How Fast Are Pro Cyclists? We Raced One To Find Out

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@gcn 3 ай бұрын

Do you think Alex and Connor could have pushed a bit more? 🚴🚴

@StornofuerKasse3 3 ай бұрын

Alex has the exact same time on his Strava profile as Matt. so maybe yes?

@Blaze16159 3 ай бұрын

@@gcn *could

@mopedvieh 3 ай бұрын

They sheet have

@derickcastillo9083 3 ай бұрын

@roadcyclist1 3 ай бұрын

@@StornofuerKasse3no. He used Alex's head unit for the video

@alleywatson 3 ай бұрын

Fair play to the pro bloody hell.

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

What an impressive effort!

@alleywatson 3 ай бұрын

@@gcn just imagine what Remco or Wout would do

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

@@alleywatson we've asked them if they fancy the challenge!

@lennymccartney1 3 ай бұрын

@@gcn 😂

@stewarthinsley6995 2 ай бұрын

This needs to call in all pros and see who's the best to make an official GCN leaderboard 👌

@ryuujinusa 3 ай бұрын

TT bike Ollie vs Matt!

@racerkully 3 ай бұрын

this!!!!!!

@leonbroekx 3 ай бұрын

That is what the viewers want.

@k_4777 3 ай бұрын

Get this comment to the top right now, we all want this

@racerkully 3 ай бұрын

@gcn make it happen 🔥🔥🔥

@richardhenderson1902 2 ай бұрын

Yes!

@Bazzasurf1 3 ай бұрын

Always knew pros were good but this is outrageous

@oceanedetotes 3 ай бұрын

Good, very good, but this level is unreal !

@Shadowboost 2 ай бұрын

And just to think, Pog, WvA, and MdVP would drop him with the drop of a hat

@oceanedetotes 2 ай бұрын

@@Shadowboost whats doest it mean 'with the drop of a hat ?' Yes Pogi, MVDP, and WVA are better than other pros, and on a 11min ride, the difference could be 1 minute !

@Shadowboost 2 ай бұрын

@@oceanedetotes at any moment

@oceanedetotes 2 ай бұрын

@@Shadowboost ah okay, thks

@tomwalsh6774 3 ай бұрын

Holmes, Feather and el Bandito on Ventoux. Make it happen GCN

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

📌

@musclelessfitness2045 3 ай бұрын

@@gcn Good idea, but El Bandito has to follow his pro team schedule.

@adzaharmdsharipin641 3 ай бұрын

Love the look on Connor's face when he was considered the weak link 😆

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

He usually has that look when Hank speaks

@leedenton870 3 ай бұрын

Definitely need to see more of Matt Holmes. Great addition. Absolute weapon on a bike. ❤

@twinpiperzed7222 Ай бұрын

So many riders because of drafting actually think they are fast but really have no clue how good pros really are.

@michealofloinn2539 3 ай бұрын

Connor can put down the power when he needs to. Well done lads☘️🇮🇪

@davezzzz172 3 ай бұрын

In all fairness, Conor used to be a World Tour pro, as well as a former Irish National Champion. So, no slouch (if a bit tall . . .).

@roberttell1587 3 ай бұрын

In addition to laying down the watts Matt had picture perfect body position through the whole ride. Being able to put down that power and be aero is very impressive.

@gcn 2 ай бұрын

You can observe their experience from afar.

@ScottBaker1 3 ай бұрын

"as arrow as a double decker bus" ---- LOL

@charliecook6909 2 ай бұрын

The vs series with si on the tt bike has to be the best videos this channal has done , so good glads its back , definitely need more of it and the cheap bike challenges,

@derickcastillo9083 3 ай бұрын

This reminds me of the "regular guys vs. professional fighters" videos you see on the internet. Pros make it look so easy, we get fooled into thinking it is easy. Alex and Conor you did great!

@nerigarcia7116 3 ай бұрын

That's incredible, Matt absolutely smashed it. I didn't think the difference would be that much especially with 2 riders. It's no wonder pros can climb mountains at the speeds I ride flats, sustaining that power is ridiculous. You have to bring Si into this for 3 v 1, but still I think it'll only decrease the time gap, not beat it.

@johnh.2770 3 ай бұрын

Love the wahoo graphics in this.

@dorydiavelone3531 3 ай бұрын

WE LOVE YOU CONOR , YOUR NOT THE WEAK LINK TO US!!!

@conordunne1 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU DORY MUCH LOVE!!!!!

@문형주-z6d 3 ай бұрын

I finally understand why wind tunnel testing is done at 45km/h.

@thegearboxman 3 ай бұрын

And do you now understand why aero makes 2 parts of bugger all difference at the speeds most of us ride?

