The music chosen is PERFECT! SO EXCELLENT! I am SO glad this clip got saved for future views! Cancellara's descending skills are superb - and that is an understatement. In this clip, we see him use several different techniques in a recognizable way. HUGELY valuable to a bike racer! THANK YOU!
Toda una clase de técnica en descenso. Todos tenemos nuestra manera, pero la forma de colocar la bici y el cuerpo en las curvas es perfecta. Siempre veo este vídeo para recordar maneras... Grande Cancellara!!
Having suffered a crash downhill at a mere 35 mph and separating my shoulder in addition to concussion and a chipped pelvis i watched this open mouthed with my palms sweating What a bike handler you run out of superlatives, totally unfazed, spartacus indeed!
imagine trying to hold that wheel! i don't think that too many pro's would fancy it, or for that matter, managed it. truly awesome footage of an awesome cyclist!
And this with the 25mm tyres of the time and no disk breakes.. Beside, I live not far away from him, and he is the lovliest father to his two girls you can imagine, which is even more important to me, Such a great, strong, sympathic man..
@@giorgiogrlj Me too, cant people think for themselves rather than be swayed by latest marketing gimmicks..Cancellara amazing rider though, will never forget Paris Roubaix and he rode Tom Boonen off his back wheel , think it was P-R , had cobbles.
they are total badasses just watching this gives me a buzz the way he skims so close to the rock face and cars it's not just about power in roadcycling but the skill and bravery aswell truly amazing
I was at the top of the Serra Seca's coll that year. The group took the climb very relaxed. Altough it is a first category mountain pass, they climbed together, the group was so compacted that some riders had to put their feet on the road before the mountain pass. So I suppose Cancellara stopped to piss and then he caught the group relaxed, whitout taking risks. But is amazing to see a professional rider playing and enjoying
His form is amazing, and the way he finds the line through the apex of each curve is a freakin clinic. What I find incredible is his concentration, especially through the bits crowded with support cars or with sheer rock faces a metre from his face. A second of distraction and he's a dead man.
Look for stage 7 tour de france 2009. There's a lot of places like this in France, don't worry about it! Take a look at google maps, find some place else and enjoy!
The line he takes where the road narrows as it leads into the tunnel is terrifying (4.05 onward) and then just after that he shakes out his legs in typical fashion moments after a speed wobble. The guy is a savage.
not sure the timing in the top left is quite right - i suspect that's the gap between the peloton and the breakaway. from memory, and judging by how many cars he passes i reckon he starts at least a good minute down on the peloton. i think the timing gap is done off a motorbike which probably got stuck in front of the peloton on the descent and didn't realise he'd punctured and dropped off the back.
I hit 50 mph once on my bike, happily it was a straight road. But i was terrified the whole time. Not a lot off time to react if there is an obstruction.
While I was watching the Oly TT and knowing that Wiggins was well ahead there is a shot of Spartacus going full steam to finish the last KM of the TT. He was injured from the bonehead crash the day before and still giving it his all and Wiggins was just a bit worried and maybe it was for dramatic effect but still paying tribute to one of the true TT masters. God bless Cancellara and his family. One of the best.
That's because you never been on a bike with 23 mm tires with a perfurated helment and a 2 mm skinsuit riding at 100 km/h after a 20+ km climb and the world watching you
He was in the yellow jersey and had colour co-ordinated his bike to match. He'd had a puncture, and was not happy that the replacement tyre was not colour co-ordinated with the bike. He stopped to change it. The video has been up before, but was deleted due to infringing some UCI licence - surprised/delighted to find it again actually!
Ye, he's class, he's crazy, but he's not a skilled descender like Cancellara or Nibali who doesn't have to take such crazy chances during descents. You're not descending well, or fast, when you are crashing twice in the same downhill. But I'll easily admit that Voigt is pure class, and gives his all for the team, but that's why everybody loves him, isn't it? :)
hes the only cyclist that i can think of that is strong, big and heavy enough to get that bike right over and get it to chnge direction at that speed that quick, every other cyclist would be SOL because they just dont have the mass to make that drastic of a change!!!! wicked vid, never seen this one before!!!!
Darren Lindsay ***** Totalavulsion Yes, he's probably the illegitimate father of Danny Hart. Then Cancellara would, at one point, have had Danny Hart in his balls.
Cancellara uses a bike made by Specialized in this video :) (Saxo Bank changed bike manufacturers from Cèrvelo to Specialized prior to that season). The components are probably Shimano, that I'm not sure of that though :)
You must not have seen Jens Voigt in action then. In 2011 he crashed twice on the same descent, was hurting in every bit of his body, bleeding everywhere, and yet he sped up his descent so he could be at the front aiding his team leaders and keeping with the favorites. That is class right there.
