The Story of Cycling's UNBREAKABLE(?) Record

[@marcvangastel2157]

To not only have these adventures, and be a world class champion, but to have your wife so closely involved in them, and then both be able to tell them so wonderfully, with a lot of silent understanding between you both, it's magical... movie or Netflix material right there.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks 🦋👊

[@rockhopper01]

This was excellent. Should have Megan as a guest every once in awhile for story telling, because she has a unique wife’s perspective.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

We have been meaning to do some together but just have not made it happen yet. So we thought this would be a good first video to post . 👊🦋

[@joannaglasby2596]

So true! Her perspective on his Vuelta win journey was refreshing and let’s you see the behind the scenes in a way a rider either wouldn’t see or wouldn’t think to tell us about

[@savagepro9060]

" . . . she has a unique wife’s perspective." ---> No doubt. Imagine she alone gets to see those secret saddle sores in the 'raw'.😂🤣🤭🤭

[@JosephBank]

I was already a fan, but seeing you and your wife together was amazing. So cool to see what a team you two were during the race. Thanks so much for the stories and sharing with us.

[@bobbresnahan8397]

Chris makes cycling deeply engaging. I was training to break 2:30 in the marathon when I injured my him. I took up cycling and found my true love in sports -- cycling. I began riding with a local team every Sunday and would get dropped 30 miles from home along with the other Freds. In a year I could keep up with the best and it was so satisfying. By using my head I could keep up with the younger guys. I want to get on my bike. Age 80.

[@mvmadore]

Spouses and Significant Others are the unsung heroes of the sport. My wife has been my biggest supporter and fan since I started racing back in the '80's. She's fixed my post crash road rash, listened to my whining about race woes, etc etc etc. My wife and I loved watching this show and thank you both very much for what you give back. I'm still racing at 68 and my wife still attends nearly every race. I look forward to every episode you post of all your shows.

[@ChrisCapoccia]

This is a fantastic format with you and your wife telling stories together! When I first saw her introducing, I wasn't sure what to expect, but it really works well how both of you fill in the gaps and help each other tell the best story!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

She was able to see the race from such a different angle and bring a whole other side to the story that fans may not have heard before. Glad you enjoyed it. 🦋👊

[@jacqueschouette7474]

I love to hear these behind the scenes stories. It makes you appreciate what someone has to deal with to be a professional cyclist.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊👊

[@CaryCotterman]

Chris, you and Megan are terrific together. I wish this video had been twice as long! Please do more like this, and whatever you do, don't forget to write a book, or multiple books, of your life and stories of bicycle road racing. I can't wait till you do!

[@djiembefolaDan]

I wasn't going to watch this when I saw how long it was. But I was sitting on the Chesterfield drinking coffee by the fire, thinking "what else have I got to do"? Boy I'm glad I did watch, because I watched the Vuelta that year and remembered your unlikely but fantastic victory. Hearing all the nitty gritty about your knee operation and recovery, especially with Megans contributions and support during the race made it very entertaining. I watch all your shows on KZbin and now understand your reaction to the Jumbo Visma fiasco during this year's Vuelta. It's nice to see the underdog win and be vindicated when the naysayers are harping on.....

[@darrylperry6029]

You and Megan were wonderful. Thank you for letting us in behind the scenes…something which we would never imagine. I especially like the McDonald’s part. Even though I can’t climb to save my life, we still have something in common.😂

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🍔😜😂👊🦋

[@slayer6936]

I'm proud to be a member of the Horner Cycling Foundation. What a great piece on the Vaulta. Thank you for sharing a great story. I always love Horner Story Hour. It's funny how I've watched Chris for 3 years now and followed his pro racing career . My brothers kids go to Chris's riding camps, and my brother's wife company participates in their races. I didn't know this until I donated a really nice road bike to the foundation and my brother took it down to the Foundations office and gave it to Molly and they started talking. It's a small world.

[@Robutube1]

What great story telling; the format of Chris and Megan alternating really gave another dimension to the story and the mounting excitement was tangible. Thank you for posting this - I'm in the UK so would never had got to see this otherwise.

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

Really enjoyed this, thanks Chris & Megan. As I've said before, as they presented Chris with the winner's trophy they asked 'do you want fries with that?'

