As an Italian I will always cheer for Ganna, but there is something about Dan's dedication to find every subtle performance improvement that fascinates me. Sure he is genetically speaking a top athlete, but in some way, he is less "superhuman" than Ganna. He is all about pure efficiency. He is not particularly tall or particularly full of muscles. He rides in an extreme aero position to compensate for his power deficit with respect to his more powerful competitors. During races, he always gives it all, sometimes maybe even a little bit too much. He is always so focused, so determined, yet so humble. I have great respect for him and for what he achieved.
Being tall and having lots of muscles are not directly affecting your performance in time trial like this. It is lungs, veins, O2 uptake, get out of Co2 efficiently and yeah HEART and resistance against mental fatigue. There is no guy in top 10 who is not riding in extreme aero position.
If Dan hadn't broken the record he knew that he had done everything that he could to break it - which is why he did break it. A truly inspiring performance. Chapeau!
For me he's up there with Graeme Obree, both mavericks, both men who had to fight the system, who the system (British Cycling & UCI) tried to break and failed, who triumphed through sheer will, determination and ingenuity.
Brilliant video. We’ve now gone from marginal gains to microscopic gains. Love the discussion on core temp, warmup protocol etc. Those aero sleeves/undershirt was interesting too.
A tale straight from the Bhagavad Gita. Surrender to the process and let the chips fall where they may. Even surrender to the end goal and focus only on what you can control. A true inspiration.
What an incredibly insightful documentary. So many things that the 'average joe' wouldn't even consider: core temp, aero sleeves, sweat suit training etc... Today's Obree perhaps 🤔 A phenomenal achievement from Dan, chapeau 👏👏
What a tremendously impressive performance. Kudos to the entire team. That how we get rockets to the moon and Moser look slow (and slow, never he was!!)
What an amazing guy and documentary. Being a follower of this absolute monster of Dan since the truly missed days of the Huub Wattbike track team I can only say Chapeau for this ride you are truly an inspiring man (not forgetting Johnny as well) and really opened the aero gates for me. I am amazed to see what you were actually doing before evey world tour team in terms of aero innovations. Huge congrats for this ride and actually on the recent track world's too ! You'll get this Italian one day !
Presumably other nations have their own secret squirrel clubs. The British (Obree) have this historical link to time trialling perhaps in a way other cycling nations don't. This I reckon partly led to the innovation from the likes of Mike Burrows with his ground breaking TCR design for frames that became the norm. Then Graham Obree really started the focus on aero that then led to Boardman and his superman position that got so much progress and attention the UCI banned it. This chap is the new standard bearer for innovation. It's to be applauded.
Dan represents everything that made this country punch above its weight for so long. Engineering prowess, can do attitude, change mindset and grit. Love it
Your career/results may not be on the top end of the sport, but your persona, ability to inspire and hard work ethic are beyond anyone else. Put this behind.
From all the riders that have had the privilege to ride on a Velodrome as I did in the early 60s at Reading outdoor Velodrome on my fixed wheel Claud Butler, ( very well done a prestigious record, fantastic
Amazing feat but such a pity he only held the record for 7 weeks, ...after all that effort! Couldn't Ganna have given him 6 months to bask at least! :-)
@@robatkins6432my understanding was that they did this as a bit of a test run for Ganna, it's all the same sponsors so it's not like they pulled a fast one, I think they wanted Dan here to iron out all the little testing, then transfer all that knowledge to the absolute specimen that is the Italian to knock it out of the park, which he ended up doing.
@@jebewok8118 thanks for the info, what about when the rider is going all blazes? Could the temperature be dropped then? He spoke a lot about having to adjust to the heat
@Morhaw I'm not entirely sure, but the challenge is keeping core temp low and muscle temp high (using the rider's energy to heat up the muscles would be counterproductive) so I'm guessing that cooling down the velodrome would be unhelpful, or maybe they do do that? I'm not sure. Another point might be that heat correlates with air density.
I do not understand: how did the rider know where he was, up or down on record? Why did someone not walk the track during the hr to show him how far up or down he was?
