Is This The New King Of Strava? We Go KOM Hunting With A Pro Cyclist

[@gcn]

Were you expecting that? 🤯 Let us know in the comments down below if you're a big -hunter. 👇

[@andrewta55]

Enjoyed that… more please. What’s the best sub £3k climbing bike at the moment?

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Enjoyed that a lot. Hank is such a gentleman, he puts people at ease, not afraid of human contact. I wonder what the contender & defender could manage on the GCN tandem!

[@two-eyedRoy]

Expected? Kind of Yeah. Not unlike when the Road World Champs came to town and destroyed all the local KOMs by minutes! 😂

[@markadamson969]

Did feather have a motorbike draft on every climb as well? And leadout?

[@TheIndianCyclist]

Such an absurd way of finding a new "King of Strava" when you're giving him an unfair advantage, and then being so wowed by the stats at the end. He might have been able to beat those times by himself, but can't give him credit with this approach. Interesting video - just redo without leadout and give him an Insta 360 or something instead of using a crew ahead.

[@lawrences1347]

Feather has already taken back 1 of these and tied Matthew on the 3rd one.

[@TimGRawson]

Get a tee shirt with his face on it

[@eddjcaine]

@@FTA38yearfreerideit’s not as simple as you put it - how long ago were the KOMs set by feather? What form was he in?

[@eddjcaine]

@@FTA38yearfreeride exactly - KOMs are meant to be a bit of fun - there are so many things that can affect them

[@timtaylor9590]

only 2? yeah low key feather is madd

[@the23er]

Maybe he likes to have some competition as motivation. I think this is the purpose of those trophies.

[@shaunjasper5465]

Need to get Andrew Feather to ride the same climbs with the same support

[@seahog32]

Even better, let them race those climbs in real time.

[@gcanzano36]

big draft from the moto lol

[@colinwilliams9290]

@@shaunjasper5465 yeh and the same bike

[@pjgarcia2417]

Thank you, Hank and GCN for introducing us to Matt and sharing his palmares. We've met so many pros and ex-pros through your channel and are grateful! Congrats, Matt, on your difficult (albeit short-lived) KOMs and best of luck in the future. Now, when we watch you race, we'll have some of your backstory!

[@ramsden35]

Pinarello’s infamous bottom bracket excellence.

[@pedrovizuetecastro2400]

How much $ does this “music” cost? 🫣

[@oeylille]

That's what 10.000€ gets you

[@zhuyufan1186]

Even the BSA threaded Chinarello have this sound, just at much lower power output, also you can buy 15 of these instead of just one real deal.

[@Aniqa101]

Isn't the Pinarello F12 BSA threaded?

[@xGshikamaru]

​@@Aniqa101 italian threading

[@ramsden35]

Pro riders are ridiculous! I’ve just watched the Tour of Britain riders fly up my local climb, all were 1.30 faster than the previous KOM (held by a super fit amateur) whilst they were chatting.

[@EugenioMalandruccoo]

Still there’s someone in front pulling that group

[@phillyh34]

They should be ridiculous, they get the best of everything but also make huge sacrifices

[@Kingkongkirk1234]

Pretty sure feather wouldn’t have been drafting a car up there 😂

[@gcn]

1 vs 1 rematch?

[@Hamsterlovers408]

@@gcnsuggest for video content on Matt Holmes’ bike setup and sizing, including his nutrition.❤

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

On Mt ventoux also, can be pretty windy up there😂

[@paul2841889]

@@gcnabsolutely be expected

[@DrasticSolutionBAND]

@@gcn We are still waiting for the rematch against Vergallito.

[@danmartin9086]

This video is essentially a personal attack on feather. Essentially swapping him for another kom champ (who cycles full time) and using cheap tactics (such as drafting motor vehicles and lead outs) to ensure he is beaten. Seems a bit harsh after the service he has provided GCN. Appreciate this video was probably not done in malice but it does come across this way..

[@nept123]

It's also about strava segments rather than something important

[@MTw-ps2ds]

​@@nept123 Found the person without KOMs

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

To me personally it did not come across like this. Seriously or unseriously it is all simply fun.

[@tomwalsh6774]

Christ, it’s just a bit of fun.

