We Designed The Hardest 100km Bike Ride Possible - And This Is What Happened!

A 100km bike ride is hard to complete whatever the terrain. But recently Ollie Bridgewood has been inspired to plot the hardest 100km bike ride he can think of, with the caveat that it has to be local loop without riding the same road twice. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, the location of GCN mega base could not be more perfect for such a challenge! Join Ollie, armed with the latest release from Van Rysel, tackle this absolutely savage route.
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[@natillano]

100 km in, 20 uphill segments. And still a chatterbox. That's why you gotta love Ollie Bridgewood

[@marcuspartridge11]

I'd be so exhausted that I wouldn't have the words!

[@daki222000]

@@marcuspartridge11 last scene was recorded one week later

[@razvanyke]

Yeah, he is a character : ))

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

He's a machine.

[@marcuspartridge11]

We all need to stop teasing Ollie. For not being an ex pro, the man is a beast! I consider myself to be a fairly fit amateur and that ride would have killed me...not sure I could have finished!

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

I think every time someone makes that dropped joke, they should have to post a link to their Strava. It's only fair.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

@Bjorn Arnesen His mullet was popular last year.

[@pj9375]

Well said Marcus. Ollie is a great asset to the gcn team and shows what most of us might be able to achieve if we are as dedicated… keep going strong 💪

[@666Dejmien666]

He may not be an ex pro, but stil he's getting payed for riding his bike so he is really lucky. We can hate him for that, can we?

[@marcuspartridge11]

@@666Dejmien666 maybe, but I'm guessing they spend 90% of their time in content creation, production, and editing. It looks like a ton of work!

[@miguelteixeira4134]

Has all the bits and bobs of the modern endurance bike, like droped seat stays, tapered head tube and being out of stock....

[@ricardoaugusto3373]

Got this bike about a month ago in the 105 model. Super happy! 52-36, 11-28 may seem a bit daunting at first but i live near the mountains and atm there isn't a single climb i haven't tackled. Cheers guys, will try this challenge next!

[@xuchenglin6256]

Really great to finally see a bike from Decathlon here! Their bikes are so good, so much under-evaluated, definitely bang for the bucks, they are as good as the 3x or 4x prices ones from other companies. Decathlon probably is the only bike company today, that actually produces more real bikes than all the marketing hype stuffs.

[@dudefella420]

Giant…

[@jinngeechia9715]

Merida

[@boudoir00]

Canyon

[@desertrainfrog1691]

Vintage Bikes are probably the truly best value. You can find ones that are well beyond entry level for $300 if you look around and do a bit of maintenance.

[@mattreid8755]

And more importantly economies of scale to product place into GCN

[@SimoneChiaretta]

Funny how changing name makes huge difference: Van Rysel is basically the high end line of Btwin, the decathlon bike brand. Fun fact: Van Rysel means “from Lille” in Flemish, the Dutch dialect spoken in Flanders, where the Decathlon HQ is

[@mig25foxbat]

I didn’t know that about the name! Good fact

[@Stoney3K]

Even more comical is the fact that Rijsel (Lille) is historically a Dutch speaking city, and is the capital of the province of Flanders.... France.

[@PedroRodriguez-kg4bq]

@@Stoney3K Flanders is french speaking Belgian ?

[@SimoneChiaretta]

@@Stoney3K indeed… that area once was the French Flanders… even tho is not an official name nowadays and they don’t speak Dutch any more.

[@SimoneChiaretta]

@@PedroRodriguez-kg4bq Flanders is the Dutch speaking part of Belgium

[@spaghettibadger647]

Those rules are.. mental. As a professional in the field of GIS (Geographic Information) who spends a lot of time working routes for bin collections and public transport etc I was following along thinking that it wasn't too bad until more and more restrictions were added. What are you going to do for your follow up? The travelling salesman problem?

[@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1]

Decathlon marketing are just about to add 15% to the price of their Decathlon bikes 😏

[@chrisinstasis7986]

Or at least they will if ever they have some back in stock.

[@Crossers76]

Decathlon bikes have rocketed up in price, so much so you can get a main stream brand bike spec equivalent (ish) for less money now. Was a massive fan when they used to be amazing bikes at sensible prices (I still have 2 decathlon bikes). Not so good value now.. had been waiting for the carbon MTB to come back in stock for ages then when it did come back in stock it shot up £300!! Bought a Scott with the same spec for £200 less in the end..

