I'd really like to know how many calories you burned Ollie, and did you eat a whole cow or just most of one? Oh and cheers for such a beasting effort, you been hanging out with Hank too much?
Wow Ollie is a filthy savage, talks us through how it is and just smashes on. That Ollie never turned pro is probably the best for the pro riders, would get nasty fast. Even taking a fall and not dropping his mentality speaks volumes. I would have used that to quit out I am sure. Well to be honest I would be crying before the top of the first climb.
Top video, the next GCN presenter that makes an Ollie joke has to do the ride next year. Ollie, what a hero. He deserves everyone's respect. Chapeau Oliver Bridgewood.
As a 57-year-old lockdown newbie to cycling, I think Ollie is amazing. It's largely down to him and the videos you guys produce that have got me from 86kg to 74kg and 300km+ a week in 12 months. Ollie especially is an inspiration because he's never been a pro so is easy to relate to. Top-quality effort. 100% respect.
I love that GCN has diversified and added Ollie to the "to kill" list because Hank is too tough. But seriously, big kudos to Ollie, my man pushed through a crash and that weather and still finished.
To be honest, when I saw the title of this video where 250km and over 8000 meters of elevation, It gonna be Hank again. To my surprise, it was Ollie who is up to this challenge. And I'm pretty excited as we know Ollie is not a pro, but a hardcore enthusiastic cyclist like us, challenging such a gruesome ride. Thing goes pretty well until he had a pretty hard fall which you can see not only from the bruise, but also the torn bib short, and manage to complete top 25 with a ride over 8000 meters. Earned every respect from me and probably every other person watching this video. Thumbs up Ollie, good job, you deserved the best beer they have to offer over there !
I love watching Ollie's videos. He's great with the camera and the ability to joke about himself is great. Combine with not being a pro and someone "like me" makes it better.
Who would've thought that a man who got dropped once on a gcn challenge then kept getting drop comments, would actually drop "Berty". So happy for u ollie you have finally redeemed yourself.
Ollie is a beast edurance rider. I'm happy to see that he's found his niche so the dropping jokes can stop. I also find it interesting the amount of people that went balls out at the start because he was in the front at the start and then he start passing people. Definitely shows that consistency is key.
I know he bonked, but the fact that he was still talking to the camera up the climbs up until the very end blows my mind. I would have been gasping for air.
100% I couldn’t walk up those climbs and talk at the same time! And yes Ollie job is a presenter, so is used to talking but so’s mine. My respect for Ollie is off the charts. Incredible ride.
Nah the legs just won't work hard enough to get you out of breath when you bonk like that. The legs feel both hollow and heavy at the same time and all you want to do curl up in a ball by the side of the road and have a snooze. But you know you mustn't, it all gets a bit emotional. All you can do is tell yourself that you don't mind that it hurts and to plod on without looking at the numbers.
Yeah, I was biking in Austria now and the climbs totally destroy me, and they are not anywhere near what he does here. I can go long distances on the flat without much trouble, but climbs kill me.
Best GCN video in years. Honest, humble and relatable yet still inspirational. GCN, Ollie doesn’t need a raise, he has earned a raise. By this and his steadfast performances on your channel over the years.
Not sure which we will continue to hear more about in years to come, When Dan raced on the Cervelo Test Team or that time Oillie beat Contador. Well played mate!
Watching you get off that bike alone in the rain actually hurt. Lots of us have been there, but I doubt many of us have worked so freaking hard to get there. Well done, sir!
Ollie, Your sense of humor is just awesome. Bravo!! on completing the grueling sportive. You make us PhD chemists proud. Gives me confidence that I will complete my big endurance ride this September to raise funds for cancer research.
Epic. That was so inspiring. I love that at the end, despite accomplishing such an amazing feat, Ollie is still humble and even self deprecating. A true gentleman and genuine hero!!
You are truly a legged, after a serious crash you still managed to get your things together. You are a beast when it comes to mental toughness and strength. Keep it up
Truly inspiring Ollie. It's this kind of determination that motivates me to become a faster, stronger rider. Ollie is always seen as the weakest, least talented rider but take a good look at what he has done on this Tour. Truly remarkable considering the number of people that entered and how many actually finished the event. Not to mention the celebrities that we're in there. Thank you for taking this painful journey and sharing it with us Ollie. Hopefully this serves as a statement the next time someone tries to look down at your physical abilities. Well done my friend.
