How to become a better climber | Operation Hill Climb

How to become a better climber | Operation Hill Climb | Cycling Weekly

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Hill climbs are a very British tradition, with no such culture existing in other major cycling nations. | Subscribe to Cycling Weekly here: kzfaq.info...
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If you tried to explain the logic behind driving four hours to ride a one-minute time trial up Monsal Head to an Italian they would surely think you a little special. I decided to throw myself into this years hill-climbing season - I wanted to immerse myself in this cycling sub culture and find out what the appeal is. For many people, the idea of turning yourself inside out with a lung busting effort, up a brutally steep climb in typical autumnal British weather at 9am on a Sunday is far removed from what constitutes 'fun.' I also wanted to explore it takes to succeed in these short but intense events. If I stopped eating cake, got a mega light bike and trained like a pro, could I go from zero to hero? Probably not, but I thought I would give it a go anyway!
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@sterby1 3 жыл бұрын

Sitting down for a cozy Ollie video. Then it dropped on me, this isn't GCN!

@MrBusunglueck 2 жыл бұрын

who got dropped?

@LM.211 8 ай бұрын

@@MrBusunglueck😂😂😂

@workingguy6666 3 жыл бұрын

Thought I was watching GCN, lol. Great show, Ollie.

@SergiuSalcau00 3 жыл бұрын

same hhagaha

@andrewbiohacker 3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@starhub74 3 жыл бұрын

So do I 😂

@dedawn5890 3 жыл бұрын

Same with me

@briantruck2284 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@alansheard553 6 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, at the age of 61 I did our club Hill Climb last year, dead last out of 24, this year 9th out of 13, absolutely elated. Everyone should test themselfs on a hill climb.

@cyclingweekly 6 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@surfinDelMar 6 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@watteef5267 6 жыл бұрын

How often would I die during such a race .... probably several times!

@LawAbidingCitizen117 5 жыл бұрын

Alan, wow! Amazing feat for a 61 year old person.

@UnseenSpirit 4 жыл бұрын

I'm always bad on a hill climb due to not training enough and also being 93kg. I'm better at weights etc

@booklover3959 5 жыл бұрын

When he said "It basically makes me better than Lance Armstrong" then this video had me. Absolutely hilarious and witty and an excellent video. He is a great presenter and this shows us a great and fascinating subculture in England. I love England and its countryside, so this is a bonus. Thanks for the video

@tesseractopus 5 жыл бұрын

"More training, less eating," is exactly the phrase I have posted on my fridge and over my front door.

@geg_otmopo3 4 жыл бұрын

Say goodbye to your thyroid 😢

@basiliobastardo255 3 жыл бұрын

… and now watching KZfaq, commenting with full snacks on my side.

@tomsmith5216 3 жыл бұрын

@@geg_otmopo3 g0z4h

@geg_otmopo3 3 жыл бұрын

@@tomsmith5216 huh?

@tomsmith5216 3 жыл бұрын

@@geg_otmopo3 I have no idea what that was, or how it got posted, lol

@roof30 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Ollie, literally brilliant. This has to be one of the most enjoyable biking videos I've seen all year. Well done on your 1st place too!

@connieback7577 5 жыл бұрын

Ollie is incredible! Kudos on your win. But you said something that I really relate to--"finding your personal best." I enjoy that search so much, so I hope you understand when I say, "I hope you never find it."

@tomdolby46 6 жыл бұрын

Genuinely and honestly one of the best, most enjoyable and most informative videos I’ve watched. Great stuff.

@CanyonWanderer 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for actually taking us on this journey!

@punkypenguin321 6 жыл бұрын

It's fantastic, it's like any classic champion's fairytale. You start from nothing and have stones thrown at you all the way to the top but eventually it pays off. What's brilliant is that it's no fairytale, it's real life. I subbed

@da14a49 4 жыл бұрын

Also have thousands of pounds and a load of people to help.

@plantfuelled8912 6 жыл бұрын

You guys are making some very watchable content, keep up the good work!

