Col D'Izoard Real Time Descent | Tour De France 2014

[@TheMonsterPool]

Very nice. One suggestion though. You should put the data from the headunit on screen, so we can see the speeds, wattage and heartrate. There are plenty of tools to sync the video with data.

[@6Mephisto666]

This is amazing, you actually listen to your fans... Stunning footage, rock on guys! :)

[@Tutschel]

Brilliant, love it. Nothing beats a good, long, technical and fast descent. More of these any day. Love the show. Keep it up.

[@andyjack37]

Love those corners and the cornering. Proper aero from about 5 mins 20 secs. Fantastic

[@Patrick94GSR]

So much better this way, much more exciting to get the true feel of how fast the descent was, as compared to the edited, sped up video with weird music.

[@gcn]

Patrick94GSR glad you like it!

[@WmCRobison]

DUDE, you looked like seriously over the speed limit there. My palms were sweating. Great ride!

[@Smilesremember2Smile]

Thanks so much! This actually looks horrifying! But I really am happy to see something that isn't edited that gives the real time speed of this descent.

[@Sabrijabro]

Omg! Crazy stuff! I love how you guys listen to your viewers, cheers.

[@TheLiLegacy]

Awesome, thanks for uploading it in real time!

[@pmborris]

Thanks for listening I enjoyed the raw footage. I'm glad your production is improving, but remember sometimes less is more. There is such thing as over-production that can make the user feel detached from the experience. Chapeau!

[@BackcountryBeginnings]

My heart is racing from my chair. What a ride!

[@ChickenHeadLarry]

Matt's descending is really solid.

[@Miles_on_bikes]

Thanks for the raw upload

[@BMM351]

Doing this in two weeks! Excited.

[@Norgedesign]

So nice to see some Campagnolo back on GCN.

[@alexs1429]

Mm you guys are amazing ! Thanks for uploading the vid. Idk how'd I would feel descending down that at such speed. Takes balls!

[@brianmoore1164]

Ballsy descent Matt! You were flying!

[@boazyu3084]

Thank you GCN!

[@dvigneau1]

Love this video ! One of GCN's best. Knees near camera makes interesting sound. I love full tucks at 90 k, but must have spotless pavement.

[@SR104]

Thank you for video as requested

[@seriouslyreally5413]

That was a heart stopper! Just about every time you turned a corner there was a car coming toward you and at those speeds how do you make the hairpin turns without flying off the mountain?!!! Epic bike handling Matt!

[@luckharold]

There is no protection on the edges of bounds near the road. What danger. Very fast. Thanks for posting.

[@jonathannellis5199]

Yea, that's what I was thinking about. If you crash on the wrong side you are going to slide right off the edge and plummet to your death.

[@benlg9125]

Nice POV vid, that looks fun!

[@SwedishHouseFifa]

Craaazy decent right there! Don't know if i would have kept up in that downhill... looked like it was going very fast!

[@gcn]

It was really, really fast!

[@DavidWard14]

That's great. More of them please. Some commentary would be a good addition.

[@KiwiDJ]

Good stuff! Well done, lads.

[@Carmai7]

that was pretty intense!

[@mjv1967]

Best job I ever had..!

[@davidian107]

Great riding, I wish I could be half as good. Just wish I had the nerve. More please and stay safe.

[@projunius]

you can actually hear matt's heartbeat at 3:03 when he stops pedaling for awhile :O

[@aMegaMaxProductions]

That tarmac looks so nice, especially the top tube decals! why do they make the tarmacs blank now!!

[@MichaelSmith-vy2gp]

The best part of riding uphill :-)

[@elliotbennett3917]

How fast are you going through the corners after braking through those hairpins? I am really afraid of of the bike sliding out from under me when I do this type of decent. I know there are many factors but for this instance on a dry surface nice day on these turns what was your speed?

[@micktupman7232]

Great love it. Would be nice to know the braking points. It's hard to see his hands

[@catfish001YT]

Great stuff

[@andypaul999]

Very impressive.

[@samboofle3715]

Great descending skills there... Btw, just a question; I have a cheap road bike (about $500), and it has shifters on the hoods as well. This really annoys me, as I cannot shift whilst using the drops. So basically it turns into a fixie for sprinting. You obviously have a nice bike... So why use these? D you prefer them on the hood?