The thing for the every day cyclist would be the Pro's have their bikes checked by an expert every day. The main issue I have with descents at 35 MPH plus is wheel wobble and obviously the state of the roads local to me, pot holes not a good thing at any speed :D
Bike not set up properly - slightly loose rear/front wheel bracket, brakes alignment, handle bar's central and how you are positioned on the bike (too far forward/slightly off line). All these contributions add towards wheel wobble and once this happens at high speed....!
aDotFromTheFuture With his age and his lost of speed in the time trials I think next year is his last most likely.. the prologue suits him next year and he will be attempting the hour record too . so it will be his last season which will end with the hour record. I think.velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/news/cancellara-likely-to-retire-after-2016-season_317133
I'm pretty sure given this is the 9th stage, that Cancellara, as a sprinter had accrued the maillot jaune on the flat stages, but as a sprinter, got dropped in the mountains, hence been off the back of the peloton at the start of the descent.
Am i the only one, who just loves the fact that Fabian Cancellara rides the bike , like it's another day on the office, meanwhile the camera-motorcycle almost crashes into the wall at one point ; -P
Not sure why this appeared in my feed in 2024 but glad it did, superb! Vive la Tour!
Not tryna be that guy but it’s actually called Le Tour
@@Nowayfrrrrrrr La Tour du France
@@jansnauwaert1785. Le tour DE France
All amazing:
- rider,
- drivers
- motorcyclists & camera guys
- chopper pilot & camera guys
- scenery
Lovely soundtrack too. Thank you!
The music chosen is PERFECT! SO EXCELLENT! I am SO glad this clip got saved for future views! Cancellara's descending skills are superb - and that is an understatement. In this clip, we see him use several different techniques in a recognizable way. HUGELY valuable to a bike racer! THANK YOU!
Today is the future 😝
just a pure thing of beauty... his skills in bikehandling and cornering... man... envieable... completely.
Totally agree!
Beautiful lines. A masterclass in how to ride a bend....
Whoever chose the music to accompany this is a genius! Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, I Allegro con brio.
This is the first time i see the clip since i saw it live, and i remember is so clearly!
amazing stuff!
Toda una clase de técnica en descenso. Todos tenemos nuestra manera, pero la forma de colocar la bici y el cuerpo en las curvas es perfecta. Siempre veo este vídeo para recordar maneras... Grande Cancellara!!
Outstanding!!!!. To be so far back and to catch the group is truly amazing.
spectacular view furious descent and nice accompanying music, great combination
"The art of descending".
A masterpiece interpreted by Fabian Cancellara.
i sooooo want to do this one day!! it looks so fun and exhilarating. not too many hills where i live, yet alone mountains. such talent!
Having suffered a crash downhill at a mere 35 mph and separating my shoulder in addition to concussion and a chipped pelvis i watched this open mouthed with my palms sweating
What a bike handler you run out of superlatives, totally unfazed, spartacus indeed!
@Mark Corrigan parody celebrity accounts are never funny
Guten Abend zusammen ein sehr gutes Video und sehr gute Musik@@@
Fabián Cancellara un maestro, un verdadero campeón, En este descenso ha dado muestra de ello .
Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱
Bravo!!! Beautiful descending and beautiful Port del Compte road
Amazing stuff. Great time trialler and makes descents look easy. A real gent as well.
awesome!!!1
smooth as butter
My heart was racing watching it. Truly awesome descending to music.
I'm also impressed by his physical condition, his bike and the landscape. I'd love to go down on that road too!
Mozart, Symphony No.25 in G Minor.
great cycling with grandioso music! couldn't be more awesome
imagine trying to hold that wheel! i don't think that too many pro's would fancy it, or for that matter, managed it. truly awesome footage of an awesome cyclist!
what an excellent choice of music... masterpiece
This is literally the best video my eyes have ever gazed upon. True Art
And this with the 25mm tyres of the time and no disk breakes.. Beside, I live not far away from him, and he is the lovliest father to his two girls you can imagine, which is even more important to me, Such a great, strong, sympathic man..
I am still on 23 mm. :)
@@giorgiogrlj Me too, cant people think for themselves rather than be swayed by latest marketing gimmicks..Cancellara amazing rider though, will never forget Paris Roubaix and he rode Tom Boonen off his back wheel , think it was P-R , had cobbles.
@@pinarellolimoncello electric motor on that occasion?
