Still easy to understand. I was watching a video for some video game where they had a french speaking woman trying to explain something about the game. She did speak English but her accent was so strong that I barely could understand anything.
"it is the image of the peloton, moving through the picturesque french country side and mountainous regions that makes the Tour de France one of the most beautiful sporting spectacles in the world" - this was the primary reason why I started cycling and why I enjoy watching Le Tour de France, well said narrator...
My dream- to take my dad to France to be part and witness this great event live. My family, starting with Grandpa, all used to race. This is the creme of the creme and honestly; what cyclist wouldn't LOVE this?!💘
This is a terrific clip: interesting, funny and clear for anyone like me who has refused to pay attention to this July obsession in France for 43 years. Now, I "get" it! Superb animation and the French accent is just too wonderful. Thank you! Very creative.
+OKKerry And the best part is, there is still MUCH more to the race than just these basics. Like "a race within a race", the red number, team clasification, ranks of mountains, team timetrails, prologue, cobblestones (if they are included in the race), sidewind (how it can break the peleton). List can go on. An absolutly fantastic event.
So check out also Giro d'Italia on May, and Vuelta de Espana that starts at the end of August! The only other 2 long stage races (Grand Tours) that are comparable to the Tour de France.
As an American just getting into road cycling for fitness, this was superb! Thank you so much for this introduction to one of the world's great sporting events!!
No you're wrong, because it's all the same for any sports ! You would be surprised to see that 3/4 of contenders of any famous competitions are asthmatics (Olympics games, Rugby worldcup, ect ... ). Asthma is always the good excuse to take a product to mask a drug.
Road Cycling along with professional psychological help cured me from a very severe depression. My health and fitness dramatically improved, not to mention my professional achievements and personal sense of worth, even my face and my body shape drastically changed and I improved my social interactions and feeling of bellonging because I found what I can call a second family: group of cyclist whose biggest principle is help your team mates at all costs. Cycling is such a beautiful sport
I've been a road cyclist for almost a decade now. I know a lot about racing and follow professional races every year. However, I still come back to this video once in a while, I really don't know why. I simply find it relaxing and it reminds me of the beauty of beginning to follow a sport as life changing as cycling. To those who are watching this video for the first time and are entering the world of cycling, good luck in your journey!
Elite road cyclists condition their bodies so much that they can end up experiencing all sorts of crazy health issues. Heart failure is sadly not a rarity among these athletes.
Ironically though. The heart is a muscle you don't want growing. The pump is more efficient, sure, but at what cost. Good measure of fitness is generally below 60 but not as low as 28.
Thank you! Very educational. We had a mock Tour in our school last year. It was a success! I made a Maillot Jaune, Vert, et Blanc. Thank you for this very informative video.
Fantastic!!!!! A detailed breakdown from the history to the stages, the jerseys, the general classification, the whole LeTour simply explained in 10 minutes 🎩👏🏾
Fantastic video! As an MTBer looking to learn more about the "other side" it was a lot of good info (but, hinting that there's more to learn). The animation was fantastic and the voiceover was charming (as an unfortunately mono-lingual English speaker, it's fun to hear an accomplished ESL speaker's inflections)
Superb explanation sir. This time there was no live telecast here. I had to follow the race on my mobile. This race tests the player's strength both mental and physical. It also gives you a chance to look into the landscapes of France. Definitely, one of my favourite races.
Fantastique!! The fact I knew most of the info here is secondary. The animation is top notch, and the info provided in a very clear and understandable manner. I will share with my friends who always hear from me about the TDF but don't understand a thing I'm saying. One thing I always wondered and did learn here was the fact HRs can get up to 200 on mountain climbs. Incroyable!! Thanks for this!
Your totally correct there . We thought about adding a section describing the points scoring/classifications but wanted to keep the video down to 10 minutes, so made the choice to edit it out.
Just watched this to prep for Netflix's *_Tour De France: Unchained_* series! This was a great primer for understanding the event. Now on to the series!
A really excellent video, thank you! You forgot about ‘Les Asthmatiques’ though - the group of cyclists who miraculously develop respiratory conditions before Le Tour to allow them to take otherwise banned performance-enhancing drugs.
pooyah666 That's why I said on a downhil, because they stop pedaling and just let gravity do the work... Lars Boom hit 109km/h in stage 3 of this years tour the france.
it's impossible to ride at 60 - 65kmph and hold it for the duration of a flat race, sorry buddy but you need to go back and watch the video again to refresh your knowledge bank.
