World’s Steepest Climb Vs World’s Best Climber: Can He Defeat It?

[@gcn]

What other climbs would you like to see Feather take on?

[@Matthew25405]

Pozza San Glisente

[@ollierrides]

A climbing challenge where Feather does 10 huge climbs in a day and see how he can deal with it?

[@FlatSpinMan]

Olympus Mons.

[@EmilioPolitti]

La stentaria, near the Zoncolan (but waay harder)

[@DefsYT]

sugondese

[@N1k37ick]

Hardest climb ever and he leaves the default 'Lunch Ride' title on Strava. True class.

[@nidge8703]

Gold

[@jimsmith4907]

Chad

[@darrenn.]

lmaooo

[@Nangoncrazy]

Savage

[@yengsabio5315]

And he did a morning ride before lunch.

[@93woodsey]

What you failed to mention was that he went on a ride before this, did 38km with 1340m elevation and hit 5 KOMs. Then a couple of hours later he does this impossible climb. What an absolute machine

[@elfrens88]

and the temperature was very high it seems

[@mrous1038]

I need to try harder.

[@badasssalsa]

He had to warm up. That is a dream bike! I'm still waiting to set up my Raleigh RXM with the Ekar groupo. I'm mightily sure I won't be affording those wheels though.

[@StoutProper]

You don’t expect him to do this climb without a warm up do you?

[@ronm7114]

Perfect warmup for a pro

[@israelakowe9304]

I can’t even begin to imagine how hard 44% feels like. Hats off to you, Feather 👏🏽💪🏽

On MTB it's easy to find steeper, but there's usually a lack of grip. I wanna try it!

[@patricklaureys9238]

30% is already very hard on a mountain bike. I do a race here in the vineyards north of Vienna that has some short sections at around 30.

@@patricklaureys9238 30% is hard even on foot, let alone on a bike. But it's all about gear ratios, and being able to learn forward, XC bikes are great at this

[@tamasugroczky2101]

@@patricklaureys9238 Could you tell me the name of the race? I live close by!

[@gulfcitynd]

I have went up a few hills that exceeded 20% but they were long most were a few hundred feet at most

[@IAMNationX]

I worked with Andrew (Feaths) for a few years. He is the most humble and nicest guy you could meet but built like a machine. Seeing him in vids and being National Hill Climb champ is amazing and deserved. (If you read this it's Dean)

[@aleyorch44]

Idk man, I know quite a few humble and nice guys. Not sure if you’re guy is the most humble or nicest

[@derLenno]

@@aleyorch44 I know a guy who is even more humbler

[@aleyorch44]

@@derLenno fukkk. Well you got me there

[@hardymyfriendsknow2927]

It looks like torture even just WALKING this up haha! That guy is INCREDIBLE! Respect!

[@gcn]

It's pretty mind blowing stuff 🤯 We struggled to stand on this incline!

[@iwonanatalia5476]

Just watching this is torture!

[@martijn9568]

It's all about tiny small steps!👍 Luckily with walking you can chooe from an infinite amount and variety of 'gears' and not the preselected 27 or so😅

[@johnmiceter]

I road up a hill once which is probably around a 60 degree incline and barely made it up and its only about 100m long. I can't imagine ever trying this that goes for 7km. But I only have a mountain bike and just go on rides every now and then for a bit of exercise.

[@blastofo]

Camera footage doesn't portray inclines very well. In person it must have looked even more extreme.

[@YouTube]

absolutely insane climb ! 🚴 🤯

[@gcn]

Lloydy's getting nervous now about us getting to 100K likes! 😅

[@karlr6810]

@@gcn Would his attempt interfere with beer drinking???

[@yoyman740]

youtube comment momen 🗿

[@ant_2224]

KZbin ayy

[@somebody6837]

AYOOOO

[@pipolchamp8205]

feather: oh no a hairpin! this is the last hairpin i wanna see!! also feather: *attacks the hairpin's steeper inside line*

[@marianneoelund2940]

Yes, he certainly wasn't taking the easy line at times.

[@JSBax]

KOM 'they gave me a script' Feather

[@marcodhaene]

That he is even able to talk during and after the climb is astonishing. My tongue would be tangled up between the spokes and my longues would be left behind on the pavement. Ridiculous. Well done sir! 👌🏻

[@toobes100]

simple -- drugs

[@Sammy42O]

@@toobes100 no...cmon dude

[@ayw5118]

All top notch endurance athletes can do it. Those long distance runners can still talk and seemingly breathe normally when they are close to collapsing. I guess it's cus their co2 tolerance and HRV are so ridiculous, it is never their lungs/ heart but the muscles that give out , same as someone useless like myself doing push ups or squats.

