Monte Crostis and Panoramica delle Vette, the one famously boycotted by the peloton/Contador in 2011, as it is challenging (15km @ 9%), superb views along the sterrato and with very little traffic.
We need to get reasoning on why not doping rivals are not allowed to use same substances as those dopers riding under TUE exception umbrella. All TUE drug prescriptions must be disclosed, if not - go to paralympics with TUE.
My friend is 21 and rides for a continental team - he had people come to his house for a random doping test at 6 in the morning. With testing like this even at just conti level the only way pros could really dope is by doing it on such a small scale to stay within the limits of the tests.
@@gunjafor the trick is to know when you're glowing and don't answer the door when the testers come knocking. you can miss whereabouts a few times before there are serious consequences
just riding and practising makes me feel like a pro, and i am not bragging at all when i say i, and surely many others are mistaken as such by the average person on the street.... it's just an image.still, it's a nice feeling to slide into the kit and bike and feel a complete flow and connection to the road, man ! it's like being an angel, or a bird. i adore my bicycles. they are my church and my refuge. long live the velo
j en same bro , just repainted and clean up my gears ! Most important of all a pairs of new secondhand wheels. Just got back to cycling after stoping for 2 years. I ride most of my life motorcycle or bicycle, I learn an very important lesson! “ u got to master your body and mind, constantly challenging yourself not others “ my gold is to do Mt Coot Tha under 9 mins . Riding high is a good feeling. Good ride
I just got into riding this year at age 49. I've been making great progress and recently found that I now have the strength to stand and peddle up the first part of some of the hardest inclines on my route. That has really knocked a few more seconds per km off my average speed. I'm already planning on a new bike for next season: a gravel bike, more for comfort and having fenders than for gravel, but still faster than my current hybrid city bike.
@@HeatherSpoonheim good man! i started at 42 and went from almost 200 lbs to 125 in a season, and in the top ten in club races. it changed my life. now i am 58 and do 100 km minimum per day
@@jen3800 Great to hear! I lost over 100 lbs before I started exercising again. Cycling has been great. I've gone from doing about 30 km in 2 hours to just over 44 km in 2 hours in about 3 months. my goal is 2 hours per day, but I often do a bit more on my days off. I'm not losing much weight right now - I can tell that I'm losing a bit of fat but my legs have gotten so much stronger that I think I'm adding muscle at about the same rate I'm losing fat.
Heather Spoonheim you need to add sprint point in your day to day ride , I’m doing 40 k in under 2 hrs a day with 10hr work on top of that. It’s hard and I’m only 35 .
Video idea, kind of related to doping: Why not compare bikes from 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, and now (at UCI weight limit. Ride at same power of the same course and see what the time differences are. You've kind of done this before, but the theme could be related to how doping effected times and why riders now seem to be going as fast as juiced-riders in the past.
Every year they climb as fast as before. Have you seen the power in Watts of Nairo Quintana at thé begining of 2020 season ? Simply unbelievable, something never seen since 20 years, there are a lot of studies on it. The bike doesn't explain that. If you compare bikes of Tour de France 1997 and now, there is mathematically something as only 1, 5% difference of efficience on the hill (and that's a lot, 1min after an hour is very a big gap). Every thing else is talent, training and doping.
Many years ago, I used to live in Chambery [France] and my favourite climb was Mont Revard. Although it is not that well-known [but did feature in the TDF a number of years ago] it is over 21kms in length and rises to an altitude of 1537m. It averages approx 6% to a maximum of 8.3% - so it's a fairly demanding climb. But the thing I loved best about it were the stunning views! It is located near Aix-Les-Bain and close by possibly one of the most beautiful cities in the whole of France - Annecy. I used to love riding around that region and it has such fond memories for me.
I live there and i tend to ride around Annecy and Chambéry, the Annecy lake now has a beautiful cycling road that will soon cover the whole lake tour !
@@ProEFESDEZ .......Oh - you have made me so jealous now! I absolutely love that area and especially Annecy. I only wish I could go back there some day.......
1-They train much more than you 2-They have been training much longer than you 3-The Weight less than you 4-They have better bike and better genetics than you 5-They dope
Just get a 3 % climb see what speeds the pro average on 11 % climbs and follow that speed. Next step make yourself look like Froome with the dishwasher cadence
I have something that beats drugs, training, etc. It's a phone and it as International Rescue at the end of it. Thunder Bird 6 comes out and picks me up no matter how steep or hard the hill they are there for me!!. Keep em coming GCN!
Ten years ago I became very ill and ended up on dialysis for a year. Once every two weeks I was given EPO so as to help my mutilated blood carry more oxygen to my body. I make no apologies when I say, that stuff is freaking Superman juice. On the days when I got my EPO shot I felt like I could run through walls. Consider, being as sick and frail as you have ever felt in your life, imagine having the worst flu mixed with diarrhea and migraines, and then someone flipping a switch and you all of a sudden feel like you could stop the rotation of the earth. I to this day am blown away by how incredible it was. And, I won’t lie. . . I’ve been curious to know what it would be like to ride with some EPO.
