What Do Tour De France Riders Have On Their Bike Computers? (2024 Edition)

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What Do Tour De France Riders Have On Their Bike Computers? (2024 Edition)

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A bike computer, also known as a head unit, is essential for cyclists, particularly pros. These devices provide valuable information like maps, power data, heart rate, and elevation, helping to inform and improve your cycling! But what information do Tour de France pros display on their head units? Dan and Ollie had the chance to check out John Degenkolb's Wahoo, chat with Sam Bennett about the data on his head unit, and learn from Nils Eekhoff about his key data fields.
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00:00 What do TDF cyclists have on their bike computers?
00:26 John Degenkolb’s Wahoo data fields
03:22 What does Sam Bennett have on his Wahoo head unit?
06:15 What’s on Nils Eekhoff’s Wahoo?
08:04 What variety!
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@gcn Ай бұрын

Did any of these stats surprise you? 👀

@sergyum Ай бұрын

Body Temperature

@jfconant8430 Ай бұрын

Surprised by: TSS on. Watts off🚫⚡️⁉️.

@bryangle Ай бұрын

I'm more surprised that pros are using wahoo over garmin. I wonder what the break down is over how many uses one over the other.

@liamm8992 Ай бұрын

@@bryangle Both teams featured are sponsored by Wahoo. I expect that's the main factor in what most pros use.

@xavierhulbert5849 Ай бұрын

That map feature truly is incredible. It track where you have been, and has every route (from roads to MTB single track) displayed clearly so you can see where you’re going too. It’s saved me a number of times from being lost.

@edgerat Ай бұрын

Really enjoy Dan as the presenter!

@Berserker26 Ай бұрын

He's been doing it for GCN for about 34 years so you're in luck

@GenghisKhanrad Ай бұрын

The first guy tracks his "Fahrts". Like a free, little boost.

@gcn Ай бұрын

Marginal gains 🤣

@jkotvis Ай бұрын

That ‘first guy’ won shitloads of very big races. Go check him out 😊

@GenghisKhanrad Ай бұрын

@jkotvis Nah, that'd leave less time to make childish jokes.

@sandgroper1970 Ай бұрын

When I got back into cycling as an adult , my first computer was 3 fields speed, cadence , Heartrate. Now I have a garmin and I have a couple extra fields ( Elapsed time and Distance). But when I first started watching the pro races it was all SRM, and what was taped to the stem were important direction changes . Now all the teams have these GPS computers and the riders can actually see the route on the screen if they want, and the notes taped to the stem if any are the fuelling routine..

@niner8tangojuliet149 Ай бұрын

I have Tetris on mine

@gcn Ай бұрын

We hope you're not playing that mid ride? 👀

@noptimized Ай бұрын

It’s great for block training, no?

@rundown132 Ай бұрын

@@noptimized this guy

@B_KFC_Leg Ай бұрын

I found the less data fields I see on the bike computer, the more relax I am during the ride, hence happier. The only data that worth looking for me now is distance and time of the day 😆

@cruachan1191 Ай бұрын

Very timely video, my watch has gotten to the point of being unusable on longer rides so just bought a Wahoo which should arrive today!

@gcn Ай бұрын

Enjoy! We think you'll love it 😍

@mommamooney Ай бұрын

I like using the steepness data as I’m not very good on climbs. Knowing what’s coming helps

@biertie Ай бұрын

I am the other way around, I am not such a fan of the detailed real-time steepness maps. Because suddenly I see > 18% and I get a small panic attack. When I don't see it coming I push through :P

@andreasstubenrauch677 Ай бұрын

Dege 😍

@jameseastwood402 Ай бұрын

It's time for a new wahoo release I think

@KurtisPape Ай бұрын

Don't say that, I just upgraded to the Bolt V2 😅

@niro6807 Ай бұрын

@@KurtisPapebut the v2 will last for ages👍🏻

@michaeldeluca4699 Ай бұрын

Love this video and the content. I also enjoy Ollie with Dan, it’s like the dynamic duo of Silly and Sage (cue Batman music). No disrespect, I say it with love.

@AlexRochette 29 күн бұрын

The ring says “IM Herzen von Europa”… I think it’s about the Frankfurt football club.

@ronfeldman4386 Ай бұрын

Is it just me, Or do you remember when your bike Sigma computer was wired and it showed ride time, distance and speed ? I remember racing when SRM came out and everyone in the peleton thought this was magic. I honestly can't believe how much data is on my Wahoo now. Go Cav.

@taxi9554 Ай бұрын

Yes! With coloured buttons…and you had to put in batteries once a year.

@loganjackson9559 Ай бұрын

I have a "bonking" data field on my Garmin. I created it during a break towards the end of a long ride. I have distance to go, ascent to go, eta, & temperature. Of all those fields, the ascent to go may be the most satisfying to look at since the number seems to drop fairly quickly....

