Alpe D'Huez - GCN's Epic Climbs
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- GCN's guide to the Alpe D'Huez - one of cycling's epic climbs that has seen its fair share of battles in the Tour de France over the years.
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Tom and Matt rode the Alpe d'Huez to get a feel for what the climb is really like. It's famous for its role in the Tour de France, with every hairpin being named after a winner on the climb.
On our way up we visited Dutch Corner and experienced the full range of Alpine weather conditions.
Tom and Matt's time was 1 hour 5 minutes and 3 seconds. Let us know how you compare in the comments below!
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I remember the feeling when I first reached the top in Alpe d‘huez with my father. That was amazing, there are little other moments in my life that come close to that!
Naww awesome Max!
The best days of GCN with Matt Stephens.........legend
Agreed. Ollie was a rubbish replacement for Matt. He made GCN videos so much more enjoyable, whilst now they just seem so obviously scripted and are very unfunny.
GCN is literally the best cycling channel on RUclips.
*was
Agreed. 👍🏻
This is by far the my favorite of the epic climbs series. Mostly because of the humor and comraderie we see between Matt and Tom. The ending is the best, comparing the times of the past winners and that of Matt and Tom. Absolutely the BEST!
Diana Theriault cough...1h+=slacking a bit...cough :)
This has to be one of the most well packaged video GCN has produced... the elements of the nature... fun... music... love of cycling ... alpe d huez... this is one of the most epic one... you can go as many time as you want to... timeless piece... chapeau!!!
Thanks Rahul!
True!
Love all the GCN vids...after taking a 25 year break from riding and now getting back into it these are great motivators. Keep em coming!
The same here! Just wish I didn't take the 25 year break though 😅
I love seeing Pantani's 37 minute time, dope made cycling so much fun to watch.
holy smokes 37mins. what
@@Papercleeep ya but he was on coke so he could fly ofcouse
That's why I love cycling
@@fadbamsendk He was on Red Bull.....Gives you Wings
Pantani the best 💪
This video brings back really wonderful memories of that ride, in spite of the pain, no oxygen, and plenty of rain and lightning.
I wish i could ride there at least once, it's beautiful!
My favorite climb of the Tour, whether doped or otherwise.
💯
It's my dream to climb the great mountains like the Alpe D'Huez one day, cannot wait for the rest in this series!
How is your dream coming along? Have you done it yet?
I did this as part of the Marmotte Gran Fondo. I hit the bottom of the Alpe after about 150km of cycling including Galibier and Telegraphe. Before the race I'd done zero training except for the Dragon ride in Wales. I told myself 'whatever happens do NOT stop on the Alpe". Despite seriously painful hot foot I got up it without blowing up and in respectable time. Such a great day out. Beer never tasted so good!
Most mere mortals could never do this in an hour - that's something like 4W/Kg for 60mins, definitely not what your average cyclist could manage! Took me 1hr 27 last summer. Got a benchmark to beat next time. Fantastic mountain though and a truly epic climb.
4W/kg is like just 3-4 months riding. Basic fitness.
Лёха Белочкин it’s definitely not
Godwin Austen
Then you should look on what you eat, drink and how much you sleep. Just riding pretty hard sometimes without any structure training is enough for 4W/kg FTP. My 56 old dad can do 4.2W/kg for 20 mins. I’d say it’s the same as running 5km in 20 mins. Again, basic fitness.
Лёха Белочкин there has to be some genetic trait there. 4W/kg is difficult for most people
Way under an hour and I am mere mortal, no doping
Love this vid. Back in the days, drinking beet during the tour was normal, they said it made you faster lol.
I did this climb on oct 15 and it was glorious !
The beginning was much harder than the rest of it... I had ZERO traffic for my descent ...
My planned ride on the 14th was pouring rain, so I did the climb the next morning after we checked out of our fantastic B&B "21 bends" run by some UK folks
I love climbing this mountain , but it's the first mile of it that hurts the most after that it's find a rhythm and stick to it , descending is a different matter , arm pump all the way on open roads
I thought it was hilarious when during the flashback to Pantani 4:45 and 6:05 they showed an aged clips of Matt. So funny!!!
