High speed bike descent down from the summit of the Col du Mont Ventoux. Start elevation: 1913m (Col du Mont Ventoux). End elevation: 320m (Bédoin). Distance: 21.2km. Avg. speed: 59.8km/h. Top speed : 131.8km/h PB.
Was pretty close to the edge alright. I had cycled up with the guy I was overtaking there and didn't want to cut him off by cutting across his line to get the apex, so ended up a little further out than usual.
good example of looking where you want to go not where you are worried about ending up. The camera was always looking in the direction to make the corner. from there just hope the physics are on your side to stay on the tarmac :-)
Just for information, and not contradicting anything in the title. The first straight after the cafe with the wide left hand bend (25secs) to the right hander (43secs) is 350 meters long and is covered at 70km/h. The next straight (50secs) to the start of the left hander (61secs) is 275 meters and is covered at 89km/h, then to the left hander at 82 secs at 80km/h. From 95 secs to 104 secs ave of 70km/h. The km between the first stone and second stone (borne) is at 81km/h ave. For info the snow posts on the right are spaced roughly at 20 meter gaps.
TO ALL THE CYCLIST OUT THERE, be very careful when going downhill with cars coming up hill. I recently had a crash while going down hill on a similar road like this, there is a vehicle coming up on a turn, and I was going descending to that corner, i couldn't see the vehicle until I was in the turn, and I crashed head on to the vehicle. luckily no bones were broken, VERY LUCKY, I just got abrasion all over my body and a huge laceration on my right knee, 16 stitches!!! I could have possibly died on that crash. Now I can't ride for a while now and it takes time to recover to the same level as I was before the crash SO guys just be very careful when sharing the road with incoming cars in a descend!! One crash/accident is all it takes to put you down for long or worst died.
Great advice. Hope you are back on your bike soon to enjoy the nice weather coming up. I might add, be careful all the time out on the roads, not just on the descents. Always ride within your limits. Stay safe.
Jonathan Hole As a general rule, you should not go faster than conditions (road and weather) and your skill level and experience allow. Sometimes that will be above and sometimes below 60km/h.
Tutschel Sure. But I would say only very rarely does the conditions allow a speed of 60+ (for example 70). The road would have to be 6m or wider, very straight and of course, not intersect with any other road. But 80+ is always unsafe.
Jonathan Hole Good to get your personal perspective. If you feel it's unsafe for you, I would advise, just don't do it. At no point did I feel unsafe during the descent, especially where I hit top speed, considering the long sight lines afforded on the upper slopes stretching across the mountain side. I guess it's all about perspective.
Nice, great filming I can see you were really flying over some of the section's of the road, reminds me of when I was twenty year's old and I used to hit high speeds on my steel framed ten speed many years ago, fastest I ever hit was sixty five mph, with my friend clocking me on his motorcycle on a hill into Monmouth from the forest of Dean in Gloucestershire England, great video brought back many memories!
that is very good going , i rode this 2 weeks ago and the section from the top to the 180 degree hairpin by the house house on the right is about 15.8km long i am 89th on strava and this guy beat me by 2 mins
60 km/h sur les 21 Km environ....Avec beaucoup de risque au passage! Perso à 100 km/h sur route ouverte on me traite de fou...Je me souviens d'avoir fait une pointe à 102 km/h...L’espace de quelques secondes...! Ceci dit, Merci pour la vidéo.
I rode this in August 2014 and despite having spent many years riding motorbikes, going this fast on skinny tyres, wearing lycra deserves respect. The numbers don't matter, this is a fast ride. For the record I averaged 26mph and made the top 25% on Strava whilst staying in my comfort zone and taking the time to look at some of the scenery I was passing.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment Kieth. Just had a look at the strava segment and the top 2 times clock in at 21:05, averaging 60.5km/h. Looks like I knocked 5secs of that in this particular run (the segment starts at 0:10 and finishes at 21:10 in the clip). Going this fast, I had to wait to watch the clip to be able to admire the scenery.
Greetings from the UK. Great video, it seems quite a lot of people are against what you did but I say that we should all live life to the full despite the risks. Go for it man and well done.
Thanks man. I understand other's perspective, as everyone has a different risk appetite. I am happy to let them waste a good downhill by sitting on the brakes. In the meanwhile, I fully intend in line with you advice, to continue to do what I enjoy most. :-)
131 km/h? i dont believe that! sorry! i went down there last year, i could not do it fast, there has been a Big traffic jam, but even if not...i heard people sag nearly 100 km/h, some said they hit the 100 km/h...but 131 km/h i dont believe...
+AzulShiva Thank you for stating the obvious for so many out there who just can't seem to get how that works. It really is that simple. The force and the speed be with you. Peace.
da is aber kein wind...blätter stehen still. und 30kmh wInd entspricht Beaufort 5- ich bin Surfer- ich weiss wovon ich spreche... bei beaufort 5 hast nen ordentlichen Wind.. unglaubwürdig.
Il faut rester très prudent... On n'es pas seul sur la route.. Et le but c'est de le monter.. La en haut tu es fière.. Que tu le monde en 1h.. 2 h.. 3 h 4 h... Respect atout ceux que l'on gravit
Merci d'être passé. et d'avoir laissé un commentaire. Oui, tout a fait, il faut toujours rester prudent dans tout les cas. En effet, la monté est un défi (que j'ai réaliser 3 fois pendent cette même journée, avant de pouvoir me régaler dans les trois déscentes qui se sont presenté a la suite), mais je le vois seulement comme obstacle necessaire , pour le but final de me gâter une belle descente - On n'est pas tous des grimpeurs pures.
déjà il prend des risques énorme. Ne pense pas aux autres sur la route. Pour gravir et descendre minimum 1 fois par an le Géant de Provence. cela me semble impossible ,en descendant vers Malaucène ,pourquoi pas...Et encore les pros atteignent max 110 km/h. Bizarre presque personne sur cette route ce jour-là ????