[@deborahdaly7041]

Love this story!!! Love the way Chris and Megan intertwined their experiences. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@andrewgracey9500]

What a fantastic format, and so engaging…really enjoyed this! Your collective recall, and story telling, par excellence!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks Andrew. Glad you enjoyed it. 👊🦋🙏

[@hydrolyser]

Absolutely brilliant stuff. What an insight for us cycling fans. Love it. Steve

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@ironleg6649]

Just amazing! Greetings from Spain, Chris! As a Spaniard and a long-time enthusiast of cycling, I have especially enjoyed this video. It made me remember that Vuelta of 2013 and how I celebrated watching you climb Angliru upwards to glory. I follow your YT channel and I love every one of your videos but, man, this one really made me laugh a lot and even brought me some tears. That says so much about two things: the huge dimension of your historical achievement, and the intensity that you and your wife put into recreating that adventure. By the way, my name is Josan and I live just about 50k from Denia

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I love Denia and the surrounding areas. Peaceful most of the year around town, excellent people (all of Spain for that matter), great roads to train on, and lots of sunshine ☀️ 👊🦋🇪🇸

[@rockinrun]

Wow! I had an amazing time watching your Vuelta story! Nicely done. Megan was incredible!

[@thenorsegodsdiscgolf5751]

Thanks for sharing. This is great insight for a veteran fighter like you were in 2013.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@aglees2b]

This is fantastic. You two really bring it all together so well.

[@jefferbrown3961]

That was awesome Chris, I have to say I was really excited watching that race in real time, having followed your career for years, it gave me a lot of enjoyment. Thanks!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🙏

[@RB..1]

Oldest lunch boy to win a Grand Tour. Congrats. Great night of story time. Thanks for sharing Chris.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@rickguerrero2282]

What a great hour! Love the interactions of the Horner couple!

[@recrevs963]

this is wonderful. really enjoying your channel for all the opinions, technical breakdowns and humor. best of luck to you and your family!

[@dfusselman]

I guess you could call that night the Tower (theater name ) of Power. It was a great story of achievement, innovation, determination, grit, and love. The thinking man, and woman, find a way to win.

[@andrewsandoz8005]

At 9:56, Chris mentioned a problem with handling in the corners between the two Trek models. At that point tyre pressure comes into play.

[@TheDTYW]

Thank you Chris for the amazing story and your wife Megan for sharing. I’ve been following you for more than a year now and I love your butterfly 🦋 effect and the way you disect the grand tours and them knuckleheads dramas😊

[@gobears6487]

These stories are so awesome... thanks for sharing Chris *and* Megan! 👊👍🙏👍👊 So loved how you thanked all your teammates near the end there too. p.s. bizarrely I get that pop thing in the back of my knee sometimes, but never when I was competing elite level (thankfully!) (not cycling)

[@akatgif]

Chris you are a great Storyteller and Communicator I appreciate your videos a lot❤

[@livinglifeontheedge4261]

That was just the thing for a rainy day lunch watch. Hopefully I'll be able to catch your act in person sometime!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊🌧️🛋️

[@andresucu]

Great story, makes it better to find out a lot of the behind the scenes :))

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I love the behind the scene also. Fills in the gaps and shows the struggles from so many angles. 👊🦋

[@johnbienaszii7729]

Trek should make a Horner model.

[@rbonn3880]

A real treat. And your wife is a great storyteller as well!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@jascollinscork]

Great story!! Great insight like 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@kirkpepperdine7782]

What happened to the end of the story… it faded out and I still had half a bucket of popcorn. Seriously, you two are great story tellers.. really enjoyable…

[@trizvanov]

One other thing, Chris is that Madone had two different fits: H1 and H2 with former being more "racy". So instead of Domane, they could've just given you an H2 fit which was more on a relaxed side of things. I still have that generation Madone by the way with over 150k kms on it (I kid you not). Great bike but because of the build issues, it chews through bottom bracket bearings like there is no tomorrow. In fact Enduro had to issue +0.1 size, so they'd fit into the ever-expanding BB hole. :D

[@bluwasaabi]

Wish I could have been there! Thanks Chris and Megan! 🙌💥🦋

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@warp9wb]

That was a wonderful video, one of your best uploads. Do have more storytelling with your wife on future videos. Also, that was the best promotional material for McDonald's that I ever heard. You should get this video to their marketing team. Who knows, maybe some sponsorship for the Horner cycling foundation?