I don't understand why you would feel so much better the same day. I thought EPO is used by your body to create more red blood cells. It takes time to do that, so I wouldn't expect to see any immediate benefit. However, having never had EPO, I could be wrong.
The EPO didn't create instant red cells. It's only a natural substance that needs to be supplemented during medical conditions. Maybe you felt a placebo effect. Was that also your dialysis day? I hope you continue to recover.
Greg LeMond is a good example of somebody who had a way above average ability to climb. When he was in his teens, living in Reno, Nevada, he used to ride Geiger Grade to Virginia City and the Mt. Rose Highway to Lake Tahoe. If you can go up those, with the elevations going from 4,000 feet in Reno to over 6,000 feet, then you can handle the Tour. They are very narrow and very steep climbs.
The biggest gains most people can make to improve climbing is weight loss. If you lose 10 lbs without changing your power, that’s 5-8 percent improvements in your climbing speed depending on how much you weigh
@Merketroid quite a few riders have died from all the drugs, their heart rate would drop so low during the night that they would need to get up and exercise to bring it back up, otherwise they would cardiac arrest
@Tom Goldenheart Yes, but some riders are still doping with proper steroids and using various tactics to cheat the tests. Fully sanctioned doping would have catastrophic health impacts for riders.
@@mikpopiel473 it is the same and personally I don't see much of a performance advantage while taking it? Maybe slightly through reduction of pain but nothing major?
If professional cycling in 2019 actually was cleaner than in 1999 we might know in 2039. Right now modern doping methods just seem to be much harder to uncover than 20 years ago. Mr. Schwarzenegger once said "We would have eaten poo, if someone would have told us that you get bigger muscles from that." There was much less money in body building 1980 than there is in cycling 2019. Who believes in a change of sport ethics?
I am glad that they did not shy away from doping. This is a cool channel. I love bikes - one of the greatest inventions while at the same time being green and healthy.
How come you only showed pictures of LA when you were talking about doping? Where are the pictures of Ulrich, Pantani, Contador, Landis, Riis and does anybody think Indurain was clean?
Finally somebody said it! Absolutely love your comment! You forgot to mention Merckx, he’s a dopehead too, got caught three times i believe?! GCN are hypocrites on this topic, just as all the other Armstrong haters!
would be a "hypobaric" chamber (low pressure) not a hyperbaric chamber (what I believe him said)....you're looking for lower atmospheric pressure, similar to altitude, in order to decrease the available blood oxygen and induce your own natural EPO release and the resultant polycythemia (increased hematocrit).
Pro tip: You can cut out a lot of the hassle from altitude training by just paying your doctor to lie about you having asthma and prescribe you performance enhancing drugs.
My husband in the background as I'm watching this yelling, "I told you it was a good idea to move you to a three story house in the mountains." He is super proud of himself now.
Just wanted to say something about Doping Every single Professional Athlete, in every single major sport, is on SOMETHING Tennis, Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, UFC, Boxing, you name it It's not hard to beat the tests, when you have experienced doctors on the payroll
Want to climb faster? Then train in the mountains of Colombia or Peru. You have no choice but to climb fast there or else you'll reach the summit walking barefoot.
think the issue is they are "professionals", and I'm a fat, overweight 45yr old! haha I have no ambitions to climb like a pro....I'm happy just plodding away up any hills I happen to find myself at. I managed to cycle round Arran in 4 hrs....and doing the 5 Ferries in 4 weeks. As long as I am enjoying the cycling and having fun, I'm loving it. :D
Can you make a video on a modern super bike and kit against a super bike and kit from the doping era? The fastest time team TT and the fastest stage are by riders and teams purportedly clean while the the fastest overall race and the fastest climb up Alp d'Huez are not (however the average speed of the winner hasn't changed much from the doping era).
I feel like the biggest noob because my to nearest climbs are 17% and 23% in their steepest parts. They are horrible and i weight 58 Kilos. Good luck to all the 90+ guys 😂👍
Julian Taylor yeah true that you guys can give us mounties problems wenn it‘s flat or goin downhill but you gain the time uphill for example: i gained something about 2 minutes on the 23% climb at one of my heavier mates (he is about 80 kilogramms) and the time i need for it is about 4-5 minutes so he needs something like 6-7 that are 20%-33% more time. But in sprinting i never won against him 😂 So i really respect you sprinter guys 👍 I mean climbing and sprinting are two complete different things you can‘t say who is the better cyclist...