Tutschel, I have watched this video many times. Can you tell me where you hit the highest speed? It is hard to tell just by watching, because the lower part of the course is so much "busier" visually. I tried reading the comments to find this out, but there is too much opinion and debate in the comments to find the answer. I am just asking where you hit the highest speed, what ever it was. I think this is a great video, regardless of how fast you went. You are a very skilled rider who did things here that I would never be able to do. Thank you for the video.
I found where you said you hit your highest speeds near the top of the mountain where a stiff wind was pushing you along. Your ride looks crazy fast to me. I also wondered if you use disc brakes, and I see you do. Good idea! Your bike sounds really nice.
THG TCHR Thanks for checking in and leaving your feedback. Delighted you like the video so much. Always nice to connect with a fellow cycling enthusiast. Glad you found the info you were looking for in the myriad of comments. Can be a needle in the haystack exercise. Stay safe out there.
That is incredible! I love cycling. But I would not be able to descent at such terrible speed, because I am afraid of high speeds on bike. If I ride over 60km/h, then it is a mental problem for me, because I am thinking about a possible accident during descents, e.g. a tyre can explode etc. I noticed there were some cracks on the road. And if a tyre had got into one of them, it would have been bad at that speed. On the other hand, I heard from a former proffessional cyclist (as I watch le Tour de France), that if you fall off the bike at higher speed, then you hit the road in smaller angle and you slide the road and the possible injuries could be less serious (of course if you do not hit a vertical obstacle). But your descent such a famous mountain in Tour de France deserves respect.
Marcus Burghardt reportedly hit 130.7 km/h in stage 9 of last year's Tour de France. Several other riders reported speeds higher than 120 km/h that day, so it's credible. However, I don't see that kind of speeds in this video, or the kind of very aggressive aero tuck that the pro riders use to hit very high speeds. You can clearly see from the shadows that the dude is using a very ordinary riding position with the hands in the drops. So I don't believe the 131.8 k/h for a second. 100 km/h possibly, but that's a long way from 130+.
Never uploaded as I wasnt happy with the quality. Especially when I see the quality of yours! The tailwind would explain alot, and if genuine that would be real ballsy stuff!! Your vids r awsum, iv got a book with europes greatest climbs and the ventoux is on my radar. See if I can top your descent!! Good luck man keep biking its the best!
The way to descend as fast as possible is to enter a corner on the outside, hit the inside of the apex of the turn, and exit on the outside again. He controls his trajectory perfectly.
I did 97km/h down Joux Plane a couple of years ago and yes it does look a lot faster, simply because you have a much narrower field of vision, with vegetation on both sides. Here the top speed was reached on the upper open mountain section with a 50km/h tail wind, thus not giving a true sense of the speed. The tree lined lower part looks much faster even though I only reached about 100km/h or so. The speed is real, but the perception is deceptive. All data is GPS verified. Where is your clip?
ne le croyait pas ce n'est pas possible habitant sur le mont ventoux la vitesse maxi que j'ai atteinte route fermé est de 96 km/h coté nord pente a 10 poucents sur 2 kms sur le mont ventoux depuis 50ans moi je suis credible lui aucune trace de son compteur descente nord ou sud 60 km/h de moyenne merci de votre attention
Merci pour le commentaire. Que vous ne l'avais pas faites, ne veux jamais rien dire, et surtout pas que ce n'est pas possible. Ne jugez pas me compétences par vos limitations. Avez-vous eu un vent de queue excédent 50km/h? Le même équipement peut-être? Les mêmes compétences? Vous devrez alors savoir, habitant depuis 50 ans au mont Ventoux, que le vent peut bien souffler! J'ignore vos motivations, mais moi je n'ai rien à prouver, je partage tout simplement mes expériences avec les autres. Sportivement votre.
Je te passe ma caméra et tu la refais, tout s'affiche (pente, vitesse), comme ça pas de contestation possible ! mais quand même, tu nous mets 3mn à Bédoin (et nous il y a pas mal de trafic qui nous ralentit) ça ne justifie pas une pointe à 130
First part: Top -> Chalet Reynard: 5.35 min for 6 km: 67.3 km/h avg. Not very impressive, especially with a 50 km/h tailwind and nearly no traffic. Makes 130km/h hard to believe. I do believe that your Garmin (or another brand) gave this as Max. speed. GPS not very reliable in the mountains. Anyway, a very nice & high-quality video. I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing. And please let's not go crazy in the descents. Every year > 10 people die on the slopes of the Ventoux!! Let's just enjoy the ride.
Exciting ride. Did you use a Sony rather than a GoPro? Looks like typical Sony fogging problem and barrel flare and artifacts due to the round front port reflecting badly.
Thanks! I used the standard GoPro handlebar mount supplied with the camera, but also youtube editing has a feature which allows you to further reduce shake/vibration if you choose.
+Jordi Garcia It'on the top section of the mountain where it's nicely exposed and I could make the most of the 50km/h tail wind. One doesn't get the same sense of speed, as it is so open, unlike the bottom section through the trees.
Section just after Col des Tempetes where I had the assistance of a nice 50km/h tailwind. It is so wide open, the impression of speed is minimal compared to sections after Chalet Reynard through the trees where it seems much faster. Data is GPS verified.
Hat off to your Ride. I noticed that you seem to turn in rather early in the 180 corner than late picking the so called racing line, which is said to be faster. However i do realize that roadbike differs very much from motorcycle or cars, i d really like to know your Opinion about that.