Nice video. One of things that I found hardest to grasp when I started watching was how the points for the polka dot and green jerseys are won. A video to elaborate on that (different mountain climbs, intermediate sprints, etc) would also be helpful.
Polka dot points are apparently simple. Each difficult slope is assigned a number of points given to whomever completes it the fastest while still part of the overall race. All points are lost if not finishing the tour. Green points may or may not be similar but for different stretches.
A good basic intro and much appreciated, but I wish it explained in more detail how points are garnered for the Green and Polka Dot jerseys, as well as why some riders may be capable of winning 5 or 6 stages, but still not be a threat for the overall win. Also, a more detailed explanation of job description and specialization within a team would have been great. Perhaps it's time to make a "Part Two". ;-)
Great informative video. Only one criticism is the origin of the yellow jersey is incorrect. You have gone with the myth of it being due to the colour of the sponsor newspaper. The truth is less glamarous. There was a need to show the race leader so the organiser wanted to get a number of the same jerseys to demonstrate the leader, however the shop they went to only had enough yellow jerseys as it was the least popular colour and that is why the race leader wears yellow
I wish this video has subtitle with it. It's so heavily accented. Also it would be awesome if another video about Giro D' Italia could be made in this format
Nice short, however @7.05 - as far as I'm aware, one is not permitted to travel backwards on the course. It may be done but it's not allowed. Edit: Also, descent speeds can reach 120km/h! 80km/h is pretty standard, on a shorter. shallower hill in Perth I usually hit 80-90km/h.
120 kmph doesn't seem real. I don't think so. Professional bikes are very lightweight. I'd say 80kmph looks like realistic. I had got to 73kmp myself so I suppose pro riders can go up to 80 - 90.
@@TheDrewsephEpidemic So is chess but that's hardly a sport. Having tried to hit a golf ball a few times I appreciate that it's very hard and requires perfection of technique but if you can win without breaking a sweat that's no sport. Yes it meets the dictionary definition because you use muscles and it's competitive but if people far outside their physical prime can win its skill not sport. I looked it up the oldest professional golfer to play a tournament was 77. Nobody would call Michael Schumacher an athlete yet F1 drivers have to be pretty fit and take a lot of force acting on their body. Up to 6 g while cornering. Fighter pilots aren't athletes either, still gotta be fit. Golf? Nope.
This is a great explanation of the race, but I think it should have mentioned the effect of doping. Doping has been a part of the race since the very beginning.
I learned more in this video than ever before. History and techniques I read but could not visualized. I am a visual person anyway. Very cute but informative. Absolutely loved it. Que viva Quintana! a very poor Kid from the mountains of Colombia who is now on 8th, position. too poor to pay bus fare for school he rode a heavy bike 20 miles to school at 3,000 meters elevation. Keep an eye on him!!
Guoenyi. There was a stupid guy, in exactly that stupid costume, in the same stupid colour, got right in front of a motorbike camera on today's stage of the 2019 Tour. He got pushed out of the way by another - more responsible? - fan. As was another stupid guy, who just got in the way and waved a flag. He was literally dragged off the road by his teeshirt, by an unseen, but much appreciated spectator. Vive le Tour (and I am a Brit!)
It's very different muscle groups in action so I'd say they have mental endurance downpacked, and would by far be better than your average person but no real competition for serious cyclists. Triathletes could be very interesting though, like iron man winners.
long-distance triathletes would probably perform well on flat time trials but compared to world tour cyclists most of them are too heavy for the mountains and they lack the tactical skills for breakaways, riding in the peloton and sprinting. There are some (short-distance) triathletes who are on par with elite runners but I don't know of any triathlete who could seriously challenge a world tour cyclist. Hope this makes sense :)
long-distance triathletes would probably perform well on flat time trials but compared to world tour cyclists most of them are too heavy for the mountains and they lack the tactical skills for breakaways, riding in the peloton and sprinting. There are some (short-distance) triathletes who are on par with elite runners but I don't know of any triathlete who could seriously challenge a world tour cyclist. Hope this makes sense :)
@@durrantmiller8810 there is no comparison. I have done both 5 mile races, and 800 meter race in college. I later got into cycling. The muscle groups are different. There also is a lot of technical knowledge, like shifting, drafting off other riders, climbing, descending. I would say a pro cyclist is like. Combination of race car driver and endurance athlete.
Good news everyone. We've added captions! Of course you'll need to read them in a heavy French accent to get the proper feel for them.
Good video, accent helps the authenticity - I never realised how badly 'peleton' is pronounced in english!
