Manon crushed this ride. So much respect for her fighting through and being a champ for women cyclists. Watching this video convinced me to try my longest ever ride this spring. Well done Manon!
Well done Olli, you did us men proud and it was a pleasure to watch you and full respect from men everywhere. You are a good ambassador for men cyclists everywhere. You are a king among men.
Ollie is a hell of a bike rider. He is riding against ex-pros. Alex in certain efforts can drop Ollie and Simon is overall stronger but Ollie can climb like a Billy goat. Quite right, Ollie doesn't have great power but has great endurance and can really climb as demonstrated here. I would love to see if Ollie could hang against Manon in a sprint. I believe Manon could beat him but in this genre, Ollie could have put big distance on Manon but didn't.
What an inspiration these two are! Manon for completing her longest ever ride (Legend) and Ollie for not getting dropped this time! Seriously though it spurs me (and others) on to ride further this year watching films like this! More content like this please!
Meme jokes of Ollie getting dropped is getting old. Ollie has grown tremendously as a cyclist since he was last dropped. Ollie completed the hardest Tours de Station Grandfondo in Switzerland, at 25th place out of 33 finishers. Even dropping former Pro Alberto Contador who DNF.
It’s inspiring programming and made me want to try it, helped by the fact that it’s already my favourite part of the world. Well done both, especially Manon.
@madridsta4ever Absolutely agree! Ollie has worked so brilliantly hard to push himself to get better and provide excellent content for the GCN viewers! He has got my upmost respect and admiration!
Manon saying "my 'ead's gonna fall off" reflected exactly how I feel on most climbs, let alone after what she'd already smashed out! Great video GCN, great work Oli and Manon - thanks for making it interesting, inspiring and relatable.
@@gcn Manon where are your gloves or mitts ? And Ollie later on ........ Have u not had gravel rash before ? Fair play to the both of u for completing the course , especially Manon for her longest ever ride. The difference in effort between being on smooth road and bumpy leg sapping gravel is huge .
17:30: Ollie discussing the bikes, meanwhile Manon was probably joining me in wondering "How is he still talking?!" 🤣 Awesome accomplishment for both, and Congrats Manon on a new longest ride 😀 200km next? or going straight for 250? (keep setting those targets/challenges!)
I bet this route was 3 times as hard as 250 km on a relatively flat course would have been, so much climbing, utterly bad surface, chapeau Manon, Chapeau!
Incredible mental strength from Manon. You could see she was suffering but was never going to quit. I only did a 3000m in a day once in my late 20s but in a ride of this length with all that gravel that's a monster effort.
There is something incredibly emotional and inspiring about seeing someone really pushing the limits. Incredible job Ollie. As for Manon, there was a real beauty in that colossal effort, thanks for the inspiration!!
For those conditions a plush big slick tire, like the 40c challenge strada bianca or panaracer gravelking on the gravelbike should be the best choice. you loose almost nothing in terms of rolling efficiency and road handling, yet gain loads of comfort on the gravel and cobble sections.
Yes. Definitely wouldn't have chosen a tyre with any tread for this ride. Tread is only of use in mud, doesn't do much in sand or gravel. (Maybe if it was wet…)
Ya second for the challenge Strada Bianchi...I run those in a 36mm tubeless tubular as my all rounder setup.... amazing on gravel but equally good on the road
The most charismatic presenters on GCN. Dan, you come right after! But these two could make a 3h long video and we would still watch it all! Congrats, This was an amazing ride!!
I rode around this area back in September 2019 and rode parts of the Strada Bianche around Buonconvento on a road bike and 25mm tyres. Very challenging staying upright and I was sooooo slow down the gravel declines. Slip sliding away. But boy it was fun.
Having your longest ride ever have off-road terrain as well is about the toughest thing to do on a road bike great job Manon! And great job to Ollie for pulling 20+ more watts the whole way! My longest rides also had gravel and dirt paths but I was on a 140mm full sus MTB going really slow barely feeling any bumps. I doubt I was ever pushing 200 watts anywhere.
