I Tried To Finish The Tour Of Flanders With Just 8 Weeks Of Training

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @gcn
    @gcn  10 месяцев назад +28

    🇧🇪 Have you ever cycled the Tour of Flanders route? Let us know 👇

    • @two-eyedRoy
      @two-eyedRoy 10 месяцев назад +2

      No! It seems to be very selfishly European... should it ever be held in AUS, then maybe. :D
      Q) Did Cillian roll on for a bit to claim a 100 mile ride?

    • @ToOldToTurnProcycling
      @ToOldToTurnProcycling 10 месяцев назад

      The same route as Ollies, 300km in one day😢

    • @blissbouwerij4033
      @blissbouwerij4033 10 месяцев назад +2

      Not yet! After watching you conquer it, I am inspired to give it a go! I am also an Aussie (@two-eyedroy4883) but I am in South Holland, the Netherlands...only ridden outdoors a few seasons on flat ground, and just back in the saddle after a 2 year break. You really inspired me with achieving this goal, from sharing your idea, to relishing in your accomplishment, bloody well done, and thank-you.

    • @phillippitts6294
      @phillippitts6294 10 месяцев назад

      I wish!

    • @cloclob2002
      @cloclob2002 10 месяцев назад +1

      yes, 6 times and 4 times the full distance +220km. last time also to home = +40km >>> training and commitment!!!

  • @kevinmchugh1780
    @kevinmchugh1780 10 месяцев назад +414

    Brilliant, more Cillian please. The peoples champion.

    • @Jan94712
      @Jan94712 10 месяцев назад +11

      Would wish to see cilian take one of the iconic climbs in the alps, like the alpe d'huez or sth like this. That would make for some good content wouldnt it? Maybe si, hank or the others can ride along with him that time?

    • @michaelverlanov8977
      @michaelverlanov8977 10 месяцев назад

      Agree! Very inspiring!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +11

      @@Jan94712 I actually did this already. I did the Etape du Tour as part of a GCN+ documentary back in summer 2022. Hopefully some day soon those films will see the light of day again on a new platform. But yeah that day was roasting hot, 40 degrees celsius in the middle of the day, went over the Galibier, Col de la Croix de Fer and finished on Alpe d'Huez. I think I prefer riding in Flanders!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +15

      The 105 of GCN? What challenge should we set him next?

    • @gregmcnicoll5520
      @gregmcnicoll5520 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@gcn**Tiagra. 105 is mow far too expensive for your avg person

  • @jonheggen
    @jonheggen 10 месяцев назад +143

    Cillian is now the GCN presenter I would want to go with on a ride! What a hoot!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +12

      Come to Ireland and send me an email and let’s do it!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +4

      Wow! Think you could keep up?

  • @thsaintful
    @thsaintful 10 месяцев назад +15

    "some people can climb, some people can sprint. I for one, can eat as many gels as I want" - Truly a hero of the people Cillian is!

  • @prispin
    @prispin 10 месяцев назад +161

    Seriously one of the best GCN videos ever - Cillian, you really have shown us average people that we can do epic rides like this - thanks! (love the facial expressions - nice editing!)

    • @TitanBene
      @TitanBene 10 месяцев назад

      Yes! You are so right! Love this video and idea!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +21

      Thanks! We really appreciate the feedback 🙌 Would you like to see more Cillian in videos?

    • @morosis82
      @morosis82 9 месяцев назад

      Have done a lot of epic rides and there's usually a few hundred or thousand others doing it with me. Average people can do amazing epic rides with a bit of persistence and grit.

  • @folixmute
    @folixmute 10 месяцев назад +97

    The hotrod flame socks must have added a couple of watts

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +18

      Minimum 5 watts

    • @johnandrews3568
      @johnandrews3568 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@gcn per sock, right?

  • @nicholaswelsh8486
    @nicholaswelsh8486 10 месяцев назад +76

    This was my 20th edition of the long route. At 64 I was going to make next year my last, but someone told me the oldest rider to complete the 237k is 81! Good grief! No excuses then 😳.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Haha! That is brilliant, to you've another 18 years to go to try and break the record!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      Keep it up! Drop back in here and let us know what you brake the record 🙌

    • @nicholaswelsh8486
      @nicholaswelsh8486 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@gcn I actually might die trying, what a way to go though, on the Koppenberg preferably, not on the Hotond though! 😁.

