Thx Chris. I'm an older dude and the experience factor really helps with optimizing your fitness level. Pacing yourself when climbing should almost become a riding habit. Your video points this out perfectly.
It is so tricky to effectively divvy up your power output on a climb like this. Knowing the nuances of the climb is essential, especially where it tapers a bit and where it gets steepest. I never seem to get it just right no matter how well my legs are feeling because every climb I do like this always seems about 50 meters to long!
I feel ya. That's why I miss off the times for example cote de stockeu here on Belgium 2km600meter average 9.8% I ride it like 5 times. Until I know everything out off my head.
Great video Chris! As a 175- 180lb cyclist I might have gone out a little early so I wouldn’t be too far behind when the lighter tru climbers came by. In races I can usually hold my own on shorter climbs. I’ll try this wise technique to conserve even on shorter climbs. Thx Chris
I am not a racer just a biking enthusiast pushing 60. I more or less developed this myself. I also learned the hard way not to drop the gearing too soon, and when to stay seated in a lower gear, or standing in a higher gear. I have ridden off and on my whole life and have been riding a ton lately, have fun and enjoy the ride as much as I ever did as a kid or teen. I also love the work of a good climb, when it leads to a wicked rip down the other side. I have hit near 100KPH in the past but haven't pushed that boundary in a long while. A 50-60KPH coast is still pretty fun. - Cheers
Chris you nailed it right on the head. And I've seen this myself first hand during my 15 completed fondos. Too many guys out of the gate beginning of a Fondo think they want to be pro so they want to go out and prove how strong they are in the first 30 40 km. So these guys hammer the first couple of Hills 3 4 short punchy Hills and I see them they fly by me. And they never learn. Yet 60 km or maybe less into the 120-140 km Fondo these guys are blowing up cramping up I'm tapping out a tempo the entire Fondo not putting in a huge effort keeping myself out of that red zone. Riding with a group that is not a bunch of hot heads not trying to prove how strong they are at the front. Man you nailed it ride within yourself within your limits don't allow yourself to go into the red and tap out a rhythm. Start steady and don't go out too strong... Awesome tips Chris I applied these always during my Fondos and I've never not finished the Fondo.... Except the one where another rider wiped me out.... That's another story! Great tutorial Chris love the narration and the sage advice to heart.
@@ChrisHornerCycling Honestly I think after watching many criteriums and relating those to my experience with Gran Fondos that racing criteriums is probably safer in some aspects than riding a Fondo. I'd love to see you do a video series about the do's and don'ts of preparation training for a Fondo and how to ride a Fondo successfully and safely. Cheers.... And kudos to Mark Cavendish for his newly rekindled career. Fabulous!
Hi Chris, Thanks for another useful video. I always learn quite a bit from your cycling vids, solid, smart. useful info. Always well produced and edited. Take care
Hey Chris, absolutely love your videos. Your style on the camera is just as good as your style on the bike! Do you have any tips for gearing when climbing out of the saddle? I find myself mashing the pedals and emptying out within seconds
Hi, so I watched your video last night and I did this technique climbing two bridges, and man it worked!!! I did not lose my breath or anything. My issue was always being explosive from the beginning and dying midway. Thanks a lot for the tip
Great advice (for those who can climb lol). Even when I was an amateur racer I didn't do it like this. Well I didn't go max at the start, but it wasn't to save myself for the sprint. I was 6'3 200 lbs so my role was chase breaks, set tempo, do crits. Only time I ever really "raced" a hill was the TT at Joe Martin. I could climb for a big guy, but can only relate by living vicariously through your videos 😀
Thank you, Chris, for your valuable tips! I have watched bike riding on TV for years, now I am actually getting out and riding. Hills have been a challenge. I don't really know what I am doing. I have a very light bike so it makes it easier to get over the hills.
@RollinRat 8 month have elapsed from my last comment. Believe it or not I am enjoying the hills and the challenge it brings. I am not a pro, far from it but I sure like watching them. So RollinRat I know where you are coming from.
