Day 2 done! Who do you think is looking the strongest? 👀
@vancelray
Жыл бұрын
Chiara, obviously.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
@@vancelray She is smashing it 🙌
@blabluppo9044
Жыл бұрын
The Italians are strong, but I think Cooper and Nele are in with a shot!
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
@@blabluppo9044 It's still all to play for 🙌
@rennradlerin
Жыл бұрын
chiara, nele and cooper
@OUTDOORS55
Жыл бұрын
This would be great with some power numbers. People want power! Its like watching a strong man competition without knowing how much they are lifting..
@TSonemusic
Жыл бұрын
Power and weight
@JRadford_Rhino_Racing
Жыл бұрын
There's a reason they don't publish the numbers if they are about to go pro. You don't share your training stats with your competitors!
@official_polle239
Жыл бұрын
@@JRadford_Rhino_Racing Mathieu Van der poel uploads every ride on strata with his power and many other riders. The only team that don't let their riders upload their power etc. on strava is jumbo. So this isn't really a thing
@JRadford_Rhino_Racing
Жыл бұрын
@@official_polle239 Well, I said if you're "about to go pro" not if you're already at the top of the game like MVDP. Yes, you're right that a lot of pro's and teams publish their race data and training rides (on Strava etc), but you don't get to see their data from them doing the same types of test conditions that these riders are doing, trying to win a pro contract do you. Maybe their not showing them cause they don't want to demoralise the mere mortal recreational cyclist like me? Haha
@christianlemasson5415
Жыл бұрын
Mathieu is like a kid enjoying to play with the young talents. What a great oportunity, what a source of inspiration for them. Good luck to all the finalist, they are already all winners!
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
The guy just loves riding his bike!
@aliancemd
Жыл бұрын
Good job the Italians, very good performance from both of them. My jaw did drop when I saw Luca coming to the finish line with the timer under 10min
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Pretty bonkers right 🤯 he's looking strong so far!
@terrycorkum
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I think I have my favorites.
@desmoMarco91
Жыл бұрын
Last year i participated in the ReStelvio race (race to the top of the stelvio pass in italy from bormio)...it took me 2 hours and Luca won the whole competition in 1hr5 minutes. He's an absolute MACHINE and i've always wondered why he isn't a pro
@ernestocelestine2189
Жыл бұрын
Damn, Bandito's hill climb was insane :S Chiara also super strong.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
A true mountain goat... let's see how he gets on with the flats 👀
@aaronli1488
Жыл бұрын
How do you beat Andrew Feather and not already have a pro contract?
@aleksandravugdragovic4070
Жыл бұрын
so impressed with Chiara!
@D_e_Riva
Жыл бұрын
Se VDP ti fa i complimenti meriti un contratto a prescindere
@playandteach
Жыл бұрын
This series is the best thing on KZitem.
@elenaa1376
Жыл бұрын
Luca is adorable 😂 “yh, im tired, but its ok” 😂😂
@ptkewl
Жыл бұрын
Luca already looking like a Pro!
@grey_fox7
Жыл бұрын
Would have loved to see Luca chasing MVDP. All we saw was a fist bump at the end.
@wilsodj
Жыл бұрын
The lack of power data is pretty disappointing to be honest. And yesterday GCN mentioned in response to a similar comment that there would be data today? Find it confusing that Zwift which is predicated on power measurements isn't actually providing any for its series? Makes it much less interesting for me.
@tombladon8064
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the teams facilitating this may not be too keen to publish rider data. That said mvdp posts almost all his data to Strava so I’m not sure.
@wilsodj
Жыл бұрын
@@tombladon8064 I guess that could be the case - but seems like an odd choice as this is non-in-season data for people that aren't even on their team at this point? And if you are doing a series dedicated to presenting the process of selecting a rider seems like the idea is transparency to a certain degree - and this is kind of key info to omit. Last year there was a lot more power data presented which was genuinely interesting.