  • @bkerridge25
    @bkerridge25 10 месяцев назад +85

    Good job Cillian. Still missing the longer versions of videos like this that used to be put on GCN+

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +4

      Same 😔

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +22

      We miss GCN+ too 😢 We're working on a new home for the GCN+ Content, watch this space and we'll let you know soon!

    • @bkerridge25
      @bkerridge25 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@gcn great to hear, I will keep my eyes peeled 🙂

  • @manfrommontreal
    @manfrommontreal 10 месяцев назад +27

    The man, the myth, the LEGEND: The Gel Smasher of Cork!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      Hahahah what a nickname 🤣

    • @peterfireflylund
      @peterfireflylund 9 месяцев назад

      @@gcnhwat indeed!

  • @derfx89
    @derfx89 10 месяцев назад +98

    6:10 Ah yes, the classic progression from "I will be giving it the beans" to "maybe some beans" to "well a single bean will have to do" within a sportive. Well done!

    • @danbeel8533
      @danbeel8533 10 месяцев назад +3

      Been there. Realized I hadn't brought enough beans.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Haha! Exactly!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +4

      He gave it all the beans! 🫘 Proud of Cillian 🙌

  • @238949
    @238949 10 месяцев назад +64

    Go Cillian GO , what a fabulous ride and video, so proud of you, what an inspiration x

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      Smashed it didn't he! 💪

    • @238949
      @238949 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 loved it x

    • @238949
      @238949 10 месяцев назад

      @@gcn he did 😍😍

  • @USC9210
    @USC9210 9 месяцев назад +1

    This proves that the Muur needs to come back to the actual race. Such an iconic climb, and on Ronde race day, the sight of all the fans screaming on the grass embankment up to the chapel is just one of the great sights in the sport. To me, more iconic visual than Alpe d'Huez or the Angliru. Please reinstate the Muur!!

  • @inz_uzi
    @inz_uzi 10 месяцев назад +21

    Cillian is no average guy... He's a beast! Go Cillian! 😊

  • @Ravenblade86
    @Ravenblade86 10 месяцев назад +26

    Cracking job Cillian, even with the weather treating you to some of those iconic classics seasons conditions you handled that really well and did a great job presenting it in the process!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +3

      Thanks so much! The weather was all part of it. I'm glad it was horrible. Made it more authentically Belgian.

  • @ronaldgjosey1254
    @ronaldgjosey1254 10 месяцев назад +25

    Great ride Killian. Kudos Killian at the 9:26 mark going up the cobbles to the Chapel and asking the Rider if he was, okay, rider gave a Thumbs up that he was. True sportsmanship.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +2

      Haha! Well I’m glad he was ok. I really didn’t fancy stopping there. Very hard to get going again!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      Be more Cillian, always stop for fellow riders 🙌

  • @recreativeco
    @recreativeco 10 месяцев назад +29

    I love all the gcn presenters, but watching Cillian is the best. Congrats @Cillian 🎉

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +3

      Thank you so much, really glad you enjoyed it.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +4

      We always love filming with Cillian! Never a dull moment 🙌 Should we do it more often?

    • @recreativeco
      @recreativeco 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@gcn for sure! #adventureswithcillian

  • @jacksonmah90
    @jacksonmah90 10 месяцев назад +7

    I also rode the 158km version this year and I have to say those were some of the worst conditions I ever faced on a bike (you mention that in the video, but you don't emphasise on that enough! :) ). So no matter the numbers you mentioned at the end Cillian, everyone who started and completed the race last Saturday definately needed a far more than average mindset!!
    For reference: The shimano service personell didn't have anymore brakepads after a certain time because so many people needed new ones because of all the dirt and water everywhere. I wore out both my front and back brake, even after they were at like 50% at the start of the race, which could get you through a whole dry summer.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Wow! That’s mad. I wonder how many people didn’t finish? I kind of think the conditions could have been worse though. There was a lot of rain but there was mercifully very little wind.

  • @socopower
    @socopower 10 месяцев назад +3

    What a hero Cillian, managing to chit chat while climbing some of these 😂 still keeping his smile at the end, clearly he needs a bigger challenge!

  • @dalanywatkins
    @dalanywatkins 9 месяцев назад +2

    Possibly one of the best GCN videos. This man is an absolute (gel-fuelled) legend!

  • @robertsmme
    @robertsmme 10 месяцев назад +8

    This was simply brilliant. His numbers were encouraging too. Well done and kudos to the film crew for making this such an interesting ride.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +2

      Stefan the video creator is absolutely brilliant at his job. He worked harder than I did!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      Hard to make Flanders look boring 🙌 Great to hear you enjoyed the video, would you ever do an event like this?