Ran Chen It was my second time riding this road, but the first time was in atrocious meteorological conditions, incl. lashing rain, 80km/h winds with gusts up to 100km/h and thick cloud cover, with 30m visibility at best (see clip on my channel). I didn't have intimate knowledge of the road and would be able to improve no doubt. The other thing to keep in mind is that I can't always safely use 100% of the road with other counter flowing traffic present. It most likely is quicker, but not necessarily safer. :-)
May I ask you what gears were you using on this road ? I use 53x12 on descents and it is kinda hard for me to exceed top speed 80 km/h. I need to pedal super fast
This is too awesome just to watch!!! How do you keep your concentration up for such a long period of time?! Personally I would not have the guts to do a 21.2km descent without stopping in between...
I think you made a mistake! you don't read speed but time 13h18. ;-) each year,there is terrific accidents on this descent,(I live here) so be very careful, there is too much people on this road every days with such speed and trajectories there is a lot of collisions between cars and cyclists
Wow that's some riding! :-0 coming from motorcycling I can appreciate that really is some riding skill. You don't realise how fast you look like you're going until you overtake slower riders ;-0
Nice vid at least this time there are little to no traffic. Good boy. Talking about living life on the fast lane. You will most certaily suffer major head injuries or a facial reconfiguration crashing at that speed. Stay safe.
+Steve Gandalf Thanks for the question. The truth is, I have no idea. I brake very little and only when absolutely necessary, so the wear is minimal compared to a 'cautious' descender, who might sit on the brakes the whole way down. Also it would depend on the weight of the rider, the type of pads (I use disc brakes - different compounds are available and rim brake pads might give other results too), the weather conditions, etc. Too many variables to give even a fair guess.
Tutschel Inspiring viewing! Can you clue me in about how you deal with the unevenness in the road. At high speeds it can be quite rocky. How do you brace yourself against these impacts?
The road is very smooth. On bumpier roads I grip the handlebars a little tighter. Also the same techiques used in offroad cycling over uneven terrain are helpful (stand up slightly and use limbs as suspension). This minimises discomfort and improves control and safety.
Janos Köhler Thanks for your answer. And how about pressure in the tires? I see in other clips that you sometimes descend in wet conditions too. Do you adjust tire pressure for that?
Erik Weijers Yes, tyre pressure should be reduced to imcrease traction in the wet. When racing (see Red Bull Road Rage Bosnia clips) I also use special rain tyres. Dry = slick race tyres @95-100psi, wet = rain specific rubber compound tyres @85psi.
+gixxerboy555 Ca. 100psi is roughly the point of deminished returns. Also much grippier in the bends and therefore safer, not to mention more comfortable. :-)
Very nice video, scary though. @ 12:43 it looks kind of scary also, coming waay out to the left, without seeing around the corner, maybe You could see around it? ;-)
Aerodynamic drag is the biggest factor in arresting progress at higher speeds. It's not so bad when you have a really strong tailwind as I did. Then there are better possibilities to achieve much higher speeds than normal.
Disc brakes, or rim brakes? If rim, were you on carbon or aluminum rims? If carbon, did you fear rim melt? I'm doing this descent in 2 weeks (in the Gran Fondo), and am trying to decide whether to ride my carbon rims or not. Note: This peels off at Le Chalet Reynard and heads to Sault, so only duplicates 5 mins of your descent - which is ballsy. ;-)
Disc brakes. You will only ever need to worry about rims overheating if you sit on the brakes the whole way down. As you can see, I was only on the brakes for the very minimum amount of time necessary. Enjoy your gran fondo.
Tutschel Wow - thanks for the fast reply. I'm a pretty good descender, and am starting to conclude that if I use air braking as much as I can), and brake only around the significant corners, (and maybe use some pads designed to minimize heat, like the Swissstop Black Prince), I ought to be able to stick with my carbon clinchers. I've emailed my rim manufacturer (Reynolds) to see if they'd recommend those pads, vs. sticking with their own (blue, mfgr-branded) pads. Thanks again for the quick reply!
Tutschel I rode the descent on carbon rims with rim brakes. I didn't have any significant risk; I did modulate my braking to avoid being on the brakes and melting the rims. However, I suspect I would actually have descended at a faster pace if I would have had disc brakes, and was not worried about brake fade or rim melt. But thanks for your advice in-advance. Amazingly fun descent! The ascent is less fun. ;-)
This is the segment on Strava of the descent to Bedoin: app.strava.com/segments/666831?filter=overall The topspeed of the top10, is 84.3kmh only! So I'm quite sure that it's impossible to exceed 100kmh on this descent.. even with strong tailwind! Or maybe behind car but not alone..
I agree over 80 mph on a bike is very impressive since that would be the world record almost since the downhill world record is only about 90 without drafting...
You don't answer my question. it was measured with a gps? It was probably a bug then. 80 mph bike downhill is simply impossible, I know whereof I speak.
j en If that were true, all the pros would be crashing right, left and centre every time they descend in the Giro, Tour, or Vuelta, as they regularly hit speeds of 80-100km/h, sometimes above that. Vital Concept pro Kévin Reza hit 135km/h in the Tour de Suisse last year (posted the photo of his computer with stats on display to his Instagram) . You may want to get your bike checked if it starts vibrating at 80km/h. It could be your wheel(s), your headset or the frame alignment that is off. Have fun, enjoy the descents and stay safe out there.
Hell of a ride dude, but I think the 131.8 is just a teaser. If you compare segments to Jasper Verkuijls vid ( th-cam.com/video/33wwpv_Dm3s/w-d-xo.html ) where his friends actually crashes and he is calling out his speed regularly, he is doing 90-98max. and he is seconds faster than you on the segments I compared
It is a one off, specially designed, hand built, all titanium downhill specific road race bike: "Black Sheep Bikes - Road Rage Custom 2", (2, as it is the second version of the originally built bike). Google search article on Black Sheep Bikes via spoke.ie for more info.
