Experience Vs Ignorance | Can You Ride 100 Miles Blind? | GMBN Races The Leadville 100
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2019
- The Leadville Trail 100 is a 105 mile XC Mountain Bike race that takes place at high altitude in the Colorado Rockies. We sent Chris Opie out to race it, blind, with no training and very little time to adjust to the altitude. Do you need experience to race a 100 mile marathon, or can you attempt it in ignorance?
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As a novice mountain bike racer with a solid level of base fitness from his road riding career, how will Chris get on against experienced Leadville veterans from Team Garmin, Walter Summers & Jordan Miller. Will he be able to tear his eyes away from the incredible views of the Colorado Rockies and concentrate on both his Garmin and the singletrack ahead of him?
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So, how hard can Chris Opie shred?
Chris: Hold my lycra
Great job! Glad to finally see Chris on a MTB. We need to see more presenters do XC races. Looks like Chris Opie really is OP on a bike!
Lycra man showing how is done!!!keep it up Mr Opie
That belt buckle needs an episode of it's own 🤟🇮🇪
Even when he is “suffering more that I ever have in a bike race” Chris doesn’t appear to be suffering.. Well done
Too funny that the Garmin riders think Opie chickened out at the start but handily beat their times!
So true.
if he really was not training before that it is epic to finish and in that time - reminds me of when Harlan Price also did not train in ~2017 I believe ~ other than 3 weeks and was at 8:05 or thereabouts . True superior athletes have a way to succeed where us mere mortals need to train for 6 months minimum
Opie is seriously challenging Si for the title of the gcn's coolest presenter.
TheMashinac They're both cool for me.
All of them are amazing
I thought that was Emma, but unfortunately she moved on.
For those that have not experienced it, the elevation is no joke and makes a ride like this much more difficult. I did a road trip through Colorado and biking above 11,000 - 12,000 ft is something else. Above that altitude, I would just start feeling almost drunk. There were times where I had a hard time just keeping the bike going straight down the single track. I couldn't imagine doing a marathon race at that elevation.
I live here, in Colorado, and you never really get used to it. I ride all over Salida, Crested butte, burna vista and so on and feel like crashing half the time. It really is an awful feeling.
I tried recovering for 5 or 10 minutes, a few times. Jumped on, to start climbing again, and my legs were instantly burning. It was like I didn't get any rest.
Riding on the flats seemed ok, but climbing and altitude knocked me out!
Just for the rest of the world.. What are 11000 feet in meter?
Yes, it's the hardest mtb ride I'd ever done and will probably ever have done. Stupid sick hard.
@@chriswhatsoever2001 3350 m
Opie is hard as... awesome effort defintely need to showcase his ability more on gmbn
Oh I thought you were going to be blindfolded
Damn click bait!😂
It’s not clickbait idiots
@@haydengowell2409 oh wow. Not only did you miss the fact that they were both joking, you decided to insult them too. Nice.
Mark Evans your welcome
@@haydengowell2409 *you're
What a guy! That was seriously impressive, well done for completing it in under 9 hours.
It’s nice to see an event like this being ridden on mountain bikes, instead of the ever increasingly trendy ‘gravel bike’.
i saw a couple of gravel bikes, even a mountain bike with what looked like aero bars on it. They're everywhere!
Leadville is a mtb race for triathletes and roadies. The Breck Epic is a better XC mountain bikers' race. You will NOT see aero or drop bars there.
Next year: Team GMBN ->Chris, Neil and Blake! Do it together!
Next year they should do a GCN vs GMBN at Leadville. Even tough this is mountain biking, I would put my money on Chris, Si and Jpowers.
@@normanzielke6108 Hardly any singletrack on the course. Calling it mountain biking is a stretch honestly.
@@tzs3889 it's off road so it's mountain biking plus don't forget the downhill (not as in Downhill) sections of it.
@@tzs3889 more like fire road biking
blake probably wants no part of 105 miles at altitude with no jumps and it be a race tbh
I do not know about the rest of you, but I am very impressed by Mr. Opie results and time on his first try. No whining either, just straight up comments! Well done!! The only thing I must have missed was the winning time of the Leadville, so I had to look it up which was roughly 2 hours ahead of him.
Wait, there is GMBN lycra haha. This was great
Awesome vid, you smashed it Opie! Looking forward to more content from you
Finally this channel giving a go to XC races, I have not enjoyed this much since Neil raced along with Simon sometime ago, I really enjoyed this one. Well done Chris!
Nice one Opie great result.
Looked hard even though when you said it was tough it doesn't look like you were finding it tough.
What a beast of a race.
Great stuff #GMBN
Thank you for some XC stuff! Well about the time ;) great to see GCN guys getting on MTB too!
Really like the cross overs. If you are not jumping it's just riding a bike. Most of us do just that.
Chris Opie, MTB legend! Way to go👍😎
Watch a lot of GCN and GMBM and that was one of my favourite rides, great job by Chris in a super good time.
Very Nice video, please do more Content about XC races and this kind of stuff
Come to Sweden in August for the Vasa XC race 94km fantasic race
Awesome vid & nice to see Mr Opie on an MTB, more like this please!
ps. i hope there's a bike check on the way :)
If you guys do come back we would love to show y’all around some of the local trails! Leadville is a great little place with a huge mtb community. Glad y’all made it and hope to see y’all again in the future and congrats to all of you guys it’s a huge thing just to finish!
Of course Chris wants to come back. Epic location, love the belt buckle, and what a great community-driven event. Kudos to the organisers, 26 years is an achievement. Thanks for sharing it guys!
Seriously impressive! Big congrats, Opie!
I'm so psyched this has been made being a mountain biker training for next year's Leadville 100!
Opie you are such a beast. Killer job dude!
