Do you think you would have the skills to keep up with the pros? 💨
@paulcollingridge8387
Ай бұрын
Cheers, Hank, however my wife & I are both in our late 60s and ride a tandem.... I would be deafened if I tried that and would have to live in the shed for a month.... The dangers of high speed downhills are far-reaching! Thanks for a great video
@B_KFC_Leg
Ай бұрын
Nice video! May I know which seat post mount did you use to take those shots from behind Hanks?
@peterwillson1355
Ай бұрын
No😂
@ReynaldoOrio
Ай бұрын
No I like not flying off a cliff
@johnandrews3568
Ай бұрын
Yep. I love descending.
@matejstankovic9843
Ай бұрын
"I'm not gonna take crazy risks" Proceeds to overtake the orange van through the corner...
@Jan-n.p.2
Ай бұрын
😂
@Jan-n.p.2
Ай бұрын
😂
@maniac0303
Ай бұрын
Was these overtaking maneuver really risky? Or was this calculated by a high skilled ex pro? Here is an example for hi risks in my opinion: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1YNntICKaolhZHo
@EricMichaelManuel
Ай бұрын
nah, that van braked intentionally to let him pass.
@grahamricketts-bq1ft
Ай бұрын
@@EricMichaelManuel corner was blind though
@mradelphi02
Ай бұрын
At no point in my cycling life would I ever feel safe going 110km/h. Props to the pros making it look easy
@NinjaElephant
Ай бұрын
Try going down Kühtai at Ötztaler Marathon. It’s different there. I never before did more than 72 but there it was 107.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
They make it look too easy!
@johnandrews3568
Ай бұрын
I can hit 90+ on my daily ride in one spot. C'est le fun!
@dtibor5903
Ай бұрын
I have hit 80kph a few times, pretty damn scary 😬
@jb-rx2ig
Ай бұрын
nice. I guess you did a bike check before the race right? @@NinjaElephant
@bittiapina
Ай бұрын
That bunny hop that Hank did in those speeds to dodge the wet tarmac? Insane. Well done. Always a good time watching Hank do crazy challenges.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He's got skills
@jasoncdebussy
Ай бұрын
Insane absolutely - and unnecessary 🤣 OK, I'm jealous as I'm pretty much devoid of skills! Great work, Hank 👍
@bikekante
27 күн бұрын
Greets to Nibali
@chrisdavidson911
Ай бұрын
You'd've found about a minute if Si was somewhere behind you on his Brompton and you could hear him shouting
@gcn
Ай бұрын
A stern word from Si can go a long way! 👀
@jbratt
Ай бұрын
Having the entire road allows you to carry much more speed through the corners. This not only gets you through the corners faster but sets you up to go much faster on the straights. Good job!
@JeremyKnight-i2g
Ай бұрын
Brilliant video. You're a brave man, Hank! I was s**t scared just watching you descend! Loved the bunny hop, too!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He's got the skills!
@mitch_smith
Ай бұрын
Hank you smashed it and since no one said anything, that bunny hop was perfectly timed. Made this old BMX’er smile.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He's got skills
@AQUPAS
Ай бұрын
Another banger of a video by GCN!! Absolutely epic views too!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, we had so much fun filming this one... can you tell 😉
@FKnoph
Ай бұрын
The most impressive part is how Hank managed to move the bike mounted camera from front to back during the descent! 🤣 Great video, though! 😁
@suhdud4646
Ай бұрын
Surely Im not the only one who when on the flats at speed under my own power feels in control but that exact same speed going down a decent feels alot quicker.
@Jeffgreene37
Ай бұрын
Agreed! 😂
@williamcroson9102
Ай бұрын
On the flat you know you can stop a lot quicker. Makes a massive difference.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
It's all about confidence 🙌
@Sixten--
Ай бұрын
I mean, you are probably also accelerating at that speed still. Maybe that's what makes it feel faster?
@festerofest4374
Ай бұрын
That was thrilling to watch! The awesome drone footage really helped provide perspective. Nice work, GCN! And a beautiful bunny-hop over the wet spot, Hank! You were FLYING yet the TdF bros were 10kph faster -- just unbelievable!
@roberthayter157
Ай бұрын
I have a French friend who lives in St Jean de Maurienne in the region of Galibier. Last time I saw him he was 77 and had ascended four of the local Tour de France mountain passes that summer - by bike, that is - including Galibier.
