When everyone seems to be going all in for ultra-distance rides and epicly-long journeys on their bikes, sometimes it’s nice to go as fast as possible just for the fun of it! That’s why we’ve set ourselves this time trial challenge: We need to ride 100km to Didcot to catch a train that leaves in 2.5 hours. Are we going to make it?
00:00 Will we make it to Didcot on time?
00:21 How long will it take us to ride 100km?
00:58 The Route
01:37 Our bikes! The Pinarello Dogma F, Canyon Aeroad, and Orbea Orca
02:46 Start the clock: We’re off to Didcot!
07:37 Starting to Feel Tired…
08:05 80km in
10:50 Did we catch the train?
12:08 Power Numbers
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33 Comments
Are you a fan of time trials? 🚴♂💨 What do you think of Si, Alex and Ollie's efforts?
Just start 15 min before. Ezz
This is really one of the most enjoyable episodes I have watched for a long time. Simple idea, three mate, three amazing bikes a simple goal. But honestly, I hated that fueling was again the rookie error you guys made that meant you didn't make it. I mean your main sponsor has you covered, use a water bottle and some chews and miss the train as it pulls away! I am not mad, I am just disappointed. And everyone knows that's worse.
So what i learned is …try to ever get to 45kmh for any amount of time
Amazing effort, please do another video like this!
Reminds me of the scene in Topgun where they go through the valley each break mach 1
I loved the group speed challenge. You guys nailed it in the intro; lots of epics, lots of distance challenges, not enough of these group speed challenges. I would be happy to see more.
That Orbea… love it
Nice video guys, decent power numbers too.
My riding buddies and I do these sorts of rides every now and again, as I'm sure a lot of your viewers do.
With this in mind, I think you need to take an honest look at yourselves and go and do it again. With these stipulations:
1) No drafting behind the camera vehicle, or passing transit vans.. You're only cheating yourselves, oh and the viewers.
2) Carry your own bottles.
3) Take enough food and water so that you don't need to stop at the shops. I mean it's really shameful that you STILL can't get fuelling right after all these years of cycling for a living, ESPECIALLY after making countless videos, that you get paid for, telling the rest of us how to do it using your sponsors products..
4) Plot a flat out and back course, or a loop (one that doesn't go through traffic lights – duh)
That's how the rest of us do these mid life crisis types of rides. Welcome to middle age, it's all downhill from here, but like your video, there's no tailwind.
This ride seems to to be so much fun, brutal but fun! 😂
Si is big down there
So as punishment for missing the train, do you have to ride back? 😅
Si I recomment some very good videos on nutrition in the gcn channel 🙂
That was a great watch. Thanks to all concerned. Here's a thing. IF roads were designed with Si's last video in mind (the Motornormativity one) How much harder would this one have been to make? This is the rub to the wonderful every day cycle network idea – Would a chain gang on your usual roads would be even more dangerous if cycle lanes were separate wholly?
Well done, guys!
We need expressways for bikes. Trails are great, but they have so many street crossings to slow us down.
Today I did 94km with 900m of climbing at 275W (3,48W/kg) as a training session, 2h 33min and 49sec (what are the odds 😂), I bet you guys make it 👍👍
Dropping Oliie is soooo 2022, lol.
FAIL! That was an epic win with your mates! 🎉 fun times were had by all and everyone kept the rubberside down! WIN!
Love Alex for helping Si out, that is the true spirit. All three are legends in my book for the great super strong efford.
It was a great ride, very entertaining and enjoyable to watch.
I think this is awesome, why don't tour de france to a group time trial!
Chapeau boys! You gave it a good go! 🎉
Pretty sure I heard ‘right down the bum crack’ when Alex poured water over Ollie….but maybe I imagined it 🤷♂️
Faffing will do you in every time! Good effort lads… but the faffmonster wins #nofaff
That effort definitely deserves a like. I have to wonder though, knowing now that on road bikes that trip takes about 2.5 hours, would you try again on TT bikes, Hammer Series style?
Not got to the end yet, but I hope that train is delayed by like an hour.
Great ride! Hats off for effort in!
Ollie saying it makes me curious: what are the top 10 biggest bonks in GCN? We NEED a video!
Drafting the cam car makes up alot
Socks look daft
An excellent ride guys !! far faster than I can do 🙂 great to see a tight challenge …
Great Stuff!! Si, Ollie and Alex!!
Is it considered 'on the front' when you're riding behind the camera bike?