Fat Cyclist Vs Sa Calobra
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- Fat Cyclist Vs Sa Calobra
I'm the first person to admit that I am heavy cyclist and because of this one reason, I have avoided riding up the legendary climb of Sa Calobra on Mallorca.....until now.
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Fair play. Non cyclists will never understand how hard it is climbing mountains. especially in heat. Chapeau sir
and also cyclists can't unterstand how difficult it must be to go up this mountain with this body weight.
Guys, just go there by boat port de soller to sa calobra is approx. 1 hour, no decent and you get to cycle back to port de soller which is a nice trip too.
You did amazingly. Love your positive attitude. My head takes over on climbs and my mind tells me to stop. You’ve inspired me to keep battling 😊
Climbing beyond 8-9% gets painful real quick, even on lowest gear on my MTB. Below that, it's about finding a suitable rythm, keeping cadence high to relieve strain on knees, varying gears as the steepness naturally varies. At some point, my mind too starts creating ever more compelling reasons to stop. I pushed a bit too hard yesterday, and felt a real longing for the summit and the bite of chocolate and water I was going for.
Super impressive mate. You're an inspiration. Previously competed in strongman and managed to work my way up to 136kg, been on the bike commuting around 11 miles each way a few times a week for the last month and seeing stuff like this makes me want to keep going!
All the best.
Just came back from Mallorca. Best place to road cycle in the world. The real heroes are all of those riders with weight issues! Both physically and morally! Shout out!
This was award winning stuff. Your commentary in the midst of the climb actually inspires.
Forget the Coronation. This is what people should watch this weekend. Long live King Leonard.
Thanks Gordon.
As a heavy rider, I know how hard that must have been for you, huge well done for getting up there! The whole trip has been amazing to see.
That made me a bit teary, Leonard. The photobomb was quite special and the touch on the shoulder and what sounded like words of encouragement from a stranger were moving. That little extra push always helps. Proud of you. Congratulations.
Thanks Shannon.
I also found the riders on Mallorca to be universally friendly and helpful. Short anecdote: After returning from Sa Calobra back to Pollensa, I'd been chasing my son (we had matching club kit) for a few miles but he hooked up with a pair of junior riders and were gunning it. I'd had enough, and as we were nearing home I sat up and let them go off. Next thing, I felt a hand on my back and a Spanish rider pushed me back onto the group before departing with a cheery wave. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I was turning off half a mile further up, but I still very much appreciated the gesture. Likewise, on every tough climb we did, riders that passed me (sad to say, there were more than a few!) all gave a friendly hello and often a few words of encouragement as they went by. It cannot be understated how much this helps to revive flagging legs, especially on some of the longer climbs, and I never stopping being enchanted by it.
Can't wait to return!
Leonard! You did absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!! It's not an easy climb.. but how beautiful is it? Super happy you finally did it! Well done. I'm in Mallorca if you're still around! Be great to have a brew :)
Thanks Katie, as you know it’s quite a climb. I also think I let it’s reputation put me off a bit as well. Sadly, I’m no longer in Mallorca but it would have been wonderful to have met up. Hopefully at some point.
Probably the best TH-cam video I've seen this year.. Chapeau
That’s made my day. Thanks Brian.
Honesty and humility are your hallmarks; hats off to you.
Awesome 🚴♀️
Very inspirational and very well shot. It actually feels like the viewer is making the ascent with you, such is the atmosphere you create.
You must be very proud and certainly one for the memory banks. Chapeau ...
I see myself as a cyclist covered in "whale muscle" more than a fat cyclist. Lol. I have been avoiding all hills and then you post this...time to cl8mb my fears. Great video
I like that. Yes, definitely time to face your climbing fears.
You mate are an inspiration. The things you achieve just by going out and riding your bike. None of this 'you've got to have the latest kit/gear' or a 10k bike. Just with good old enjoyment the achievements will come.
You've certainly inspired me to get back on the bike after a long lay off & sign up for an event ride. Not to win or get a fast time (it's a charity ride) but to just get out there, enjoy it & have the sense of achievement that comes with just doing it.
Thanks mate & no doubt I'm not the only person you've inspired with your channel 🖤
Congratulations! Very brave, especially after your Cap Formentor experience.
I've been close to entrance (starting from Alcudia, but didn't have the guts to go for it. After my Mallorca 167 last week I know I can do it. And your video adds to my belief. So there will be another visit to Mallorca and I'll have the serpent for lunch!