How to psyche out your partner, keep talking as you climb.
Did it in 59:30 last year, going up again tomorrow!
Climbed Alpes d'Huez three times in 1997, 1998 and 1999. My best time was in 1998 in 1:29.55. Enjoyed all of the cycling vacancies in the France alps. I did a lot of the legendary climbs there. Telegraph, Galibier, Madeleine, Grand Cucheron, Croix de Fer, Iseran, Cenis, Agnel, Izoard, Allos, Cayolle, Vars, Larche, Bonette and also the mighty Mont Ventoux. Wish I could do this again.
Thank you from those of us that have never experienced this legendary climb!
Matt as Marco Pantani HAHAHAHAHA
I have climbed Alpe D'Huez too :D and I'm only 13 years old! Took me 1:25:25 :D
I'm 13 and I did it in 01:09
I'm 11 and did it in 30:25
Do you guys have road bikes?
I did it backwards on a unicycle whilst furiously masturbating and farting the "White Album". Only took me half an hour, I reckon.
BaptiseLeGrand I can't believe that, Helter Skelter is far too difficult to fart.
Give yourselves a holiday and get over to Northern Thailand and try out Doi Inthanon for a climb, love to see you guys going up there.
I did a ski season In ADH and this video doesn't do justice to how steep the 21 bends are, incredible to see these guys making it look relatively easy
Did it this August, thought it would be harder, but it’s just beautiful to climb this legendary mountain :)
An hour of climbing! Would love to feel that one day...
4:45 the best Pantini impression I’ve ever seen.
I did this little hill a few days ago in boiling hot temperatures. It was rather enjoyable. Sitting at the top waiting for the Mrs to finish and some guy comes whizzing up with just one leg. He's a fluffing legend!
I really enjoyed that, gives you a really good idea of what it would be like to ride. Love Matts impersonation of Marco Pantani, hilarious.
Ridden the normal way up Alpe d’Huez 16 times now. Still getting a bit quicker with fastest time of 63 minutes last year. Never get tired of it.
I can't wait to get better at climbing, this is definitley on my bucket list!
I need to go back and ride this again!
That looked incredibly painful. Good job!
NullsysGames Surely hit ''the local'' as a reward!
You boyos should come on over to Colorado and do Pikes Peak. 10% all the way up...BAM
Awesome video and all the explanation! Simply the best!
Of course he would get you at the top Matt you had to drop all the knowledge. Respect.
This was brilliant, excellent...the music really added, massively. Great to watch :)
Love this climb and the video is perfect... fantastic effort by Matt and Tom... I might have seen this quite a few times :) ... but still as good as watching first time...
this is on my bucket list
Thank you for that, i hope i can go someday near.
Regards from México.
i love this video soooo much thank you riders
Remarkably similar to Flagstaff Mtn in Boulder Colorado which is the toughest climb I've ever done. I rode it a 42x23 which was a granny gear in 1999.
An absolute classic!
Really enjoy the GCN videos theres always lots of good advice and something to make you chuckle, could you do a top ten post-ride recovery if it's not been done already? Foam rollers for muscles, shakes, active recovery on the bike etc. would defo help, thanks fellas.
Love the efforts of Lasty!!!
Did this 2 weeks ago, 21 hairpins of hell!
Incredible!
Gee I would love to tackle that one day. Loved the video/soundtrack.
Back in June for 3rd year running. Cant wait
obrigado thanks GCN , the best people
I gotta go there!
Amazing video. It was a pleasure to watch your guys' journey up!
I did it in a little under 38 minutes, failed to beat Pantani's time but I had a small electric motor concealed on my bike giving me about 180 watts of boost :-).
Im doing this climb tomorrow and will time myself, Pantani at 37 mins though fking hell...juiced to the eyeballs 😳
Going there this year with my family. My dad and I are going to conquer it
Great video, guys!!
Awww, man! I SO wish I watched this video before I rode up last week on July 21. It would have made SO much difference with my performance.