@@RideandShineBicycling Greg Lemond great rider. I started watching when Jan Ullrich won the tour that was rhe first tour I saw every ride and in that season also every race. I'm from december 1989
Cool video. Tactics like this was a mystery. I was never a good climber no matter how many intervals I'd do but this is really useful info. So thats what it looks like to have elite level fitness on the bike.The sternum cam worked great. More stuff like this.
There's a difference between a hil rider and a climber. I'm an Ardennes rider but I still like to climb it the Alps too. Although I just ride slow in the mountains also because I want to take in the view and not being to tired on only 1 climb. But in the Ardennes I had the perfect weight for it. (Not anymore but I will get there again for sure 100%)
I'd love to see a similar video about a long climb, like up to Bachelor or McKenzie Pass in your neck of the woods, of Larch Mountain, near Portland. Love your vids and race analysis!
@@ChrisHornerCycling you don’t need a special camera - just download Garmin Virb video editor (free) and you can import your GoPro/camera video and your Garmin/comp data and create the video with data overlays.
I'm from Belgium this is perfect for Ardennes climbs although there like 2.6km-5km. Still short climbs. Also the Stockeu if you go right on Eddy Merckx statue it's still 1,6km climbing. It's my favorite shirt climb with 2.6km on average 9.8%.
Whoa, whoa! Back up there just a moment. Go through that sweet lovely titanium there Chris. The Climbing strategy was your perusal smooth and steady. Now..Next up, CH carving off camber shooting rooster tails behind him somewhere out on the KTM when it’s running. 🤔 Respect! Peace.
Exactly!!! The lost art of pacing up a climb. I see it all the time too. I was taught to go up hills like a carpet unrolling, start slow and go faster as you get to the end.
Hey Chris: Is that a Merlin you got there? Nice to see a rider of your caliber still riding Ti. I recently picked up a new one after my old extralight finally cracked at the bottom bracket after 26 years and around 150,000 miles and I still got some warranty coverage from Merlin! Never felt as comfortable on carbon. Usually I am the only guy in the group on a Ti bike. Must be frustrating for those carbon guys when you drop them riding old school...
It’s about the man💪 not the machine. Carbon or ti makes no difference. One of our club riders who smokes our best riders on their carbon bikes. He is riding a 12 year old specialized aluminum piece of junk! All about the rider sir!
Always love your videos Chris! Just wondering if you have a video about how to ride stinger on flat terrain or for TT type terrain? I’m a good strong climber but always suffer on flats trying to keep up with bigger and taller riders.
The one huge thing I noticed was the 30mph speed limit on that section of road, here in the UK this would likely be a 60mph, maybe a 50 and you'd have 40ton lorries amongst others close passing you. There certainly wouldn't be the double white lines designating no overtaking, and even if there were vast majority of drivers here would ignore them anyway no matter how fast you'd be cycling even of doing 40mph+ downhill. Certainly looks like a very nice road to cycle on with an excellent surface, makes such a difference going up and down.
I feel like full gas is the easy part, but that is the problem. Then you have to recover and try to finish strong on the climb. I need to hold back on the longer climbs on the group rides. The strategy in cycling is the most challenging part while being the most rewarding. Always more strategy to work on!
Chris, love these videos! Just found this one. I’ve been working a 1.5 mile climb for the last month, you are spot on with this recommendation! It’s soo hard to not go hard to start, but half way through, you can really start the build and finish with an empty tank.
How do you train to be able to climb out of the saddle so much, I always wondered when you were racing and out of the saddle for miles and miles how you did it ?
You just do timed intervals (ie you can only climb 30 seconds out of the saddle, do intervals of 30 seconds with a 1-2 minute recovery back in the saddle and continue to lengthen) the body will naturally adapt to spending time out of he saddle and being more efficient during that process. This is under the assumption that you have a well developed cv system and have achieved good fitness. Everyone's different so you'll still have to find out what works best for you.
That was a good watch. I've been trying to improve my approach on Archie - I'm always a little blown in that middle section - gonna try easing off at the start and see how that goes - once all this snow melts... Would love to see a vid on how you'd approach Cascade View w a finish at the dead end on Palisades.
