That was pigging fascinating! I love the combination of challenging competition and mutual support to push yourselves hard - what a tough cycle ride! And great fun
Have you ever noticed how retired pro cyclists look less depressed than current pro riders. Your energy looks good on you Alex. I was worried when you were still pro - looked fatigued constantly, which comes thru in disposition. welcome back to more balanced energy
I actually kinda liked the blurriness - added to the "holy sh*t it's early and I'm tired" vibe you were giving 😜 also i have that LeCol aero suit too, really like it but hate where the pockets are placed - can't put my phone in it cause it digs into my hip bones, good thing there's a race radio pocket lol
Seeing as you mentioned it, I’ve wondered how you cope with haemophilia when you are out on a ride. Do you have to carry anything with you that the rest of us don’t? Or can you take care of things at home before you set out? You are an inspiration. Maybe if you explain the practical issues you’ve sorted out, others might realise what they can achieve. Could be a video in it. This was a great video, by the way.
Joining the Leeds Chaingang would be interesting - going out into Wharfedale using the roads used in the Tour de Yorkshire/Leeds Classic etc. I used to be able to hang on to the halfway point back in the day with some riders who eventually rode in the TDF out sometimes - and in recent times where Tom Pidcock cut his teeth!
Harry Tanfield used to race our evening 'sporting' time trial course for training and covered the 8.5 mile course, when he was home, on his canyon TT bike, averaging 30 mph at seamer near Stokesley in Cleveland, nobody got anywhere near him, animal. I only ever managed that course at 25.5 mph when I was younger at 40 years old.
Lovely grinding 😅 it would be a great footage if you can put your gopro on the bike. And put overlay of stats in the video like norcal cycling/vegan cyclist. It would be fun to see that kind of footage these chaingang meetings/races. Keep up the good work💪💪🔥
@@AlexDowsettOfficial Depending on what computer mount you're using, the K-Edge GoPro Combo mount is a great solution to mount the camera on the front of the bike and out of the way.
i had to pause the video on the peak speed screenshot. Wholly what in the f%&^, thats insanely fast. Let not ignore the fact they did 100km in 2 hrs 20 minutes. Just mind boggling fast!!!!
I remember chaingangs as a kid in Liverpool. They were brutal. God knows our speed at the time but occasionally a pro cyclist would turn up just to make it even harder. Us teenagers would eventually get spat out of the back and make our way home solo. Depressing but loved it now the pain is a distant memory.
I race TT, so I'm nowhere near punchy. You know what kicked my butt and you can race more than once a day? Cyclocross. You'll be dead. You can beat them in a TT, but punchy cross stuff for an hour? Game over. If you get on a wide open course where the engine matters more, you'll be more at home, but a man made course through a park for example, you'll be hurting. It's good to get some intensity in.
We do a weekly chain gang of 33 miles at (all-time-best) 27Mph over here, but no traffic lights and all-flat, so mostly a 300W effort for approx. 1h15. Lots of cross-winds so awesome to ride echelons. Your ride was much more brutal in terms of elevation, distance and wattage!
I will admit this different to the donny chaingang speaking first hand, it is alot more social to start with then there is a point where it turns into through and off.
The map function on it, for its clarity is class leading by a country mile and it does everything else well. I have a surplus of Garmins so I use them for now, mounting them to proprietary bike mounts is much easier than the Karoo's underside.
@@AlexDowsettOfficial fair enough. You know it has a Garmin attachment for it though? I agree on the navigation. Battery life is the only downside for me
True, it just then sits a little higher than i'd like.And their own attachment is so neat when it's located, we had a great setup on the ostro with that
Alex it would be really good to see you out with Thomas Martinez the cycling tattooist he is not far from you i think Leigh on sea,he is a really strong up and coming rider and does regular chain gangs as well,and they are pretty quick....
Not saying the wouldn't,but it would be good too see Alex out with him as they are close to each other but hey they are doing 25-26 average on a gang,and hes knocking out a 20 on a 10 so see how they fair! @@savthecyclist5772
I commented at the end that the term “chaingang” was a loose one for this. They agreed, gentleman’s fistfight, politely trying to decimate one another were terms banded about. But it was very supportive throughout, no egos.
