Are you kidding me? Ollie has become a rocketship on a bike. But, watch out if you start over-doing it. You don't want to chunder after all that thunder.
#GCN #GCNTech Ollie is a great rider and has caught far too much flack for the "getting dropped" event. Hammer on Ollie, we support you whole heartedly.
Well done Ollie. Great to see you go above and beyond in this endeavor. Rest of the team did great too. Really appreciated the support from Conor to push Ollie to that awesome finish.
I love how far Ollie has come from pre GCN days to getting into massive challenges, usually with pros and former pros. Well done to you mate for the positive vibes & the sense of humour.
Using some powerdrill-assistance on Swift helps :-) I've been trianing together with a couple of runners, on threadmills. They crushed me on there. But when I invited them on a couple of long trailruns, they just colapsed. "It's raining", "It's windy", "It's cold", "Their's roots and rocks all over...", "I've gotten a wet sock". Their is a difference between "café-training", even really hard café-training and real-life training.
Yes, agree. So many zwift pros, particularly weighing about 30kgs flying up hills. Conor the zwift algorithm is broken for bigger riders mate, no way to compete. Real world is a different story, so many cheats in all forms of eSports.
you guys were in our league, Backpedal Amino Acids is my team, great to see you in the ZRL, i really think everyone tried harder because you were involved, the racing was much harder than previous seasons but on to the next one, good luck
Brilliant. I'm way past my best (about 30 years ago I was our local club 12 hour champion) now nearer 60 I take it easy and am just a pretty average group c rider. The fact you can race in groups of similar capability on zwift is one of the best features imo and though I don't do many nowadays I do still do the odd race. Video's like this remind me what fun (despite the pain) racing is and might have to enter another one soon. Good work guys 🙂
I ride in Cat D, even that’s a pretty tough gig after a full day at work so nice to see that you guys are getting rinsed too - challenges for all! Surprised you didn’t feature the horror that was the Tour of Tewitt Well 😱 - still traumatised by that. Nice work Ollie!
Amazing Ride Ollie! And a whole hearted well done to the whole GCN team! Who do you lot feel has improved the most during their GCN journey? I vote for Ollie. He is truly amazing!
Nice effort boys; Aaron Mansell was a wiz kid all season; but ZRL it’s really key to target them FAL/FTS points….. see you out there! Sam (DIRT Wolfpack 4)
It's an 'in' joke. Possibly it resonated because the other presenters are all ex-pros, whereas Ollie is an ex-academic. Ollie would smash just about all of us. And he did manage to get 2nd place.
I've taken part in the league for a few series and it is brutal, epic effort and tatics from Ollie. You guys should give the TTT races a go on a Thursday :)
Been zwifting non stop for year ,, training no races ,,,gone from under 170 to 200 ftp. Decent enough for 55yrs would love toget to 250 and push on. 12 stone , any input appreciated
It's funny that they are riding Canyon bikes. The best thing about Zwift is that you don't need a fast bike. The bike I use is a nearly 30 lb touring rig.
Awesome result! Shane you were on the wrong bike. Should of done a bike swap lap one to gravel and ridden it to the finish. I think it would of come down to a sprint finish if you were on the same bikes
Interested to know what your trainer difficulty was set at? Or does Zwift lock TD for these races? TD essentially flattens the hills though you need the same Wats to getup the hill but you can spin faster. Lots of discussions on forums about optimal TD settings for racing… perhaps this was a factor…?
Oh, never heard of this. Is it a Zwift thing? I think a lot of old trainers (eg. My Wahoo 2) didn’t even have a way to recognise cadence unless you put an extra cadence sensor on.
Not really into 'inside cycling' but rather enjoyed this KUDOS to Dr Bridgestone. I have to wonder....how many times has Connor banged his head going into the w/c?
The winner will have been using the slipstream of others to use less energy, then blast past Olly. You'll need to look into ideal bike for the course to get better results. Well done and great effort for a novice season on zrl. 👍🏼👏
That was some result Ollie well done, that gravel climb was a little bit to gamey on zwift, you wouldn't see a road race suddenly turn into a CX race. 🤷♂🤷♂
Like any competitive computer game 20% of the participants will be cheating when they are not playing in a controlled environment. The higher up the rankings, the more cheating goes on. Just something to keep in mind before reading too much into the results. Enjoy the racing, but take it all with a pinch of salt.
I suppose the other factor is that most GCN presenters peak for summer while all the Zwift guys peak for winter. It is difficult to manage two peaks unless you are WVA or MVDP.