Love cycling , been road biking for 2 years now and have a good training area called the Divider , In fact very much like this in the video .. I have just leaned a lot from you . Cheers buddy 🚴♀️🏆👍
@durian rider nah full synthetic BRO!!! Who needs ‘sugar’ when there’s nutterball white!-P J/K your advice had helped me do some crazy 15-25% climbs here in N.E. Italy 🇮🇹 a few yrs ago I was ‘dreamin!’ to ride up~ #carbthefuckup !!!
Just found your site and subscribed. When climbing/riding it might be helpful to also call out speed (mph) when climbing so I have a relative sense of how I’m doing against the guys in the front.
Thanks, Chris. If you could do a similar post with more data e.g. gradient, watts, speed, that would be great. Something to get a feel for the climb and effort.
Loved the shots back and forth and overall edit. The only thing that makes me sad is seeing no snow...I worry about the summer. This is great advice I think not just on a short climb but a lot of "short efforts". When I first started chasing some KOMs around here, I often dove into the start too close to 100% and just wouldn't have the power to finish strong. Some of that was training but I also learned that if I came in at 80%, I would have more at the end to keep pushing. Questions: 1) how do you approach a "new climb" in particular that is unknown to you? 2) do you shoot for a specific power range (like you were around 300 watts -- made me feel hey I got that yay) 3) do you have a preferred cadence and why? like I tend to like high cadence but I have started doing more training at low cadence to try and build more power
New climbs I would just need to know the distance of the climb and how steep it is and then adjust for that. When I won the Vuelta in 2013 most of those climbs I had never seen before. 2) years I ride off of feel and not power. 3) I stand for most of the climb when I have good fitness so my cadence is very low.
I get the feeling that my heart and breathing rate would be way to high to be able to talk on that climb. I wish I was blessed with a VO2 max like that. Of course, it would help if I lost my gut tool. Awesome explanation of superior climbing tactics.
used to power up the short climbs but now select a gear and pace to ensure that i can survive the climb today icouldl not go anywhere near a hill with my old gear ratios 52/42 11-23 and downtube shifters
I love Horner. Doom and gloom. If you start 100% you'll pop and before you know it you'll be off the back... then your wheels will explode and your helmet will spontaneously combust. I love how matter of fact he talks.
@@ChrisHornerCycling If you ever find yourself in DEnver hit me up, love to go for a ride with ya up Deer Creek/ High grade road. One of my favorite climbs out here. Until then, keep up the good work and thanks!!!
Chris you didn't even sound winded! What rear cassette were you in when did you shift? As always you are so helpful . I use what I learn from you thank you frank
Thanks Frank. On this climb I’m really using most of the gears because the bottom of the climb is super steep and then only 3 or 4 percent in the middle where I can shift to the big ring and gain a lot of speed. Then probably 7 percent at the finish but I’m sprinting so I can stay in the big ring and just cross shift the chain.
Chris: time to crush some KOM's - watch out Phil G. Is it possible to get your power numbers on a split screen? Good stuff. What handlebars do you have?
Ooooo a Merlin - how are you liking it? I have a Merlin Sandstone (gravel) on order, it'll be my first Ti bike that's replacing my Niner RLT9 steel gravel bike......sooooo can't wait to see how the Merlin rides in comparison. Just hoping the bottom bracket isn't super flexy.
It’s great for the ruff roads here in Bend. Super smooth. Also as a travel bike it’s the bomb cause you don’t have to worry about scratching it and the ti is about as strong as you can hope for when you pass the bike over to the airlines. When it comes to the races I prefer carbon just for the instant acceleration.
I tend to start slowly and then use markers say telegraph poles or fence posts as a way of increasing the speed even slightly we have a long climb with telegraph poles locally by each pole I try to increase the speed by even 0.1 of a km
Not sure if it mentioned below - but it is always interesting to see what ex-Pro's ride when they are no longer paid to ride a brand. Many ride Ti frames.
Hi Chris. Thank you for a terrific video. I appreciate your plain-language guidance. Are you able to describe how you recorded your climb? Your bike was swaying but the camera was very stable. It was a great perspective and made me feel like I was completing the climb myself! Thanks very much!
When you ride or race, how do you know how long a climb is ahead of time? If you don’t know the climb what is your suggestion how to go in regards to wattage output?
Mr. Horner, I've been a fan of yours over 20 years! You are the "Never-Too-Pro...Pro" Accessible and Understandable. Keep up the good work.