Brian2094ify Hi Brian! All that means is a smiley face = :) !! I think Tutschel was being having some fun when he replied to you. Going down hill is as fast as you can make a bike go! Or maybe he really believes in ceramic bearings being faster!! hope you can understand!
kingoffifa actually going behind a vehicle makes his look like childs play at 165mph or over 200k. and I literally don't believe you, your speedometer must have made an error, because that borderlines the world record which was made going down a volcano at 45 degrees, which is much more force, at your best maybe 100kph but if you really went that fast you should take your video to the cycling land records associations and get it put down as the fastest speed ever downhill on public roads with a normal bike.
Je roule acec du 55/11, mais c'est surtout le fort vent de queue qui m'aide. Là ce week-end passé, j'ai tappé une point de 129km/h dans la décente du Kühtai au-dessous d'Innsbruck, cette fois si avec du 56/11.
ouch... que Dieu vous garde :) Je tenterai l'été prochain quand même, dépasser 100 même d'un poil suffira^^ Je vous souhaite de belles descentes, au plaisir
Bet away all you like, if that is what floats your boat. I reached 90km just before I entered Sault on the ride. Ride started in Bedoin, took in all 3 ascents and descents, totalling 139km.
@@tatbhar7304 No problem at all, thanks for clarifying. I guess the top speed is irrelevant - The main thing is, I got down in one piece. I could have put top speed 36.6m/s, which doesn't sound like much, or better, I could have titled the clip with top speed 1,180 km/h (speed of the earth in relation to its rotation around 45 degrees latitude), or even 107,000 km/h (the orbital speed of the earth around the sun). Ultimately, they are all just a numbers. The main thing is I had an absolute blast making the clip, and I hope you enjoyed watching it equally. Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to leave a comment. Sorry, 2 comments. :-) Peace.
@@Tutschel hahaha Yeah i ctually enjoyed the entire ride. Would you mind naming all the road bikes you used in all your videos? BecausI'm trying to collect as much infos as possible to buy a road bike and it's very tough to chose the perfect one 😅
@@tatbhar7304 Great to hear. I used a few different bikes, in the earlier clips (pre 2011), but one of the brands is no longer available (Airborne), and the other one was a Litespeed Ultimate (available to buy as a complete bike or frameset - now also updated and available with discs). My main bike, and the one used in this clip, is a custom Black Sheep Bike out of Fort Collins, Colorado. I had it specially built to race the Red Bull Road Rage series, and helped develop it through my racing experiences and feedback I provided. If you can afford it, full custom is the way to go, as it's tailored to your dimensions and can be customised to how you want it to perform.
2:37 scared the hell outta me!
Was pretty close to the edge alright. I had cycled up with the guy I was overtaking there and didn't want to cut him off by cutting across his line to get the apex, so ended up a little further out than usual.
XD you'd make a shit racing driver with your considerate attitude
My body prepared for the crash sitting in front of my computer !
A shame
good example of looking where you want to go not where you are worried about ending up. The camera was always looking in the direction to make the corner. from there just hope the physics are on your side to stay on the tarmac :-)
Just for information, and not contradicting anything in the title. The first straight after the cafe with the wide left hand bend (25secs) to the right hander (43secs) is 350 meters long and is covered at 70km/h. The next straight (50secs) to the start of the left hander (61secs) is 275 meters and is covered at 89km/h, then to the left hander at 82 secs at 80km/h. From 95 secs to 104 secs ave of 70km/h. The km between the first stone and second stone (borne) is at 81km/h ave. For info the snow posts on the right are spaced roughly at 20 meter gaps.
TO ALL THE CYCLIST OUT THERE, be very careful when going downhill with cars coming up hill. I recently had a crash while going down hill on a similar road like this, there is a vehicle coming up on a turn, and I was going descending to that corner, i couldn't see the vehicle until I was in the turn, and I crashed head on to the vehicle. luckily no bones were broken, VERY LUCKY, I just got abrasion all over my body and a huge laceration on my right knee, 16 stitches!!! I could have possibly died on that crash. Now I can't ride for a while now and it takes time to recover to the same level as I was before the crash
SO guys just be very careful when sharing the road with incoming cars in a descend!! One crash/accident is all it takes to put you down for long or worst died.
Great advice. Hope you are back on your bike soon to enjoy the nice weather coming up. I might add, be careful all the time out on the roads, not just on the descents. Always ride within your limits. Stay safe.
Alex Miles Yeah, and as a general rule you should stay below 60 kmh unless the road standard is very very good.
Jonathan Hole As a general rule, you should not go faster than conditions (road and weather) and your skill level and experience allow. Sometimes that will be above and sometimes below 60km/h.
Tutschel Sure. But I would say only very rarely does the conditions allow a speed of 60+ (for example 70). The road would have to be 6m or wider, very straight and of course, not intersect with any other road. But 80+ is always unsafe.
Jonathan Hole Good to get your personal perspective. If you feel it's unsafe for you, I would advise, just don't do it. At no point did I feel unsafe during the descent, especially where I hit top speed, considering the long sight lines afforded on the upper slopes stretching across the mountain side. I guess it's all about perspective.
Nice, great filming I can see you were really flying over some of the section's of the road, reminds me of when I was twenty year's old and I used to hit high speeds on my steel framed ten speed many years ago, fastest I ever hit was sixty five mph, with my friend clocking me on his motorcycle on a hill into Monmouth from the forest of Dean in Gloucestershire England, great video brought back many memories!
1:30 almost looked like game over
that is very good going , i rode this 2 weeks ago and the section from the top to the 180 degree hairpin by the house house on the right is about 15.8km long i am 89th on strava and this guy beat me by 2 mins
60 km/h sur les 21 Km environ....Avec beaucoup de risque au passage!
Perso à 100 km/h sur route ouverte on me traite de fou...Je me souviens d'avoir fait une pointe à 102 km/h...L’espace de quelques secondes...!