Amazing effort from Manon to ride the men's pro course! Brutal. And once again, let's appreciate how fit Ollie is, when Manon was shattered, he was still standing up tall, no slouch or tired shoulders etc. Amazing how fit he is, which again highlights what freaks pro cyclists are that they make him look slow!
I can see losing the gloves when it's warm out, but if it's cold enough to wear tights and arm warmers, my hands would be freezing. I couldn't stand riding bare handed at 5 degrees C.
Well done to both of you for taking Strade Bianchi on and completing the whole of the men's course. Massive kudos to Mannon for achieving several personal bests with aplomb. Very inspirational.
What a legend Manon is, up for trying nearly anything, seems to have done a ton of firsts whilst working for gcn. Fantastic resilience to complete the ride in this film, all hail the Manon!
You are tough bike monsters! What a trip! Even looking at those climbs made my legs and lungs scream in pain 😀. And to be honest: climbs look way easier on camera than in real life. Beautiful camera work by the way, I really appreciate the production quality of your videos.
Surely the far more interesting bit was how Manon was faring in the gravel... And that basically wasn't covered. Hardly a revelation the gravel bike works well there
Absolutely heroic efforts from Manon! She almost brought a tear to my eye. Loved the comment when she said she needed a snickers first 😂😂 Who doesn’t need a snickers(duo of course) when you’re absolutely ruined!
That gravel roads are better than most of asphalt roads in my country (Kazakhstan). That's why I've bought an all-road bike and put 38mm gravel tires on it for riding mostly on tarmac.
What this video shows is that tire choice is the most important. You need something right in between these two. Not too knobby. Not too thin. Besides the washboard nature of the gravel, that strada bianchi looked like silk by comparison to North American equivalents. So something wide but smooth looks like the sweet spot.
Gravel set up for road is the way to go. I have a racy road bike that I take out for group rides when I don't want to get dropped, especially when there are climbs. But my TI gravel bike with 35mm Rene Herse slicks on ENVE 3.4 ARs is my bike of choice for training, street riding, and a little gravel here and there. I look forward to putting some knobbies on and doing some singletrack or fire roads one day. But right now, it's a two wheel SUV that never leaves the street. SO COMFY!
The Strade Bianche is a great race. Props to the presenters for covering this percorso. In this video, I would have liked our rider/presenters to acknowledge that the race itself was partly the result of efforts to establish l'Eroica, which began in 1997. Many of the roads over which the race, and our presenters, travel have been preserved by the efforts of l'Eroica organizers. And, to ride l'Eroica, participants cover these roads on steel bikes from 1987 and before. A great effort regardless of the bike being ridden. Any ride that includes Monte Santa Maria is going to tough.
Would have loved some footage of the climb up to the square at the end, but fair play, whether it was done or not, I am incredibly jealous and well done to you both!
Great support for each other on a very tough day! Well done to both, big shout out to Manon for her biggest day, and for those smiles at the end when everything hurt.
Bravo Ollie and Manon for completing the course!! Thank you for the closer look at the course and the comparison of the two bikes. Interesting and enjoyable!
Well done, GCN. A wise move to give Manon the least suitable bike thus saving Ollie from getting dropped on the radio bike. Great ride, Manon incredible to think that l’Eroica has 20km more of the same roads and is ridden on pre-1987 bikes with 19mm tires and huge gears!
Brilliant vid and I would like to congratulate Manon on an absolutely fabulous ride. Never giving up and pushing to the end. We can safely quit with the Ollie getting dropped meme now, what a beast.
Well done to both participants. To me, the tangible is...gravel...even this mild gravel stuff, just beats up a rider more. It isn't the watts difference which isn't much as noted, it was Manon's comment about getting beaten up. Getting beaten up contributes to fatigue and inability to put down the watts. Manon I believe would have done better on a gravel bike because her body would have felt better later into the ride. Thanks for bringing us along. I would want to do that ride on a gravel bike with smoothish tires because the gravel isn't pronounced and with very short gears to get up those grueling climbs.