@@danbigham6184 well I don’t understand. Each lap you got split? That’s too much info. Rather approx every 2-3 laps how many secs/distance up or down on record. Isn’t that what o Ritter did, have someone standing and moving on inside lane track to show visibly where rider was vs record. Anyway you know what you are doing obviously so the info was given rt way for you. Is it too much confidentiality/team secrets/hard work over a yr or more to give away to a nobody to ask What wheels What tire pressure What width What chain, didn’t Wiggins spend 13,000 pounds on his chain? Who was your chief mechanic? Did you have race bike and train bike? Bottom bracket? Hubs? Both from that danish? ti company? Cranks? Ti? Crank length? Gearing? Front chain ring manufacturer? Size? Hand made? Handlebar manufacture. One off? Helmet? Pedals? Shoes? Bioracer suit? Can’t you beat Ganna if you go to Aquascalientes? will team disallow that b c they want him to have record. Why didn’t you go to recent worlds tt? Why don’t you do worlds pursuit? Do you not lift weights? I think you strech a lot, do you lift? I go for 100 mile record again, once healthy, v sick and v injured, on a tri bike b c it’s not uci record
As an Italian I will always cheer for Ganna, but there is something about Dan's dedication to find every subtle performance improvement that fascinates me. Sure he is genetically speaking a top athlete, but in some way, he is less "superhuman" than Ganna. He is all about pure efficiency. He is not particularly tall or particularly full of muscles. He rides in an extreme aero position to compensate for his power deficit with respect to his more powerful competitors. During races, he always gives it all, sometimes maybe even a little bit too much. He is always so focused, so determined, yet so humble. I have great respect for him and for what he achieved.
Thank you, that really means a lot! 🙏🏼
Pinarello is the best looking track bike out there, followed by France's Look.
Being tall and having lots of muscles are not directly affecting your performance in time trial like this. It is lungs, veins, O2 uptake, get out of Co2 efficiently and yeah HEART and resistance against mental fatigue. There is no guy in top 10 who is not riding in extreme aero position.
Super ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fully agree with that ❤
"you're only fast because you're aero" is a funny criticism, if it was that easy we'd all do it haha
If Dan hadn't broken the record he knew that he had done everything that he could to break it - which is why he did break it.
A truly inspiring performance. Chapeau!
For me he's up there with Graeme Obree, both mavericks, both men who had to fight the system, who the system (British Cycling & UCI) tried to break and failed, who triumphed through sheer will, determination and ingenuity.
Such an incredible documentary. What an incredible scientist and athlete. Well done! Hope to see a documentary like this on Gannas
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Ganna's would be a lot less interesting, I'd still watch it
They just did Ganna less than a year ago...
Brilliant video. We’ve now gone from marginal gains to microscopic gains. Love the discussion on core temp, warmup protocol etc. Those aero sleeves/undershirt was interesting too.
What a guy and what a team effort and performance.
I've been following Dan's story for years, what an inspiration. A humble legend who's very happy to share his knowledge - unique in the cycling world.
Dan is an absolute legend of the sport. What an achievement for a "mere" mortal!
A tale straight from the Bhagavad Gita. Surrender to the process and let the chips fall where they may. Even surrender to the end goal and focus only on what you can control. A true inspiration.
The ruthless execution of a true professional.
WOW HE DID MAKE IT LOOK EASY but that was his dedication to stay consistent efficient from start to finish GREAT JOB DAN !!
Thank you, lve learned so much more about the process snd about a charming youngish man, Dan Bigham.
Wow. Love Dan. Down to earth yet driven by numbers. Can call himself a world record holder❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
🤩This is the best video I’ve stumbled upon all week.
What an incredibly insightful documentary. So many things that the 'average joe' wouldn't even consider: core temp, aero sleeves, sweat suit training etc... Today's Obree perhaps 🤔 A phenomenal achievement from Dan, chapeau 👏👏
What a tremendously impressive performance. Kudos to the entire team. That how we get rockets to the moon and Moser look slow (and slow, never he was!!)
What an amazing guy and documentary. Being a follower of this absolute monster of Dan since the truly missed days of the Huub Wattbike track team I can only say Chapeau for this ride you are truly an inspiring man (not forgetting Johnny as well) and really opened the aero gates for me. I am amazed to see what you were actually doing before evey world tour team in terms of aero innovations. Huge congrats for this ride and actually on the recent track world's too ! You'll get this Italian one day !
Now it is gana's turn ! this is a great performance well done Dan , lots of respect ! ! ! !
Loved this and as a fella with 30 years racing, learned loads, so thanks
Incredible! Well done to Dan and his whole team
Pretty much how I get ready for every ride really, couple of pints of slush and I'm out the door 🤘
Yep, watch out for brain freeze though! 🥶
what was the slush - assuming some sort of energy powder mix @@INEOSGrenadiers
That paint suit looks like absolute torture.
