Alpe D'Huez - GCN's Epic Climbs

[@maxjahns9063]

I remember the feeling when I first reached the top in Alpe d‘huez with my father. That was amazing, there are little other moments in my life that come close to that!

[@gcn]

Naww awesome Max!

[@occidentalexplorer1125]

GCN is literally the best cycling channel on KZbin.

[@Notheggerwarsauber]

*was

[@michaelpolkey5996]

Agreed. 👍🏻

[@dianatheriault2913]

This is by far the my favorite of the epic climbs series. Mostly because of the humor and comraderie we see between Matt and Tom. The ending is the best, comparing the times of the past winners and that of Matt and Tom. Absolutely the BEST!

[@Lucpol1986]

Diana Theriault cough...1h+=slacking a bit...cough :)

[@ageary]

The best days of GCN with Matt Stephens.........legend

[@JosephLycettCycling]

Agreed. Ollie was a rubbish replacement for Matt. He made GCN videos so much more enjoyable, whilst now they just seem so obviously scripted and are very unfunny.

[@dannyholder1359]

And still the best days 4 years later to be fair..Matt was brilliant

[@rahulkota1]

This has to be one of the most well packaged video GCN has produced... the elements of the nature... fun... music... love of cycling ... alpe d huez... this is one of the most epic one... you can go as many time as you want to... timeless piece... chapeau!!!

[@gcn]

Thanks Rahul!

[@douglaspate9314]

True!

[@zw331]

Love all the GCN vids...after taking a 25 year break from riding and now getting back into it these are great motivators. Keep em coming!

[@emgchannel6219]

The same here! Just wish I didn't take the 25 year break though 😅

[@SolicitorRandolph]

I love seeing Pantani's 37 minute time, dope made cycling so much fun to watch.

[@Papercleeep]

holy smokes 37mins. what

[@fadbamsendk]

@@Papercleeep ya but he was on coke so he could fly ofcouse

[@Adrian-yf1zg]

That's why I love cycling

[@damiencallaghan9389]

@@fadbamsendk He was on Red Bull.....Gives you Wings

[@elq4527]

Pantani the best 💪

[@benhulme7401]

I did this as part of the Marmotte Gran Fondo. I hit the bottom of the Alpe after about 150km of cycling including Galibier and Telegraphe. Before the race I'd done zero training except for the Dragon ride in Wales. I told myself 'whatever happens do NOT stop on the Alpe". Despite seriously painful hot foot I got up it without blowing up and in respectable time. Such a great day out. Beer never tasted so good!

[@coachnealf52]

This video brings back really wonderful memories of that ride, in spite of the pain, no oxygen, and plenty of rain and lightning.

[@125white125]

Most mere mortals could never do this in an hour - that's something like 4W/Kg for 60mins, definitely not what your average cyclist could manage! Took me 1hr 27 last summer. Got a benchmark to beat next time. Fantastic mountain though and a truly epic climb.

[@geg_otmopo3]

4W/kg is like just 3-4 months riding. Basic fitness.

[@gamma_dablam]

Лёха Белочкин it’s definitely not

[@geg_otmopo3]

Godwin Austen Then you should look on what you eat, drink and how much you sleep. Just riding pretty hard sometimes without any structure training is enough for 4W/kg FTP. My 56 old dad can do 4.2W/kg for 20 mins. I’d say it’s the same as running 5km in 20 mins. Again, basic fitness.

[@gamma_dablam]

Лёха Белочкин there has to be some genetic trait there. 4W/kg is difficult for most people

[@dalis994]

Way under an hour and I am mere mortal, no doping

[@soon_to_the_moon]

Climbed Alpes d'Huez three times in 1997, 1998 and 1999. My best time was in 1998 in 1:29.55. Enjoyed all of the cycling vacancies in the France alps. I did a lot of the legendary climbs there. Telegraph, Galibier, Madeleine, Grand Cucheron, Croix de Fer, Iseran, Cenis, Agnel, Izoard, Allos, Cayolle, Vars, Larche, Bonette and also the mighty Mont Ventoux. Wish I could do this again.

[@ZCZako]

It's my dream to climb the great mountains like the Alpe D'Huez one day, cannot wait for the rest in this series!

[@CHRISTIANZEGARRA2018]

How is your dream coming along? Have you done it yet?

[@984francis]

How to psyche out your partner, keep talking as you climb.

[@f1champ551]

My favorite climb of the Tour, whether doped or otherwise.

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

💯

[@lnarachi]

I did this climb on oct 15 and it was glorious ! The beginning was much harder than the rest of it... I had ZERO traffic for my descent ... My planned ride on the 14th was pouring rain, so I did the climb the next morning after we checked out of our fantastic B&B "21 bends" run by some UK folks

[@ADCFproductions]

I wish i could ride there at least once, it's beautiful!

[@paulsherwood897]

I did this little hill a few days ago in boiling hot temperatures. It was rather enjoyable. Sitting at the top waiting for the Mrs to finish and some guy comes whizzing up with just one leg. He's a fluffing legend!

[@JackY-pu5nh]

4:45 the best Pantini impression I’ve ever seen.

