Super Climb Vs Super Climber? Can We Break The Alpe D’Huez Record?
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Andrew Feather is a superstar climber. Ranked as one of the world’s very best on Strava, he has shown time and time again on the channel just how good he is. But how does he compare to Tour de France riders? To find out, we teamed up with Wahoo to see if he could set a new KOM on the legendary climb of Alpe d’Huez!
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Which other climbs would you like to see Feather take on?
Feather v. Mont Ventoux would be epic.
The actual Alpe D'Huez would be a nice comparison. :)
When are you visiting Switzerland and taking Pragel Pass from Westside? - Emjoy 😅
Repeat Hanks climbing up a steep climb whilst towing a pot plant etc
Either Mortirolo or Zoncolan.
At the risk of repeating what everybody else is saying, I’d love to see Andrew have a go at this KoM on the road. Come on GCN, put your hand in your pocket and take The Twig to The Alp!
Yep my interest went to basically zero when they said virtually.
How about NO KOM due to e-doping
That or get Romain Bardet to Bath (the city)
They have products to sell 😅
Really liking all the Feather content. It’s amazing seeing how someone can climb so differently from me.
Thanks, glad you're enjoying it!
Different from you… bcoz you wear a aero sock 🧦!
@Advanced Driving I gotta stop referring to myself as "Anvil"
this is seriously insane. it makes me wanna climb a hill. funny how that urge goes away about 20seconds up a hillclimb.
Went to Bourg d'Oisans a few years ago. Rented bikes and we rode to the Alpe D;Huez climb.. Told my wife we would only climb a few turns just for the experience. I lied. Four hours later we made the top. Twenty five minutes later we were at the bottom. One of my best memories.
Sounds amazing! It's a great climb
I cycled Galibier and Alpe d’Huez (not on the same day) this summer with my son. Best cycling ever, took a lot longer than most but I made it to the top without walking!
Did your wife divorce after that?! 😂
Was your wife mad at you for exposing her to such a brutal climb? 😁
That's mind blowing! I've been a semi-pro rider myself and I know what those stunning performances of the pro riders means - but, for an amateur cyclist, doing almost
400W over 35 minutes... I've no words, that's literally mind blowing. Congrats for that performance!
It is very good indeed for an amateur. Just out of curiosity I checked Contadors numbers in his prime and he could do 460 watts for 20 minutes at 62kg...
PEDs work… but regardless that’s awesome
Imagine seeing this as a beginner like I am. I didn't even know it's possible to sustain riding out of the saddle and pushing like that for long.
If his HR is only 90-95bpm at almost max effort, he must be clinically dead when he’s asleep or relaxed. The man is an absolute beast.
Its not possible :-) he is robot
Almost certainly there was a reading issue, sometimes the garmin heart monitr does it and massively underestimates the bpms. Sub-100bpms at zone 4-5 is just not possible. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though :)
I was thinking exactly the same- Can GCN comment on how his HR can be so low…
i also got HR sensor errors, yesterday I got a 75bpm reading when I really got 192 lmaoo
I don't think he is using a heart rate monitor. It's steady on 93 beats. That's impossible.
Great effort but do remember there was no wind and the previous KOM was done on a 160km ride which is phenomenal!
or it was the perfect warmup?
Also remember it was done by a pro, and Feather is an amateur. Feather is an inspiration!
He's only an amateur because he doesn't get paid to ride but in reality his stats are good enough to be a pro, all the top hill climbers are the best at what they do but don't have the same funding hence amateur
Amazing effort I suppose two things to keep in mind RB did this in real world after already completing god knows how many miles plus he would’ve had winds and the virtual corner speed is inaccurate so still not as good as RB but hats off to feather on effort
@@Spikey_Mikey What separates the pros from the non pros is the pros ability to do repeated efforts at close to the their maximal numbers....lots of top amateurs have power profiles as good as a pros, they just can't do it as many times in a row
Totally insane - and brilliant - now, as others have said, take him to the Alps and get the real KOM!! Fantastic and congratulations Andrew!!
Comming from the sport of boxing and did that all my life and I bhought my first bike 12 august. I climbed my first mountain and choose alpe d’zwift 2 days ago for first time i did the time on 51:44 min.
After the first 600 meters I couldn’t believe how hard it was. Giving up was not an opportunity but it circled around my mind all the time. Got a ton of respect for people who can do it in real life with low altitudes
wait wtf, you've been cycling for only a month and already did a 52min alpe d'zwift? that's like 3.8w/kg! most people only start at around 2-2.5....
@@SoLegendary1 yeah found out it was a pretty good time. I dont know know much about w/kg But i Think it was average 17 kmph Or 10,5 mph
@@SoLegendary1 hmm, you don't know how much Jakob weighs to guess his WKG? Are you seeing things we aren't?