Wait a sec. No, it wouldn't have! I STILL would have been staring 5 to 10 feet in front of me for over an hour. The highlights of ascending Alpe d'Huez the days preceeding the Tour de France arrival are all the fans lining the roadway already who come out and cheer you on like you are a pro rider. Didn't matter that it was raining, they cheered me on, especially at Dutch corner. ALLEZ ALLEZ!
It's a dream track!😍
Not to be too pedantic, but Pantani didn't win on Alpe D'Huez in 1998 en route to winning the Tour, because it wasn't on the route that year. He won the stage to Les Deux Alps after he attacked on the Gallibier. Deux Alps is like "Alpe D'Huez Lite". Pantani won on Alpe D'Huez in 1995 and 1997
queerina true but he did win on the alpe in 1997
queerina Alpe D Huez
Love your channel and vids..my first day with you guys, but not a single mention of LA? But you mention Marco...and you know Hinault never fractured a rule here and there? Hmmm...In his 7 TDF wins, everyone else was doped up - let them play. Love your stuff - inspired to tide again after 3 years off!
This is on my bucket list. I think I will need an 11-32 on the back though! And some columbian marching powder!
esotericist ahahaha
Taking my son next year, a father son bonding holiday.
Hermosa ascensión. El vídeo está bien, de lujo. El clima excelente. Será posible se traduzcan el diálogo. Gracias y Saludos.
Love you guys!!
More legendary climbs please!
God I wish I can cycle up this place!
Iconic climb. It´s fantastic!!
You never say hello to other cyclist
I need to take a flight out of San Francisco so I can do some real climbing up Alpe D'Huez! Nice gob GCN!
Due to ride Alpe D'Huez in 7 weeks time. Big training on going and just can't wait to smash such an iconic climb where so many famous riders have triumphed and failed #justcan'twait
How did it go?
Beer in the bottle cage - Matt the legend
I did it last week in 56 to the finish in the town and 1:04 to the tour de france official finish. Just enjoyed it and didn't race though, definitly going back to set a proper time.
You should continue doing epic climbs movies!
I almost broke my wrist descending on a similar mountain road, in the rain. Front tire started wobbling, the bike drifted in the corner and....well yeah
love your videos. chapeau guys
well done guys brilliant job
Great ride! i want to see you guys riding on the mont ventoux
More epic climb videos!!!
Amazing video, made me want to jump on my bike right now at 00:30am :D
you need to make more climbing videos in Italy
Wow a young Tom there seemed to have boundless energy. Mr Duracell!
that was fakin epic !!!
Going to ride it in the weekend, let's see if I can beat Matt and Tom!
after seeing this video i want and need to go there and ride that
Going to alpe d'huez next year, making a few goals
Easy Goals: halving matts time, and Pantani's (hahaha)
hard goals: going to ride the the col de serenne afterwards
Epic indeed! And funny to see how many times you climbed it for this video or did you guys changed several times throughout the climb ? 😂🤣🤣🤔 well I doubt you’d managed to change the weather 😉 great & funny video as always 👍🏼
I enjoy the epic climb videos that you guys do but may I suggest two in the USA? Spedifically Mt Evans and Pikes Peak ( 4300 meters).
Lance Armstrong: 37' 36"
Scott Heitman, marine survey Beast!
Bello qui per il ciclismo, sempre metà molto apprezzata e tutto vista di panorama unico e niente di meno, per me top e niente di sport bello come lì
You should try the "Alto de Letras" in Colombia, a climb of 80.7 km.
Good job lads!
Wish I could do this one day.
You guys rock!!
i like the clib, nice video
Nice work!. I see that you have red tires. Could you share which ties you had (and maybe why).
I rode it summer 2016 for the first time at 13 I did it in 1 hour 45 with at least 10 stops
I'd say that's pretty good for 13. Have you been there again? If so, what was your time?
Extended director's cut when? :)
Top post lads, Epic.
hi! wonderful video, thoroughly enjoyed it!
can you please give more detail on how you actually shot it? i'm planning to film the climbs near where i live.