The UNBELIEVABLE Power Outputs Of Tour De France Cyclists!

The UNBELIEVABLE Power Outputs Of Tour De France Cyclists! | GCN Show Ep. 600

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The power output that the pro cyclists are producing this Tour de France are some of the highest in recent years with some averaging more than 300 watts for 4 hours! However, this Tour has also shown us that power alone cannot guarantee great performances, as the gravel stage slowed down the peloton due to many riders not having the 'skill' to find the right lines!
Dan and Si also go on to discuss some ridiculous fines imposed by the UCI at this Tour de France!
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00:00 GCN Show headlines
00:39 The Tour de France so far!
13:00 Cycling shorts
13:18 Schwalbe tyre valves
14:20 Eurobike highlights
15:36 Classified and TRP collaboration
16:01 Tour de France and harsh UCI rules
20:11 Politicians getting rid of bike lanes?!
20:57 Where is Lael Wilcox? content.rapha.cc/us/en/story/...
22:56 GCN membership
22:21 Swytch Kit Competition #AD 🤝 In cooperation with @Swytchbike
25:14 Hack/Bodge of the week
32:59 Caption competition
35:21 Comments of the week
41:33 Upcoming videos this week
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@gcn 15 күн бұрын

What do you think of the Tour de France so far? Let us know 👇

@petet8594 15 күн бұрын

Fan bloody tastic 🎉🎉

@amo1850 15 күн бұрын

Gravelle!!!

@philipcooper8297 15 күн бұрын

Decathlon sure seem to know a thing or two about building a race bike.

@matthewbaynham6286 15 күн бұрын

I haven't seen much of the tour this year, although I did see a highlight video of Cav getting his 35 tour stage victory before a mammoth celebration, I just hope his refuel strategy was enough to include that celebration.

@PaulTomblin 15 күн бұрын

It’s another great one! Looking forward to more.

@jonasvieth 15 күн бұрын

The only thing „damaging the image of the sport“ is the UCI itself and therefore should pay 200 CHF to me

@benjaminheinzel1005 15 күн бұрын

😂 I agree and support provided that I receive my reimbursement from the UCI. 😂

@secretagent86 15 күн бұрын

Cav win is the best. Historic

@secretagent86 15 күн бұрын

Very sad for Andre and the family. RIP

@jedisdad2265 15 күн бұрын

100% CORRECT

@rob-c. 15 күн бұрын

The UCI: “You have no jurisdiction here”

@Calum_S 15 күн бұрын

With that bunny hopping I think Le Tour needs a trials stage.

@chrisko6439 15 күн бұрын

Good idea ;) And cycle-ball

@mnbv5555cxz 15 күн бұрын

trials on gravel

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Hahahah that would shake things up 🤣

@diehardbikes 10 күн бұрын

Needs a cyclocross stage. 4 CX circuits, double wide of a normal course, and all dry, not wet.

@alikabok-es4sx 15 күн бұрын

I am 60 years old, at the twilight of my cycling journey, now primarily rides an ebike, and yet, I still have the same excitement watching the GCN Show hosted by its founding presenters, Simon and Dan, I still remember 11 years ago, when this channel started, people throw the word game changer everywhere, well, GCN, is a game changer in the world of cycling. Thanks Dan and Si for your outstanding contributions to cycling. Truly, GCN, is the GLOBAL CYCLING NETWORK!!

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

And thank you! For the awesome comment and the continued support! Cheers, Si

@spencerlemon2679 15 күн бұрын

Ya I had just found cycling in my undergrad and was biking to my university campus when I came across GCN back in 2016 ish. You guys taught me everything I needed to know to show up to the club rides and not make a fool out of myself. 8 years later and I'm a geography teacher going back to school to be a transportation planner (and tackling bigger and bigger races). Thank you guys. Hope you hear from Matt and John and all the others every now and then

@Tarmaccyclocross 15 күн бұрын

GCN THE MOST CORRUPT CYCLING CHANNEL a bunch of 🤡s

@bertbikeblah7204 10 күн бұрын

Must be a 60 year old thing, I feel exactly the same way. I’m Team Si-WD40 😂

@clivegower-collins9012 15 күн бұрын

UCI is a farce. Full stop. This tour has been a stand-out for me - Cavendish, Girmay, and some polished performances - not least the bunny hop - this feels like a tour to remember

