Ollie mentions his fit for the Ultra and not adjusting it for the ride. How long does it take for yall to set up a new personal bike? I know you probably have yalls numbers already saved but if you set the bike up the same as your previous bike, do you have to make small adjustments to it to get it spot on again? Do you have to ride it several times to fine tune the new fit?

That's 1000km... what about bathroom breaks?

What time did you spend in your hr/power zones?

Was your entry fee comped by the organizers? And how much of the event were you following the camera bike or being paced by the crew van?

Wet wipe disco moves from Olie, very off putting. 😮

I'd buy it

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I'd be happy with the sticker he has on his laptop.

How about "The UCI has jurisdiction everywhere that it matters" t-shirt 😂

The UCI won't allow the licenses to use the logo or likeness of it because it poses a negative towards the organization if it was used in the manor described in the shirt . It won't happen unless they want major lawsuits

Mark Beaumont was going to do it in a 2 man team and go for the record. HOWEVER, the Wuhan virus put an end to that.

+1000000000

Alakazam!!!🪄 gcn.eu/9nZ

Lol. But in my opinion, finding stuff out yourself feels more rewarding and satisfying than listening to what the experts say beforehand.

what voodoo is this? :D @@gcntech

Tri bars for long rides? Duh! If only GCN had a Scottish round the world record holder, who said he uses TT bars for comfort in a GCN video...

Also did PBP. Ankles still swollen.

Ollie is always down to disco! 🕺

This would be great over the long-form video that they (promised to) release on GCN+

His nervous system and immune system will be so compromised by such a dumb challenge.

You absolutely can teach it. But he is quite skilled at it.

@@DB-sj8km Idk about that. Some things are just inherent to individuals. Another can be taught to some degree, but never quite becomes as fluid and smooth. I'll use Phil Liggett as an example... a legendary pro cycling presenter that hasn't been equaled in 40 years. Why are we not teaching people to be as good as him... because some skills are simply part of who we are, not what we're taught.

Smashed it!

Great duo these two 🙌

Wow! Kudos, what race was that? 🤯

@@gcntech the race around austria 1500 😁🇦🇹

Enjoy 😉

Stop it....lalalalalalalalalala!!@@gcntech

The muscles need both fats and carbohydrates for fuel. We all have more than enough fat stores even for a 1000km ride, but carbohydrate stores are very limited. We can't convert fat into carbohydrate. So, for any prolonged exercise, we need to replenish carbohydrate to keep going.

@@edlazda3245 You are only telling me what the pharmaceutical and medical industries have been telling us for 50 years and what all 'sporting' experts have regurgitated for the same period. Which is why 88% of Americans are insulin resistant and why we have a pandemic of obesity and diabetes in the UK. Have you heard of ketones? Carbohydrates (sugar) is one form of energy; the worst form for the body. A poison that is the biggest killer in Western societies and responsible for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, alzheimer's and many cancers. Fat is a dense, stable, form of energy that does not result in the production of insulin. It predates carbohydrates as a source of fuel in the evolutionary chain. Insulin tells the body to store fat; not to burn fat. It is produced whenever we eat any carbohydrates. When the body is retrained to become metabolically flexible and fat adaptive it burns fat just as easily as carbohydrates. Fuelling for an endurance ride with fats does not affect performance. I only use extra carbohydrates immediately in advance of a challenging segment when I need a burst of energy from either released glycogen or newly absorbed glucose. The glucose that is not immediately used by the body is turned into triglycerides or stored as body fat. So the body is either burning fat or converting carbohydrates into fat. I'd suggest watching a few videos by Dr Sten Ekberg. He is a former US Olympic decathlete and a holistic doctor who looks at the whole picture; not just contemporary 'wisdom'.

Digesting a large volume of nuts and dried fruits is a major problem on long distance bike rides - too much fibre!

Try lowering your saddle 3mm at a time until the saddle sores are no longer a problem. Most likely your pelvis is rocking which creates chafing, hence saddle sores. I see many people out there on saddles too high even after a paid for bike fit.

Human anatomy is fairly standard!

GC-what? Sounds like a great informative yet fun channel though 😉 Ollie eats 100km's for breakfast 🥣

Interestingly the first reported use of aerobars was for comfort in ultra endurance like RAAM. The aero benefit seems to have been a side effect and became the dominant consideration when it was adopted by triathletes around 1987...

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Gravel bikes have a more relaxed geometry and lower gears. But Ollie says gravel bikes are dumb.

No need to pay for another bike fit, shorten the stem 10mm and raise it with a 3mm spacer and go again, your welcome.

any back and shoulder resistance exercise would help, Si and Ollie have woeful upper bodies so what do you expect. They both look like they have zero upper body strength whatsoever.

It even has the valves aligned and the cranks in the 3 o'clock position.

What material are you riding with now?