@wilsodj
Жыл бұрын
@slammindisco I'm just saying provide both. I don't mind them explaining what a paceline is - but also spend the 30 seconds to overlay some power numbers and provide some w/kg info. Makes it more interesting without losing anything.
@tomm1413
Жыл бұрын
The Italians seem very impressive! Both of them taking 30 seconds on a 5km course was insane, but no surprise from Luca of course after seeing what he is capable of on Strava 😅 looking forward for the next videos!
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Who do you think are their closest challengers?
@giacomomotta7973
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn In not so much time from now, maybe Jonas Vingegaard.
@maikodrun8530
Жыл бұрын
Ahh I love watching the finals. I cannot wait for the next episode to see how the riders respond to racing to eachother in crit city.😃😃
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Tune back in tomorrow for even more! It's going to be a big one 🙌
@vittorio.s
Жыл бұрын
Forza Bandito! Forza Chiara! Fateci sognare!
@benthomas8290
Жыл бұрын
why on earth is this not a proper show on mainstream tv!! incredible stuff! Love island can kiss your bum!!
@blabluppo9044
Жыл бұрын
Love everything about this, but wish the episodes were longer and we'd see more of the bike riding. The clips shown are cut really abruptly and short.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear you are enjoying it! Thanks for the feedback 🙌 something to consider for next year!
@blabluppo9044
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn Oh wow, thanks for writing immediate feedback. Not used to that from media companies, but then again, GCN certainly isn't a regular media company. So glad you exist - if it weren't for you, my four-year old wouldn't be dreaming about riding the TdF Femmes one day (he's a boy, but I don't have the heart to tell him ...).
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
@@blabluppo9044 No worries, any excuse to chat cycling 🙌 TDF femmes is such a great race! Great to hear your Son loves cycling so much.
@jwarmerdam7578
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn yeah 1 hour episodes would be great! :)
@goonzjav
Жыл бұрын
Yh I was surprised by the footage too. There was more last year. Not sure why it’s been cut this year. Editing Looks rushed.
@19rovic74
Жыл бұрын
Holy 1980’s! Those sunglasses on Si 😎
@davidecambiaghi5498
Жыл бұрын
il bandito che chiude su mvdp...follia!!!!...in salita non c'è storia!!!!Numero 1!!!
@astronics
Жыл бұрын
it's so fun and inspiring to watch these selected individuals give everything they can!
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Will you be hitting the turbo after this? 🙌
@astronics
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn haha I'll definitly try
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
@@astronics That's all you can do 🙌
@serenastrek3945
Жыл бұрын
Great Job for everyone but Italians are the best. Thank you Luca and Chiara for the emotions you gave us
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Italy looking strong at the moment 💪
@Ziekeman69
Жыл бұрын
Where are the watts you promised us yesterday?
@Outsideville
Жыл бұрын
Coach used to ask me the same thing. 😑
@julen2380
Жыл бұрын
I don't really understand the editing. Like is there a reason why we saw Luca's fist bump with MvP but not his chase? And also: were there not supposed to be numbers today? On the plus side: I'm glad that the women got to ride exactly the same challenge as the men this year around.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Maybe he was to quick for us to catch him 👀
@julen2380
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn Well, okay. I can believe that. ;)
@KetzalSterling
Жыл бұрын
Very strange that no power data is included, 2 episodes in. What gives?
@ajsupercars8595
Жыл бұрын
Everything PinkBike academy could and should be! Love this series!
@Sticle
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making these videos guys. This is better than watching a movie. Very well edited and filmed!
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
That's what we like to hear 🙌 Tune on later for the next episode!