@phy2sll 15 күн бұрын

Every drama needs a villain 😉

@gcn 14 күн бұрын

We're getting watch something special here 🙌

@clivegower-collins9012 15 күн бұрын

Presenters: Ollie for being an absolute machine willing to take on any kind of punishment, and a fountain of positivity. Si - totally relatable, and ties with Ollie for my favourite nerd. Alex for, well, speed obsession. Manon - for being a good sport, but peaking as DS in Cheddar Gorge (just what the boys needed). Hank - like Ollie - game for anything. Connor - like that younger brother that sometimes makes you shake your head, but you love him anyway. Dan - as the OG with the history and insights. And the combined GCN/GMBN for hilarious cross-overs

@gcn 14 күн бұрын

Oh we do have a good team don't we 👀

@238949 15 күн бұрын

Have loved all the TDF so far but Mark Cavendish breaking the record was my highlight of the tour, was crying, laughing, so pleased, not bothered now who wins, I'm made up for him, all his peers congratulating him, was beautiful to see 🤩🤩

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

It was epic wasn't it! Had us on our feet here at GCN HQ 🤯

@238949 14 күн бұрын

@@gcn it was, the best day of the Tour for me 🥳🥳

@cpollock 15 күн бұрын

Dan: Trust us, we're national level cyclists in MTB! Also Dan: Breaks his ankle riding on grass.

@stevemawer848 15 күн бұрын

The dangers of using drugs, eh?

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

He needs performance enhanced ankles aparently. Anyone know someone abreast enough in biomechanics to add in some hydraulics, a recarbifier to recycle lost carbs, and an enhanced carb delivery system? Maybe replace the lungs with a NOS tank, really get that mitochondria fired up! And now the pros do 800 watts on cruise control!

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Grass is a different kettle of fish 🤣

@marvmininger1835 15 күн бұрын

We love you too Simon!!! Also, congratulations to the whole GCN crew and staff on 600 episodes!

@bericiq 15 күн бұрын

He IS actually my favorite

@marvmininger1835 14 күн бұрын

Mine too.

@calmprn7165 15 күн бұрын

Andre Dreger memorial straight into cycling shorts was a juxtaposition

@garyhanks3622 11 күн бұрын

This year's Tour de France is absolutely amazing. Even the slow days are entertaining. I've enjoyed every stage.

@brbiofa 10 күн бұрын

Pogačar did 6.98 ᵉW/Kg for 39:50 min, which is by far the greatest climbing performance ever, taking into account conditions and the stage difficulty. Sea normalised power for this historic effort is 7.27 ᵉW/Kg. Pogačar’s adjusted altitude score was 696, which means this performance was equivalent to pushing 6.96 ᵉW/Kg for 60 minutes at sea level.

@Nebulak187 8 күн бұрын

And all that with zero doping. Unlike Pantani Armstrong Ullrich etc. Super impressive

@rickdc3 2 күн бұрын

@@Nebulak187 LOL. They are definitely doping to achieve those numbers. There is no way that there has been a "clean" winner in decades.

@eilrach299 9 күн бұрын

Been a fan of GCN almost from the start and for me the Si & Dan combo is best! Not saying I don't enjoy the others, but the rapport and timing between you two is great!

@Tyson19882 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, deep down I think we know why they have so much power output these days, and here’s a hint: it’s not nutrition or marginal gains

@quetzacotls4555 5 күн бұрын

And in my opinion this is what the audience wants to see and normal in every competition.

@ctimonen 2 күн бұрын

Exactly! In Stage 19, Tadej made up 30 seconds on Matteo in less than a mile, closed a 3-minute gap in under 8km....nonsense!

@cruachan1191 15 күн бұрын

The officiousness of the UCI always reminds me of Red Dwarf and Rimmer quoting Space Corps directives. The UCI clearly need a Kryten to tell them that they're quoting the wrong directive.

@perrymcguire3806 10 күн бұрын

Great news that GCN is now 'independent' again - that said, as big fan of British Eurosport, I'm disappointed that Dan is no longer part of their cycling commentary team. I contacted Eurosport (email) saying that I thought Dan's omission is a loss to their commentary. To be fair, they acknowledged my email and responded generously. Here's hoping that Dan will again be part of the British Eurosport commentary team.