Ceci dit, Merci pour la vidéo.
I rode this in August 2014 and despite having spent many years riding motorbikes, going this fast on skinny tyres, wearing lycra deserves respect. The numbers don't matter, this is a fast ride. For the record I averaged 26mph and made the top 25% on Strava whilst staying in my comfort zone and taking the time to look at some of the scenery I was passing.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment Kieth. Just had a look at the strava segment and the top 2 times clock in at 21:05, averaging 60.5km/h. Looks like I knocked 5secs of that in this particular run (the segment starts at 0:10 and finishes at 21:10 in the clip). Going this fast, I had to wait to watch the clip to be able to admire the scenery.
max 86 km/h I calculated
Greetings from the UK. Great video, it seems quite a lot of people are against what you did but I say that we should all live life to the full despite the risks. Go for it man and well done.
Thanks man. I understand other's perspective, as everyone has a different risk appetite. I am happy to let them waste a good downhill by sitting on the brakes. In the meanwhile, I fully intend in line with you advice, to continue to do what I enjoy most. :-)
131 km/h? i dont believe that! sorry! i went down there last year, i could not do it fast, there has been a Big traffic jam, but even if not...i heard people sag nearly 100 km/h, some said they hit the 100 km/h...but 131 km/h i dont believe...
true
never 131...tour de france riders did it max. 110...
+Roni Biz its simple not possible
+AzulShiva Thank you for stating the obvious for so many out there who just can't seem to get how that works. It really is that simple. The force and the speed be with you. Peace.
da is aber kein wind...blätter stehen still. und 30kmh wInd entspricht Beaufort 5- ich bin Surfer- ich weiss wovon ich spreche...
bei beaufort 5 hast nen ordentlichen Wind..
unglaubwürdig.
Il faut rester très prudent... On n'es pas seul sur la route.. Et le but c'est de le monter.. La en haut tu es fière.. Que tu le monde en 1h.. 2 h.. 3 h 4 h... Respect atout ceux que l'on gravit
Merci d'être passé. et d'avoir laissé un commentaire.
Oui, tout a fait, il faut toujours rester prudent dans tout les cas.
En effet, la monté est un défi (que j'ai réaliser 3 fois pendent cette même journée, avant de pouvoir me régaler dans les trois déscentes qui se sont presenté a la suite), mais je le vois seulement comme obstacle necessaire , pour le but final de me gâter une belle descente - On n'est pas tous des grimpeurs pures.
Impressive descent. Scary fast.
What a ride and what filming. Great I thing I was wetting myself. Great skill and nerve.
That is just crazy fast! No guard rails and open to traffic!
Did this descent few years back. That ONE 90deg. corner almost took me out.
déjà il prend des risques énorme. Ne pense pas aux autres sur la route.
Pour gravir et descendre minimum 1 fois par an le Géant de Provence. cela me semble impossible ,en descendant vers Malaucène ,pourquoi pas...Et encore les pros atteignent max 110 km/h.
Bizarre presque personne sur cette route ce jour-là ????
Tutschel,
I have watched this video many times. Can you tell me where you hit the highest speed? It is hard to tell just by watching, because the lower part of the course is so much "busier" visually. I tried reading the comments to find this out, but there is too much opinion and debate in the comments to find the answer. I am just asking where you hit the highest speed, what ever it was. I think this is a great video, regardless of how fast you went. You are a very skilled rider who did things here that I would never be able to do. Thank you for the video.
I found where you said you hit your highest speeds near the top of the mountain where a stiff wind was pushing you along. Your ride looks crazy fast to me. I also wondered if you use disc brakes, and I see you do. Good idea! Your bike sounds really nice.
THG TCHR Thanks for checking in and leaving your feedback. Delighted you like the video so much. Always nice to connect with a fellow cycling enthusiast. Glad you found the info you were looking for in the myriad of comments. Can be a needle in the haystack exercise. Stay safe out there.
ou as tu pris 131 km?
That is incredible! I love cycling. But I would not be able to descent at such terrible speed, because I am afraid of high speeds on bike. If I ride over 60km/h, then it is a mental problem for me, because I am thinking about a possible accident during descents, e.g. a tyre can explode etc.
I noticed there were some cracks on the road. And if a tyre had got into one of them, it would have been bad at that speed.
On the other hand, I heard from a former proffessional cyclist (as I watch le Tour de France), that if you fall off the bike at higher speed, then you hit the road in smaller angle and you slide the road and the possible injuries could be less serious (of course if you do not hit a vertical obstacle).
But your descent such a famous mountain in Tour de France deserves respect.
Marcus Burghardt reportedly hit 130.7 km/h in stage 9 of last year's Tour de France. Several other riders reported speeds higher than 120 km/h that day, so it's credible.
However, I don't see that kind of speeds in this video, or the kind of very aggressive aero tuck that the pro riders use to hit very high speeds. You can clearly see from the shadows that the dude is using a very ordinary riding position with the hands in the drops.
So I don't believe the 131.8 k/h for a second. 100 km/h possibly, but that's a long way from 130+.
Never uploaded as I wasnt happy with the quality. Especially when I see the quality of yours! The tailwind would explain alot, and if genuine that would be real ballsy stuff!! Your vids r awsum, iv got a book with europes greatest climbs and the ventoux is on my radar. See if I can top your descent!! Good luck man keep biking its the best!
The title should be changed to "How I Kissed the Devil's Ass, White Knuckling Down the Ventoux!" :)
INSANE
Thanks. The fork is a custom hand built titanium Black Sheep Bikes truss fork.
The way to descend as fast as possible is to enter a corner on the outside, hit the inside of the apex of the turn, and exit on the outside again. He controls his trajectory perfectly.
Tout le monde connait ça extérieur, intérieur, extérieur 🙄
where is the 131 kmh
This is cycling Man, congratulations !!