@vincenzodavidelagalante4607
Жыл бұрын
Luca deserves the contract! The congratulation of VDP just testify to this
@donreed5074
Жыл бұрын
Loved this last year and loving it this year! Great work GCN as always 👍
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Do you think the competition is harder this year? 👀
@tobiasvantoledo7060
Жыл бұрын
Luca is such a impressive rider, have no doubt he can become a pro rider. Also being very modest is a great show of character and mindset which may often be more important then the numbers :)
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
So far he has it all, great skills and attitude. How will he fair on the Flat though? 👀
@nicolarossi4563
Жыл бұрын
#teamBandito 🇮🇹
@andymow21
Жыл бұрын
Think I've recognised the bonus climb at the top of the Coll de Rates in the titles. Can't wait to see them do that, it's absolutely brutal.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Interesting 👀
@paro64
Жыл бұрын
We want to see Vegalito in GT. His numbers are comparable with the best world tour riders. No fight on this finals, there is a big gap from Luca and the other players.
@CyclingChefDiane
Жыл бұрын
Where is the data? Show their power, show their HR, show their pacing.. liker zwift IRL. let us see how the effort changes their composition outdoors. lets see full shots of the paceline so we can make our own assumptions about who is handling it better.. Want to see more of the cycling/efforts. so many small snippits but not much content.
@iceguy8112
Жыл бұрын
Omg I LOVE their bikes like the layout design and all that.
@wsbygt
Жыл бұрын
Chiara, levels above all. We love her!
@kantila86
Жыл бұрын
C’mon guys, il Bandito is of another category…
@nik3tub312
Жыл бұрын
I hope for Luca !! From Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹 BANDITO scannellali tutti 🫶
@fabiol5059
Жыл бұрын
Planata del Bandito✈️
@JimHaysom
Жыл бұрын
Love a Hill Climb TT
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
You're going to love this! Joining us for the premiere? 👀
@aleksandravugdragovic4070
Жыл бұрын
So so soo impressed with Chiara! Rooting for her, although all the girls are 🔥🔥.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Everyone is smashing it this year 🙌 Hard to pick at the moment!
@easternbrown
Жыл бұрын
Italy's bossing this
@simonelovera7360
Жыл бұрын
KOMpetente per davvero, daje
@johanlelan4230
Жыл бұрын
I love your episodes. Really nice every evening GG
@j-dizzle6264
Жыл бұрын
Great content... really enjoy seeing these guys navigating the transition from casual training to more professional training. They're being thrown into the deep end... and, I think they'll really find something out about themselves.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
It's certainly a learning curve 👀 Anyone looking strong to you?
@alexarmstrong5611
Жыл бұрын
I think the rest of the men are competing for 2nd place with Luca in the frame! A beast..
@leehchris888
Жыл бұрын
Saw Elena in some Fat Cakes Club gear out of San Francisco! Shout out to them!
@oayysz8909
Жыл бұрын
Bandito all the way guy is strong af
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
He's looking good. How do you think he will get on in the crit race? 🔎
@serc4023
Жыл бұрын
oh, finalmente degli Italiani che si fanno notare
@santiagobenites
Жыл бұрын
I bet that some of those guys were a little nervous riding with Mathieu van der Poel, but everyone looked good in the paceline. I greatly enjoyed hearing the comments and breakdown of about the riders performances, and it's clear that Italians love their Zwifting! . This was excellent and well done content, GCN! 👍😁
@Luca-hu3jy
Жыл бұрын
Goooo Chiara 💫
@goonzjav
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Another season of Kristoff being uninterested lol! Well hes certainly smiled more already than last year!
@troycollett8540
Жыл бұрын
Magnus gives a much better explanation of what he’s looking for
@ilCatta8
Жыл бұрын
Il Bandito 🥷
@MsPietpaaltjes
Жыл бұрын
Give that Luca a pro contract already he is insane
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
He's certainly look strong 👀
@antoniodellava5431
Жыл бұрын
Chiara is wonderful 💪🥰
@imightbebiased9311
Жыл бұрын
One could say this is... Survival of the Zwiftest. ...I'll just see myself out.
@kevinderung8524
Жыл бұрын
Jasper's "Cycling fanatics" music kicks in @ about 11:00...I think he should be invited
@chrisridesbicycles
Жыл бұрын
A bit of motivation I can use after a sh*t FTP test today.