@jedisdad2265 15 күн бұрын

Gravel has been in the TdF since 1903.

@SeattleMarko 15 күн бұрын

“Satan would ride a recumbent.”🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣❤️

@matteodiluce9387 15 күн бұрын

Lucifer would, Lucifer meaning the bearer of light. A bunch of old backwards thinking men prescribing 19th century frames (and forbidding cyclists kissing their wives!) won't spoil my fun. Going to ride my velomobile now, just out of spite, and because I can. Come on Hank, let's go!

@noptimized 15 күн бұрын

#CaptionCompetition: Not wanting to waste calories unnecessarily, Jonas waits while the soigneur pre-chews his food. This is sometimes referred to as 'meal-sucking'.

@DarenC 15 күн бұрын

I can't hear "Derek Gee" without my brain rapping "is a bad young brother" (Oh yeah)

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

I cant hear "bad young brother" without my brain becoming a backup singer for "shaft" (who is the man, that can jam above any other man)

@daz_the_cyclist8961 10 күн бұрын

But it was Derek B 😂

@DarenC 10 күн бұрын

@@daz_the_cyclist8961 Yes, but rhyming

@donball370 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for the 600 and Si, we love you! ... and Alex, and Ollie and the rest of the GCN crew

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Roll on the next 600 🙌

@dinodaniel2237 15 күн бұрын

I can never get tired of listening to Dan’s. Cervelo Test Team stories

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Dan rode for who? He's never mentioned it ...

@timbarlow5139 12 күн бұрын

Did he ride for Cervelo Test Team?????? 😆

@christill 15 күн бұрын

Those fully plastic tyres I’m guessing will flake off even more microplastic particles than other tyres which I think are rubber / plastic hybrids.

@Nebulak187 8 күн бұрын

2 wheel vehicle abrasion of rubber microplastics brake dust etc is not even one in a million of what heavy trucks and big cars produce

@NullUnit2 10 күн бұрын

I think bunny hopping is the most useful skill I've ever learned on a bike. Has probably saved me countless accidents/injuries over a few decades of riding.

@annabeckman4386 15 күн бұрын

16:15 I was astonished when I heard on Beyond the Podium that he was reprimanded. So glad y'all explained it! Unbelievable garbage! The tour is something incredible to watch and be a spectator. Kissing his wife and child was so incredibly sweet to me I actually cried!! In fact I was sad that here in USA we don't have something like that. So it was so cool that he could be supported by his family and friends in his home area. Bad call in my opinion. Does the UCI forget that the cyclists are PEOPLE with feelings and lives outside of the tour? For Pete's sake!

@felixfischer7114 15 күн бұрын

Love the show. Little constructive criticism though for the next time y’all have to do an in memoriam (let’s hope not for a long time) - don’t follow it up with the goofy cycling shorts intro.

@nala3055 15 күн бұрын

Definitely agree, there should been something in the middle there

@johndoiron9615 15 күн бұрын

We don't need a new valve stem! I just figured out Presta!

@djrlloyd 15 күн бұрын

,Happy 600th GCN Show 🥳🎉🎂. Here’s to many, many more.

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Roll on the next one 👌

@jamesthomasson8276 12 күн бұрын

Yep. I noticed Pidcock was not among those who ran up the gravelly hill. There you are!

@todd92371 15 күн бұрын

You guys are awesome! Keep doing what you are doing. :)

@johnmorris2254 14 күн бұрын

Great show this week guys. I laughed out loud so many times that my wife ventured into my mancave to see what I was watching!

