We took on our friends at EMBN, our e-bike channel, on the slopes of the famous Col de la Madone for a climbing showdown. Who could ascend this epic climb the fastest, Dan on the road or Steve on the off-road track? Watch to find out…
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Richie Porte currently holds the record for the Col de la Madone, and it’s fair to say neither channel got particularly close. Dan has been training more than usual in recent times and managed to set a new power PB on the climb. But Steve had a motor to help him combat the gradients. Who will win?
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47 Comments
Which way would you prefer to climb this infamous mountain? Let us know in the comments below 👇
Lloydy please straighten your wahoo.
Road cycling looks so boring
could it be the CANYON? maybe try a diff ebike just to be sure
this music really doesn't fit this video …
Dan's average HR is 158, with a Max of 163. How does that happen??!
Dan gives us old farts hope!
E bike or not, Steve is one bad mother. That was some epic climbing.
What a rubbish comparison….
The mountain bike trail uphill looks like pure pain
– Sans alcool?
– Seriously, alcohol?
Know wonder those ebike motors must be modified for the US market. 25 kph? That's for socialistist not capitalist.
What does heart rate have to do with fatigue? If I'm fatigued will I see a lower or higher heart rate?
Electric mountain bikes are for kids
It's all good yes but they obviously didn't race
Dan's doppelganger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruwv9A3LaY
Let's be honest chaps, the video making is fun and the cycling is sublime (I know great word) but it's all about the winning. And the fun.
Not need any race and challange. Fatty e-bike driver vs fit, sporty road bike driver 🙂 🙂 🙂 Who want fatty cyclist?
Amazing content guys, and once those tuuuunes kick off at 5:30 with some delicious dnb you just wanna start kicking
😁😁😁👍👍👍sorry,l can not speak English well….
Lol Steve is faking he's tired as he can talk a conversion. Dan can't even speak rofl.
I think e-bikes will be great for group rides, especially those rides primarily focused on networking, allowing riders of various abilities to ride together.
can you do a mountain eBike vs road bike? I'm looking into a ebike as commuter and hope it would still do decent speed but with more comfort at comparable speed on bad roads.
Throw the EBIKE down the WELL!!
Do it again, and just swap riders – Dan on e-bike and off-road, Steve on road bike and tarmac… then it becomes something outside Dan's comfort zone… and the obvious skills of the off-road ride would be a stark contrast to the simple fitness of a road rider required just to climb at a steady pace…
Haha how dark was Dan when the fella caught him up at 9 mins. So funny
How I like those videos of e-bikes vs real bikes! They make them VERY fun! greetings from Mexico!
Is this a welsh channel
When he thought the ebike would beat him up the road route I’m pretty sure he was wrong.
I say it's amazing what ebikes are bringing to cycling, they allow so much more fun for the average weekend warrior. Theability to ride with faster & fitter people AND have a great workout as well as a good laugh is great. I only wish I could afford the ebike I rode recently, I want into this more often. That was a monumental offroad climb, depressingly in the realm of only the true elite… until now.
"Who's Doctor Ferrari?" haha
you need more power dude.
The bike is solid, nothing sound on it even though I did not fine tune it just put it together, well pack and easy to put together. It's fast and I feel the gear ratio is perfect, share4.photo/RoadBike?Cの I live in Florida everything is flat here so it's perfect, even when I'm climbing it feels nice and light. Brakes are good too, everything feels of good quality till you get to the pedals. In fact the treat in one of them was almost bad I had a hard time to install it. Saddle I ok as well, after 20-25 miles it hurst without bicycle shorts with bike shorts it's not so bad.
cool now switch routes
How did I not see this video? Great work Dan and Steve
Damn he was struggling with that ebike. Next time get a presenter that’s in shape for the ebike challengener.
How do you film the off-road version? It almost feels fake and scripted.
It’s so simple, Young and super fit, No e bike, Older and fit but don’t need to beat yourself up, E bike, Personally it’s a game changer 🚵♂️🏴
Electric mobility bikes are fantastic for unfit and disabled riders.
9:15 Steve: “I can’t talk” – what must Dan have been thinking? 🙂
Hats off to GCN's camera team! Filming Steve's ascent would definitely not have been easy at all!
yeh this is the best cycling channel ever
just put a capable rider on the ebike like in the descent
2:59 the moment dan got serious about this challenge
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Dan saying "you're gonna fork off" as many times he can😄
Easily assembled. Seem to be high quality for such …