  • @osimnod
    @osimnod 10 месяцев назад +6

    Congratulations on finishing such an epic, iconic ride! Encouraging to see older, average but determined amateur riders tackling a Monument. And a "well-done!" to the organizers to create an event for the masses.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +3

      Thanks so much. Yeah I agree, I think it was the best organised event I've ever done. Marshalls absolutely everywhere, everything you could possibly want at more food stops than you possibly need. It was brilliant.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +3

      It's such a cool event! Would you ever take on a ride like this? 🚴

    • @osimnod
      @osimnod 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@gcn Well, since I'm across "the Pond" in northern California, that would take some planning but it would be quite a test at my age (66) and the lack of cobbled roads here would leave me without any prior experience with that tricky surface. When I was 33, I finished both the Davis (CA) Double (200 miles in one day) and the Markleeville (CA) Death Ride (aka the Tour of the California Alps) about 130 miles and 15,000 feet of elevation gain. But those were days when I wore a younger man's clothes.

  • @dannelordbanana8362
    @dannelordbanana8362 10 месяцев назад +14

    Thank you, very inspiring video! Good job! 👍
    Next up, you should try the Vätternrundan 315km in June here in Sweden. 😉 Quite an experience to ride through the night with people all along the road, drinking beer and cheering on you!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад

      That sounds amazing! Is there a change we can get some beers after too? 🍻

  • @cb6866
    @cb6866 10 месяцев назад +11

    Thank you Cillian...sir , you are amazing , you did that whilst speaking ! How are you feeling now ? Thanks to the crew as well. Great episode , Cillian was laughing , something I appreciate greatly . His sense of himself ? Rest , recover .

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +3

      I actually felt OK in the days after it. I felt good enough at the end that I could have kept going! Maybe it was all those energy gels....

  • @bensmith2609
    @bensmith2609 10 месяцев назад +3

    Excellent stuff.
    Flanders is such an underrated trip from the UK. Train to Dover; ferry to Dunkirk; 100km cycle to Flanders; check into a hotel; cycle around for a few days; head home. Great trip for very little money! And you can go in the summer when it’s quiet, dry and sunny!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      Such a good trip! Did you catch Hank doing this very ride with stranger? 🚴 ruclips.net/video/lJOtCFegc-4/видео.html

  • @mikepalmer8
    @mikepalmer8 9 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best videos GCN has ever done. Really inspiring for all us (below) average guys

  • @01FozzyS
    @01FozzyS 10 месяцев назад +7

    Bravo,Cillian! All that blood sweat and tears in your training paid off. Congrats and looking forward to see what's next on your list!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks so much! I’m looking forward to finding out too! I think…

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      We're cooking something 🧑‍🍳

  • @EricMartinRobinson
    @EricMartinRobinson 10 месяцев назад +9

    Great video, very impressive to keep talking while putting in those miles!
    Maith an buachaill!

  • @ricardonascimento3545
    @ricardonascimento3545 10 месяцев назад +3

    Brilliant! Cillian is a man with a full life who enjoys cycling, never hiding the difficulty of the routes. In between, he can still create a good atmosphere and bring a smile. Awsome!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      Always fun filming with Cillian! Would you take on an event like this? 🚴

    • @ricardonascimento3545
      @ricardonascimento3545 10 месяцев назад

      He is a person with a lot of knowledge and even with a busy life he can do something as difficult as this route. I've done a few, but this will be one of the trickiest challenges. One day, I would love to try this! 😊

  • @quekshio
    @quekshio 10 месяцев назад

    Holy moly 😲 Cillians presenting skills got really good… really fast… its amazing 👏👏👏

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Wow! Thanks so much Quek! Absolutely love your videos.

  • @KimiTheCat09
    @KimiTheCat09 10 месяцев назад +5

    Big up, Cillian, big big up! 🎉I haven't rooted for a presenter to make it through to the end of the ride this hard since Si sang/cried along to James Blunt and I genuinely began fearing for his sanity 😅. I can't explain how proud this feat made me feel for Cillian, cracking effort, well done! 🫶👏

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks so much! I don’t think I’ve seen that James Blunt video. I must dip into the GCN back catalogue and try find it!

