poss the Nivolet (Italian side of the Isere valley) or the Aspin/Tourmalet combo. Anything in the Dolomites but NOT the Zoncolan
@chrisdanish84
Жыл бұрын
Any climb that gets me out of Bath without having to take the canal in the winter but doesn't kill me on my commute home.
@maartends6051
Жыл бұрын
no climb specific but more gran fondos, like trois ballons, marmote... and cingle (3 sides of the ventoux) so i guess ventoux is on my bucket list lol
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
@@markrushton1516 If this guy can do it so can you 👉 kzitem.info/news/bejne/k4eE1Wl-fIyki2k
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
@@maartends6051 A classic climb! 👌
@lightningll2991
Жыл бұрын
I love when Hank says the steep parts can go up to 10,14, 20 and even 18% so 18% is now harder than 20% I love it..
@willmo1725
Жыл бұрын
Good one hank. I like to zen my way up a hill. Relaxing as much as possible. Slow and steady to the top and rip the down hill. I go up at 9 mph or less and come down at 59, woots. So much fun.
@fredmcgough748
Жыл бұрын
I like the look on peoples who are driving when I pass them on the way down the hill.
@willmo1725
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@franciscobermejo1779
Жыл бұрын
Going to climb Alp d'huez in a couple weeks! 😊
@schrodingerthecat
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@franciscobermejo1779
Жыл бұрын
@@schrodingerthecat thanks! I'll definitely need it 😅
@apuldram
Жыл бұрын
Not done “The Alp” but rode Mt Diablo (4,000ft) in California a few times, and discovered changing your pace is essential. Don’t just twiddle up it in an easy gear. Actually, think about stopping 😱 and taking in the scenery…
@erlendsteren9466
Жыл бұрын
Last week I did a 350 altitudemeters climb early in a 4 hour ride. Halfways up I got tired, and immidiatly did a smart thing. I stopped and found both wild raspberry and blueberry. After eating for twenty minutes I carried on and the last half of the ascent went well. On the top I stopped again, had food and water, and the final hours with less climb was a nice scenic experience, not tired at all.
@Z-u-m-a
Жыл бұрын
Like it
@tonyiorfino7890
Жыл бұрын
I'm climbing Mt. Washington, NH next weekend. Billed as the hardest climb in the world. 5000 feet in 7.6 miles. Average grade 12%. Extended sections 18%. Last 100 m 22%!
@fredmcgough748
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, very helpful. I love in Pennsylvania, there are many climbs especially in the Pocono Mountains and Jim Thorpe.
@christopher2041
Жыл бұрын
I live in Lehighton and love the local climbs around the area
@hugobci
Жыл бұрын
A lot of people suffer data anxiety from their fancy computers showing gradiente and classification of climbs, turning a enjoyable climb into torture. So, a great tip: no sound alerts in the computer and put it in your pocket and enjoy the view.
@inz_uzi
Жыл бұрын
That's a ridiculous advice. Some people go there to enjoy the views but others go there to reach their limit and then data is a must. One size doesn't fit all.
@zapataboy9377
Жыл бұрын
@@inz_uziI just recently started enjoy more my rides just by not looking at my data but instead focussing on the view and people around me. It's a great advice
@inz_uzi
Жыл бұрын
@@zapataboy9377 I don't think you got my point. This is a good advice for people who seek experience, like you. But there are also a lot of people (like me) who seek performance and need this data as a tool to help them achieve their goals. So to me this advice is ridiculous because the author assumes that everybody is like him and should do as he does. As I wrote previously one size doesn't fit all. Personally I like to suffer on climbs and then descent as fast as I can - but I don't say everybody shoukd do this too. If I want to enjoy the views and spend a nice day in the mountains I leave my bike and go hiking instead.
@stanleyuk1
Жыл бұрын
It works for me as well. I don’t like to know what is going to happen round the corner 😊
@candystink
Жыл бұрын
@@inz_uziHe’s giving his opinion, which is what people do here. It’s not ridiculous advice any more than yours.
@anthonidanowski9404
Жыл бұрын
had an interesting experience last weekend. went camping on my bikepacking rig, weighed in at about 53 pounds. had to hit one of the biggest climbs in my area, about 2000 ft in 5 miles. average 6% grade but hits 18%. went a slow steady pace up it and felt great . got to the top with lots of power left. i ended up beating my fastest time on my road bike by 20 seconds. most of the hard sections had slower times but the overall climb was faster. dont know what that means but its something to work with.
@BurtonHohman
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like your gearing on your road bike is too hard for you if you went 20 seconds faster on a much heavier bike
@laRapidafroome
Жыл бұрын
hola Hank , que buena frase "no busques el esfuerzo , que el esfuerzo llegue a ti " genial !!
@jimcox9093
Жыл бұрын
I've found heart rate is key. I used to "attack" hills and would usually explode at some point. Impossible to recover at that point. Now I have a target HR and I try to always stay below it and climbs are fun again.
@jthomas4859
11 ай бұрын
On the Blue Ridge Parkway, coasting through or stopping for 30 seconds at the overlooks is surprisingly refreshing. It's kind of a reset for me. And the views!