Huge congratulations Ollie on completing one savage looking event. To be one of only 33 to complete it, and the way you were suffering at the end, just shows the physical and mental resilience you had, even after your crash. Fantastic video once again GCN.
Well done Ollie, looks epic!! You've gotta stop proclaiming that you're an "average" rider....if you turned up at a local race you'd annihilate everyone!
Congratulations....holy smokes ! I used to run marathons , so bonking is an old friend . Now , if you haven't known before , you are a special person , to push like that , with the world , literally watching ? Rest and recover , Rosti' is the best. Peace
Man I must have missed this one somehow, just noticed because of Connors' this year. I truly have no words for what you have accomplished! Hats off Sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Need to do this together next year👊🏼I loved it last year, should be on everyone’s bucket list. Super cool footage from the day, did the fabulous scenery more justice than my little GoPro 🤩
Just watched Connor doing the Tour des Stations in 2022! You both should be so proud of your many achievements! You finished, it was brilliant, your times and you made amazing footage!!!
Absolutely awesome job Dr B. Inspiring, stunning and a true reflection of how totally bonkers we are as cyclists. Pushing your limits to the max with unstoppable determination to complete the route. Chapeau! The only thing dropped is that misplaced reputation. I’m not sure there are many, if any, of the GCN crew who would have come in ahead of you on this epic.
25th of 650 lunatics and just 8 more had enough will power wo finish after getting dropped by Ollie As a fellow chemist, i can just say: Kudos to you, Sir! BTW, just build my own DIY-Disc-Wheel this week and it is rapid!
Wow. I am a huge Ollie fan, and just became one of my legend heros!!! Well done Ollie. You are a TRUE inspiration individual. Congrats on this. And big thanks to GCN for another epic video.
Absolutely loved the way Ollie rode and dropping Contodor was the best part 😅 but on a serious note this was such an inspiring video🔥 kudos to Ollie and the team 👍
Ollie you rode part of the way with my club mate, he came in about 10 seconds ahead of you and said he enjoyed the natter on the way. Great result on a tough Fondo and shame about the weather that day, later on it became much worse with plenty of hail stones... Come back next year and try the WYSAM 333 which is coming up in a week.
Wow! When I asked about Ollie doing hill climb season this year a few weeks back, I didn't think I'd get ten years worth in one video. My word. Hats off to you, Ollie! Makes the local Col du Anglezarke look like a speedbump.
Ultra impressive ride! Your power data and average speed is through the roof! I did the Haute Route in Valais this year, and did a few of the beautiful climbs you did there, too. But no match for your effort here!
Absolutely brilliant experience! And one can ride these magnificent passes and train for it on the Rouvy platform as well with stunning videos if you can't do it in real life! So cool :-) :-)
Outstanding effort. You can't fake that level of scraping the barrel for watts. Amazed they did not make Hank do it... in fact, just to show how incredible that ride was, Hank should do it as well to compare notes. Your performance there speaks for itself with the number of drop outs and your overall standing. Chapeau!
Jeez Ollie! Unbelievable effort but never doubted you. You look like you physically shrank from beginning to end literally and figuratively! Did the cows get away unscathed? X
Preparation and performance, persistence, perseverance, top points for phenomenal job. Ollie has been my GCN hero for some time as a never-PRO enthusiast rider. His dedication to detail and explanations of how and why bike things work as they do are fantastic. Over on Tech his explanation of bike and component selection are fabulous lessons that can help us all better understand what we should look for in a bike best for our type of riding.
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Give that man a gcn water bottle for cycling inspiration. He's earned it.
And call it a bidon when you do; he's earned the right to be a little pretentious.
It would have to be one of the rarely seen yellow ones. Epic respect for an incredible ride, Ollie.
The ultimate prize!