Great ride Manon! I've thought about building a gravel bike, but this video has convinced me that my road bike with 28MM tires is probably the best choice. It does feel a bit "skittery" on the gravel though. I have to take it easy, especially on turns. Great video GCN Team.
Wow congratulations! Manon's effort and Ollie's narrative were both well worth watching. The sun drenched pastoral scenery was a pleasant backdrop. I will never ride it but I throughly enjoyed watching the two of these cover the distance...
Just one of my favourite places to ride in the world. So happy to see these amazing roads and landscape and so excited for the upcoming Strade Bianche race weekend. For me, the best race of the year! Can't wait.
Respect for Manon :) That is long ride for anyone, I don't even want to think how my legs would bark. (To be honest, my legs would have gone to strike ;) )
So much respect for Manon. Not being afraid to admit the ride beat her up just shows class. And it was great fun to watch, I admit😅 Ollie's great too. This was a great episode, congrats everyone.
Seriously impressed with both of you. Manon in particular. Am doing the ''Tuscany Trail'' in May this year and I suspect it will be just as tough but almost 3 times longer at 475 km. Me and my buddy are both riding with gravel tyres.
Wow, Manon! Awesome job!!! You even had right turns as well as gravel! Track goddess smashing the course!! Oh, you did pretty well too Ollie! I know you did a MvdP up the hill to the finish, battering your 1000w target🏆🏆 well done to you both 😊
Surely Manon being smaller and lighter would account for that 20 watt difference, rather than rolling resistance alone. Her face is also smoother than Ollie's!
@@davelloyd8454 it still does, the heavier you are the larger the rolling resistance is, but yes the difference is much smaller, because air resistance is significantly larger on the flat than the rolling resistance.
@@daanlinders7997 it's a flawed test as usual with gcn but rolling resistance is a function of tyre deformation which is controlled by air pressure. If they both ran the same air pressure then I'd agree but weight is a factor that can be dialed out of other factors are equal (completely different tyres and specifically tread plus difference in air resistance meant this test is very little to do with the frames and more to do with tyres and rider aerodynamics
Rode the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo a couple of years ago.... Epic! Beautiful route & well organised! I loved it! Chapeau indeed to Manon! That's a long, long ride, with some steep, punchy gravel climbs. The final climb into Sienna is kinda always on your mind.... It's a killer, but once there, it's a steady ride to the Piazza. Great to see some GCN 'Science' on-the-move there ;-) Nice one, Ollie!
Good video showcasing the differences between gravel and road bikes. The only necessary difference is tire choice. Road geometry is perfect for gravel racing on True Gravel roads. All that is needed is a wider tire with a little more grip. The wattage comparison is not a good indicator of efficiency. Ollie is going to need to put more power into the pedals because he’s a heavier rider. They could be on the exact same bike and tires and this would be true. Bike weight and aero are minor compared to their body weight. Ollies tires could have been a little less chunky given the nature of the gravel segments, something like a Pathfinder Pro with a slick center tread. Anyway, I love the conversation and wonder if the pros will rethink their tire choice given the huge pileup in the men’s race this year. A little tread and lower pressure would have allowed those guys to control their bikes and line in the crosswind.
I've never ridden that far on gravel, but I once did a circuit race with two sections of American type gravel roads per lap. As long as you followed the car tire tracks, it wasn't too bad. Jumping from one tire track to another was pretty scary. I did it on Conti Comp 22's. PS. Those roads they were riding on were pretty smooth. They are more like hard packed gravel.
I use the Pirelli Cinturado gravel H in 35 mm which are quite fast on pavement and harder packed gravel. I use them almost exclusively on mixed surfaces. I’m sure Manon is lighter requiring less power to keep her rolling. Great ride Manon! I hope you had some awesome Italian food after that ride!