@@AlexDowsettOfficialwe used to call ours the Pain Train (90km route - avg 44-46kph) always leaving the station with5-8 guys but hardly ever finished at the coffee stop with all wagons 😂
Brutal. I don't know how you can ride like that at the best time of the day, let alone so early in the morning. It makes me want to puke just thinking about it.
I back cyclist to the hilt, but ‘racing’ chain gangs on the public road is not the place to do them. I’m sure if they can afford sl8’s & the like the they could go to a closed circuit where their safety would be much better.
Alex v Chaingangs of the Uk. Could be a whole series in there somewhere.
I'd love to see this
Great idea
Let’s go🤘
Yup yup yup! 💪🦾🦿🦵
Make it in a pub car park
I have vicarious separation anxiety with all those expensive bikes sitting on the other side of the glass 😂
I like the almost universal decision to wear a white S-works evade helmet
And white socks…….. I don’t even own any white cycling socks-but then I’m very old (75 in November)
@@K777John it’s fashion, fast fashion.
@@NielsHeldens dont wear white socks in switzerland just a friendly tip from a local
Got to love an unapologetically fast chaingang.
Yeah, I love watching them on video 🤣
The fact that you start before it is even properly light already makes it the hardest chaingang.
Brilliant content Alex (I Grind) Dowsett, look forwards to watching the whole hardest chain gangs from around the World Series!
That was pigging fascinating! I love the combination of challenging competition and mutual support to push yourselves hard - what a tough cycle ride!
And great fun
Have you ever noticed how retired pro cyclists look less depressed than current pro riders. Your energy looks good on you Alex. I was worried when you were still pro - looked fatigued constantly, which comes thru in disposition.
welcome back to more balanced energy
I actually kinda liked the blurriness - added to the "holy sh*t it's early and I'm tired" vibe you were giving 😜 also i have that LeCol aero suit too, really like it but hate where the pockets are placed - can't put my phone in it cause it digs into my hip bones, good thing there's a race radio pocket lol
This was awesome. Those boys are savages.
A gentlemanly knife fight.
i love how they all talk to each other without really talking to one another
Glad to see you still having fun, Alex.
Would love to see you cover a more typical Tuesday night UK chajngag
We love this content Alex!
Great video. New series? Donny chain gang next!
Ha…. I reckon they’ve adopted old classic, let’s work over the new guy…. !! Haha
Rumour has it the first half hour was a touch spicier than normal
Now that would be a good video, North v South , Come on the Donny Chain Gang !!
Need more of those!!
Seeing as you mentioned it, I’ve wondered how you cope with haemophilia when you are out on a ride. Do you have to carry anything with you that the rest of us don’t? Or can you take care of things at home before you set out? You are an inspiration. Maybe if you explain the practical issues you’ve sorted out, others might realise what they can achieve. Could be a video in it. This was a great video, by the way.
I can only dream of going that fast. Brilliant stuff. 👏 😊
Agree, we'd love a series of these if you can ;-)
Only the ones with real confidence wear their helmets during a coffee stop💪💪💪
And those that are so wasted they forget they're still wearing one!😂
Impressively motivating, well done gents!! Jeez😮
Joining the Leeds Chaingang would be interesting - going out into Wharfedale using the roads used in the Tour de Yorkshire/Leeds Classic etc. I used to be able to hang on to the halfway point back in the day with some riders who eventually rode in the TDF out sometimes - and in recent times where Tom Pidcock cut his teeth!
Looks brutal! Hope you’re looking forward to nationals next weekend, course is a fast one!
Brilliant content Alex. Awesome. Cannot believe how slippery and hard that pack ride. And getting up before 4. Great content. Hard Knox that.
Alex, i appreciate these videos, it keeps the mojo for cycling oozing! #Peace
Thought ya were having an Alan Partridge moment then "I'm Dan" 🤣 *done 🤣👍🍻
Great video Alex. Thanks for sharing.
"It's basically a race, but harder." Haha. Awesome
“Drop a bucket full of watts”
Was looking forward to this Didn’t disappoint. Glad you enjoyed it too more of the same please 👌👍
I think, a couple of Swifties a Turner and a Downing may have something to say.