If Sy and whoever conduct next week show are not giving Ollie his bottle this community is going to get mad lines #ollieEarned #aYellowOneForOllie
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I'VE NEVER BEEN SO PROUD OF SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY IN MY LIFE. WE'RE ALL PROUD OF YOU OLLIE MATE. LOVE FROM MALAYSIA.
haha! thanks pal!
I'd really like to know how many calories you burned Ollie, and did you eat a whole cow or just most of one? Oh and cheers for such a beasting effort, you been hanging out with Hank too much?
No more Ollie jokes, just 100% respect for that. Plus beating the great AC as well. Wow.
Well, okay, no more Ollie jokes for now. But give it a day or two and we can wonder when he will lose that form and get dropped again. :)
Both. Both is good.
Ollie was eying up a steak just like the 'great' AC
Wow Ollie is a filthy savage, talks us through how it is and just smashes on. That Ollie never turned pro is probably the best for the pro riders, would get nasty fast. Even taking a fall and not dropping his mentality speaks volumes. I would have used that to quit out I am sure. Well to be honest I would be crying before the top of the first climb.
I think when the cameras are on you press on.... besides if he dropped out he'd never hear the end of it.
@@goffe2282 I think you are right, but I feel they would turn off fast if they were filming me, hehe.
@@MagicM0e for me it'd be in the first climb
He is a beast, also very funny.
Ollie’s “lunatics” comment at the start is possibly the biggest understatement to describe those who entered. What a ride from Ollie. Truly epic!
Dental records of a piranha!!
Puts it in perspective, only 33 finished out of 600 and Ollie came 27th. Stunning effort. You are the Battlers Prince, Ollie.
Ollie was always there to represent the mere mortal amongst all the pros. I think this time is over. He is such a machine.
Good point.”I’m just going to hold it to 20000000W on this climb so I stay in Zone 2/3”.
Normal riders: WTF?!
@@FlatSpinMan Me: If I want to go up here in zone 2/3, I have to go so slow that I will tip over.
Ollie may not have been a pro but he is not representative of the average cyclist!
@@ruan13o By no means. He represents the 0.0001% amateur super bikenerd.
Top video, the next GCN presenter that makes an Ollie joke has to do the ride next year. Ollie, what a hero. He deserves everyone's respect. Chapeau Oliver Bridgewood.
+1
this aged well
Right, we haven't been able to kill Hank, lets try Ollie. You came pretty close!
As a 57-year-old lockdown newbie to cycling, I think Ollie is amazing. It's largely down to him and the videos you guys produce that have got me from 86kg to 74kg and 300km+ a week in 12 months. Ollie especially is an inspiration because he's never been a pro so is easy to relate to. Top-quality effort. 100% respect.
Wow. Well done! That’s really impressive in all respects. How did you do it?
That's even more than impressing! 300k+ per week after 12 months at the age of 57, what?!! Well done!
Rock n Roll! Atta boy!
Well done, cycling is a great sport, respect to you for 300k per week, great, keep going!
I love that GCN has diversified and added Ollie to the "to kill" list because Hank is too tough.
But seriously, big kudos to Ollie, my man pushed through a crash and that weather and still finished.
To kill list! great line!
To be honest, when I saw the title of this video where 250km and over 8000 meters of elevation, It gonna be Hank again.
To my surprise, it was Ollie who is up to this challenge. And I'm pretty excited as we know Ollie is not a pro, but a hardcore enthusiastic cyclist like us, challenging such a gruesome ride.
Thing goes pretty well until he had a pretty hard fall which you can see not only from the bruise, but also the torn bib short, and manage to complete top 25 with a ride over 8000 meters.
Earned every respect from me and probably every other person watching this video.
Thumbs up Ollie, good job, you deserved the best beer they have to offer over there !
I love watching Ollie's videos. He's great with the camera and the ability to joke about himself is great. Combine with not being a pro and someone "like me" makes it better.
Respect to Ollie. Big thumbs up and congratulations.
Well i'm gonna say it first, Ollie is a legend!
Absolutely mega effort mate. Got to be honest though, that vid could've been much longer. I'm sure people would've loved to see more.
I’m guessing there’ll be a sweet vid on GCN+ about it.
Not a shill, but the challenge videos are really interesting.
I wanted to see more too!