Manon crushed this ride. So much respect for her fighting through and being a champ for women cyclists. Watching this video convinced me to try my longest ever ride this spring. Well done Manon!
Inspired me aswell. She is a legend. From track to Strada Bianchi....fair play to her
Manon is undeniably a beast.
Manon is an inspiration to us all! I really wish there were more women involved with cycling!!
I used to think they were saying "man on!" As in cyclist behind you (wheel sucker) about to pass.
Well done Olli, you did us men proud and it was a pleasure to watch you and full respect from men everywhere. You are a good ambassador for men cyclists everywhere. You are a king among men.
It's only in these longer rides you see how fit Ollie is... definitely an endurance king
Ollie is a hell of a bike rider. He is riding against ex-pros. Alex in certain efforts can drop Ollie and Simon is overall stronger but Ollie can climb like a Billy goat. Quite right, Ollie doesn't have great power but has great endurance and can really climb as demonstrated here. I would love to see if Ollie could hang against Manon in a sprint. I believe Manon could beat him but in this genre, Ollie could have put big distance on Manon but didn't.
Being a Yorkshireman, Ollie's had to endure that his whole life so endurance is easy peasy now. 😆
He was chatting away on that 14% clumb as if he was in a recliner!
So, in less than one week, Ollie climbed the Sassi-Superga, ran the Milano-Sanremo, and ran the Strade Bianche.
Is there something this guy cannot do?
He’s in seriously good condition, isn’t he?
@@FlatSpinMan yeah maybe he's back on training, I kind off expect him to get dropped here lol
hold on to last wheel in a team trial... obviously
it was a big week 😂😂😂
Sit still? 🤣
What an inspiration these two are! Manon for completing her longest ever ride (Legend) and Ollie for not getting dropped this time! Seriously though it spurs me (and others) on to ride further this year watching films like this! More content like this please!
Meme jokes of Ollie getting dropped is getting old. Ollie has grown tremendously as a cyclist since he was last dropped. Ollie completed the hardest Tours de Station Grandfondo in Switzerland, at 25th place out of 33 finishers. Even dropping former Pro Alberto Contador who DNF.
It’s inspiring programming and made me want to try it, helped by the fact that it’s already my favourite part of the world. Well done both, especially Manon.
@madridsta4ever Absolutely agree! Ollie has worked so brilliantly hard to push himself to get better and provide excellent content for the GCN viewers! He has got my upmost respect and admiration!
Thanks for the lovely images. I think w/kg would be a better comparable metric given the weight and bike differences
Manon saying "my 'ead's gonna fall off" reflected exactly how I feel on most climbs, let alone after what she'd already smashed out! Great video GCN, great work Oli and Manon - thanks for making it interesting, inspiring and relatable.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@gcn Manon where are your gloves or mitts ?
And Ollie later on ........
Have u not had gravel rash before ?
Fair play to the both of u for completing the course , especially Manon for her
longest ever ride. The difference in effort between being on smooth road and
bumpy leg sapping gravel is huge .
I’m new to cycling. What is EAD? Thanks!
17:30: Ollie discussing the bikes, meanwhile Manon was probably joining me in wondering "How is he still talking?!" 🤣
Awesome accomplishment for both, and Congrats Manon on a new longest ride 😀
200km next? or going straight for 250? (keep setting those targets/challenges!)
I bet this route was 3 times as hard as 250 km on a relatively flat course would have been, so much climbing, utterly bad surface, chapeau Manon, Chapeau!
Incredible mental strength from Manon. You could see she was suffering but was never going to quit. I only did a 3000m in a day once in my late 20s but in a ride of this length with all that gravel that's a monster effort.
It was a super impressive ride
Felt Mannons pain there, good on. Ollie's enthusiasm could get anyone up a hill I reckon 👌
We've all been there! sometimes the last 10k feel like 100!