Please get Andrew more often to your videos. This was truly mind boggling.. wow!
More content with Feather, please!
Not only he is a monster but seems soo humble and that's talent as well! Thanks for entertaining us, keep dreaming people
Glad you enjoyed it!
Feather is an absolute beast. One major point, however, is Bardet also set KOM with 168km of racing in his legs
He was in a peloton with other riders too though!
Bardais time was 1 minute and 13 seconds slower than pantanis ascent..
Although armstrong has the official kom(they moved the start further down when armstring rode it)
Armstrong did 500m more than pantani, but was 3 seco ds slower(but armstrong averaged more speed)
So technically was faster...
Bardais time is 50 seconds slower than pantani
What an effort!! Boss it up that climb!!!Andre Feather you’re the man!!! GCN guys you really need to get him to alpe du huez, sa calobra and all these famous climbs! Really loving the contents with the twig right now 💪🏼💪🏼
Do you think he would beat the KOM on the actual climb?
@@gcn - Be real close in a dedicated effort i suspect but i think he would come up short. His 2018 time (even if he is better / lighter now) has him 7 minutes behind - got to remember though that the TDF Chrono Course is the one that counts!
Plus that KOM (Held by Sepp Kuss 39:21) was after crossing Lauteret / Glaiber / Croix de la Fer before doing the alp.
@@gcn oh absolutely! It will be close but have faith in the twig! 👊🏼👊🏼
93bpm at over 400 Watts, my heart rate nearly hits that walking up stairs 😬
Surely it was a mistake? 70bpm is when Im resting lol
Yea even Lionel Sanders hr isn't that low 🤣
maybe 193 ;-)
It's likely 186. Wrist monitors often read a half of the actual value.
Doesn’t want to release his stats
I'm new to cycling and I just only six weeks ago climbed Alpes D'huez with only ever cycled 40 miles on a road bike and with no training/programme involved. I completed the climb in just over 1 hour 30 minutes. This is a fantastic effort from Feather! Well done 👏🏼
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The only way I see that as being possible is if you were already incredibly fit! Like a marathon runner😂
Phenomenal. And a fun experiment, but nobody is taking nearly 2 minutes out of Pantani's best time. Loved the Vid! Good fun and keep them coming!
Yeh but he was drugged up tho
36.50 will never be beaten
Love gcn and the work they put in to it
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GCN & GMBN have been posting absolute fire. New to these channels 💪🏽
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Great video and incredible stats. I can't believe Andrew Feather doesn't have a Kickr Climb. With one of the best hill climbers in the world talking it up then Wahoo should be sending him a freebie immediately!
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Lost for words. @Andrewfeather is an absolute maniac and beast in climbing.
I salute him, and kneel. Your a true hero!!!
Greets
Steven
Wow! Andrew Feather - Respect!
The Feather is awesome man.. just before this watched him on GCN+ doing the Everest challenge he’s a beast huge respect, kudos and chapeau to him amazing 🤩 🚴👍🚴🏅
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
Despite being a really obvious ad for Wahoo, this was quite interesting. Thanks for posting it. It's a very impressive effort.
At 81kg, took me a couple tries and an all out effort to get sub 1h on that climb (58min10s) i consider myself a fast rider for my age (45) but seeing such a performance from Mr Feather just blows my mind. 35min is absolutely amazing!!
What a fantastic test! What a stunning effort! And it's great showcase for Wahoo X RGT Magic Roads too, where you can upload a GPX course from anywhere in the world and experience it in the comfort of your pain cave !
One thing that would be neat to highlight and talk about is his form when climbing. I live in the blue ridge mountains (where George Hincapie lives) and everyone that I ride with that I consider extraordinary climbers all climb out of the saddle. Several of them normally ride single speed in the mountains as well. Learning and understanding the technique is critical to climbing success I think.
Wow. !!! That’s a virtual climbing exhibition. Chapeaux sir.
Feather used to live in my home town of Plymouth. Of course he has the KOM on virtually every climb here. Really inspiring to watch this guy, so definately do more content with him!
Would love to see all the GCN team take on this climb for real
Fantastic video!!! Cracking win Andrew ❤!! And loving Ollie’s woolly mammoths bed head look 😂😂
XD
The power output of a pro climber is absolutely incredible! Great job Andrew! I am absolutely amazed. I am an average cyclist and could never think about doing that! Very impressive
The KOM is Marco Pantani at 36'50", I want to see Il Bandito trying.
not even the best pros can do that. An amateur has no chance
@@samuele8361 I agree, I still want to see him 😂
36:50 for 13,8km
Bardet at 36:21s
@@WegrennerX that's on a shorter segment, In the full 13,8 km segment he did 39 minutes and 27 seconds
That man is a freaking MACHINE!!!! Awesome effort and congratulations!!!
