I Want to Climb EVERY HILL In The UK

[@rodstevens7452]

Rule 5 of hill climbing If a car is reving or beeping take the middle of the road and wiggle your ass more and wave

[@JasonSheehy]

Any time up Ditchling Beacon without getting pushed off the road by a car is a good time! 9:43 is mega. Well done Ryan!

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers Jason. 👍💪🙌

[@BenjiNaesenTV]

Great video, mate. Makes me want to sign up for a few sportives next year. 😄

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers mate. 🙂 I need to sign up for something IRL spicy. Now I'm a climbing pro. 😝

[@nicksexton927]

15:22 chills ❤ brilliant choice of music. you look great climbing out of the saddle, you've got a good rhythm and you look really in the zone. Really well done and welcome to the hill climb addiction. Can't wait to see what's next. There should be plenty of the Surrey and Kent climbs that should be doable in a day trip for you.

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers Nick, I really appreciate that. I'm got loads of adventures planned. :)

[@ShawnIsBatman]

Please get on Strava, if for no other reason than it will accurately track your time on all of these climbs you will do without having to manually time yourself. If you don't have a bike computer that supports Strava (most do), you can run Strava from your phone.

[@Gower79]

This!!

[@CalmLikeABomb76]

I second this! I mentioned a bike computer in an other vid. You will thank us later, when you wanna go back to see how well you did when you was 10 kg heavier. :) The bike computer and strava does it all for you automatically.

[@theoceansswitch]

@@ShawnIsBatman Yeah, I kind of second this too...Strava segments are addictive

[@WimVandewijngaerde]

And start a Strava group

[@WimVandewijngaerde]

Of you would ever consider cycling in Belgium, there is a guide in app form called cotacol. It includes the 1000 thoughest climbs in Belgium. And you can link it with Strava.

[@zebeddy]

Well done Ryan. Have loved watching your progress and you've provided me with hours of entertainment on my road to recovery. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these videos, (and you wife for tagging along with the camera). If you want an ultra challenge for next year, Chase the Sun entry opens in a few days ;-). It's 200 miles trying to get from the East coast of England to the West coast before the sun sets. You could compare a cycling ultra to your running ultras ;-)

[@RyanCondon]

Thank you as always for your support. :)

[@TheCervelo100]

Nice work Ryan , as for Toyota Land Cruiser and the very very close pass at the top of the climb GY07DTZ , you should report them , irresponsible driver with their near side wing mirror folded in should be reported with your video evidence , folded in to ensure they get as close as possible to cyclist

[@CalmLikeABomb76]

Great vid as always. I'm envious of those hills. Over here in Denmark we struggle to get anything above 5% :) And so great of your wife to be so supportive in your journey. Remember to buy her some flowers once in a while :)

[@JamesSmith-ly2ef]

Well done Ryan, great effort and great time. Never done it myself. I second the bike computer, if you have the money get a power meter as well and get on Strava. You can also get the 100 climbs as an app and will automatically log your times once completed via Strava. I have only been riding for 1.5 years now, I have lost 2 stone and in better health. My challenge this year was hills so I entered the Dragon Ride Gran Fondo in Wales which I completed in June, in myself I smashed it and I’m now addicted. I’m in Chelmsford which is not far from you, at the end of Feb there is Hell Of The Ashdowns in Kent so it’s close and the following week is the Kentish Killer (beginning of March) which you should have a go at. I have been looking at the Fred Whitton which you have to enter by ballot. Have a look, once you start, you can’t stop

[@thrillhous8888]

Great effort Ryan. Watching your cycling videos genuinely keeps me at it on my bike too. Need to do more IRL rides, although I don’t fancy sharing the road with drivers like the one who passed you at the end!