@billmontgomerie9526
Жыл бұрын
Love the Gloria reference !! I will be mentally chanting or maybe out right singing that depending on who is around in hill repeat’s tomorrow morning Awesome. Thanks folks
@adriancameron8665
11 ай бұрын
On very steep sections, reducing the cadence allows more blood to flow into muscles on the upstroke and allows for sustained effort
@marksIItimewarps
Жыл бұрын
Move the saddle forward and tilt the nose down on the long way up. Restore adjustment for the downhill and the flats after you reach the summit. Don't stand early during a long climb. This can cause you to bonk early! There's a better way to relax your back during a long climb than getting out of the saddle. Hands on the tops and sit upright as much as you can and disengage the glutes and core muscles in the downstroke. If you don't know how to do this then you need to train yourself how to engage or disengage some of your muscle groups. You'll find it to be a very useful skill to have for long climbs.
@Baile_an_Locha
Жыл бұрын
The rhythm and cadence advice is all very well but some climbs are pure slogs where your gears can’t save you and cadence is 50 at most. I recently did the Mortirolo from Mezzo which had me going into my lowest gear at the bottom and staying there for the next 12.5 km to the top. A few days later it was a similar story for much of the Gavia from Ponte. My point is that a lot of people coming from countries without comparable climbs haven’t worked on this aspect of their training. They train at nice cadences but then find they’re utterly screwed when they hit a section of 500 metres @ 17%. This requires leg and core strength.
@shinobusensui9395
Жыл бұрын
How often did you get out the saddle and what's your gearing?
@Baile_an_Locha
Жыл бұрын
@@shinobusensui9395 I always climb seated but on a long climb I get out of the saddle every ~5 minutes for 15-20 seconds to ease my back. For the Mortirolo, my bottom gear was 34x34!
@cb6866
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Hank and crew....you are a legend ! ....Bungee .....
@matt_acton-varian
Жыл бұрын
My Big Six climbs are the Stelvio, Mortirolo Huez, Ventoux (all three ways), Tourmalet and Angliru. Never cycled outside the UK and I am a masochist for climbing.
@davidhenry5925
Жыл бұрын
I took my bike to the Big Island of Hawaii in September of last year. I logged 250 miles in the week. Most of the rides were on the Iron Man route down Queens Highway along the ocean with fairly gentle (3 to 5%) although long climbs. On one day I went the opposite direction toward Captain Cook from Kailua-Kona. There are three climbs in the 67km loop. The first climb is 7.6KM at 7.8% grade, a very tough climb for me. On the way back and going down the descents, it was hard to keep the bike below 80KMH, the bicycle starts vibrating above that speed. I would like to go back to Hawaii and ride up Mauna Kea, 68KM of climbing with the last 16KM at 10.7% average gradient. Toughest climb in the world?
@jamesmckenzie3532
Жыл бұрын
The one thing about riding in Hawaii is the radiant heat from the volcano.
@philipapts886
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmckenzie3532 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@nk-dw2hm
Жыл бұрын
I've only visited oahu, does big island have bike lanes of are you just on the side of the highway/road?
@BramVantasner
Жыл бұрын
Hank’s advice is Yoda-like with Gloria Estefan thrown in. Not many could pull that off but Hank manages it marvelously!
@markrushton1516
Жыл бұрын
lower gears will always win thro - look at the TdF. no one grinds now because a 30 /32/34 cassette is available
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Spinning is winning 🙌
@MTBScotland
Жыл бұрын
my main tip is to stop every so often so you don't die
@davegearing2707
Жыл бұрын
Use HR. Know your threshold, stay on or under it
@gt5087
Жыл бұрын
nice choice of wheels for the climb haha
@jamesmckenzie3532
Жыл бұрын
All of these apply to climbs anywhere in the World. Ive used them on Mount Lemmon, a 40 km climb with an average of 6.8% gradient.
@tobiasbouma4071
Жыл бұрын
There are no alpine climbs close to me, I live in the flattest country on earth. But I found myself challenged by the climbs that have been adapted to Zwift (Alpe du Zwift for example). One more tip I can add to the list is that practice makes perfect when going for a PB. When you go hard, you're obviously in uncharted territory when it comes to your power profile. What I find is that the first limiting factor for me, is stomach upset. This can be remedied by reminding your body what it's like every once in a while. But really likewise, say you think you can go harder than you're doing because your muscle acid is not building up as fast as it could, should you want to be empty at the top. Perhaps you can pick a power based on the known MaxHR to which heading asymptotically to it as the climb progresses, such that you reach it at the col. HR may not go up as you might think, and in this way you keep getting to know your body better to make a better estimate. I've been improving the duration of my target power by 2 minutes per week in this way, and hope to continue the trend so I can beat Si's time soon ;-) (I'm close to his weight)
@hasbeenracing
Жыл бұрын
Like the song says, rhythm and melody.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Do you listen to music when on long climbs? 🎶
@hasbeenracing
Жыл бұрын
No, never listen to music while riding.
