Wow. I'm sooo jealous. I wish I could. That looks so fun. The comment from Dave about head down and just keep going is relatable. 40 years. Again I am jealous.
Huge props to you All !!! Being overweight and an MTB, I would love to find that something deep inside to push to ride this race someday. Good Luck to All. Pulling for your race Finishes. 😎🤟
Great to see more about the tech behind the fitness tests and fittings. Kinda surprised they didn’t do the fittings when they received their bikes and Wahoo trainers. Altitude would be the end of me.
Still shocked that some of them are not wearing gloves. Great to see the progression and confidents in each one of them as they get ready to tackle the 100.
As much crashing as they're doing, maybe some knee and elbow pads for the downhills too, getting constantly cut up and banged up doesn't help their training.
I’ve completed Unbound (the 200), and still wouldn’t register for Leadville. Altitude plus the amount of climbing is a whole different beast… maybe next year.. once I’ve dropped 40 more pounds…
You can stand up for short periods, but prolonged periods out of the saddle will lower the FTP estimate as it requires more energy for most people, unless you're a very lightweight climber.
This seems like a huge gap to cover from current fitness to “required fitness to have a good time” for this event for some of these athletes. It’s cool to see them overcome, but seems like setting them up for inability to be sustainable.
More of a comment for the production and post-production crew, but whatever warp stabilization they're doing in post gives a weird Jello effect in the background at times which gets a bit distracting. Looking in the reflection of the guy's glasses the operator is handholding the camera so it's not some half-baked GoPro footage, so maybe in the future they should try using a gimbal or have a camera rig with better IBIS so you're not having to work out the movement with software after it was recorded.
I was up there at Columbine on race day. Nowhere else I’d rather be… other than on a bike on the course but.. not yet.z I'm honored to support racers following their dreams 2 years in a row the best day in my life. Ill be there till the day i'm racing!
I’ll tell you what really bothers me about this whole endeavor. The creators of this program seem more concerned about product placement than the safety of these amateurs riders. While each rider was all fitted out with fancy cloths, bikes and helmets, not a one had elbow or knee protection. The woman who crashed ( and suffered a concussion ) bashed up and gashed her elbow and forearm! The “Pro’s” hosting this program should have insisted on them wearing this most basic of protection! It is unconscionable!
None of the people needed more than a helmet and a good attitude both of which they had. Ryan wouldn't let them risk there safety knowing Ryan neither would Alexy both who are incredibly kind and honest people.
This year's series is slightly less embarrassing than last year's. There are estimates of Leadville finish times as a function of FTP/body weight, and most of these people do not seem close to having an under 13 hour finishing time, which is estimated to be in the range of 3 Watts/kg. It appears that most of them need to lose somewhere between 50 to 100lbs. Since these people have not been endurance athletes, 6 months is insufficient to increase FTP to an achievable level and lose weight to an achievable level. Even worse, you've chosen a climbing course where power/weight ratio is the most important factor. At least, this year you went to Kansas which has significantly less climbing. Apart from power to weight ratio, a significant time reduction can be had by drafting on the long flat sections, which these beginners are unable to do, as they do not have sufficient experience riding close together in groups The most egregious aspect of this series is that it places beginners in genuine jeopardy with dangerous descents performed when totally tired. For me personally, a much more inspiring series was Apolo Ohno finishing his first Ironman in Hawaii and in under 9 hours, which is a really good time.
I agree! The show makes for drama and great TV, but sets their contestants up for failure. Maybe a two year training program to include weight loss and maybe sleeping in an altitude tent to aclimate to the thin air would allow them to be successful.
@@shellyg8617 It's about taking sedentary unathletic people and enabling their unrealistic expectations about participation in one of the hardest endurance events. They get little benefit, as they endure much pain and suffering while being unable to accomplish what thousands of cyclists have been able to do after long periods of preparation: the Internet has numerous resources to prepare riders for Leadville, and I feel that this series is a snub to those who have correctly prepared and finished the race. Moreover, the participants in these series have unknowingly put themselves in danger of serious injury due to their lack of skill in dealing with the inherent risks of this race. Regarding the fact that the majority of the participants have too much body weight to have any kind of chance of completing Leadville, I point out that cycling is a very rare sporting activity in that there is a discipline for pretty much every body type. In particular, there are a number of track cyclists who are more than 50lbs overweight and who perform fairly well in amateur and masters racing, since events are short and there is no climbing. This might have been an achievable alternative for these participants. As an analogy, the misplacement of these participants in the context of Leadville is like taking Tour de France climbers and giving them 6 months preparation to play in the National Football League.
The mental challenge is clearly the toughest. I'm rooting so hard for David. He's got the mental toughness, just needs the confidence to go with it.
Sending healing vibes to Enzo! Rachel, David and Johanna you guys are doing awesome! Can't wait to watch race day. Goodluck!
You picked great people for this project. Get it, y'all!
This series is amazing! It's incredible to see athletes push for such an impressive goal. They are the stuff dreams are made of!
These folks are living a dream a lot of us have in our bucket list to do, someday they will realize how important it will be to them.
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Wow. I'm sooo jealous. I wish I could. That looks so fun. The comment from Dave about head down and just keep going is relatable. 40 years. Again I am jealous.