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When I saw "short climb" in the title, I was thinking more like the 20 yards from my mail box to the garage.
yeah, since when is one mile a short climb?
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@@secretagent86 All Ardennes climb are short like 2.5km to 5km. They're not that hard. But then again I like to ride a bike and go uphill.
How not to blow up on a climb,
1). attain retired world tour pro fitness
2). don't go 100%.
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@@ChrisHornerCycling So THAT'S what it's like to go up AB quickly! Good to experience for once without dying.
Thx Chris. I'm an older dude and the experience factor really helps with optimizing your fitness level. Pacing yourself when climbing should almost become a riding habit. Your video points this out perfectly.
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Short climb of 1.6 miles... That would be a killer climb in my book
1 mile. 1600 metres
I did 700 feet in 17 miles, squeezing out every hill I can find in my city. Horner is what I called spoiled. Lol.
@@Here2shtpst I live in a somewhat Hilly city and on an average ride I'm doing at most 2000 ft over a 40-50 miles ride
Chris, thanks for the content! Not riding much anymore, but it’ll be great to watch 2021’s racing with the knowledge you’ve dropped.
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Thanks, Chris. I've got a similar climb (Green Hill in Eugene) I'm trying to OWN - this will help a lot!
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It is so tricky to effectively divvy up your power output on a climb like this. Knowing the nuances of the climb is essential, especially where it tapers a bit and where it gets steepest. I never seem to get it just right no matter how well my legs are feeling because every climb I do like this always seems about 50 meters to long!
I feel ya. That's why I miss off the times for example cote de stockeu here on Belgium 2km600meter average 9.8% I ride it like 5 times. Until I know everything out off my head.
Love seeing Bend in the background. It’s a piece of heaven.
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Keep it quiet. Take it from a Coloradoan getting real crowded.
Great video, I hope you do more of these training/tactics videos
Great video, great to be there with your instruction. You picked a smooth climb just about anybody can imagine doing and be successful at it
Great video!! You still got it 400 plus watts and talking the whole time.. what a stud!!
It did hurt me though. 😂
@@ChrisHornerCycling you hid it well. At higher altitudes I can’t even talk after a flight of stairs. 🤣
Great video Chris! As a 175- 180lb cyclist I might have gone out a little early so I wouldn’t be too far behind when the lighter tru climbers came by. In races I can usually hold my own on shorter climbs. I’ll try this wise technique to conserve even on shorter climbs. Thx Chris
I am not a racer just a biking enthusiast pushing 60. I more or less developed this myself. I also learned the hard way not to drop the gearing too soon, and when to stay seated in a lower gear, or standing in a higher gear.
I have ridden off and on my whole life and have been riding a ton lately, have fun and enjoy the ride as much as I ever did as a kid or teen.
I also love the work of a good climb, when it leads to a wicked rip down the other side. I have hit near 100KPH in the past but haven't pushed that boundary in a long while. A 50-60KPH coast is still pretty fun.
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Sounds like life is good. 👍
Thank you sir. Its great to see a climb through your eyes. Pro!
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Chris you nailed it right on the head. And I've seen this myself first hand during my 15 completed fondos. Too many guys out of the gate beginning of a Fondo think they want to be pro so they want to go out and prove how strong they are in the first 30 40 km. So these guys hammer the first couple of Hills 3 4 short punchy Hills and I see them they fly by me. And they never learn. Yet 60 km or maybe less into the 120-140 km Fondo these guys are blowing up cramping up I'm tapping out a tempo the entire Fondo not putting in a huge effort keeping myself out of that red zone. Riding with a group that is not a bunch of hot heads not trying to prove how strong they are at the front. Man you nailed it ride within yourself within your limits don't allow yourself to go into the red and tap out a rhythm. Start steady and don't go out too strong... Awesome tips Chris I applied these always during my Fondos and I've never not finished the Fondo.... Except the one where another rider wiped me out.... That's another story! Great tutorial Chris love the narration and the sage advice to heart.
