KOM Battle: Current v Former Pro | Sean Quinn & Phil Gaimon in the Hollywood Hills
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Күн бұрынAfter the Nichols group ride which was posted here, I followed Sean to the base of Sunset Plaza drive for a KOM attempt. Phil Gaimon came along and even gave Sean a leadout but even that wasn't enough for top spot. The level in LA is so nuts that you need to be a world tour caliber rider and be in good form to take a big name segment here.
This was filmed in January of 2022 and I can say Sean was looking faster when I rode with him a few weeks ago. Check out his effort up Piuma: / strava . Maybe he'll be tempted for another dig up Sunset Plaza...
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00:00 - 01:22 intro
01:22 - 12:12 effort
12:12 - 16:36 outro
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@noahbirdrevolution Жыл бұрын
I'm always amazed how Safa pedals up the hill no hands and no strava just to film these guys struggle to keep up with him- while letting them have the strava glory. Such a gentleman.
@SAFABrian Жыл бұрын
I didn't even show my unicycle, didn't want to take the limelight off of the pros
@harryluns Жыл бұрын
@@SAFABrian class act 💯
@temporalsoliton Жыл бұрын
Seems to have a lot of gas though. Needs to find another source of carbs besides beans before a tough ride.
@mtsmithtube 11 ай бұрын
@@temporalsoliton I think he was surfing the drone.
@user-je5po4nz9z Жыл бұрын
Don't listen to this in your living room without your earbuds kids!
@Two_Wheel_Yeehaw Жыл бұрын
dead
@_M_J_27 Жыл бұрын
Why is kids even on this version ! There’s a whole other app that’s made for just kids !
@jani724 Жыл бұрын
Gf walks in the apartment daily hearing heavy breathing coming from the the bedroom. Only to find me watching some chap try and not die up a climb
@andorsn Жыл бұрын
I agree, the shifting under load is obscene
@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 Жыл бұрын
@@jani724 😂😂😂 To be honest, the heavy breathing really gives a great insight into the intensity of the effort. It gives context to the stats on the LHS of the screen.
@siriustraining1774 7 ай бұрын
I was Sean's coach from age 14-19. He still holds the record for highest VO2 max. (age 17) @ the lab I used in the OC. Awesome to see him doing so well!
@Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar Жыл бұрын
The power these guys have is just insane!
@twillyspanksyourcakes Жыл бұрын
Juiced to the gills
@iMoreno Жыл бұрын
Yeah just SIS and LMNT 💪🏼
@_Doodle-bob Жыл бұрын
I used to have this type of power until I took an arrow to the knee.
@methylmercury Жыл бұрын
it's fairly regular
@claygriffin-derr558 Жыл бұрын
Phil is the most anti-doping cyclist out there. He has a bar of soap tattooed on his arm cuz he feels so passionately about it. But I guess people have lied before lol, I just seriously doubt it
@supersixmikeohimod Жыл бұрын
I can relate to hitting 192bpm and only being halfway up the climb...
@desmoMarco91 Жыл бұрын
me too but i have to stop and take a breather for a while
@danmartin9086 Жыл бұрын
😂
@razz5841 Жыл бұрын
How can they stay at Max HR for so long? At least I beleive thats their Max HR 😁
@liannahlouisevega1612 10 ай бұрын
@@razz5841exactly why they are pros they can do crazy shit
@jaybobd 8 ай бұрын
@@razz5841 at the end he actually hits 199.
@dodosaurus4875 Жыл бұрын
please, more climbing stuff like this :)
@baza210 Жыл бұрын
ascent apostles
@CTSaints89 Жыл бұрын
@@baza210 😂
@ragle8684 Жыл бұрын
The Vo2 max required for that power output!
