I'm a relatively new cyclist and I'm eating up any and all content I can on the sport. This is some of the best material I've seen or read yet. While I'm not attempting hour records, I think we can all relate to those times when we're pushing ourselves beyond our perceived limits. I had goosebumps watching your final lap. Thanks.
That was one of the greatest amateur sporting achievements I've ever seen. Merckx said it was the worst thing he'd ever done and Wiggins hated it, chapeau and double chapeau Ollie, what an incredible performance. Well done is insufficient.
Hats off to Ollie but lets not forget that both Boardman and Obree were amateurs when they started duking it out for the hour record. IMHO, Boardman's hour record in the superman position that he did in Manchester in 96 should stand as the current record.
47 kph is still a massive achievement given the fact that he ended up only 4 percent slower than Eddie Merckx, with just 3 months training as an "ungifted" amateur rider. You really upped your game as a cyclist - with a little help on the tech front - and we all know how hard it is to achieve only little gains when you've reached a certain level.
I wouldn't compare it to Merckx, as Merckx road on a traditional track bike. I would compare it to some other attempts by professionals, like Marc Dubois setting a Swiss record at 48.337, less than a km better than Ollie. There are some serious attempts just below or above 50K/hr setting national records, like Wojciech Ziolkowski in Poland, Gustav Larsson (Sweden). Ollie can proudly stand in between those guys.
As a fellow "physiologically unremarkable amateur" I have to say that was absolutely amazing! YOU brother have inspired this middle aged American, who started exercising again to stay off medications, to keep going with a smile. OLLIE, OLLIE, OLLIE!!!!
Absolute magic. In my books Ollie you are a STAR ! The fact that you really had nothing to gain is truly inspiring, which makes the commitment to the project and seeing it through to the last second all the more admirable.
HOLY $#[+!!! ... NVM Merckx's Hour, Ollie just BEAT Fausto Coppi's Hour by Almost 2 KMS! That Record stood for 14 YEARS until Jacques Anquetil beat it in '56. But WAIT ... Ollie even BEAT Anquetil's Record by almost 1.5 km!!! Hell even Anquetil's DISQUALIFIED (probably drug induced) 2nd Record 11 yrs. Later was STILL SLOWER than Ollie's. "The 48 km. Barrier" wasn't even Broken till '67 and has only been broken by 3 Pros: Ferdi Bracke Ole Ritter Eddy Merckx. C'mon GCN ... You should have MENTIONED this in the Video! "Came up Short" ... My @$$ ... Ollie Kicked MAJOR @$$!!! DAMN That was IMPRESSIVE!!! EPIC RIDE OLLIE!!!
Great effort! This just shows how cycling is really about the athlete, not the equipment. Eddy had a steel round tubed bike with drop bars, box section rims and even flat pedals, and still went 2km/h faster, that is insane!
I noticed he beat the time of Anquetil. What does that suggest? Also Merckx rode at altitude, which is a substantial difference. I think the technological and training advances are clearly apparent in allowing an amateur to touch greatness.
He didn't beat the great and underrated Ferdi Bracke (48.093) either, who broke the record in Rome (hence, at low altitude), and did so 5 years before Merckx.
@@jenslundberg410 you were silly enough to look at the comments before watching? It was blatantly obvious that there would be spoilers here so it's your own fault.
Gustav Meyrink what??? You have no clue have you? If you use UA-cam on ipad the comments show up without you have any option to hide them. So you can take your comment and shov it up...
From all of us at The Sufferfest, congratulations on an absolutely epic ride. Your dedication, focus, and trust in the process is truly inspiring. Ultimately, it's not how far you rode that matters, it's how far you've come as an athlete over the past three months. You know you can dig deeper, go harder, and overcome self-doubt to accomplish truly remarkable things. We're proud to be a part of your journey. Remember: once a Sufferlandrian, always a Sufferlandrian. Hats off to you, Dr. Bridgewood.