    • @KimiTheCat09
      @KimiTheCat09 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 ruclips.net/video/EPvP-4yXxYk/видео.htmlsi=Y4geziHKEnZRyfUs at 29:42 😁

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +2

      Luckily there was no Blunt on this ride 🤣

  • @adamwilkinson6679
    @adamwilkinson6679 9 месяцев назад

    I love this guy. I was there this year and rode all the climbs😀, not that it matters but a minor point of pride. It's a cultural experience I would recommend to everyone! Flanders is awesome

  • @killering5
    @killering5 9 месяцев назад +1

    More Cillian! Seriously, mate - great content; GCN, please do more with this fine young man. Also - how about a contest, where winners get to go on rides with Cillian, on borrowed dream bikes? That's a good idea, I think.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 9 месяцев назад

      This is the greatest idea I have ever heard.

  • @carsonlewiscycling
    @carsonlewiscycling 10 месяцев назад +4

    The best craic! You’re a superstar, Cillian! More of you on here, please. ❤

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much. Really glad you enjoyed it.

  • @raysmith2602
    @raysmith2602 10 месяцев назад +2

    My wife and i did the flanders sportive some years ago on our Cannondale MT800 tandem. We had a great system of getting in the right hand gutter on the climbs cos tandems are very slow on the hills and people were unimpeded by us. Once over the climb i would give a big whistle snd the groups who had passed us on the climb shouted up "tandem" and move over as we descended so much faster than them. We got up every climb on two wheels but on the Muur we had to bump on the pavement cos somebody fell off in front of us and no way was i clipping out. So many people were amazed to see a tandem and one Belgian guy commented on how you couldn't climb out of the saddle on a tandem. We both got out of the saddle and climbed next to him. Best day out on a bike ive ever had in 55 years cycling

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад

      love it! And there is nothing quite like seeing the motion of a pair climbing out of the saddle on a tandem! Poetry in motion! ❤️

  • @johnandrews3568
    @johnandrews3568 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cillian, man, this was awesome! Congrats and VERY well done, mate. Love the laughter on the Koppenberg and love the Belgian gloves. GCN needs more Cillian Kelly! ❤

  • @ThielemanMaarten
    @ThielemanMaarten 10 месяцев назад +1

    What a beast, casually holding a conversation on the Muur. Strong!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Haha! I knew I was going OK when someone jokingly complained to me that I was passing them out on a climb while presenting!

  • @pabloscope
    @pabloscope 10 месяцев назад +4

    Nice one Cillian! I did a similar ride with these iconic climbs and cobbled streets a few months ago and it was moving to see them again. Also, I acquired an extra level of admiration for the pros that smash these climbs.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah absolutely, it's so hard to get a sense of the gradients and conditions when you're just watching on TV. It's like I'd been watching them in black and white before now and now I get to watch them in full colour

  • @gosteveb
    @gosteveb 10 месяцев назад +1

    Well done Cillian…. Long time fan going back to your days before GCN and your work on the podcast. Next time go back and try the Flandrien Challenge over three days. I also failed on the Koppenberg in the sportive but managed it last weekend when doing it on quieter, dryer roads

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +2

      Aha! Thank you very much! That's good to hear that's is possible when the roads are quieter, I'd love to go back and give it another go. As for the podcast, I really miss doing that and there may be something very similar brewing within GCN currently.... so watch this space...

  • @mgapagnolo1819
    @mgapagnolo1819 10 месяцев назад +2

    Cillian you are one of my favorite part time presenters. Loved the beans expressions. Whats next? the Alpe d’Huez and or, the Tourmalet? I would love to see that journey.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Well, thank you so much. They've actually made me do Alpe d'Huez already. I did the Etape du Tour in 2022 for a GCN+ film. Hopefully it will see the light of day on another platform sometime soon. That included the Galibier, Croix de Fer and Alpe d'Huez. I must admit, I preferred cycling in the rain in Flanders, than cycling in the sun in the Alps.

    • @danm5021
      @danm5021 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 I did both of these too and I concur that the rain last weekend was far more preferable than the mind-melting heat of the '22 etape... Well done on another cracking ride!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      @@danm5021 Thanks so much! Well done to you for getting through that Etape! I remember digging into the numbers at the time - all of the results from previous years, and it was the Etape with the lowest percentage of finishers ever.

  • @WalterDill-d9j
    @WalterDill-d9j 10 месяцев назад +3

    That was awesome - I loved it! Well done Cillian in all respects. Well done GCN - all the videos where the presenters are in an event sharing the experience are some of my absolute favorites!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Ah that’s great to hear. Really glad you enjoyed it! And very humbled to be referred to as ‘a presenter’. Fantastic!