@beau2047 Жыл бұрын
Insane
@twillyspanksyourcakes Жыл бұрын
With the same doctor/juice even you can produce such power
@ragle8684 Жыл бұрын
@@twillyspanksyourcakes Haha! Not likely
@harryhenry3053 Жыл бұрын
I live in the Basque Country and most KOMs are unbeatable. All the best times are recorded from the Vuelta, Tour de France or Itzulia. It's cool in LA you have popular climb KOMs that aren't recorded from races.
@chrisrussell7419 Жыл бұрын
Phils time wouldn't be broken in a race. Then there is 150km+ before the climb and tactics. Not that often in a race the pro peleton are going FULL gas bottom to top.
@davidbernhardt551 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisrussell7419 It would easily be broken by good enough climbers if it’s the final climb or maybe penultimate and there are attacks. The best can literally do way over 7 w/kg for 10 minutes.
@nickh3533 Жыл бұрын
Same by me, the Tour of Britain passed through here in 2015, most of the KOM's still stand 8 years later.
@benallwein5130 Жыл бұрын
@@davidbernhardt551 I don’t know how heavy Phil is but say it’s 65kg - 460W from his KOM is 7.1 W/kg, which is world class.
@jemsmay2167 7 ай бұрын
You must be new around here; Phil spent years in the world tour pro peloton and was well known as a strong climbing domestique. He claims he climbs as well now if not better then he did when he was a pro, and his power numbers (7.1 W/Kg for 10 minutes) confirm this. Let’s look at some climbs all the pros do in Europe; he’s 6th on the KOM list for the Rococorba in Girona (30 sec behind Simon Yates), 11th on the Madone in Nice (a few seconds behind Froomes best), 7th on the Masca climb (one behind Wout) in Tenerife, and these were on his honeymoon when he may not have had the best legs (I’ll let myself out now)
@BrendanChinonyoutube Жыл бұрын
can you film another nichol's group ride please? they are such a good watch
@invalice123 Жыл бұрын
Now THIS is good. More climbing, general riding. Descents are epic, but the struggle is also important :)
@jonathanchester5916 Жыл бұрын
Love how Sean can kick up to 700watts near the top after averaging 400plus for 9mins - awesome.
@jcsrst Жыл бұрын
I've been waiting to see Phil on one of your videos😀 This was excellent, thanks for sharing!!
@aminostruth3494 Жыл бұрын
Awesome content. Phil's time is even more insane after seeing this!
@luismoran7176 Жыл бұрын
Insane power, I almost passed out just looking at it lol😂. Great video 👌🏻🙌🏻
@noifjustlive Жыл бұрын
😱 What a machine!!! I was out of breath just by watching his performance.
@eddydruppel3943 7 ай бұрын
Staying that long over 195 heartrate !! I salute you dude
@mogulmayhem 8 күн бұрын
it's amazing how strava brought any entirely new facet to professional cycling.
@worstretirementever Жыл бұрын
If Sean was fresh I bet he would have had it that day. Super hard effort AFTER a full-on group ride
@brownshit1 Жыл бұрын
His bike looked pretty heavy too.
@darylbrice Жыл бұрын
@@brownshit1 Yeah, Aero Disc not a climbing bike. Notice Phil still rocking the rim brakes!
@ricardorusso1462 Жыл бұрын
I would imagine that in January he's close to the most unfit he will ever during the season be so this is a great effort!
@01FozzyS Жыл бұрын
Damn those numbers! Nice go at it,Sean!
@fhowland Жыл бұрын
Unreal effort. I dont know how its humanly possible to do that many watts for so long...or to keep your HR that pegged like that!
@roberthealey6820 Жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thank you! 👍
@cularu1 Жыл бұрын
Great effort man!
@alexmark9147 Жыл бұрын
Insane climb with that Cannondale System Six...
@justim4545 Жыл бұрын
1st to mention Phils Rim Brakes! Good man, Phil!
@kpbmx Жыл бұрын
Oh man. You could taste that effort 😮
@utube7930 Жыл бұрын
thanks again Safa 🙏
@philipk4475 Жыл бұрын
It's insane to think Phil was half a minute faster when he got the KOM!