@hananas2 3 ай бұрын

@@thegearboxman it's not that aero doesn't matter at mortal people speeds, the tiny little marginal gains don't matter. I noticed a big difference between a regular t-shirt and shorts and close-fitting clothing, but stuff like aero wheels, aero bike etc only matter if you're really fast and want every little bit of speed you can buy.

@mulinanr 2 ай бұрын

@@thegearboxman if you ride 30kph and you have head wind of 15kph, then you have combined wind force equal to the wind tunnel's 45kph. So wind tunnel measurments are very representative at our speeds. Imagine how much you are gonna get done, with all the areo time that you saved up.

@thegearboxman 2 ай бұрын

@@mulinanr How many recreational cyclists are capable of maintaining 30km/h against a 15km/h headwind? I would suggest very few as it would require something in the order of 250W+. According to Garmin, the *average* (median) cycling speed is just 25km/h. I live in a very hilly part of the country and it takes an exceptional cyclist to average 30, most guys are in the order of 23-25 average.

@matthewobrien5348 3 ай бұрын

Superb having Matt on the videos!! Love it 👍👍👍

@AdventureswithLenny1 2 ай бұрын

So many Top Gear esque presenting skills going on. Very good and Matt Stig is unreal!

@rosson1983 3 ай бұрын

At this stage I’m convinced that top pro cyclists are aliens

@robertrice1689 2 ай бұрын

These are great fun and a chance to see the amazing strength of world tour riders.

@roysauto7674 3 ай бұрын

The ride was good but I was most impressed by Matt hitting two clean handshakes at the end.

@PinarelloVelo 3 ай бұрын

Secret testing location, 10mins drive from my front door, love it😄

@oceanedetotes 3 ай бұрын

411W for 11min48s ! That's unbelievable ! Unreal! Wow

@jonm8423 3 ай бұрын

6.1w/kg

@oceanedetotes 3 ай бұрын

@@jonm8423 Oh ok well ! How do you know that ? It doesn't seem so much but his aero should be good

@jonm8423 3 ай бұрын

@@oceanedetotes his power divided by his weight. That’s a very good number

@oceanedetotes 3 ай бұрын

@@jonm8423 oh ok I didnt know his weight, my record for 10min is 5.6 W/kg so it is just 10% more but I'm defienetely unable to ride at 48km/h for 12min, that's why I say his aero should be good

@blackflamesolutions526 3 ай бұрын

There are lads in the Zwift A grade doing 6.1 w/kg for 11 minutes all the time! (it's just their Zwift weight is quite a bit lower than their actual weight)

@murtheblur33 3 ай бұрын

Loved the previous 5 v 1 series with Si and so glad to see another challenge like this! Ollie needs a chance for redemption!

@mybuickskill6979 3 ай бұрын

I like the subtle rib poking that the guys do... I use word subtle loosely 😂

@zedddddful 3 ай бұрын

Connor and alex you're fired matt you're hired welcome to GCN.

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

There wasn’t much at stake in this race, and Matt still needs to work on his jokes.

@zedddddful 3 ай бұрын

@@gcn only joking though Matt was proper rapid.

@on2play736 2 ай бұрын

6:35 I could feel the hate in that tone, Alex. Haha! "About 411."

@sethchapman8001 2 ай бұрын

Just want to compliment the person or persons that do the music for y'all's videos. I always enjoy some drum & bass. I have a few friends that DJ it, I play forest psytrance and progressive but enjoy many others. I have heard some cool tunes in other videos too.

@thestonebiker5316 3 ай бұрын

You 3 together should do a ‘The Grand Tour’ style gravel/Road bike adventure in Australia or something….which one of you’s is Clarkson?🎬🚴🏼👍

@pedalandtringtring 3 ай бұрын

good competition and exciting to watch this time trial

@Natuh21 2 ай бұрын

Bring SI and Ollie so you can smash that smile of his face muahAhahahhaha

@tonsterdang 3 ай бұрын

these videos are fun to see the results, don't think 3 can, but 4 might (has to inc si and dan)

@paperxray 2 ай бұрын

excited for this series to eventually take all of GCN presenters and the camera motorbike to beat matt lol

@gcn 2 ай бұрын

I think we would need more presenters and more cameras. 🤣

@vengance27 3 ай бұрын

They did well. Solid effort against such an elite. Next time, to make it even more interesting, get the "Twig" to do a challenge. Bro is a unit of a cyclist

@on2play736 2 ай бұрын

Seriously, you GCN presenters' brutal honesty is probably hurting me than my boy Connor here! Haha! Connor's like, "Wha-?!" Haha!