For some reason this got me kind of emotional. I know how hard the struggle towards a goal can be. You made and you gave it your all. That's inspiring!
that was strangely emotional. i can't think of anyone i would watch trying to do an hour record more than Ollie. it was both beautiful and rather humbly put. thank you for this. special !
@Oliver Bridgewood is definitely not unremarkable, and you are a great asset to cycling and to GCN. You can tell you love riding bikes and to me you're my favorite presenter!
Thoroughly enjoyed this series Ollie! As a physiological unremarkable individual who has come into athletic pursuits quite late but fallen in love with cycling and all the tech and exercise science that goes with it, it’s so awesome to be able to watch a non-pro have a crack at something like this. What an effort! 47km/h+ for an hour... that’s a brilliant achievement in itself. I bet you enjoyed that first beer 🍺 afterwards.
ToykoVersace accumulating the same vertical distance in one ride as you would if you were biking up Everest. Basically you find the steepest hill in your area and bike up and down it for a day; it’s a suffer fest.
@@anthonymigash583 I wouldn't necessarily do the steepest. One that doesn't have steep gradients would work a lot better actually :) As you can get up with a sustainable effort.
@@dvaneg98 .... or you can do an vEverest on Zwift ... I made a single attempt so far and made it halfway before I bagged it - Zwift disconnected me so i glad i put in as i was absolutely crashed out ... I'll try it again but I'll do it when I not coming off a 10 hour workday thinking I can then do 12 more hours on the bike ... that was a serious mistake!
I think its the best group of videos GCN have done, it was great watching the progression, and the tech stuff, and of course the final attempt, huge effort,
Incredible ride Ollie, I think everyone was willing you to do it just to give that hope to all us normal riders that we can all improve with focus and commitment, what an advert for the Sufferfest and commitment :-)
Really inspirational Olly, an epic training effort that shows everyone, no matter what level, that they can achieve more than they thought. It also puts into perspective just how incredible Eddy's hour was nearly fifty years ago. You're a star Olly. What's next?
Ollie you sir are a beast! My heart was in my throat as you were getting ready to start. All of the effort and dedication that you put into this is truly awesome. It has been the best series that GCN has ever done. I'm so proud of you. Things like this are the reason you are my favorite presenter. You bring heart and humor not to mention dedication to what you do. Well done you.
Amateur means lover. No one has ever show so much love for ciclying as Ollie did. An everesting and a hour record with a day job is an awesome demonstration of passion. You are a HERO!!! Thankyou for share all that passion with us, inspiring to push even foward my own efforts.
This and the whole series of videos for this challenge have been absolutely fantastic. Congratulations on a savage ride and associated journey to this point. Would happily watch a long form version of all parts together!
One of the reasons I am following you is because you all are more than a team... you’re a family and I am glad to be part of this unique and one of the kind family..... Cheers from NYC
Absolutely bloody amazing man. You are absolutely right to be proud of yourself mate. It’s not just an incredible hour that you produced , it’s the incredible last three months you produced and dedicated yourself to. Then amongst all that you remained the humble and great guy that we all love to see each week. Well done champion !
What a production and what a presenter, this has been a fantastic series to follow. Good to hear your mental state and preparation for working through the pain. Your a star fella, enjoy the rest. All the best Andy
Ollie your the MAN!!! bro many of us regular riders would never be able to accomplish that. You done the hour record, you have done eversting, and you have won my eternal admiration. You inspire me to continue to keep improving myself. I look forward to seeing what you have planned. OLLIE OLLIE OLLIEEEEEE !!!! Cheers from across the pond
Absolutely SUPERB effort, Ollie! I am so impressed. Don't let your cohorts give you grief any longer! As always, thanks so much for your ride and sharing it with us. Steve
Great effort Ollie, for the Hour Attempt and the 3 months training. It’s the journey not the destination. And what a fantastic, inspiring journey this has been. Respect!