It's so cool to see the best on the planet in any sport show how amazing they are. Simply stunning 💪💪
Smashed it. Congrats Andrew. Well done
I laughed out loud at 9 watts/kilo at the END. My best EVER output was a split second at about 9 watts/kilo, and that definitely wasn’t at the end of a 35 minute climb…
It's incredible isn't it!
Nice to see you back on real video and not those silly "shorts" in tourist/portrait format. Keep it up.
“I’m not used to indoor training”.
A man after my own heart!
Legend! Be interested to see Andrew’s Zwift academy performance in other kinds of races too. How would he get on in a long flat race for example?
Incredible effort, 2 things that spring to mind that have probably been mentioned by others are altitude and air density- the air will be thinner at 1850m ASL (16.6% oxygen) than in the GCN studio (Probably 20.7% not much above sea level), therefore MUCH less oxygen. He's stationary also in the studio (no winds) yet conversely at altitude in thinner air he should be quicker through the air?? Yep...need to get him over there and pick a good day !!!
A dad. A solicitor. A unique human being. Enough said.
Wow...Thanks Andrew and Ollie and crew...
Phenomenal!!! Chapeau, Andrew!! 🍻🍻🍻👏👏👏
ANDREW FEATHER’S HEART RATE?!?!?!! That man is a machine.
no, it's showing % of max HR
both WRONG
The HR sensor is mis reporting. No one can do 400+ and be sub 100 BPM. By the sweating I'd expect 170+bpm
Can't be % of max, as at the start (when he's warming up) it is showing at 108 while he's doing 200-250W..and surely his HR isn't going to be higher at warm up than the actual effort.
I reckon Ollie has the HR monitor on
Didn't look to have a chest strap on, so maybe just picked up the watch readings and they're not good? Showed 108 before starting and then 75 after halfway at 400W, so just not any kind of reality.
“Can we break…” where is the we part of the climb?
Fantastic effort Feather 💪💪💪
It was all down to Ollie's motivation 😉
Brilliance with humility - Andrew Feather - Chapeau!
Wahoo X is very complete with virtual routes (E-sport) and structured training plans. I was subscribed to SYSTM but was missing the virtual riding experience. The down side to Wahoo X and Zwift is in my opinion the virtual world your riding in, like a cartoon. That is why I choose Rouvy since your riding real routes with real footage, but with a VR layer over it so you can do virtual group rides, races etc. And the pricing of Rouvy is more friendly.
Would love to see him on the actual climb!!
That salad comment at the end just cracked me up!!! 🤣😂🤣😂😂😂
Now let’s see him do it in real time and location! 🎉🎉
Somebody at GCN needs to confirm this bpm question. My resting around low 60's and max I ride to is 155 to be safe (62years). That does not seem correct at 93bpm putting out that power. So this throws all other data into question unless somebody confirms the bpm error tbh.
Really fenomenal performance. Huge congratulation 👏
I expect, that heart rate monitor of which data was displayed in Zwift screen monitored Ollie's heart rate 🤣 93 after 35 minutes of riding in avarage 390 W is absolutely mind blowing for me.
😱😱😱😱 great stuff gang wow! Andrew 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Andrew Feather is not human. What an unbelievable achievement! You should be a pro, Feather!!
Did he just standing up pedaling for whole game? so incredible! Anyway, I'm going to workout after watching this
I cannot even do that on flat ground with a generous wind at my back. Well done!
Beast mode on!!!!! Awesome job 💪🏽💪🏽
Insane! I watched his gcn+ Everesting documentary yesterday and remember him saying his specialty is short efforts of a couple of minutes and here he is... 6W/kg+ for 35min 😅😅
Amazing beastly power.. he can literally pull up 2 riders up this hill and they don't need to pedal!
Great effort! Chapeau! Would be interesting to see a similar attempt after riding at a high pace 100+km with several climbs before!..
How much slower do you think he would go?
Feather vs The Cookie Man on the worlds most famous climbs - a series we’d all tune into
outstanding effort, the guy is special. although there were several people putting out similar numbers in my catc race up alpdezwift earlier!! we should not forget either, that it looked like bardet did his time during a stage of the tour.
Why are they in cat c?😮
@@HkFinn83 cheaters
Another amazing exhibition from Mr. Feather... has there ever been a more appropriate name? Now we need to see him live cast the real thing.
Mi sono impressionato dal battito cardiaco... Sembrava non fare fatica👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Cant wait to see him take on the real climb and smash the KOM
What a machine...