[@DSki-wh5hc]

Can we take a second to appreciate the men that built/paved this road?

[@cloudbudget]

Feather is simply amazing; a creature made of different stuff, and most incredible is his humility. Off the charts talent and impossible humility in the same person. Truly epic. How many others could make that climb? A handful if that on earth. Wow!! Thanks for this video!!!!!!! : )

[@TheNeelonRokk]

"It gets easier from here..." read that as "it gets less stupid steep from here". There, fixed it for you. Hats off to Andrew, what a monster.

[@Ferrichrome]

Goes from impossible climb to hard climb😂

[@gcn]

Still ridiculously steep, just not unbelievably steep…

[@antonlvdm]

When you can see that a climb is crazy steep on screen, you know it has to be mind bendingly steep in real life!

[@gcn]

For real! 🥵

[@ray_pist7784]

@@gcn fr

[@antontejada2716]

That is one savage climb! Hats off to Andrew! Now, let's see the GCN presenters please. 😊

[@katiel7166]

Race time! With the GTN and GMBN crew, perhaps? And maybe the local hiking club.

[@mossabbenammar9343]

The can not make it :D

[@richeeg3271]

I would love to see him bomb down that 😆🤔

[@mrvwbug4423]

I don't think anyone but Andrew and a few other top level pro hillclimbers are doing that with gravel gears. Even Andrew said it was not possible on road gears. I think for retired pros like the GCN crew even they would need MTB gears to have even a chance at that. Us mere mortals would need an e-bike

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

I'd like to see a GCN race. Allow gearing as ridiculous as 30x51 if need be.

[@henrymurphy8236]

No rim tape to save weight, but there's weight enough to spare for a mounted camera to get that Pinarello chainstay shot @ 7:08

[@urszuladonigiewicz]

This is one of the most incredible feats of cycling achievements ever. What an athlete! Congratulations Andrew Feather.

[@aiden1064]

It's been road by hundreds of cyclists before just saying amateurs too.

[@danielkerr4100]

@@aiden1064 no lol

[@keithroberts5611]

​@@aiden1064 Quite true even in this clip another cyclist can be seen doing the same feat!?😮

[@alistaircassidy]

@@keithroberts5611 Pretty sure that was the cameraman on his electric bike.

[@danielalvarez5763]

*turbo* electric bike!

[@alinapopescu872]

I honestly didn't think he'd make it. Just fabulous! Hats off to you, Andrew!

[@PoserExtreme]

No one's taking that KOM anytime soon, hat's off to Andrew!

[@jbw5485]

Oooopppss forgot to press start on strata!! 😬😬haha he could do it again anytime. Dudes a beast.

[@gcn]

Maybe, MAYBE Jonas Vingegaard?

[@PoserExtreme]

@@gcn If you guys can manage to get him up there! That would be lit!

[@robertw.1499]

Riding down this without flying over the handlebars would be a challenge in itself 😮

[@gcn]

Not easy in any direction 😬

[@amandipuppal2191]

I felt every pedal stroke! That was insane climbing and sheer power! Wow!!!

[@rmacalpine]

Wow! Absolutely incredible achievement! It must rank as one of the great cycling achievements. Ok, it's not a 3-week grand tour BUT IT'S STRAIGHT UP A MOUNTAIN! For almost 5 miles! Thanks Andrew for taking it on, thanks GCN for setting it up. This one will be hard to top!

[@Afrikakorps68]

I do live in Trento, just 5 miles from the Scanuppia climb. So happy you came back for another try. I hope you also got the chance to test your climbing skills on other of the beautiful mountains we got here nearby. Anyway well done to Andrew for the effort and Ollie for the usual ironic approach

[@gcn]

There is a little more to come from our little trip to Italy in the coming weeks, so keep a look out 🙂

[@davidzof]

Is it still banned for cyclists? A friend of mine rode it about 20 years ago before the ban came in.

[@Afrikakorps68]

@@davidzof as far as I know is still closed. But as you can see it can't be climbed for "us" roadies living on planet Earth...

[@scartezz1]

@@davidzof Yes, without special permission it is banned for cyclist. I'm from Trento.

[@davidzof]

@@scartezz1 Too steep for me anyway, and I've ridden some steep climbs in Italy.

[@SteveBrill]

The man is not human! He’s so calm and collected after climbing up that wall!! 👏💪 Maybe Ollie should try it on the same bike and see how far he can get?

