Don't make these MISTAKES in a Grand Fondo

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After as few false starts I finally got to do a ride day vlog of my own, and it's great to be back.
The Snowy Classic is a new event operating on a similar course to the old l'tape route and it's one out need to put on your bucket list.
2019 - L'etape Video - • LETAPE AUSTRALIA 2019 ...
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[@bicyclingaustralia8911]

Sensational video Chris & Jesse! It sums up the road trip & event weekend perfectly. We’re already itching to get back there ... See you at the ‘23 Snowy Classic

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Thanks for having us guys. Next time don’t let that lead car drive off without giving me a tow up Beloka ☺️

[@andrewcaska]

Great video Chris - I’ve gone straight into training after that ride and will definitely do it again next year.

[@chrisvisvis]

Great vlog Chris, I dug your chilled out narration and the crispy drone shots✌️ definitely doing this one next year

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Cheers Chris, though I don’t believe you for a second … you really liked the elevator background music the most 😁

[@geoffstedman978]

Great VLOG - insightful thanks ! 18 months into this sport and loving it. Fab ride and fab weather ! Did 110k Challenge and ran out of gears on Beloka !! Need some dinner plates ! Going to get some hill climbing gears vs race gears. Definitely doing 2023 and probably 170k - got to do the whole course before as you suggest to know what to expect. New subscriber, Thanks

[@550phil]

Love your drone shots. Shows the beauty of the Aussie mountains really well. A few weeks of targeted training to boost your W', FRC or HIE (it has lots of names, basically your anaerobic capacity above threshold) and you would have hung on with Jesse up Beloka easy! Great video.

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Thanks Phil, still getting my head around the drone but it sure adds some value. 100% the plan from here, I have a good base so time to start working on the intensity.

[@rhyswilliams695]

Great vid Chris. I wish I could hold those numbers!

[@Thracium]

Bravo! Good Luck!

[@bykr2009]

Great video, I'd be interested to see how the fueling went and if you'd change anything with it.

[@deepspringboy]

We want a Chris Miller back story video!

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Really!!?? Like how I got into cycling or something like that?

[@deepspringboy]

@@ChrisMillerCycling Absolutely! You've also mentioned you used to live in the US/Ireland, definitely interested in some stories there!

[@gb4408]

The intro was mesmerising, I love clouds

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Was it the clouds or the two ugly white blokes in Lycra with their shirts off that was mesmerising 😂😂😂

[@finnnation]

We missed you at 3 Peaks this year. I even brought an extra pedal spanner for ya!😜

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

HAHA!!!!! Yeh it will have to be 2023 before I (hopefully) complete my first 3P lap.

[@dannywirjawan4804]

Nice coverage, mate... well done...

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Thanks Danny, just great to be planning, riding and documenting these things again

[@Marty72]

Thanks for sharing the numbers. Nice work 👍

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

No worries Martin … remind me to scale my power meter numbers up a bit to make it look more impressive next time :)

[@wendysuperfan1014]

Thanks Chris and Jesse!!

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Thanks for the support Wendy

[@czeckson74]

4th and 7th is a good performance !

[@cyanomical]

That looks like so much fun! Keen to try that one out next year! Havent done any fondo events yet, so far just riding in and around Sydney. Are there any you can recommend?

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

This is a great one, but does require some solid training. I would suggest the Mudgee Classic is the most accessible.

[@markbrown3862]

I enjoyed your coverage

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Thanks Mark, just good to be back documenting these events.

[@18MRpsi]

Great coverage! What helmet is that you boys are rocking?

[@swites]

Nice 3000m's climbing! 34x32 for me all day. Although I can't push as many watts as you guys so no point riding anything bigger.

[@jaycollins6792]

Great vlog chris.. what helmet are you using please mate.

[@gac4460]

I rode that climb in the 39x19 as a junior back in 94😂

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Legend! That’s bloody impressive. I reckon your bike probably weighed 9kg as well

[@gac4460]

Yeah it was around 8,5kg,i remember getting a flat and I got Damian Mcdonalds spare which had a 21 on it, I kept the wheel on for the next day and never told him, up the same climb he flats and gets mine with the 19,wasnt too happy at dinner that night, he laughed bout it later😁

[@johnnydarko8031]

best intro Ever.

[@marcus_velo_9970]

looks like it was pacing and brute force fitness on that climb 15% ... as jc and you are similar w/kg, so time to give coyle coaching a call - 1800getfast😂 still top effort mate.

[@larrymcgoldrick3471]

Run an 11-34 out back. If I need it, I have it, if I don't, no harm done. Cheers!!

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Yeh, pretty stupid move on my behalf

[@rquinones27]

What helmet is that you’re wearing? Is pretty badass!

[@Fred_Nice]

Good vid, course looks tough. 39x28?? That's loco. Did you do that on purpose? Mis-calculate or simply overlook it?

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Little column A, little column B. Left my climbing cassette down at the farm in Berry, it just never got around to buying a new one. Honestly it was a pretty stupid move, I’ve been up that wall so many times, I should have known better.

[@Fred_Nice]

@@ChrisMillerCycling Yep, been there myself.....

[@paulw677]

L’Etape 2016, first ever fondo, naive and clueless…rode Beloka with 39x28. Cramped up before Perisher. Never made that mistake again. Now run 52/34 upfront - works fine and a 32 on the back. Spin all day

[@TheFactaa]

Have you put any thought into coming across to Kalgoorlie for the Goldfields Cyclassic? It has over 80 years tradition and is the richest handicap race in Australia. Would love to get you over for it!

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Is that the handicap in WA? Not against the idea

[@TheFactaa]

@@ChrisMillerCycling thats the one

[@topcentrecommunications]

Great video Chris. Would love to hear more about your food / gel / hydration intake over the course, including what you carried and what was supplied by organisers.

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

Hey Tim, we have covered that quite a few times in the past, but I’ll make sure to include it in future videos. Out of interest, here is a video where we talk about it. How To Fuel A Multi Day Event kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6LSZ42Xndmsrac

[@topcentrecommunications]

@@ChrisMillerCycling thanks Chris, I’ll have a look

[@CG-99]

Most sedate gran fondo start I’ve ever seen……maybe the GF program in Oz is different to here in Europe???……always full gas from the start for at least the first 60-90’.

[@MagicalCurrent]

Do you know why AusCycling cancelled The Race aspect of the Snowy Classic?

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

I actually don’t know, but my guess (and it’s a guess) would be it will have something to do with the extra constraints and expense adding a ‘race’ wave brings to the event organiser. Having done some work with the L’Etape guys in the past, I know that adding that wave can add 6 figure sums to the overall cost of the traffic management, and given what a small element the ‘race wave’ is in terms of overall participation, I reckon it was just to prohibitive.

[@jarrodwilliams2777]

Nero caps available for purchase??

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

They wont be as good as the “TNB” ones ☺️

[@alainpryt9641]

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[@nickobec]

Good grief, you don't match your glasses frame to your helmet ( and shoe) colour and your lens colour to jersey? You will lose your status of fashion advisor icon ;-)

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

Where is the cadence?

[@ChrisMillerCycling]

So slow it didn’t even register ☺️

[@mbaker1159]

Just about the worst sunglasses i have seen in years