Well done Andrew! Massive effort👍👏
I climb out of the saddle and on the DROPS aka Pantani-style - that is basically akin to SPRINTING up mountains and is v. demanding to hold for long - but once your skeletal musculature develops - I think it is the MOST efficient climbing style compared to in the saddle ( aka Indurain-style ) and out of the saddle on the hoods ( aka Contador-style ) I think the latter is likely the worst style since it uses / emphasizes leg muscles that are not normally used ( as much) during in the saddle rides - the Pantani-style uses the SAME leg muscle group so you should come out ahead as a stronger in the saddle rider if you go there - also - as your head is low down in a sprint-style it is better aero than in the saddle - I would recommend EVERY young cyclist to ride Pantani-style if they want to be a GREAT climber - it takes years to perfect and a super strong core but once you have it - you will be gold level climber
Alpe Du'His. Great effort.
Can't decide if I'm more jealous of Feather's climbing ability or Ollie's hair 🤔🤔🤔
I think there is a mistake in the video. The fastest ascent of the Alpe d'Huez belongs to Marco Pantani in 1995 with a record time of 36 mins and 50 secs averaging ~6.8 W/kg. Romain Bardet, according to Strava, climbed the Alpe d'Huez in 39 mins and 31 seconds. Actually the KOM on Strava is Sepp Kuss with 39 mins and 21 secs.
Absolutely ridiculous! Superhuman ability and as humble as they come.
i love how ollie is just standing in the rain whilst presenting
Astounding. Andrew Feather, chapeau.
Incredible. Chapeau! 👏🏾
love all the feather videos!
Glad you're enjoying them!
Great ride! Would have loved to see how it compares to Alpe du Zwift in parallel. With two different protocols it is possible to connect the trainer to two platforms (one controls the trainer, one just uses the output)
Just a point of clarification, microwaves do interfere with both wifi and bluetooth as all three transmit in the 2.4 GHz range. Wifi and BT transmit data, microwaves just make noise. The actual difference is that wifi transmitters are usually stronger and the default protocols are much more error tolerant and only result in slower data speeds instead of a total dropout.
It wasn't stated in the video and it isn't on the website so I don't want to assume, but the new Kickr may also use the 5 GHz spectrum which is not affected by microwave ovens though does suffer from greater attenuation (signal loss) when transmitting through walls.
Fantastic Andrew Feather! 🤩 As put by Ollie "Whatever does a Feather eat?" - would love to see what a regular day of nutrition looks like for a worlds best climber.
I’ve said it multiple times! Feather is a legend ✊🏾👊🏾👍🏾
Amazing effort. 93 HR, it must have been broke, at max effort. But amazing athlete and would love to see him against the pros up the Alpe.
Well done Andrew, thank you for sharing
That hr monitor MUST have been reading off /2 surely massive ride awesome stuff
How can his heart rate be that low when he's pushing 400 watts!!!!! Unreal. Supreme talent 👏👏👏
Best gcn video, we need more feather 🤙
Thanks!
@@gcn I hope because he did it virtually he's going to France to take the real one 🇫🇷
The man is a machine simples really! amazing stuff
I thought the actual KOM of Alpe d'Huez was taken during the tour in the 90s by Pantani (who was very obviously on EPO). It would be interesting to see how that one compares to today's times.
Pantanis time still the fastest
a beast! we still waiting for the revenge of mortirolo cimb against the Italian rider though
What a man! Fantastic Andrew.
390W for 35 minutes when you're ~60kg?!?! Insane numbers
Great effort. Respect.
Way to go Andrew. I wish I had your talent.
4:25 wait, what????? 354W power at just 72bmp????? that's my heart beat for just existing. And he ends the race at a max rate of 93bmp?? He is a freaking superhuman
Great video, RGT has come some way since I used to Beta test it (well it was free and I didn't want to pay for Zwift back then). I assume that was Ollie's heart rate though as Andrew would be more like 160-180 with that effort. I'm impressed Ollie's HR was only in the 90's standing up!
Also no hydration? Surely even Andrew is going to need something in an effort that long.
What a performance and stamina 💪👏. Mindblowing, congrats
Just phenomenal and inspiring wanting to be like him one day, or better ? 👀😂
Wow, unbelievable! What a performance
93 BMP at the end! He was puffing
Excellent effort 👍
Its a software bug. Almost everytime I ride RGT When I join a session my HR rate is frozen, I have to turn off on and on HR monitor inside the SImulator. Its a common bug on RGT, At leat to me.
Fun to watch and a phenomenal effort - but i was kinda dispaointed that it was not the IRL climb attempt. The result mimics my experince with virtual versus IRL. You will be faster in the virtual world due to road condition, traffic, weather and other outside influences.
AF IRL - 44:22 (in 2018)
AF Virtual - well watch the video.
Looking at the strava times i am guessing this attempt was over the shorter Huez finish as Sepp Kuss holds the "Chrono Course" KOM at 39:21 after this years TDF Stage 12 when they went over the Lauteret / Galibier / Croix de la Fer before hitting the alp.
Come on GCN get this man on a plane and lets see him taking on the real thing rather than using his talent to promote indoor training apps and kit.
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