@@giorgiogrlj Yeah it had a 200hp motor and even did a burnout over the finish line for the fans. Awesome moment
@@vivianvandermerwe1380 400W motor in seat tube, more than enough.
they are total badasses just watching this gives me a buzz the way he skims so close to the rock face and cars it's not just about power in roadcycling but the skill and bravery aswell truly amazing
anyone else wondering if the cars could just bugger off?
I was at the top of the Serra Seca's coll that year. The group took the climb very relaxed. Altough it is a first category mountain pass, they climbed together, the group was so compacted that some riders had to put their feet on the road before the mountain pass. So I suppose Cancellara stopped to piss and then he caught the group relaxed, whitout taking risks. But is amazing to see a professional rider playing and enjoying
great music choice. This vid makes me want to ride NOW...
great music choice. This video makes me want to ride NOW... also it makes realize what we trust to our tires.
His form is amazing, and the way he finds the line through the apex of each curve is a freakin clinic. What I find incredible is his concentration, especially through the bits crowded with support cars or with sheer rock faces a metre from his face. A second of distraction and he's a dead man.
😂😅😅😂😂😂
And today, he wins the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, for a third time. A true sportsman.
For me, cancellara is the best cyclist ever! And sooo sympatic, BRAVO and gratulation from austria.
Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G minor
man he's going around some of those corners pretty damn fast, amazing bike handling skill + balls!
4:06 to 4:24 is just epic. How even the camera cannot keep up barely. Great bikeriding skills honestly
Look for stage 7 tour de france 2009. There's a lot of places like this in France, don't worry about it! Take a look at google maps, find some place else and enjoy!
The line he takes where the road narrows as it leads into the tunnel is terrifying (4.05 onward) and then just after that he shakes out his legs in typical fashion moments after a speed wobble. The guy is a savage.
Style and grace personified.
Looks amazing. Really. But take a look at the time folks. he drives alone and makes just about 4-5s...
not sure the timing in the top left is quite right - i suspect that's the gap between the peloton and the breakaway. from memory, and judging by how many cars he passes i reckon he starts at least a good minute down on the peloton. i think the timing gap is done off a motorbike which probably got stuck in front of the peloton on the descent and didn't realise he'd punctured and dropped off the back.
I hit 50 mph once on my bike, happily it was a straight road. But i was terrified the whole time. Not a lot off time to react if there is an obstruction.
this is the most useful video on youtubes. those who can't descend STUDY THIS.
While I was watching the Oly TT and knowing that Wiggins was well ahead there is a shot of Spartacus going full steam to finish the last KM of the TT. He was injured from the bonehead crash the day before and still giving it his all and Wiggins was just a bit worried and maybe it was for dramatic effect but still paying tribute to one of the true TT masters. God bless Cancellara and his family. One of the best.
The only man pushing the descents like this this year was Jens Voight, was a pleasure to watch.
Kudos to the only other guy to keep up with him, the motor bike rider with his cameraman. Big thumbs up so we can watch this video....
every cyclist, every fan respects fabian....Chasing downhill the way he did ,takes some nuts and guts.
Can't stop watching this thing. A Masterclass for everyone.
Anyway, he was strong enough to catch up with the peloton and it was a beautiful descent, great show of skills with a road bike when downhilling.
This is a masterclass in how to decend
And now there's Tom Pidcock. This is mediocre.
Scary to ride so fast next to cliffs. Excellent control and mental focus.
I give just as much props to the motorcycle rider and camera man.
That's because you never been on a bike with 23 mm tires with a perfurated helment and a 2 mm skinsuit riding at 100 km/h after a 20+ km climb and the world watching you
Epic BGM. Good vid man! :)
7:25 Rider is wondering 'Where the hell did he come from?'
He was in the yellow jersey and had colour co-ordinated his bike to match. He'd had a puncture, and was not happy that the replacement tyre was not colour co-ordinated with the bike. He stopped to change it. The video has been up before, but was deleted due to infringing some UCI licence - surprised/delighted to find it again actually!
I have a feeling my pulse was probably higher from just watching this than Fabian's pulse was when de did the descent...
that was Awsome, my decent skills have almost gotten me killed a few times, clearly not this riders weakness.
Ye, he's class, he's crazy, but he's not a skilled descender like Cancellara or Nibali who doesn't have to take such crazy chances during descents. You're not descending well, or fast, when you are crashing twice in the same downhill. But I'll easily admit that Voigt is pure class, and gives his all for the team, but that's why everybody loves him, isn't it? :)
Jeez, props to the camera bike crew especially with all those crazy support cars jostling for position
his bike control at these speeds is insane. wish I could do that :)
It is Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183. As is description.