[@jordynbaxter3961]

@@Crossers76 where else can you get a road bike with full 105 groupset for what 850 quid new? Even the van rysels are like 2k for a carbon frame with ultegra? Still seems pretty good value to me.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@Crossers76 The entry models might not be undercutting their rivals for the money but they're still significantly better at the price. Even at £550, I haven't found anything better than the RC 500 new.

[@waynemcdonnell3167]

25% and ollie still waffling when I'd be absolutely blowing like an 85 year old asthmatic..... Guys a savage!!!

[@marianneoelund2940]

We have a hill near our house which has a 23% grade. It's not truly safe for cycling, with a very narrow shoulder, but I did try it once. My achilles tendons were sore for two days after. Now I refuse to attempt anything over 15%.

[@kilianortmann9979]

Could you do a video about, what to do when running out of gears up a climb. Mashing your gear vs out of saddle vs serpentining uphill.

[@rmm2000]

Nostalgic for me. I was in Bath 1988-1991 at the University. Happy times. Many fond memories. Thanks for the excellent camera shots of places I remember well.

[@dennistay9980]

Ollie's an absolute tank! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@robbchastain3036]

He's come a long way from riding on the back of a BMX tandem. I think he's put his losing ways behind him. :)

[@karthie1000]

hope he does not get dropped anymore, this ride shows he is improved, but lets see

[@berndyorokai9283]

5:32 Ollie drops someone. Business as usual.

[@Alan_Hans__]

The hardest possible 100km ride surely has to involve trying to ride past a spectator holding a sign and facing away from the cyclists.

[@veegtec]

haha so true...

[@porkadobo813]

In short. Have a DUMB spectator.

[@andrewjen3722]

They were an idiot

[@katiel7166]

I startled my housemate by saying "Oh S**T" so loud when it happened. Probably not as loudly as the rider though.

[@Alan_Hans__]

@@katiel7166 . I said something that rhymes a bit with trucking idiot and my wife asked what's up. Absolutely insane that there's 26 riders with injuries after stage 1.

[@JonCookeBridge]

Love the “fortunately I’ve been sent a bike to do it on”; otherwise you’d have had to use your 5kg hill climbing bike, no?

[@dudefella420]

@Click Bait yeah that was what, an 11-25?

[@JonathanSmith87]

@@dudefella420 according to the specs on the website it’s a 52/36 paired with a 11-28. Pretty standard fair for a racy endurance bike I would say. But yes, 11-30 or greater for serious climbing.

[@desertrainfrog1691]

@@JonathanSmith87 I have a 52/40 with a 14-28. It's alright for climbing, but there's some hills that just suck.

[@Stoney3K]

@@desertrainfrog1691 With that gearing in the lowest gear... why not get off and walk?

[@desertrainfrog1691]

@@Stoney3K If you're holding a good cadence in 40/28 It's still 2x as fast as walking briskly.

[@A13tech]

bike from decathlon ? nice to see that.

[@Jayneflakes]

I went to Uni in Bath (Barth, not Baff!) back in 90s and even had a job in AVC when it was under the railway station, so I know those roads very well, including that climb up to to the uni. There is a wonderful climb climb up Box hill towards Chippenham on the A4, which was one of my regular training rides when I raced tandems around there too. Thanks for showing some of the beautiful sights of the city that I have some very fond memories of, including being a hand model for one of the magazines in Monmouth Street!

[@bubblesezblonde]

Enjoyed this one Dr. Ollie! The ride was really sick! I'm not crazy enough to look for hills though I am more into cakeries as you so quaintly called them.

[@ZoryaDanis]

Nice to see a bike from Decathlon.

[@trevejenkyn9888]

A really good idea, well presented and its something for everyone , well done

[@VanillaSky23ffm]

The hardest 100km ride I ever did was clearly the 100km ascent of Mauna Kea in Hawaii from Waikoloa with 4205m elevation, but also the most beautiful one

[@boomshine7]

breaks the rules tho

[@Znowin]

@@boomshine7 the rules are stupid, makes it by far not the hardest 100k also means they didn't have to travel for this title

[@boomshine7]

@@Znowin I just stated it doesnt comply to these rules, not that the rules are good or bad, everyone has its own 'hard' ride depending on level and best cycling skills

[@tams805]

@@Znowin The rules make it fairer, otherwise it would just be a quest to find the place with a long road with the longest increase in elevation.

[@marioouellet2875]

OMG. Insane. Breathing was not a problem at that altitude?

[@MadeiraAirport]

Will do something similar here in Madeira soon, probably will be more than 4.000 meters of climb!!

[@foxkilo9909]

funny to see you here :D

[@MadeiraAirport]

@@foxkilo9909 I'm a cyclist too :)

[@demonicdan4302]

Did you plan a route yet?