Great. Glad you could use it first hand. The crash story I see every time I ride a grand Fondo. 👊😂
@@ChrisHornerCycling Honestly I think after watching many criteriums and relating those to my experience with Gran Fondos that racing criteriums is probably safer in some aspects than riding a Fondo. I'd love to see you do a video series about the do's and don'ts of preparation training for a Fondo and how to ride a Fondo successfully and safely. Cheers.... And kudos to Mark Cavendish for his newly rekindled career. Fabulous!
The one dislike is the guy that went full gas 400m before the climb starts
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Probably a sprinter..............
Hi Chris, Thanks for another useful video. I always learn quite a bit from your cycling vids, solid, smart. useful info. Always well produced and edited. Take care
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I'm very happy i found your channel Chris! You're a top guy, respect!
What a beautiful road!!! And a very nice video. I liked the camera view which makes it feel like the viewer in on the bike. Nice work!
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Thanks for this Chris. Beautiful area you live in. Cheers !
Hey Chris, absolutely love your videos. Your style on the camera is just as good as your style on the bike! Do you have any tips for gearing when climbing out of the saddle? I find myself mashing the pedals and emptying out within seconds
Another great video! Chris you need to make more on any subject!
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Hi, so I watched your video last night and I did this technique climbing two bridges, and man it worked!!! I did not lose my breath or anything. My issue was always being explosive from the beginning and dying midway. Thanks a lot for the tip
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More of these please Chris. Brilliant stuff
I do need to get more of these out soon. Glad you liked it.
Much appreciated Chris, you're putting out some great content.
Nice Ti! Currently waiting for my new Vamoots RSL non disc. Cant wait :)
How about a demo on the Angliru? LOL
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Not a short climb.
Brilliant production with super views and what a show by the team!
Thank you for sharing Chris. I have always enjoyed your style on the bike. You flew up that hill, wow, chapeaue.
Great video as always Chris, cant help but notice ur Merlin sounds so quiet and smooth 👌.
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪👍
Great advice (for those who can climb lol). Even when I was an amateur racer I didn't do it like this. Well I didn't go max at the start, but it wasn't to save myself for the sprint. I was 6'3 200 lbs so my role was chase breaks, set tempo, do crits. Only time I ever really "raced" a hill was the TT at Joe Martin. I could climb for a big guy, but can only relate by living vicariously through your videos 😀
You can easily lose weight I'm 1m89 and on my sharpest I weighted only 58kg.
Thank you, maestro. Great 411 for my training and love for cycling . God bless, Sir.
Thank you, Chris, for your valuable tips! I have watched bike riding on TV for years, now I am actually getting out and riding. Hills have been a challenge. I don't really know what I am doing. I have a very light bike so it makes it easier to get over the hills.
The bike helps for sure. Enjoy
@RollinRat 8 month have elapsed from my last comment. Believe it or not I am enjoying the hills and the challenge it brings. I am not a pro, far from it but I sure like watching them. So RollinRat I know where you are coming from.
@RollinRat Kind words. Thank you. I started my obsession with the bicycle 3 years ago. 🤩Greg Lemond🤩
@@RideandShineBicycling Greg Lemond great rider. I started watching when Jan Ullrich won the tour that was rhe first tour I saw every ride and in that season also every race. I'm from december 1989
Cool video. Tactics like this was a mystery. I was never a good climber no matter how many intervals I'd do but this is really useful info. So thats what it looks like to have elite level fitness on the bike.The sternum cam worked great. More stuff like this.
There's a difference between a hil rider and a climber. I'm an Ardennes rider but I still like to climb it the Alps too. Although I just ride slow in the mountains also because I want to take in the view and not being to tired on only 1 climb. But in the Ardennes I had the perfect weight for it. (Not anymore but I will get there again for sure 100%)
Great vid, great advice. Thanks for posting!
Your 'taking it easy' speed pre-climb is insane!
These are some good tips Levi.
I'd love to see a similar video about a long climb, like up to Bachelor or McKenzie Pass in your neck of the woods, of Larch Mountain, near Portland. Love your vids and race analysis!
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Or...revisit Europe??? and hit the historic stages of the Tour??? just an idea 💡 💪👌
Would loved to have seen some power numbers on the screen too. It's hard for me to gauge effort without the numbers.