I like it
Brilliant video. I love your honesty about your cycling. Keep up the good work. Full respect to you.
Fantastic effort. Those hairpin turns looked especially steep. Magnificent scenery, wow, what a ride.
Two of the hairpins at the top were very steep indeed.
I can't believe Oscar with his Majorca 312 gillet on and living there for 10 years has never done that climb!
Can't understand what all the fuss is about, it's only uphill. 😊
Right? I’m not a particularly light rider myself but to me riding hills is not much different than the flats, you just have to pace yourself at a speed / watts you know you can maintain.
Well done Leonard does not matter how long you took you got to the top, and proves what can be achieved by a rider not in the 1st flush of youth.
Hats off to you Leonard. An inspiring film and a tremendous achievement!
Thanks Ed. Didn’t you have the Sa Calobra KOM at one point?
@@jollygoodvelo Mr Tom Pidcock has it now 😁
Well done, your videos were my inspiration to get back on a bike after more than thirty years, thank you
Glad you are back on the bike. Enjoy!
Totally brilliant, my hearty congrats on this Royal day of days. A first rate achievement. I can totally empathise this climb. I hope to get to Majorca from south France this autumn for a first cycling visit. For me in the hardest moments I just focus on keeping the wheels turning at whatever low speed I can manage...keeping breathing under control. And thinking of the exhilaration ahead when it is all over.
Great effort - one day I’ll give it a go!
I swear this Tom ‘Piddock’ thing is catching - I’ve heard two BBC presenters on sports shows make the same mistake 😅
Very well done! I guess you are probably more or less the same age and weight as me, but I have never (at least yet) done such a long and steep climb. So I am impressed. :)
Very nice, major accomplishment!
Good on you mare keep at it great vlogs
Peter perth😊😊😊
Brilliant effort Leonard. Congrats on completing Sa Calobra. It's not for the faint hearted!
Thanks Cameron, it certainly isn’t but it’s definitely one to tick off the bucket list!
Well done, that's a tough climb to do. Observing Oscar's shirt, i was surprised that he had not done Sa Calobra before. If he's done the 312, then distance should not a problem for him.
Well done Leonard/Oscar. Wish I was there with you, even just for the weather you were getting! Hopefully I wouldn't have been too far behind Oscar (The Flying Scotsman 😉)
Thanks Rob, come and join us next year!
A great example for us all. Thanks
Did soller, puig major and fermina loop earlier this year. Could have added sa calobra but i think that would have killed me 😂
Isn’t it, especially after all of the other climbs.
Well done and how wonderful to see Oscar and Alan along with you!
We don't have a Sa Calobra but some good climbs as you know!
Cheers Tim. We all had a great day on the bikes.
Thanks for so honest a video; and, inspiring a fat rider (fat and old in this case) to continue forward with intent and purpose. Very well done! Best/
I just watched something that has truly inspired me. That attitude at the beginning told me you were ready for this, it left me no doubt. Then to watch you do it with your friends, well that made my day! Thank you.
Great effort. Level road is great, but I do love a good climb. Did a 35km / 400m workout yesterday, and need both today and tomorrow to recover, before doing some light cycling on Monday :-) You did a great job psychologically, chugging along against pain and against the looming hill!
Job well done lad , Chuffed for you.
Great effort, mate. Definitely earned my subscription! 👍
Awesome achievement bravo 👏🚴♂️
Thanks.
Well bloody done, Leonardo! Brought back memories of the Umbria/Tuscany trip in September, '22. I remember those grinds...then the beer at the top!
Thanks Kevin. I’m in Italy right now.
Way to go my cycling brother! U did it. I’m PROUD of u and u should b proud of u2! 🥁🥁🥁🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️
Brilliant effort mate 😊
Thanks
Big respect, Leonard! Everyone that does mountains, knows how hard it is. Even the best climbers in the Tour de France get nervous on mountain stages. But maybe is better to start with something easier and shorter?
Believe me, I’ve done easier and shorter. I’ve been working up to this one.
Fun! On our list for later this year.
It was fun….kind of. If you are going to Mallorca it’s one of those must do climbs. Enjoy it when you do!
👍great accomplishment. those hometown hills will seem less intimidating
Exactly what I was thinking as I was riding it.