[@martinandersson5833]

Well done Dr. Bridgewood👍👏That’s definitely my kind of route.

[@yedidyafriedler974]

Just finished watching the replication of the Giro Queen stage and was hoping for something similar and *poof* this perfect video appears in my feed! Great timing GCN!

[@kojuha1]

Veery pleasant to watch, it’s incredible how it seams that Ollie actually did the whole 100 km on that day, instead of riding only those small bits when filming… Great effort, great film!

[@Condemakoto]

what a genius! Makes me wanna plan my epic ride now. Keep it up

[@tedallenwolff]

nice ride Ollie! I have a similar compact climbing here in my home town north of San Francisco. Most of the roads are lovely, quiet residential streets with excellent pavement. It includes about a dozen climbs with plenty of sections ranging from 15 % to 18%. It's only 35 kilometers but has 1000 meters of elevation gain (a good workout!) There are a couple of fantastic views too.

[@arfarzam]

Cheers from the east bay.

[@2dcutout]

San Fran is definitely hillier than Bath!

[@PumpkinVillage]

That was a ride and a really good accomplishment. Nice bike. Been to Bath one time. It was spectacular. Nice job by Ollie. Take care, Al

[@mohammedalim7958]

Love you Ollie! Feeling inspired

[@aspenwagon04]

Loved this one. Ollie. Thanks.

[@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1]

Riding the Struggle Moors sportive next Sunday in York. It's a bit a of climber beast

[@Bluesman2509]

Well done lad!!!!

[@chrisbaum998]

Great Video Ollie!! Love the challenge!

[@erikalfiandy4375]

Bath is a beautiful town, been there once, but never know that GCN base there...🤩🤩🤩

[@charliewhelan9488]

Without trying to be condescending, Bath is a city and a lovely one at that!

[@aliensporebomb]

Me too. A lovely city really but I did notice lots of road riders and made me wished I had my bike with me.

[@bikepackingadventure7913]

It’s nice to see that Ollie did not get dropped 👍👍 Chapeau 👍🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ 😏😏

[@heinrichstoltz1356]

Great ride and effort Ollie. 💪🏻💪🏻

[@ViveSemelBeneVivere]

Nice route, nice bike, all nice. Nice!

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Thumbs up, Ollie, great job. This would be an interesting one for a place like La Paz where you can climb 1000m inside a city.

[@TheNicolls]

His wee smile as he goes up the climbs! Bless him

[@davecasey4341]

I wonder if Komoot can find me a 100k ride where all the hills are downhill?

[@Stoney3K]

Just untick the "avoid ski lifts" box and you're good.

[@jamieswedler2793]

I do all my training rides in M. C. Escher paintings.

[@t.b.r.2844]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😖😖🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dominicbritt]

That’s a fun Sportive in the Peak District 😎

[@ttoussaint]

That bike is beautiful!

[@hillier1234567ify]

I know those climbs well, but haven't ridden all of them. They are all beasts though

[@EmmetFardy]

Delighted to see GCN presenters using more affordable bikes.

[@prestachuck2867]

Excellent video! The first time I’ve ever seen a man drop himself and quit just a few tenths short. Fun fun fun! 😄

[@kathyerickson9402]

Very impressive, sir...especially narrating those climbs! I would think that once you stopped to summarize your ride, getting back on the bike again, even for a short distance, with the promise of a bit of cake and tea/beer/margarita would have been somewhat challenging.

[@bryanstewart6398]

I live near Bath, done all those hills, but not on the same day, kudos Ollie, intro in front of the Gin Bar 😁

[@jamisonr]

I put one of these together in ~2009 for my cycling club, and it covered areas between Columbus, Ohio and Athens, Ohio. Many folk would call Ohio flat, but they change their minds after riding in SE Ohio. Sure, no long climbs, but never ending amount of 10%+ grades...you just get bled to death from "a thousand cuts" as opposed to a couple big ones.

[@Stoney3K]

Give me that Van Rysel in aluminium with Ultegra discs and I'm sold. That said, the €2600 price tag for the version Ollie is riding is pretty damn competitive.

[@bigmikeshooter]

Another masterpiece from you guys. Greetings from Greece.....

[@SomeUserInternet]

Most advertising videos are ;)

[@elmerrichardson6413]

Love the bike, Ollie!

[@Ramon314]

"I'm sure you can get more elevation in" well... I'm Dutch, so uhmm definitely not haha

[@sarahschira9105]

I live on the prairies in Canada. Vast miles of nope, not hills

[@JoshKablack]

This reminds me, I finally have a work schedule where I can attempt Pittsburgh's Dirty Dozen this year.