Very much this. People hook up electric drills to their bikes to spin the wheels, purposely tinker with their bikes/trainers to miscalibrate them or find any other myriad ways to cheat. I see it on Zwift and I see it on Peloton. Doesn't bother me on Peloton but Zwift is meant to be competitive and watching someone pump out 500+W on average a 30 minute ride is simply insane.
It's time for Ollie vs 2. Start the video off with an old clip of Ollie saying that he knows he's rubbish but he's not that rubbish. Then watch Ollie demolishes the time trial and pukes at the end.
You would have won if you switched bikes for the climb. I did the bike switch trick to my best results, by far, of the season, and climbing is my weakness.
I’m not sure wtf road vs gravel bike when they are in a virtual world? I ride Zwift but I’ve never had a problem as I ride a mtb bike on Zwift because it looks cool. Is bike choice a serious thing on Zwift?
Zwift factors in expected losses to rolling resistance, surface conditions and aerodynamic drag (including slipstream effects, unless you're using a TT bike) when calculating your "speed" from power and cadence. So yes, it does matter. If you care or not is a completely different question...
Still think you could drop Ollie? Let us know in the comments how you think we did! 👇
Maybe in a fight. Not on a bike
Are you kidding me? Ollie has become a rocketship on a bike. But, watch out if you start over-doing it. You don't want to chunder after all that thunder.
Only in a sprint with fresh legs.
Was great fun racing the GCN boys I have to say, I couldn't match Ollie but I enjoyed 'just' beating Si every week 😂
Only in a sprint
#GCN #GCNTech Ollie is a great rider and has caught far too much flack for the "getting dropped" event. Hammer on Ollie, we support you whole heartedly.
It's just a joke. Everyone here is aware that he would drop this whole comment section. Imagine if people were serious all the time?
the getting dropped is just a joke lmao
Well done Ollie. Great to see you go above and beyond in this endeavor. Rest of the team did great too. Really appreciated the support from Conor to push Ollie to that awesome finish.
I love how far Ollie has come from pre GCN days to getting into massive challenges, usually with pros and former pros. Well done to you mate for the positive vibes & the sense of humour.
I love a good "Ollie is the Hero" video.
Ollie gets too much stick. Si, Matt and Dan got me into GCN, but Ollie, Hank, Manon and Connor keep me watching
Ollie dropping the other presenters. Maybe we should do another GCN Investigative Dropumentary episode.
Using some powerdrill-assistance on Swift helps :-)
I've been trianing together with a couple of runners, on threadmills.
They crushed me on there.
But when I invited them on a couple of long trailruns, they just colapsed.
"It's raining", "It's windy", "It's cold", "Their's roots and rocks all over...", "I've gotten a wet sock".
Their is a difference between "café-training", even really hard café-training and real-life training.
Yes, agree. So many zwift pros, particularly weighing about 30kgs flying up hills. Conor the zwift algorithm is broken for bigger riders mate, no way to compete. Real world is a different story, so many cheats in all forms of eSports.
The edit between Si’s “Where did it all go wrong?” To Ollie’s name/avatar is really well executed. I laughed.
you guys were in our league, Backpedal Amino Acids is my team, great to see you in the ZRL, i really think everyone tried harder because you were involved, the racing was much harder than previous seasons but on to the next one, good luck
Ollie hitting his head on the door with "mind your head" ... actual LOL
Brilliant. I'm way past my best (about 30 years ago I was our local club 12 hour champion) now nearer 60 I take it easy and am just a pretty average group c rider. The fact you can race in groups of similar capability on zwift is one of the best features imo and though I don't do many nowadays I do still do the odd race. Video's like this remind me what fun (despite the pain) racing is and might have to enter another one soon. Good work guys 🙂
What a effort by Ollie 💪🏻 he looked spent at the end
Ollie giving it all, literally 👏
It seems like Ollie was so afraid of getting dropped that he almost won! 🤣
Good effort mate.
Ollie: Standing so tall after those heroics, he doesn't even fit through doors any more.
I ride in Cat D, even that’s a pretty tough gig after a full day at work so nice to see that you guys are getting rinsed too - challenges for all! Surprised you didn’t feature the horror that was the Tour of Tewitt Well 😱 - still traumatised by that. Nice work Ollie!
Watching this with my torn Achilles gets me so excited to hop back on the trainer when I'm able and get to some racing with my brothers!
Great result, Ollie! Well done, GCN team!
