THIS IS MY LAST RACE... // Hill Climb Series Ep.24

The last race of the season is here before we close out the year at the National Championship, it's been a very good one!
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Ed is an elite cyclist, 2019 British Hill Climb Champion and former Under 23 British RR Champion. He has raced as a Continental level Professional Rider for one of the most successful British cycling teams in Japan, Korea, Australia, Canada, Azerbaijan to name a few. He is also a public speaker, coach, and founded the on/offline cycling community, Backpedal. At the start of 2021, the Discord community began, and plonked many of Ed's viewers in to a 550+ strong group of people that had many things in common. Not least wanting to explore the world and pedal their bikes faster!
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[@edlaverack]

Sorry, I just realised the edit has snuck a clip in on the end from the intervals I did on the Mountain Road at the start of this video! Hence the massive black gap at 12:30 to 22:00

[@PierreAlainMaire]

You can cut that out with KZbin Studio ;-)

[@Spikey_Mikey]

That was my favourite part of the video

[@PierreAlainMaire]

@@Spikey_Mikey so relaxing 🧘🏻‍♂️

[@irondistance4313]

One more dance,the season, good luck you got this🐐

[@cathschofield7488]

The dedication and training you’ve put into this hill climb season is extraordinary and been great to watch. All the very best for the National, I think you’ve got it this year 👍👍👍

[@edlaverack]

That’s really kind of you Cath!

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Very pleased to see your power progress Ed. Did a 20 minute power PB this morning myself, and it's pleasing af. Looking forward to your national hill climb champs video and wish you all the best.

[@edlaverack]

Nice work! Keep it up Aaron!

[@simonnaylor9695]

The skin suit works a treat. It shouts out to your supporters, 'Here comes Ed'

[@edlaverack]

The red is punchy😝

[@matthewbayley2102]

Fantastic series ED, loved watching every one. Your dedication, hard work and meticulous preparation im sure will pay off. Good luck!

[@edlaverack]

Thanks a bunch!

[@minibigs5259]

The confidence and energy levels in this episode!! 📈 🤯 💚

[@DrJRMCFC]

Can't wait to see whether you can pluck Feather next week.

[@edlaverack]

It should be a good one!

[@stevefenney5812]

Two amazing climbers, nothing to choose...may the best man on the day win. Thanks to both for the entertainment.

[@Spikey_Mikey]

What will be will be. Can't do any more now, Ed 💪🏼

[@999shaznay]

My sentiments exactly. Preparation has been so focused. Execute the plan on the day, and what will be, will be.

[@PierreAlainMaire]

Wise words 👁

[@MoonGenesis1]

You are so inspiring Ed....

[@edlaverack]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

50 riders for a club hill climb - that's really good and great to see the sport in rude health. my old club (Swansea Wheelers) we'd get 10 maybe 12 starters for our club champ's back in the late 90s.

[@karenjones3051]

Great effort Ed

[@edlaverack]

Thanks 👍

[@bitchoflivingblah]

There are number of ways up Caerphilly Mountain and the Ille Gardiner (Womans National Hill Climb Champion) has a great video showing all the various routes up it. Pob lwc Ed for the Nationals (and Ille too!!)

[@jackkellam3987]

Cheers for coming Ed and mega ride! Not sure if me crouching to take photos with 10 seconds to go as the starting timekeeper is CTT approved having now seen it from the GoPro footage 😂

[@edlaverack]

🫡😂

[@PierreAlainMaire]

Nice video, your pacing is still impressive. Good image quality for the tiny camera 👍

[@edlaverack]

Glad you enjoyed it PAM😃

[@ianw5119]

Laverack v Feather

[@davestewartDWCC]

Great video Ed...How you can go up a hill with so much power, averaging 90- 95rpm without your cadence lowering is beyond me....Did you practice a high cadence on hills when you were younger?

[@edlaverack]

Good question! Cadence is a very natural thing. I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on it, because even I struggle to pedal fast when I reach my limit, like all of us. We naturally reach for harder gears. I would say though that years of racing with faster riders meant I used to spin my gears out a lot!!

[@stefantrost1988]

perfect effort Ed!!! What kind of software/app do you use to create the power/ elevation overlay of the video? regards

[@edlaverack]

That would be Garmin VIRB

[@stefantrost1988]

@@edlaverack what kind of big races are you planning in 2024? Maybe you could give us an insight😇

[@tommy-trump-1967]

a leg of welsh cyclocross champs is at mountain view centre on the junction of this climb , this sunday, entry closes midnight on the 18th

[@roadcyclist1]

Cycloscross champions....pretty sure the world of road racing regards them in the same light marathon racers regard speed walkers!

[@tommy-trump-1967]

@@roadcyclist1 ed laverick did round 1 ,tom pidcock races cyclocross , and my old ass on an orange five nailed 21400ft last week , how many ft did you climb last week ? yeah thats what thought 🤣🤣

[@roadcyclist1]

@@tommy-trump-1967 6000 ft. Don't have the luxury of massive hills and mountains where I live.

[@tommy-trump-1967]

@@roadcyclist1fp for the honesty, ive only done 1000ft this week on strava, trying to build up my reserves for sundays cyclocross on the orange five 26r mostly with guinness to be fair , i def wont be at the pointy end : ) ride safe butty

[@glennicol1361]

I am about to buy a power meter... Would you recommend the 4iiii power meter? Thank you!

[@edlaverack]

Yes, absolutely. I’ve bought 3, one for myself, one for a friend and one for Charlie. All have worked wonders for years. Can’t rate them higher and I’m not even affiliated.

[@glennicol1361]

Awesome! Thank u!

[@Glenn1888]

How/What software do yo use to get the HR/RPM/Watts on screen, just curious as I am 143 watts ftp lo

[@edlaverack]

That would be Garmin VIRB

[@RobinDS-m1g]

e.g. Tom Bell.

[@999shaznay]

Tom Bell not riding Nationals this year, looking at his CTT profile.

[@beermonster1234]

Do you bother looking at power during a race or go purely on feel? I’d have guessed the latter because I imagine seeing numbers can get inside your head…? 🤷‍♂️

[@edlaverack]

The numbers are good to glance at but this effort being so short you FEEL your way through it anyway.

[@RobinDS-m1g]

Have you offloaded the heavy disc brakes yet? Hill climb winners are using rim brakes still.

[@cathschofield7488]

Feather isn’t this year, he’s on discs

[@RobinDS-m1g]

Sponsored by GCN I'm guessing.... Oh well - hopefully that helps Ed then! @@cathschofield7488

[@roadcyclist1]

The champion feather is using discs. Nice try.

[@RobinDS-m1g]

Think Ed deserves the win based on consistent progressive training and pure class video content @@roadcyclist1

[@MrBusunglueck]

why so much black?

[@beermonster1234]

How do people even see a black car on the road?

[@mumblecake251]

When I first saw the comment I thought you meant him being all dressed in black in the intro ... until I got to 12:35 and I understood. Clear editing problem

[@kevstephen9393]

My body doesn't change all year round, I still can't climb lol

[@ethangodridge6833]

Great way to finish. Just the big one now.

[@peterthomas8053]

Your fellow competitors, for the National, must be pooing themselves, having seen the form that you are in at the moment.🦵

[@edlaverack]

Nothing is certain