[@theycallmejean]

These ones are a bit different, where the shifter is a bit lower, allowing you to shift from the drops. It's one of the characteristics of Campagnolo shifters. The old Shimanos and their entry level shifters still have those, like yours, but they're difficult to shift while in the drops. Hope this helps :)

[@dalesuarez]

Nice bike!

[@AS-zr6le]

This is amazing! I have a question about tyre pressure - I am fairly new to cycling but I recently cycled a 2km climb called Norikura in Japan. I had to let out air on the ascent due to the expanding air and change in air pressure. On the hour long descent, I tried to stop to top it up but my gas canister malfunctioned and I had to do without. I ended up getting a pinch puncture and being stranded! (rookie error) Anyway, it looks like you must have lost a lot of altitude here. My question is how do you and the (other) pros deal with big changes in air pressure due to the elevation change?

[@fiddleronthebike]

+Shitbags And Nibs you should not have let out air - it changes only a few psi due to elevation; what is good at 500m is also good at 2500m

[@amadtyper]

Thanks!

[@SmartPaoletta]

bello! grazie!

[@TheWaxChainFanClub]

Awesome!

[@Timtimzi]

I did a somewhat similar descent (8.6%-8.9% grade) on my TT bike. It feels like you're cutting wind with the aero bars!

[@saramae7208]

God I bet, I did an 8.5 average yesterday - it was fast enough (for me anyway) without aeros!

[@lehtoprocycling2778]

Next time please add overlay speed etc. gauges to the video. I think that would be interesting data to see and very easy to export from Garmin Edge with free software.

[@MichaelBoogerd]

would be cool to add some commentary about braking points and other pro descending tips during the descent

[@damianpaulete2701]

Very good.

[@jaokingoflove]

what was te average speed during the descent and what was your max. speed?

[@rosscads]

You may not be much at climbing Matt, but my God can you descend! ;) That was hugely impressive!

[@gcn]

Ross Cadogan hey - you've not seen the climbing video... Not sure you'll want to spend that long watching someone suffer though. ;)

[@leqin]

Global Cycling Network note to self - must watch the climbing video - I'm prepared to spend that long watching Matt suffer - no pain no gain :.)

[@glennthunderer1685]

Laurens ten Dam dit 116 km/h on this descent in Stage 14, the highest speed i ever did in a descent was 78.4 km/h on the Alpe d'Huez. that was very scary because the highest speed i did before that was 67 km/h. i never did 78 km/h before

[@Tuntaalam]

Simply beautiful, what place is this may I ask?

[@boazyu3084]

It's a mountain in France

[@gcn]

Shaheer mahmood Yu Boaz it's the descent of the Col d'Izoard - simply stunning scenery and a great road too!

[@Tuntaalam]

Global Cycling Network Well its really beautiful. I am actually considering to move to a better city with good roads and weather. Hard to find such in Canada.

[@valttwri]

How many years of cyckling does one need to grow the balls for this? :D

[@QuickQuips]

No idea. But the balls then are big enough to support a GoPro. (I wish the camera was mounted in front of the headset)

[@filiphorsky9315]

Not many. I was doing similar descents and speeds back in 1995 when I was 16 and carefree, in my 2nd year on my road bike. I would not dare do these speeds now I'm 35 and have a family.

[@valttwri]

Filip Horsky I've planned on buying my fist real road bike for a while now and soon I'll most likely own one. I want to get serious with cycling and seeing these guys go down hills like this makes me flinch. Of course they are professionals but I can't imagine myself going down with such speeds in a while. :P

[@smarzyciel]

Last week I did 77 km/h one tree hill Essex. I know I can push over 80 but conditions need to be spotless.

[@wrc1045]

How is the camera mounted. Can you please share the mount? A pic would db nice nice video

[@gcn]

wrc1045 Matt used a chest mounted GoPro in this video.

[@TemujinLLLL]

What was maximum speed at this ride?

[@charliecresswell1310]

great footage - very fast!. although looks like the arms are coming out of his head the way the camara is mounted :P

[@andyjprice777]

More please

[@richardle7941]

not riding the red Venge, Matt?

[@deeplybrown]

What was the max speed on this descent?