@SweatSquad31 Ай бұрын

Every body surely wanna see Pogi's wahoo!!!

@gianmarcocostanzo1380 Ай бұрын

I think tech savvy amateur cyclists are a lot better than pros on such things 😂 Or focus on totally different things, for instance the TIME, meaning what time it is (I haven't seen the pros knowing what time it is on their units) becausw we need to come back home on time. Or the amount of climbing, because we need to know where we are on the ride in terms of uphills. Anyways, on my main page I have: Speed, HR, Time, Ride Time, Avg Speed, Avg HR, Altitude, Elevation gain, Temperature, Total calories. I don't use a power meter. I also have the map page and definitely watch it in the descents to know if bends are sharp. I also have the altitude profile page.

@lux-wattage Ай бұрын

Riders be like: "And on this screen, for the boring stages, I have Snake"

@melclippedin Ай бұрын

Great content!!!!!

@ohjajohh Ай бұрын

Very interesting to see. I'm a bit oldskool, I don't have a Wahoo and had no clue al these functions were in it (also I didnt know the pro's used this during races)

@ipaxton Ай бұрын

I'm a data nerd I LOVE to see numbers and stats

@robertmcfadyen9156 Ай бұрын

I have had to ride and plot new courses and upload them to Google maps cycling feature for others to learn about from my precedent data collection from the Sigma ROX .

@a1white Ай бұрын

I have a very cheap and simple head unit. Just a clear map showing me my route, with turn by turn directions, my current speed and how far left I have to go.

@mstrasser Ай бұрын

Would love to see what Frank VDB does have, being a young gun and the data nerd.

@Chris-pt6hh Ай бұрын

Interesting that Sam Bennett found core temp to be actionable

@mralexcheek Ай бұрын

I'd love to know how he is getting that? A watch or a specific sensor?

@ross-morozov Ай бұрын

@@mralexcheekdef not a watch 💀

@GenghisKhanrad Ай бұрын

@@mralexcheek Anal thermometer

@Chris-pt6hh Ай бұрын

@@mralexcheek "core" is the brand. It's a sensor that slides onto your HR strap.

@olivierschneider9968 Ай бұрын

Well do TdF rider have only wahoo bike computer ? What do garmin riders have ?

@ndennan67 Ай бұрын

Now now that wouldn’t be sponsor specific content if they showed other teams Garmin’s or even Hammerheads. Obviously only getting access to these riders as they have the same sponsors.

@noptimized Ай бұрын

It’s a Wahoo ad. Notice how it says AD in the upper corner on the video thumbnail.

@olivierschneider9968 Ай бұрын

@@noptimized Did not catch it. Thanks now I know why ;)

@FootyMcKurfs Ай бұрын

Solar and a goofy app store?

@recordednowhere Ай бұрын

Very much like how Degenkolb controls his Spotify through his wahoo. Severely disappointed he's apparently been listening to the trash motivation song by Kontra K last.

@joefretwell 29 күн бұрын

Is that the Bolt or the Roam that they have?

@alethearobinson8132 Ай бұрын

What!?? No mention that the WAHOO is 11% more aero than their competitors? Learned this in the training sessions (for work) with Wahoo. 😄. I use just the basics. Speed, distance and elevation. Where I live there are large "dead" zones, so a phone is not reliable.

@henseleric Ай бұрын

GPS needs no phone signal, so mapping is solid.

@alethearobinson8132 Ай бұрын

@henseleric wish that was true. I have been deep in the canyons and such. There is nothing. Once there is a signal, the GPS unit will fudge in a straight line. This has happened with both WAHOO and Garmin. We have a 2.5 mile tunnel out here. No signal gets through that.

@joep001 Ай бұрын

@@alethearobinson8132 that must be some great canyons! Modern day phones actually combine multiple GNSS systems, like GPS, Glonas, Galileo and Beidou. This increases the chance of finding enough satellites in the sky, but is no guarantee if the canyons are deep enough.

@cb6866 Ай бұрын

Thanks Dan...so , in your day , it was a sextant and an abacus ?? Yeah. I'm learning new tech all the time , it is amazing , but ...expensive !!

@donaldbalint1288 Ай бұрын

Looks like a wahoo commercial.

@RoadBikeCC Ай бұрын

Cool 🖖

@headofmyself5663 Ай бұрын

Sorry for the blunt question, but is the Hammerhead any good? Greetings from Germany

@krishnansrinivasan830 Ай бұрын

Awesome :)

@KangarooJoeMama Ай бұрын

Hmmm. Nice bike!