[@kaydanmusic4391]

@@ax1066a-ghd2 I'm sure he did. Maybe a later video. If not I'm sure he did

[@ssaini5028]

his fitness is in the elite category

[@GCNuser123]

unfortunately feathers bike is too small for me 👀😂

[@gcn]

Ollie didn’t want to put Andrew to shame…

[@quarkonium3795]

GCN, you're at 100k likes. It's Dan's time to shine

[@skylerschwendeman]

Would love to see Feather take on the full Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Not as steep but extremely long and up to massive altitude.

[@kersplody7435]

And has a killer 4.5 mile unpaved section on loose ash/pumice ending at the 12000' benchmark -- challenging even on fat mtb tires.

[@sebastianwhalin743]

Or Haleakela

[@thomasbudi2000]

When even the Andrew Feather straying left and right on the climb, I know for sure that the climb is only suitable for four legged climber aka mountain goat than any human powered machine. Superb climb and great video.

[@GCNuser123]

i’ve never seen him zig zag before! it’s crazy

[@charlesjungclaus]

Hmmm, Ollie - if it was just the gearing holding you back why didn't you just have a go after Feather on his bike?.... 😄🚵‍♂️

[@GCNuser123]

@@charlesjungclaus the bike was too small. such a shame. i was gutted. 😂

[@charlesjungclaus]

Fair enough - but next time you might as well try it standing up as long as possible- most of Feather's ride seemed to be out of the saddle ;) Thanks for the reply. Love watching your episodes here in Vancouver BC.

[@carlofino4666]

Well done to Andrew for his effort but especially for his humbleness and attitude. Chapeau

[@andrep4435]

Oli tried this with a 40/42? That’s insane! And that’s an incredible effort from Feather. Seriously impressive riding.

[@qzrnuiqntp]

Yes, Ollie's gearing was nonsense. I would have try that climb with a 34t chainring and a cassette up to 50 or 52t.

[@WattsOnTheUp]

@@qzrnuiqntp " ...50 OR 52t." LOL Everybody knows 50t is for woosies. 53t, although 52t is acceptable.

[@a1white]

@@WattsOnTheUp eh?

[@WattsOnTheUp]

@@a1white If you can't read sarcasm, or don't have a sense of humor, go away.

[@a1white]

@@WattsOnTheUp 😅

[@kennywallace1]

That was an impressive feat. Take a look at some of the roads on Madeira, so many 1st & 2nd gear climbs in a car, never mind a bike. An example is Rua da Barreira in Funchal at 45%, though there are plenty of alternatives all over the island.

[@markhillan4038]

as someone who multiple times as a child experienced coming to a hault on a steep incline and then feeling that panic as you begin rolling backwards before the inevitable "twist & faceplant"....44% scares me. 🤣

[@feedbackzaloop]

Looking up the times and power numbers on strava from other people, I can definetely say Ollie could have managed it with easier gears. Ideally you could fit a 34 inner chainring to Alex's super gravel GRX 1x setup So, how many likes would you need for us to see the re-match?

[@Mububban23]

Yeah I didn't think 38-44 was that easy, my MTB has 32-46 easiest gearing and it might take me all day, but I can climb up some pretty gnarly stuff, and I'm rubbish. Give a super fit rider some even easier gearing and they should manage this climb.

[@sophocles8761]

do you want to share the power numbers?

[@feedbackzaloop]

@@sophocles8761 you can look up yourself, around 250 for around an hour. No idea about weight and gear of riders

[@Matthew25405]

I'm a local and basically everyone I know who has ridden up Scanuppia has used a MTB. It's not impossible with some good fitness, I'm planning to do that with my hardtail using 30x44 gearing and my FTP is about 4w/kg

[@Chardler83]

It’s bigger than a 44 as it says 44 on the second last cog if you pair the video

[@guy_daimond]

I really really wanna see Lloydy take this on. C'mon guys give this video a thumbs-up 👍 Been a while since we've seen the legend in a video!

[@gcn]

Spread the word 😅🙏

[@GoSeaKayak]

Speechless! Best video you've ever made. I was willing him up just to believe that it was possible. Fair play!

[@gcn]

High praise - thanks! What would you like to see more of from us?

[@GoSeaKayak]

@@gcn well I personally love these hard challenges as they provide inspiration and put my sad abilities into perspective making me want to try harder! Perhaps you could send Andrew to Alpe D'huez to take on Pantani's incredibile record 😉

[@mihalis1010]

You know it's bad when a dude who's last name is literally "Feather" is fighting hard. Dude is a unit.