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Well that was fun! To watch anyway. I haven't broke the 40 MPH barrier yet...

[@elidouek5438]

Matt Stephens is so fast that parts of the video looked like they had just been edited out!

[@jacobhgoldman]

how fast was your topspeed

[@Fileparty]

awesome descent here matt!! and nice video too!! cloud have been better only with Garmin virb or somehow to show Speed data on the video!! anyway i bet speed was high enough!!! ;) good job

[@kaminaritsk]

It would be way cooler and more informative with Garmin Virb. We would be able to see speed in real time. Think about it, GCN.

[@gcn]

We have just got some Virbs, so will be having a play with them :-)

[@kaminaritsk]

Good to hear :)

[@ikklepip]

You can import GoPro footage into the Virb app and sync it with a Garmin file or a converted gpx file and it does the same thing.

[@nathanprescott89]

try the tagaytay sungay downhill in the philippines,

[@jamesmcc4225]

Any chance of a recovery video, like a top 10 ways to aid recovery sort of thing??? :D

[@gcn]

We've got you covered James Mcc Top 10 Post Ride Rituals - Recover Like A Pro

[@filmic1]

Unreal! gulp.....

[@elgee6167]

Why did you not turn on your Garmin?

[@cyberpunkfpv3032]

What tires did you use here?! :D

[@Rikitocker]

Which Model Specialized Bike is this?

[@lloydball2411]

Holy...erm....stuff. That was pretty scary. I'd of....erm...stuffed myself, at those speeds..Fair play to you Matt..:-)

[@RevoltingRudi]

do you need to change brakepads after that?

[@fiddleronthebike]

+Steve Warris why should he? Only a few short moments of braking... as it should always be while descending!!!

[@blamdude2121]

Now post it in slow mo!!!

[@kirkklepfer867]

i love the point of view. could watch more decents

[@JoeR1234-z9q]

Always prefer it when the camera follows a rider. shame

[@pl.sargento]

How fast KPH was it?

[@beatnikjones26]

max speed?

[@durrantmiller8810]

What Bike is Matt riding?

[@lukestockton7348]

what side is this?

[@DavidCulshawmer-r]

that was scary but fun to watch , takes a big pair of nads to do that :)

[@jamcat71]

I can almost hear your inner child shouting wheeeeeeeeeeeee! That looked great :-) what was top speed?

[@ragnarsbrother6049]

much better....nice rush...

[@stuartwilson4705]

What's the other guy riding, a Canyon bike? The Endurace?

[@gcn]

No, a Ridley Helium.

[@stuartwilson4705]

Ta!

[@yoshimasamurai1730]

good

[@nathanedensor3543]

Did Dan get dropped on this one?

[@kevl4r14]

What kind of shifters are those?

[@gcn]

Jeremy Tran Campagnolo Super Record. A bit nice.

[@raymonddeloso62]

how fast?

[@wazzup105]

What was your top speed ?

[@Alaraum]

6:31 ... you see, there was a speed limit of 70, so watch out next time ^-^

[@chrisdyer1000]

Wow, that looked fun! But in all honesty, I think I'd have burned my brake pads; won't even mention the state of my chamois…

[@666freak999]

man powered motorcycle as fuck

[@miquelvp]

I want to descent it with my 1989 Peugeot Izoard!

[@CantWeedThis]

Awesome first person crotch cam xD

[@souloftheage]

What's the deal with the left leg hitting the.....frame???

[@Slowcalcones]

Left leg is hitting he housing on his chest cam.

[@RichChh]

This was scary to watch. 1) we ride/drive on the other side of the road and 2) our roads are almost never clean so the sides always have gravel/glass etc.. lol.

[@keithjack38]

Would have been better with the handlebar mount

[@christopherbo0th]

I would definitely die if I tried to do that

[@MagliaNera]

after 6:00 the damages of road surface scare me...

[@kristov9090]

I wouldn't do this with my own bike, every bend can surprise you!

[@israelferreira1825]

Vamo botar uma bola de ferro pra essa descida ai!

[@Garfie1d73]

Sadly you keep kicking the camera with your thigh. That really spoils watching it. Perhaps you could think about a better camera position: Either higher on the chest or - even better - mount it to the helmet.

[@fmc6338]

shit thats fast