Eddy is the greatest of all time. All I'm saying is WITH all of the aero help Ollie had, if he was on the gear EM was on back in the day he'd probably have come a lot closer.
Absolutely incredible! Man I was smiling from ear to ear and getting emotional watching this! Congratulations, Ollie! Well freakin Done! I applaud you.
An absolutely exhilarating series from GCN and in my book, by far the best and most inspirational, I had goosebumps at the start.... Well done Ollie, you are an inspiration to us regular Joes, well done.
Couldn’t be more proud or more interested in an idividual challenge. The result was superb and the journey was enthrwaling. Kudos to Ollie and the production team; it’s a credit to the GCN channel and the UA-cam community. Well done.
As someone just getting into cycling, your channel is a great source of advice and tips, but now has gone up a level in my eyes as a superb source of inspiration with challenges like this for ‘normal guys’. Well done Oli, great journey!
Well done Ollie. Really proud of you. Took guts and determination. You may not have Eddie's record, but you achieved a magnificent milestone. Not many could do what you've done. You're a real credit to yourself and GCN. We'll done once again. You could always go for the 61 min record! No one has done that!!!
Super-impressive effort regardless, you need to be strong both physically and mentally to even have a crack at this; training, tools and tech all take a back seat in comparison!
Well done, Ollie. So proud of you for making this attempt and coming so close. You are remarkable. And we all need a hype man like Hank, who supports us and even gets a little choked up for us. Great series, lads.
Awesome viewing - the whole series has been inspiring. Giving it your best shot is the true Corinthian spirit of sport - well done. All it needed was a Vangelis sound-track.
Thank you GCN for your exceptional film making, you continue to set the bar, not just for cycling but all of sport. I am consistently moved by your storytelling, camera work and editing. This was a particularly interesting series, hats of to Ollie for the attempt. It reaffirms how great Eddy Merckx really was in all aspects of our sport!
I wish I could give this a thumbs up for every kM you did! The personal discipline you displayed during training is truly inspirational. Outstanding job Olly!
Absolutely amazing. Great ride Ollie. This is what cycling is about. You put the work in and gave it YOUR best for a solid hour. The race is with yourself and you are a winner!
Well done Ollie from Newcastle, NSW, you gave it one hell of a nudge. Came up short on the day but only against the greatest of all time. You should be exceptionally proud of yourself.
@@seanoleary771 and in additon the higher friction in his components due to the materials, plus non aero frame + wheels... non aero clothes...damn it still gets even more impressive.. though great performance by Ollie as a NO pro
@@seanoleary771 Ollie said it in his very first video starting this campaign, when Connor rode with the wig and helmet. 440 watts for an hour is what Merckx did.
Looked forward to this and it did not disappoint - an amazing mental and physical effort that really brought out the Yorkshire grit. Nothing more inspirational than seeing someone a bit like yourself do something so difficult.
First GCN video to make me legit cry tears of joy. Well done sir, you're a true inspiration for all of us. You should be deeply proud of what you accomplished.
What an excellent series! Well done for everything and I actually had a tear in my eye watching how you felt about it all at the end as we’ve all watched you train and seen how much it meant to you! Inspirational.
Love this whole video series! You've taken on some huge challenges, and being a "Physically unremarkable amateur, this one is the best so far. Inspirational for the rest of us physically unremarkable amateurs. Truly an epic journey that you've given us a look at. Looking forward to your next challenge, it'll be good whatever it is.
Congratulations Ollie, this was a great series from GCN. You may haven’t beat Eddy, but you came really close. I really hope there will be a part 2 of this series.
Wow CONGRATS Ollie for this great effort, amazing work, even without beating Eddy. And it’s also amazing how The Sufferfest can do this but struggling completely with something easy like a Apple TV app.
a fabulous achievement that Ollie will always have. How many of us have never attempted anything in a similar vein, or - worse - have run out of time and ability to even make an attempt. Top man.