[@andrewmarsman3294]

Great video. I’ve climbed some very steep grades on my bike (much shorter distances). I think the greatest limiting factor and risk is not strength, but almost flipping backwards from pushing on the petals and exerting torque on the back wheel.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

That looked utterly brutal. The steepest I have been up is a 33% section of about 300 meters on a 2km climb… any further and I would have been off… no idea how he got up tht. Superman.

[@gamma_dablam]

Sounds Hardknott-esque 😌

[@WhenPaulaSparks]

Insane climb! Feather made it look easy and then was so humble when he absolutely crushed it. He always seems so chill and down to try anything!

[@jammiedodger629]

Yep, like how he was humble and such a good sport, yet yeah, he slam dunked that. Those gradients are insane.

[@ucanskixc568]

Yup no whining or complaining, he just goes and does. Of course he used the right gear too! No fumbling putting his cleats which is just an amateurs move. :)

[@biedawo]

9:53 - he was not taking the "don't blow up" lines

[@Zimbabweland]

You’ll always seem chill if your resting heart rate is 12 bpm 😂

[@samj1185]

Feather's capacity for recovery is astonishing. Amazing effort!

[@Micheal31046]

Car guy: So…? Have you guy ever reached to the mountains? MTBiker: *Guts theme intensified*

[@AvB.83]

To quote Jeremy Clarkson: "What a machine!" I'd guess the only way to find even harder climbs would probably be to go to the Andes, Himalayas or Karakorum, those however would come with totally different challenges.

[@deblordoutdoors5783]

The guy’s a freakin’ legend!!! What pure talent, skill, graft, and mental endurance this guy has. Totally in awe👏

[@LakeDistrictcyclist]

Good effort from camera man even on an ebike absolute beast of a climb

[@gcn]

The cameraman is also a machine 💪

[@matthewbaynham6286]

I've been up steeper climbs than that, when my hobby was rock climbing.

[@Andrewc87563]

Where is the ebike comparison using a 75 year old lady?

[@ThatDrawingDreamer]

LOL😂

[@SimonAstrupDK]

"He's gonna die!" *evil laughter*

[@xMDNA]

This is insane, what a beast! Have you noticed 10.3km/h average??? No words, congrats 🤘🏻

[@marianneoelund2940]

That's about 400 watts average.

[@wayne8872]

Ollie, at the start that was the most wicked laugh I've ever heard. 🤣 "Well done" is an understatement for Feather, absolutely incredible effort. The correct bike and set up maybe but wow amazing. 👍🏻

[@mopedvieh]

Feather content is the currently the one I enjoy the most. He is just a great guy and such a ridiculous climber.

[@gcn]

Thanks! What should we challenge him to do next?

[@mopedvieh]

@@gcn How about an everesting record? Some weeks of training featured in the GCN show with a stand alone video of the actual attempt 😁

[@jojoermita5899]

Such a class! He made it so easy even the climb is brutal. Great equipment and talent!💪

[@Jomitheelf]

A few years back, at my peak, I walked up 3 complete flights of stairs with only one break. No BS, I did that.

[@Yuzushuu]

That was just out of control, I can't believe he didn't put a foot down at all!! Andrew Feather is the GOAT

[@colonel.h.stinkmeaner]

This guy does a world first, but credits the achievement to more than himself. Like a boss

[@FL-ym6hm]

I don’t recall ever seeing Ollie take defeat that badly. You would think he’d be use to it by now. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 . Props to Andrew. The strength and stamina to climb that is impressive. 👍🏼

[@Bringdaruckus]

Such a bad loser

[@mrvwbug4423]

Ollie's effort was damn good for an amateur. Remember Ollie has never been a pro, his background is in journalism, not pro bike racing.

[@petedannatt]

Respect!!! I love the bit where the cameraman is zig zagging on an ebike in turbo mode!

[@katmai7777]

I feel terrible pain in my legs...just watching that.

[@ryuujinusa]

So close to 100k. Dan Lloyd can do this for his “training”

[@TK-ov4hn]

This the best suspenseful video GCN has done, so much fun watching. Congrats to Feather, I don’t blame Dan for being reluctant.

[@gcn]

Admit it, did you think he stacked it? (we fell for it too) 😅

[@staredits6100]

That video was really mesmerizing! This is unbelievable! I'm going to call Guinness and see if we can get The Feather a world record! I never would have been able to afford to travel as much as I did without Mighty 🤛🏽 Travels 🤟🏼 Premium.

