We Challenge The Worlds Best Climber! [2+ Hour Compilation]

Andrew Feather is a British National Hill Climbing champion. The speeds he can ride up some of the steepest gradients are simply jaw-dropping. You may have seen him on the channel plenty of times, as we put him up against a variety of challenges - here are some of his best!
0:00 Superbike Vs Brompton Challenge! Can a folding bike climb? It's pro on a Brompton versus Ollie on a superbike!
6:29 World’s Steepest Climb Vs World’s Best Climber! Will he be able to do what Ollie couldn’t and conquer the world’s hardest cycling climb?!
17:27 Who Is The Best Hill Climber In The World? The GCN Italia team reckons there could be someone even better than the Feather, Il Bandito! we pitted the two titans of climbing against each other in the ultimate race!
26:31 The Anatomy Of The Perfect Climber. We take a deeper dive into what actually makes the Feather so fast!
41:02 How Long Can We Climb At Tour De France Speed? 🤝 @Zwift
53:00 How Much Faster Is The Best Climber In The World?
1:06:31 Light vs Aero: Which Bike Actually Climbs Faster?
1:18:31 Racing The World’s Best Climber On Amazon’s Cheapest E-Bike
1:28:56 Cillian & Feather Vs Zwift Academy 🤝 @Zwift
1:42:03 1 Pro Hill Climber Vs 4 GCN Presenters
1:52:01 Beginner VS Amateur VS Pro: Hill Climb Edition
2:01:30 Can We Break The Alpe D’Huez Record? 🤝 @wahoofitness
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[@gcn]

What's your favourite Feather moment? 🪶

[@alinapopescu872]

The jam sandwiches.

[@Al.2]

Give me a minute to watch it all now, will ya? 😉 No favourite moment - Andrew's dance on the pedals is insanely impressive every time. No bike fit required.

[@songofyesterday]

When he saw 45% gradient on his Wahoo 😂

[@tancreditilocca5274]

the lloyd "diocanecazzofai" by far

[@treyquattro]

93BPM at the top of Alpe d'Huez is otherworldly. Andrew Feather is the epitome of elite athlete, no other way to say it.

[@gcn]

He's a machine! 👌

[@andras.89]

Always a pleasure to watch Mr. Andrew Feather! 2+, or 24+ hour, we'd watch :)

[@gcn]

👍 how many metres do you think he'd climb in 24 hours? 🤔

[@andras.89]

@@gcn Wow that is a hard one. Ollie's biggest climb x2 :D (Kidding :) ((Ollie you are the best))

[@seanforgor]

1​@@gcn

[@williamsmith1453]

Thank you Andrew feather!! What a great sport! Very entertaining.

[@kenblair2538]

Great video to watch on a cold , snowy winter day. Than you GCN. And yes, I'd love to see Feather vs.Gaimon

[@gcn]

Oooof we're keen! As long as Gaimon brings cookies 🍪

[@kenblair2538]

@@gcn Oh , I'm sure he would love to bring cookies. KB

[@mahenkeesoony1337]

Very encouraging to watch Andrew riding. no meal specifics is a good point to note. i will be happy to lend him my bike if he ever come to Mauritius and ride together onto Chamarel climbs. the hilly roads across the mountains have been recently rebuilt and still new to rediscover.

[@chrism5433]

That was fun . Love the channel

[@seandsouza4670]

What a great video!! As a heavier rider (178cm + 93kgs), I've started on the "weakness" technical descent and getting into an aero position. Flexibility in the hips is the key - if you can survive the gut strike - you'll get them on the flats and decent. 🚴

[@songofyesterday]

I like Andrew’s philosophy on training, all of it outside, rain or cold. It’s more fun and enjoyable that way. The adventure is outdoors.

[@cb6866]

Thanks Dr O , Mr Feather , and crew..I see you've found where they cage the wild rocks .

[@malcontent456]

This guy Andrew Feather is superhuman. It's incredible to watch for sure, so chapeau on the great video and stellar achievements. Edit: I guess I should watch the entire video before I comment because that Italian guy was no slouch, either.

[@diegodjlatinjoker]

Great videos for my endurance indoor rides

[@238949]

Loving all these compilations, it's like Christmas all over again 🤩🤩

[@gcn]

We'll keep them coming! Christmas all year round then 🙌

[@238949]

That would be fantastic, seen them before but in a compilation makes it exciting what's coming next 😍@@gcn

[@zukzworld]

And this guy is a BEAST! Kudos!! ❤️🙌🏾✌🏾

[@dalis994]

Climbing is a therapy.. Any moment riding my bike is precious but those moments in the Dolomites and Alps are unforgettable - Campolongo, Falzarego, Valparola, Fedaia, Gardena, Giau, Monte Grappa, Pordoi, Sella, Telegraph, Galibier, Glandon, Croix de Fer, Chamrousse, Alpe d'Huez, the whole area around Grenoble (the balcony roads in Vercors, breathtaking; Chartrousse, fantastic.) etc.

[@gcn]

100% - what a great list of climbs!