I will work on that for some future videos 👍
@@ChrisHornerCycling I have a Virb camera that captures power data. Pretty cool to go back and watch the race/ride hot spots.
@@ChrisHornerCycling you don’t need a special camera - just download Garmin Virb video editor (free) and you can import your GoPro/camera video and your Garmin/comp data and create the video with data overlays.
I'm from Belgium this is perfect for Ardennes climbs although there like 2.6km-5km. Still short climbs. Also the Stockeu if you go right on Eddy Merckx statue it's still 1,6km climbing. It's my favorite shirt climb with 2.6km on average 9.8%.
That Contador guy was great on climbs. Almost like he had a motor or something.
Great vid Chris,I’ll always be amazed at how you looked like you were smiling going up the Angliru when dropping nibali.loved it brother
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My man Chris!!! Way to go Bro!!!
Thx Chris. I’ve got a 3/4 of a mile hill like that in my neck of the woods. You’ve just inspired me to go practice on it till I own it.
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Whoa, whoa! Back up there just a moment. Go through that sweet lovely titanium there Chris. The Climbing strategy was your perusal smooth and steady. Now..Next up, CH carving off camber shooting rooster tails behind him somewhere out on the KTM when it’s running. 🤔 Respect! Peace.
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Chuck Norris once asked Chris Horner if it was ok to kick butt AGAIN.
You really have helped me a lot. Thanks you
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Exactly!!! The lost art of pacing up a climb. I see it all the time too. I was taught to go up hills like a carpet unrolling, start slow and go faster as you get to the end.
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I did this climb a few times when I lived in Bend. Good times! Thanks for showing us how it's done!
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Awesome climbing tips!
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Thanks Chris.
Pure GEMS 💎 as always 👍👍😎😎
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Hey Chris: Is that a Merlin you got there? Nice to see a rider of your caliber still riding Ti. I recently picked up a new one after my old extralight finally cracked at the bottom bracket after 26 years and around 150,000 miles and I still got some warranty coverage from Merlin! Never felt as comfortable on carbon. Usually I am the only guy in the group on a Ti bike. Must be frustrating for those carbon guys when you drop them riding old school...
It’s about the man💪 not the machine. Carbon or ti makes no difference. One of our club riders who smokes our best riders on their carbon bikes. He is riding a 12 year old specialized aluminum piece of junk! All about the rider sir!
It is a Merlin. I like it on the ruff roads here in Bend. Super smooth
@@TheDom1961 Totally agree. Put Chris on a Wal-Mart bike and he would still drop me out on the road.....
Always love your videos Chris! Just wondering if you have a video about how to ride stinger on flat terrain or for TT type terrain? I’m a good strong climber but always suffer on flats trying to keep up with bigger and taller riders.
The one huge thing I noticed was the 30mph speed limit on that section of road, here in the UK this would likely be a 60mph, maybe a 50 and you'd have 40ton lorries amongst others close passing you. There certainly wouldn't be the double white lines designating no overtaking, and even if there were vast majority of drivers here would ignore them anyway no matter how fast you'd be cycling even of doing 40mph+ downhill.
Certainly looks like a very nice road to cycle on with an excellent surface, makes such a difference going up and down.
Thanks Chris, really enjoy your channel.
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Great scenery and beautiful houses! Love the video.
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@chris horner would love to see you ride over here in Europe covering some of the Giro and Tour climbs...maybe even Vuelta (that heat is legendary)
I always loved the heat back when I was racing. Now maybe better if it’s cooler out. 🤪👍
Amazing that you are talking through 450/465... I might be panting for air, more and more air.
Lovely pink touch in jersey and the glasses.
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Yet another awesome video. Lookin' good in that kit. What is your favourite place to climb and is Angliru hardest one you ever done?
Yes, that climb is crazy hard. Has to be one of the hardest out there on the pro schedule of races.
I feel like full gas is the easy part, but that is the problem. Then you have to recover and try to finish strong on the climb. I need to hold back on the longer climbs on the group rides. The strategy in cycling is the most challenging part while being the most rewarding. Always more strategy to work on!
Love your channel... learning so much🙏
Chris, love these videos! Just found this one. I’ve been working a 1.5 mile climb for the last month, you are spot on with this recommendation! It’s soo hard to not go hard to start, but half way through, you can really start the build and finish with an empty tank.
Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
You definitely still have it Chris. I've never been the best climber, I was always told climbing is 50% Physical and 50% Mental, Would you agree?
On a short climb like this yes. On a big monster climb maybe more like 90/10. 😂
Great video and advice; any chance of showing the grade and watts? More of these please!
I will work on that for the next road video
How do you train to be able to climb out of the saddle so much, I always wondered when you were racing and out of the saddle for miles and miles how you did it ?
You just do timed intervals (ie you can only climb 30 seconds out of the saddle, do intervals of 30 seconds with a 1-2 minute recovery back in the saddle and continue to lengthen) the body will naturally adapt to spending time out of he saddle and being more efficient during that process. This is under the assumption that you have a well developed cv system and have achieved good fitness. Everyone's different so you'll still have to find out what works best for you.
Ride 42x21 as a bottom gear.
@SEAL CYCLE yes I assumed the same. But sorry for explaining how Contador practiced. Long intervals out of the saddle.
I have always climbed that way since I started riding. I never liked to sit in saddle on the climbs. But I am very rare in that technique
@@ChrisHornerCycling Phew, us mere mortals can stay seated, thanks for all great tips, keep the videos coming.
That was a good watch. I've been trying to improve my approach on Archie - I'm always a little blown in that middle section - gonna try easing off at the start and see how that goes - once all this snow melts... Would love to see a vid on how you'd approach Cascade View w a finish at the dead end on Palisades.
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Great video. The road looks great to cycle on.
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Awesome video Chris "The smiler" Horner!
Love cycling , been road biking for 2 years now and have a good training area called the Divider , In fact very much like this in the video .. I have just leaned a lot from you .
Cheers buddy 🚴♀️🏆👍
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Love it Chris, good stuff!
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You are truly dancing on those pedals. Beautiful to see.
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Having a power meter let's you know who you will be passing in a few minutes because they hit the start way to hard
So true
Absoutetly correct!
@durian rider nah full synthetic BRO!!! Who needs ‘sugar’ when there’s nutterball white!-P J/K your advice had helped me do some crazy 15-25% climbs here in N.E. Italy 🇮🇹 a few yrs ago I was ‘dreamin!’ to ride up~ #carbthefuckup !!!
Or just be part of the RBC Like Horner here and watch all those dentist bikes pop off the back.
Yeah, especially if your head unit is paired to their power meter. I wonder it that is legal in pro cycling...
Just found your site and subscribed. When climbing/riding it might be helpful to also call out speed (mph) when climbing so I have a relative sense of how I’m doing against the guys in the front.
Got I got set up the videos with profile and speed in future. 👍
Thanks for sharing the tips. I miss Bend. Have to get back up someday!
Pretty easy winter so far. 👍
@@ChrisHornerCycling Not gonna lie, I go to Bend for the snow. I'll stay in San Diego for the ride :)
Thanks, Chris. If you could do a similar post with more data e.g. gradient, watts, speed, that would be great. Something to get a feel for the climb and effort.
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Loved the shots back and forth and overall edit. The only thing that makes me sad is seeing no snow...I worry about the summer. This is great advice I think not just on a short climb but a lot of "short efforts". When I first started chasing some KOMs around here, I often dove into the start too close to 100% and just wouldn't have the power to finish strong. Some of that was training but I also learned that if I came in at 80%, I would have more at the end to keep pushing. Questions: 1) how do you approach a "new climb" in particular that is unknown to you? 2) do you shoot for a specific power range (like you were around 300 watts -- made me feel hey I got that yay) 3) do you have a preferred cadence and why? like I tend to like high cadence but I have started doing more training at low cadence to try and build more power
New climbs I would just need to know the distance of the climb and how steep it is and then adjust for that. When I won the Vuelta in 2013 most of those climbs I had never seen before. 2) years I ride off of feel and not power. 3) I stand for most of the climb when I have good fitness so my cadence is very low.
@@ChrisHornerCycling ahh, the Contador method :-) the Vuelta win was most impressive, that most of the climbs you had never seen more awesome. thx
great video Chris. would be great to see a power overlay in future videos if you've got it hooked up!
