How do Tour de France pro cyclists climb so fast? Here are 5 tips from Ben O’Connor, who excels on long, difficult climbs, and has made a name for himself taking wins in the biggest bike races in the world – the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, Volta Catalunya and more…
ESP: ¿Cómo logra un ganador de etapa del Tour de Francia subir tan rápido? Aquí tienes 5 consejos de Ben O’Connor, quien sobresale en ascensos largos y difíciles, y se ha ganado una reputación al lograr victorias en las carreras de bicicletas más importantes del mundo.
A big thank you to Ben for his time in helping make this how-to video.
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Tip 1: Cadence
01:29 Tip 2: Training
04:20 Tip 3: Eat correctly
05:02 Tip 4: Train with similar level riders
05:57 Tip 5: Know your limits
06:49 Tour de France stage win
07:28 Bonus tips
This ride was filmed in Andorra, where many professional cyclists live and train. Riders like Jack Haig, James Knox, Pavel Sivakov, Luke Durbridge, Sepp Kuss, Robert Gesink, Julian Alaphilippe, Carlos Verona, George Bennett and others use the mountains of Andorra to train with teams such INEOS-Grenadiers, Jumbo Visma, UAE Team Emirates, EF-Education Pro Cycling.
40 Comments
Ben’s bike looks so nice
gonna miss those brown bibs next year for sure
Great video ❤❤
Tip 1 is probably the most difficult for an “average” amateur. To maintain a fluid high cadence of 85-90 on a 8% or so climb, you probably have to be able to push 250ish+ watts weight dependent (e.g. at least base on my experience on Alpe du Zwift). On a 2-3 minute climb not too bad, but going for 30 minutes will make it very hard to keep that cadence. That being said, I like how I feel a lot fresher in the legs when doing 95rpm Tempo/Threshold workouts rather than at 80rpm
Great content, yet again! Really liked the video angle you used where I could see you brake: when, for how long and how in a curve.
On the new bike already,miss that stunning bmc
Great video Ben new bike 👍✌️
Tip #1 is nice but I would need to switch to mountain bike cassette…
Step 1: Ride faster
fyi since Clif stopped making gels, here in America, decent gels are like $3 each and you can't find any with 100mg caffeine. Its unaffordable.
Gonna miss the brown kit!
Van Riesel?
he’s already on the decathlon bike
Killer, content 👌🏼
I'd love to see someone make a proper video on insight to nutrition while riding. Good energy gels/bars vs crappy ones and why? What to eat vs what not to eat. How to manage fuel while riding…etc.
I used an energy gel a few times and felt the effects for maybe 10 mins then bonked each time, so wondering what classifies a good product on the go.
So cool. So Chill. Luv your rides with Ben. I often go look at his Strava and weep quietly to myself 😀😀😀💪❤🔥
What I find the hardest of all the tips is – eating on the bike.
I guess I could and should add alarms to my Garmin to remind me to eat while riding, but also thinking about amount of carbs I should eat each ride
Since I’m here already – buying powermeter pedals (Favero Assiomas in my case) is the best investment EVER for pacing up a climb <3
Keep them coming Tristan, you’re killing it!!!
These videos with Ben are always so fun and instructive.
Just looked both you and ben’s strava. You guys are monster😂
Great to see you and Ben riding on video again.
Oh, how I wish I could climb let alone faster…. but being a 90+kg sprinter, it's just a dream… 😎
Using a lighter bike would, also, help. I train on a 12.7kg bike with 7 gears, then jump on a 6.5kg weapon with all the gears.. It really helps…. in addition to the tips Ben mentions above.
Great video. Ben seems such a humble guy, and clearly a great bike rider. Good luck for next season.
I need to lean out lol
Love this style as well as a simple coffee stop vlog 😊
It was noticeable watching Ben racing in the 2022 Worlds from the roadside on the city circuit climb: he was incredibly smooth and stable on the bike, even compared to the other Pros.
bom dia, valeu
fantastic video
great tips wishing you the best next season Ben. very helpful video>
Is Ben O’Connor doing the nationals?
Somewhat new here. Love your on the bike vids!
Sad that they won't be on BMCs anymore. Now Van Rysel.. meh
Can Ben share some of his long legs with my short stumps
Awesome tips!!!
New jersey is needed to match the bike🎉
Enjoy the shoulder bumping convo style. It shows an easy comfort in the q and a.
Pantani be grinding
I’ve learned to train in the big ring if you wanna get faster.
Great advice. Thanks. Bike looks great too . Just the colour could be better.
awesome video, cheers guys
Thanks Tristan and Ben, excellent tips especially the preparation and pacing for climbing. Have a great festive season and see you for more in 2024, Don
Great video. Nice seeing Ben on the new bike, would love to hear his thoughts on how it rides even though we know he can't diss it but still always cool seeing a bike check video.
Is Ben coming to the TDU?