Really great to have watched that. You are as much of an inspiration as ever. Wishing you all the best
Thanks Boruch, it was a tough ride but I felt fantastic when I had done it.
Really appreciate your determination and dedication, well done Leonard 🎉, well done mate
Wow, congrats Leo and Oscar !! You should be patting yourselves on the back, quite the accomplishment. 🙂👏👏👏
Well done mate! Not only this is like a dream come true, but also it is like fighting with your own weaknesses. I hate climbs of any sort. A major problem with me climbing is when the climb is pretty long, I have problems with my lower back. On a 9-10km climb I've once had, half way through I had to stop for a short brake, and then I've felt terrible pain. Well it has gone away a bit later when I've moved around with my body and stretched out too. For me there is only one reason to do such a climb, to see the wonderful view from the top :)
All the best for you!
I think long climbs are tough for everyone in their own way. We just have to tap away and do our best.
For me it's extremly mentally challenging when I see a bunch of fast light riders taking me over. If you can ignore that mentally, listen to your HR and come with proper gearing, it's achievable. It's a mental thing not to go faster than your own pace. There is no point in trying to be as fast as some 20yo amateur or semi-pro riders with 59kg of weight. And you can make stops. Just don't hurry.
Great people, great climb, great views, doesn’t get much better! Congratulations 🎉
Great day on the bike.
We all stand to learn a lot from you. Fantastic work, what an accomplishment!! 🎉
Fantastic effort Leonard, well done!
Thanks
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Great effort chap!
man, that smile at the end... - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS! CONGRATULATIONS man! I was "pushing" with you ;-)
some good work there keep it up and go hard
Yes, I have a target to beat for next time.
Fantastic effort..that must of been tough both physically and mentally…nailed it👏🏻👏🏻🚴🏻♂
The hard bit mentally is bringing yourself to ride down knowing that you will only have to turn around and ride back up again.
Well done and congratulations! A few years ago I was at a spinning class and saw a video of Sa Calobra. I didn't even own a racing bike then, but dreamed of riding there. Now I've done it three times. Every time from Palma city. Maybe there will be another time. This gave me inspiration.
Chapeaux Leonard, you have slain the dragon. I know a bit of how you feel having just come back from Girona and ridden Rocacorba. The ride from Girona was a 57.75 mile loop out to Banyolls and back with 5100ft of climbing and a moving time of 5hrs 18 minutes. The actual Rocacorba climb itself is 6.17 miles with 2410ft of climbing and took 1hr 33 minutes. Your climb looked a lot more scenic as Rocacorba is wooded so basically all you see is the road going up in front of you and trees…..
Wow, that was a great effort! Well done. I probably would have walked a large portion of it. I hope the Italy hills aren’t that long or steep. I’m pretty nervous already.
Thanks Chris, I’m planning on a mix of rides out in Italy; a couple of climbs to test us but it should also be fun.
Hugely impressive. You truly are the ELOD! MASSIVE kudos Leonard.
Thanks for sharing…. You captured exactly how I feel when I tackle big climbs…. Cheers.
Great video. I did in 2018 from Pollença. I was 53, overweight and out of condition.
I vowed never to do it again. The ride my mate and I did through the mountains from Valdamosa to Pollença was easier!
I will never do it again.....except on an ebike when Im 70.....lol.
Your ride is awesome, awe inspiring.
Well done. I did it years ago (in my glory days), Absolutely brutal. Your film really captured how beautiful Majorca is for cycling.
22 mins is insane by Tom piddock.well done lads,maybe one day I'll get the chance to ride there.
well done Sir 🙂
it's the one climb on the island I never got to do in 3 training camps. did a 200km day once over everything else but never Sa Calobra sadly.
Well done Leonard… that is no mean feat. I did it last year and even the descent was outside of my comfort zone. The ascent was a slog and a couple of parts touch 10% and are especially steep.
I did Puig mayor this year, 5kg heavier at 102kg and it took everything I had to get up. So I can associate with the nerves and above all the mental strength needed to get up there.
I thought I was an intermediate cyclist and was humbled by SA Calobra.
You’ve inspired me to try it again next year
Definitely give it another go!
Great effort and I loved the camaraderie and support from your mates. Did you film the descent? I would have liked to see that from your viewpoint
Well done Leonard, a great achievement. I've done it a couple of times, the last in 2019 at 72. Rode there and back from Puerta Pollensa and did the climb in 73 minutes.
