Standing Cycling Race | Can We Climb Like Alberto Contador?

Alberto Contador was well known for his out of the saddle climbing style, and to train this skill he even did 20-minute intervals without sitting. The presenters took inspiration from this and had their own climbing race dubbed 'The Contador Challenge'. Who wins? Watch to find out...
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