[@RyanCondon]

They're just jealous of our awesome speed and power. Thanks for watching. :)

[@RonaldJacobs-e2i]

Dude! That was EPIC! Take it from someone who did a lot of road riding. 9% and 15% grades are VERY tough. And you did it on a GRAVEL BIKE. Lord almighty. Now, forget everyone else's time up the Beacon. 9:43 is Your time. Come back next year at this time and beat that time. Oh, yeah and Tracie is Brilliant! She's so supportive. If I had asked my first (and now ex) wife to drive an hour and a half to film me climbing some hill she would have told me to go f myself. 🙂

[@RyanCondon]

Tracie is worth her weight in gold, I couldn't do any of the things I do without her support. I might need to invest in a "climbing bike" now I'm addicted. Thank you for watching Ronald. :))

[@vashizm]

Great video, congrats on overcoming it and cycling outside and getting more acquainted with your bike! Also wanted to share that you look SUPER sharp physically. If you fancy coming to Belgium to cycle, hit me up, happy host!

[@Nehpets1701G]

Like climbing? Want a challenge? The Fred Whitton event sounds like the bicycle BDSM for you! 💪

[@RyanCondon]

I think I have heard of this. ;)

[@canarycityreefer8148]

Well done Ryan, inspirational as always

[@theoceansswitch]

Great job Ryan! Why is watching someone climbing a bike with a bangin' tune (I'm down with the kids) so satisfying? Best bit was when you were pedalling in time with the beat :-p

[@RyanCondon]

I'm pleased you knew that I tried to make the music match my leg movements. lol.

[@theoceansswitch]

@@RyanCondon Haha, thing is now you'll need to do it all the time. Gotta lock that cadence to whatever the soundtrack of your video is going to be.

[@SteakandChains]

Great video. I love how you depicted your admiration for climbing!

[@TheMoodyedge]

Fred Whitton will tick a few off. I 'm doing it again in may for the 2nd time.

[@AdamGuest-g3l]

Great work. It’s funny, when you said you looked like you were on a slow amble to the shops, I saw a strong cyclist pacing their way up a really tough climb. Impressive.

[@RyanCondon]

Thank you, I need to hear this lol. :))

[@drummerman122]

Well done the car driver that passed you near the top was an idiot. Where I live in Spain the police would prosecute the driver for that pass.

[@hughe29]

Yep I agree totally bellend

[@stevecoward2095]

Well done sir! That’s a great effort. Your always welcome to join us at my friends place, Zero Neuf, for some cycling in the Pyrenees. There’s next years challenge, your first proper Col 👍🏻

[@simonelms-garner3794]

There’s a whole series of regional books for uk climbs that cover the south east

[@lee-cycling]

I've meant to commend that book to you before, but the South East edition. It has some absolute belters in it, and some a bit closer to you, too. Massive respect for tackling that climb. It's a tough one, for sure (I often see people getting off and walking up it). You looked great going up that; in control the whole way. And that's a great time. The Strava segment actually finishes a bit before where you stopped your watch (stops about where your partner was standing), so you can knock a few more seconds off it, too. Have to get you entering into some IRL Hill Climb Races soon!

[@RyanCondon]

@@lee-cycling Cheers Lee. I had a great time. I'll google that book. Thanks for the recommendation. 🙌

[@nicksexton927]

The second book (Another 100 greatest climbs) worth a look too, it just doubles what there is to go at.

[@JacobBPM]

Great video. Hills are not a big guys friend but you powered through. Well done mate. I'd love to see you try out mountain biking one day if that interests you.

[@CouchToUltraMarathon]

Not watched one of yourr videos in a while, Loving the haircut, you look great

[@WendsH]

So now the big question is... when will we see you in the British Hillclimb Championships, considering it's open to all skill levels? ;)

[@mclogged2280]

Hey mate you should arrange a cycling ride 80/100km route and post it on Strava. Set the date and time and see how many people turn up. I’d defo join.

[@Gixer750pilot]

So lucky to have such a supportive partner !!! You are both great people !! Buy her some flowers !!

[@paul_zwift_RR]

Better than that - take her on holiday to Tenerife and get up Teide. Win-win for both of you.

