I Survived Cebu's Most Brutal Climb [Transcentral Highway Balamban]

[@jhypyro]

I plan to do this climb during my 150km ride 3 days from now

[@carlovillarica]

How'd it go?

[@jhypyro]

​@@carlovillaricaUnfortunately, I couldn’t do the ride because I was returning home from the province and time was running out before school started again. Hopefully, I'll have another chance one day.

[@ninocortes1295]

5:15 Edwin Opura aka opok

[@carlovillarica]

Opok!

[@KristianeLim]

duuuuude! that jepoy guy is a fvckin BEAST!

[@carlovillarica]

ya man he was another level

[@KristianeLim]

@@carlovillarica ive raced him on a 10k run race and he is a cyclist. i had to absolutely kill myself just to beat him by just 30 seconds. hahahaha. dont ask how i fared when we raced on a bike.

[@KristianeLim]

wow, your hitting 180 BPMs already sa NAGA pa. god daaaamn

[@KristianeLim]

im commenting as im watching the video btw

[@carlovillarica]

hahah ya my goal for that ride was to empty myself. So I didn't want to hold back.

[@KristianeLim]

@@carlovillarica hard to empty urself if already half empty by naga. hahahaha

[@worldender_tv]

Very good video!

[@carlovillarica]

Thanks!

[@spncycleph9197]

that's hell of a climb great !!!!

[@carlovillarica]

true!

[@breathestrongcycling3672]

Your first mistake was taking a turn on the front! Got to get down to Cebu, last time I was there was 2016.

[@raulbaron6109]

Exactly

[@carlovillarica]

haha the goal for the ride was to empty myself. So it was very successful from that perspective.

[@hucklejoko4838]

i always wanted to try that route but i don't think my fitness is enough just yet, maybe in a year more

[@carlovillarica]

You never know till you do it. You can try other difficult routes first. Like sinsin or jesus reigns or something like that

[@leobesa2887]

Anlakas ni sir na naka mtb. Kudos!

[@carlovillarica]

grabe siya

[@LLeoBan]

CX gearing is hard 36-36 for a climb

[@carlovillarica]

It was tough haha

[@KristianeLim]

the climb that was never easy even when im at my fittest and lightest

[@carlovillarica]

true!

[@raulbaron6109]

That's a bucket list ride for cebuanos though i think you actually did not reach Mt. Manungal which is another 500 msl from TCH. There the Mt Manungal challenge next month maybe you'd like to try joining.

[@carlovillarica]

Oh do you have details for that? Might be interested in doing it

[@adrianyabao4607]

Aku bai 3x na agi diha pero makapamalikas gapun ka oi ahaha.nice 1 bai

[@carlovillarica]

hahaha true!

[@scrumartist]

hehe tough climb gyud, you didn't even have a 1:1 climb gear in your arsenal XD either way congrats for grinding through hehe pero the weather seemed nice, not sunny during the climb

[@carlovillarica]

Ya im hoping to have better gearing next time

[@mikes41720]

What a tough climb! I went to Manipis last weekend and went through Sinsin and Sudlon, and then up to TCH and out to Busay. I know I need to upgrade my fitness, but certain sections were just too steep and I kept cramping. Haha. Not sure if my 1:1 gearing (50-34 crank and 11-34 cassette) is enough for those steep sections that felt like 20-30%. I was thinking of upgrading to an 11-36 cassette but not sure how much that extra gearing would help (if at all).

[@carlovillarica]

I think i saw that. We were actually very near the area you were cycling in on that day. Ya that's tough route. First time I did it, I started cramping too. Just keep at it!

[@SaltandBleach]

Lingawa! Wa'y sama. I can only dream. Hahaha.

[@carlovillarica]

go go go

[@tonyoestrella7306]

I done that climb many times but still hurts

[@carlovillarica]

itching to go back again... sorta lol

[@mentaldumpsite3514]

si bearded mtber na sa tiktok?

[@carlovillarica]

hahah maybe! I dont have tiktok so i dont know

[@sanghyuklee4139]

you look skinnier than 4 years ago. what makes you so changed? ^^

[@carlovillarica]

I don't know if that's necessarily true haha