@nikolaosstavrou5327 6 жыл бұрын

my first big hill/mountain climb was on june 2016 at 10am with an IDEAL hard trail bike and 120 kilos of fat around my belly , 5 of us climb the parnitha mountain in athens greece, it took me 4 hours . and when i finished i pased out. ps. i have diabetes type 2. my glucose was way to low! but with cycling and diet i went from 175 kilos! to 88 in 6 years. now i have a gole to go to 74 kilos witch is right for my body (178cm). So i will continiue and thanks for this wonderful video! i love hills!

@yosoypatrick 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, well done all, you guys have made some cracking films this year, here's to an even better 2018!

@ericwilliamjohnson 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, I love your videos. You bring great passion to your trade.

@rlin446 6 жыл бұрын

This is a really great video, thoroughly enjoyed. Initially saw it was 43 mins and didn't think I would want to watch it all but was hooked! liked and subscribed

@KK_sj-dm6bd 5 жыл бұрын

I've just stumbled across this video and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Really well done and I'm pretty impressed with the progress throughout the season.

@humstrumbangtwang 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos I’ve seen this year!

@007tcby 6 жыл бұрын

What a great video. It looks so amazing the camaraderie shown by all the riders regardless of ability. I love that. Thanks for posting such an excellent and informative video.

@matejburian3191 6 жыл бұрын

This is literally gold! Iam big fan of your "project 49" and this video is like part 2, amazing job guys

@urby1720 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! Thank you Oliver and Cycling Weekly for making these hillclimb vids. Great job Oliver on your victory. Smashing hills is definitely a "Glory Through Suffering" reward!!

@ElKaaahleeente 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, this was an excellent video. I hope more like these will be considered being made in the future. Not only was I immersed in the story and details of the tradition of climbing rides in the Kingdom, but I also learned and loved the details about it all. Very well done, and thank you.

@arontal 5 жыл бұрын

Loved watching this. As someone who is as Clydesdale as they come, was inspiring to see you crush your goals at the end. I'll never be much of a climber, but this made me itch to get on my bike today and go suffer through some hills.

@999shaznay 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! It brought all of the memories back of a great hill climb season in the north east of England, which culminated in the National Hill Climb on our home turf. Many congratulations on that win! I bet you were buzzing for days!

@JP-om3ou 6 жыл бұрын

Really awesome video. Kudos to the person who edited this and put it all together. Keep more like these coming. Looking forward to the 2018 edition!

@SARW15 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Oliver. Great advert for all the fun, friendly culture and challenges associated with hill climbing. Thanks!

@jeremybates5207 6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. What a great little series to have around your countryside. Getting back to cycling from nearly 15 years, climbing was always my absolute favorite element in the sport. Road or MTB. Looking forward to more content like this. Cheers, from Maine, US.

@tobortine 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and well done, you did a great job. Please do something like this next year, it's a really good format.

@cyclingweekly 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We need to plan some more ideas when we get back into CW HQ next week, but Olly already has something special up his sleeve for January...

@Jonaldo86 6 жыл бұрын

Cycling Weekly I love watching these videos, but I'd like to see abit more about training sessions in these if possible please

@hanifschanel 6 жыл бұрын

im laughing when you say "these lightweight is more expensive than my car" and im thinking riding a bike in the city , many pot holes, and crashed . badly wounded but first reaction was like " IS MY BIKE OK?????? DAMN ITS BROKEN THE LIGHWEIGHT WHEELS ARE BROKENN" and the pain starts to sting.

@skyjuiceification 4 жыл бұрын

yes ..unique.

@santiagobenites 6 жыл бұрын

Your video totally motivated me. Congratulations on the big 'win', and please keep making videos!

@wonkylommiter6364 6 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this, and I agree, they are awesome events to go and watch. I have been to watch the hill climbs at Monsal Head, Pea Royd Lane Stocksbridge, Bank Road Matlock, and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, cowbells, saucepan banging and cheering! Having wheezed my way slowly up Bank Road a few times, these guys get my respect!

@alanmitchell7762 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the 1st place at the end. Also great work at keeping the winners grin at bay when you picked the mug up! Great vid and great effort 👌

@itsianwood 6 жыл бұрын

This was great! I was so pleased when you won! Fantastic! :-)

@jcs7932 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing video. Great content. Looking forward for next videos with such quality :)

@bwjbrown 6 жыл бұрын

Just caught this video - an excellent piece as to the practicalities of tackling something this demanding, but I also appreciated the level of personal character and insight you managed to weave into the story. And love the wheels... must've been painful to pack and send them back!