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Appreciate the homage to the helmet!! :)
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Thanks for this!!!
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Just dancing on those pedals when he is out of the saddle!
I get the feeling that my heart and breathing rate would be way to high to be able to talk on that climb. I wish I was blessed with a VO2 max like that. Of course, it would help if I lost my gut tool. Awesome explanation of superior climbing tactics.
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You make it look easy Chris, but great advise. Ty
I didn't think that climb would ever end.
used to power up the short climbs but now select a gear and pace to ensure that i can survive the climb
today icouldl not go anywhere near a hill with my old gear ratios 52/42 11-23 and downtube shifters
I hit the hills after your advise...GC...( game changer)
Appreciate the advice
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I love Horner. Doom and gloom. If you start 100% you'll pop and before you know it you'll be off the back...
then your wheels will explode and your helmet will spontaneously combust. I love how matter of fact he talks.
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@@ChrisHornerCycling If you ever find yourself in DEnver hit me up, love to go for a ride with ya up Deer Creek/ High grade road. One of my favorite climbs out here. Until then, keep up the good work and thanks!!!
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I usually do what you say not to do. And that first punchy bit kills me everytime. I get excited in the lead up.
We all do. 😜👍
@@ChrisHornerCycling i did that climb today and used these tips. It helped and I didn’t die on the way up. I need a lighter bike.
Chris you didn't even sound winded! What rear cassette were you in when did you shift? As always you are so helpful . I use what I learn from you thank you frank
Thanks Frank. On this climb I’m really using most of the gears because the bottom of the climb is super steep and then only 3 or 4 percent in the middle where I can shift to the big ring and gain a lot of speed. Then probably 7 percent at the finish but I’m sprinting so I can stay in the big ring and just cross shift the chain.
lol i know that hill to well. i only always sprinted into it bc it was fun
Great video Chris..! Would love to hear about strategies on how to survive longer climbs, especially if you are not a natural climber - like me :-)
Use hatred for your competitors as fuel to survive the climb.
Chris: time to crush some KOM's - watch out Phil G. Is it possible to get your power numbers on a split screen? Good stuff. What handlebars do you have?
I will see about setting something up like that. Ritchey WCS wing bars.
@@ChrisHornerCycling Thanks Chris.... a great video idea would be to review all the road bikes you've raced and the pros and cons of each.
Ooooo a Merlin - how are you liking it? I have a Merlin Sandstone (gravel) on order, it'll be my first Ti bike that's replacing my Niner RLT9 steel gravel bike......sooooo can't wait to see how the Merlin rides in comparison. Just hoping the bottom bracket isn't super flexy.
It’s great for the ruff roads here in Bend. Super smooth. Also as a travel bike it’s the bomb cause you don’t have to worry about scratching it and the ti is about as strong as you can hope for when you pass the bike over to the airlines. When it comes to the races I prefer carbon just for the instant acceleration.
I tend to start slowly and then use markers say telegraph poles or fence posts as a way of increasing the speed even slightly we have a long climb with telegraph poles locally by each pole I try to increase the speed by even 0.1 of a km
Great rhythm out of the saddle Chris
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Awesome video Chris. How do you compare riding in Bend to San Diego. If you had to choose one place for riding, which would you choose?
San Diego. Way more options to ride. But I do like the quite life here off the bike.
Not sure if it mentioned below - but it is always interesting to see what ex-Pro's ride when they are no longer paid to ride a brand. Many ride Ti frames.
It’s very comfortable bike and super for traveling with. Not a race bike though.
Hello, seeing this awhile after it was posted, great points, question: how do you define "red zone?" To me that is above anaerobic. You?
Hi Chris. Thank you for a terrific video. I appreciate your plain-language guidance. Are you able to describe how you recorded your climb? Your bike was swaying but the camera was very stable. It was a great perspective and made me feel like I was completing the climb myself! Thanks very much!
I used a chest mounted GoPro 9
@@ChrisHornerCycling Thanks!
When you ride or race, how do you know how long a climb is ahead of time? If you don’t know the climb what is your suggestion how to go in regards to wattage output?
This needs to be reuploaded with HUD data added with Virb Edit !