@twillyspanksyourcakes Жыл бұрын
It's the cookies I'm telling ya
@BryenGraver Жыл бұрын
Those differences can be pretty wild. I was cookin on a ride yesterday and was ahead of my PR on a segment, but then when I got to the really hard part, I just dropped like a rock. Still got my second fastest time, but my PR was over 30 seconds faster. Insane.
@abone2pick Жыл бұрын
Phil did it with a 12 pound cannondale and fresh legs . Sean doing it with a disc brake bike after destroying the Nicholas ride 😂
@martintramuntbikemallorcak481 Жыл бұрын
must've had the "bloods" spot on that day..... eh
@h31sman Жыл бұрын
@@BryenGraverI have some PRs from a massive tailwind that had me riding at group speed while solo. I’m not likely to touch those for a while. The ride back was awful lol
@jshwlff Жыл бұрын
Gallant effort!
@overthetarget9401 Жыл бұрын
I could have kept up...for the first five seconds. 😃
@sandrochiavaro7831 Жыл бұрын
You guys are animals! 😵 that was savage to just even watch from the couch. Wow!!
@t1910j Жыл бұрын
You guys are beasts! That was insane climbing
@fucktheworld1207 Жыл бұрын
Look at that beautiful rim brake bike..... what a piece of art 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
@williammccormick1092 Жыл бұрын
Rim brakes for the win
@suisinghoraceho2403 16 күн бұрын
Long live rim brake
@cfinger1093 Жыл бұрын
Phil rolling up after sabotaging the KOM like "nothin, just hangin around"
@lirrtrainwreck 2 ай бұрын
I came for the KOM battle I stayed for the view!! Unreal!
@lifelabourlanguage5854 Жыл бұрын
holy shit california is beautiful. perfect cycling. you're really living the dream out there, friend!
@williammccormick1092 Жыл бұрын
Looks good in the video but if you go there you’ll be disappointed.
@acidbased Жыл бұрын
@@williammccormick1092 no, you won’t. Not by the cycling at least.
@ayowser01 Жыл бұрын
What a view from that canyon!
@stianpollestad754 Жыл бұрын
That was fun to watch. Insane level. I'd be dropped within the first 100 m. Just shows what it takes to win a pro bike race.
@SouthLondonCyclist Жыл бұрын
I was tired by the end just watching - awesome !
@elpina587 Жыл бұрын
Everybody is a gangster till you try to keep up with these 2
@derroadcyclist9664 Жыл бұрын
Amzing just AMAZING that Power !!!!
@Simte Жыл бұрын
¡Capos! How insane is that climbing.
@lisashiela9137 Жыл бұрын
Awesome ride Sean, definitely some Pro level b.p.m with that attempt@!. Was Gaimon's pace at the start the culprit?
@derroadcyclist9664 Жыл бұрын
I like how chilled they are able to speak after that LOL
@liamhotspur9182 4 ай бұрын
Pure power! Let's have a look at him in 2024!
@uhurupeak2001 Жыл бұрын
great vid bryan .
@TheLanorth Жыл бұрын
@8:25 you can see they still didn't finish that tennis coach' house that Michael destroyed!
@powgago 12 күн бұрын
Guy just became 2024 US National Road champ. Congrats Sean Quinn!
@8bigs8 Жыл бұрын
Amazing !!
@Thaddeus_Howe Жыл бұрын
Some classic Phil Gaimon reverse negative splitting haha. Somehow it works for him though lol
@cristianmarint Жыл бұрын
Oh lord! This guys are strongggg
@poincareconjecture5651 5 ай бұрын
That's level 2 climbers...geezus christ...that was like watching ...I don't have the right words ....much respect for Phil for showing lots of humility and the opening paces Phil...are you crazy....that was so insane ebikes cant even
@purpleaki7135 Жыл бұрын
Phil has a much smoother pedalling stroke than the pro guy.
