Shall I go to a tournament? :D I do casually 80km per ride on a mountain terrain with it.
@ChampionGaming 18 күн бұрын
Manonnnnnn ❤
@nicholasg.844 29 күн бұрын
"I'm not gonna take crazy risks" .. and went on to do a Bunny Hop on the wet part of the descend 😱
@gcn 27 күн бұрын
He can't help himself!
@_MattyG_ Ай бұрын
Top 100 ain’t bad considering the tour just went through there and they have 150+ riders
@rg807 Ай бұрын
"We made it to the top.." You DROVE to the top. 😂
@gcn Ай бұрын
Watch this space 👀
@alexhffmnn Ай бұрын
Which mount are you using to mount the camera on the aerobar?
@erikmmartens Ай бұрын
80th ish still means that you were faster or at worst as fast as the slower half of the peleton. Surely the top of the leaderboard is populated pretty much only by TdF athletes. Even assuming many TdF riders don't upload publicly to Strava, this is still pretty fast for open roads. The amount of time you loose on not being able to take both lanes while cornering is massive. You have to brake more before, you are slower throughout the curve and you'll take longer accelerating back up (which might be cut short by the next curve). Probably ⅔ or more of you time loss comes from that.
@frankbuchsel293 Ай бұрын
How would the one-by have made any difference... a 54-11 remains a 54-11 regardless of second chain ring or not?
@tn9274 Ай бұрын
I think my carbon rim brake wheel might just delaminated and blowed over that speedy descent and required hard braking on every turn
@felixe5816 Ай бұрын
Would have loved to see more, possibly all, of the onboard footage without the music. Great video still!
@CycoWarriorx Ай бұрын
Says he’s not gonna take risks… then flies by a cargo van… ok Hank 😅
@gcn Ай бұрын
Classic Hank 🤣
@Popmycherryyo Ай бұрын
I imagine of course 1 thing is that they are more skilled etc on the bike (obviously) but I would imagine that they have probably also studied the descent down to more or less every pebble or potential pebble on the road? They know which bends they might need to break some extra on, and which ones they can take more risks cus it might "look scarier than it is" ? This is of course just speculation.
@pierrex3226 22 күн бұрын
There's time to save by dropping that jacket and not running cameras on the bike. At these speeds, both things absolutely slow you down materially. Now that wouldn't take you to the top 10, but you would for sure save several seconds. And I'm surprised you didn't do several runs.
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