I think being a light fast climber is of more benefit than being a sprinter. Well at least where i ride. Only use the "sprinting" in the last few meters of a 100km ride. Can't make up a 5-10min loss in a sprint. Lol
I weigh in at 88kg currently, And there’s a mile long climb near me that averages 15% grade and goes up to 25% for a few segments and it is FUCKING BRUTAL! I’ll be out of saddle hammering the cranks down only going 5mph but it’s so steep I’ll be putting out 400+ watts just to go 5mph 🤣🤣🥵 Climbing is how I lost most of my weight though! Used to be close to 110kg’s! I was a fat bloke haha
hi guys n gals …… great videos by the way……..i have a question for you ……..i train on my own a lot since february 2019 i had not rode a bike for quite a few years ……..i do a lot of hill climbing when i can due to my job i live in canada now and love yr show…im an ex-pat by the way…how ever i went on a ride for health with a group and found to my suprise that i got slaughtered how can i improve and keep my cadence up for long periods of time …my bike is an old one and waighs about 35 pounds and i am around 205 sometimes 199.3 lbs i dont seem to be loosing any more poundage lol…………………………………………………………………….… i look forward to yr reply thanks again .
Genes. Activity from a young age. Constant training. Competition instinct. Prestige and camaraderie incentive. Getting drafted into the hill at high speed. Pharmicological help.
Hi, by the way of doping, what characteristic have a substance for being either banned or illegal for a pro cyclist who want improve his performance in any competition?
yeah like he was the best of the best, He used to smoke even Froome when he was younger. would be interetsing to see the match up now if lance was the same age Froome is now.
most probably because he had a superior doping program and the morphology for optimal response to doping. Remember that before his illness in 1996, he could finish only 1 of the 4 grand Tours he participated in
I do deliveroo 7 days a week on a btwin riverside 500. I do about 8hrs a day. I can't afford to eat and usually only have 3 weetabix with honey. I basically cycle on an empty stomach and I don't drink my 750ml of water during the 8hrs usually half the bottle is still full. Is this normal should I be dead?
Just did the famous Tourmalet-climb. Had an average speed of 13.6 kph and I'am kind of proud of it. I'am just 16 years old so there is still time to get better, right? I did a lot a (famous) climb, but I think this is my best one, is this good for a 16 year old, anyone any information?
The sport is cleaner? I hope so because I really enjoy it. But considering that the Tour de France is the hardest race of the hardest sport in the world, there's a surprising number of asthmatics who do quite well in it - that even win it. Doesn't seem possible.
practice practice pratice thats what I do Ditchling Beacon to the top and repeat 5 times I am old but I still do it. ON TOP of good genetics: Miguel Indurain is/was an example
Stem Cell research has lots of fingers in the pie. Using your own blood serum to heal the wounded body having become really popular amongst top athletes
I wonder if I'm actually a great climber given that the only climbs I have faced are around my city (Bogotá, Colombia) which is 2600 meters above sea level. If I go to a climb anywhere else do I have an advantage over the people who regularly climb there?
I just last week rode up to Alpine Visitor Center from the entrance at Rocky Mountain National Park. 20 miles up to just under 12,000 feet. I did NOT climb it as fast as a Tour De France pro.
the food intake part is the worst thing you can do or even suggest,yes being lighter will make it easier but do it right and slowly burn off fat over time, crash diets damage your organs and decreases muscle mass.
I think most of us need to remember we are not professional cyclists and do this as a means to keep fit and healthy, and the need to push ourselves to exhaustion whilst working a full time job isn’t the best life choice. It’s nice to chase a dream but the real world bits back much harder.
You are not correct here. The speed was not faster during the doping days. The speed record for a tour de france is 41km/h (2005) but only about 39km/h year 2000 and 2002. Just check climbing-records dot com. Distance, course, much to consider here. The peleton has totally changed with much more teams doing the pullings and much more welltrained athlethes in a team consider 2000. During froomies days the changed the course, more mountains and fewer TT to keep the sport more exciting. (He was so boring they had to change the course:) ....and therefore the speed went down.
No to chocolate bars if you want to climb fast? Speak for yourself, I’m 35 and I stay at 68 kg whether I’m training 6 days a week or not. Some people are just naturally lean and good at climbing. Other people put on muscle easier and make for better sprinters. Most of it is genetics.
Um...I’ll tell you how they climb fast. They’re in ridiculously good shape. Unlike me who rides 30 miles then destroys 3 cheeseburgers, 2 pizzas, and a 6 pack of IPA.
I think it's funny how when Europeans refer to doping they only can mention the American,, despite the vast majority of the EU based riders doing the same thing.
They do it by putting out ridiculous amounts of power - say, 450W for an hour or more. What I don't understand, is how they manage to dissipate all the heat that their bodies generate at that level of effort. Even at a biomechanical efficiency of 25% (rarely achieved), they would need to safely give off 1350W of heat without their core temperature going too high. As an engineer, I know how daunting it would be to create a thermal design with that capacity.
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What's the best climb you've ever ridden?
Monte Crostis and Panoramica delle Vette, the one famously boycotted by the peloton/Contador in 2011, as it is challenging (15km @ 9%), superb views along the sterrato and with very little traffic.