[@chrishayes121]

What happened to staff loyalty 😂 Andrew is a much loved contributor as soon as he takes the knife out of his back I am sure he’ll get over it. Now let’s see how good Matt Homes’ legal advice and assistance is😅

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@chrishayes121 maybe he is just not as strong.....

[@whatwelearned]

This chap looks like the lovechild of Tadej Pogacar and Jon Cannings

[@JonCannings]

Crikey. I feel that he has more Tadej qualities than mine though

[@dominicbritt]

@@JonCannings😂

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@whatwelearned comparing him to pogi is both an insult to humanity and blasfemie 😂

[@JonCannings]

@@FTA38yearfreeride 😵‍💫

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@JonCannings not you Jon!!!!you are much bigger then pogi and much taller😂

[@jonwright7394]

Dunno about this, seems in bad taste, take a pro give them a leadout and a draft and then celebrate beating someone who has been a great friend to GCN and has a full-time job, this doesn't sit right with me at all.

[@merckxy54]

Agree

[@TheSgkerr123]

It’s called a bit of fun 😂

[@Mikega07]

Fully agree, doesn't sit well

[@KOVAL17CHUK]

The draft behind the camera motorcycle probably also helped quite a bit!

[@gcn]

hopefully we can get Feather to turn up for a 1 vs 1

[@MrRafaztar]

You know cameras have zooms? How close do you think they actually were ?

[@p3tT4n1]

@@MrRafaztarenough to make a difference.

[@musclelessfitness2045]

Sure ... but Andrew also had a cameraman in front of him

[@francescomancetti8327]

@@MrRafaztar even at 7/10 meters there is an effect bro

[@kiowa21]

Poor guy is more frieghtened by what handsahake Hank will throw at him next than any of those climbs.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Drafting the camera motorbike isn't really right. That's the problem with Strava KOM's, you don't know the conditions other people had, whether someone was having assistance from drafting a camera motorbike or different weather.

[@frankharradence732]

Enjoyable viewing, great cyclist and good modest guy...more please

[@megalep7025]

Here were I live in southeastern Norway a guy who was a pro road cyclist, Audun Fløtten, took 24 KOM's on gravel climbs, in ONE day in 2020!

[@leighharwood9415]

Everything went to plan except the handshakes. Great to see Matt taking on these climbs and showing the class he has. I'd love to see him take on an iconic climb like Alp D'huez, with the support of a lead out team including Feather

[@hendrixinfinity3992]

literally just did the "hell climb", although it didn't come up on strava like that. The segment is called BW - Dundry - Highridge Road. Just did my PR which was almost exactly twice Matt's time. East Dundry is insane. Super pinchy and rough. Main factor is the narrow road which is used by farm vehicles. Blagdon is by far the hardest of the three. Steep before the village, steep through the village, steep out of the village, and then drags for nearly a km at 8% before pitching up a tiny bit before the end. Not the hardest Mendips climb but definitely up there.

[@theoceansswitch]

Kind of weird to do a lead out AND draft behind a vehicle for this, isn't it?

[@JonCannings]

We tried filming via helicopter, budget wouldn't stretch

[@theoceansswitch]

@@JonCannings Drone? I dunno, I take your point but I think the number of other comments about this already maybe speaks to something.

[@p3tT4n1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYKYhIeomst2oa8si=WruJtW3C5Xmpdq_5 This is how to film…

[@eleycki]

Sounds like every other strava KOM

[@theoceansswitch]

@@eleycki Yeah, but there's a difference between some guy and his mate doing it to one of the biggest global cycling platforms doing it, filming it, putting it on KZbin and monetising it.

[@paperskyscraper9191]

Nothing against Matt, but Feather is a loveable guy. Why go out of your way to gift him beyond ideal conditions just to take down a few KOMs??

[@ig2d]

i feel somehow GCN should fo a mini documentary on the rise of strava. It has become so widely used - so much part of the culture i feel it should be documented with interview with its founders and stories from the early days of local amateurs hoovering up KOM - famous or infamous rivalries right up to today when you have Pogacar breaking KOMs during TDF...

[@MrJonba]

@paddymurphy-oconnor8255 offroad climbs are heading this way as the top end has people on e-bikes who haven't selected the right activity.

[@chrishey6891]

Got to love a Hank mixed metaphor! We need a list of these compiling. "Feather is going to be quivering in his box.." just one of many over the years.