[@jo9footballer]

Did it in 59:30 last year, going up again tomorrow!

[@grommit700]

I thought it was hilarious when during the flashback to Pantani 4:45 and 6:05 they showed an aged clips of Matt. So funny!!!

[@kelvinmulder]

Love this vid. Back in the days, drinking beet during the tour was normal, they said it made you faster lol.

[@Chivs77]

I love climbing this mountain , but it's the first mile of it that hurts the most after that it's find a rhythm and stick to it , descending is a different matter , arm pump all the way on open roads

[@simonworsley8631]

Ridden the normal way up Alpe d’Huez 16 times now. Still getting a bit quicker with fastest time of 63 minutes last year. Never get tired of it.

[@mekongvelo4592]

Give yourselves a holiday and get over to Northern Thailand and try out Doi Inthanon for a climb, love to see you guys going up there.

[@kentvonseverin1257]

Thank you from those of us that have never experienced this legendary climb!

[@cobydelara6423]

Matt as Marco Pantani HAHAHAHAHA

[@alexking2080]

I did a ski season In ADH and this video doesn't do justice to how steep the 21 bends are, incredible to see these guys making it look relatively easy

[@WingTipAerialFilming]

I really enjoyed that, gives you a really good idea of what it would be like to ride. Love Matts impersonation of Marco Pantani, hilarious.

[@DamianNAudio]

An hour of climbing! Would love to feel that one day...

[@peterpimmel5307]

Did it this August, thought it would be harder, but it’s just beautiful to climb this legendary mountain :)

[@keanegaxiola-melson6200]

I can't wait to get better at climbing, this is definitley on my bucket list!

[@TheJesperOfJ]

I have climbed Alpe D'Huez too :D and I'm only 13 years old! Took me 1:25:25 :D

[@sambeckett3151]

I'm 13 and I did it in 01:09

[@jadecleveland865]

I'm 11 and did it in 30:25

[@PapaJenkinz]

Do you guys have road bikes?

[@BaptiseLeGrand]

I did it backwards on a unicycle whilst furiously masturbating and farting the "White Album". Only took me half an hour, I reckon.

[@tobortine]

BaptiseLeGrand I can't believe that, Helter Skelter is far too difficult to fart.

[@martinhkelly]

You never say hello to other cyclist

[@Jstroman221]

Of course he would get you at the top Matt you had to drop all the knowledge. Respect.

[@stewlax]

I need to go back and ride this again!

[@onionvolcano1]

You boyos should come on over to Colorado and do Pikes Peak. 10% all the way up...BAM

[@nullsysgames]

That looked incredibly painful. Good job!

[@Lucpol1986]

NullsysGames Surely hit ''the local'' as a reward!

[@leedorney]

This was brilliant, excellent...the music really added, massively. Great to watch :)

[@rahulkota1]

Love this climb and the video is perfect... fantastic effort by Matt and Tom... I might have seen this quite a few times :) ... but still as good as watching first time...

[@sambeckett3151]

Did this 2 weeks ago, 21 hairpins of hell!

[@coachnealf52]

Awww, man! I SO wish I watched this video before I rode up last week on July 21. It would have made SO much difference with my performance. Wait a sec. No, it wouldn't have! I STILL would have been staring 5 to 10 feet in front of me for over an hour. The highlights of ascending Alpe d'Huez the days preceeding the Tour de France arrival are all the fans lining the roadway already who come out and cheer you on like you are a pro rider. Didn't matter that it was raining, they cheered me on, especially at Dutch corner. ALLEZ ALLEZ!

[@TheSamwhyte]

Beer in the bottle cage - Matt the legend

[@kevinkretzschmar101]

this is on my bucket list

[@danielcostello5299]

I did it last week in 56 to the finish in the town and 1:04 to the tour de france official finish. Just enjoyed it and didn't race though, definitly going back to set a proper time.

[@crilups]

Love the efforts of Lasty!!!

[@bondy284]

Gee I would love to tackle that one day. Loved the video/soundtrack.

[@glynkneebone2311]

Really enjoy the GCN videos theres always lots of good advice and something to make you chuckle, could you do a top ten post-ride recovery if it's not been done already? Foam rollers for muscles, shakes, active recovery on the bike etc. would defo help, thanks fellas.

[@davidzof]

I did it in a little under 38 minutes, failed to beat Pantani's time but I had a small electric motor concealed on my bike giving me about 180 watts of boost :-).

[@ollietee5316]

An absolute classic!

[@roresteen]

Love your channel and vids..my first day with you guys, but not a single mention of LA? But you mention Marco...and you know Hinault never fractured a rule here and there? Hmmm...In his 7 TDF wins, everyone else was doped up - let them play. Love your stuff - inspired to tide again after 3 years off!

[@karlwright5784]

Back in June for 3rd year running. Cant wait

[@ManuelRego]

Amazing video, made me want to jump on my bike right now at 00:30am :D

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

More legendary climbs please!

[@fabianomoto]

obrigado thanks GCN , the best people

[@jimiefoxx]

Awesome video and all the explanation! Simply the best!

[@angelchavez708]

Thank you for that, i hope i can go someday near. Regards from México.