Amazing Ride Ollie! And a whole hearted well done to the whole GCN team! Who do you lot feel has improved the most during their GCN journey? I vote for Ollie. He is truly amazing!
Well done Ollie, A.Mansell used to ride in our Club and I can confirm he is just as strong in the real world.
Nice effort boys; Aaron Mansell was a wiz kid all season; but ZRL it’s really key to target them FAL/FTS points….. see you out there! Sam (DIRT Wolfpack 4)
Ollie, I have a whole new level of respect for you. You always act sheepish but you're a beast, dude!
Great effort Ollie, and great teamwork 🏆
Ollie's actually quite an awesome climber. Gets a lot of unfair flak
Absolutely. still got dropped by a 17 yo kid..
In all seriousness though: what a beast!!
It's an 'in' joke. Possibly it resonated because the other presenters are all ex-pros, whereas Ollie is an ex-academic. Ollie would smash just about all of us. And he did manage to get 2nd place.
Well done GCN but special Chapeau to Ollie!
That's Yorkshire hardiness for ye!
Great to see Azzer from Pro Vision Racing take the win 🤣🤣
Wow, props to Ollie for going so deep that he threw up. Sick.
Who got dropped now! Ollie has gotten some sweet revenge FINALLY! Great job to all the GCN presenters!
Mates having fun yet again. Continue to live to the level of your smile.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
I've taken part in the league for a few series and it is brutal, epic effort and tatics from Ollie. You guys should give the TTT races a go on a Thursday :)
Been zwifting non stop for year ,, training no races ,,,gone from under 170 to 200 ftp. Decent enough for 55yrs would love toget to 250 and push on. 12 stone , any input appreciated
Damn! Great job gang! Ollie you a beast 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great job by the GCN crew but it was a killer job by Ollie!
Ollie rises like a pheonix from the flames lol
Ollie the (storm) Trooper! 13:01
I wonder how many times conor has whacked his head going to the bog 😂
None, but his knees have taken a hammering;)
Probably none as the Watch Your Head sign is at eye level for Conor.
What a squad. Road captain Conner did a really good job pushing Ollie to his limits. Maybe the absence of DS Manon made the difference to 1st.
Ollie needs a rematch against the Pro Vision youngster in real life!!!
125bpm at 750w, something tells me Ollie's Zwift game is picking up Connor's HR rather than his own :D
It was, we accidentally swapped them around 😬
Or Ollie really is that much of a beast!
I noticed that!
that's the first thing I want to check in the comment section.
way to go ollie! we appreciate how hard you went.
I've always wondered why I never win - apparently it's because I don't go hard enough to puke afterwards.
I started the puking in my 30s… is there a correlation there?
Ollie! What a legend!!
Nice work Ollie!! Feels so good not to get dropped for once
Nice. Ollie stepping up to the plate. Doing it FOOORRR YOOORRRRRKKKKSHIIIIRRREEE!!!
Ollie Bridgewood vs Linus Tech Tips - well known for dropping expensive items on camera. Challenge him to a dropoff!!! 🤣
I hope that you all do well in the next season. Would you PLEASE record your races and post them?
The door frame 🤣🤣🤣
4:10 Minutes - Come on Oliver .... get off Zwift and finish painting that wall !
Wow, Ollie, such inspiration. Respect!
It's funny that they are riding Canyon bikes. The best thing about Zwift is that you don't need a fast bike. The bike I use is a nearly 30 lb touring rig.
Ollie is tough as nails. He generally does the most difficult challenges out of all the GCN presenters. Great job not getting dropped this go round.
Hank: .....
Well done Ollie you made up for the time you was dropped on the road race & all the stick you got pal 👍.
Awesome result! Shane you were on the wrong bike. Should of done a bike swap lap one to gravel and ridden it to the finish. I think it would of come down to a sprint finish if you were on the same bikes
Awesome race Ollie!!!
Ollie is now the hero of GCN!
dropped Contador earlier now this, he's going pro next year
Interested to know what your trainer difficulty was set at? Or does Zwift lock TD for these races? TD essentially flattens the hills though you need the same Wats to getup the hill but you can spin faster. Lots of discussions on forums about optimal TD settings for racing… perhaps this was a factor…?
Oh, never heard of this. Is it a Zwift thing? I think a lot of old trainers (eg. My Wahoo 2) didn’t even have a way to recognise cadence unless you put an extra cadence sensor on.
Not really into 'inside cycling' but rather enjoyed this KUDOS to Dr Bridgestone. I have to wonder....how many times has Connor banged his head going into the w/c?