[@velovibeuk]

Come to Calderdale in west Yorkshire we got lots of fun climbs and lots of cobble too you will love them.

[@thomsmith8934]

I'd love to ride Winnets Pass in the peak district with you. I'm riding back into fitness after 8 years off the bike. Winnets pass an otherworldly place - could be from another planet... Some sportives do it (but make sure they go up, not just down!!)

[@TobiasStorck]

Hell yeah, hills are fun! It was on day3 of an Ultra where i was pushing myself up a steep climb smiling at 1am when i realised that i love hills. Cheers mate

[@markbronnimann2935]

Props man, props. Solid ride up that hill.

[@RyanCondon]

Cheers Mark. :)

[@kurtrankin]

Well done setting a good target to the top of that climb. The first of many, no doubt! 💪👍

[@RyanCondon]

Second of many. ;) I started with Box Hill. Thanks for watching.

[@Yensen2020]

Great music! And effort!

[@anthonybigjerseyox1000]

Well done give yourself a well deserved pat on the back👏💪 .l just would like to thank you for all your content , truly loving your journey,inspirational.

[@RyanCondon]

@@anthonybigjerseyox1000 Thank you sir. Im pleased you liked the vid. 🙏🙌

[@mandaswin]

Did wonder when you'd find that book! Lots of fun to come next year then. The joy of hills!! 😁

[@RyanCondon]

@@mandaswin "The Joy of Hills". Thats what they should have called it. 🤣 Thanks for watching Manda. 🙌

[@mandaswin]

@RyanCondon totally! 😂

[@SwimBikeRunStu]

Well if you are ever near coventry then il take you for a spin round edge hill and burton dasset or maybe into the cotswolds 👌

[@marksmith3089]

Hey dude.. full respect given 👏 🙌. Ryan your given us other units🧀 inspiration bruh🤘🏻🤘🏻😚🦖💨

[@petertreadway]

Mate, absolutely loved this! Chapeau for that effort AND for going to back to conquer the beacon in first place after it beat you the first time. I love that attitude! If you’re looking for spicy hills though, take a look at Great Dun Fell in the Pennines. I took it on last year and it’s…. Steep! 🥵 it’s not in the 100 climbs book but (and I hate to be the one to tell you this, if you weren’t already aware) it’s in Simon’s 2nd book ‘Another 100 greatest climbs’ 😂 BTW, drop me a line if you fancy meeting up for a collab video doing one of these. I’d love to join you on a climb. 💪🏻

[@RyanCondon]

There is a second book? With another 100 climbs? 🙈 Crikey. 😅 I'm under no illusion these are bumps compared to some but I've got to start somewhere and I live in the flattest part of the world. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it. 🙏🙌

[@nickkapetanakis5446]

Such great effort, congrats on the climb. I do question your idea of what a “lovely day” is though.

[@RyanCondon]

You sound like my misses. :)) Thanks for watching.

[@kevstephen9393]

I want to climb every hill in the UK... I'm looking forward to your Hardknott pass video already, I'm sure that will be in your 100 climbs book. It will make this one look like another road calming bump 😂 Enthusiasm 2nd to none m8 👌 BTW I got up Hardknott first time without stopping, and it's is truly a real bitch.

[@RyanCondon]

@@kevstephen9393 How hard can it be?

[@TheMoodyedge]

@@RyanCondon It may be short but it will kick your head in a bit. VO2 max for a good 18 or so minutes. The amount of people that walk up it on the Whitton is surprising. Honister from seatoller side is also a good one.

[@RyanCondon]

@TheMoodyedge I know. I was being tongue in cheek. Just because its hard, isnt a reason not to try. 👍

[@TheMoodyedge]

@@RyanCondon It's a strange one as leading up to it I always wonder if I'm going to make it? Even having done it 8 times already. A good challenge is riding 10 mile in from the carpark at Gosforth, over Hardknott and Wrynose (both ways) and back to Gosforth. Toughest 28 or so miles I've ever done. I always used to say "them road bike weirdos that actually like climbing need their heads checked"...Now I am one of them.