This made me very emotional. Congratulations Ollie! That was a titanic effort. Coming that close to the very best cyclist this world has ever seen, but not beating him is not a fail, it's an amazing achievement!
What a fantastic effort. The lead up to the day, the training, the high tech clothing, the wind tunnel testing, the whole thing was well put together. Getting so close to Eddie's time is remarkable and a great achievement.
go Ollie blooming well done for all of that just so wished we could of got there to see it all happening, keep up the training and your smash it soon and i would like to hope we can be there to see you do it
Chapeau Ollie. I can't begin to imagine just how painful that must have been. Its been fabulous watching the build up and impressive to see the result. Thank you.
Congratulations Ollie, loved the series and thanks for taking us on that journey. Its what makes you a great presenter huge challenge physically and mentally but with effortless ability to tell the story. Well done you.
Watching Ollie's quest has made for fantastic viewing. He has given such a fabulous oration of his journey and has put down a marker for the rest of the team! It was an awesome result. Go Ollie.....
For me personally, you were the best of GCN when you got here (for me specifically) and this story is some of the best videography, plus your character, humor, eloquence, and attitude make you my favorite. Sorry folks.
Ollie - I hope you're thrilled with your performance. You validated your dedication and commitment. You're a superstar and I enjoyed following your journey.
Ollies the man his content inspires us everday cyclists the most. An amazing effort having never ridden track before challenging yourself everyday is what life is about and few people get to do it doing something they love. Chapeau
This movie has moved me more than it should have. I have no shame in admitting I was weeping by the end. Following immense health issues with Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis (where walking was not taken for granted), your team's dedication and teaching on GCN and on this magnificent challenge has spurred me on to start riding again, with exhilarating results. That challenge was awesome... perhaps you did not beat the immense Merckx... but psychologically, you made a huge step. Well done.
Thanks for the kind words and comments everyone. Really glad you enjoy the content.
No resting on your lorrels Ollie. Next. Another day awaits.
I'm a relatively new cyclist and I'm eating up any and all content I can on the sport. This is some of the best material I've seen or read yet. While I'm not attempting hour records, I think we can all relate to those times when we're pushing ourselves beyond our perceived limits.
I had goosebumps watching your final lap. Thanks.
Well done mate, I've enjoyed the journey with you, all be it from the comfort of my sofa! Hats off to you pal.
Congratulations Ollie! You have inspired me a lot since your first videos!!
Months of no beer. Must be a tough pill to swallow for no record. But good effort mate :-)
That was one of the greatest amateur sporting achievements I've ever seen. Merckx said it was the worst thing he'd ever done and Wiggins hated it, chapeau and double chapeau Ollie, what an incredible performance. Well done is insufficient.
Hats off to Ollie but lets not forget that both Boardman and Obree were amateurs when they started duking it out for the hour record. IMHO, Boardman's hour record in the superman position that he did in Manchester in 96 should stand as the current record.
Lance with doping... quit training from it
47 kph is still a massive achievement given the fact that he ended up only 4 percent slower than Eddie Merckx, with just 3 months training as an "ungifted" amateur rider. You really upped your game as a cyclist - with a little help on the tech front - and we all know how hard it is to achieve only little gains when you've reached a certain level.
Exactly, even using a dumb trainer on zwift i only manage 41.5 Km in 1 hour
@@wawanlapandua still very good. no need to put yourself down, 99.9% of all humans on this planet can't achieve it.
I wouldn't compare it to Merckx, as Merckx road on a traditional track bike. I would compare it to some other attempts by professionals, like Marc Dubois setting a Swiss record at 48.337, less than a km better than Ollie. There are some serious attempts just below or above 50K/hr setting national records, like Wojciech Ziolkowski in Poland, Gustav Larsson (Sweden). Ollie can proudly stand in between those guys.
thanks for the spoiler
As a fellow "physiologically unremarkable amateur" I have to say that was absolutely amazing! YOU brother have inspired this middle aged American, who started exercising again to stay off medications, to keep going with a smile. OLLIE, OLLIE, OLLIE!!!!