Ollie making commentary going up that 14% climb.... Just wow. Cheers Ollie!
There is something incredibly emotional and inspiring about seeing someone really pushing the limits. Incredible job Ollie. As for Manon, there was a real beauty in that colossal effort, thanks for the inspiration!!
For those conditions a plush big slick tire, like the 40c challenge strada bianca or panaracer gravelking on the gravelbike should be the best choice. you loose almost nothing in terms of rolling efficiency and road handling, yet gain loads of comfort on the gravel and cobble sections.
Deffo a Panaracer GK SK would be a much better all rounder choice for Ollie there.
Yes. Definitely wouldn't have chosen a tyre with any tread for this ride. Tread is only of use in mud, doesn't do much in sand or gravel. (Maybe if it was wet…)
Ya second for the challenge Strada Bianchi...I run those in a 36mm tubeless tubular as my all rounder setup.... amazing on gravel but equally good on the road
Don't need tread. 40mm overkill. 33 fine.
Pretty sure you lose something in terms of rolling resistance on the roads
Manon is such a trooper! Well done both of you.
Ollie just taking the ride in stride while Manon's struggling but fighting. What champs these two are. Go Ollie!
The most charismatic presenters on GCN. Dan, you come right after! But these two could make a 3h long video and we would still watch it all! Congrats,
This was an amazing ride!!
I think Mannon and Hank are a great combo too!
Hank is much better, Manon not so.
Manon is a beautiful amazing beast of a bicyclist. Both still smiling after all that, Bravo !!!
I rode around this area back in September 2019 and rode parts of the Strada Bianche around Buonconvento on a road bike and 25mm tyres. Very challenging staying upright and I was sooooo slow down the gravel declines. Slip sliding away. But boy it was fun.
Beautiful part of the world!
Having your longest ride ever have off-road terrain as well is about the toughest thing to do on a road bike great job Manon!
And great job to Ollie for pulling 20+ more watts the whole way!
My longest rides also had gravel and dirt paths but I was on a 140mm full sus MTB going really slow barely feeling any bumps. I doubt I was ever pushing 200 watts anywhere.
Amazing effort from Manon to ride the men's pro course! Brutal.
And once again, let's appreciate how fit Ollie is, when Manon was shattered, he was still standing up tall, no slouch or tired shoulders etc. Amazing how fit he is, which again highlights what freaks pro cyclists are that they make him look slow!
Always amazes me that you guys don't use gloves or hand covering. I literally never ride without.
If I don't wear gloves my hands get sticky on the hoods.
I can see losing the gloves when it's warm out, but if it's cold enough to wear tights and arm warmers, my hands would be freezing. I couldn't stand riding bare handed at 5 degrees C.
Ollie: Fair play, Manon
Manon: #@!&* Ow
I don't think I've ever related to Manon more
Yay Manon!!! What a ride, thanks for sharing! Can’t wait for this Canadian winter to be over and go on a killer ride like that.
Thanks for the ride, Magnificent Manon and Ollie Optimism!
Well done Manon. Also Ollie is a beast! I was sweating just looking at him riding that 14% climb while non stop commentating haha!
My deepest respect to Manon for finishing this ride. I doubt I could have completed a ride like this. Much respect to all of the GCN presenters.
Wonder what the wattage difference would be if manon used 32mm tyres iso 28mm. Less pressure, more comfort on gravel etc.
Well done to both of you for taking Strade Bianchi on and completing the whole of the men's course. Massive kudos to Mannon for achieving several personal bests with aplomb. Very inspirational.
What a legend Manon is, up for trying nearly anything, seems to have done a ton of firsts whilst working for gcn. Fantastic resilience to complete the ride in this film, all hail the Manon!
Thanks Jan - she's a star. Was great on this ride!
You are tough bike monsters! What a trip! Even looking at those climbs made my legs and lungs scream in pain 😀.
And to be honest: climbs look way easier on camera than in real life.
Beautiful camera work by the way, I really appreciate the production quality of your videos.