[@kevstephen9393]

​@RyanCondon well as a knott, obviously 😂

[@kurtrankin]

I feel the same way - I love climbing, despite being a relatively heavy guy. Sneaking a peak at your Zwift profile, it looks like you and I have a great deal in common on a bike (racing score, weight, ride style preference) - with the exception of me coming to Zwift from an outdoor-only experience rather than picking up IRL after loving Zwift. Given these apparent similarities, I have a question about Zwift racing that you may have insight regarding: Can any early conclusion be drawn from finishing alone & smack in the middle of races? Lead group well ahead, no one anywhere near me behind. This after about 7-8 miles in when I drop from the lead group.

[@RyanCondon]

No conclusion other than you were probably strong enough to stick with the lead group and on another day you would have.... Thats what I say to myself when it happens to me. Thanks for watching. :)

[@mdesignmarc]

Good work sir. Laughed out loud at the helmet bit 🤭💪🏼

[@RyanCondon]

@@mdesignmarc 🙈

[@alecjohnson4630]

Cheddar gorge is a nice little climb there’s one just down the road too called burrington combe I live reasonably close to both if you’re ever in the area give me a shout

[@tathh2531]

Dream big Ryan 👌 Those hills are crying out to be conquered by your good self 👍

[@RyanCondon]

:)

[@Vivthevdub]

Good vid , I assume you now know the 6/10 means the hardness rating ? Great effort 👍👍

[@RyanCondon]

Yes I do! lol. Thanks for watching. :)

[@eloann]

Solid job. Meet in the Swiss alps next summer?

[@RyanCondon]

Bit of a commute though.

[@tefer1982]

Bealach Na Ba Sportive is what you want. 😜

[@jamesbarker7145]

Have you tried riding with flat pedals? There's basically no advantages to clipless if you're not racing.

[@RyanCondon]

I have, I prefer spd shoes and pedals as I can produce more power without risk of slipping. I have noticed a significant difference and I also use them on my indoor Zwift racing.

[@mrmadmogli7]

Danke!Come on Ryan , Come ooooonnn …No Prisoners 😉 Great content

[@RyanCondon]

Always a thank you for your support. ❤️ I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video. 🙏🙌

[@novato6808]

IRL is just outside your front door

[@RyanCondon]

No hills unfortunately.

[@MontyGravel]

Great job matey. You look really stretched out on that bike, maybe consider looking at a bike fitting? Shortening stem or something

[@w.trunks2472]

Avoid going cheddar gorge very over rated if you want a challenge in Somerset try Crowcombe hill it’s a 1/4 incline,1.3km long,average gradient 15.5%

[@RyanCondon]

I'll check it out. Thank you. :)

[@shanegreen2583]

I’m local to chimney bank in rosedale if you want to tick that off

[@talonlan]

I live just north of London, in the summer if you fancy going out for a ride let me know Just over 50 and about the same weight as you.

[@GingerWarriorCyclingClub]

You’ve truly gone loopy. Have u seen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ffs. I also did ditchlin beacon we call this a tump back home

[@RyanCondon]

I'd of kept going if it was longer, I can only climb what's in front of me.

[@GingerWarriorCyclingClub]

@@RyanCondon you fell over 😃(with style I might add) ​​⁠I’m not questioning your commitment or madness, but as someone who deems yourself (never met you) friend. Some kind context for you - My sister (mad loves cold dipping), once lived on a hill (Rhondda Valley) where you needed to turn your car wheel into the kerb in addition to the heavily applied hand brake 😅​​ 😅 to avoid a potential fatality by morning.

[@GingerWarriorCyclingClub]

more context my first message was before I seen your video bigging up. ditching B.

[@GingerWarriorCyclingClub]

@@RyanCondon why did the best flag in the world not show? is that me or general I see a plain flag?