Huge props to you All !!! Being overweight and an MTB, I would love to find that something deep inside to push to ride this race someday. Good Luck to All. Pulling for your race Finishes. 😎🤟
Great job everyone!!! I'm looking forward to watching y'all race!!!😃
15:13 Yeah, Leadville maybe isn’t the race for someone who’s “getting into the sport for the first time.”
Love this series and pulling for these folks.
Go David, Johanna, and Rachel!!!
Dig this series!! 😊
Great to see more about the tech behind the fitness tests and fittings. Kinda surprised they didn’t do the fittings when they received their bikes and Wahoo trainers.
Altitude would be the end of me.
I've done this race a couple times, I'm very curious to see how they do..
Still shocked that some of them are not wearing gloves. Great to see the progression and confidents in each one of them as they get ready to tackle the 100.
As much crashing as they're doing, maybe some knee and elbow pads for the downhills too, getting constantly cut up and banged up doesn't help their training.
@@mrvwbug4423, knee and elbow pad are not for this race.
Have run powerline many times - its no joke. Dont think id have the guts to do it on a bike. 😆 kudos to these bikers 👍
10:04 Six weeks isn't enough time at all for most.
Not unless they spend that 6 weeks training in Leadville so they can fully acclimate to the elevation
I’ve completed Unbound (the 200), and still wouldn’t register for Leadville. Altitude plus the amount of climbing is a whole different beast… maybe next year.. once I’ve dropped 40 more pounds…
10:55 the most impressive and inspiring people in the world are the ones overcoming
I would like to do that
I thought for an FTP test you're not supposed to stand up at all just seated only?
You can stand up for short periods, but prolonged periods out of the saddle will lower the FTP estimate as it requires more energy for most people, unless you're a very lightweight climber.
This seems like a huge gap to cover from current fitness to “required fitness to have a good time” for this event for some of these athletes. It’s cool to see them overcome, but seems like setting them up for inability to be sustainable.
More of a comment for the production and post-production crew, but whatever warp stabilization they're doing in post gives a weird Jello effect in the background at times which gets a bit distracting. Looking in the reflection of the guy's glasses the operator is handholding the camera so it's not some half-baked GoPro footage, so maybe in the future they should try using a gimbal or have a camera rig with better IBIS so you're not having to work out the movement with software after it was recorded.
I was up there at Columbine on race day. Nowhere else I’d rather be… other than on a bike on the course but.. not yet.z
I'm honored to support racers following their dreams 2 years in a row the best day in my life. Ill be there till the day i'm racing!
I’ll tell you what really bothers me about this whole endeavor.
The creators of this program seem more concerned about product placement than the safety of these amateurs riders.
While each rider was all fitted out with fancy cloths, bikes and helmets, not a one had elbow or knee protection.
The woman who crashed ( and suffered a concussion ) bashed up and gashed her elbow and forearm!
The “Pro’s” hosting this program should have insisted on them wearing this most basic of protection!
It is unconscionable!
Because literally not one of them has a chance to finish this so may as well sling some products.
None of the people needed more than a helmet and a good attitude both of which they had. Ryan wouldn't let them risk there safety knowing Ryan neither would Alexy both who are incredibly kind and honest people.
sweat hardtails
Hugely disappointing not to be given the numbers from physiological testing, very poor behavior from producers!
This year's series is slightly less embarrassing than last year's. There are estimates of Leadville finish times as a function of FTP/body weight, and most of these people do not seem close to having an under 13 hour finishing time, which is estimated to be in the range of 3 Watts/kg. It appears that most of them need to lose somewhere between 50 to 100lbs. Since these people have not been endurance athletes, 6 months is insufficient to increase FTP to an achievable level and lose weight to an achievable level. Even worse, you've chosen a climbing course where power/weight ratio is the most important factor. At least, this year you went to Kansas which has significantly less climbing. Apart from power to weight ratio, a significant time reduction can be had by drafting on the long flat sections, which these beginners are unable to do, as they do not have sufficient experience riding close together in groups The most egregious aspect of this series is that it places beginners in genuine jeopardy with dangerous descents performed when totally tired. For me personally, a much more inspiring series was Apolo Ohno finishing his first Ironman in Hawaii and in under 9 hours, which is a really good time.
Thanks for the feedback!
Pretty good summary.
I agree! The show makes for drama and great TV, but sets their contestants up for failure. Maybe a two year training program to include weight loss and maybe sleeping in an altitude tent to aclimate to the thin air would allow them to be successful.
Is it really about finishing or just pushing them wayyyy out of their comfort zone and encouraging them to do their best
@@shellyg8617 It's about taking sedentary unathletic people and enabling their unrealistic expectations about participation in one of the hardest endurance events. They get little benefit, as they endure much pain and suffering while being unable to accomplish what thousands of cyclists have been able to do after long periods of preparation: the Internet has numerous resources to prepare riders for Leadville, and I feel that this series is a snub to those who have correctly prepared and finished the race. Moreover, the participants in these series have unknowingly put themselves in danger of serious injury due to their lack of skill in dealing with the inherent risks of this race. Regarding the fact that the majority of the participants have too much body weight to have any kind of chance of completing Leadville, I point out that cycling is a very rare sporting activity in that there is a discipline for pretty much every body type. In particular, there are a number of track cyclists who are more than 50lbs overweight and who perform fairly well in amateur and masters racing, since events are short and there is no climbing. This might have been an achievable alternative for these participants. As an analogy, the misplacement of these participants in the context of Leadville is like taking Tour de France climbers and giving them 6 months preparation to play in the National Football League.