@webmasterfortypluscc5354 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent outstanding video from start to finish with some top tips for hill climbs. Well done.

@rizkiyoist 6 жыл бұрын

I love this, thanks for the hard work in making the video.

@rustyhealey6861 5 жыл бұрын

THOUGHT I WOULD LOG ON AND GET A FEW POINTERS . I WAS ENLIGHTEN WITH AN EPIC STORY ! Thank You CW

@1nulcearfamily224 4 жыл бұрын

Yay for OLI!!!!! You guys make a personal connection that’s so deep. I can see that struggle and as a fellow cyclist I understand that suffering. Your win is a win for me.

@dansotelo228 3 жыл бұрын

Ollie, your intensity and commitment is so inspiring.

@darrellshoub7527 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best ollie shows i have ever seen. Quite inspiring. Im on lunch at work and i cannot wait to get back home and smash out some steep miles north of the Bronx. Ollie , youre a good man !

@booklover3959 5 жыл бұрын

You seem like a class person and that was a class presentation. Kudos.

@jcsrst 4 жыл бұрын

Always humble. What a great job Ollie!

@folkerst 6 жыл бұрын

Briljant reportage! And well done, an achievement you can be proud off

@phillwhitlam6999 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Ollie, really enjoyed it. Especially the "Up North bits" being from up there it's good to see God's country again.

@duncanjbrown 4 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant. Love the insight into what’s clearly a very British culture!

@rusty9501 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. Great effort and an inspiring video!

@EuropesWorstGamer 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome mini documentary...watched the whole thing. Great effort and a fascinating insight. Looking forward to 2018!!!

@Rshorttt 6 жыл бұрын

Great job. I also enjoy the longer format

@compassionsix 5 жыл бұрын

Second time watching this video. What a great documentary on hill climbing.

@Scottspark910 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Yep, you have shown that clever training pays off! I have learned that too mate!

@jackprick9797 2 жыл бұрын

A sincere congrats, Ollie. Well done.

@SvenfromKiel 4 жыл бұрын

thx...most inspiring clip I saw on this channel until now!!! Rgds from northern germany!

@dannyzuehlsdorf3697 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent young man! Always good to test your mettle on a steep hill now and again! Loved it

@dariosame2655 5 жыл бұрын

Great job congrats to you and the entire team behind your great performance.👏🤙

@justluke8836 6 жыл бұрын

Love this format, the whole thing had me glued, maybe the same kind of thing with sportives beating some of the better times on said course.

@tonywilson5468 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this! 🙂 I'm nearly 51 years old and love climbing hills on my bike, and I'm really tempted to have a go in a local open competition later this year and experience the atmosphere and camaraderie 🙂🙂

@jonburnell532 6 жыл бұрын

Almost makes me want to try.....almost!

@schmuf78 6 жыл бұрын

Because of videos like this, i will never regret, that i don't have a TV. Keep up!

@FlatSpinMan 6 жыл бұрын

This was excellent. Fascinating to see a whole campaign.

@mikeychristian1037 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! It was like a movie where the underdog wins at the end. Cracking content as per, thank you!

@markevasion5769 6 жыл бұрын

good video, and great final result man. i'm moving to some mountains soon, and it's inspiring. cheers

@oregonadam6367 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Probably one of my favourites on KZfaq.

@kevingram3423 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. It is good to see someone taking on a challenge like that.

@mochannel25 6 жыл бұрын

I'm really starting to think about organising one or two of these events here in northern Germany.

@fabiomuller294 6 жыл бұрын

unbedingt ! 👍

@mochannel25 6 жыл бұрын

Fabio Müller Wäre schon super geil, das Ding ist einfach das ich vom organisieren von RTFs weiß wie unglaublich kompliziert deutsche Behörden sowas sehen..

@kc3718 6 жыл бұрын

are there any hills ? I rode from Amsterdam to Copenhagen and then down to Berlin and I don't recall any hills...isn't it a massive delta and glacial plain ?