Ooh...Rrrreenné!!!
Otacatapetl 'Allo' Allo!
Lissen very cawefully, I shall say zis only once
Why the obsession with Australia?
I think I became 1% French after watching this
Rei Allen Phillip Ramos Oui, mon ami/mon amour~ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Watch it 100 times and u will become native
French American
50 per Afircan
Hon hon hon
his accent is more french than the race itself
I'm french and I HAVE to use the caps, wtf.
Still easy to understand. I was watching a video for some video game where they had a french speaking woman trying to explain something about the game. She did speak English but her accent was so strong that I barely could understand anything.
Bruh bruv momento moment to woto to do to woto wotio wotyo to do to woto
Much of the pleasure comes from the spectacular views of the countryside. No other sport is held in such an ever changing arena.
So true!
Exactly the scenery of the beautiful French landscapes is the spectacle
rally maybe??
I've got nerves of Carbon, not steel. Steels are heavy.
Hahah, good one!
Dragoslav Miljević "You've got balls of steel? I beg you PARDON... Because I saved a few grams 'cause mine ARE MADE OF CARBON!!"
Regards bro. :p
haha i am better i have AERODYNAMIC nerves of carbon ;P
Graphene nerves are just around the corner
+Alberto Jeronimo IFHT
"it is the image of the peloton, moving through the picturesque french country side and mountainous regions that makes the Tour de France one of the most beautiful sporting spectacles in the world" - this was the primary reason why I started cycling and why I enjoy watching Le Tour de France, well said narrator...
Apri Swajaya - the helicopter does an amazing job showing off what are already stunning places.
Apri Swajaya i started cycling because Lance was on drugs.
My dream- to take my dad to France to be part and witness this great event live. My family, starting with Grandpa, all used to race. This is the creme of the creme and honestly; what cyclist wouldn't LOVE this?!💘
This is a terrific clip: interesting, funny and clear for anyone like me who has refused to pay attention to this July obsession in France for 43 years. Now, I "get" it! Superb animation and the French accent is just too wonderful. Thank you! Very creative.
haha I agree! now i "get" it
+OKKerry And the best part is, there is still MUCH more to the race than just these basics.
Like "a race within a race", the red number, team clasification, ranks of mountains, team timetrails, prologue, cobblestones (if they are included in the race), sidewind (how it can break the peleton). List can go on. An absolutly fantastic event.
French mostly don't have accent lol.... While anglo-saxon moslty Always get one
So check out also Giro d'Italia on May, and Vuelta de Espana that starts at the end of August! The only other 2 long stage races (Grand Tours) that are comparable to the Tour de France.
As an American just getting into road cycling for fitness, this was superb! Thank you so much for this introduction to one of the world's great sporting events!!
lol
Just know that most of them are doping nowadays. Makes it from greatest sports event to one of the worst.
you ment: *one of the world's greatest doping events! ahahahahahah it's so fake and brutal :D
No you're wrong, because it's all the same for any sports ! You would be surprised to see that 3/4 of contenders of any famous competitions are asthmatics (Olympics games, Rugby worldcup, ect ... ). Asthma is always the good excuse to take a product to mask a drug.
@@henning_jasper What are u talking about. Pretty sure the doping % has been dropped a lot in recent times.
Road Cycling along with professional psychological help cured me from a very severe depression. My health and fitness dramatically improved, not to mention my professional achievements and personal sense of worth, even my face and my body shape drastically changed and I improved my social interactions and feeling of bellonging because I found what I can call a second family: group of cyclist whose biggest principle is help your team mates at all costs. Cycling is such a beautiful sport
I've been riding/racing for 45 years and this was a delight to watch. So well done and so easy to understand. Awesome! Thanks!
This is a fantastic video - thank you!
Mr Hegarty! What are you doing here?
I love how you included borat towards the end.
What a splendid animation - loved it!
Peter Redshaw Dad?
Peter Redshaw that’s for three different style. Each one has their masterize power.
I've been a road cyclist for almost a decade now. I know a lot about racing and follow professional races every year. However, I still come back to this video once in a while, I really don't know why. I simply find it relaxing and it reminds me of the beauty of beginning to follow a sport as life changing as cycling. To those who are watching this video for the first time and are entering the world of cycling, good luck in your journey!
That's the most thorough and easy to understand video about the Tour, the strategies and cycling overall I 've ever seen.
Great video. Very illustrative to learn lot of things I didn’t know before, like uniform colors, wind strategies and some other things. Thank 10:20
jesus christ, resting heart rate of 28...