@ahmerhussain9542 3 ай бұрын

Jungle makes every video better 🥁🎸🌳

@seascape 3 ай бұрын

Interested in hearing why Alex & Connor rode the bikes they did - are they the fastest for the course profile, would one of their other super bikes make any difference, were they the bikes closest to their garage doors, is it because of their bike sponsorship deals, etc.? I’m guessing Oli would have done a thorough analysis of the course and the environment, and would have a scientific explanation for his weapon of choice!

@sssxxxttt 2 ай бұрын

And throw in an analysis of the Factor bike.

@peterthomas8053 3 ай бұрын

Wow. And to think that Connor& Alex only just missed the course record also. Another level, and then some.

@lisapet160 2 ай бұрын

Just for clarification: 1st place in World Tour stage is the same as winning World Championship, getting into top 10 in WT stage is more than qualifying for Olympics, being in top 10 in final WT standings is like being an Olympics finalist.

@PanzerIV88 2 ай бұрын

Very impressive and interesting comparison, however you guys should have showed the stats side by side of everything at the end in a graphic, that would had been way better!

@StornofuerKasse3 3 ай бұрын

Sub 12 minutes is ultra impressive! Well done Matt! BUT why does Alex has the same 11:48 on this Strava-Segment?🤔

@lovemesomedetail 3 ай бұрын

They probably made Matt ride with their/alex head unit to have access to the data for the video

@ronaldsmith5375 3 ай бұрын

I think GCN needs to add another engine to the team. Too much fun. Reminds me of the TV show Shaq Versus with a Cycling focus and with the GCN presenters taking the place of Shaquille O'Neal.

@TimGRawson 3 ай бұрын

It’s all about the bike. I dropped Matt with impunity every Sunday before he got his Factor OSTRO VAM…. Which we sell at my shop. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

@matt_acton-varian 3 ай бұрын

New series incoming!!! 3 vs pro! Si Richardson is in good shape so he has to be the best choice for a third rider! Hank had better get his training gear on though, 3 may not be enough!

@Huneidu 2 ай бұрын

Alex & Conor are proper good riders. They will not go down easy. Plus they can bikepack.

@TESTA-CC 3 ай бұрын

Top work Chaps 🤙🤙

@PhilR-b8 3 ай бұрын

Men and boys , Connor you decide who was who 😂

@gcn 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@fwschnaar3179 3 ай бұрын

OMG… Friggin Fly’n 👍🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🍻

@user-ve3gh5xg9q 3 ай бұрын

Small/Medium/Xlarge- dream team GCN😊

@rd_rae 3 ай бұрын

So where‘s Mr. Aero Oli? He could’ve helped the first 100m before getting dropped 😂

@robbiew8614 3 ай бұрын

😅

@bergerniklas6647 3 ай бұрын

Oli is for sure stronger than both of them. Have you seen how fit he was when Si, Alex and Oli went for a full speed ride?

@lovemesomedetail 3 ай бұрын

@@bergerniklas6647I think Alex got back to training and racing locally, think on pure power he’ll beat Olli atm

@glennicol1361 3 ай бұрын

I think one big thing that is different between a pro and good amateur is the pro can perform under super high levels of fatigue.

@jonathanzappala 3 ай бұрын

You might as well have made it a trip with Ollie, because we know it would have been two man at the finish. Yes the joke is back!

@iXpertMan 2 ай бұрын

PR0 need a dope test 😂

@jamesetheridge6224 2 ай бұрын

Can we have a Top Gear style leader board?

@pompeymonkey3271 3 ай бұрын

That go-pro is definitely not aero. That would be my excuse anyway! ;)

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

We’ve already used that excuse.

@mybuickskill6979 3 ай бұрын

I think if we can get a "I'm fast as f**k boy" meme insert somewhere that would make this video even crispier

@jazzechos1372 2 ай бұрын

great video

@SzymekBolek 2 ай бұрын

Hi, how did you make that wahoo layout on that video? :)

@julianallen515 3 ай бұрын

Don't dis the big man. He's the only GCN presenter to have raced the ProTour AND completed a Grand Tour.

@fredmcgough748 2 ай бұрын

That was great. Best part to me riding fast is when you pass cars. And the look on the driver's faces. Connor should have road it the front. Why

@alastairgain4924 2 ай бұрын

I look forward to day GCN gives a kph to mph Conversion on their graphics

@alinapopescu872 3 ай бұрын

The rural countryside. Because there's also the urban countryside.

@planttheseed2129 3 ай бұрын

haha funny

@rolandcolavizza5368 3 ай бұрын

thats freaking disgusting i wish i could have the legs of a pro , alex and connor did well , for all us mere mortals it would have been a compete white wash

@sparx550 2 ай бұрын

In the words of Tom Pidcock. “What the Fuck”. Time to break out Ollie.