[@jonathanzappala]

It’s only like 5000ft and about 56 miles, but it’s a loop! I did the bad weather in 2018.

[@milkman2642]

9:45 - me before doing something I absolutely know is going to go horribly wrong but loving it

[@ridegarden]

Perfect pre-Sunday ride content.

[@AugustaChile]

Come to Andorra I would say....rocking here my Decathlon 6,8 kg bike. cheers!

[@SFLocker]

Just did a metric Century yesterday and was feeling alright until I watched Ollie destroy this climb. You're a machine Ollie!

[@marjorieboissinot2037]

Loved your comparison with that poor old BMX tandem…another great factor to consider in that comparison is that Hank is not piloting this time! 😂 With you at the helm instead of Hank, this tandem climb would have probably taken a different turn. Still this is an amazing video! Could you map one for Yorkshire next time you come back? 😜

[@serdiezv]

My first 100 km ride had two 2nd category climbs and one 3rd. It was also the one with more climbing I've ever done. Total leg destroyer (for me).

[@kennedystuart5685]

Well Done Ollie....very impressed.

[@luketurnbull4958]

9:44 really had me, every damn time 😂 love Oli

[@Popmycherryyo]

What's even more impressive, is the fact that the person who was filming this was following all that time on a skateboard. Now THAT'S impressive!

[@thesnudge1]

Liked the cut to the wee guy in the orange pedalling like a demon to catch Ollie while Ollie looks effortless.

[@Alex-po4ye]

Great vidéo !!!!😊

[@TheNicksargent]

Should have put in Forefield Rise for that last 600m. Never see Colliers Lane either,possibly the most savage climb in Bath.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

Nice effort, Ollie. I think a slight incline still hurts me but I hope to ride 100 kms by the end of the summer!

[@benplummer5864]

This is so fun! I live in Bath (Combe down) and cycle into work and back - entry hill, wellsway, Ralph Allen, summer lane, fox hill drive, old midford road, etc.. i know all too well!

[@cedricgrandseigne]

A Décathlon bike, that's a first!!!!

[@francescorota2982]

A sponsorship can do a lot. Said so, I did actually look into that bike for my father... but a 52-36 is way too hard

[@ChrisGuarraia]

I’m known for making poor decisions-hill climbs, solo long distances, a combination of the two-by my riding mates. This route calls my name.

[@aleksiniemi9901]

This reminds me of 20 steepest streets they located in Brisbane and which made a fantastic 40km route. I'd be happy to try this as well! A lighter bike here would had been spot on. 👌

[@robvan6527]

Great work Ollie! Bet the legs were a bit sore the next day. Envy the road terrain near Bath U.K. Here in good 'ol Oklahoma, USA there are rolling hills but not many long climbs. Would struggle just to get to 2000M of elevation in 100K. (Would have to break the rule of doing a hill repeat).

[@nielsharten]

1:26 as lockdown ends Ollie goes from business at the front party at the back to party at the front business at the back.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

It’s a smart looking hair cut on him.

[@SidAuteur]

Well done, Ollie. I'd like to see a time element added to this. As much elevation as you can do in 100K, then divided by the minutes taken to give elevation gain per minute over 100K.

[@richardruns4cake]

Great film

[@dominicbritt]

It would be good to see GCN do some rides on well known Sportive routes - would be good viewing and a great way to help out all those volunteers who make them possible…

[@theyorkshirepudding2656]

They need to get along to the Struggle Dales and Struggle Moors sportives! 👍

[@davidofoakland2363]

hey! We have a ride out here in the Bay Area (Oakland/Berkeley hills) called the Nifty Ten-Fifty - 10,000 Ft (3,048 meters) of climbing in 50 miles (80 KM) - and it basically follows Ollie's rules of no repeats and getting back to the starting point. Next time anyone is in the area be sure to check it out.

[@mtndoc1]

Olie, Olie, inspiring and well needed for this time….

[@SimoneChiaretta]

I guess I gotta plan a 100km route in the Dolomites 😀

[@JBDazen]

I live in the Netherlands, I wouldn't even come close to how hard this loop is.

[@andrei0525]

Happy to see a bike for the average mortal for once

[@matthiaswuest7271]

Haha honestly a relief to see mechanical shifting and exposed cables on this channel with wheels that cost under £1000. Absolutely nuts that the standard is superbikes all the time

[@tams805]

@@matthiaswuest7271 I mean, they are the Top Gear of cycling. The truth is, generally, more people are interested in things they can't have than they are in finding the best bang for their buck.