@craigcarlson4022 15 күн бұрын

Completely agree with your observations about the benefits of riders becoming adept at off road/cycle cross/gravel riding to enhance our agility on any and all surfaces. Fun video. Thanks

@davidroberts6766 13 күн бұрын

My comment is simple. Congratulations on Episode milestone #600….just fantastic. You gents both inform and make me laugh. Keep on keeping on and best wishes from 🇨🇦

@highplainszwifter 15 күн бұрын

Cycled up from the other side on the Galibier stage day. Watched all the legends blitz by the last 50 metres of the climb and disappear over the lip on the way back down to Valloire. After the sweep bus passed us I then attempted to descend as quickly as possible through crowd walkers, random team cars and other cyclists. My Strava tells me I was 7 minutes slower than Pogacar 😂 (although I did carry on down to St Michel de Maurienne). Pog for the win! Also, love GCN (always have, always will). Thanks @highplainszwifter

@highplainszwifter 15 күн бұрын

Lastly.. Si is, in my opinion, the best ‘all rounder’ in the GCN team

@timothyobrien5367 15 күн бұрын

Dan hasn’t taken that t-shirt off since the Tour started, seen it on all the GCN videos…

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

Hes still using the same rubber in bed too!

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

He loves it! 🙌

@dna100 15 күн бұрын

I thought Simon was going to say "it's plagued by what any massive organisation is plagued by" - stupidity!

@HeyWattsUpCycling 15 күн бұрын

as Rick James once said "tren, clen, var & epo" are one helluva drug!

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

As Dave Chapelle said often "RICK JAMES BITCH!"

@macklinpowell632 3 сағат бұрын

You two are the best, always a pleasure being informed and having a solid laugh watching the GCN Show

@Mia-Ja 15 күн бұрын

Impressive wattage but can't help being sceptical given the past history and the significant improvement on previous stages. Technology and nutrition only go so far and we don't see similar improvements in other endurance sports

@byt4fse2 15 күн бұрын

300 watts for 4 hours is hardly impressive for a pro. As an amateur I've done it many times. If they're doping it's certainly not showing up in their power numbers.

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

I think there are a fair few endurance sports also seeing some big improvements. The Ironman world record was broken at the weekend, and marathon times in running are getting ever faster too.

@roadcyclist1 15 күн бұрын

@byt4fse2 you probably weigh 200 lbs. 300 watts for 4 hours for a 120-130 lb rider is impressive.

@rlm4471 15 күн бұрын

Where are you getting the idea that these are improvements? TdF riders are expected to be able to crank out 300+ watts all day.

@PedaleurPat 13 күн бұрын

Then you are not following any other endurance sports because WRs are being shreded constantly over the last few years in almost any discipline

@bdkraem 15 күн бұрын

Si, don’t worry, you’re my favorite! My first GCN video was your Steamboat Gravel race from 4 years ago and you hooked me.

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for staying with us 🙌

@johndoiron9615 15 күн бұрын

Caption competition: Jonas Vingegaard wonders whatever happened to Team Skye

@stephen_pfrimmer 12 күн бұрын

The UCI rule number reminds me of Space Corps Directives. Also, thank you Si and Dan.

@iphex123 15 күн бұрын

congrats on your Episode 600!

@gcn 14 күн бұрын

And counting 🙌

@paulspencer4631 15 күн бұрын

The gravel day was a great addition to the TDF. The tour should be a test of all bike skills.

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Gravel at every tour? 👀

@paulspencer4631 15 күн бұрын

I also think that they have set a new bar now, and we should see Gravel, Cobels, ITT and TTT at every TDF.

@jimedwarde7365 15 күн бұрын

Was great seeing them do lautaret/Galibier having done it the week before the other way round in the marmotte. Brutally cold up there, TdF at least was dry!

@davezzzz172 14 күн бұрын

Congratulations, GCN, on #600!

@smithandshortdogs 15 күн бұрын

On the click valve... I suspect it will be fine with sealant. Valves usually seal when they are slowly leaking and the sealant fixes the leak. If the valve is not leaking this should not happen. If Schwalbe's claim is accurate the higher flow rate and lack of slow pressure load during attachment should also help with this. Last clue... they are only currently available in stand alone format for tubeless setups.

@easternbrown 14 күн бұрын

#captioncompetition: Seen this one before, E.T. phones home and next thing he's on a bike and it's literally taking off

@cycleonSK 14 күн бұрын

Caption: Jonas “I don’t want more rain on this stage, so I’m glad the sun is out tadej”

@thomasbezencon2121 12 күн бұрын

caption competition Jonas arriving at the bottom of mont ventoux: "We don't have to ride up that massive mountain. Right?"