53x11
A terrifying decent!
21 kilometers in 21 minutes. Well done.
I did 97km/h down Joux Plane a couple of years ago and yes it does look a lot faster, simply because you have a much narrower field of vision, with vegetation on both sides. Here the top speed was reached on the upper open mountain section with a 50km/h tail wind, thus not giving a true sense of the speed. The tree lined lower part looks much faster even though I only reached about 100km/h or so. The speed is real, but the perception is deceptive. All data is GPS verified. Where is your clip?
stunning video
ne le croyait pas ce n'est pas possible habitant sur le mont ventoux la vitesse maxi que j'ai atteinte route fermé est de 96 km/h coté nord pente a 10 poucents sur 2 kms sur le mont ventoux depuis 50ans moi je suis credible lui aucune trace de son compteur descente nord ou sud 60 km/h de moyenne merci de votre attention
Merci pour le commentaire. Que vous ne l'avais pas faites, ne veux jamais rien dire, et surtout pas que ce n'est pas possible. Ne jugez pas me compétences par vos limitations. Avez-vous eu un vent de queue excédent 50km/h? Le même équipement peut-être? Les mêmes compétences? Vous devrez alors savoir, habitant depuis 50 ans au mont Ventoux, que le vent peut bien souffler! J'ignore vos motivations, mais moi je n'ai rien à prouver, je partage tout simplement mes expériences avec les autres. Sportivement votre.
Vous mettez un 56/11 et vous atteignez facilement cette vitesse en descente !
Je te passe ma caméra et tu la refais, tout s'affiche (pente, vitesse), comme ça pas de contestation possible ! mais quand même, tu nous mets 3mn à Bédoin (et nous il y a pas mal de trafic qui nous ralentit) ça ne justifie pas une pointe à 130
First part: Top -> Chalet Reynard: 5.35 min for 6 km: 67.3 km/h avg. Not very impressive, especially with a 50 km/h tailwind and nearly no traffic. Makes 130km/h hard to believe. I do believe that your Garmin (or another brand) gave this as Max. speed. GPS not very reliable in the mountains. Anyway, a very nice & high-quality video. I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing. And please let's not go crazy in the descents. Every year > 10 people die on the slopes of the Ventoux!! Let's just enjoy the ride.
Exciting ride. Did you use a Sony rather than a GoPro? Looks like typical Sony fogging problem and barrel flare and artifacts due to the round front port reflecting badly.
You're very smooth !
Might have been asked/answered before, but what wheelset are you using?
DTSwiss custom wheelset - 190 cermaic hubs, aerolite spokes and 415RR rims.
awesome!!! nice descending skills. my question: what sort of camera mount did you use? the quality (absence of camera shake) is phenomenal
Thanks! I used the standard GoPro handlebar mount supplied with the camera, but also youtube editing has a feature which allows you to further reduce shake/vibration if you choose.
Tutschel Awesome. thnx for the info. safe riding. :)
Respect!!!
Bonjour, je souhaite savoir sur quelle portion vous avez éffectué une pointe à 137.8 Kms/h car cela parait improbable?
How do you get up to 131 with all those corners ?
librazone On the straight.
+Tutschel Which straight? Tell us the point of the video where starts that straight
+Tutschel Which straight? Tell us the point of the video where starts that straight
+Jordi Garcia It'on the top section of the mountain where it's nicely exposed and I could make the most of the 50km/h tail wind. One doesn't get the same sense of speed, as it is so open, unlike the bottom section through the trees.
Impossible to go there at 131 km / h , all the time you have corners. If you reach 100 km / h you are lucky.
les feles chappeau ;)
Section just after Col des Tempetes where I had the assistance of a nice 50km/h tailwind. It is so wide open, the impression of speed is minimal compared to sections after Chalet Reynard through the trees where it seems much faster. Data is GPS verified.
Let's see gps data so
attention la vitesse est limitée à 90 km / h en France !
Sinon quelle vitesse pour la montée ?
Hat off to your Ride.
I noticed that you seem to turn in rather early in the 180 corner than late picking the so called racing line, which is said to be faster.
However i do realize that roadbike differs very much from motorcycle or cars, i d really like to know your Opinion about that.
Ran Chen It was my second time riding this road, but the first time was in atrocious meteorological conditions, incl. lashing rain, 80km/h winds with gusts up to 100km/h and thick cloud cover, with 30m visibility at best (see clip on my channel). I didn't have intimate knowledge of the road and would be able to improve no doubt. The other thing to keep in mind is that I can't always safely use 100% of the road with other counter flowing traffic present. It most likely is quicker, but not necessarily safer. :-)
May I ask you what gears were you using on this road ? I use 53x12 on descents and it is kinda hard for me to exceed top speed 80 km/h. I need to pedal super fast
Listening to MUSE in the background makes this ride even that much more awesome.
This is too awesome just to watch!!! How do you keep your concentration up for such a long period of time?! Personally I would not have the guts to do a 21.2km descent without stopping in between...
Time fliiiies by when you go downhill , believe me 😅 i have done it to , and its pure adrenaline
similar stats to Froome's elevation of Mont Ventoux :P
you sir have balls of steel
I think you made a mistake! you don't read speed but time 13h18. ;-)
each year,there is terrific accidents on this descent,(I live here) so be very careful, there is too much people on this road every days
with such speed and trajectories there is a lot of collisions between cars and cyclists
Thank you.
Wow that's some riding! :-0 coming from motorcycling I can appreciate that really is some riding skill. You don't realise how fast you look like you're going until you overtake slower riders ;-0
Nice vid at least this time there are little to no traffic. Good boy. Talking about living life on the fast lane. You will most certaily suffer major head injuries or a facial reconfiguration crashing at that speed. Stay safe.
ebike would get a good recharge going down this hill.
ebike is a retarded thing
I do not now the region there, please post a link at the mentioned section. 130 km/h is ridiculously fast speed for bike!