@82vitt Жыл бұрын
He has much smoother everything with far less upper body movement. Now imagine the guy was on a rim brake, non-aero bike at least 2 pounds lighter, he wouldn't have to be wriggling so much.
@methylmercury Жыл бұрын
so what. it's about the power output not the pedaling stroke smoothness
@82vitt Жыл бұрын
@@methylmercury Thanks for enlightening us, captain obvious 🙄.
@ProWeAreSo Жыл бұрын
@@methylmercury it's about efficiency
@methylmercury Жыл бұрын
@@ProWeAreSo no it isn't. Lol. You either have power in your legs or you don't. It's genetics. In first 2 years most results appear. The others train all they want and still can barely sustain 450W for 5 minutes, whereas teens aged 18 who have been riding since 14 and have genetics, hold 450 for 20 minutes no problem. So Your comment has been debunked sir!
@CreatexColors Жыл бұрын
cool video, thanks!
@karlburningham3604 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely insane numbers 💪💪💪
@CTSaints89 Жыл бұрын
😳.. Phil G. goes up this incline as fast as my avg on flats!! 😂😂😂
@nickzoumpoulis1024 Жыл бұрын
Was a great KOM attempt and such a big effort for this climb. Definitely the most wonderful view in the end!
@zukzworld Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Awesome!! ❤👍🏾✌🏾
@martintramuntbikemallorcak481 Жыл бұрын
"The level in LA is so nuts that you need to be a world tour caliber rider and be in good form to take a big name segment here" - come try out my home on island of Mallorca!! All KOM's and top 10's are who's who of cycling world!! infact, top 100!!! It's really really crazy!!
@martintramuntbikemallorcak481 Жыл бұрын
on December 19th 2019, I was cycling up Es Grau climb from north side, not a soul there... then all of a sudden at the top I could see a peloton coming at me (Ineos) and I could see a yellow flashing light on a car behind... The front 2 were Gerrant Thomas and Chris Froome (and they did say hi) and then a struggler at the rear with another car was egan bernal... So, I just passed and said hi to (at that time) the current TDF champ and the previous 2 champs, 1 being a LEGEND of this sport. It's amazing who you see here in winter.. and you never know who's gonna fly past you on a climb!
@hernanhernandez3861 8 ай бұрын
Good to know that the Nichols ride is hard for these guys. It crushes me....
@emmanuelcampos8212 7 ай бұрын
WoW spectacular🎉🎉
@TheDreadEmpire 11 ай бұрын
Sean's a beast 🔥🔥 so powerful
@greghart6310 Жыл бұрын
Insanely fast KOM or not!
@dylanendicott9067 Жыл бұрын
Rips it on a systemsix too, that’s flashy!
@lirrtrainwreck 2 ай бұрын
So crazy impressive and on an aero bike as well
@zellmersebastian4618 Жыл бұрын
Good job!
@go1more365 8 ай бұрын
Nice zone 5 training
@methilda2927 Жыл бұрын
Imaging Sean not crushing a massive group ride before :D
@hughjanus7354 8 ай бұрын
That chain squeak though...
@dylanarmenta6691 Жыл бұрын
Shheeeeeshhh absolute, brutal
@richards4422 Жыл бұрын
It was a great effort. Too bad that he had that old guy blocking his path for the first one third of the climb !!!
@richardyoung5201 Жыл бұрын
Brutal 🙌🏻
@Mati03x Жыл бұрын
Phil its Incredible !!!
@matt92697 Жыл бұрын
Phil's bike looks insane
@klopcodez 11 ай бұрын
Aero
@zubetto85 Жыл бұрын
watching this enormous effort, it seemed to me that I felt pain in my legs...
@maremare9515 Жыл бұрын
Sick . . . 💪💪💪
@maremare9515 Жыл бұрын
Hi Safa . . . 🙋♂️
@timwolf2215 Жыл бұрын
Dam I love watching elite athletes push emselves. Heart rate above 185 for that long. Their bodies are so efficient it’s incredible
@TheCyclesport Жыл бұрын
Some serious throw-down power is displayed!