I don't own a mountain bike, but I will if I keep watching these videos. Glad to see Opie having a blast on his crossover to GMBN.
One thought, it's hard to see the gradient if the camera isn't level. If possible (safe), can we get a camera level shot to the side sometimes on the climbs. GCN, GMBN challenge idea: who can ride one handed with a selfie stick up the steepest climb.- Joseph
The tricky thing is, a camera that is not pointed perpendicular to the trail will either over- or under-represent the slope, unless the zoom is completely neutral. (Of course, a camera that _is_ pointed perpendicular to the trail won't show enough trail to get a feel for the grade unless it's a distance shot or a _really_ steep slope.)
I'm not saying it's impossible; I'm just saying that it would require some forethought and even then would have some limitations.
How in the heck did I miss Chris in GMBN?! Such a cool video to find at midnight.
Nicely done! You crushed it!!
Great Job Chris! It would be such an amazing opportunity to do that race!!
Yess! I’ve been waiting weeks for this video!
Top job, proper bucket list race!
Guys with the “Right Stuff” great to see such positivity amongst all of you guys. Kudos to all.
Top effort Chris , what an experience 🤙👊
What a race, well done, thumps up!
Wife and I went through the middle of that on accident to kayak twin lakes. I had no idea it was going on until i saw all the badass bikes stopping traffic. I was there again today too.
Well done mate,really good video.
Loved this video!!!!!
Crushed it, mate! Bravo
This video is underrated, definitely need more content like this
Totally awesome job.
I'm not in 100 mile race shape, but I've raced dozens of times in the Leadville area(only on the snow). Leadville knows how to host races! The Leadville Winter Mountain Bike series is the absolute most fun that you can have in a bicycle race. Can't wait to do the Fat Bike Worlds there this winter.
Way to go "Speedy Opie"! You did an amazing job.
Great job, congrats. Great video too.
i love that xc content. there is nothing better than a stiff, lightweight and fast af mountainbike!
It was awesome watching a rodie crush a mountain bike event! more!!!
Umm, that like saying it's awesome watching someone rent an RV and say they love camping.
Leadville is a gravel race with a touch of smooth single track thrown in. Nobody would confuse that for a mountain bike race.
I cycled up Elk Mountain last month, you have my respect for the height gain Chris - cracking ride. Nice to see the trails at Brek too, tame but fun.
Enjoyed this a lot
Beautifully done, Chris.
Utter respect, and a bit of love.
The elevation hit the founder really good😅 !
Well done Opie! what an awesome event!
Impressive! Glad you finished sub 9 hrs. and took home the big belt buckle!
Mega gratz. Enjoy that belt buckle!
I watched the event this year so sick!!
For Better or Bikes making quick work of Powerline descent @ 2:01
Great video!
Good job. Congratulations!
That’s so awesome!
Come on Everybody Give It Up for CHRIS!!!👏😀
I had a race in Leadville a few weeks ago. The elevation was crazy!
More XC content PLEASE!
Hopefully Chris will come back and give it another go, now that he knows what to expect...RESPECT!
I like the new format of the thumbnails
Massive respect. ✊
Congratulations Chris 👊😎🏆
Great effort Chris. 👍
So sad he left GCN he is great presenting. Love this colaborations.
Great effort Chris!
Very cool epic ride!
Legend!
More XC content please!
Awesome!
Good Job!
Hell yeah well done Chris!
big respect
Well done. You realy done very difficult job.
I have that canyon bike it's amazing!! I've taken loads of Strava KOMs that were slightly out of reach on my other bikes.
Shout out to Chris Shannon from Louisville eating up the trail!
Congratulations Chris, what an achievement! If you'd like to participate in any XC Marathon events here in Spain, let me know. Also the third weekend of August every year we climb from the village of Capileria (1400m) to El Veleta in the Sierra Nevada to 3300m above the ski resort. Great day out with spectacular views.
Why are there "thumbs down" on this video? It's really good!
Well done Chris well deserved belt buckle 🤗
Nice! Now try the Cohutta 100 in Tennessee/North Georgia. Tight single track and soul crushing gravel climbs. There are also lower mileage options.
Well done,Travolta!
Congratulations! I am wondering if my memory serves me right. Have we met before Opie at the Bicycle Habitat in New York? You look familiar to me. I remembered checking out your Carbon Fiber Full Suspension Mountain Bike at the shop early this year when I was working on my Italian Road Bike Build and having my old mountain bike checked out. Cheers!
Come ride Iceman in Michigan!
Iceman Cometh Challenge, race between Kalkaska and Traverse City, 1st Saturday in November.
I did some dirt bike riding around that region. Super fun place. Bikes were barely running at the highest altitudes we were riding.
This course sounds amazing, too bad I live in Australia.
Well some on down to Fox Creek for the XC state nationals on 29th of September... See you there in single speed class.
Same man
Please do Salzkammergut trophy the A distance! PLEASE 🙏🙏
Nice job Chris. Next year, bring Si with you.
I need to start training for this!
Great downhill skills Chris. Not just a roadie.
So good!
No bike check though?
I did this race once. It was the hardest ride ever. I had never suffered so much in my life. Great experience, but I doubt I'll have a chance (or want to) to do it again. I'm glad I was able to check it off my to-do list. Now I know what true suffering and the real meaning of pain tolerance.
Come to North Dakota, for the Maah Daah Hey 100!
This is awesome.
Turn up with a purpose-built team to drag you to the finish, bash the competition because you presume they’ve bailed before the start, then lose by almost an hour to a solo rider. Love it.
I have done 66 miles on my old Trek 4300 (26 inch wheels) twice now... Would love to try a new 29 incher!
Obviously you didn't race the Colorado Trail Race. Lol 😂 makes Leadville 100 look silly 🤣. Sincerely 2022 CTR participant.