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

    1. 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.

    2. 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…

    3. 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.

    4. 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.

    5. 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 🚵‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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