Semnoz
Muur van Huy. No climb with high altitude or long roads but that's the best I can get here. A visit to the alps is still on the To-Do-List
Mt. Washington NH USA 7.6 miles @ 12%
Passo Gavia!
I always wonder why I'm so slow but then I remember that I only watch all the GCN videos instead of getting outside and riding my bike
I watch gcn on recovery days
Amen
Mit ein bisschen mehr Ingwer wird das schon, Alfons
NW Herbalist
Watch GCN on the throne
The videos aren’t THAT long
Hhahahhahaha
GCN, please make a video how UCI controls doping nowadays.
We need to get reasoning on why not doping rivals are not allowed to use same substances as those dopers riding under TUE exception umbrella.
All TUE drug prescriptions must be disclosed, if not - go to paralympics with TUE.
Watch the 2017 movie Icarus, and you'll have all the info you need
My friend is 21 and rides for a continental team - he had people come to his house for a random doping test at 6 in the morning. With testing like this even at just conti level the only way pros could really dope is by doing it on such a small scale to stay within the limits of the tests.
@@gunjafor the trick is to know when you're glowing and don't answer the door when the testers come knocking. you can miss whereabouts a few times before there are serious consequences
Chris Capoccia thats only twice, so you cant take the risk..
just riding and practising makes me feel like a pro, and i am not bragging at all when i say i, and surely many others are mistaken as such by the average person on the street.... it's just an image.still, it's a nice feeling to slide into the kit and bike and feel a complete flow and connection to the road, man ! it's like being an angel, or a bird. i adore my bicycles. they are my church and my refuge. long live the velo
j en same bro , just repainted and clean up my gears ! Most important of all a pairs of new secondhand wheels. Just got back to cycling after stoping for 2 years. I ride most of my life motorcycle or bicycle, I learn an very important lesson! “ u got to master your body and mind, constantly challenging yourself not others “ my gold is to do Mt Coot Tha under 9 mins . Riding high is a good feeling. Good ride
I just got into riding this year at age 49. I've been making great progress and recently found that I now have the strength to stand and peddle up the first part of some of the hardest inclines on my route. That has really knocked a few more seconds per km off my average speed. I'm already planning on a new bike for next season: a gravel bike, more for comfort and having fenders than for gravel, but still faster than my current hybrid city bike.
@@HeatherSpoonheim good man! i started at 42 and went from almost 200 lbs to 125 in a season, and in the top ten in club races. it changed my life. now i am 58 and do 100 km minimum per day
@@jen3800 Great to hear! I lost over 100 lbs before I started exercising again. Cycling has been great. I've gone from doing about 30 km in 2 hours to just over 44 km in 2 hours in about 3 months. my goal is 2 hours per day, but I often do a bit more on my days off. I'm not losing much weight right now - I can tell that I'm losing a bit of fat but my legs have gotten so much stronger that I think I'm adding muscle at about the same rate I'm losing fat.
Heather Spoonheim you need to add sprint point in your day to day ride , I’m doing 40 k in under 2 hrs a day with 10hr work on top of that. It’s hard and I’m only 35 .
GCN: Aerodynamics matters even if you're going as slow as 20kph
Me: looks at my 20.1kph average on Strava...
...Oh so I need some aero wheels
100% definitely
If you are a city rider with ~20kph, the biggest and only factor that determines you speed is how many traffic lights you run into.
@@andyhaochizhang HAHAHA totally
@Bernie Sanders the problem are pets children and cars from little side roads, sudden, accidental
I'm pretty sure eating cookies is what makes you go fast uphill. Learned that from a retired pro cyclist.
See what you did there.
Very clean comment.
Did Lance Armstrong make them?
Phil Gaimon is in the gear
@@gcn what did he do there?
Video idea, kind of related to doping: Why not compare bikes from 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, and now (at UCI weight limit. Ride at same power of the same course and see what the time differences are. You've kind of done this before, but the theme could be related to how doping effected times and why riders now seem to be going as fast as juiced-riders in the past.
Every year they climb as fast as before. Have you seen the power in Watts of Nairo Quintana at thé begining of 2020 season ? Simply unbelievable, something never seen since 20 years, there are a lot of studies on it.
The bike doesn't explain that.
If you compare bikes of Tour de France 1997 and now, there is mathematically something as only 1, 5% difference of efficience on the hill (and that's a lot, 1min after an hour is very a big gap). Every thing else is talent, training and doping.
That's good suggestion
Riders are still juiced up
They juiced pantanis day already his bike was super light
😂
Don't get me wrong - they are exceptional examples of what humanity can do with training and certain genetics - but doping hasn't stopped.
Many years ago, I used to live in Chambery [France] and my favourite climb was Mont Revard. Although it is not that well-known [but did feature in the TDF a number of years ago] it is over 21kms in length and rises to an altitude of 1537m. It averages approx 6% to a maximum of 8.3% - so it's a fairly demanding climb.