[@238949]

I do hope Andrew will get a chance to get these KOM's back, on film with GCN 🤩🤩

[@thomasbellamy4180]

@238949 he already has

[@238949]

@@thomasbellamy4180 on GCN I meant, I knew he'd beat that little whipper snapper 😆😆😆

[@space.youtube]

After this video, I'd rather he take them back without GCN's involvement, on his own, without an ebike to draft behind.

[@238949]

@@space.youtube yea well, each to their own 🤩

[@space.youtube]

@@238949 Yeah, so?

[@michaelnewman4302]

Did Andrew get a leadout and draft a camera car?

[@timlomas880]

I’ve ridden with Matt - he is a top man 👍

[@tomwalsh6774]

He’s such a lovely humble guy. Ride past him a lot in Macc and he’s always very courteous

[@richcrompton6891]

You just need to give Andrew the same kind of assistance and see what happens to the KoM now. I know KOM’s in races are allowed. Does Andrew target climbs with a team? If not, just think how many he could amass with a strong crew!

[@MalTaylor-vm4gt]

I recall this being done... and one of the newer 'ex-pro' gcn guys sat in the wheels most of the segment and jumping Feather at the end. Haven't seen that guy since! 13:36

[@AJE1697]

As a Brit living in Munich looking back at the quality of the roads in the UK makes me feel sick

[@MalTaylor-vm4gt]

I know our UK roads are generally poorly maintained, but didn't realise how bad until watching this year's ToB. It's embarrassing 😳

[@dh7314]

The tour of britain passed my house this year and I was cringing watching them dodge potholes

[@joegamas1194]

I will love to see Feather and Matt hit the same 3 Clim’s Head to Head that would be epic

[@bettyjones8363]

Really enjoyed this video. Matt is a sweet killer. Well done. Would be nice to see Andrew and Matt against each other. Both have wonderful personalities. More of this please.

[@KorbensBum]

I dunno. Feels a little disrespectful to Andrew after all the stuff he has done for GCN. I think the boys got a bit carried away on this one.

[@SpencerMusic880]

As a 225 pound rider... I love watching these guys fly up those hills... I can only dream.

[@cherriagana]

"A pro cyclist beats an accountants KOM's" should have been the title

[@chirpy999]

Solicitor

[@nemure]

Tbh, I didn't enjoy this video. Feels wrong somehow

[@merckxy54]

Now they should let Andrew Feather have a go at the three again!!! Just to make it fair!

[@nemure]

@@merckxy54 yeah and someone pushing him plus a car blocking the wind like they did

[@TheSgkerr123]

Why are so many people crying in the comments? 😂

[@martinwarne]

Currently riding for Team GB in the Tour of Britain. Actual top level pro.

[@davonpointer2310]

Matt is and always has been a class rider 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 He’ll easily take a load of Feathers KoMs

[@tatumboy]

Seeing someone at the top of their game try as hard as possible is always amazing. Well done!

[@finn_niko]

Impressive! Thoroughly enjoyed this one 👏

[@eyenoball]

andrew watching this and experiencing a Top Ten Anime Betrayals moment

[@garysladek9110]

Come on GCN, give a run down of Matt's bike please. Cheers

[@BoogieMan568]

Now MR Feather have to make a video on GCN and try to beat these 3 climbs, I think he will do it.

[@rckd5903]

Great done guys. That awkward high five made me fall off my chair haha.

[@jimbo2112]

I can see some good competition coming here! Maybe invite Ed Laverack along as well?

[@lux-wattage]

3/3, and he wasn't even on a jam sandwich diet. Hats off, crowns on! 👏👑

[@songofyesterday]

Factor? Nice to see a new face on GCN with a brand other than the usual.

[@andrewdeer2147]

I watched Matt fly up Willunga Hill with Ritchie Porte a few years ago and win. Something no one else had been able to do for a few years. He can sure climb!

[@recepmercan2644]

He looks like the stuntman of Pogacar.

[@kellypaws]

In the dark maybe.

[@backyardbicyclespa1186]

Si! Please help Andrew get the knife out of his back.

[@Princessbanana09876]

Totally unfair on Andrew Feather #leaveFeathersKOMsalone

[@space.youtube]

Not gonna lie, there was an unpleasant undertone to this video.