Maybe a version of gcn+ will be longer
Who would've thought that a man who got dropped once on a gcn challenge then kept getting drop comments, would actually drop "Berty". So happy for u ollie you have finally redeemed yourself.
Ollie is a beast edurance rider. I'm happy to see that he's found his niche so the dropping jokes can stop. I also find it interesting the amount of people that went balls out at the start because he was in the front at the start and then he start passing people. Definitely shows that consistency is key.
You'd think they can stop now... but they almost definitely won't!
I know he bonked, but the fact that he was still talking to the camera up the climbs up until the very end blows my mind. I would have been gasping for air.
Definitely. When I bonk I just want to die on the spot.
100% I couldn’t walk up those climbs and talk at the same time! And yes Ollie job is a presenter, so is used to talking but so’s mine. My respect for Ollie is off the charts. Incredible ride.
Also, Alberto who? 😂
Nah the legs just won't work hard enough to get you out of breath when you bonk like that. The legs feel both hollow and heavy at the same time and all you want to do curl up in a ball by the side of the road and have a snooze. But you know you mustn't, it all gets a bit emotional. All you can do is tell yourself that you don't mind that it hurts and to plod on without looking at the numbers.
Yeah, I was biking in Austria now and the climbs totally destroy me, and they are not anywhere near what he does here. I can go long distances on the flat without much trouble, but climbs kill me.
Best GCN video in years. Honest, humble and relatable yet still inspirational.
GCN, Ollie doesn’t need a raise, he has earned a raise. By this and his steadfast performances on your channel over the years.
Not sure which we will continue to hear more about in years to come, When Dan raced on the Cervelo Test Team or that time Oillie beat Contador. Well played mate!
Best vid seen, on GCN, for ages. Good effort Ollie. Funny as seeing him suffer like a dog, fab work man, respect
Ollie is an absolute machine!! Well done!!
"Dental records of a Piranha" is an excellent line.
Of course a man on a Pinarello knows all about dental records
One of the best!
@@felixnagl5962 haha! very good😂😉
I don't understand it.
@@kaspervestergaard2383 piranha are known for their jagged teeth, the joke being the resemblance between the course profile and the teeth
Ollie can put dropping Contadore on his CV
Olie, you are the best! You are our inspiration! Thank you! 🙌🙏
Watching you get off that bike alone in the rain actually hurt. Lots of us have been there, but I doubt many of us have worked so freaking hard to get there. Well done, sir!
Ollie is an absolute legend… an incredibly humble guy, but an epic bike rider and a fantastic GCN presenter… What a machine!
Ollie, Your sense of humor is just awesome. Bravo!! on completing the grueling sportive. You make us PhD chemists proud. Gives me confidence that I will complete my big endurance ride this September to raise funds for cancer research.
Well done Olly. Amazing effort and huge congrats for completing such an incredible feat. Total legend.
Epic. That was so inspiring. I love that at the end, despite accomplishing such an amazing feat, Ollie is still humble and even self deprecating. A true gentleman and genuine hero!!
This is by far the best GCN video! Ollie is the everyman we all can root for
Well Done Olli. Now you can take all the "Trophies" from A.Contador. This is how it works, like boxing. :). All the best and thank you for sharing.
You sound so stupid, Contador is a veteran also a king of cycling👑
@@nataneley To be honest, you seems to be the stupid one here for not getting the joke.
I simply cannot imagine what it must feel like to drop Alberto Contador! Amazing!
That was properly impressive Dr. Bridgewood. Hats off to Ollie🎩. Bravissimo👏👍
You are truly a legged, after a serious crash you still managed to get your things together. You are a beast when it comes to mental toughness and strength. Keep it up
Truly inspiring Ollie. It's this kind of determination that motivates me to become a faster, stronger rider. Ollie is always seen as the weakest, least talented rider but take a good look at what he has done on this Tour. Truly remarkable considering the number of people that entered and how many actually finished the event. Not to mention the celebrities that we're in there. Thank you for taking this painful journey and sharing it with us Ollie. Hopefully this serves as a statement the next time someone tries to look down at your physical abilities. Well done my friend.
Huge congratulations Ollie on completing one savage looking event. To be one of only 33 to complete it, and the way you were suffering at the end, just shows the physical and mental resilience you had, even after your crash.