But the thing I loved best about it were the stunning views! It is located near Aix-Les-Bain and close by possibly one of the most beautiful cities in the whole of France - Annecy. I used to love riding around that region and it has such fond memories for me.
I live there and i tend to ride around Annecy and Chambéry, the Annecy lake now has a beautiful cycling road that will soon cover the whole lake tour !
@@ProEFESDEZ .......Oh - you have made me so jealous now! I absolutely love that area and especially Annecy. I only wish I could go back there some day.......
Such a cool video thank you
1-They train much more than you
2-They have been training much longer than you
3-The Weight less than you
4-They have better bike and better genetics than you
5-They dope
They dope more than me?
And they make a living out of it, that's a hugeee confidence boost.
Spot on 😕
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@@MsMRkv ..
just spin up 5% grades at 90rpm that makes me feel like a pro even though i'll only be doing 15kph
The worst is when you feel pro at the bottom but not so pro on the top of 15% climb
Feel like a pro going down the other side
15kph is actually not slow on a 5% gradient
Just get a 3 % climb see what speeds the pro average on 11 % climbs and follow that speed. Next step make yourself look like Froome with the dishwasher cadence
I ate a snickers bar back in 1982
Is there still hope for me?
I do declare my good sir, you are utterly ruined
I have something that beats drugs, training, etc. It's a phone and it as International Rescue at the end of it. Thunder Bird 6 comes out and picks me up no matter how steep or hard the hill they are there for me!!. Keep em coming GCN!
Due to the geography of my country it's impossible not not end up climbing... Heck, even commuting requires it. 😅
I'm always amaze in the GCN rider because they can talk while riding in an uphill and explain every detail 😍
eBikes
"Whats your best climb?" My climb out of bed is my bravest
Lol
Title: “How to climb like a Tour de France Pro.”
Them: “you can’t.”
Me: *jumps off trainer in defeat*
Ten years ago I became very ill and ended up on dialysis for a year. Once every two weeks I was given EPO so as to help my mutilated blood carry more oxygen to my body. I make no apologies when I say, that stuff is freaking Superman juice. On the days when I got my EPO shot I felt like I could run through walls. Consider, being as sick and frail as you have ever felt in your life, imagine having the worst flu mixed with diarrhea and migraines, and then someone flipping a switch and you all of a sudden feel like you could stop the rotation of the earth. I to this day am blown away by how incredible it was. And, I won’t lie. . . I’ve been curious to know what it would be like to ride with some EPO.
I don't understand why you would feel so much better the same day. I thought EPO is used by your body to create more red blood cells. It takes time to do that, so I wouldn't expect to see any immediate benefit. However, having never had EPO, I could be wrong.
Sounds more like meth.
The EPO didn't create instant red cells. It's only a natural substance that needs to be supplemented during medical conditions. Maybe you felt a placebo effect.
Was that also your dialysis day? I hope you continue to recover.
Greg LeMond is a good example of somebody who had a way above average ability to climb. When he was in his teens, living in Reno, Nevada, he used to ride Geiger Grade to Virginia City and the Mt. Rose Highway to Lake Tahoe. If you can go up those, with the elevations going from 4,000 feet in Reno to over 6,000 feet, then you can handle the Tour. They are very narrow and very steep climbs.
great choice!!!
The biggest gains most people can make to improve climbing is weight loss. If you lose 10 lbs without changing your power, that’s 5-8 percent improvements in your climbing speed depending on how much you weigh
clean-er, (emphasis on the 'er") but doping still exists, and the big question is who, what substances and to what extent?
@Merketroid quite a few riders have died from all the drugs, their heart rate would drop so low during the night that they would need to get up and exercise to bring it back up, otherwise they would cardiac arrest
Tom Goldenheart from what I’m reading, Paracetamol is exactly the same compound as Acetaminophen ie. Tylenol.
@Tom Goldenheart Yes, but some riders are still doping with proper steroids and using various tactics to cheat the tests. Fully sanctioned doping would have catastrophic health impacts for riders.
@@mikpopiel473 it is the same and personally I don't see much of a performance advantage while taking it? Maybe slightly through reduction of pain but nothing major?
@@jotrishacook6089 So why are they doing it then? It must be some sort of advantage?!
I'll never forget those words by David Millar, after he came clean in an interview. You can't turn a donkey into a racehorse, but doping sure helps..
Did James just call me a donkey? 😂😂😂
I asked myself the same question 😉
Most of them are skeletons with big leg muscles, hearts and lungs and they know the best doctors.
I climb like a tub of lard, for I seldom leave my yard, except for my local Col du Voiture pollution climb.
I swear if I see G crushing it on Zwift one more time I will break something.
Oh m g so true I hated those ads
If professional cycling in 2019 actually was cleaner than in 1999 we might know in 2039. Right now modern doping methods just seem to be much harder to uncover than 20 years ago. Mr. Schwarzenegger once said "We would have eaten poo, if someone would have told us that you get bigger muscles from that." There was much less money in body building 1980 than there is in cycling 2019. Who believes in a change of sport ethics?
bingo!