@galloglas6907
Ай бұрын
One of the most iconic beginnings to a descent where they handed out newspapers for the riders to stuff inside their jersey to block the cold wind
@gcn
Ай бұрын
It's an absolute classic! 👌
@mommamooney
Ай бұрын
Loved it! I am definitely not a speed demon on descents. The hubs told me recently that I’m faster going uphill than down. I think it triggers my absolute fear of heights
@gcn
Ай бұрын
To us that sounds like you're just a speedy climber! 😉
@nickpatten5263
Ай бұрын
That was bloody good going Hank, great footage too. One of the best GCN videos of late.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Thanks Nick
@Grant_Ferstat
Ай бұрын
Well done Hank it scared me just watching!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Hank ain't scared of nothing! 🙌
@_Astrovert
5 күн бұрын
The forward looking, over the back clips were awesome!!
@waynebond5771
Ай бұрын
Love watching Hank ride and of course he throws in a bunny hop on his descent
@fredhercmaricaubang1883
Ай бұрын
This is pretty descent of you!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Thanks 😉
@fredhercmaricaubang1883
Ай бұрын
@@gcn You did get the pun, right?
@inz_uzi
Ай бұрын
Amazing thing is that Ganna was faster on flat than Hank on descent 😂
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Hahahah don't rub it in too much 😉
@ger128
Ай бұрын
This looks like so much fun! Great job to Hank for making it down at such a fast pace.
@davidshardlow4369
Ай бұрын
Hank that was absolutely epic! Bluebird day in the Alps and serious cojones from you on the descent.. brilliant video!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@PepeDalinShow
Ай бұрын
I love descents! It's the best part of the climb! SEND IT!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
What goes up must come down 🙌
@eleycki
Ай бұрын
See hank: click! Great vid as always
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Yes yes yes! 🙌
@QwertsMinecraft
Ай бұрын
Wow that’s still a crazy good time by Hank! 👌🏼
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He's got skills! 👌
@rant-a-dad3636
Ай бұрын
Chapeau! That is an absolutely amazing effort. 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
@zhangyi3271
Ай бұрын
Interesting to see GCN doing Safa Brian thing😅
@stevestudley5685
Ай бұрын
Great content! Thank you.
@ianba123
Ай бұрын
At the top of the descent the camera is mounted on his handlebars, yet by the bottom it's on the back of his saddle. Clearly some video trickery is going on here!
@cpshoot1146
Ай бұрын
They have two cameras, you see the other one thats behind him as he descends.
@inz_uzi
Ай бұрын
It's magic of YT. 😊 On some shots he miraculously doesn't have any cameras.
@andrewmcalister3462
Ай бұрын
Hank undid the mount and reattached it to the seat post while descending. 😲
@suvikristjan
Ай бұрын
@ianba123, So there's no way they did multiple descents to make the video more dynamic?
@ianba123
Ай бұрын
@@suvikristjanYeah, sure they did - but it does detract from the authenticity!
@rodrodriguez5847
Ай бұрын
Amazing! Hank..😮🤙
@MartinBentancour
Ай бұрын
The camera on the front of the bike when Hank starts the descent and on the back at end 🧐🤔 I bet if he didn’t have to stop and change it he would have beat Tadej 😂
@steveb0503
Ай бұрын
Yeah - I noticed that, too. Gonna chalk it up to supplemental shots taken later or something - 'cause I don't know how he could've considered it a non-stop run otherwise...
@markkorondi5983
Ай бұрын
@@steveb0503 probably they did a recon ride and a full on descend. I mean thats what I would've done
@MartinBentancour
Ай бұрын
@@markkorondi5983 yeah, I figured as much. I imagine they often have to do several takes of the same and/or do a recon before the actual attempt.
@BrentNeal1979
Ай бұрын
I came to the comments for exactly this point. Immediately noticed the 360 camera change during the video.
@Stirling1989
Ай бұрын
Props to Hank bunny hopping the wet road at 60kph+
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He's got the skills 🙌
@robertgreiner4703
Ай бұрын
Kudos for that jump over the wet road!
@yohansharp3040
Ай бұрын
This was awesome, thanks GCN & Hank
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@Bathi666
Ай бұрын
Wow amazing mate
@mikkelaare4103
Ай бұрын
What a epic vid, the experiment is interesting of course - but can we take a minute for the feeling of this epic descent. From the flowy turns into the perfect hairpins with the most amazing views in the background. This is why i ride my bike in flat Denmark, so I can have experiences like this in the mountains.
@Barrygee
Ай бұрын
I’m more impressed that you were able to change the camera from the front of the bike to the back whilst descending.
@williamh4611
Ай бұрын
Hi Hank & Manon, I was the bike packer that took a pic with you at the summit of Galibier. Thanks for having taken the time for the pic. Great vid !
@gcn
Ай бұрын
No problem at all, it was great to meet you. Hope you enjoyed the riding in the Apls as much as we did. Manon
@KarthickManickam
26 күн бұрын
The ascent and descent comes after a long ride for hours. Ideal test would be spend that much effort and then start descending. He started fresh from top.