I’ve tried to jump on Alex’s wheel in richy park before, I lasted about 25 seconds 👌🏼 great blokes and an inspiration to any amateurs
Brutal ride, Alex! Keep up the great content from a fellow Essex rider (but not as fast 😂)! 👍
That was class
Harry Tanfield used to race our evening 'sporting' time trial course for training and covered the 8.5 mile course, when he was home, on his canyon TT bike, averaging 30 mph at seamer near Stokesley in Cleveland, nobody got anywhere near him, animal.
I only ever managed that course at 25.5 mph when I was younger at 40 years old.
Lovely grinding 😅 it would be a great footage if you can put your gopro on the bike. And put overlay of stats in the video like norcal cycling/vegan cyclist. It would be fun to see that kind of footage these chaingang meetings/races. Keep up the good work💪💪🔥
I agree, need to do some deep diving on the how to around that. Also taking a gopro out your back pocket in zone94 isn't easy!
@@AlexDowsettOfficial i use Dashware its quite easy but old fashioned. Many uses garmin virb edit. But overall they are quite easy 👍
@@AlexDowsettOfficial Depending on what computer mount you're using, the K-Edge GoPro Combo mount is a great solution to mount the camera on the front of the bike and out of the way.
Like to see another chain gang if possible! This got me excited to go ride.
its on the cards this year 👍
You should try one of Alex’s Brighton and back ride. 100+ miles in just over four hours 🤯
Blown away by the speed so I looked up Alex Dowsett- incredible rider!
This is so dope!❤
Wish there was more about Alex Richardson on RUclips - seems like an interesting chap
Come do the rides in Adelaide BUT bring a proper road bike if you want to keep up. ;)
The Adelaide CG from Glenelg is rapid.
i had to pause the video on the peak speed screenshot. Wholly what in the f%&^, thats insanely fast. Let not ignore the fact they did 100km in 2 hrs 20 minutes. Just mind boggling fast!!!!
I recon you should come out on the Leeds chaingang fella, going up the chevin is a really killer
Absolutely NUTS! But I love it 😂
Come to the Tring one. Lumpy route, bumpy roads, total chaos
That young guy looks and sounds very similar to Si at GCN.
Great content, thanks 👍
The dinnington chaingang was the original fastest cg about 50% of the turnout were full time and they had already done 4 hours in the morning.
I will not accept Donny chain gang slander, but I'm sure connor swift would take alex in a cage fight
I live at Hampton and quite often see them flying :-)) good show
Thanks Alex.
Alex "The Grind" Dowsett ❤
I remember chaingangs as a kid in Liverpool. They were brutal. God knows our speed at the time but occasionally a pro cyclist would turn up just to make it even harder. Us teenagers would eventually get spat out of the back and make our way home solo. Depressing but loved it now the pain is a distant memory.
I race TT, so I'm nowhere near punchy. You know what kicked my butt and you can race more than once a day? Cyclocross. You'll be dead. You can beat them in a TT, but punchy cross stuff for an hour? Game over. If you get on a wide open course where the engine matters more, you'll be more at home, but a man made course through a park for example, you'll be hurting. It's good to get some intensity in.
Got to get yourself on the Donny chainy! Must be a close one! Get C Swifty on the channel!
I've heard the Donny chaingang is pretty brutal.
Can confirm, brutal
See my post re dinnington
Alex. In the world? I wouldn’t go that far. There’s one in Miami going for many years.
The cafe stop was a cake free zone 😢
There’s a dilemma on it not even being 9am, cake is a mid morning treat at the earliest 😅
Full Gas Tuesday’s up in the North East of Scotland, get your ass along! 😊
Harder climbs than Hertfordshire lanes 😢
*i wish i was that strong*
We do a weekly chain gang of 33 miles at (all-time-best) 27Mph over here, but no traffic lights and all-flat, so mostly a 300W effort for approx. 1h15. Lots of cross-winds so awesome to ride echelons.
Your ride was much more brutal in terms of elevation, distance and wattage!
That’s impressive nonetheless!
what's a chaingang?