@jenspetersimonsen4235
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn Never listen to music while riding - be aware of trafic around you 🙂
@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling
Жыл бұрын
since last December until June I avoided climbs like you would avoid a fart in a crowded lift (elevator) because the small chain ring on my bike had broken and the easiest gearing I had was a 53 ring and an 11-25 cassette on the indoor trainer. During June and July I had a change of motivation and tried to climb as much as possible. Due to my gearing it was too much of a chore to keep a sustained effort above 10% and unless i got some good momentum going - 16% was the max i could manage for a few minutes - not because it was tiring but because cadence would get really low - at times less than 20rpm . some climbs (especially ventoux, Col d'Izoard and Mt Etna) it was like doing none stop squats for a few hours without being able to stop and take a break. Anyway the weekend before last I had this crazy idea to try an everesting attempt indoors and within less than 5 minutes the chain slipped, got caught behind the ring and as i pushed down on the pedal the chainring snapped away from the crank arm. Anyway I had been saving for an upgrade since Jan - so nice new groupset will be on the bike soon and i thought that i would give my legs some recovery with an 11-32 cassette. Im expecting to be able to fly up these big hills when i get the bike back.
@RobertJWaid
Жыл бұрын
A missing, BIG, basic tip: fuel up before and at the beginning of the climb. Eating and drinking during the climb is important but do extra at the beginning.
@robertmcfadyen9156
Жыл бұрын
We need advice for full body osteoarthritis sufferers .
@iansingleton
Жыл бұрын
Why don't GCN do a video about climbing UK climbs? I regularly do a route in the North East Side of the Peak District. 62 miles with 2000Meters of repeated short sharp steep climbs. I've never seen a GCN video about riding these kind of routes. The only video similar was when Hank & Conor tried to recreate the Giro 19 Queens Stage! They failed! I recently watched a video from Simon trying to tell me how to ride out of the saddle! Utter twaddle! I appreciate the films are for a world wide audience but the climbs we have in the UK are what make riding here so special. I have friends in Europe eager (and nervous) about coming to the UK to test themselves on our vicious jagged climbs! Come on guys. We don't need another GCN film of one of the presenters riding up some French 17km long climb at 7%. I can take you on a 40 mile ride with awesome scenery taking in nearly 2000Meters ascent with multiple 20% climbs!
@nk-dw2hm
Жыл бұрын
A cadence meter is possibly the most important piece if you can't have all of the sensors and gizmos
@SamuelCox-dm6tg
Жыл бұрын
Mt Baw Baw, Australia
@evictorr
Жыл бұрын
I like to take my time riding up the big climbs, because I enjoy the climbs more than the descents. So I'm never in any hurry to finish the climb as quickly as possible, because that just cuts the enjoyment short.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Love that! It's not all about pure speed, enjoying the views is just as important 🙌
@jameslee-pevenhull5087
Жыл бұрын
Use the gear that will put you 75mm higher in elevation per pedalstoke at 60 cadence.
@robertgt1858
Жыл бұрын
What?
@TheFloridaBikeVlogger
Жыл бұрын
loading up the gear for this one.
@josenorbertoespiritucontre8324
Жыл бұрын
Did Hank just quote Gloria Stefan? Didn't see that coming lol
@Lukas-bl9wy
Жыл бұрын
6: use a powermeter
@stevendouglas6593
Жыл бұрын
No heart rate monitors, no power meters, ride by heart like Alberto Contador or Thomas Voeckler.
@phil4455
Жыл бұрын
Unless you are a feather lite pro modern gears are no good for your “average” cyclist. Bring back the triple chainset!
@SPMech1
Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@reginaldscot165
Жыл бұрын
This video is a day late for me. 😂
@TiagoMorbusSa
Жыл бұрын
wtf does it mean "going into the red"? Is it like "going below stall speed" in an aeroplane?
@stevengoodwin3154
Жыл бұрын
Going into the red means you are putting out more effort than is sustainable for more than a few minutes.
@TiagoMorbusSa
Жыл бұрын
@@stevengoodwin3154 So FTP is "the red"?
@stevengoodwin3154
Жыл бұрын
@TiagoMorbusSa FTP is what you can sustain for one hour straight. I would say FTP would be orange, and FTP + 10% is the start of red. ✌️
@TiagoMorbusSa
Жыл бұрын
@@stevengoodwin3154 that doesn't make any sense
@user-uj3lg3uk9u
4 ай бұрын
Don't like hills
@chriscameron3161
Жыл бұрын
Shouldn’t Blake have presented this one?
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Hahahah he's a pro hill climber now 🙌
@jimmyhtor9365
Жыл бұрын
Now let's turn to how to make it at all, instead of just being faster 😅
@aggaplays6694
Жыл бұрын
First
@ds6914
Жыл бұрын
Harder you pedal the faster you go
@roytelling6540
Жыл бұрын
get an E-Bike then all the climbs will become easier LoL
@davidblackburn1672
Жыл бұрын
Me and @kieran_rawley are doing Pico Valeta tomorrow, I think he's more excited than me
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