Fantastic video once again GCN.
Well done Ollie, looks epic!! You've gotta stop proclaiming that you're an "average" rider....if you turned up at a local race you'd annihilate everyone!
If there was ever a way to redeem the Vs 1 videos this was it. Well done Ollie. Legendary.
Congratulations....holy smokes ! I used to run marathons , so bonking is an old friend . Now , if you haven't known before , you are a special person , to push like that , with the world , literally watching ? Rest and recover , Rosti' is the best. Peace
I don’t give many thumbs up on RUclips but Ollie deserves this one. Way to finish it. What an amazing ride, well done.
"I am crawling, completely bonked.... Pissing it down, I'm dying" Brilliant! Genuinely laughed out loud! Quality Ollie, super effort. Massive respect.
Man I must have missed this one somehow, just noticed because of Connors' this year. I truly have no words for what you have accomplished! Hats off Sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Need to do this together next year👊🏼I loved it last year, should be on everyone’s bucket list. Super cool footage from the day, did the fabulous scenery more justice than my little GoPro 🤩
cheers pal! was looking forward to riding with you. shame you couldn’t make it 👍🏼
@@GCNuser123 😔Next time!
@@edlaverack would love to join both of you and create a memory
Just watched Connor doing the Tour des Stations in 2022! You both should be so proud of your many achievements! You finished, it was brilliant, your times and you made amazing footage!!!
Absolutely awesome job Dr B. Inspiring, stunning and a true reflection of how totally bonkers we are as cyclists. Pushing your limits to the max with unstoppable determination to complete the route. Chapeau! The only thing dropped is that misplaced reputation. I’m not sure there are many, if any, of the GCN crew who would have come in ahead of you on this epic.
Amazing effort - well done Ollie - as others have said “GCN Inspiration” for this week.
This is proof of great spirit, unbelievably good on you Ollie, congrats from France
What a performance! Ollie showed his Yorkshire DNA with that grit and determination. Get that man a Yorkshire Tea
25th of 650 lunatics and just 8 more had enough will power wo finish after getting dropped by Ollie
As a fellow chemist, i can just say: Kudos to you, Sir!
BTW, just build my own DIY-Disc-Wheel this week and it is rapid!
The race got neutralised because of horrendous weather conditions. Olli was one of the last who were allowed to enter the last climb.
What a legend. Well done Mr Bridgewood. And you beat Berti. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats Ollie! You dropped a legit ex-pro riding in Z2/Z3 and survived the bunk! Can you please share what you did to recover over next few days?
He’s already shown us: the cow. Sorry vegans.
Brilliant brilliant well done 👍🏴
"And I'm eating one of them...a whole one...sorry vegans." 😂😂😂
And then he bonked... 😂😂😂😂
Cow says ‘I think you’d be better off with a few bananas mate’
Hahaha loved this comment from Ollie too! 😂 I'm just vegetarian, not vegan, but apologies accepted anyway! 😂
That was awesome!! 👍🏾
Heartless... you dropped the legendary ALBERTO CONTADOR! MR out of the saddle. Congratulation man, once in lifetine!!!🍺🍺
This dude keeps on surprising us. By the way, I never underestimated you, Ollie. 👍🏾
Fantastic job, Ollie! So impressive and inspirational. Major props to you for surviving a small dog and a major bonk and still dropping Contador.
Wow. I am a huge Ollie fan, and just became one of my legend heros!!! Well done Ollie. You are a TRUE inspiration individual. Congrats on this. And big thanks to GCN for another epic video.
OMG Well Done, I am new to cycaling and 59 year old female, I am watching GCN videos... respect to you and your team... Great videos
Absolutely loved the way Ollie rode and dropping Contodor was the best part 😅 but on a serious note this was such an inspiring video🔥 kudos to Ollie and the team 👍
I’m confused. Was that actually Contodor??
Good form Ollie! All the best. Can hear the joy in your voice. Ride to the level of your smile.
I have been waiting for this video! So proud of Ollie 😭
Well done mate..! You are the best of GCN....!!
Ollie, when people brag about dropping you, it is only because the race wasn't long enough. :) Seriously impressive!