You realize there are many more methods including AI based statistical analysis and others. It's harder to hide, period.
I am glad that they did not shy away from doping. This is a cool channel. I love bikes - one of the greatest inventions while at the same time being green and healthy.
Glad you adressed doping! 👍
How come you only showed pictures of LA when you were talking about doping? Where are the pictures of Ulrich, Pantani, Contador, Landis, Riis and does anybody think Indurain was clean?
Indurain was the best doper ever.
Finally somebody said it! Absolutely love your comment! You forgot to mention Merckx, he’s a dopehead too, got caught three times i believe?!
GCN are hypocrites on this topic, just as all the other Armstrong haters!
would be a "hypobaric" chamber (low pressure) not a hyperbaric chamber (what I believe him said)....you're looking for lower atmospheric pressure, similar to altitude, in order to decrease the available blood oxygen and induce your own natural EPO release and the resultant polycythemia (increased hematocrit).
I need an aero bike for escaping area 51
I'm confused on the one about the stairs, wouldn't climbing stairs everyday helps to strengthen the leg muscles further than taking the lift?
It won't help if you climb stairs after your cycling workout since you would only be adding to the fatigue instead of getting on with recovery
Climbing a lot of stairs when I couldn’t ride improved my climbing a ton. Especially out of saddle
Ethan, If you think that that then you are t training hard enough ;)
So basically because they're all experienced professional well funded world class athletes. I'll bear that in mind next time I'm on a local climb!
I really wish GCN would talk more about technique! I want to know the technique for riding a darn hill!
It amazes me.more that they TT so fast 50kmph sometimes for 40k solo
Does the two weeks training of Alaphillipe in Colombia after the Tour Colombia in Feb influenced his results in theTDF?
I remember climbing in Reno,Tahoe area.4000 + feet...when I return Portland,or I was a mad man on a bicycle ..
Col de la Madeline from Fessions is my favorite climb. I just hate those last 4 KMs at like 9 10%. How can I get up that? It is just so 🔥
Madeleine, Feissons 😁👌
In my prime I always liked going uphill, it sorts out the riders. I weighed 64kg. I'm now 59 and a bit slower( a lot).
congrats on losing 5 kgs of weight
@@9aus My poor English, I'm 59 years old, easy mistake. I ride but let them all pass. Every dog has its day.
Pro tip: You can cut out a lot of the hassle from altitude training by just paying your doctor to lie about you having asthma and prescribe you performance enhancing drugs.
Agree with all, yet a big gain surely also comes from the amount of (intense) training hours they are able to put in while still staying healthy?
What about body weight? Average pro climber is 64kg (141lbs). Average Sprinter is 72kg (159lbs). Pinot is 63kg. Alaphilippe is 62kg. Contador 62kg.
My husband in the background as I'm watching this yelling, "I told you it was a good idea to move you to a three story house in the mountains." He is super proud of himself now.
Just wanted to say something about Doping
Every single Professional Athlete, in every single major sport, is on SOMETHING
Tennis, Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, UFC, Boxing, you name it
It's not hard to beat the tests, when you have experienced doctors on the payroll
My video stopped loading at exactly 4:48. I expected a cheeky joke but alas. Good vid anyway
Put a stealth motor inside the frame of the bike
They're called e-bikes. They pass me all the time.
Fabian Cancellera never got busted for his motorized bicycle, did he?
Mine is not even that stealthy
@@Swimfinz Nope, still don’t know how he got away with that!
Chris needs to come back to gcn!
“they weight less then you”
me as a 14 year old 😲
Lesssssgoooo
Ill be honest, I loved the subtle poke at Armstrong. As far as American riders go - LeMond was the real deal.
They should shovel the stink out of their corner too, that way i could respect them (GCN)!
I'm having tea and Oreos...what ever oatmeal breakfast should combine for a headspin on the climb up from Alki , Seattle WA.
Want to climb faster? Then train in the mountains of Colombia or Peru. You have no choice but to climb fast there or else you'll reach the summit walking barefoot.
You made my day!😂
think the issue is they are "professionals", and I'm a fat, overweight 45yr old! haha I have no ambitions to climb like a pro....I'm happy just plodding away up any hills I happen to find myself at. I managed to cycle round Arran in 4 hrs....and doing the 5 Ferries in 4 weeks. As long as I am enjoying the cycling and having fun, I'm loving it. :D
Absolutely Dr C, that's a cracking attitude!
They are still doing the same speeds up the climbs mate or faster in some cases!!
Can you make a video on a modern super bike and kit against a super bike and kit from the doping era? The fastest time team TT and the fastest stage are by riders and teams purportedly clean while the the fastest overall race and the fastest climb up Alp d'Huez are not (however the average speed of the winner hasn't changed much from the doping era).