@infamousboone Жыл бұрын
This should become an LA tradition for all visiting pros.
@lukewalker1051 Жыл бұрын
I heard a stat that Lance Armstrong in his prime could do 500 watts for 30 minutes. These guys are beasts. Congrats on your fitness and w/kg. PS. thought it interesting that Phil chose presumably uber light box section aka non aero wheels for this effort which makes sense. Probably a 1300 gram wheelset Ability of the pro to hold close to 200 bpm HR is nuts. P.S. also the pro's capacity to recover after that incredible effort is noteworthy...most mortals would be on the ground.
@MrBillboeing Жыл бұрын
But Lance had the juice, without it -10% is still impressive
@bigjuicefolife Жыл бұрын
@@MrBillboeing Please shut up. Its been over 15 years. Let. It. GO. Everybody else was doping too. Jeebus H. Christ.
@sean7098 Жыл бұрын
@@MrBillboeing He also was one of the most talented riders of his generation
@martintramuntbikemallorcak481 Жыл бұрын
@@MrBillboeing hahaha...... and these guys don't????? do u believe in santa? and still get picked up from school by yer mommy?? haha... get real!!
@michadebicki6534 Жыл бұрын
495 watts for 40 (!) minutes. It was in one of the documentaries about him.
@richardbraithwaite9653 Жыл бұрын
Amazing power ! What a pro.........
@ramiyousif3351 Жыл бұрын
Beast!
@stafgruglnioe5122 Жыл бұрын
6:31 always check yourself out in the mirrors haha
@dg6226 Жыл бұрын
got confused because it looks like you were talking about 2 different segments. the KOM at 0:59 / the time Phil mentions ("10 minutes") looks like it wasn't the same segment as the one shown at 0:31 and 12:12. but i assume Sean had the right one on the garmin because it beeped at the right time
@raffiourfalian1524 5 ай бұрын
High level sport 👏 awesome 👌
@eduardos9616 7 ай бұрын
I got tired on my couch 1 minute into the video my heart was already racing 😅
@cecilordono6326 Жыл бұрын
The heart rate and power is just mind boggling
@levyyy3774 Жыл бұрын
crazy power
@themrqpz Жыл бұрын
what app does he use for this fancy telemetry? 🤔
@BMWWolf Жыл бұрын
The sustained wattage is incredible.
@Firubak Жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in Germany on a much shorter climb on my mtb. Highest gear 4kph trice the time 😂. Seriously i find it insane how Well trained and fit you roadies are. I would say im really fit too but thats just a different Dimension
@jirihutecka9020 Жыл бұрын
And this is just "average" pro rider.. Would love to see Pogacar for example on this climb.. 🙂
@Es26208 2 ай бұрын
You wouldnt see much of him
@stevocanuck Жыл бұрын
that is just insane
@user-ct6ic3un9b Жыл бұрын
WOW Hollywood Hills
@chivacetana Жыл бұрын
I, I…. WTF! These guys make me feel so weak! I love ‘em’ tho. LETS GO EF! Safa thanks for motivating me.
@clever8877 Жыл бұрын
i think franklin lives there.
@AfroMuggleKing Жыл бұрын
I don't think my heart can reach 197 BPM. Massive effort!
@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable Жыл бұрын
As an Australian, it’s so cool seeing our native trees in Los Angeles! I noticed it when I last visited in 2018.
@dennis3667 Жыл бұрын
Eucalyptus trees are on every continent, and often very numerous.
@joebeech7423 11 ай бұрын
Yeah but they were brought to California by Aussies and planted in the 1850s as timber was in short supply. The most common tree type in Cali is the Tasmanian Blue gum.
@joemclaughlin8657 8 ай бұрын
They’re too flammable so we’re starting to clear the groves 😂😂
@snailpower1890 11 ай бұрын
Le gainage des pros. Impressionnant. Ça bouge pas . Et ça a des puissance de chevaux
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