The skin suit on the other side looks dope
Dan can certainly attest to this!
Fantastic effort and congratulations! Enjoyed the watch and keep the gains going
Amazing work, and his dedication to the sport is remarkable,,
OUTSTANDING discipline. Wonderful appliance of science. BRAVO TEAM, BRAVO.
Presumably other nations have their own secret squirrel clubs. The British (Obree) have this historical link to time trialling perhaps in a way other cycling nations don't. This I reckon partly led to the innovation from the likes of Mike Burrows with his ground breaking TCR design for frames that became the norm. Then Graham Obree really started the focus on aero that then led to Boardman and his superman position that got so much progress and attention the UCI banned it. This chap is the new standard bearer for innovation. It's to be applauded.
Even before Obree, UCI banned recumbents for being too aero. The human-powered hour record is a lot higher than the UCI one.
Beautiful to see! Thanks for sharing it! Great job Dan, you've made it seem effortless
Absolute dedication and commitment. Bravo
Dan represents everything that made this country punch above its weight for so long. Engineering prowess, can do attitude, change mindset and grit. Love it
Thanks!
Congratulations and thank you for this - can't wait to see how far you go in Mexico!
Your career/results may not be on the top end of the sport, but your persona, ability to inspire and hard work ethic are beyond anyone else. Put this behind.
Very interesting- amazing the amount of work and detail involved
Great insight, an amazing performance . Congratulations Dan! Well deserved and well done!.
This was a great video, and congrats to Dan yet again but woah… 2kg of ice slush 😵
I have maybe watched this video 20+ times I pick up on some new details every single time.
Love the Hour Record and seeing Dan's approach. But those drops of water on the helmet man, I winced, so many watts! :D
Great insight and amazing to watch Dan break the record
Remarkable effort! I disagree with his trainer saying Dan is average.
This. Was. Mint. I feel the same way about the Via Gelia KOM, 6 years time it'll be mine ;)
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing that. Amazing athlete and seems like a great person to boot. Bravo.
From all the riders that have had the privilege to ride on a Velodrome as I did in the early 60s at Reading outdoor Velodrome on my fixed wheel Claud Butler, ( very well done a prestigious record, fantastic
Congratulations Dan! Well deserved and well done!
That's pretty inspirational stuff! It makes me want to get out and ride my bike!
Watched the intro. Liked it already!
amazing good on ya , up there with the greats
"You're only fast 'cause you're aero"
Whoever said that is currently eating heaps of slush, trying to be half as fast as Biggles.
Great insight, an amazing performance 👏
Amazing feat but such a pity he only held the record for 7 weeks, ...after all that effort! Couldn't Ganna have given him 6 months to bask at least! :-)
as far as i understand it they knew when Ganna was going to do his record atempt and did this record before him on purpose!
@@robatkins6432my understanding was that they did this as a bit of a test run for Ganna, it's all the same sponsors so it's not like they pulled a fast one, I think they wanted Dan here to iron out all the little testing, then transfer all that knowledge to the absolute specimen that is the Italian to knock it out of the park, which he ended up doing.
@@kr7epj4ximagine the preassure for Ganna if he fails after all this and that they did for him
Great documentary, really enjoyed that!
I have seen nobody who looks as aero as Dan. Half man, half bullet
absolute brilliant mind, that johnny wale chap
Dan is an absolute hero.
Such a legend!
Congratulations!!!
Absolutely brillian!!! I will be channelling you tomorrow on zwift❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Well done! Congrats! 🚴🚴🚴
An Obree of the current day!
It all looks so easy . But so mutch hard work on everthing.
All the dedecation into it .
Chapeau!!
The world championships 4 km vs filipo was totally mind bending awesome
He did it
Way to go
Greatness 👏👏
BRavo Dan, in history books forever
Simply it is an hour of valiant torture.
Great doco.
Unreal! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Gallons of Slush! Surprised his bonce didn't split in half with the pain.
so close in WCs against Ganna,i was gunning for him!
Amazing. Thanks for sharing. So crazy seeing yr training and prep. Congrats!🎉
Fair play to that man!
bro had the record for 1 month. Filippo Ganna also supported by Ineos smashed his record by like 1.2km. very shortly after.
Freaken! Awesome!
So cool!
Wonder how far Wiggins would have got with that perfection of position etc.