Wow, what a hero(ine) Manon is! Total inspiration. Go girl!
Surely the far more interesting bit was how Manon was faring in the gravel... And that basically wasn't covered. Hardly a revelation the gravel bike works well there
Absolutely heroic efforts from Manon! She almost brought a tear to my eye. Loved the comment when she said she needed a snickers first 😂😂 Who doesn’t need a snickers(duo of course) when you’re absolutely ruined!
That gravel roads are better than most of asphalt roads in my country (Kazakhstan). That's why I've bought an all-road bike and put 38mm gravel tires on it for riding mostly on tarmac.
Well done Manon and kudos to you both - what a day in the saddle - great viewing, thanks!
What this video shows is that tire choice is the most important. You need something right in between these two. Not too knobby. Not too thin. Besides the washboard nature of the gravel, that strada bianchi looked like silk by comparison to North American equivalents. So something wide but smooth looks like the sweet spot.
Now that was an epic ride! Really well done, all around. Bravo GCN, bravo!
Way to conquer and hit new high marks, Manon! I do wish wed been shown more of her pushing through the struggles though. So inspirational. 👊
imho, should have gone for 32mm slicks.
And hey, Olly didn't get dropped :)
This reminds me of my first 100k with 1.4k meters of climbing a couple of weeks ago. Still have some catching up to do to manon. hats off!
Gravel set up for road is the way to go. I have a racy road bike that I take out for group rides when I don't want to get dropped, especially when there are climbs. But my TI gravel bike with 35mm Rene Herse slicks on ENVE 3.4 ARs is my bike of choice for training, street riding, and a little gravel here and there. I look forward to putting some knobbies on and doing some singletrack or fire roads one day. But right now, it's a two wheel SUV that never leaves the street. SO COMFY!
The Strade Bianche is a great race. Props to the presenters for covering this percorso. In this video, I would have liked our rider/presenters to acknowledge that the race itself was partly the result of efforts to establish l'Eroica, which began in 1997. Many of the roads over which the race, and our presenters, travel have been preserved by the efforts of l'Eroica organizers. And, to ride l'Eroica, participants cover these roads on steel bikes from 1987 and before. A great effort regardless of the bike being ridden. Any ride that includes Monte Santa Maria is going to tough.
Can tell Manon is hard as nails, no gloves on gravel in Feb!
Don't know when it has been recorded, we've seen 20 degrees too :)
I love you both and kudos to you Manon for the super efforts to get that ride done. I know I couldn't have done it.
Would have loved some footage of the climb up to the square at the end, but fair play, whether it was done or not, I am incredibly jealous and well done to you both!
Great support for each other on a very tough day! Well done to both, big shout out to Manon for her biggest day, and for those smiles at the end when everything hurt.
Manon is not only a sweetheart she’s also a warrior! To keep up with iron Ollie is something out of this world. That’s why we love her. ✨💖✨
Bravo Ollie and Manon for completing the course!! Thank you for the closer look at the course and the comparison of the two bikes. Interesting and enjoyable!
Thanks for watching! That was a big effort
Well done, GCN. A wise move to give Manon the least suitable bike thus saving Ollie from getting dropped on the radio bike. Great ride, Manon incredible to think that l’Eroica has 20km more of the same roads and is ridden on pre-1987 bikes with 19mm tires and huge gears!
In Quebec, we have also nice white road actually, but they are extremely slippery. Nice video
Brilliant vid and I would like to congratulate Manon on an absolutely fabulous ride. Never giving up and pushing to the end. We can safely quit with the Ollie getting dropped meme now, what a beast.
Thanks Arno!!
Well done to both participants. To me, the tangible is...gravel...even this mild gravel stuff, just beats up a rider more. It isn't the watts difference which isn't much as noted, it was Manon's comment about getting beaten up. Getting beaten up contributes to fatigue and inability to put down the watts. Manon I believe would have done better on a gravel bike because her body would have felt better later into the ride.