@mlee6136 15 күн бұрын

Dan is so humble and lot of ppl could learn from him. He can say avg career however he’s ridden for Cervelo at the giro and tdf. A cool low key guy…🍻

@adamweb 15 күн бұрын

Caption competition: Should have wore my 3D printed nose rain guard!

@kokonanana1 15 күн бұрын

Had the original grip shift back in the ‘80s. Big yellow knob on my road bike. Worked well.

@johnandrews3568 15 күн бұрын

that's what she said. 🤣

@irfaank3909 15 күн бұрын

Caption: Vingegard looking at the balls that Remco was talking about

@Joseph32363 14 күн бұрын

Finally people are talking about THAT bunny hop!

@user-cq4nq8ci9o 11 күн бұрын

4Hr delivering 359wats!? Holly Chromoly!

@lsantilli 13 күн бұрын

Caption Competition: Jonas’s face when Si asks him to show him what’s on his wahoo.

@alisonleach1552 2 күн бұрын

Bunny hop competition at the tour de France deserves a bunny rabbit jersey

@billeterk 15 күн бұрын

I had a Garmin etrex summit in 2000 which I connected to a Palm Pilot 3c with a spliced serial cable where I had copied over hand georeferenced map images. Very basic but for a couple of years ahead of the curve :-)

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

The palm pilot era was so cringe! Mine got taken by the teacher quite often, pretty much killed that. Serial cables... thank god for universal serial bus! Suddenly im reminded of the beautiful screech of a 28k modem, somehow better than the evil screech from a 56k. I got good @ soldering a bridge wire after removing the modem speaker. Electrical tape was not enough!

@anterrickson2585 15 күн бұрын

Caption contest: Look at those GCN subscriptions skyrocket!

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

🚀

@johnlieto8906 15 күн бұрын

Great as usual, I am also wearing that TDF GCN shirt today! Mine is white :)

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for the support John! Dan

@JonCannings 15 күн бұрын

@theoceansswitch 14 күн бұрын

My favourite presenters are Si, Dan and Olly. That's the dream team. When they're in a video I know it's going to be sophisticated, funny, and likely to tell me something I don't already know. They usually do the videos with an extra dimension to them.

@Pg690 9 күн бұрын

#CaptionCompetition: Jonas to Tadej at Plateau de Beille: “Tadej, aim that fire hose somewhere else! We’re still down here!” (continuation from last week’s photo)

@bose80085 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for uploading in 4k

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

KZfaqs compression will take a dump all over decent 4k.

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

You can really get a good view of their complexion 🤣

@bose80085 15 күн бұрын

@@brandonhoffman4712 still better than the average 1080p

@bose80085 15 күн бұрын

@@gcn please don't go back to 1080p ever again

@brandonhoffman4712 14 күн бұрын

@@bose80085 thats how math works

@whitehorsebricks2670 14 күн бұрын

I''ve seen BSO catalogue 'road bikes' come with that Shimano Revoshift set up out of the box.

@carloshiguera82 14 күн бұрын

Surely recorded before Jonas win, but that sprint with Pogi was epic! The best from a super exciting Tour so far…

@elindred 15 күн бұрын

Maybe velodromes should intermittently have gravel dumped on them as well 🤔

@PixelVibe42 15 күн бұрын

That's Mountbatten at times 😆

@bergerniklas6647 15 күн бұрын

Or make a gravel velodrome for outdoor, maybe some water flowing down on one bank and some potholes on the straight.

@banaana1234 15 күн бұрын

@@bergerniklas6647 Skip the potholes, go straight for jumps. I would watch that!

@stevemawer848 15 күн бұрын

@@PixelVibe42 Or Preston Park!

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Hahahaha the trackies won't like that!

@kevincowan1913 15 күн бұрын

It takes some masterful doping . To have one human hit these benchmarks is incredible. To have 4 ? Is doping at its finest . Don't look Greg . These guys make Lance look like a choir boy .