  • @jimim1882
    @jimim1882 10 месяцев назад

    Love this! Also rode the sportive this year, except for the walk up the Koppenberg which was just too crowded and slippery. A genuine achievement to get around that tough course successfully. Well done to Cillian and everyone else who completed their ride there, to those with a mechanical, or worse, a fall or injury-related DNF - good luck for next time.

  • @homersadiarin9299
    @homersadiarin9299 10 месяцев назад +4

    Congrats to Cilian finishing the Flanders. Riding in wet cobbles is the hardest and even more, it's a climb. Wish I could also smash 13% gradients easily.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      22% some of them!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 You didn't let that one slide 😉

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 Here you go! ruclips.net/video/EPvP-4yXxYk/видео.html - maybe save it until your lunch break

  • @SJPMs
    @SJPMs 10 месяцев назад +3

    Fantastic achievement Gillian💪👏👍. You have inspired me to have a go next year 🙂

  • @rbonn3880
    @rbonn3880 10 месяцев назад +2

    The man. The legend. Epic hero. Cillian, way to go!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      Amazing effort from Cillian here! 🙌

  • @lilbruin
    @lilbruin 10 месяцев назад +1

    That was brilliant. Well done, C! (Privately not sure what was the best part: the comment re mudguards, the ride itself, or those fabulous gloves!)

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Was so delighted I chose to put the mudguard on. I know Si Richardson was disapproving. But I don’t care.

  • @emersonVZLA
    @emersonVZLA 9 месяцев назад

    It was a pleasure running into Cillian during the We Ride Flanders! What a great guy, super friendly and still smiling after the long ride 🙌🏽

  • @WarHammerWH
    @WarHammerWH 10 месяцев назад +8

    Well done Cillian! Wear the GCN colors with pride. They were well represented this day.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад

      Once you put the GCN kit you really get an extra push 👌

  • @deputyfk
    @deputyfk 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cillian you are a beast! We need more content for "our" man of the people! Cillian represents the majority of us all and does it well!! Great ride!!!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much. Really glad you enjoyed it. Have you ever been riding in Flanders?

    • @deputyfk
      @deputyfk 10 месяцев назад

      No sir, I have not. Been in awe for a long time and much respect to anyone pro or "Joe" who does it!

  • @kevinbrown7616
    @kevinbrown7616 10 месяцев назад +2

    That was awesome! What a great accomplishment. Plus, you had such a great attitude. Love it! KB

  • @davidkeddle4192
    @davidkeddle4192 10 месяцев назад +2

    Outstanding video. Cillian is an excellent presenter, and I hope to see more of him.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much David. Really glad you liked it.

  • @henningsykkellarsen
    @henningsykkellarsen 10 месяцев назад

    the year I turned 50 cycled the rondhe!
    a memory for life!
    You managed to awaken this memory!
    the following day we stood at odekwaremont to cheer on the pros! we stood there with mother and father bettiol.... the following year he won the whole thing!
    we got to experience it all, test the trail ourselves and meet the stars on the trail the day before the pro race❤
    Make more of this!

  • @johnwoodard8717
    @johnwoodard8717 10 месяцев назад

    OK, I'm going to say this once and only once, loudly: MORE AVERAGE JOE CONTENT LIKE THIS! It's so freaking nice to see someone who puts up power numbers similar to my own, and this took me back to my biggest rides with all of the feels.

  • @contactking
    @contactking 10 месяцев назад +1

    "Crash up there." "Y'all right?" "Lord Jesus." -- Great commentary throughout Cillian. Well done on the ride (and the video)!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Ah thanks a million! Think I just said oooooh Jesus rather than ‘Lord Jesus’. Don’t think I’ve ever said that!!

  • @jamesporter5630
    @jamesporter5630 10 месяцев назад +2

    Monumental! Great ride. Great video. Good project from conception thru completion. Congratulations.

  • @michaelberenzweig6096
    @michaelberenzweig6096 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing job completing the ride! Cillian, you crushed it! Loved the flaming socks & knitted gloves! More of Cillian PLEASE!!!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      He did amazing! Such a hard ride 🥵 let's cook up another challenge for him! Any ideas?

    • @michaelberenzweig6096
      @michaelberenzweig6096 10 месяцев назад

      @@gcn His challenge is to fix the up-loader for the bike vault and hodge/bodge! 😂

  • @alinapopescu872
    @alinapopescu872 10 месяцев назад +4

    Cillian, you are a hero ! Well done!!! ❣❣❣🥇🏆

  • @andyfairchild2383
    @andyfairchild2383 10 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome! Well done Cillian ❤
    Lovely video, really enjoyed that.