Thanks for bringing us along. I would want to do that ride on a gravel bike with smoothish tires because the gravel isn't pronounced and with very short gears to get up those grueling climbs.
Great ride Manon! I've thought about building a gravel bike, but this video has convinced me that my road bike with 28MM tires is probably the best choice. It does feel a bit "skittery" on the gravel though. I have to take it easy, especially on turns. Great video GCN Team.
Thanks David! A gravel bike build sounds fun but 28s should be fine over smoother gravel!
Awesome effort Manon. And wow, Ollie's a beast.
They both put in a massive effort
I think more thought needs to go into the gravel tires. That route had a lot of pretty smooth gravel. There should be faster gravel tires.
Yeah, he was way over-tired.
Firstly thank You for that epic videos. Hells of classics.
Note: Everybody likes Mr. Ollie presenter
Well done Manon! You rocked that ride girl!
Great job Ollie too, always a trooper.
Loved this video. Scenery is breathtaking. Thank you for this one!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done, Manon! Well done, Ollie! That's a wicked long ride!
Yes it was! thank you for your kind words :)
Absolutely great job, especially for Manon 👍
Every breathe manon took showed us she was never giving up.
Kudos to you both. Epic ride.
Wow congratulations! Manon's effort and Ollie's narrative were both well worth watching. The sun drenched pastoral scenery was a pleasant backdrop. I will never ride it but I throughly enjoyed watching the two of these cover the distance...
I can’t think a ride i would like to do more. Great video. Just amazing! Love the bikes, the parkour, the scenery!!!
Kudos Manon...not only your longest ride ever...but in front of thousands of viewers!!
Go Manon !
My longest solo was last year @58 yo is 178 kms. Will do this solo ride this year for 200 kms.
Thanks - and that's a big one, good luck!
Just one of my favourite places to ride in the world. So happy to see these amazing roads and landscape and so excited for the upcoming Strade Bianche race weekend. For me, the best race of the year! Can't wait.
Great video. Worth a watch just to witness Manon achieve a personal (and epic) milestone. Da iawn Manon
Fantastic effort Manon and coach Ollie with brilliant encouragement xx
Congratulations to her, need to have her on here more , that was awesome!
You two inspired me to jump on my bike today! Great effort and great presenters! 👍
Well.done Manon...it was an accomplishment. Well done Ollie and crew,, very enjoyable comparison
Great video guys! Come back and do it again on vintage bikes at l’Eroica in October!
Oh, and panini is plural, Ollie. One is a panino.
Hell ya Manon!! Great ride to you both!!
Thank you Aaron!
Respect for Manon :) That is long ride for anyone, I don't even want to think how my legs would bark. (To be honest, my legs would have gone to strike ;) )
a bianchi with CV..... but team bike exchange swapped for those halfords specials :)
So much respect for Manon. Not being afraid to admit the ride beat her up just shows class. And it was great fun to watch, I admit😅 Ollie's great too. This was a great episode, congrats everyone.
Thank you!
That was a great vid, good on you Manon and Ollie 👏👏👏
Amazing! Love their positive attitude and humanity! Thiis is going on my bucket list!
Seriously impressed with both of you. Manon in particular. Am doing the ''Tuscany Trail'' in May this year and I suspect it will be just as tough but almost 3 times longer at 475 km. Me and my buddy are both riding with gravel tyres.
Riding those bikes, on that course, and being laid to do it. What a job! Well done on completing it - it’s definitely high on my bucket list of rides
Great looking bikes. Great video. I’d love to ride that route, but I think I would need an E-Bike lol.
Wow, Manon! Awesome job!!! You even had right turns as well as gravel! Track goddess smashing the course!! Oh, you did pretty well too Ollie! I know you did a MvdP up the hill to the finish, battering your 1000w target🏆🏆 well done to you both 😊
Surely Manon being smaller and lighter would account for that 20 watt difference, rather than rolling resistance alone. Her face is also smoother than Ollie's!