“You’re only fast ‘cos…..
you’re absolutely f’ing RAPID!!”
Great video and a great journey - longer director’s cut now please 😁
I love watching humans break their limits whatever those are!
What an inspiration for an “average guy” to do this. Wow!
INEOS Grenadiers
What a pro! 😊
Incredible. What was the decision not to have a bigger audience?
To enable pure focus on the task at hand.
Wondering how you are going to know where the corner starts in that position.
Something that keeps coming up. Why not wear mitts?!! Your fingers create a lot of wind turbulence.
UCI doesn't approve of them?
Excellent Job!!!!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_cooling
They're typically aerodynamically slower for most athletes, myself included.
Awesome, Thank you Dan for your reply. Excellent job! Congratulations!@@danbigham6184
What's the music? Please
Respect Dan!
#DanTheMan
some serious core strength is needed to hold that position for that lol
I wanna watch Poggi try the HR
Why was the velodrome empty ?
To allow me to focus on the effort without distraction from my three key controllables.
Pinarello...best bikes ever
I'd be interested to know who has the record for 1 hour and 1 minute
What was his NP for the hour?
Was Ganna doing all of this? For some reason i just imagined he hopped the bike and gave it a rip haha
An amazing effort, but too bad he didn't go 2 metres farther!
you mean 7 metres? for 55,555
@@oliverp6770 Ah yes. Even better. 🙂
Watching live. Does he know Ganna is going to attempt it soon after?
I believe this was used as a ‘template’ for Ganna’s attempt 6 weeks later.
Ganna already did it, and beat Bigham's time.
@@KonnoOC I think he meant 'did he know'
@@itsianwood Ahh okay. In which case yes, I'm pretty sure. This was like a sort of test run for Ganna
Considering he works for Ineos and helped Ganna with his attempt, yes.
It sucks that his record didn't last last before Ganna broke it. :(
But does he still ride for Derbados and does England know it? 😅
The flag of Derbados is proudly on my bike ;-)
@@danbigham6184 Amazing. 🙌
Anybody know if the UCI have set a temperature for the velodrome? Surely it would benefit the riders to have a colder track?
Velodromes are usually heated because riders need warm muscles to function optimally (hence warm-ups), so a cold velodrome would be pretty unhelpful
@@jebewok8118 thanks for the info, what about when the rider is going all blazes? Could the temperature be dropped then? He spoke a lot about having to adjust to the heat
@Morhaw I'm not entirely sure, but the challenge is keeping core temp low and muscle temp high (using the rider's energy to heat up the muscles would be counterproductive) so I'm guessing that cooling down the velodrome would be unhelpful, or maybe they do do that? I'm not sure. Another point might be that heat correlates with air density.
@@jebewok8118 you want lower air density so you can move through it faster? That’s why they do a lot of these hour records at altitude
@@Morhaw exactly
in a few years Remco could try it, he is still 5 years away from his top !
Well done have a cup of tea
I do not understand: how did the rider know where he was, up or down on record? Why did someone not walk the track during the hr to show him how far up or down he was?
Verbal communication from my coach each lap with my lap split, then every 5 minutes on my overall pace relative to the plan.
@@danbigham6184 well I don’t understand.
Each lap you got split? That’s too much info.
Rather approx every 2-3 laps how many secs/distance up or down on record. Isn’t that what o Ritter did, have someone standing and moving on inside lane track to show visibly where rider was vs record. Anyway you know what you are doing obviously so the info was given rt way for you.
Is it too much confidentiality/team secrets/hard work over a yr or more to give away to a nobody to ask
What wheels
What tire pressure
What width
What chain, didn’t Wiggins spend 13,000 pounds on his chain?
Who was your chief mechanic?
Did you have race bike and train bike?
Bottom bracket?
Hubs? Both from that danish? ti company?
Cranks? Ti?
Crank length?
Gearing? Front chain ring manufacturer? Size? Hand made?
Handlebar manufacture. One off?
Helmet?
Pedals? Shoes?
Bioracer suit?
Can’t you beat Ganna if you go to Aquascalientes? will team disallow that b c they want him to have record.
Why didn’t you go to recent worlds tt?
Why don’t you do worlds pursuit?
Do you not lift weights? I think you strech a lot, do you lift?
I go for 100 mile record again, once healthy, v sick and v injured, on a tri bike b c it’s not uci record
@@danbigham6184 ok, that makes sense
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