: Stay strong Nathan!
Nice!
thats great matey. what meds? arthritis?
Absolute magic. In my books Ollie you are a STAR ! The fact that you really had nothing to gain is truly inspiring, which makes the commitment to the project and seeing it through to the last second all the more admirable.
But he did gain.. I'd say a lot.
"OLLIE, OLLIE, OLLIE" did anyone else choke up a little after that? Such a great video GCN, one of the best to date!
And such a salt of the earth guy...
HOLY $#[+!!! ... NVM Merckx's Hour, Ollie just BEAT Fausto Coppi's Hour by Almost 2 KMS! That Record stood for 14 YEARS until Jacques Anquetil beat it in '56. But WAIT ... Ollie even BEAT Anquetil's Record by almost 1.5 km!!! Hell even Anquetil's DISQUALIFIED (probably drug induced) 2nd Record 11 yrs. Later was STILL SLOWER than Ollie's.
"The 48 km. Barrier" wasn't even Broken till '67 and has only been broken by 3 Pros:
Ferdi Bracke
Ole Ritter
Eddy Merckx.
C'mon GCN ... You should have MENTIONED this in the Video!
"Came up Short" ... My @$$ ...
Ollie Kicked MAJOR @$$!!!
DAMN That was IMPRESSIVE!!!
EPIC RIDE OLLIE!!!
This comment deserves a GCN like, Ollie!!
The current world record is 55.083km. 47.593km is 86.4% of that pace. Astoundingly good for an amateur!
@@DMalek It's too brash for a like from me.
Yes but aero.
Great job Ollie, 3 months without a pint. Now that's mental toughness!
My salute to this! o7
Great effort! This just shows how cycling is really about the athlete, not the equipment. Eddy had a steel round tubed bike with drop bars, box section rims and even flat pedals, and still went 2km/h faster, that is insane!
I noticed he beat the time of Anquetil. What does that suggest? Also Merckx rode at altitude, which is a substantial difference. I think the technological and training advances are clearly apparent in allowing an amateur to touch greatness.
And crazy to think boardman went 56kmh on a bike!!!!
He didn't beat the great and underrated Ferdi Bracke (48.093) either, who broke the record in Rome (hence, at low altitude), and did so 5 years before Merckx.
@@christianmatheron6444 Nicely said, I think the same. Incredible feat regardless
Thanks for the correction.
Well done Olli. I was there with my son and daughter and we really enjoyed it ! Magnificent 👍
You may not have beaten Eddy but to beat the other legend Jacques Anquetil (47,493) is a heroic achievement.
Allister Lovett thanks for pointing that out! That’s mad! 👍🏼😦
But thank you for that spoiler!!! 😡
@@jenslundberg410 Reading comments and not expecting spoilers. :D
@@jenslundberg410 you were silly enough to look at the comments before watching?
It was blatantly obvious that there would be spoilers here so it's your own fault.
Gustav Meyrink what??? You have no clue have you? If you use UA-cam on ipad the comments show up without you have any option to hide them. So you can take your comment and shov it up...
Right on Ollie! You're a hero to all us "less than gifted" amateurs. Its the effort that counts. Caught me in my cackles. 👍👌
I loved that pint and crossword I was doing. Never knew you captured it on film though.
Nicely done! I followed your example and everested, but I don't think I'll be biting off this challenge. Keep up the great videos!
This is one of the best things I've seen in cycling, let alone GCN, in quite a while. Congrats Ollie for embracing the challenge and going for it.