Not if they used a flat section in each case. System weight in steady state makes no difference on the flat
@@davelloyd8454 it still does, the heavier you are the larger the rolling resistance is, but yes the difference is much smaller, because air resistance is significantly larger on the flat than the rolling resistance.
@@daanlinders7997 it's a flawed test as usual with gcn but rolling resistance is a function of tyre deformation which is controlled by air pressure. If they both ran the same air pressure then I'd agree but weight is a factor that can be dialed out of other factors are equal (completely different tyres and specifically tread plus difference in air resistance meant this test is very little to do with the frames and more to do with tyres and rider aerodynamics
This is so good! Thanks for making these amazing videos and Manon, way to go!!! Both of you guys are amazing. 🙌🏻🔥 Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Thanks, Miguel! We're glad you enjoyed it!
lots of respect for both of you, especially Manon. Amazing effort
Thank you!
Great ride Manon, well done!! 😀
Well done both of you. I look forward to the Eroica season in starting with Montalcino in May.
Epic ride Manon! Tuscany's a killer, breathtaking in more ways than one. Kudos!
Rode the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo a couple of years ago.... Epic! Beautiful route & well organised! I loved it! Chapeau indeed to Manon! That's a long, long ride, with some steep, punchy gravel climbs. The final climb into Sienna is kinda always on your mind.... It's a killer, but once there, it's a steady ride to the Piazza. Great to see some GCN 'Science' on-the-move there ;-) Nice one, Ollie!
That final climb into Sienna really is one of the most iconic in cycling!
@@gcn Via Santa Catarina, I seem to recall! 'Paper-boyed' it all the way :-P
Yay Manon!! Thanks for Keeping this piece real and showing her hard work. Congrats to Both.
Chapeau to you both, another brilliant video. That was a ballsey ride from both, don't know how you're going to top that. 👌🏻
Fair play manon! With a track background you're really doing so well on road!
Well done you two, great film. I love these European trips gcn does. Keep them coming 💥💥
Thank you! We're glad you enjoy them!
Good video showcasing the differences between gravel and road bikes. The only necessary difference is tire choice. Road geometry is perfect for gravel racing on True Gravel roads. All that is needed is a wider tire with a little more grip. The wattage comparison is not a good indicator of efficiency. Ollie is going to need to put more power into the pedals because he’s a heavier rider. They could be on the exact same bike and tires and this would be true. Bike weight and aero are minor compared to their body weight. Ollies tires could have been a little less chunky given the nature of the gravel segments, something like a Pathfinder Pro with a slick center tread. Anyway, I love the conversation and wonder if the pros will rethink their tire choice given the huge pileup in the men’s race this year. A little tread and lower pressure would have allowed those guys to control their bikes and line in the crosswind.
you guys really have the best job in the world.
kudos to Manon for completing the course, and well done Ollie for doing it too, and all the encouragement
I've never ridden that far on gravel, but I once did a circuit race with two sections of American type gravel roads per lap. As long as you followed the car tire tracks, it wasn't too bad. Jumping from one tire track to another was pretty scary. I did it on Conti Comp 22's.
PS. Those roads they were riding on were pretty smooth. They are more like hard packed gravel.
Great video kids! Hats off to the young Manon for having the courage to get out there a suffer in the name of road bikes!
I use the Pirelli Cinturado gravel H in 35 mm which are quite fast on pavement and harder packed gravel. I use them almost exclusively on mixed surfaces. I’m sure Manon is lighter requiring less power to keep her rolling. Great ride Manon! I hope you had some awesome Italian food after that ride!
Huge respect to Manon our Welsh warrior and Ollie for getting her around. Love these videos they are so inspirational.
Thanks Steve - glad you enjoyed it!
Man on is an absolute legend. Chapeau lady. Chapeau
Chapeau both of you! 👏🏻 180 km with 3 400m of climb ain't easy