[@kellypaws]

The 'over' tone was horrible as well. It was just extremely weird and unnecessary.

[@merckxy54]

@paddymurphy-oconnor8255 Well done, some riders are snobs and cant stand it when someone else takes a KOM!

[@kraftpuunk]

Cringe humblebrag ​@paddymurphy-oconnor8255

[@andremicheaux4863]

That Factor paint job is 🔥😍 Does it have a name? Is it a team bike? Doesn't look like it...

[@jellystones72]

It's the "Geometric" paint job

[@guycrossley8319]

Let’s see a team climb Hank and Mat V Ollie and Andrew.

[@shadowxiii148]

FACTOR bike check PLEASE!

[@jan_phi_lip]

Unbelievable fitness there, great episode! 🎉

[@playandteach]

Will either Andrew or Matthew be coming to Hexham for the hill climb? My home town. Looking forward to watching the event.

[@Hunttherider]

Harptree hill next? And then a tour of the pubs of the Chew Valley 🎉

[@paperxray]

Love feather and also love expose to new faces / new talents. I enjoyed the video

[@iansingleton]

Those climbs are nowt compared to the ones Matt rides up north 😂😂😂 Well done Matt. Top job!👍

[@timothyobrien5367]

Met Matt at British Gravel Champs recently, a really sound fella altogether 👍🏼

[@utuber221]

This is the start of a new Bromance between these two. You can feel the nerves 😅

[@melibaut]

Great video! More Matt 😊

[@madsthygesen9476]

Fierce bike for a fierce rider! Let’s have a review of the new factor Ostro.

[@carlopoli9067]

Hi Matt🙂. Every Factor road-bike made in last 2 years precautionarily cautions the rider against sitting on the top tube. High quality carbon is very thin and sensitive to crushing at that point. I would avoid it. Btw great performances, I didn't think you improved Feather's time by 24 seconds (thanks to the little help GCN offered you?), much in such a short climb. BTW, I bow before a newcomer's KOM! Many congratulations, Matt!

[@АлександрДавыдов-р5м]

where did you get the information about Factor?

[@gosbusta]

Looking forward to the Feather follow-up!

[@iainperkins7116]

I love GCN, my dream ride is a coffee ride with the presenters. Getting a professional to to take KOMs from a man who has a 9 to 5 job, which is hugely important to society, democracy seemed to me like a churlish stunt and quiet anti sportsmanship. On a positive note ateazt the professional was norther. I would like to add 8 % is not a hill. It's zone 2 training.

[@jackpaterson1970]

Should simply be props to feather… smashes these as an ‘ordinary guy’

[@JollyGiant0]

Highlighting the massive gap between talented amateur and the pros. But Matt is something else on the climbs. At 98 kg’s I wish I could climb at half his speed.

[@duathlete827]

I disagree with using lead outs for KOM's. Still a good effort but here in the US people use teams of lead out riders all the way to the top of a climb and take away a KOM from a cyclist that did it without any outside assistance. I've set a couple of personal records by using a strong tailwind lol. No way to make all elements of a climb equal for everybody.

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

Can be even done in a 80k/h storm tailwind😁

[@withnail29]

I feel that is why you shouldn't take KOM's serious. Its just a bit of fun

[@mctrials23]

I mean, thats why they are kinda silly. You could do one drafting, with a lead out, with a string tailwind. With your tyre pressures dialled perfectly for that section of road. After resting for a few days. etc etc. People are never competing on an even keel.

[@Shadowboost]

​@@mctrials23 nobody is taking one of my KOMs. Too bumpy, twisty, and busy typically to go balls to the wall.

[@gausmaximus]

More Matt climbs etc. Bring Matt back!