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

McDonald’s 👊🦋🍔

[@toddshanafelt5036]

Great experiences you both shared on the bike and all the backstage misc stuff that makes it so personal --- thanks!

[@Kosmonooit]

Great to hear those stories, thanks for sharing

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@danielsiapin]

Best episode of Beyond the Coverage!!!!!!! or is it Butterfly Effect?

[@danroberts007]

Loved every minute of this. You two make a great team!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Teamwork 👊🦋🙏

[@danroberts007]

@@ChrisHornerCycling so, after watching this, I rewatched the Angliru stage... impressive as ever, but what cracked me up was your interview after the finish, where you said (roughly), "everybody sitting on the couch at home, I hope you enjoyed every pedal stroke." LOL. You were getting ready for that Chesterfield sponsorship even back then. My wife then wondered if you were sitting on an ACTUAL Chesterfield on that theater stage. I certainly hope so!

[@kovar2344]

Incredible talk. Chris i have one question. How wide were those handlebars during your 2013 Vuelta win ? Was it really 46 ? Thanks, cheers :)

[@stevefranke3985]

Thank you both!!! Great story

[@mokasusa]

Great show CH

[@neilhollow1732]

Fascinating, thanks Chris.

[@tinmachine693]

Excellent to and fro btwn the two of you. Did you rehearse or was it ad-lib?

[@manequito55]

That was great, Chris!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@CaptainMittens831]

That was awesome! Good work 👍👍👍.

[@davekandersen]

Bravo to you, and love the Basque Country!!

[@petergranahan311]

Hi Chris. Great show, love the stories. You and your wife is a great combo. Peter

[@nfeht2]

sneaking more calories when the team is eating clean. I feel you man. I certainly never added thousands of secret calories back in my rowing days to maintain weight.

[@Positively_well]

Great video! Inspirational! Thank you!

[@rdt8888]

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you Chris and Megan.

[@keithburt7874]

Catching Flights: David Bolch told me a story about Mechanics walking with Team Wheels back from the Final TT, maybe Eastern Europe, and screaming for Ekimov to recognize them while Police are scrutinizing them, other personel having already gone to the Airport, Peace3ed

[@ehthrough]

I will never get tired of hearing this story!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@Tererami1991]

Thanks Chris! Will indulge right away!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Enjoy 🦋👊

[@kenhalal375]

What an incredible story. Thanks to you both for sharing such an amazing experience.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@msu19911]

I always enjoy the behind the scenes racing info. My only suggestions is that you showed some of the pictures from the race on a screen while talking. It will help with the presentation. Just like the you tube version of this race. Picture with the McDonald's would have been great to see and get a good laugh.

[@tedchen1009]

"In '69, I was twenty-one and I called the road my own...." so real and so vigorous.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@fernandovega5722]

Love the "Jackson Browne " insert.. Running on empty 😊

[@comicsgator]

Really enjoyed this - - thanks!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks for comment 🦋👊

[@manfredseidler1531]

Often wondered what your wife looked like and why she stuck with you for all these years... to me it looks like a marriage made in heaven and a team that could not be beat. Great insights and a learning tool for those willing to listen.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

She’s absolutely fantastic. And she rides bikes too, she’s the only nation champion in the house. I scored 😜👊🦋

[@brandonvillegas9249]

Great content Chris. Keep it up

[@russscott847]

Nice job! Pictures to accompany your story would be super awesome....but perhaps you had them and couldnt see them.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

We thought about adding pictures but wanted you to view it from the way the audience would have viewed it live. L’Angliru stage 20 is up on KZbin if you have not caught that stage in the past . 🦋👊

[@mikedee6316]

Poor Megan... how many times has she had to sit through those stories...