Elite road cyclists condition their bodies so much that they can end up experiencing all sorts of crazy health issues. Heart failure is sadly not a rarity among these athletes.
That's less than one beat every two seconds. Crazy!
Ironically though. The heart is a muscle you don't want growing. The pump is more efficient, sure, but at what cost.
Good measure of fitness is generally below 60 but not as low as 28.
My rhr is 53. These guy’s are nuts.
I have a resting heart rate of 34 which can go down to 29 when I'm sleeping. Funny thing is that I'm not even really athletic.
What a BEAUTIFUL and Brilliant Video!
Thank you! Very educational. We had a mock Tour in our school last year. It was a success! I made a Maillot Jaune, Vert, et Blanc. Thank you for this very informative video.
Fantastic!!!!! A detailed breakdown from the history to the stages, the jerseys, the general classification, the whole LeTour simply explained in 10 minutes 🎩👏🏾
Brilliant. For anyone who asks why I watch cycling and love it so much. I just point them to this vid.
Fantastic video! As an MTBer looking to learn more about the "other side" it was a lot of good info (but, hinting that there's more to learn).
The animation was fantastic and the voiceover was charming (as an unfortunately mono-lingual English speaker, it's fun to hear an accomplished ESL speaker's inflections)
Tres bien, Merci. Brilliant animation, fantastic commentary...what an accent! Wonderful!!!
Best 10 minutes I have ever spent on RUclips.
Superb explanation sir. This time there was no live telecast here. I had to follow the race on my mobile. This race tests the player's strength both mental and physical. It also gives you a chance to look into the landscapes of France. Definitely, one of my favourite races.
Fantastique!! The fact I knew most of the info here is secondary. The animation is top notch, and the info provided in a very clear and understandable manner. I will share with my friends who always hear from me about the TDF but don't understand a thing I'm saying. One thing I always wondered and did learn here was the fact HRs can get up to 200 on mountain climbs. Incroyable!! Thanks for this!
Even my wife watched this with intrigue. What a very well explained presentation, thanks
Tour de France, PBP, Le Mans 24 hrs, Monaco GP(Kind of France), why are all these iconic races held in France? They sure know how to race and cook
This helped me understand the TDF like I never was able to before....Thank you thank you
Fantastic! Informative and amusing!
Excellent video, very well explained, motivating and fun to watch. Congratulations!
This is perfect!!!!!! So good. Great way to explain the race to people...Whoever gave a thumbs down is crazy!
Your totally correct there . We thought about adding a section describing the points scoring/classifications but wanted to keep the video down to 10 minutes, so made the choice to edit it out.
This is great! Very informative and visual with a bit of humourish explanation of a complicated sport. Love it!
Just watched this to prep for Netflix's *_Tour De France: Unchained_* series! This was a great primer for understanding the event. Now on to the series!
I just watched this three times in a row. Great video.
PantheraLeoBlanco , so you finally cracked lol
Merci mil fois. C’était magnifique !
I’m watching the Tour de France Netflix doc and I came here to help me understand how it all works. Thanks!
A really excellent video, thank you! You forgot about ‘Les Asthmatiques’ though - the group of cyclists who miraculously develop respiratory conditions before Le Tour to allow them to take otherwise banned performance-enhancing drugs.
You are not talking about B.W. by any chance?
A great video. Explaining the TdF for somebody that knows very little about cycling races in only a few minutes.
Made me watched the whole 10:20 mins without moving a muscle... guess I really wanna know what is The tour de France
Raihanah Mimi you were moving your eye muscles
Best animation and explanation ever of TDF
I love watching this video ! saw it last year and just watched it again...brilliant !
Best video explanation of Tour De France!
Initially, the design of the race was suppsed to be so difficult that there would be only one finisher.
Oh, they do mention that too!.
The french accent in the video makes it even more interesting to watch and listen . Loved it . TDF the best .
On a donwhill riders exceed 80km/h easliy. 100km/h to 110km/h would be more accurate.
they've riding 53x11 mostly and that's probably 60-65kph at 110rpm
pooyah666 That's why I said on a downhil, because they stop pedaling and just let gravity do the work... Lars Boom hit 109km/h in stage 3 of this years tour the france.
*****
And Cav posted a pic of his computer showing 101kmph. Said he'd done it following Kwiatkowski.
it's impossible to ride at 60 - 65kmph and hold it for the duration of a flat race, sorry buddy but you need to go back and watch the video again to refresh your knowledge bank.
kola aiyedogbon Don't know what you're on about. We were both on about max speed reached during descents.
the best animated explaining video i have ever seen. wow!