[@LyThiHa80]

Love it, great job

[@lucai9166]

Richtig geiles Video, Mega Projekt👍🏻🚴‍♂️⛰️

[@aryamanrajenimbalkar4284]

*Italian Excuses* Got me cracking

[@conwaykidd93]

Day 2! Keeping myself excited and wanting to be strong both mentally and physically!!!

[@rickmancini772]

Very cool and fun video, thanks

[@gcn]

Thanks Rick - which was your favourite section?

[@mortongosh983]

Fantastic; do it again!

[@massawaplumbingservice1947]

Great job!! Try another climb in eritrea from massawa to Asmara

[@mahkooz]

I wish there was more footage of the Edelweißspitze cobble section. The whole climb is brutal, but especially that cobble section killed me when I went up there last year.

[@lindapilkington2687]

Great compilation to watch whilst doing Alpe Du Zwift (which I did today) 😊

[@RottenDK]

Will the records Andrew attempted on GCN+ be released on youtube? EDIT: It would be mega cool if GCN could host a race between top GC guys (like Jonas) and Mr Feather.

[@gcn]

We are working on a new home for our GCN+ content, super cool that you are keen to keep watching our films, we're very proud of what we have created. As soon as we know where the new home will be the GCN community will find out 🙌

[@jorenz101]

NETFLIX IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @@gcn

[@dblissmn]

If I were a TdF general classification rider I think I might not want that kind of attention! Kudos to Sepp Kuss for taking the risk on Zwift but I don't think they're going to get too many other takers, even though it might be good for publicity in a way a conventional PR person might not see.

[@lambo79]

spinning out hahaha well done

[@nicolatout1595]

omg that 45% climb 😱 well done..Nice pinerello too

[@hcom01]

The big one seems like the best option, and the most fun to ride of course.

[@AwesomeLegoman1000]

Another rematch please 😁. Love this stuff. How about getting in Dan Evans and Ed Laverak? That would be truly a contest of hill climb mutants.

[@bb-r5710]

Amazing

[@zukzworld]

It proved again, engine is more important than the equipment!! ❤

[@pjbutanimated335]

18:58 i love how feather is just staanding there in the background like hes in the character select screen

[@leonardhpls6]

Get off the computer and out on your bike kid. your brain is trashed

[@Veryrealandrew]

That Brompton video is part of why I got one 😅

[@gcn]

How are you getting on with your Brompton now? 👀

[@AudunJMrch]

Positively flabbergasted.. Must get a Brompton.

[@leandreyfantilaga7305]

Try Holy Cross, Polomolok, Mindanao, Philippines. Let’s see how you’ll like it 😏

[@treyquattro]

I watch Andrew Feather, I get all enthused, hop on the bike or the trainer and melt into a puddle of inadequacy. I can hold Feather 20 minute power for about a second. Still, watching is fun too!

[@gcn]

Hahahaha we want Feather to inspire not bring people down 😢

[@jamtoz]

This could not come at a better time as i have a 2h workout on the trainer tonight and i was wondering how i was going to entertain myself 😅🎉👌

[@jamtoz]

*update, 2h VO2 workout done, almost gave up 10 times but thanks to the video it gave me the determination to keep going! My favorite section was the 4 GCN presenters relay vs the feather 💨💨👌✌️

[@nikolajlip4679]

The hardest i have tried is the "Punta Veleno", from Porto/Castello, next to Lake Garda.

[@matlip.]

next year we want to see andrew on the esine-pozza san glisente climb

[@wayned3122]

Feather's a machine!

[@winekey]

Wow, seems like AF’s Brompton has less than 25psi in that rear tire it almost bottomed out in a couple of frames…imagine how much faster he would have been if he had 60psi in those tires 😳

[@silcas]

No rim tape needed….saves weight!!! You have got to do kidding🤣😍😍

[@PhilipDenys]

Anyone have the strava link of that 2nd climb with the pinarello?

[@slipknot73745]

So one of the prerequisites of power testing is knowing what your sustainable max effort levels are at various time intervals. How does one go about finding that out? Is it simply trial and error? I'm a beginning cyclist and would love to have these data points as benchmarks, but it feels like I wouldn't have true numbers until a few months of training. Can I just ride to my HR or something?

[@lumpo9681]

Legends

[@cristianmoreno2149]

Máquinas ! 👏👏

[@leonardhpls6]

Freddy's gear choice is hilarious 😂 his rpm must have been through the roof

[@mohamednemazie704]

We need a video on Andrew’s secret jam sandwich recipe!

Feather is amazing!

[@nilsador9630]

I would definitely check the frame of that Italian...motor....

[@alinapopescu872]

He's a phenomenon.

[@g2g2010]

100% rematch!!! Please 🙏

[@Mclovinthedank]

You guys should do a video with feather and Gaimon going head to head

[@gcn]

Now that would be a battle 👀

[@davidfeehan6141]

So should I cancel the Diverge and get a E bike.

[@thomasdavidbassett483]

John Woodburn used to win open time trials on a Moulton Bicycle the same but no hinge.