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha this should be all the motivation you need 💪
@chrisridesbicycles
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn This and Dan Lloyd getting back onto a bike. 🙃
@joelpedrazzini5921
9 ай бұрын
Doni Vergallito hanno spaccato tutto 😂🎉
@MrFataux
Жыл бұрын
Where is Ep. 3 😒
@mauroesse8353
Жыл бұрын
when the next episode? this is one of the best thing i saw on tv/internet this year
@ChrisCapoccia
Жыл бұрын
The story from Elana made me wonder how many other capable athletes would be great cyclists but have never tried, maybe come from a country with fewer opportunities or whatever
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
This is a real issues across lots of sports! Do you think we can do more to open cycling up for everyone? It's great that the Zwift academy could bring so much untapped talent out 🙌
@peterslegers6121
Жыл бұрын
This is the exact reason why the Dutch dominate women road cycling. It isn't fair. They have the safest bicycle infrastructure, the longest tradition in organising professional teams, the most sponsors, races and teams, so you get easily picked up. The mixed training groups allow them to easily get to a next level. About every kid learns to cycle at a very young age, so it's not a huge mental step to go racing. Their independent cycling gives them a level of liberty and confidence. Their parents no longer forbid them to race (too dangerous!) because they don't have the authority they used to have. They've had half of the best classic role models in both road and track racing (Keetie Hage, Leontien van Moorsel, Marianne Vos (+CX), the others being Beryl Burton, Yvonne Reynders and Jeannie Longo), and a lot of recent winners in all kinds of disciplines, so it's become an exciting thing when your kid wants to race.
@peterslegers6121
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn 1) Attention for road safety. A regular safety special about both race courses and general roads. Colabs to not only joke about a roundabout but briefly point out in any GCN show what's wrong with it and refer to an indepth video about it by a more specialised YT channel. On general road safety, BicycleDutch and Not Just Bikes come to mind, as they are gateways to other channels. 2) GCN & Zwift school tour (dikke banden / fat tyre races). Collab with a local/regional racing club and organise kids street races for an afternoon of sports and fun. This kind of races are a regular thing in the Netherlands, for instance organised by the (track) six days of Rotterdam (Michael Zijlaard), or by team Rabobank around the Profronde van Heerlen. I'm certain that you know the winner of the 2003 edition in Kerkrade: kzitem.info/news/bejne/u2mkyKyecoyopo4
@tweedledee4605
Жыл бұрын
bandito wtf the guy is absolutley crazy?
@sirioonesti6466
Жыл бұрын
“Totally fresh” bandito N. 1
@tonyc.1147
Жыл бұрын
Loved every minute!
@rennradlerin
Жыл бұрын
biggest dream is to ride the bike with mathieu, literally
@batstone79
Жыл бұрын
La volata al cassonetto!!!
@briansteele2723
Жыл бұрын
Love Chiara's Colnago!. Although this is all about Zwift and is sponsored by them I think those who deal with real mountains near their homes seem to have a bit of an advantage when it comes to pacing a climb?
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Interesting! Do you think lots of riders are a product of their surroundings? Zwift is a great to tool to accesses roads that you would never normally ride! 🤔
@MrSpecialized15
Жыл бұрын
Vai bandito!!
@jdyay
Жыл бұрын
Please sell this series to Netflix. GCN deserve it!
@nguyenho9591
Жыл бұрын
Alex Dowsett said that the world tour loves a fighter, Lucas is a fighter
@fastasasloth
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't Alex referring to Gianni Moscon? ;)
@billmccaffrey1977
Жыл бұрын
Love the competition!
@larsdaenen7050
Жыл бұрын
Damn, that was a good episode
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
It's only going to get better! 👀
@Nickellor
Жыл бұрын
“Si, want to do a How to pick sunglasses vid?” Said no one, ever
@cycloboyriley
Жыл бұрын
Making me want to go back to Mallorca riding!
@andreaguccio992
Жыл бұрын
Grande luca!!!