Chapeau, Ollie 👏👏 Dropping 'Bertie' and finishing in those conditions; MASSIVE kudos!!
You guys often refer to yourselves as ordinary amateur riders, but a massive Chapeau to Ollie as that was truly extra-ordinary.
I love the encouragement you give at the end of this video. Sure, if you can do it then we can too. Makes me want to try.
You can do it Luke!!
What an absolute badass! The sheer grit it must have taken to get through that is incredible. Ollie, you sir are an absolute legend ❤️
“I’m sure many of you could do it” maybe so, but certainly not me! Chapeau Ollie, that was impressive.
Oh man I'd been waiting for this for days. It did not disappoint. Ollie, that was fantastic.
Just love your humour even when knackered Oli. The lines about food - priceless.
Yesssss, I voted he wouldn't get dropped, on ya Ollie!
Honestly, nothing but respect for Ollie! Not only to finish the route but to do so in the pouring rain. Inspiration!
Ollie you rode part of the way with my club mate, he came in about 10 seconds ahead of you and said he enjoyed the natter on the way. Great result on a tough Fondo and shame about the weather that day, later on it became much worse with plenty of hail stones... Come back next year and try the WYSAM 333 which is coming up in a week.
I didn't know Alberto Contador has a little Swiss dog! Awesome Ollie 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Absolutely amazing. Respect.
Wow! When I asked about Ollie doing hill climb season this year a few weeks back, I didn't think I'd get ten years worth in one video. My word. Hats off to you, Ollie!
Makes the local Col du Anglezarke look like a speedbump.
Ultra impressive ride! Your power data and average speed is through the roof!
I did the Haute Route in Valais this year, and did a few of the beautiful climbs you did there, too. But no match for your effort here!
Very inspiring video. I did the tour des stations gran fondo this year. Incredible experience!
Chapeau, Ollie, leading the Brits home with hard-core will-power.
Take a bow Ollie. You're a legend. That looked like 12+ hours of utter hell..
Major respect for Ollie! He never backs down from a challenge.
I never thought I'd say this but, at least not out loud... but... Ollie, you are slowly grinding your way to becoming my favourite presenter!
Sadly, all the Ollie jokes just ended. Hats off!!! Big respect from Austria!
You're WAY TOO HUMBLE!!! Mad props for that ride!!!
Absolutely brilliant experience! And one can ride these magnificent passes and train for it on the Rouvy platform as well with stunning videos if you can't do it in real life! So cool :-) :-)
Amazing video - Ollie looked knackered at the end. Great effort and well done!
Well done, Ollie! Well done. Please stop underselling yourself, you're a legend.
Massive kudos to you Ollie! You proved beyond any doubt that you’re made of the strongest stuff!! 💪🏻
Contador should ride a tandem with Ollie to avoid getting dropped by him.
Outstanding effort. You can't fake that level of scraping the barrel for watts. Amazed they did not make Hank do it... in fact, just to show how incredible that ride was, Hank should do it as well to compare notes. Your performance there speaks for itself with the number of drop outs and your overall standing. Chapeau!
Jeez Ollie! Unbelievable effort but never doubted you. You look like you physically shrank from beginning to end literally and figuratively! Did the cows get away unscathed? X
Hats off for Ollie! Impressive performance, he has my respect.
😂 00:59 rider next to Oli, his face when he realises Alberto Contador is riding too 😳
Preparation and performance, persistence, perseverance, top points for phenomenal job. Ollie has been my GCN hero for some time as a never-PRO enthusiast rider. His dedication to detail and explanations of how and why bike things work as they do are fantastic. Over on Tech his explanation of bike and component selection are fabulous lessons that can help us all better understand what we should look for in a bike best for our type of riding.
1% recovery score? I didn't even know that was possible. Way to go, Ollie!
Very inspiring. Something deeply relatable in Dr Ollie's efforts. That one looked like a monster; great result, superb video.
can we just take a second to address that ollie dropped contador
that‘s not a sentence
Who's contador though he seemed pretty weak
Well done! You might not be the sprinter but definitely climbing is your speciality. Great result and fantastic video. Cheers Ollie