@garysladek9110
Ай бұрын
Cheers to you Hank. I for one would be terrified.
@bb-r5710
Ай бұрын
What a ride with the camera view. I am glad you made the descent safely ❤
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Safe and speedy 👌 That's Hanks way 💨
@youngdave9976
Ай бұрын
Still mightily impressive Hank, great video and again just goes to show how much better the pros are at everything
@gcn
Ай бұрын
@ramsden35
Ай бұрын
Brilliantly terrifying!
@WanderingDiabetic
Ай бұрын
Smashed it mate awesome effort
@wandering_pete
Ай бұрын
Great video. Get Hank doing more of these and he'll be GCN's own Safa Brian. There are two things wrong with descending fast. You're so focussed on riding the road at speed, the optimal lines, etc., that you don't get to enjoy the scenery nor the twisty, winding road.
@michaelfleming4015
Ай бұрын
That was amazing! Without a closed road I don’t think you can or should go any faster. I was really scared for Hank. A close to head on with a climbing bike and those vehicles made it very sketchy. You Bunny Hopped the water! You did great Hank!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He is a mad man and a very skilled descender
@n22pdf
Ай бұрын
Awesome ride Hank.. footage looked amazing.. you’re looking super trim dude 💪 you’ve got to ride back up now though😉🚴🏻👍 Pete
@berndyorokai9283
Ай бұрын
Hank´s definition of "in a safe way" differs a lot from mine 😅
@robertfranks3644
Ай бұрын
Fair play good effort.
@aharshephotography
Ай бұрын
this was thrilling to watch
@Seppster58
Ай бұрын
The added 360 camera was great. I just staretd using one as well, and really adds to experience.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
We love having one 🙌
@nemure
Ай бұрын
Tbf with those "hills" you can grab a mountain bike and descend it straight ignoring the road lanes 😅😅😅
@Gixer750pilot
Ай бұрын
Now that would make a great GCN / GMBN challenge !!!!
@nemure
Ай бұрын
@@Gixer750pilot Hahaha indeed
@andrewbackhouse5828
Ай бұрын
Great views and terrifying, all at once
@okayest_amateur
Ай бұрын
You were flying!!
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He is speedy!
@dr_taka
Ай бұрын
Ha Hank looking awesome on the bike. That is all matters 😂. Don’t care about the time
@iswish_41
25 күн бұрын
Tadej did it after climbing up that monster of a mountain, you arrived in a car...
@galanska
Ай бұрын
I feel it in my stomach
@zekeHXC
Ай бұрын
I just want to say that the music choice at 1:00 is amazing.
@lukacalov1988
Ай бұрын
Short answer: No Long answer: Hell no
@m477yrul3z
Ай бұрын
I want to see the GCN guys try out the olympic sport of BMXing! Freestyle and racing!
@GeekonaBike
Ай бұрын
IMHO downhill KoM have no place on Strava. Don't incentivize more risk taking on downhills!
@EricMichaelManuel
Ай бұрын
110km/h with 1mm of clothing to protect you, oh and styrofoam helmet that doesn't cover your face. Cycling! :D
@reinholdachleitner2069
Ай бұрын
Awesome video,in a safe way 110km/h but excellent bunny hop Hank.💯👌🏻🚴♂️💪🏻
@Burkhard_Ehnes
Ай бұрын
well - and Pogi didn't have to change the Insta-360 from bar to saddle ...
@dirkstaudt4341
Ай бұрын
What Pogi's average speed makes more impressive , is the fact of the mediocre road surface quality of the Galibier
@Va1l4323
Ай бұрын
You guys should do a vid about how you film cycling vids like this as cycling is an incredibly hard to film
@rg807
Ай бұрын
"We made it to the top.." You DROVE to the top. 😂
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Watch this space 👀
@bobfrode
Ай бұрын
100 km pr hr in a safe way? wow....didnt know that :P You are a brave man Hank :D
@themanof83
Ай бұрын
Tom Pidcock, "Hold my beer"! 🍺
@gcn
Ай бұрын
@chamfly5783
Ай бұрын
I'll try that comment on my wife. "110 kph but in a safe way......"
@NinjaElephant
Ай бұрын
Everybody saying Hank did not ride safely, I think he did a great job there, most of the time you can see oncoming miles ahead , road conditions were good and at some point he had motorbike and drone support, possible radio warnings. And I mean he was 2 minutes slower, think about the speed they do at the Tour.
@michaelplantarich3375
Ай бұрын
Great job Hank! Those roads without guard rails make my sphincters clench up 😂. Don't see many like that in America. I'm jealous of all the famous roads that are overseas that are packed with cyclists and cars that are super aware of their presence. I'd love to get over there one day to ride, just maybe not as quickly!