Would be great to see some Onyx riders compete with the best at the National Hill Climb this year at the Struggle
I will admit this different to the donny chaingang speaking first hand, it is alot more social to start with then there is a point where it turns into through and off.
What happened to the Karoo 2 you said was the best bike computer a while ago, don’t use it anymore?
The map function on it, for its clarity is class leading by a country mile and it does everything else well.
I have a surplus of Garmins so I use them for now, mounting them to proprietary bike mounts is much easier than the Karoo's underside.
@@AlexDowsettOfficial fair enough. You know it has a Garmin attachment for it though? I agree on the navigation. Battery life is the only downside for me
True, it just then sits a little higher than i'd like.And their own attachment is so neat when it's located, we had a great setup on the ostro with that
Never heard of the Harrogate CG ride but in my mind they ride bromptons and rock tweed skinsuits. #LeedsCG
Haha. Is he referring to the Nova/ Prologue Chaingang that runs through summer I wonder. Some fast boys but nothing on this crew
Brilliant 😊
IF 0.92 for 2:20 😱
Can anybody guess the hubs on the bike they were adjusting Gears in the Beginning? They were LOUD
Are you using a GoPro or phone to record yourself and the others while on the bike?
Brilliant
Alex dowshill dropped on his significantly faster sl8? Did spesh marketing team approves this video? 😂
*uphill dropped. Was quite fine in the flats and DH thank you v much 😘
Alex it would be really good to see you out with Thomas Martinez the cycling tattooist he is not far from you i think Leigh on sea,he is a really strong up and coming rider and does regular chain gangs as well,and they are pretty quick....
ha that was gong to be my comment until I saw yours!
These boys would smash the pants off Thomas Martinez
Not saying the wouldn't,but it would be good too see Alex out with him as they are close to each other but hey they are doing 25-26 average on a gang,and hes knocking out a 20 on a 10 so see how they fair! @@savthecyclist5772
Martinez is miles away from this
So the SL8 is faster than Sworks Venge?
Does 5 guys attacking each other constitute a chaingang these days?
I expect nothing less
I commented at the end that the term “chaingang” was a loose one for this. They agreed, gentleman’s fistfight, politely trying to decimate one another were terms banded about. But it was very supportive throughout, no egos.
Sorry Alex, it was supposed to come across as tongue in cheek, grump old git.
@@AlexDowsettOfficialwe used to call ours the Pain Train (90km route - avg 44-46kph) always leaving the station with5-8 guys but hardly ever finished at the coffee stop with all wagons 😂
Yes I agree, this is let’s do an extended VO2 session with plenty of threshold thrown in. FairPlay to start that early.
Cool vid
Definitely needs more overlay :D
No comment from the Donny chaingang?
Dropped 3 times?? Even with the speed sniffer? Wooooow….
I could keep up on my Condor down hill i guess 🙂
Brutal. I don't know how you can ride like that at the best time of the day, let alone so early in the morning. It makes me want to puke just thinking about it.
What are you doing for a job now Alex ?
340w for 2:20… you guys are not human.
my money is on Russ for the cage fight 😂Gotta love a chaingang though.
Was someone there from the worlds? You never mentioned it 😂
How are you filming this? How are you able to keep turning the go pro around?
Literally holding it and riding one handed. Normally have a mouth mount but I couldn’t find it 😩😩
@@AlexDowsettOfficial wow, now that is a skill and definitely worth a few hundred lost watts. But your loss is our gain. Thanks for posting 👍🚴♀️
Is this Movember?
Get em back to Essex see what ‘appens!
Hardest chaingang in the world. Number of WT riders: 0. Ok.
75 Kilos my arse
Got a sneaky feeling they were pushing extra hard because you were there, little bit of competition and pride ???
@durianrider thoughts?
Flying! I do a 100k in 2:58. Jeez
Not really a chainy... the Leeds or Donny gangs with two lines rolling through 'ard!
Well atleast one rider in the group has some intelligence and isnt a sheep
I back cyclist to the hilt, but ‘racing’ chain gangs on the public road is not the place to do them. I’m sure if they can afford sl8’s & the like the they could go to a closed circuit where their safety would be much better.
Ok buddy 🤓☝️