Fred Whitton 2023 - Hardknott Pass Climb

[@dv4662]

What a great effort. Fantastic. Well done. The camera doesnt really show the steepness of the road...but seeing so many pushing their bikes up its obvious that its a brutal clumb. Respect to those who were seated!! Great video.

[@iannelson6242]

Brilliant effort, thank you for posting. Great ahead of the 2024 attempt!

[@leemundoMadDog]

Wow that looked brutal! 😬 Exceptional effort man, especially with 99miles in the legs already! 🤯chapeau 👏👍😎 17 minutes of pain, and i felt every one! My HR and Power is around the same going up a serious climb, but i couldn't do it after 99kms. And I've never seen so many people walking their bikes up a hill! You must be chuffed you overtook so many of them 😁😎👍 Well done again man!

[@dalebrown2753]

Slow and steady, you make it in the end. Brutal, fair play, hats off to you. Them quads must of been burning!

[@andygarwood6712]

Have been burning

[@dalebrown2753]

@@andygarwood6712 not here for a grammar lesson 😂

[@sarunasgardzijauskas629]

wow i would've cramped up for sure.amazing,sekmes :)

[@cpcnw]

Was up there one day by the old roman fort and an old bloke on a steel frame classic slowly passed me. He even had breath for a chat!

[@andygolborne5747]

Such a brutal climb. After the cattle grid..... seemingly endless. Did it a couple of weeks before on the Lakeland Classic route. Tic tacking the really steep bits was my favoured technique. And the descent is pretty scary...

[@helendale7668]

Well done ! I went up there with my first car in 1982, the radiator boiled before we got to the top, had to stop ! Would love to try it on a bike, but would probably end up walking !

[@sanell34]

Well done. Fantastic achievement

[@GavinSweet]

Epic 👏 Bookmarked just in case I need some pain reminders some time ...😂

[@russellscott1151]

The flicking head movement of the footage does your head in watching. I did this climb last year and it’s tough especially after 50miles but it was the road surface that made it brutal. Fortunately I didn’t have to contend with other cyclists. Well done.

[@ramsden35]

Great job

[@tkpeters]

Kudos to all those riders, I only managed it to the 2nd set of zig zags & walked the rest on the C2C, which the Hardknott is 15 miles in, on 150 mile total ride

[@JeffShepherdphotos]

I have ridden this hill a few times, great fun .

[@ianlloyd1182]

Looking at the Watts and the speed that has to be one very seriously hard, steep, agonising climb. Well done to all who persevered to the top. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@PW-CreakySaddle]

Chapeau! great effort. Still walking me :-) maybe next year?

[@reddiver7293]

Hats off t' you, lads! You dinnae quit on a right bonnie ride!

[@tonysimpson6088]

Great effort 😮

[@ameliaplayz7444]

I've taken my bike for a walk over hardknott then Wrynose on two occasions - I'm glad to see I was not the only one walking - it's a killer 😂

[@1101grayzer]

Well done!

[@pauldyerdyer2731]

Chapue! I did the Fred for the 2nd time this year and made it up Hardknott without walking. Will not be doing it again! 😀

[@rpefitness]

That's a steep climb in a car!!

[@DANSCARBOROUGH46]

Strong ride, there’s no down changes when I go up there, granny all the way!

[@neilfallon3028]

Chapeau

[@chrismingo9667]

Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@syrus3k]

Took a fantastic line at 12:50

[@robincooney1263]

Good effort. Thanks for the video. Makes me wonder what watts I did to get up it at 90Kg+

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

There was a guy in our group with similar weight (94kg I think). He was doing close to 100w more than me.

[@rosskeenan9117]

👏👏👏👏👏superb effort would love to know how high the climb is in meters or feet I do climbs for fitness myself and this totally interests me …great vid and much respect

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

I've added some info in description.

[@rosskeenan9117]

Thank you mate 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johndodd6575]

Brilliant effort. Well done! And on a dismal day as well. Thank you for sharing this footage. If you don’t mind my asking a geeky question - what gear ratio did you drop down to?

[@markwood2249]

I used 34 / 34 and got up fine 👍

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

I went for 34-34. Can be done with a harder ratio, but the challenge was not to walk and I didn't want to take any chances 😃. Whatever gears you have, you will use them all and wish for more! 😂 The weather was actually very nice, yes Hardknott and a few other hills were misty, but no rain, and just warm enough for short sleeves. Especially considering the weather next day! 🌧🌧🌧

[@mididoctors]

@@arunasadomaitis4524 you are correct

[@markdavidedwards]

well done

[@kieranburns3322]

I witnessed a car burn its clutch out on that final sharp climb (hard left, followed by the hard right), so you can only imagine just how almost impossibly hard that entire climb is... and near the end as well!