[@matthiaswuest7271]

@@tams805 yeah I agree, and honestly I understand that they're a business and rely on product placement. Not saying that videos need to be about bang for your buck either - would be nice to see presenters in regular videos riding bikes that cost less that £4000 (or let's be real £6000+++) every once in a while though

[@Stoney3K]

@@matthiaswuest7271 I'd expect more affordable bikes to be featured when they get sponsorships from more affordable bike brands. If all of the sponsorships are the flagship models from Bianchi, Cannondale or Orbea, all you get on the show is super bikes. I mean, a show that features only entry level bikes with everything up to 105 would be great once in a while. It's like Sora or Tiagra hardly even exist.

[@maximilianklein2062]

@@matthiaswuest7271 Van Rysel bikes do not have exposed cables and the bike he is riding costs 2500€ and it's the cheaper one of the EDR bikes they sell. there is also a 3800€ version of it. So while it arguably isn't "high end", it's also not an entry level working class bike.

[@xosece]

Ollie is really fit, that bike's easier gear is 36x28 which imho is not ideal to climb such hills. I am from Galicia and my GF lived in Bath for a couple of months in a student's exchange, years ago, so I sent her this video. Didn't know that Ollie is from there nor that GCN base is placed in Bath

[@robbchastain3036]

I like the games we cyclists play and this looks to be one of the better ones, not that I dislike Everesting or anything. Fantastic, Ollie, truly, and one can find a lot of pain for the legs in 60 miles, er, 100 kilometers.

[@gabriellebullinga5377]

Ollie's laugh as he turned onto Prospect Place haha

[@andymitchell2146]

5:44 I've seen the elevation profile. As well as ascending, the whole route is con descending.

[@philllane]

Nice. Not far from me and the route's on Komoot...! Can usually get 1,600 in local hundreds but am tempted to plot some sharper routes now. Once did just over 2,000m in 44.8k on a trip to Bormio. Wouldn't have tacked on the same again that day.

[@ivanjednobiegowiec7656]

Hi, That was a bit of a challenge around my area last summer. Same rules, or even stricter, as you were supposed to start and finish from your doorstep. Outcome as below: That winner was Mark from Sheffield. His route was 99.4km with 3066m of elevation. That's 61.7 miles and 10,059ft for the imperial folk Cheers! I.

[@bobtester7850]

Knee transplants seem like a legit way of regeneration after that ride :)

[@Nightfox56]

Olli is so unconvincing when trying to sound enthusiastic about the Van Rysel bike 😂😂

[@Patrik6606]

Nice work 👍

[@zzhughesd]

Nice one GCN. Nice fresh honest content. Who’s going to ride this !!!

[@gamma_dablam]

He descended Fox Hill, which is super sketchy. I'd recommend against it.

[@TheRhythmOfLife1972]

Was feeling a few of those climbs but come to NYC - Harlem & The Bronx for some real hills. Real ouchers.

[@mathewrose2951]

I live in Qatar at the moment, and I believe it would be a struggle to plan a route with even 200 meters of ascent over 100 km here. It really redefines flat.

[@finditmike]

I'm in Doha, we should try it before it gets too 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GameMovieStudios2000]

i see oley finally working on his fitnes

[@spalding3254]

Bath was the most pleasantly surprising place I've evr been

[@GargASBO]

You should do the "anywhere in the World version" Or do the tawain KOM 😆

[@CyclingthePeaks]

My best climbing day was 114.57km and 4,002 meters of elevation. In the Dolomites, starting in Canazei: Passos: Fedaia - Giau - Falzarego - Pordoi

[@DavidMartin-tk4fs]

Good effort Ollie! That is a good looking bike too. So it seems carbon and aero doesn’t mean a frame has to look like it’s carved out of wooden Lego cheese. Who knew.

[@ltrtg13]

I subscribe to the Syd and Macky KZbin channel. They are mountain bikers but about a month or so ago they uploaded a video were Macky did a road ride. But it's called a Long Tiny Loop. Has anyone at GCN Mega Base ever thought about doing one of these. That ride has even more rules than this one. It would be great to see Ollie plan a Long Tiny Loop route. Then ride it and see how he look after the ride.

[@jeffreythree]

We don't have much climbing part of it, but 100km of quality Texas chipseal on a 100+ degree day through monotonous open pasture lands will do a lot of people in.

[@whatwelearned]

Don't look now but @7:22 Ollie appears to drop that random guy in orange!