@mochannel25 6 жыл бұрын

k c The "far north" of germany is pretty much pan flat, even too flat to find many climbs of more than two minutes in length. But going south a bit you can find a few.

@martinmacmahon4542 6 жыл бұрын

Let me know too? Waseberg in Hamburg would be a good place

@adrianatmi1 6 жыл бұрын

All your hard work paid off!

@campkelvin 4 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring. I was pulling for you on the last climb. Thanks for video.

@DiegoBortolatoArchitetto 6 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That's really inspiring!! Well done!

@ChristianHammad 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've been following since you first teased the bike! This video makes me wish we had hill climb events like this state side 😭

@agperez98 6 жыл бұрын

i am a regular road bike riders this video give me a lot of excellent tips in cycling great job man thanks ended !

@chrisk8187 5 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT foray into a heretofore known to me area of "contention"! I never raced, but have enjoyed many rides with family and friends. Have experienced casual, organized day events, weekend and week long sagged events etc. During college I worked in a bike store, got "hooked" on bike weight reduction and tech, obsessed over the quest for my dream bike, enjoyed the shared enthusiasm for things biking with my wife (she did half-marathons, one full marathon and a number of duathlons) to the point of purchasing a Trek tri-bike and "goodies" for her "addiction". Started following you on GCN and found your competition and tech videos entertaining, informative and engaging. Thanks and continued success!

@jamespinderphotoman 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic. Best video yet.

@georgehugh3455 6 жыл бұрын

Super work on your part and a nice, year-long video adventure.

@vinnym8632 6 жыл бұрын

inspirational! thanks for documenting the suffering and the elation

@V35pilot 2 жыл бұрын

Great at cycling, great at storytelling, and great on-camera persona. Came here for the hill-climbing tips, left with an excellent, 43-minute immersion into an enviable culture.

@christwardzik 6 жыл бұрын

Well done man and great video!!!! Solid

@dampwool2000 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this vid. Really makes me want to get out and have a go.

@Godzilla-hh8ip 4 жыл бұрын

The thing is you are enjoyable to watch. You have a great demeanour. Cheers

@lisadifrancesco9557 5 жыл бұрын

Great Job Mate!!!!!! I was almost in tears over your top 10 finish!!!! Steve DiFrancesco-American Rider-Call sign

@miporsche 5 жыл бұрын

The perseverance shown is the best part. Got beat repeatedly. I'd have quit. You didn't quit, you kept trying, then WON!

@bruce.KAY-bike-drifter 3 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video. Heartwarming. Congrats on the win. Nice bonus.

@sherubawon1 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Ollie.. Back in the old days when we could shake hands..

@eddiebirmingham1 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, well done that man

@fitzy4578 6 жыл бұрын

great video boys, keep these coming

@Joker-vq7md 4 жыл бұрын

What a smashing video. (Took me 2 years to find it). Great result, Oliver.

@smartey01 6 жыл бұрын

great video, loved all the ditchling shots

@lukeenyart1073 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, and so cool that you placed first to end the season and your 'experiment'.

@darrenbarlow5759 2 жыл бұрын

I quite enjoyed that! Bravo and congratulations 🍻

@budycelyn 5 жыл бұрын

thought this was GCN for a mo

@nickowen9788 6 жыл бұрын

Great video and well done on the first place 👍

@modarm 6 жыл бұрын

With all that top end kit there was no question you had it in the bag. Good on ya.

@allangrubb4560 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Bro! Well done

@luatala8008 3 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed watching your journey.awesome effort!!! especially the coup de grace at the end coming 1st!!! Unfortunately in nz we don’t have any of these type of races which is a shame as I love climbing hills.

@RichardMigneron 4 жыл бұрын

Great that you won, loved the video, shows that practice ...

@beeble2003 5 жыл бұрын

9:33 Ollie talks about the "incredibly stiff package" he got from all those expensive components. Fnar fnar.

@SGBass 5 жыл бұрын

His package became incredibly stiff because he played with the components too much.

@stuartare 6 жыл бұрын

Wicked vid - can’t wait for next year’s now 😅

@macolganjames3356 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Ollie. very enjoyable and a great insight to the world of 'hill climbers'. As you say, if you can't take part at least go along and watch / support these events. I'd be one of the spectators :)