[@torus186]

better with the mist as you can't see what is to come, I remember having a 36 x 25 gear for this.

[@depthofshine]

Good effort this is why i put 34-34 on new bike hopefully keep spinning and this is when trial skills come in handy standing going slow with good balance

[@mididoctors]

Go for something even smaller if you can

[@kaltonian]

I couldn't do that...I just couldn't walk my bike up hill, to spend super money on a light bike for these occasions to, it would be more painful looking back over the years, but i get it, as it's soo tempting on a mountain stage to get off, especially on a monster climb, i know this climb as have done it on a hot humid day and it was made hard due to road surface and hot sticky weather

[@josephdennis9573]

Love the line of silently suffering rides from about 3mins onwards.

[@syrus3k]

Does anyone know how this compares to Rosedale chimney and winnats pass? I've done those but not had a chance to get to the lakes

[@mididoctors]

Harder

[@syrus3k]

@@mididoctors it certainly looks longer which in my book makes a climb harder.. anyone can knock out a hard climb unless they're really heavy or not very strong but these long ones can really crush the spirit

[@mididoctors]

@@syrus3k Rosedale chimney is a very steep effort ....hardnott is a different level .... Two sections of relentless 30% + with a false flat of 9 % between

[@leslierhodes5467]

Hundred percent power to your legs mate

[@neilmccartney6573]

Ah memories ! Did that and Rhinos in the late 80s , I was seriously racing on my MTB ,, wasn’t into road bikes then , so I did them on my GT Zaskar ,, every Sunday up t lakes from Accy ,, as a mountain biker me and my mate found it easy on tarmac lol ,, ( well not easy , easier Lol😅) the road surface was a bit better back then too . Good effort fella ,,

[@studebaker4217]

It's spelt "Wrynose", not Rhinos.

[@neilmccartney6573]

@@studebaker4217 haha , ive been in france too long ! You obv done em both too … thanks for the correction ..

[@studebaker4217]

Neil, Descending Wrynose years ago was the only time I've ever smelt my brakes burning up!

[@jpmoosic]

How much do you weigh for w/kg reference?

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

64kg

[@jpmoosic]

@@arunasadomaitis4524 thank you!

[@Frank-rv6kj]

At 0:54, on the left; either taking a dump or having a nasty day on the bike. Maybe both.

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

Just a cramp, I’ve been told…

[@peteypops]

The English version of the Col De Gallibier.

[@chrisoliver6690]

Busier than normal commute? 😜

[@DS-um9hi]

I have only managed to complete this climb twice... Once on a penny farthing, the other on a unicycle. Anyone fancy trying a tandem with me?

[@salvaquest2123]

you dreaming again...

[@DS-um9hi]

@@salvaquest2123 I will sign you up for the tandem ride 😅

[@cycliststrainingpartner8877]

Why are people pushing their bikes?

[@cycliststrainingpartner8877]

@diesel 25t should only be a problem in the big ring

[@stevecooper7038]

🤣

[@tonyf5791]

Of your genuinely asking that question you’ve never done the Fred Whitton or never rode up hardknot

[@mididoctors]

Saw a guy ride up on a 66 inch fixie once . He wasn't doing the Fred though ...

[@mididoctors]

​​@@cycliststrainingpartner8877 current pros wouldn't go up on a 39 X 25t

[@ironmantooltime]

How much do you weigh? Just wondering whether to insult you 😜

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

What's the weight threshold where the insulting starts? 😂

[@ironmantooltime]

@@arunasadomaitis4524 *alot* 🤣👍

[@syrus3k]

It's fairly clear that if you're to attempt this climb it's probably worth losing a few kg first..

[@mididoctors]

Only wrynose and red bank 🏧...easy

[@simonbooth2163]

One of the worst things must have been not been able to see the top for the mist. Not knowing how much further to go las mind blowing. Well done mate.

[@arunasadomaitis4524]

Garmin was telling me exactly how much was left, not that I had any time to look at it 😀

[@IJHougfhton]

In my prime maybe ..Deffo no chance today

[@TheSamwhyte]

Bit of me feels frustrated by this… think how many people are desperate for a ballot entry and don’t get the chance, only to lose out to people who take their bike for a walk…

[@MrSmid888]

First guy in-front of you seats too high 🤢Some effort that yikes. I’m not a fan of these noisy hubs, like bumble bees. Annoying things. Top effort that 🎉

[@Astro_Shed]

Any believe there were people walking, do they not know it’s easier to get in a low gear and steadily spin the cranks, rather than walk up hill pushing the bike…..😂😂