Did you have a gimbal for the camera, it seems super smooth on the footage
No. Mounted with standard mount directly to the stem.
It's the youtube effect
That youtube smoothing makes me nauseous. I'd rather see jumpy footage personally
Nice ride dude :)
For this run I used standard road gearing (53x11) and most importantly a strong tail wind.
At which Time you reach the 131 km/h ? I will try this soon as possible when I go there :D
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de la folie !!
May seem a very stupid question, but how many descents of Mont Ventoux can you do at this pace before you need to replace your brake blocks?
+Steve Gandalf Thanks for the question. The truth is, I have no idea. I brake very little and only when absolutely necessary, so the wear is minimal compared to a 'cautious' descender, who might sit on the brakes the whole way down. Also it would depend on the weight of the rider, the type of pads (I use disc brakes - different compounds are available and rim brake pads might give other results too), the weather conditions, etc. Too many variables to give even a fair guess.
Do you have the ride on strava to back up your claims?
Tutschel Inspiring viewing! Can you clue me in about how you deal with the unevenness in the road. At high speeds it can be quite rocky. How do you brace yourself against these impacts?
The road is very smooth. On bumpier roads I grip the handlebars a little tighter. Also the same techiques used in offroad cycling over uneven terrain are helpful (stand up slightly and use limbs as suspension). This minimises discomfort and improves control and safety.
Janos Köhler Thanks for your answer. And how about pressure in the tires? I see in other clips that you sometimes descend in wet conditions too. Do you adjust tire pressure for that?
Erik Weijers Yes, tyre pressure should be reduced to imcrease traction in the wet. When racing (see Red Bull Road Rage Bosnia clips) I also use special rain tyres. Dry = slick race tyres @95-100psi, wet = rain specific rubber compound tyres @85psi.
Mm interesting. Maybe I have applied too much tire pressure then, which explains the rockiness I feel in descents..
cool vid
@Tutschel ..very nice man.. what bike..tyres??? 700x23 / 700x25 / or 700x28? Cheers..
700x23 (front @95psi, rear @100psi). Have since switched to Schwalbe The One 700x25
+Tutschel ok thanx bro (isn't the pressure too low?)...don't get a pic from the bike?
+gixxerboy555 Ca. 100psi is roughly the point of deminished returns. Also much grippier in the bends and therefore safer, not to mention more comfortable. :-)
Hi, how many miles did you cover from the start of the descent to the finish of this video? :-B
Ron Tindale The information is in the description of the clip - see above (21.2km).
Your shadow isn't aero enough.
Using the Road Rage Custom 2 ?
Yes, just like it says in the info on the clip.
Do you have your bike setup posted anywhere? (gear ratios etc)
Very nice video, scary though. @ 12:43 it looks kind of scary also, coming waay out to the left, without seeing around the corner, maybe You could see around it? ;-)
Skill is good!
Fork?
+Tutschel If you want to come to Turkey, every time my guest. You're awesome.
Thank you. I have been twice and really enjoyed it. I hope to go again some day.
very risky.... very brave....!
you uberhaupt still resist in such a descent?
I think you would need an aerodynamic outfit with helmet to reach 131kph. The drag would be considerable.
Aerodynamic drag is the biggest factor in arresting progress at higher speeds. It's not so bad when you have a really strong tailwind as I did. Then there are better possibilities to achieve much higher speeds than normal.
Impressive! How come you were able to reach such a high speed compared to most cyclists down Mont Ventoux?
MjS7 Thanks for your comment. Oversized gearing and a stiff tailwind is a helpful combination.
Tutschel thanks for your answer, that explains it!
Wow, when was this? Normally its very crowded out there.
It was between 18h00 and 18h30 on Monday 10 June 2013. It's normally very quiet by that time of day.
Ok cool, next time I go there I'll keep the time window in mind!
Here is the full route of the clip: ridewithgps com/routes/3176412
GoPro original model used here.
Ok. Congratulation¡¡¡
hella risky
Would love to do that.
Disc brakes, or rim brakes? If rim, were you on carbon or aluminum rims? If carbon, did you fear rim melt? I'm doing this descent in 2 weeks (in the Gran Fondo), and am trying to decide whether to ride my carbon rims or not. Note: This peels off at Le Chalet Reynard and heads to Sault, so only duplicates 5 mins of your descent - which is ballsy. ;-)
Jay Batson I'm also bordering on clydesdale (6'2, 195lbs), which makes a difference (for which I _think_ I can adjust my decision.)
Disc brakes. You will only ever need to worry about rims overheating if you sit on the brakes the whole way down. As you can see, I was only on the brakes for the very minimum amount of time necessary. Enjoy your gran fondo.
Tutschel Wow - thanks for the fast reply. I'm a pretty good descender, and am starting to conclude that if I use air braking as much as I can), and brake only around the significant corners, (and maybe use some pads designed to minimize heat, like the Swissstop Black Prince), I ought to be able to stick with my carbon clinchers. I've emailed my rim manufacturer (Reynolds) to see if they'd recommend those pads, vs. sticking with their own (blue, mfgr-branded) pads.
Thanks again for the quick reply!
For the moment, yes. The UCI will eventually take my lead, even if they are 6 or 7 years behind me and discs will become the norm.
Tutschel I rode the descent on carbon rims with rim brakes. I didn't have any significant risk; I did modulate my braking to avoid being on the brakes and melting the rims. However, I suspect I would actually have descended at a faster pace if I would have had disc brakes, and was not worried about brake fade or rim melt.
But thanks for your advice in-advance. Amazingly fun descent! The ascent is less fun. ;-)
woooooow
Where is the 131.8km/h on the video?