Good to see Ollie drop the entire team and all but one in the peloton.
That Tom Thrall is a heck of a sprinter
Well done, boys!
Good effort, well done guys
I'm pretty sure there would be a couple of riders hooked on with an E-bike.
The winner will have been using the slipstream of others to use less energy, then blast past Olly. You'll need to look into ideal bike for the course to get better results. Well done and great effort for a novice season on zrl. 👍🏼👏
I absolutely love Ollie, redemption time brother!!
An absolutely ruined Ollie hitting his head on the door made the video even though he didn’t get spat.
Right under the mind your head sign
Lucky that wasn't Conner.
Ollie doesn't need his brain for cycling, but Conner definitely needs his knees;)
Hope the steamroller power-up helped on those gravel sections.
I have 2 broken ribs right now and laughing really hurts. Shouldn't have watched the last few minutes haha
Hopefully this will put an end to the "dropping Ollie" comments on GCN shows...looking at you Si, Conner, Hank, Mannon, the Alex...
Total Rehabilitation for Ollie 😁
Great effort all of you but absolutely big respect to Ollie for hurling after that maximum effort. Put it all out there…literally! 👏🏻👏🏻🤮
Surely gcn team did very well seeing that they on video and couldn’t cheat unlike most “hero’s” on zwift
Olly's a fucking beast and all round top gent, hats off!
Tobi Knaup got me here!
Allez GCN (auf Deutsch) 😅
Where was Richie, Tobi? 🤔
So Ollie dropped all the other GCN presenters! Wow! Way to go Ollie!
That “paid partnership “ warning, does it mean Ollie paid rest of the team to get dropped by him? 😜 Just kidding, congrats Ollie!
That was some result Ollie well done, that gravel climb was a little bit to gamey on zwift, you wouldn't see a road race suddenly turn into a CX race. 🤷♂🤷♂
Strada bianchi 😉
Ollie is such a beast
Well done Ollie gave it all
Zwift is great i love it
So it's Hank this time !
8:51....thats the scariest eye brows ever
Ollie has become elite
With Ollie coming second does this mean Ollie is fitter than the GCN ex pros?
Anyone know who his coach is?
When’s oli’s sprint video coming out?
Way to go Ollie!!!
Would be good to interview the “kid” who put 20 secs into Ollie
Like any competitive computer game 20% of the participants will be cheating when they are not playing in a controlled environment. The higher up the rankings, the more cheating goes on. Just something to keep in mind before reading too much into the results. Enjoy the racing, but take it all with a pinch of salt.
I suppose the other factor is that most GCN presenters peak for summer while all the Zwift guys peak for winter. It is difficult to manage two peaks unless you are WVA or MVDP.
Very much this. People hook up electric drills to their bikes to spin the wheels, purposely tinker with their bikes/trainers to miscalibrate them or find any other myriad ways to cheat. I see it on Zwift and I see it on Peloton. Doesn't bother me on Peloton but Zwift is meant to be competitive and watching someone pump out 500+W on average a 30 minute ride is simply insane.
You're all mocking Ollie for hitting the frame door. It's not Ollie's fault! They should've put the sign inside the upper frame door also...
It's time for Ollie vs 2. Start the video off with an old clip of Ollie saying that he knows he's rubbish but he's not that rubbish. Then watch Ollie demolishes the time trial and pukes at the end.
You would have won if you switched bikes for the climb. I did the bike switch trick to my best results, by far, of the season, and climbing is my weakness.
Oh, controversial!!
how do you do that?
*casually fires up an E-Moto on Zwift*
This is the first time Ollie stayed with his teammate
Good job Ollie !
Yeah Ollie!!!
You need hank's dad!!!
Well Ollie drops the rest of GCN. What does that say about the rest of you GNC old farts? You should make a shirt: Ollie drops GCN.
Olie the virtual champ! Let's repeat that in the real world.
I’m not sure wtf road vs gravel bike when they are in a virtual world? I ride Zwift but I’ve never had a problem as I ride a mtb bike on Zwift because it looks cool. Is bike choice a serious thing on Zwift?
Zwift factors in expected losses to rolling resistance, surface conditions and aerodynamic drag (including slipstream effects, unless you're using a TT bike) when calculating your "speed" from power and cadence. So yes, it does matter. If you care or not is a completely different question...
Ollie dropped the whole GCN Team and could have won a race!
Manon could try a team effort with Heather from GTN