Great effort man! 5000m is still a great one. I'm sure next time you'll achieve it! I just subbed! I did complete my first everesting last week on Alpe du Zwift live streamed, hard as hell but the satisfaction at the end is unbelievable!

Bravo 😃💪🦵🚴‍♂️🚴

Great effort, Gareth. We always need to keep pushing ourselves.

Fantastic effort. I know you'd have preferred to have smashed it, but this video is a more interesting piece of content. We can all see you are fit, dude. So, getting a glimpses at the struggle is very insightful. Looking forward to the next one.

Great video. ❤

Hi Gareth, I love when you said that cycling is climbing. Living in the Alps I couldn’t agree more. Doesn’t it bother you to have rim brakes for going downhill?

Looks like you took in too much solid food, have you tried sugar water?? I run 110g sugar and some salt in each bottle, can run 93% ftp for 100km without stomach issues, bonking or craving food

brutal!

Yes, Yes, Yes - representing the RIm brake!

Love your videos man. Capture what cycling is about for so many fanatics with day jobs.

If I had to give one piece of advice that you didn't quite touch on, it would be be realistic about your power, do some calculations on power/speed/rpm and don't be ashamed to slap on a granny gear. Being able to keep a reasonable cadence even towards the end where your power is fading is so important. Great video!

Good video and better luck next time Gareth. I did this last weekend on Zwift in 13 hrs and it was tough. I can’t seem to order a jersey on the website. I hope Le Col haven’t run out already ☹

Chapeu mate, always love your challenges and tips

You’ve inspired me to get disc brakes and tubeless ❤

First time viewer. Video was well shot and edited. Congrats on the attempt. 10+ gradient climbs are brutal.

Want to try this next year! How much power / w/kg do you think you'd need to be able to do this? Or do you think it was all will power?

Is this the Le Col Aero Pro Jersey? How do you like it and would you buy it again? Same question about the bibs as well :D Incredible effort btw. - I'm in around 5k but doing it through the month instead of a single climb, as I don't think I would be able to sustain it. I applaud your take starting around 34:15 :)

In the words of James Cameron, "Failure is an option, but fear is not."

incredible. brings back so many bad memories. well done

I asked in my local club if anyone was willing to give this a try. I could not find anyone. I could have try it myself if I knew a suitable climb for that. I knew from the beginning that I needed a very long climb with sub 5% gradient but did not know any. So now I am sticking to completing the challenge in a month with my usual cycling routine. I am half way there, it will be close finish. I may need to push at the last week if I come short of it. Great video, it made my day. Thanks!

What an incredible effort. Huge kudos, as always. Super proud, but not at all surprised. 💪

gear ratio?

Great effort Gearing seems a little heavy

Don't be put off by trying to record x time outdoors. That's for zwift up the alpe where the playing field is more even. That has it's flaws also. Outdoors, climbs aren't remotely similar. Different lengths, gradients, road quality, how supported you are, bike weight, possible traffic, weather, more reps is more time spent turning round top and bottom - the list of variables goes on and on.

Such a tremendous effort mate, love the positivity throughout! Think it’s a lesson for us all to realise it’s ok to fail! We can always come back stronger. Cheers for the video

Wow

Amazing video! Thanks for posting. You’ve inspired me! I’ve been to Mallorca a lot but always avoided SC because I’m afraid to find out what my best effort would be… at least for now… TrainerRoad got me on the right path..

You a goat 🐐🙌🏿

i recently stumbled upon your instagram page and i just wanted to say thank you for the message you are sending. i had been struggling to find my place in the sport again after a breif departure, and just needed to hear someone speak my mind and to remind me why I ride my bike. I fully agree on your philysophy toward life and how mundane and easy it is for many of us today. I would have burnt out long ago at my day job if it werent for cycling to simulate a more physically and mentally demanding senario which i find otherwise missing . Maybe that dark tunnel you go to when you are sitting at 200 BPM and holding on to dear life is inherent to counter act the symptoms of depression that come from the mundanity of today's life where survival is almost garunteed. Or maybe i just like the idea of zipping round on my bike in lycra. Either way, please keep up the good work and looking forward to your next video.

Great video!!!!

Nice more videos🤟👍😁

Amazing. My PB is 48:53 and im back on the island this year, would love to break the 45 mark

Rim brakes when every second matters for sure!

Great video, inspiring and so introspective

Great video and story (except swearing)

Out of curiosity.. how much did you weigh during this effort? And w/kg for the effort? Im trying to workout an estimate power at 70kg for a sub 30

Incredible. So inspirational and just what I needed to see right now. Huge thanks!

Just to make things easier on yourself: The science has been clear for over 15 years if not longer, that the 15 minute window you talk about is way longer. It's around 5 hours before or after a workout to be exact. You can still drink your protein straightaway if you really enjoy it. But you don't need to to get the full benefit from it. This is only the case with protein though. Carbs ain't really about absorbtion of the effort into progress. It's just to get your muscles working properly again. If you're not planning on doing much that day, there's no hurry. IF you're going to the gym after a cycling session, I would much recommand taking sugars shortly after cycling.

Great video Gareth, what an achievement. Kudos. Really interested in hearing or seeing how you got to this point, doing 360 watts for 20 minutes is only a dream for me at 50. How did you plan and go about your training. TSS RPE Time wise…? Off bike.

What glasses are those??

well done mate well done !!!

I deal with more kids and less watts but the concept is the same 😂❤

remember this lad ... good times

VERY inspiring video bro! i had to get out in wet and windy conditions today and didnt have it in me. after watching this i was gassed to go! thanks bro!

I'm sure you won't need the ebike at 65 but if you do there's no shame in it. Turbo training is something i use more than i thought i would abd perhaps won't to but i need it. I also had a grandfather that raced fixed and gears in England before and after the war.

insipiring

legend! inspiring stuff. beautiful words ..... and what beautiful words were given to you by a king. its in the blood !!! watch your son do the same in life

Great video, some achievement too, sub 30mins and you are in some pretty special company.

This guy is the GOAT cycling influencer. Class at its finest, Gareth builds the best bikes hands down.

Nice one, well done 👏 ✔️ 👍