@user-xw2cu1dn1y Ай бұрын

If the screen was bigger, it would be better

@scicarelli Ай бұрын

Hello. please add portuguese translation in yours videos. Today I use the IA translation but it's not the same. I love yours videos in UK. Best Regards from ITU Sao Paulo Brazil

@SMarkGee Ай бұрын

you know how the wind is?...err, I don't think so. Not in a Wahoo

@theflow5269 Ай бұрын

I'm not, and never will be a professional cyclist, so I have no screen on my handlebars at all, because I don't NEED any of this information, and I cycle partly to get away from screens. I carry a smart phone (on silent!) in my rear pocket running strava and as emergency navigation or 🤯 phone calls. I'm not denying that all this info is interesting and/or useful, but it's not for me. I recommend trying riding without one, see if you're any slower or quicker, and if you're more relaxed. Focus on your surroundings, listen to your body.

@ongmengyeowaaron4462 Ай бұрын

Tried that once, took away all my tech, focused on my surrounding, and got bored quickly. went back indoors where I can ride on a trainer while gaming on a PS5. That was 2 years ago, and never looked back since. nothing beats gaming on a PS5 while you cycle.

@theflow5269 Ай бұрын

@@ongmengyeowaaron4462 🤣🤣🤣

@jesse_dh Ай бұрын

I dont have a power meter as that would just be embarrassing numbers anyway but i always liked seeing how fast i'm going and how far i have gone. and once in a while i try plotting a new route and load it on my old wahoo bolt but that one is rather shit at routing so you just end up getting lost which is also fine :P

@gcn Ай бұрын

That's the cool thing about cycling! You can ride any style you like 🙌

@oliverbridgewood3929 Ай бұрын

i’m not a professional cyclist and i love having a computer! different strokes for different boats

@peterwillson1355 Ай бұрын

Navel gazers love that stuff

@itsNaack Ай бұрын

If only they would include some Garmin riders...

@biertie Ай бұрын

Strange how nobody has a Garmin 😅

@a1white Ай бұрын

Sshh they don’t talk about Garmin users on GCN 😅

@grahamconnell4099 Ай бұрын

So an advert for Wahoo. Perhaps they sponsored it .....?

@lovemesomedetail Ай бұрын

Can somebody change batteries on Nils Eekhoff please, his voice tells me connection is about to shut down!

@NeilLavitt Ай бұрын

Wow, so no Garmin bike computers. Ah, gotcha, embedded advertising for Wahoo.

@ZotmundSzele Ай бұрын

Not a video for Garmin Edge users 😂

@jonpoon3896 Ай бұрын

Lloydie raced with bike computers. So he’s not that old

@a1white Ай бұрын

It was probably one of those little wired things with zip-ties and magnets on the wheels 😅

@Omeiden Ай бұрын

The Wahoo bike computers WILL delaminate after use!! everyone i know on a wahoo has delamination on their screens

@michaelcarmody2095 Ай бұрын

Cycling should NOT be compared to F1 which is mostly about the technology. Cycling is about a human endeavor and should be compared to track and field (athletics to you). The less technology the better.

@henseleric Ай бұрын

That ship sailed when LeMond started tracking heartrate.

@Chris-pt6hh Ай бұрын

Cycling is different things for different people, just like anything else. I enjoy the tech.

@87togabito Ай бұрын

F1 is about the human endeavour in a million dollar race machine, just like cycling is about the human endeavour in a million dollar research road machine. Not much difference to be honest

@user-d32658 Ай бұрын

I use a Garmin because the Wahoo is extremely ugly and would ruin my bike.

@Headhunter_212 Ай бұрын

The hairline on the first guy definitely betrayed the number of TDFs. lol.

@andrewsayers2429 Ай бұрын

Nothing, I ride with Garmin 😊😊😊 much better

@HamSupZhai Ай бұрын

Why does everyone use Wahoo?

@martonattila6654 Ай бұрын

That would be a miracle to be answered. I mean these guys are riding 15k-20k $$ bikes and honestly Wahoo it's far from being to most "fancy" out there. There's hammerhead karoo 3, Garmin 1040/1050, etc.

@BadTanLines Ай бұрын

Sponsorship obligations…

@cappaculla Ай бұрын

GCN are sponsored by Wahoo, so they are legally obligated to pretend there is only one maker of cycling computers..

@BadTanLines Ай бұрын

@@cappaculla I know 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ it the worst!

@noptimized Ай бұрын

It’s literally an AD, and is indicated as such on the video thumbnail. You don’t have to watch it, nor complain about it.

@mattwall2180 Ай бұрын

I’ll tell what’s NOT on my Wahoo - my bloody HR, useless HRMs. Don’t buy the HRM straps they are just unreliable even if the Elemnt Bolt is ok. Whinge over.