@GiorniInBianco
Жыл бұрын
TOTALLY FRESH
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Don't think they riders will be feeling fresh after this one 🥵
@sirioonesti6466
Жыл бұрын
Gli altri piegati sulla bici, il bandito “totally fresh”, due parole che valgono più di mille 😂
@GiorniInBianco
Жыл бұрын
@@sirioonesti6466 tra il totally frash e gli sguardi di vdp sembra pH. Se non lo fanno vincere vdp lo ingaggia lui. Non ride mai, appena incrocia lo sguardo di Luca sorride. HE FALL IN LOVE
@sirioonesti6466
Жыл бұрын
@@GiorniInBianco questa è poesia, sta succedendo davvero non stiamo sognando
@LegSpinna
Жыл бұрын
7:47 Maggie is looking gangsta!
@frankchan5547
Жыл бұрын
Group riding skills are important and probably more important than pure speed. We all know riders who are all over the place in the bunch and likely to cause accidents. I love hill climbs. A climb is a long affair with a mountain; a descent is a brief flirtation with gravity...
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
They'll be put through their paces both indoors and out, don't you worry! Who's looking the strongest to you? 👀
@tomm1413
Жыл бұрын
"A climb is a long affaire with a mountain, a decent is a brief flirtation with gravity" I've got to remember that one! But I do prefer the kick you get out of the brief flirtation with gravity 🤣
@frankchan5547
Жыл бұрын
@@tomm1413 cheers, feel free to use it! A while ago I entered a caption competition and came up with that. Probably sampled, borrowed, paraphrased and subconsciously cobbled from other sources, but it does make people think, especially non cyclists
@frankchan5547
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn not much between top 2 or 3 women and top 3 men from hill ITT at this stage. Team fit is going to count for a lot, so there might be a gap or spot for a particular type of rider with a particular personality type, irrespective of outright numbers
@troycollett8540
Жыл бұрын
@@frankchan5547 yep it’s the whole package as it’s no use having big numbers if you can’t use them I properly
@francescoguerrera1563
Жыл бұрын
Forza Banditooooo
@cornelius883
Жыл бұрын
rooting for Nele 💯🎉
@PtWhiteBelt
Жыл бұрын
She's absolutely all-round. But Chiara is brutal.
@cornelius883
Жыл бұрын
@@PtWhiteBelt you re right. however Nele has so many years to develop.
@PtWhiteBelt
Жыл бұрын
@@cornelius883 true. And she's absolutely lovely. That should count.
@ragna3671
Жыл бұрын
GCN the real MVP
@colinjockgraham
Жыл бұрын
please put on gcn app. so many ads
@boobtube1700
Жыл бұрын
Hope this works out for Hoff because being a sparky might not last using Alloy ladder, dont let work safe see this
@emiloechsler7344
Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Did you catch the first episode? 👉 kzitem.info/news/bejne/ma19x2x5nGOBZqQ
@emiloechsler7344
Жыл бұрын
Of course
@RoninCycling
Жыл бұрын
Si looks like Plastic Man from DC with those glasses and the red sweater.
@bonoms8129
Жыл бұрын
Italy takes it all
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
They are on a roll 🙌
@teepee296
Жыл бұрын
This beats love island and I’m a celebrity hands down 😁
@antoniodellava5431
Жыл бұрын
min 12 + 33 sec Il Pirata 🥰 ( kzitem.info/news/bejne/kaGIsmSmhmd6d4I ) , min 17 + 14 sec Il Bandito 🥰 ( kzitem.info/news/bejne/kaGIsmSmhmd6d4I )
@jonathanjc1131
Жыл бұрын
No power data for 2 episodes straight??