@gerrymcbride6429 15 күн бұрын

You can generally mount a bottle and pump at the same time using the same holes, they are normally designed that way

@ger128 14 күн бұрын

Sometimes it feels like you need mountain or cyclocross expertise to handle the streets of NYC

@feedbackzaloop 15 күн бұрын

Wondering hpw they managed to put those grip shifters on. Were hadlebars cut and reattached at the stem or closer to the hoods? Or shifters were squeezed on part by part and meticulously assembled on site... BTW, did this with trigger shifters on my tt-crosser (CX bike, ITT cockpit): worked surprisingly fine, much-much more control over frame levers. Quick and reliable actuation too unlike barend friction shifters.

@ianjwhitmore 15 күн бұрын

Re: the Click valve ... the Fillmore Valves from Reserve Wheels are the only values I will use moving forward, I can seat a tire easier than ever, have zero valve clogs, and much faster hand pumping on the road. I can't recommend them enough.

@TheMudfisher 15 күн бұрын

Caption Contest: Jonas, enjoying a GCN live stream.

@sa3key 15 күн бұрын

It took 3 years to finally punish Jasperson for reckless sprinting, but an immediate decision to punish Bernard for a kiss.

@Micha-cq8qf 15 күн бұрын

#CaptionCompetition : Jonas hearing Admiral Ackbar saying 'It's a trap!'

@alanfreeman7932 15 күн бұрын

Gravel at the Tour .What were the roads like when the TDF was conceived?

@ryuujinusa 14 күн бұрын

Caption: (in the voice of Jonas Vingegaard) "Good to see streaming back on GCN."

@lazzaboyman8003 14 күн бұрын

For the Swahlbe valves the other question is what about the mini pump or Co2 canister you’d need to change? So valves look great but it’s a bigger swap than just the valve cores.

@timosborne5282 15 күн бұрын

Personally, I loved the inclusion of gravel roads and the test of rider skill. I think your point about it being obvious when riders were less skilled was spot on. It made sense after the stage why Remco in particular was so vocal about not wanting gravel roads in the TdF. This had nothing to do with "fairness" and "luck"; after all, there were very few mechanicals that I saw. As long as you use the right tyres, why would there be more mechanicals? His lack of skill on the gravel roads was pretty noticeable compared to other big names. Constantly picking exactly the wrong lines and trying to ride as if the roads were tarmac.

@CoachJimJacobsen 15 күн бұрын

Regarding the gravel stages, it might be fun to have Cillian the Stats Master find out when the Tour de France was first run entirely on pavement.

@Cyclingallthetime 15 күн бұрын

Thought he'd left gcn.... 🤔

@CoachJimJacobsen 15 күн бұрын

@@Cyclingallthetime Bummer. I didn't know that.

@whitehorsebricks2670 14 күн бұрын

@@CoachJimJacobsen Demise of GCN+

@benhorsham3861 13 күн бұрын

How did si know?!? IT band may not be supple, but it's on the mend - happy 600!

@Durgenheim 15 күн бұрын

In the UCI’s zeal to punish those who damage the image of the sport, all they’ve accomplished is to damage the image of the sport.

@robmagee100 15 күн бұрын

Si, you are my favorite GCN presenter!

@jedisdad2265 15 күн бұрын

It was nice to see Bob “Roll” in Hacks and Bodges!

@KennyBellau 15 күн бұрын

@5:15 Pogocar is other level bike handler. Up there with Cancelera and anyone else on the descents.

@RBradenG 15 күн бұрын

Those twist shifters require that the bar separates in the middle. There's a reason they are only found on department store bikes!

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

This is breaking my mind! I dont even want to try and understand how the handlebar innards work on a k-mart bike. I still remember my department store bike! It had 4 on the floor. A 4spd grip shift on the top tube. It became my loaner bike for friends. It was stolen when I let my buddy Armando borrow it. He borrowed it a lot, I wasnt torn up about it. I had my GT Mach one by then!

@PixelVibe42 15 күн бұрын

2:30 The reason the SlovAlien stayed upright is because the kerb slopes vertically as well as horizontally. He got lucky - his wheel was likely nudged back into the road by the vertical slope.

@PaulTomblin 15 күн бұрын

Nobody seems to ever mention that his little cha-cha slide took out 4 or 5 riders behind him.

@nala3055 15 күн бұрын

@@PaulTomblinI don't know why but "cha cha slide" has had me chuckling for a good few minutes now 😂😂

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

Do all pro bikers have a little cha-cha to slide on? Or just the male ones?