  • @cube04
    @cube04 10 месяцев назад +1

    That was seriously very entertaining! I really love your passion for the race and how you tackled the Muur. I did the Tour of Flanders Sportive 8 or 9 times. A couple of times in typical Flanders weather, but this years edition was really not easy…well done, mate. Greetings from 🇩🇪

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks so much! And well done to you on your own achievements. Fantastic! Yeah I absolutely loved it. Felt like I was riding through history.

  • @larter_larter
    @larter_larter 10 месяцев назад +1

    With all the facts and stats Cillian knows, he's riding those roads in a whole other dimension, compared to most people. I can imagine it's almost like travelling through time. Brilliant work, Cillian!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      It was amazing. Cycling through so many places which had previously just been place names on a list of race results. It was surreal to finally be there and living it. Have you been to Flanders?

    • @larter_larter
      @larter_larter 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 I can image. Thats awesome! No, I've not been there. Not yet. It's on my bucket list.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@larter_larter Definitely do it! It was the best most enjoyable sportive I've done. Even with the rain. Maybe because of the rain!

    • @larter_larter
      @larter_larter 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@cilliankelly1 See you on the Koppenberg!

  • @twraven1
    @twraven1 10 месяцев назад

    You’re a thought old bird. Congrats on this accomplishment. What always amazes me about the pros is more about their agility and keeping the rubber on the road even more than speed.

  • @TheBridgee100
    @TheBridgee100 10 месяцев назад

    You cracked me up when you were quoting all the winners of the Flanders. Prodigious memory right there. You are a legend! Well done on the completion of the ride; and most importantly that you enjoyed yourself!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much. Yeah was such an enjoyable day out. I would recommend it to anyone! Despite the weather... or maybe actually, *because* of the weather

  • @chrisridesbicycles
    @chrisridesbicycles 10 месяцев назад +1

    Prince Kelly, you are a legend and my favourite presenter. That was an epic one, wasn‘t it? I still have that mud on the Koppenberg in my mind that was slowly running down the cobbles. At one point I thought „my gears are really sounding crap, I hope they don‘t break down“ and a moment later I realised that it was the gears of the guy behind me. 😂

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Haha! The slime was incredible. I wonder was the Koppenberg that busy all day, or was I just unlucky with the timing of when I arrived there and it just happened to be particularly busy.

    • @chrisridesbicycles
      @chrisridesbicycles 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 Given that even a lot of pros hat to get off and they were 160ish and we were over 11000, I‘d say it was busy all day.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      @@chrisridesbicycles Wow, was there really that many people! I suppose a lot of them probably would have started in Antwerp, so it never felt too crowded on the roads (apart from the Koppenberg)

  • @reinholdachleitner2069
    @reinholdachleitner2069 10 месяцев назад

    Really awesome hands on tour of the Tour of Flanders,the Muur van Geraardsbergen is not to steep if you can compare it to other climbs.💯💪🏻✌🏻🚴

  • @DG-tf9rp
    @DG-tf9rp 10 месяцев назад +1

    What helped you a lot was the awesome white Flame socks. Very well done. an accomplishment to be very proud of.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Haha! Yes! That was the idea. Surely worth a few extra watts

  • @danbeel8533
    @danbeel8533 10 месяцев назад +5

    Cillian is truly a presenter for the people. I love your perspective and guts, mate!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed it,

  • @Russkyairsoft
    @Russkyairsoft 10 месяцев назад

    Great job, Cillian, for finishing it ! Great job to the crew for making this beauty of report!
    It was a great day to ride, good "Flandrien" weather (much better then the last year). Managed to chat a bit with Cillian (pitstop above The Muur and at the foot of Valkenberg), and even got spotted by the camera ... but on the most regretable moment of our ride - walking up the Koppenberg (10:35). A bit annoyed about people not moving to the right to let the riders pass, but will re-try next year :) /Crazy_Russian.Flanders

  • @aghorn
    @aghorn 10 месяцев назад +4

    Congratulations, Cillian. Way to go!

  • @xavierhulbert5849
    @xavierhulbert5849 10 месяцев назад

    Seeing those numbers was much more motivating than I thought they would be. That’s really impressive!