Do you have Gps data?
What speedometer do you use?
This is the segment on Strava of the descent to Bedoin: app.strava.com/segments/666831?filter=overall
The topspeed of the top10, is 84.3kmh only! So I'm quite sure that it's impossible to exceed 100kmh on this descent.. even with strong tailwind! Or maybe behind car but not alone..
I agree over 80 mph on a bike is very impressive since that would be the world record almost since the downhill world record is only about 90 without drafting...
You don't answer my question. it was measured with a gps? It was probably a bug then. 80 mph bike downhill is simply impossible, I know whereof I speak.
I think " 11:37 - 12:32 " is his fastest period in this video
Matthew Yan ok, max 60, or maybe 70kmh... (35-45mph)
Ich fahre auch Rennrad. Max. 131,8 km/h??????????????????????? Super......
impossible !!!!
and you should not brake in the turns but the turns and then just let go in the bend
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Bike??? Tyres??? thanx
Black Sheep Bikes - Road Rage Custom (a custom handbuilt downhill road racer), Schwalbe Ultremo ZX).
no way you did 131.
a bike begins front end shaking at around 80, making close to 100 rare
why lie? the ride was awesome as was.
j en If that were true, all the pros would be crashing right, left and centre every time they descend in the Giro, Tour, or Vuelta, as they regularly hit speeds of 80-100km/h, sometimes above that. Vital Concept pro Kévin Reza hit 135km/h in the Tour de Suisse last year (posted the photo of his computer with stats on display to his Instagram) . You may want to get your bike checked if it starts vibrating at 80km/h. It could be your wheel(s), your headset or the frame alignment that is off. Have fun, enjoy the descents and stay safe out there.
Hell of a ride dude, but I think the 131.8 is just a teaser. If you compare segments to Jasper Verkuijls vid ( th-cam.com/video/33wwpv_Dm3s/w-d-xo.html ) where his friends actually crashes and he is calling out his speed regularly, he is doing 90-98max. and he is seconds faster than you on the segments I compared
What bike model is this?B-)
It is a one off, specially designed, hand built, all titanium downhill specific road race bike: "Black Sheep Bikes - Road Rage Custom 2", (2, as it is the second version of the originally built bike). Google search article on Black Sheep Bikes via spoke.ie for more info.
Do you have a photo?B-)
Ron Tindale Check out the article on the bike I previously referenced. Photo included.
Do you have a direct link?
Ron Tindale Can't include links in the comments section, but put this into Google: " Red Bull Road Rage Janos Köhler signs with Black Sheep Bikes"
131.8 Km/h = 81.8 mph? Really?
frankly I want to know where that happens because it doesn't seem that fast in the first 5 min that I watched and im not watchin the whole thing...
hmmmm to je rychlost
why is your bike so fast?
Ceramic bearings in the hubs and gravity.
Tutschel :)
kingoffifa i dont know english that well so i have no ideea what is that xD
Brian2094ify Hi Brian! All that means is a smiley face = :) !! I think Tutschel was being having some fun when he replied to you. Going down hill is as fast as you can make a bike go! Or maybe he really believes in ceramic bearings being faster!! hope you can understand!
kingoffifa actually going behind a vehicle makes his look like childs play at 165mph or over 200k. and I literally don't believe you, your speedometer must have made an error, because that borderlines the world record which was made going down a volcano at 45 degrees, which is much more force, at your best maybe 100kph but if you really went that fast you should take your video to the cycling land records associations and get it put down as the fastest speed ever downhill on public roads with a normal bike.
Takumi Fujiwara
lol
131 ??? faut un plateau de furax, pour une premiere et y a la visibilité j'ai tapé 90 km/h avec du 50*11
Je roule acec du 55/11, mais c'est surtout le fort vent de queue qui m'aide. Là ce week-end passé, j'ai tappé une point de 129km/h dans la décente du Kühtai au-dessous d'Innsbruck, cette fois si avec du 56/11.
ouch... que Dieu vous garde :) Je tenterai l'été prochain quand même, dépasser 100 même d'un poil suffira^^ Je vous souhaite de belles descentes, au plaisir
not possible
I bet you didn't even reach 90km
Bet away all you like, if that is what floats your boat. I reached 90km just before I entered Sault on the ride. Ride started in Bedoin, took in all 3 ascents and descents, totalling 139km.
@@Tutschel Hey, i meant no insult, sorry if you think i did.
Besides, i meant you didn't reach 90km/h, in this video anyway
@@tatbhar7304 No problem at all, thanks for clarifying. I guess the top speed is irrelevant - The main thing is, I got down in one piece. I could have put top speed 36.6m/s, which doesn't sound like much, or better, I could have titled the clip with top speed 1,180 km/h (speed of the earth in relation to its rotation around 45 degrees latitude), or even 107,000 km/h (the orbital speed of the earth around the sun). Ultimately, they are all just a numbers. The main thing is I had an absolute blast making the clip, and I hope you enjoyed watching it equally. Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to leave a comment. Sorry, 2 comments. :-) Peace.
@@Tutschel hahaha
Yeah i ctually enjoyed the entire ride.
Would you mind naming all the road bikes you used in all your videos? BecausI'm trying to collect as much infos as possible to buy a road bike and it's very tough to chose the perfect one 😅
@@tatbhar7304 Great to hear. I used a few different bikes, in the earlier clips (pre 2011), but one of the brands is no longer available (Airborne), and the other one was a Litespeed Ultimate (available to buy as a complete bike or frameset - now also updated and available with discs). My main bike, and the one used in this clip, is a custom Black Sheep Bike out of Fort Collins, Colorado. I had it specially built to race the Red Bull Road Rage series, and helped develop it through my racing experiences and feedback I provided. If you can afford it, full custom is the way to go, as it's tailored to your dimensions and can be customised to how you want it to perform.