Brilliant video. Wish I had seen this when I first got into the Tour...
...which was never.
Nice video. One of things that I found hardest to grasp when I started watching was how the points for the polka dot and green jerseys are won. A video to elaborate on that (different mountain climbs, intermediate sprints, etc) would also be helpful.
Polka dot points are apparently simple. Each difficult slope is assigned a number of points given to whomever completes it the fastest while still part of the overall race. All points are lost if not finishing the tour. Green points may or may not be similar but for different stretches.
BEST. VIDEO. EVER.
Thank you for helping me understand more about the Tour de France.
Good video...can you please do a video about the Paris-Roubaix?
Excellent information and presentation. Merci
Thumbs up for excellent animation and putting Borat in there.
A good basic intro and much appreciated, but I wish it explained in more detail how points are garnered for the Green and Polka Dot jerseys, as well as why some riders may be capable of winning 5 or 6 stages, but still not be a threat for the overall win. Also, a more detailed explanation of job description and specialization within a team would have been great. Perhaps it's time to make a "Part Two". ;-)
Hi Carlos...We will be releasing versions in other languages (including Spanish)....However not in time for the current tour.
Thank you for explaining the other Jersey colors
This video has great information about TDF 😮!!
A very under-rated channel. The overall video was very well made 👏 👏 👏
Great informative video. Only one criticism is the origin of the yellow jersey is incorrect. You have gone with the myth of it being due to the colour of the sponsor newspaper. The truth is less glamarous. There was a need to show the race leader so the organiser wanted to get a number of the same jerseys to demonstrate the leader, however the shop they went to only had enough yellow jerseys as it was the least popular colour and that is why the race leader wears yellow
Thanks - great bit of history
Links or you're a blasphemous dope fiend liar
This video reminded me of the movie Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert. A must-see movie for every cycling fan.
Thank you for the recommendation!
i wish he'd called it bonking, not cracking. Amazing accent!
horrible french accent, no wonder they are worldwide known for being bad at english
i have the best french accent
is someone replying so quickly?
either i liked my own reply by accident or someone did it this quick
Trouble is that when someone French says bonking, you think they are off to deposit their cheques ;)
What a very good underrated channel
Great video..
@9:39 I think I remember this guy... excellent video !!!
9:17 Aller Opi-Omi
Cycling is beautiful! This video still holds up to this day.
I wish this video has subtitle with it. It's so heavily accented. Also it would be awesome if another video about Giro D' Italia could be made in this format
I actually love the French accent. Makes it sound beautiful.
chronousnemesis yep the french accent is hard to decipher
TheNickCartman I can easily understand every word. Get your hearing checked
hewagonview good for you now get your manners fixed
Giro D' Italia one has to be done in an Italian accent then LOL and it's basically the same format
Very nice animation .
Sufficient.
❤❤❤
0:26 Czechoslovakia? :)
Thank you, beautiful video
Very well done, merci
Nice short, however @7.05 - as far as I'm aware, one is not permitted to travel backwards on the course. It may be done but it's not allowed.
Edit: Also, descent speeds can reach 120km/h! 80km/h is pretty standard, on a shorter. shallower hill in Perth I usually hit 80-90km/h.
120 kmph doesn't seem real. I don't think so. Professional bikes are very lightweight. I'd say 80kmph looks like realistic. I had got to 73kmp myself so I suppose pro riders can go up to 80 - 90.
ruclips.net/video/1dKyLuU80HE/видео.html def more than 80-90
Chris Quick, you convinced me.
Great Video.. Never knew this.. now I see it with a lot more respect.
Why is golf even on that toughness graph at 8:07 ?
I mean it may not be hard physically, but it is very hard to do well at Golf especially consistently.
The mental aspect. Ask David Duval.
The constant struggle with the realization that what you're doing is pretty gay :P
@@TheDrewsephEpidemic So is chess but that's hardly a sport. Having tried to hit a golf ball a few times I appreciate that it's very hard and requires perfection of technique but if you can win without breaking a sweat that's no sport. Yes it meets the dictionary definition because you use muscles and it's competitive but if people far outside their physical prime can win its skill not sport. I looked it up the oldest professional golfer to play a tournament was 77. Nobody would call Michael Schumacher an athlete yet F1 drivers have to be pretty fit and take a lot of force acting on their body. Up to 6 g while cornering. Fighter pilots aren't athletes either, still gotta be fit. Golf? Nope.