  • @andrewhayes1339
    @andrewhayes1339 9 месяцев назад

    Another fantastic video Cillian & congratulations on doing what you set out to do, completing it, even the pros had to walk sections as we all saw later. PS love the socks & the retro look gloves 👏👏👏👍

  • @scottjohnson6056
    @scottjohnson6056 10 месяцев назад

    Cillian has more heart than anyone else on GCN. Congratulations!

  • @iansingleton
    @iansingleton 10 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant mate! Not only did you complete the ride, I had no doubt in my mind! But you also proved with some dedicated training everyone can! I love doing sportives, folk from all walks of life turn up, there's some great banter and personally I've made some good friends while riding them. I can't wait to get over to Belgium and do that route! Looking forward to your next challenge! Well done!👍

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      You will love the riding the route! ❤️

  • @grahamhyde8355
    @grahamhyde8355 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great job, great fun and a great video. Looks like lots of effort training and during the ride. Now, next video. Cillian recovering from this epic ride, the first descent of his stairs after his sleep! Lol. The audio would be pure gold 😂

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much! The legs were surprisingly fine the next day. I actually still felt great after the 160km. Felt like I could have kept going!

    • @grahamhyde8355
      @grahamhyde8355 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 Time to consider doing the Whistler Gran Fondo then? And, a series of “Cillian does…” differing famous or infamous tours/fondos/races etc, and remember to eat donuts between training just like all of us “average people” do! A GCN exclusive

  • @stevemckay4466
    @stevemckay4466 10 месяцев назад

    Great work Cillian (and the cameraman filming on the back of a moto on wet cobbles..!)
    "Some people can sprint, some can climb, I can eat Gels.."
    Absolute class.! 🤣

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Haha! Cheers Steve. Yes! Stefan was working harder than I was - incredible effort.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      the "gelly" monster

  • @666battleship666
    @666battleship666 10 месяцев назад

    Brilliant, well done Cillian 👏👏👏
    It's good to see how normal riders struggle on the Bergs, as they're difficult to judge watching the pros.

  • @TheImprobableIronman
    @TheImprobableIronman 10 месяцев назад +7

    Please can we have more Cillian on the channel - he's a natural. Epic ride - great video - top content. Maybe when he's sorted the water bottles and uploader, you can find him another challenge!?!? 😂

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +3

      Jaysus... the uploader. I was genuinely getting heckled about it during that Flanders ride... I better just stop faffing about and do it.

    •  10 месяцев назад

      ​@@cilliankelly1 Yes please, I wasn't able to upload a GCN-show teaser two weeks ago. 😄

    • @TheImprobableIronman
      @TheImprobableIronman 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 Ha - Sorry fella, couldn't resist it. Chapeau for that ride though and I stand by what I say - we need more of you on the channel.

  • @michelleshinn5231
    @michelleshinn5231 10 месяцев назад +3

    I truly enjoyed this! Well done, Cillian! Your completing the sporting gives me hope!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Really glad you enjoyed it. You should sign up for Flanders next year. Would you do it?

  • @spuddysadventures3054
    @spuddysadventures3054 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great job Cillian, and great to see you at the Muir, definitely a highlight of the day on that tough cobbled climb.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Aha! Nice one! Did you say hello? Well done on getting through it too!

  • @Z-u-m-a
    @Z-u-m-a 10 месяцев назад +3

    Brilliant effort Cillian. Really like your open style / approach to it all too including the presenting.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks a lot! Really appreciate that. The cycling bit was the easy part. It’s the presenting bits I get more nervous about.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  10 месяцев назад +1

      He's great isn't he 🙌 What should we challenge him to next?

    • @Z-u-m-a
      @Z-u-m-a 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@gcnFred Whitton challenge. Going to try it myself next year too I hope.

  • @Tomk12000
    @Tomk12000 10 месяцев назад

    To ride the route, in those conditions whilst being filmed and making coherent statements! Well played sir 👍🏻💪

  • @jan_phi_lip
    @jan_phi_lip 10 месяцев назад +3

    Absolutely brilliant!!! Love him, love the format, this was really great to watch 😊

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks so much. So glad you liked it. Did it make you want to ride in Flanders?

  • @donaldyoung8866
    @donaldyoung8866 10 месяцев назад

    Chapeau Cillian, well done. We need more Cillian onscreen

  • @patrickevans1632
    @patrickevans1632 10 месяцев назад +4

    Bloody hell! Brilliant mate

  • @KevinAxt-om5on
    @KevinAxt-om5on 10 месяцев назад

    Awesome, Cillian! Never ridden any of the Tour of Flanders route, heck never rode in Europe at all for that matter. Best I could manage was some local (Seattle WA USA) cobbled streets but they're only about a city block long most of them. Still had fun riding about 14 segments worth. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to ride the Muur.