@jonathanzappala
Ай бұрын
I don’t know guys, the only video I’ve seen of Hank’s professional career is him failing to navigate a corner 😂
@dklindsey1952
Ай бұрын
Very fun video
@aihsanasl
27 күн бұрын
You should add "dont try this at home" warning in the description :D
@CarlosParadaP
Ай бұрын
How many times did he went down ? In the beginning, the camera was in the front and then all of a sudden it was on the back 🤔🤔🤔
@paulgrimshaw8334
Ай бұрын
Big Question: Any special measures taken to balance your wheels?
@manuel7102
Ай бұрын
I hate this video, on open roads everybody should abide by the rules and yet I saw dangerous overtakings and lane invasion. Those kind of behaviour shouldn't be done or even promoted
@ghislainbugnicourt3709
Ай бұрын
I enjoyed the video, but you're right. "How fast can I get while respecting the rules" would still be a fun challenge, with a better message.
@trojanhawrs4613
Ай бұрын
The overtake was maybe a little bit dicey but the van driver slowed right down to let him pass, there's no problem with using the oncoming lane to gain vision around the corner or reduce your turn angle where you have vision already, it's a technique taught to motorcyclists and people doing advanced driving courses.
@ChampionGaming
24 күн бұрын
Manonnnnnn ❤
@mrvwbug4423
Ай бұрын
I think even a typical amateur rider or even amateur racer would've stuffed it trying to go your pace. That spot where the back of the bike tried to step out on you, you held it, I think a lot of amateur riders would've stuffed it in that spot.
@reecedawson6113
Ай бұрын
I'd love to see a pro or former pro not from the UK come and decent an open UK decent on our terrible often wet and gritty, potholly roads. Somewhere in the Yorkshire or the lakes down a 25% slope
@nicholasg.844
Ай бұрын
"I'm not gonna take crazy risks" .. and went on to do a Bunny Hop on the wet part of the descend 😱
@gcn
Ай бұрын
He can't help himself!
@alinapopescu872
Ай бұрын
It must be Jamie's breakfast that's slowing you down. 😉
@jfa849
Ай бұрын
Unusually in South Africa I've been lucky enough to ride a mountain pass descent that been used in a pro race. The times on Strava warp the brain a bit.
@martindirkzimmer
Ай бұрын
So glad it wasn't me.
@stanislaogerman3743
Ай бұрын
Well done ... you were not on closed roads and not optimized for aero (3d camera for one). I think you could have beat Pogi under optimal conditions 💪🏾
@HenningGu
Ай бұрын
110?!?!?! I'm already feeling iffy at 30 on the good roads around here and 25 usually.
@ZOB4
Ай бұрын
Hank and the case of the magically relocating 360 camera
@eleycki
Ай бұрын
Check strava: two runs!
@eduardolevylopes8126
Ай бұрын
Me cycling in brazil at sea level , i wouldnt even be able to breath there to get into the bike
@_MattyG_
Ай бұрын
Top 100 ain’t bad considering the tour just went through there and they have 150+ riders
@CycoWarriorx
Ай бұрын
Says he’s not gonna take risks… then flies by a cargo van… ok Hank 😅
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Classic Hank 🤣
@grahamsmith2022
Ай бұрын
Hydraulic disk brakes, now it all makes sense.👍
@miguelcpt
Ай бұрын
Me thinking at 2:08 "please do not crash Hank"
@raybarber9837
18 күн бұрын
Can I suggest a challenge for Hank. Take on Beth Shriever on a BMX course then see how she does against him on a road bike sprinting and uphill.
@pierrex3226
29 күн бұрын
There's time to save by dropping that jacket and not running cameras on the bike. At these speeds, both things absolutely slow you down materially. Now that wouldn't take you to the top 10, but you would for sure save several seconds. And I'm surprised you didn't do several runs.
@pierrekoetschet9108
Ай бұрын
Big up to Hank for switching his camera from front to back while riding at 80k an hour. Dedication.
@gcn
Ай бұрын
Hank never fails to amaze us
@MTBScotland
Ай бұрын
didn't earn the descent using an uplift. Shocking behaviour.
@erikmmartens
Ай бұрын
80th ish still means that you were faster or at worst as fast as the slower half of the peleton. Surely the top of the leaderboard is populated pretty much only by TdF athletes. Even assuming many TdF riders don't upload publicly to Strava, this is still pretty fast for open roads. The amount of time you loose on not being able to take both lanes while cornering is massive. You have to brake more before, you are slower throughout the curve and you'll take longer accelerating back up (which might be cut short by the next curve). Probably ⅔ or more of you time loss comes from that.
@PrzemyslawInstunajd-rj5ep
Ай бұрын
What kind of mount You used for seat post @gcn? Lovely cornering skills Hank👌🚴
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