@john_7986 15 күн бұрын

Normally, I only get to see th highlights on KZfaq, but I was lucky enough to see almost all of stage 9. It was great. As for boring sprint stages, they are far less boring than watching "stock" cars going around in a circle for 500 miles

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Very true, even the sprint stage can be a fun 🙌

@hatchet427 15 күн бұрын

Someone might need to tell Hank that he's mortal, it frequently seems like he forgets!😁

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

It's normally halfway through these challenges that he remembers 🤣

@alexconklin158 13 күн бұрын

Never forget Dan finished 9th at the 2009 Strade Bianche!

@brannmacfinnchad9056 14 күн бұрын

Before buying my first road bike, the LHBS talked discussed the price difference because of brifter complexity. Given Walmart "road bikes" have the twist grip shifters on drop bars, I'm going to call that one a bodge.

@EricMichaelManuel 15 күн бұрын

sounds like si needs to go to that hill and show us how it's done. :D. 30mm tires, road shoes, road bike. I look forward to it.

@gcn 15 күн бұрын

Haha, you know what? I would actually back myself! I may be woefully weak in comparison but challenge me to ride up a technical climb and I'll take you on any day!

@iwabernethy 13 күн бұрын

Caption competition - Interviewer : "Can Tadej beat you?" Jonas : "When Pogs can fly... oh wait, what's that..."

@xuchenglin6256 15 күн бұрын

My speculation of the faster descent is the wider tyres. Although I'm nowhere near that speed but from my limited experience the wider tyres are just so grippy even if it's not the top performing one. I got shocked when I switched from 25mm GP5k to something less fancy (Clement Strada USH) but is 32mm, in the down hill cornering it feels like it's almost glued on the tarmac. That's the difference. Pro riders can really push it that could explain the faster speed. However again I'd like you guys to do some talk about the safety of descending -- under the context of the tragedy of Andre Drege. It was said that the cause of the accident was a puncture at the rear tyre when he was descending at 80-100 KM/h. That again alert me about the safety issue about high speed descent. I know there's high risk involved about this and if something went wrong it could be disastrous. But it never occurred to me that it means death. So what do you guys think about it? I know that it was some high speed but I see on the internet that a lot of guys also do fast descending like 60-80 kph routinely and like it's nothing. Now after this tragedy I can't help but thinking what if the same thing happens and what the consequences will be??? You could be doing nothing wrong but just if something happens, and even the pro skills and medic won't be able to save you, but what about us??? What's the relative safe speed and how much margin should we kept when riding??? I know this is a tricky topic and the smart answer is "it depends", but just what are the rule of thumb here??? And at what speed your survival chance begins to diminish quickly and the consequences become exponentially more severe??? I feel there should be more guidelines here more than just "it depends".

@robertpage9004 15 күн бұрын

Caption: "Tadej stop! I am trying to nap in this hedge!"

@daorkykid 15 күн бұрын

Caption: When you pretend to enjoy the rain because your contract says "smile for the camera".

@firesurfer 13 күн бұрын

2:00 I've done that. Even worse it was one of my friends. He thought I knocked him down, which was impossible because there was no way I could go sideways across him. I was behind him not to the side. There was well over a foot of distance between us when he went down.

@01FozzyS 15 күн бұрын

#captioncontest "Jonas spotting aliens for luck before the stage."

@fredmcgough748 15 күн бұрын

Riding on gravel is a recipe for crashes and road rash. Especially with a $10k bike.

@brandonhoffman4712 15 күн бұрын

Yes! Give moar! Punches vending machine, MOAR GRAVEL! The old 10k bike is now 16k (tarmac sl8 blah blah) give moar crashes! I want autographed pieces... Just kidding! I dont want to pay $800 for a piece of scrap carbon.

@Tarmaccyclocross 15 күн бұрын

@@brandonhoffman4712gravel riding is crap

@rlm4471 15 күн бұрын

Crashes on gravel tend to be less serious than crashes on pavement, because gravel is usually a looser and more compliant surface. I'm not sure what having a $10k bike has to do with the likelihood of crashes.

@brandonhoffman4712 14 күн бұрын

@@Tarmaccyclocross aww, you sound sad and angry. Did the bad gravel hurt you?