Next level video. Thanks for putting so much effort
Well done Leonard, great climb, great video. Thanks for sharing.🤗🚲😎👍
Hello Leonard,
Congratulations on beating the climb, excellent stuff.
Take care.
Paul,,
This is a great video, you really have given a different side of cycling, its always seems to be cylcing videos with glory & epic rides, views, this is probably the first video I've ever watched which truly resonates with the real ordinary cyclist..well done Sir 🎉🎉
great ride not an easy climb especially for the heavier rider hats off for you completing it , need to get out there and ride it again have missed Majorca the last few years
well done Leonard.. loved it when you ditched the tech and just got on with the job in hand LOL sometimes its better not to know the specifics!! and chapeau to your mate, us cyclists should leave no man behind!
Champion.
Awesome effort!! Thank you for sharing, congrats!!
Glad you liked it.
Chapeau Leonard you conquered something you never thought you could do after 20 years and never gave up you will inspire many people.
I did the the climb in March and got a bit emotional and shed a few tears afterwards such an iconic climb.
Well done and thanks for sharing your story 💪👏👏👏🚴♂️😎👍
Great effort. I have done this a few times virtually on Rouvy and it took me well over an hour, so I know what it takes. On the bucket list to do one day.
You might find it a bit easier in real life!
Brilliant Leonardo, superb vlog, well done mate. Did it last year and was tough but rewarding. Well done and well filmed as well
It was definitely rewarding
Thanks for your videos Leonard, they keep me entertained on days that i cannot ride. As a heavy rider myself i was wondering how many drinks, type of food you would take out on a long ride. Thanks Leonard. 🚲🚲🚲
Heartwarming stuff. Fantastic achievement. Now you have set a time to beat the next time you do it 😉
Hat down, what a great achievment!!! Well done indeed.
Sometimes we fear the fear more than the reality.
Hi Leonard. Sa Calobra, mainly with one hand, filming and talking into the camera. You have my highest respekt 👍👍🦾🦾😃😃 Absolutely gorgeous.... Greatings from Germany
Absolutely fantastic effort Leonard 👏👏
Great riding Leonard! You really should pick up the phone the next time 90 days calls. You won't regret it.
Good going Sir! You are an inspiration!
Thank you.
Only just caught up with this video. Inspiring stuff Leonard. I hope to get up Sa Calobra when I'm in Mallorca next month.
Interesting. Where I live in Japan (Ishikawa) we have many mountain climbs and this is comparable to one of my recent rides (Iozen Mountain) I think which is feared in the local area.
Bravo 👏. Your positive attitude is what really makes you an inspiration.
I’d be interested to know what gear ratios / cogs you used for the climb?
Never done Sa Calobra...but one day I will :)
Thank you for sharing your adventures, positives and less positives...aka life :D
Finding your enjoyment with it is all what it is about!
And regarding time spent ascending Sa Calobra, or any hill for that matter - those who need 1hr getting there have put out a greater effort and achievement than those who do it in half that time! OUTSTANDING!! Fair play Leonard :D
That was a great day, Leonard. Chapeau.
Fantastic to have ridden it with you.
You are an inspiration!
We are going to be in France riding in June (live in the USA).
Nothing like that in the US, but really looking forward to biking in Europe again.
We a doing 3 ride all relative easy.
Normandy
Loire Valley Bike & Barge
Seyssel to Lyon
But we are in our 70s and we really enjoy riding in Europe.
Love watching you ride Leonard. Great videos!
WELL DONE! Such an incredible road. My wife and I stayed in Soller a few years ago. Rode from Soller up Puig Major. Did Sa Calobra and back. Death bed memory.
Finnaly good youtube recommendation for a video worth watching big respect keep going 💪
Great video, love Oscars description...going up is hard..😅. Well done.
Well done on the climb
Thank you.
Great video Leonard and very well done on achieving this...even harder having to give your commentary. hope you had a well earned beer after.
Brilliant is all I can say brilliant as a fellow bigger rider I felt your pain going up that hill and was delighted to see you make it to the top you can do any ride now brilliant
Don't know if you've covered this before, but what do you eat while riding? During a two hour ride I will eat about 70 grams of Snickers bar and drink about half a litre of water, spread out over 3-4 stops. The Snickers is a bit hard to chew when out of breath, so I'm considering alternatives.
What is your strategy for refueling while riding?