I feel like the biggest noob because my to nearest climbs are 17% and 23% in their steepest parts. They are horrible and i weight 58 Kilos. Good luck to all the 90+ guys 😂👍
Have you raced downhill against the 90+kg guys? Hahaha i love being 90km when going down hill. But man it sucks going uphill
Julian Taylor yeah true that you guys can give us mounties problems wenn it‘s flat or goin downhill but you gain the time uphill for example: i gained something about 2 minutes on the 23% climb at one of my heavier mates (he is about 80 kilogramms) and the time i need for it is about 4-5 minutes so he needs something like 6-7 that are 20%-33% more time.
But in sprinting i never won against him 😂 So i really respect you sprinter guys 👍 I mean climbing and sprinting are two complete different things you can‘t say who is the better cyclist...
I think being a light fast climber is of more benefit than being a sprinter. Well at least where i ride. Only use the "sprinting" in the last few meters of a 100km ride. Can't make up a 5-10min loss in a sprint. Lol
I weigh in at 88kg currently, And there’s a mile long climb near me that averages 15% grade and goes up to 25% for a few segments and it is FUCKING BRUTAL! I’ll be out of saddle hammering the cranks down only going 5mph but it’s so steep I’ll be putting out 400+ watts just to go 5mph 🤣🤣🥵 Climbing is how I lost most of my weight though! Used to be close to 110kg’s! I was a fat bloke haha
Soooo you're telling me I can't smoke big fat blunts and climbing fast too?
Chris‘ Dogma F12 😍
It's a beaut eh?
@@gcn X-Lite?
Great video. Which Bell helmet are the guys wearing? the helmets look really nice
DO A VIDEO ON THE BUSINESS OF PRO CYCLING, HOW DOES IT MAKE MONEY AND WHY DO MANY TEAMS STOP SPONSORING OFTEN?
Answer = it doesn't make money and costs the sponsers a fuck tonne of readies so they stop.
To be clear I’m a desert enduro dirt bike rider and a six pack helps tons
hi guys n gals …… great videos by the way……..i have a question for you ……..i train on my own a lot since february 2019 i had not rode a bike for quite a few years ……..i do a lot of hill climbing when i can due to my job i live in canada now and love yr show…im an ex-pat by the way…how ever i went on a ride for health with a group and found to my suprise that i got slaughtered how can i improve and keep my cadence up for long periods of time …my bike is an old one and waighs about 35 pounds and i am around 205 sometimes 199.3 lbs i dont seem to be loosing any more poundage lol…………………………………………………………………….… i look forward to yr reply thanks again .
Genes. Activity from a young age. Constant training. Competition instinct. Prestige and camaraderie incentive. Getting drafted into the hill at high speed. Pharmicological help.
Hi, by the way of doping, what characteristic have a substance for being either banned or illegal for a pro cyclist who want improve his performance in any competition?
Altitude Camps, bah! I sleep face-down in my pillow...
Does sleeping in a bunk bed classify as sleeping at altitude? Plus its up stairs 🤔
Funny!😂
LUV how all the pictures of Doping were of that guy from Texas......LOL!!!
How about adding Froome and all the other dopers too! Sorry, i forgot, they are all TUE protected!🙄
If most were doping then Lance beat all the dopers.
yeah like he was the best of the best, He used to smoke even Froome when he was younger. would be interetsing to see the match up now if lance was the same age Froome is now.
most probably because he had a superior doping program and the morphology for optimal response to doping. Remember that before his illness in 1996, he could finish only 1 of the 4 grand Tours he participated in
Pretty dumb observation for a variety of reasons
jsquire5pa. IF other riders were doping, and as Lance did win the tour, THEN he beat the dopers. How is this incorrect?
@@erichaskell Well he had a lot more protection from the powers that be that allowed him to dope more, and he was probably better at doping
I do deliveroo 7 days a week on a btwin riverside 500. I do about 8hrs a day. I can't afford to eat and usually only have 3 weetabix with honey. I basically cycle on an empty stomach and I don't drink my 750ml of water during the 8hrs usually half the bottle is still full. Is this normal should I be dead?
Just did the famous Tourmalet-climb. Had an average speed of 13.6 kph and I'am kind of proud of it. I'am just 16 years old so there is still time to get better, right? I did a lot a (famous) climb, but I think this is my best one, is this good for a 16 year old, anyone any information?
It's quit ok. But in two years you got to be somewhere at 18 kph. Do that and I bet you can win at least a stage on a big tour, a climbing stage.
The sport is cleaner? I hope so because I really enjoy it. But considering that the Tour de France is the hardest race of the hardest sport in the world, there's a surprising number of asthmatics who do quite well in it - that even win it. Doesn't seem possible.
They all take TUE protected doping to accomplish that!
Great video. And now try the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. ;-) I would be fun to watch pros doing it.
I'm sure it was once (at least) in Giro.