  • @roberttell1587
    @roberttell1587 10 месяцев назад

    Great Job Cillian! The shot of you listing winners while passing everyone in sight...

  • @jeffreywilliams3646
    @jeffreywilliams3646 10 месяцев назад +3

    Well done. Very relatable. Now GCN needs to see who can done the most gels without digestive distress. My money is on Cilian.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Well coincidentally Hank gave it a good go in a GCN video last week.

  • @derrickllewellyn1465
    @derrickllewellyn1465 10 месяцев назад

    Well done Cillian, great video. Particularly like your joke about riding the route in your own time!!

  • @willmo1725
    @willmo1725 10 месяцев назад

    Way to go cillian!!! Looked like a blast, great video.

  • @allanfoster6965
    @allanfoster6965 10 месяцев назад +5

    Congratulations. Brilliant stuff!

  • @richardhasler6718
    @richardhasler6718 9 месяцев назад

    Chapeau sir! Extra points for listing the Tour of Flanders winners in reverse order as you rode. Definitely worthwhile to research a course and the history before you ride it, to add to the experience when you're there.

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 9 месяцев назад

      Absolutely agree. It made it so much more fulfilling. They weren’t just roads with steep bits. It was history. I was riding through and over all of the cycling history I’ve come to know and love so much.

  • @jEsperesence
    @jEsperesence 10 месяцев назад

    @ 14:42 Rider from the 80s-90s in orange smashing it the old way with summer Lycra shorts!💪

  • @brooksbreece3881
    @brooksbreece3881 29 дней назад

    Thanks! When will Cillian (The People's Champion) take on another challenge? Very relatable presenter.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  29 дней назад +1

      Thank you! Unfortunately Gillian is no longer working with us so it's unlikely we'll get to do another video with him anytime soon. Hopefully one day. Dan

    • @cilliankellycycling
      @cilliankellycycling 29 дней назад

      @brooksbreece3881 It's only been a few months but Dan has already forgotten my name

    • @brooksbreece3881
      @brooksbreece3881 29 дней назад

      @gcn I guess that makes Dan the Van Driver the new People's Champion. Best of luck training for the Manchester to London ride, Dan.

  • @jimmckenna9811
    @jimmckenna9811 9 месяцев назад

    Superb...effort AND vid!

  • @gingerb36
    @gingerb36 9 месяцев назад

    Very entertaining Cillian, we’ll look forward to you’re next riding adventure

  • @markmabbs8240
    @markmabbs8240 10 месяцев назад

    Good ride first off. We flew from Canada to Brussels on the Friday (last year) and did Flanders on the Saturday. We climbed all the cobbled climbs without walking. The trick is to put more weight behind the saddle if needed. The Koppenberg and Paterberg I was at the way back of my saddle and the front wheel was just hovering over the cobbles. It was EPIC!!!

  • @Stelth846
    @Stelth846 9 месяцев назад

    What a legend! More of Cillian!

  • @ShawnIsBatman
    @ShawnIsBatman 10 месяцев назад

    An incredible ride, congratulations! Any debate over who is the "hardest man" of the GCN cycling crew has truly been settled once and for all.

  • @rderouck
    @rderouck 10 месяцев назад +3

    9:00 - And you did it without a motor! Epic ride, Cillian, and the weather made it twice as hard. Love this video!

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Haha! I actually had to stop myself mentioning that. I pause just before I say Cancellara powered away. “Don’t say motor don’t say motor”

    • @rderouck
      @rderouck 10 месяцев назад

      @@cilliankelly1 Now I cannot unhear that pause anymore 😅

  • @larryvaught3053
    @larryvaught3053 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome Job Cillian ! YOU ARE A ROCK STAR !! I always enjoy the videos you are in. This may be one of The Best !
    Hats Off to the crew as well. Another stellar job! I don't know how you do it in those circumstances? BRILLIANT !! 😁💯👍

    • @cilliankelly1
      @cilliankelly1 10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much Larry, really glad you enjoyed that one. Yes! The video creator Stefan had to work harder than I did on the day! He was brilliant.

  • @smithpauld1501
    @smithpauld1501 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank, you Cillian, achievable numbers but a lot of grit.

  • @jamesbull9879
    @jamesbull9879 10 месяцев назад +1

    What a legend! Loved this!