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

fwiw you have to pay money to Guiness to be entered in their record book

[@yoctocb]

You should do a challenge to see what's the steepest % you can ride up - with artificial ramps perhaps

[@mrvwbug4423]

I think 45% is right about there on gravel tires, Andrew actually broke the back tire loose for a split second. Maybe a MTB tire could grip on a little steeper

[@gcn]

Nice idea, thanks!

[@ivork2373]

Sheer grit, sportsmanship and Feather... you rock.

[@lgarcia67]

“There is no hope for the rest of humanity!” 😂😂😂 … so dramatic!! But very funny!!

[@markellison2596]

A Dan Lloyd, Adam Blythe, Robbie McEwan, Orla Chennaoui showdown is required….

[@gcn]

Right!

[@markellison2596]

@@gcn My money would be on Dan as he's well versed in the dark arts and would effortlessly ride by them on an e-bike whilst trash talking them as did so!!

[@carpvictor1214]

I felt sick and out of breath just watching it, what a legend 👏

[@gcn]

Us too!

[@DarrenPhillips]

I was sweating just watching Andrew Feather do that. It’s ridiculous, he’s ridiculous, in a good way. Total Legend!! 🙌👏

[@ray_pist7784]

I once attempted this climb on a recumbent bike with 3 sets of gears and I still could not finish it

[@yru435]

Feather proceeds at a stunning rate of speed. Chapeau, Dude, Chapeau.

[@magicknight8412]

Oh my word, I almost fell off my chair seeing him get up this climb! Wow, what a machine !!!! Chapeau !

[@greg4712]

Olly is the type of guy to Shazam the Wii sports intro

[@gcn]

Crank it UP! He’s always playing it at the office…

[@michaelsantiago1504]

FASTEST GCN PRESENTER ON THAT CLIMB PLS!

[@gcn]

So, Lloydy on his moped?

[@cuddlemeheywoodu]

Insane. Also makes you curious what all of the world's best climbers would be capable of doing here (as in, not those on Strava, but the pro riders). Utterly insane to be able to even make it up there.

[@poxcr]

I would think that hillclimb specialists are better at this than most pro riders.

[@madjh8]

The real hero is the camera man ... As a MTB rider we find +30 easy but in dir is not so easy, so sometimes I chose 2 rings in front even 3 like old school MTBs. You go really slow with 22 front and 46 rear. I haven test 22 front 50 rear.

[@ofwolfanddan]

In awe - the man’s a legend. It’s so steep I spilled my breakfast wine just watching.

[@JiriFikejz]

Nice effort! With 38-44 it is so hard! Luckily full climb KOM is still alive. 🙏😁

[@matthewvelo]

Amazing effort on the climb, Mr Feather; I think the descent would be terrifying.

[@shivanshjha708]

All I can think of is how amazing it would be the other way around! Insane feat though, geez!

[@thomasrussell7135]

your "smooth" comment at 3.27 brings back a running joke at a bike shop that I was working at in the 80's. customer brought in a mtb complaining that it was hard to pedal, now the customer was a dedicated bodybuilder using the bike instead of running to save his knees. the head mechanic put the bike on her stand and removed the crank arm and tried to spin the bottom bracket by hand which sparked the omg you have to feel this which several of tried it and concurred that the bottom bracket was improperly adjusted, a fellow mechanic from another shop popped into visit when he felt the bottom bracket he immediately commented "smooth".she pulled the bottom bracket apart there were deep grooves worn into the race's because it had been adjusted wrong during assembly by another shop. customer was unimpressed with the other shops qc, but upon riding the bike with new cups, bearings and axle he immediately got a new gear cluster so the bike was were he needed it for exercise as he only rode it at Washington park which had very slight incline

[@gcn]

Hahah sounds like a great memory! Thanks for sharing 🙌

[@thedoginside]

That's it I'm off the booze for a week to prepare for my local 8% killer climb 😀. Brilliant video! 👏🏼

[@petewillmot]

Top work! We all knew he was going to do it, but he looked absolutely effortless! (Thanks to the power of editing!) Bravo flying feather!

[@gcn]

We don’t think it was guaranteed! He is a beast though 😎

[@jakelawrenceespinosa]

mad props to feather man can't imagine my legs after 3mins on that climb

[@rockoslong4767]

you don't need 3 mins, except you are very trained. One is enough.