[@savagepro9060]

Hey Chris, the madam is wearing riding boots, but the other type of riding! Horses!🤭🤭🤭

[@johnbeckman492]

It's Bend, Oregon.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😂🦋👊

[@briansmallwood4095]

Brilliant as usual! Loved having Megan's perspective in there. I know my wife would be laughing right along.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🙏

[@ethangodridge6833]

Watched this again, such a normal and down to earth story

[@ShawnStradamus520]

Tell us a story Uncle Chris!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😂😂😂👊👊👊📖

[@TheLanorth]

Is that THE chesterfield?

[@philipsefton5270]

😂

[@tinmachine693]

Dude, you're a rock star!!

[@leedorney]

Incredible to watch that on the Trainer ✌️

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I love videos and/or bike races while I’m on the trainer. 🦋👊🚴‍♂️

[@leedorney]

Heh Chris I where liked you style of racing it was like the god Mercury + with such panache 👌😎 #soocool

[@elaineoconnell2344]

I just read that much higher carbo loads are the trend now in cycling so maybe the McDonald’s runs helped in more ways than expected.

[@broccoli5408]

I like the bit about blood-re-transplant for the knee, that is weird science.

[@bobbresnahan8397]

Great story. Yeah, maybe Chris has the record -- the oldest guy to win a grand tour. Pretty amazing.

[@MikeStarr1000]

Has Nibbles ever told his side? That would be a fun sit down!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Right. I always wanted to hear his side 🤔👊🦋

[@jamiecornehlsen7783]

Megan set a new standard for "soigneurs," driving 1,000 KM for the tape, bags of McDonald's, and taping an entire race on her phone!

[@sleepyhead7391]

Wow this is a great format! Have you guys done videos together before? Megan is a natural on stage.

[@jackprier7727]

Way cool story about needing/bringing/using your fitted home-bike-

[@paulhauck9515]

Fantastic 👍

[@justlucky13]

Thanks Chris and Megan

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🦋👊

[@dookone7279]

Great to see the interaction between your wife and you.

[@bobanundson9247]

What a wonderful story. What an amazing marriage!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks. 🙏

[@shema02]

Wife looks a younger than most of us expected.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

She’s an ‘82 baby. 😜👊🦋

[@dakilamoty]

This has a potential to be a Netflix special idol.

[@riderrunco]

Great vid

[@g.gorrell2088]

Just WOW!!

[@theblackandwhitefilmproject]

Chris - Behind every great man ..

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Exactly 👊🦋

[@gravettian]

No Chesterfield?! Strange...

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😂🛋️👊🦋

[@deepat]

Epic! You look twice the size and twice as healthy now than when you won the red jersey.

[@mattsinclair9149]

If it was not addressed elsewhere and I missed it, it would be awsome (and humorous) to hear what the team did once they found you all were eating McDonald's every day

[@kjaime7030]

Best story yet, and thanks for having the wife along to provide different "camera angles" of the tale. But why--WHY, Chris, WHY?--did you say "sofa" instead of "chesterfield" somewhere in the beginning? That almost ruined everything for me, ya knucklehead!

[@fernandovega5722]

😂 Chesterfield 😅

[@tannerslomko]

Where can I cop some Chris Horner swag?

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

There is always a link posted just below all the videos. 🦋👊

[@rct8884]

What a great story!

[@slayer6936]

I'm bummed this didn't show up on my alerts.

[@seanreilly6618]

It makes sense that chris and johan are working together, they both speak about the sport in the same genius way,

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I enjoyed my many years with Johan 👊🦋

[@seanreilly6618]

@@ChrisHornerCycling Surprised mcdonalds haven't reached out to sponsor you, some of the most glowing recommendation of their food from a pro athlete I have ever seen.

[@trizvanov]

Man, that McDonald's story is hilarious! :D

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😂🦋👊🍔😋

[@janiser4711]

Sugar mama and her lunch-boy ;-) As they said on Southpark: “A man's wife is his life, Mr UPS man!” I am only a bit disappointed you weren't sitting on a chesterfield, perhaps you could get some sponsorship from the manufacturers :-)

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🛋️🦋👊

[@fernandovega5722]

I agree.

[@gc641]

Awesome 😂

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@johnwalsh9285]

That was such a fun night house husband

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😜😂🦋👊