[@tamgin1250]

Would it be possible to ride up Half Dome in Yosemite???? @gcn

[@michaeljohnson254]

brits...snow capped mountains in background ...its hot...me in az 125f fk yeah lets pedal on a fixed gear....built different over here in USA

[@57ebartley]

You just made me almost want to buy an E-bike . lucky for myself Ive got no room to keep one.

[@andreaangioletti8666]

Interesting how Feather grows taller video after video

[@mommamooney]

The Andrew “The Twig” Feather marathon, yes!

[@arnegerhardsen3755]

It's like riding in the Worlds steepest and biggest ski hill jump or ski flying hill

[@bootynatorr450]

Maaaaaan, Si had me for a second there when he told us that Andrew Feather won on a Brompton :D

[@antonymoss8274]

No wonder it's coming to an end

[@geucamole]

I hope one day I can climb half as good he can, lol!

[@jb1876]

He is as strong as an ox , unbelievable 👍👍👍👍

[@derekmcdaniel6029]

bromptom ad lol

[@damianaranguren6736]

Dude the 45% steep inclines though....damn!

[@veganpotterthevegan]

You gotta send him to Mt Washington

[@TavisYeung]

In the last segment for the Alpe, please tell me his heart rate was not *actually* just 93bpm when averaging 390watts for 35minutes 😝

[@gcn]

We can't tell you that we're afraid 👀

[@markward6387]

Be great to ride with feather but il face reality probably meet him In court much easier 😂

[@playandteach]

He doesn't need the seat post, that'll save a bit.

[@xosece]

is it true what Conor said once about Andrew that he only eats jam sandwiches? Just curious... Some more challenges with him and the incredible Illi Gardner would be awesome to watch.

[@gcn]

Some say that he only spreads that jam from north to south, and has to have his bed at a gradient of at least 8%... All we know is that he's Andrew Feather 🪶

[@kokonanana1]

Andrew is really a runner put on a bike!!!

[@lennymccartney1]

il bandito...bwah!-ha! ha!

[@lucar7758]

24:56 what i Just Heard 😂 diocane, cazzofai 😂😂😂 literaly It means : God dog, what fuc*k you do. Greatest joke on gcn ever

[@christophenglert4831]

Climbing as well as headwind tends to form your character 😂😅

[@gcn]

Hahaha we hear you there! 😂

[@skandinav_nummer1]

Рщц many gears does Bromton have?

[@9090Glenn]

the only thing about Feather that annoys me is that his name is FEATHER !!! - why could it not be Andrew LEADWEIGHT

[@kevindean9613]

Never mind all that ,when watching a maintenance video you did you said Never put the bike in the stand by the cross bar ..But there you are all sat on the cross bars & you weigh a hell of a lot more than your bike frames ..so there .😂

[@TheHUDYY]

i felt his pain watching this vid

[@dorothyb.]

I’m sure I’ve seen this video before?

[@mahenkeesoony1337]

chamarel in Mauritius is harder

[@chancethe9374]

He is superman...!!!!!!

[@jasonbannan4024]

Seems like you could swap the terrible suspension fork for a $180 RockShox silver fork and you would have a decent cheap ebike.

[@judithrout8064]

I'd be really interested to know if a (track?) cyclist could beat a runner over a 100m sprint. Been looking at Usain Bolt's data. When he broke the world record his average speed, (from a "standing" start) was over 37km/hr. I wonder if a cyclist could beat him over that distance,

[@michaelw7115]

The absolute best track sprinter would pass Bolt at around 90m according to calculations but I’m not sure cyclist reaction time was taken into account which if added would make it pretty much a dead heat.

[@Shadowboost]

Don't forget, Feather might do 6.12 W/kg for 20 minutes, but Jonas does 6.9+ W/kg at a lighter weight

[@gcn]

Jonas vs Feather... now that could be interesting!

[@nilsador9630]

Why didn't feather go pro

[@paulhartman3118]

Oh Ollie, getting dropped again! Just like yesterday! But different….

[@AFV85]

Once again science proves the smaller wheel size is the faster rolling not 29ers! I Stick to my 27.5s for the road

[@samus4799]

If a paving machine can make that gradient than so can you

[@gcn]

well said!

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

We need more Freddy

[@Over50sroadie]

Feathers rear tyre looks soft...

[@dariocampanelli3632]

Minuto 25:00 ❤

[@JharedJohnLorejo-to5re]

hewo

[@synthesismate8537]

My bad I fell asleep

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Please put Andrew Feather QC on a mountain bike and see what he can do...

[@gcn]

He's had a go on a gravel bike 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYrXcpuOed6Urq8

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

@@gcn Thanks. But let's get him to really shred or kill a technical climb.

[@josec.marasiganjr.3983]

I hope I can have 1 of your unused smallest aero bike. I really really want one but sadly I can't afford to buy one. I currently using a $125 MTB. And it's worn out coz it's been a decade old.. I'm cycling to work 5 days a week. Hope you can see this and respond.

[@firstnamelastname9013]

👏👏👍👍

[@peterwood5695]

@si... its a jam BUTTIE! :-D

[@stuartbarber7784]

Please modify a Brompton and call it COMPton !

[@antonino5304]

Follia