[@gcn]

He’s truly a legend…

[@miniwaern]

The black sponsor apparell was very strategic, also, indeed my friends. Wearing black for no reason in the italian sunlight must've been the final helping factor that was needed.

[@JakaJsksks]

Dang just now you hot 100.000 likes, so..

[@MrS2206]

This might be my new favourite GCN video. An insane challenge, awesome bike and honest enthusiasm in the presentation by Ollie. Keep up the good work!

[@gcn]

Thanks - what would you like to see us do next? 🤔

[@jonathanzappala]

For the hardest paved climb, it looks like it’s missing the pavement. Can’t believe Andrew did that!

[@garyflynn8481]

HOW? Does he make it? What's the science behind his ability? Could/Would GCN investigate? Brilliant video though guys 👍

[@gcn]

We go into a lot of science behind his amazing climbing abiltity, in a documentary with Andrew on GCN+ and we think this would answer your questions 👉 gcn.eu/plus

[@garyflynn8481]

@@gcn 👍😎

[@richmck007]

Great video guys. I went to Cooper’s hill ( The Cheese run ring any bells?!? ) just to stand in awe of its 45% degree steepness and could not even walk it let alone ride ( an electric ) bike up it !!! Great science in this explanation. If only I could turn back the clocks to when this was a piece of cake! And we had heavier bikes in the early 80s and no helmets or gloves!

[@dem3127]

I hope he gets an award or something for climbing the most steepest mountain

[@serenascotcher3150]

That was completely mental - phenomenal climbing regardless of the tech ! Would love to see Dan Lloyd do it 😉

[@gcn]

You know it - spread the word 🙌

[@holygroovearena]

Add physical. Those thighs are strong

[@fr33z00]

I'm so impressed by how quick he retrieves his strength and breath after the main effort!

[@better.better]

to be fair we don't see how long he takes to recover you always have that bit after you crest the hard bit of the climb where you have to keep going but you're recovering from the effort before you can pick up the pace again during the easier portion. you probably see it in the ride data if it's public. I don't use Strava so I'm not sure how much is publicly visible.

[@mrvwbug4423]

top level climbers have ungodly endurance

[@DLF_24]

100k are close now

[@puf653]

That's 100k for you

[@red00tl]

Wow. Andrew made it look easy....almost. If it was killing him, he didn't show. Chapeau to Feather! 👍👍💪😄

[@thirdeyeblind6369]

Feather is an absolute hill climb beast! I don't even want to imagine the power he outputs on a flat. Great inspiration to get better and better though.

[@aoe76]

Massive, respect 👍 it would be fun to Watch a 59 kg. Jonas Vingegaard give it a go. His massive heart capacity is made for this.

[@DirtyPoul]

Would be amazing if he did that. Imagine him putting out 6.5 W/kg while flying up this climb. I can't even imagine what this would look like with a Giro peloton.

[@gcn]

@@DirtyPoul It would be utter carnage 😂

[@MuellerNick]

The steepest I know is near Lenggries in Germany. It is the street leading up to the Karwendel and that road (not public, but you can bike it) is called Bergbahnstrasse, You will have to fight to keep the frontwheel on the ground.

[@mto7429]

not quite sure why Olli is downgrading the fact, that this bike has a way better gear ratio. Would make a hell of a difference for me. I want to see Olli doing it again on the same exact gravel bike :D

[@andrewwoodward8810]

Chapeau! Incredible ride, astonishing fitness!

[@Techmagus76]

Well you were there, the bike was there, so why did we only see Andrew doing the climb?

[@geoffbaker4625]

exactly what I was thinking, Ollie said it was because of easier gearing, so opportunity missed...... or was he scared?

[@audiolatroushearetic1822]

Ollie is a generous guy. He just didn't want to ruin Andrew's day and KOM by beating him, obviously :>.

[@geoffbaker4625]

@@audiolatroushearetic1822 😂👍

[@gcn]

It’s because he’s already done it! Or he was scared, or maybe scarred!

[@audiolatroushearetic1822]

@@gcn I would've been traumatised for sure if I were him. I have fond memories of certain tours I made but I know exactly which parts of them I wouldn't ever do again.

[@hollywoodundead72]

*Andrew Feather has my respect and admiration* The feeling one gets after a solid climb, not stopping or dismounting once is a feeling of true glory !

[@gcn]

One of the best feelings, isn't it? 🥰

[@joe78377]

I just probably witness the best bike rider there is. Great display GCN.

[@alexmac513]

So impressed how he kept the front wheel on the road at the steep bits. I'm assuming the low gears made that possible.