Im so glad this was done in a French accent, made it much more enjoyable to watch.
A little bit out of date. Currently there are only eight (8) riders per team.
This is such a wonderful video. Everyone involved in its production should take a bow.
This is a great explanation of the race, but I think it should have mentioned the effect of doping. Doping has been a part of the race since the very beginning.
In early races, some of the riders drank beer I believe during the race.
SurfingBullDog this doesn't matter
@Len Baird They even smoked cigarettes! They used to think that it opened the lungs!
They do!
I've climbed many a mountain on a 10 deck and a 4 pack of fursty ferret
very well explained . Merci .
i am enjoying the GIRO ..and cant wait for the Tour.
Did you enjoy the 2017 tour!
😂
Well written, and well animated. Liked
j'écris ce commentaire uniquement pour indiquer que je parle français.
hahahaha
I learned a word in French from my cousin because he lives near Paris. Fils de Pute means I love you? Is this true?
@@Diego.fromheaven no that mean "son of bitch"
Arnaud Foubert He was joking...
@@adrielpahati185 and that was mean " il fait une blague"
Very good...great graphice/imagery
Where's the EPO and blood transfusion part?
I learned more in this video than ever before. History and techniques I read but could not visualized. I am a visual person anyway. Very cute but informative. Absolutely loved it. Que viva Quintana! a very poor Kid from the mountains of Colombia who is now on 8th, position. too poor to pay bus fare for school he rode a heavy bike 20 miles to school at 3,000 meters elevation. Keep an eye on him!!
@Netflix, make it happen
Over enthusiastic borat haha
Guoenyi. There was a stupid guy, in exactly that stupid costume, in the same stupid colour, got right in front of a motorbike camera on today's stage of the 2019 Tour. He got pushed out of the way by another - more responsible? - fan. As was another stupid guy, who just got in the way and waved a flag. He was literally dragged off the road by his teeshirt, by an unseen, but much appreciated spectator.
Vive le Tour (and I am a Brit!)
If you have a chance, you should go see a grand tour stage in person. Watching a stage finish of the Tour de France was pretty spectacular.
Absolutely
Why are they all riding triples?
LOL I noticed that too.
What are triples?
to get *B E E F Y*
yes, but only in the video, not in the real Tour, hahaha
@@NoNameAtAll2 bikes with 3 chainrings
This is the best video explanation of the tour de France I have ever seen!
I either understand French or he has a very strong accent!
Not so bad I think??
Well, maybe...
Brilliant explanation. Thanks.
Umm the 7th panzer division first won the Tour de France
Acht, Du Schande!
..'Ze Avo enrhusiasthika specthathors'... was my best moment 😊😄..Thanks for this ya'll!
I am now French
Great all around presentation
What software did you use to make this video? Please reply.
After Effects and Lightwave 3d
Very nice animation. Simple. Clear. Elegant. Do you mind telling me how long it took you? Seems like a lot of hard work.
Don't ask more just go watching tutorial video on After Effects and LIghtwave 3D.
What a wonderful little film. Loved it and loved the animation! Well done...
I brought in some runners in from Africa that finished fourth through fifteenth place I think they'd done better had they had bicycles
Honestly I've always wanted to see marathon runners do cycling to see how they would do.
It's very different muscle groups in action so I'd say they have mental endurance downpacked, and would by far be better than your average person but no real competition for serious cyclists. Triathletes could be very interesting though, like iron man winners.
long-distance triathletes would probably perform well on flat time trials but compared to world tour cyclists most of them are too heavy for the mountains and they lack the tactical skills for breakaways, riding in the peloton and sprinting. There are some (short-distance) triathletes who are on par with elite runners but I don't know of any triathlete who could seriously challenge a world tour cyclist. Hope this makes sense :)
long-distance triathletes would probably perform well on flat time trials but compared to world tour cyclists most of them are too heavy for the mountains and they lack the tactical skills for breakaways, riding in the peloton and sprinting. There are some (short-distance) triathletes who are on par with elite runners but I don't know of any triathlete who could seriously challenge a world tour cyclist. Hope this makes sense :)
@@durrantmiller8810 there is no comparison. I have done both 5 mile races, and 800 meter race in college. I later got into cycling. The muscle groups are different. There also is a lot of technical knowledge, like shifting, drafting off other riders, climbing, descending. I would say a pro cyclist is like. Combination of race car driver and endurance athlete.
Really well done video!!!!