Be light, train and take epo and other drugs is the true answer.
oats n water. simply traditional porridge ;)
practice practice pratice thats what I do Ditchling Beacon to the top and repeat 5 times I am old but I still do it. ON TOP of good genetics: Miguel Indurain is/was an example
GCN, please bring back Matt and Simon. These blokes are okay, but bring back the real crew.
Photos of Lance (the only confessor) in the doping segment: 5.
Photos of Basso, Rasmussen, Vinokourov, Ulrich, Contador, Landis, ad infinitum: 0
Merckx, Pantani, Hamilton, Fignon and Hinault!
I didn't learn anything useful.
What groupset do i need and what gear should i be climbing in?
What about sleep high and train high? I thought that's better than just doing one right?
I competed at a higher level,,I found I was better sprinting, than hills,but could always hang in on flats
U don't have a like but u have a heart
Stem Cell research has lots of fingers in the pie. Using your own blood serum to heal the wounded body having become really popular amongst top athletes
Damn Limeys so salty about Lance being the greatest to this day. Let it go boys.
GrinderMagee People can say what they want about Lance. One thing is for sure a lot of people wouldn’t be cycling if there wasn’t a Lance...
@@ItsJaeLaw Nailed it perfectly! If it weren’t for his off the road behavior, he would be highly revered in bicycling today!
I wonder if I'm actually a great climber given that the only climbs I have faced are around my city (Bogotá, Colombia) which is 2600 meters above sea level. If I go to a climb anywhere else do I have an advantage over the people who regularly climb there?
James has such long eye lashes he's so dreamy!!
I just last week rode up to Alpine Visitor Center from the entrance at Rocky Mountain National Park. 20 miles up to just under 12,000 feet. I did NOT climb it as fast as a Tour De France pro.
That's a good one. I went all the way over the top and down to Grand Lake. On the way down, got a bee stuck in my jersey at 40mph!
I once spent a month above 7500 feet in New Mexico
When I returned to North Carolina at 250 ft I rode like I had a motor for about a month
Good one... I live in SFe at 7k ft altitude. You are correct.
the food intake part is the worst thing you can do or even suggest,yes being lighter will make it easier but do it right and slowly burn off fat over time, crash diets damage your organs and decreases muscle mass.
I think most of us need to remember we are not professional cyclists and do this as a means to keep fit and healthy, and the need to push ourselves to exhaustion whilst working a full time job isn’t the best life choice. It’s nice to chase a dream but the real world bits back much harder.
You are not correct here. The speed was not faster during the doping days. The speed record for a tour de france is 41km/h (2005) but only about 39km/h year 2000 and 2002. Just check climbing-records dot com. Distance, course, much to consider here. The peleton has totally changed with much more teams doing the pullings and much more welltrained athlethes in a team consider 2000. During froomies days the changed the course, more mountains and fewer TT to keep the sport more exciting. (He was so boring they had to change the course:) ....and therefore the speed went down.
New to this channel. I was thinking it was Van Aert when I saw Chris with his helmet on.
No to chocolate bars if you want to climb fast? Speak for yourself, I’m 35 and I stay at 68 kg whether I’m training 6 days a week or not. Some people are just naturally lean and good at climbing. Other people put on muscle easier and make for better sprinters. Most of it is genetics.
I’m pretty sure he called us all jackasses at the 5:18 mark
👍🏻😂
Um...I’ll tell you how they climb fast. They’re in ridiculously good shape. Unlike me who rides 30 miles then destroys 3 cheeseburgers, 2 pizzas, and a 6 pack of IPA.
The only thing better than a cheeseburger is...Two cheeseburgers! Or three..
I think it's funny how when Europeans refer to doping they only can mention the American,, despite the vast majority of the EU based riders doing the same thing.
The most famous was an american who screw 7 european grand tours. So theres that.
@@fofopads4450 He was famous because he was the fastest doper, of ~180 dopers, mostly European.
@@fofopads4450 I get it, it cannot be that a juiced US-American beats all the juiced European riders on their home turf?! Hypocrite much!
@@brettm4643 Absolutely right! Let them Europeans chocke on it!
They do it by putting out ridiculous amounts of power - say, 450W for an hour or more.
What I don't understand, is how they manage to dissipate all the heat that their bodies generate at that level of effort. Even at a biomechanical efficiency of 25% (rarely achieved), they would need to safely give off 1350W of heat without their core temperature going too high. As an engineer, I know how daunting it would be to create a thermal design with that capacity.
Can’t change a donkey into a race horse...except for Froome of course
Good point!👍🏻
"studies showed that you can make a donkey into a race horse" ahahahah
I like the veteran hosts... Ollie. Simon, lloyd, and manon..
Anyone know what's the model name of Chris Opie's glasses in this video?? They look really good.
Genetics is the most important component by far. If you're a TDF rider, you hit the genetic jackpot.
Even amongst them are the ones with even more superior genetics!
haha, c'mon guys... It's a block of 'flats' and a 'lift' ... we all know that. Great vid as usual.
Quick answer: they are doped