A masterful performance!
Abundant talent and skill. Does anyone know the name of the symphony music?
hes the only cyclist that i can think of that is strong, big and heavy enough to get that bike right over and get it to chnge direction at that speed that quick, every other cyclist would be SOL because they just dont have the mass to make that drastic of a change!!!! wicked vid, never seen this one before!!!!
anyone know if they do amateur bike tours in france, that road is gorgeous.
brilliant piece of footage. music is perfect.
Bike handling masterclass... what a legend that man (machine) is!
5:20-5:25 he's bouncing his knees off the top tube? Anybody know why?
@fransnyblom The distance shown at the top is for the leaders, so it doesn't really apply to someone 11 minutes behind.
awesome how he takes the corners at ridiculous speeds when cars and motorbikes are struggling !!! respect !!!!!!!!
I'm amazed he can go so fast with balls that big
***** He could almost be the father of Danny Hart, only needs to be 4-5 years older!
Darren Lindsay ***** Totalavulsion
Yes, he's probably the illegitimate father of Danny Hart. Then Cancellara would, at one point, have had Danny Hart in his balls.
Totalavulsion it is because of the extra weight ;)
+Totalavulsion That's cos steel balls, (mixed with lead) weigh quite a lot, so they carry a lot of momentum..... :-)
+Totalavulsion He got caught cheating; His bike had a hidden electric motor in the frame....
I was about to give you hell for mixing in the music. But it works so damn well.
Great music choice!
Cancellara uses a bike made by Specialized in this video :) (Saxo Bank changed bike manufacturers from Cèrvelo to Specialized prior to that season). The components are probably Shimano, that I'm not sure of that though :)
Still one of the best cycling clips of all time.
You must not have seen Jens Voigt in action then. In 2011 he crashed twice on the same descent, was hurting in every bit of his body, bleeding everywhere, and yet he sped up his descent so he could be at the front aiding his team leaders and keeping with the favorites. That is class right there.
Love the dedication to the racing line.
My eyes watered watching and listening.
While I was watching this video I wanted so badly to go out, climb first mountain and do this while I'm listening this song.
The thing for the every day cyclist would be the Pro's have their bikes checked by an expert every day. The main issue I have with descents at 35 MPH plus is wheel wobble and obviously the state of the roads local to me, pot holes not a good thing at any speed :D
Bike not set up properly - I've crashed at 35mph due to this and now have my bike checked twice a year due to 45mph plus decents
Dave Harvey what was the problem with your bike?
Bike not set up properly - slightly loose rear/front wheel bracket, brakes alignment, handle bar's central and how you are positioned on the bike (too far forward/slightly off line).
All these contributions add towards wheel wobble and once this happens at high speed....!
Go Fabian, and thank you!
Cancella later on in an interview: ''Oh yes the nature was nice..''
Cancellara’s Descent « An Ordinary Cyclist
sehr gute ab fahr so fahren ist freiheit supper gruss RINALTO
so fahren mit der musik ich selber fahre immer mit musik RINALTO
that´s pure ART
@rambopavka do u mean what is the race? and if so the yellow jersey gives it away
you have it down. keep going. its a match the music and the sport. well effing done
We so need speed, wattage, hr and cadence info onscreen during road raced. That would be über-cool!
Dieu que c'est beau...
This man is an artist:)
Too bad about his crash in this years Tour. I wonder if he ever decides to do another one, or was this his last one...
aDotFromTheFuture He can't stop on a crash, i hope.
aDotFromTheFuture With his age and his lost of speed in the time trials I think next year is his last most likely.. the prologue suits him next year and he will be attempting the hour record too . so it will be his last season which will end with the hour record. I think.velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/news/cancellara-likely-to-retire-after-2016-season_317133
+Hugo Roux His plan was that this would be his last tdf anyway. Too bad if he crashed out of his last though.
thank you for the music
It would be nice to be able to practise tusing the racing line with out danger of oncoming cars!
@eXPerienceyeah they both use the same images, only the commentary + ad breaks are different
@jonesgez No, where you drove this stretch of the race ?
I'm pretty sure given this is the 9th stage, that Cancellara, as a sprinter had accrued the maillot jaune on the flat stages, but as a sprinter, got dropped in the mountains, hence been off the back of the peloton at the start of the descent.
Good video, and I liked the music.
Am i the only one, who just loves the fact that Fabian Cancellara rides the bike , like it's another day on the office, meanwhile the camera-motorcycle almost crashes into the wall at one point ; -P
Fabi is faster going uphill than most of us going downhill. And when it is time to descend, he is FEARLESS
I can watch this all day!