[@warfordcars]

Feather needs to come upto Macclesfield and have a go on the Brickworks Climb. I’ll come and watch 🚀

[@trk_peaks]

casually talking at 500 watts - what a beast :D

[@Dhungerf60]

I can’t help thinking that the camera car/bike is giving him some drafting advantage, either way, great job

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

That hand„shake“ was brutal to watch. 😅

[@MrDfmcos]

We have no idea what conditions Andrew gotnthe KOMs anyway...but here we definitely see a lead out and some draf from a vehicle filming

[@dylancurtis3336]

Sram on those bikes is heart breaking

[@jellystones72]

Shimano is losing their touch. Power meters suck, Di2 app sucks, can't update my wireless shifters without a $300 setup. Feels like they are riding on the tailcoats of their past engineers. I'm still on Shimano but have been considering SRAM for my next one

[@dh7314]

Swank more like

[@abdulmajidhussain7942]

Wow, he beat Feather comprehensively. Amazing. I reckon it was the initial draft 😂😂

[@paullacy9406]

More of these please. Hank and Matt 👏👏👍

[@matthewbrumby5995]

Always great to watch.. we need to get some @GCN riders in handcycles 😊

[@racerkully]

such big gaps the camera motorbike defo helping too much.... these should be true solo efforts in my book

[@warfordcars]

Good work 👊

[@danmoore7711]

Pretty shitty of GCN to take kom off an amateur who probably fits riding round a 50 plus hour week working with a guy who is paid to ride a bike and has years of pro coaching and help behind him.

[@markbarter9717]

I live in chew valley so I am going to test myself on the blagdon climb 😊

[@chrisduffill5248]

Well done , super fit. Xxxx

[@whatsuphonkycat]

Lol Hank had a night... do more of these KOM raids!

[@DoNuT_1985]

In all fairness, Feather is an amateur with a regular job and a pro is a pro, just the amount of dedicated training Matt has went through is hard to beat for most mortals....

[@BadTanLines]

I'd love to see what Ol' Mr. Feather could do if you gave him a tow up the climbs like this!

[@BadTanLines]

Correction, Lead Out + Tow to the top.

[@MalTaylor-vm4gt]

Didn't Ed Laverack hold the KOM on Sa Collabra until someone within team Ineos took it (they had a full team leadout)? Hollow victories!

[@mb10kx]

most KOMs were done with a tailwind

[@bentheiler7728]

Feather is an amateur with a day job and Matt is a pro. Would it not be more fair to find a faster amateur? Oh wait.. there isn’t one!

[@space.youtube]

Did Feather wheel suck the whole way up when he set his time?

[@space.youtube]

@@cracked229 I agree, it's pretty poor form

[@jonm8423]

Most KOMs on Strava are done as group rides. It's almost pointless trying to get them solo

[@joselozano472]

It's funny how mad people get over Kom. There are no rules or regulations around koms. Go do a race if you care so much about this.

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@joselozano472 those so called kom hunters are the ones who have to race instead of comparing themselves with the best riders in the world after proving ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL.!

[@MalTaylor-vm4gt]

​@@jonm8423 I got a legit solo KOM, only for 5 of the fellas I occasionally rode with, worked together to take it. - W@nkers!

[@dazza9129]

Don’t you dare replace our climbing twig Andrew Feather 😡

[@dazza9129]

@@FTA38yearfreeride he made it his backyard.

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@dazza9129 he is a nobody in sports

[@dazza9129]

@@FTA38yearfreeride strava and gcn says otherwise. Also cycling is not even his main job.

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@dazza9129 if he was any good it would be his main job

[@dazza9129]

@@FTA38yearfreeride you mean professional sports?

[@Stirling1989]

Matt has the same climbing style as Pog!

[@mikekelly1771]

You may have done it faster, but Feather did it with integrity.

[@pierrex3226]

He demolished these Koms. Well done. Nice bike too 😁

[@space.youtube]

The ebike he was riding behind did at least

[@Luke-c]

Title: motopacing KOMs

[@FTA38yearfreeride]

@@Luke-c can use a van with doors open wil even go faster🤣or a truck with a vacuum cleaner on the back !!!

[@juanpique7417]

"are you sure (this is enough a lead out)?" asks Hank as Matt has already gained a bike length on him 😅

[@Cardboardcutout81]

He wasn’t even out of breath. Pro riders blow my mind.

[@1xRacer]

next time on gcn, feather vs motorbike! aveee it

[@gcn]

Watching Mr. Feather take on a challenge is always a great piece of entertainment. Even in that situation, we’re not sure what the outcome might be.

[@jeremyedwards3612]

Great video.

[@89imotep]

He was talking like me in zone 2 at the end of the 3rd climb !

[@narutodayo]

Very nice. Kind of curious how well a track cyclist would do at hill climbs.