[@sportbikejesus]

Remarkably similar to Flagstaff Mtn in Boulder Colorado which is the toughest climb I've ever done. I rode it a 42x23 which was a granny gear in 1999.

[@joereid6617]

Going there this year with my family. My dad and I are going to conquer it

[@thebestever333]

I almost broke my wrist descending on a similar mountain road, in the rain. Front tire started wobbling, the bike drifted in the corner and....well yeah

[@tarunbirgambhir3627]

It's a dream track!😍

[@esotericist]

This is on my bucket list. I think I will need an 11-32 on the back though! And some columbian marching powder!

[@SprayIgniteBoom]

esotericist ahahaha

[@queerina]

Not to be too pedantic, but Pantani didn't win on Alpe D'Huez in 1998 en route to winning the Tour, because it wasn't on the route that year. He won the stage to Les Deux Alps after he attacked on the Gallibier. Deux Alps is like "Alpe D'Huez Lite". Pantani won on Alpe D'Huez in 1995 and 1997

[@cuinnhuber4610]

queerina true but he did win on the alpe in 1997

[@jacquessoderlindh568]

queerina Alpe D Huez

[@calinutzzz]

You should continue doing epic climbs movies!

[@markcrockett410]

Due to ride Alpe D'Huez in 7 weeks time. Big training on going and just can't wait to smash such an iconic climb where so many famous riders have triumphed and failed #justcan'twait

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

How did it go?

[@TheCalTo]

Great ride! i want to see you guys riding on the mont ventoux

[@denbatt]

I gotta go there!

[@Cruzbone107]

Great video, guys!!

[@thomasbochtler3021]

i love this video soooo much thank you riders

[@cobraracer46]

I need to take a flight out of San Francisco so I can do some real climbing up Alpe D'Huez! Nice gob GCN!

[@brammennen6734]

Going to ride it in the weekend, let's see if I can beat Matt and Tom!

[@oscargerardogalindomarquez5615]

Hermosa ascensión. El vídeo está bien, de lujo. El clima excelente. Será posible se traduzcan el diálogo. Gracias y Saludos.

[@brianwillaman1776]

Love you guys!!

[@nyktal]

Extended director's cut when? :)

[@perwiratempur]

God I wish I can cycle up this place!

[@oisiaa]

More epic climb videos!!!

[@cassior7460]

Incredible!

[@Timtimzi]

Amazing video. It was a pleasure to watch your guys' journey up!

[@garyschnitker6689]

I wonder if any of the hairpins are named for Lance Armstrong.

[@hoschie211]

Yes

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

The first hairpin I think.

[@cheatroy055]

Be careful Matt, you were almost hit by that white car. One question though, have you ever tried having one of those drinks in your hydration bottle on a serious ride?

[@gcn]

Troy Carcido I'm not sure we'd recommend beer in your, and especially not that beer.

[@cheatroy055]

Global Cycling Network Haha here I was thinking to try a light beer for tomorrow's ride. *calories :)

[@user-uh6lm5wv6n]

Im doing this climb tomorrow and will time myself, Pantani at 37 mins though fking hell...juiced to the eyeballs 😳

[@randymarsh6440]

Matt is the greatest , no beared, retired , kind of succesful cyclist ever.

[@garethjones6566]

Taking my son next year, a father son bonding holiday.

[@GioBen68]

Epic indeed! And funny to see how many times you climbed it for this video or did you guys changed several times throughout the climb ? 😂🤣🤣🤔 well I doubt you’d managed to change the weather 😉 great & funny video as always 👍🏼

[@enriquevuiton6985]

Iconic climb. It´s fantastic!!

[@cpf55]

Good job lads!

[@jamiedene760]

Going to alpe d'huez next year, making a few goals Easy Goals: halving matts time, and Pantani's (hahaha) hard goals: going to ride the the col de serenne afterwards

[@adolforuiz3723]

i like the clib, nice video

[@dtrjones]

Wow a young Tom there seemed to have boundless energy. Mr Duracell!

[@AndreaRoll]

you need to make more climbing videos in Italy

[@Magicpie1966]

Great effort Matt and Tom... what gearing did you use? 🚵‍♂️

[@robertandersson3713]

Nice work!. I see that you have red tires. Could you share which ties you had (and maybe why).

[@johnrepecki8820]

Top post lads, Epic.

[@hillbillypetej]

well done guys brilliant job

[@wingardiumleviosa484]

killer mountain. awesome!! very cool video. I envy you :-))

[@PointlessCelebrity]

love your videos. chapeau guys

[@pkschack]

I enjoy the epic climb videos that you guys do but may I suggest two in the USA? Spedifically Mt Evans and Pikes Peak ( 4300 meters).

[@WarIII941]

I cannot imagine how strong was Pantani 37:35, 5.7 by 100pounds

[@MrBls4life]

Great video

[@varbenovk]

hi! wonderful video, thoroughly enjoyed it! can you please give more detail on how you actually shot it? i'm planning to film the climbs near where i live.

[@scottheitmanmarinesurvey3557]

Lance Armstrong: 37' 36"

[@surfinDelMar]

Scott Heitman, marine survey Beast!