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Oh it's on it's way don't you worry. We want to you to get to know the riders not the numbers... We'll drop the Watt bombs later 🤯
@Mich695
Жыл бұрын
Luca is MVDP bff
@SuperYobo
Жыл бұрын
Why do they always have so much focus on cadence when science show that it doesn’t matter? (Natural cadence)
@mattismac
Жыл бұрын
It would have made more sense to have a TT of varied terrain with sharp corners, plus descents to help find those that will do better in an actual race. An uphill TT is just one steady effort with much less skill involved. Just an idea. But I guess for this purpose, the uphill climb is a safe option.
@lucacipolloni6744
Жыл бұрын
If bandito doesn't win..it's a joke
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
And on the women's side? 👀
@DanTuber
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn Chiara seems the best but are they really going to pick a 37 yr old?
@charliebad
Жыл бұрын
@@DanTuber Zwift messaged me and said the only reason I wasn't selected for the finals, is because I'm 84. I would have thought it was my 2.4wkg Ave but no, it's an aged based selection process.
@andrewmcalister3462
Жыл бұрын
@@DanTuber in 2016, the first Zwift Academy winner was Leah Thorvilson at age 37.
@DanTuber
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewmcalister3462 Is she still pro?
@matteocapella4714
Жыл бұрын
Daghe tott bandito. Facci sognare
@quintennn
Жыл бұрын
Do the participants get to keep all the gear they get? Kit, bike, ...?
@mjokffsgfjs
Жыл бұрын
Qualify for next year's Zwift Academy Finals and find out!
@quintennn
Жыл бұрын
@@mjokffsgfjs haha that's very kind of you that you would believe that I'm cappable of that, but I'm not haha
@rhysfagan4650
Жыл бұрын
Who gave Si those sunglasses 😎
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Hot or not??! 😂
@JensiW79
Жыл бұрын
#TeamNele
@pantster9855
Жыл бұрын
MvdP has unfair advantage. He was living in the altitude hotel there for weeks
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha good thing they aren't going up against him 😳
@pantster9855
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn this reply didn’t age too well! You’d think you would know better
@benfinesilver2250
Жыл бұрын
So the secret to being the best rider of the day is to have an accident? In a fantasy world I might do all right 😂
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
It's about how you deal with those bad situation. He bounced back and kept fighting 🙌
@newttella1043
Жыл бұрын
Crashing in races happens. But do you pick yourself up and keep doing your job, like a pro? Or do you cry about it and use it as an excuse to not try any more, like a regular Joe?
@blabluppo9044
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn True, but does that mean the others should have crashed on purpose, then picked themselves up to have a chance at rider of the day (not that that title seems to mean much in any case)?
@ltu42
Жыл бұрын
@@blabluppo9044 The question was who surprised the judges the most. Luca and Chiara were expected to win based on the numbers, and they did not disappoint. They have their feathers in the caps just on pure result, but what's wrong with recognizing other people who did well?
@blabluppo9044
Жыл бұрын
@@ltu42 Nothing. But to give rider of the day to the one who came in last in the TT and showed some weakness in bike handling is just a little strange. But it's true that "rider of the day" doesn't really mean very much for the end result. Nichts für ungut!
@onnomeeuwis4001
Жыл бұрын
'I come home, have a shower, have something to eat and just jump on the trainer´. This order makes so little sense. Then you need another shower after Zwifting
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Imagine his water bill 🤯
@lawrenceginete1030
Жыл бұрын
Did they just give Lucas the rider of the day out of pity? 😂😂😂😂😂
@drummerman122
Жыл бұрын
Don’t know if GCN are aware but 6blots of ads in 17 mins makes this unwatchable
@gcn
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately we don't have control over the ads. We hope you still enjoyed the show! Do you have a favourite rider? 🔎
@DanTuber
Жыл бұрын
ad blocker solves that.
@drummerman122
Жыл бұрын
@@gcn they are all great. I live not far from Denia it’s a fantastic place to ride
@troycollett8540
Жыл бұрын
Get KZitem premium
@drummerman122
Жыл бұрын
@@troycollett8540 I am not paying for you tube. There are way more adverts being shown now than before. This video was interrupted 9 times which is ridiculous. I may just stop watching.
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