@oeylille 3 ай бұрын

Hank needs to calibrate his beeps

@magicsix6163 3 ай бұрын

So current GCN presenter fitness levels go: 1) Oli 2) Si/Alex 3) Connor 4) Dan 5) Hank 🤣

@bobbyellis5006 3 ай бұрын

It's bonkers when you realize that the GCN boys where putting down enough power to easily drop most other riders as well.

@gcn 2 ай бұрын

and we still were not good enough 😂

@Chris-lq4tw 3 ай бұрын

Once sat on Matt's wheel for three miles. Thought at first he was an amateur wearing team kit. The speed quickly ramped up to 50kmh I realised who he was, hung on for dear life. At the junction where we went out separate ways I could barely speak, but managed to say cheers for the tow. He smiled and said no problem. Top guy.

@tomwalsh6774 Ай бұрын

See him a lot where I live in Macclesfield, and he's got most of the fastest Strava segments. Absolute weapon on a bike and always gives a wave - lovely fella.

@Chris-lq4tw Ай бұрын

@@tomwalsh6774 It was on the A34 bypass bike lane going from Monks Heath towards Wilmslow and Alderley where I was sat on his wheel. 🚴👍

@tomwalsh6774 Ай бұрын

@@Chris-lq4tw know it well. What time did you get? My PB on my own is 7:51 on that segment

@Chris-lq4tw Ай бұрын

@@tomwalsh6774 5:26 is my pb, but that was 12 years ago when I was fit and there was a cracking tailwind. 6:25 drafting Matt with no tailwind in 2020 when he was at Lotto Soudal. See he has done a 5:13 this year.

@hbmedia4381 3 ай бұрын

Gcn is getting their full use of Matt😂

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

And we’re still not finished!

@JamesEvans-ow1wc 3 ай бұрын

When i saw 60+ kph I knew this was going to be absurd

@DDai-qd8uk 3 ай бұрын

Time trial on orbea orca and canyon endurace lolol

@jeremyedwards3612 3 ай бұрын

That's alot of watts. Holy moly

@Connor-ez9nj 3 ай бұрын

What bike computer do you guys use

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

Hi we use Wahoo!

@julianj9417 3 ай бұрын

you guys need Ollie! he will be the difference !

@LVSweetSammy 2 ай бұрын

Well done all, massive speed! Impressive! A bit confused though...at 7:29 (video time) the on screen Wahoo for Matt says over 12 mins and only 9.1k. 😜 Love the channel gang! Awesome as always!!

@gcn 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment, and it seems we overlooked that small detail. 😅

@bbgorb 3 ай бұрын

that's absalutly insane.. avarage 48kmh...mad....

@michaelc7937 3 ай бұрын

What happened to Manon?

@shaun7163 3 ай бұрын

She left a couple of months ago

@lovemesomedetail 3 ай бұрын

She was at the Tour de France femmes as a Eurosport interviewer, so I guess that’s her new employer or she is freelancing

@stihldavebergen3469 2 ай бұрын

She retired

@herrwolken 3 ай бұрын

Connor, how do you like the Spatz glasses?

@Paganiproductions84 2 ай бұрын

Is their agcn secret offroad test circuit

@thegearboxman 3 ай бұрын

I'm not sure that I can even get up to 48.6km/h on the flat, never mind average that speed for nearly 12 minutes. I don't think I could sustain more than 400w for the time required to accelerate to that speed. It's staggering!

@lovemesomedetail 3 ай бұрын

Any chance you have info on matt‘s frame size and stem length? That a slammed 56 with 110, maybe 120?

@stihldavebergen3469 2 ай бұрын

I can hold 400 watts for about 45 seconds, got a lotta work to do.

@mitch_smith 3 ай бұрын

That's like 50kmh. Wow! just wow!

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

Those are impressive numbers!

@GRANT-W-NEALE 3 ай бұрын

Who’s next ?

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

who do you want to see?!

@GRANT-W-NEALE 3 ай бұрын

Well Si and Ollie against Alan and Branbo 😂. That would be somewhat inclusive. 🎉🎉😊

@gcn 3 ай бұрын

😶‍🌫

@user-ve3gh5xg9q 3 ай бұрын

Trek Ballista👍😍

@marcmancycling 3 ай бұрын

Matt looks like Tadej's brother 😄

@pauldixon2497 3 ай бұрын

Class rider matt

@peterleffler2062 2 ай бұрын

Thats the difference between a current in training pro at world tour level and long ex pros who fit their training in around a job. No disrespect. I wouldn't come close to Alex and Connor's time with a durney to pull me round!