From all of us at The Sufferfest, congratulations on an absolutely epic ride. Your dedication, focus, and trust in the process is truly inspiring. Ultimately, it's not how far you rode that matters, it's how far you've come as an athlete over the past three months. You know you can dig deeper, go harder, and overcome self-doubt to accomplish truly remarkable things. We're proud to be a part of your journey. Remember: once a Sufferlandrian, always a Sufferlandrian. Hats off to you, Dr. Bridgewood.
For some reason this got me kind of emotional. I know how hard the struggle towards a goal can be. You made and you gave it your all. That's inspiring!
Same.... But for all the right reasons. Amazing effort that man!
I really loved seeing all the people supporting Ollie.
yup, cheering people and Hank, that was really cute! Ollie you've got good friends
that was strangely emotional. i can't think of anyone i would watch trying to do an hour record more than Ollie. it was both beautiful and rather humbly put. thank you for this. special !
That was brilliant. Happy for Ollie. What an amazing achievement and what the hell, 47493m in 1 hr? That is world class. Gosh, that was so inspiring.
You Legend, Ollie. Loved the series. What an inspiration. Well done.
@Oliver Bridgewood is definitely not unremarkable, and you are a great asset to cycling and to GCN. You can tell you love riding bikes and to me you're my favorite presenter!
This feels so motivational , GCN is just magic , one day i'l look back and remember the boom of data GCN gave me throught my first years of cycling.
Thoroughly enjoyed this series Ollie! As a physiological unremarkable individual who has come into athletic pursuits quite late but fallen in love with cycling and all the tech and exercise science that goes with it, it’s so awesome to be able to watch a non-pro have a crack at something like this.
What an effort! 47km/h+ for an hour... that’s a brilliant achievement in itself.
I bet you enjoyed that first beer 🍺 afterwards.
Congratulations, mate, you are in a small handful of athletes; an Everest and an Hour Record, you put a lot of other riders to shame.
What is a Everest?
ToykoVersace accumulating the same vertical distance in one ride as you would if you were biking up Everest. Basically you find the steepest hill in your area and bike up and down it for a day; it’s a suffer fest.
@@anthonymigash583 I wouldn't necessarily do the steepest. One that doesn't have steep gradients would work a lot better actually :) As you can get up with a sustainable effort.
@@dvaneg98 .... or you can do an vEverest on Zwift ... I made a single attempt so far and made it halfway before I bagged it - Zwift disconnected me so i glad i put in as i was absolutely crashed out ... I'll try it again but I'll do it when I not coming off a 10 hour workday thinking I can then do 12 more hours on the bike ... that was a serious mistake!
@@anthonymigash583 Thanks, sounds crazy. My track bike has a 50 15 gear ratio and tour with 400 altitude metres is already hard enough
I think its the best group of videos GCN have done, it was great watching the progression, and the tech stuff, and of course the final attempt, huge effort,
Incredible ride Ollie, I think everyone was willing you to do it just to give that hope to all us normal riders that we can all improve with focus and commitment, what an advert for the Sufferfest and commitment :-)
Nothing less than awesome. I truly admire your dedication and effort...as well as your respect for the man, Eddy.
Really inspirational Olly, an epic training effort that shows everyone, no matter what level, that they can achieve more than they thought. It also puts into perspective just how incredible Eddy's hour was nearly fifty years ago. You're a star Olly. What's next?
This is so inspiring. And so gutsy. To start from scratch and announce to the world your intention. That takes guts. My hat is off to you sir. 👍
Ollie you sir are a beast! My heart was in my throat as you were getting ready to start.
All of the effort and dedication that you put into this is truly awesome. It has been the best series that GCN has ever done. I'm so proud of you. Things like this are the reason you are my favorite presenter. You bring heart and humor not to mention dedication to what you do. Well done you.
Joshuavoice29 thanks mate. Really glad you enjoyed it
Amateur means lover. No one has ever show so much love for ciclying as Ollie did. An everesting and a hour record with a day job is an awesome demonstration of passion. You are a HERO!!! Thankyou for share all that passion with us, inspiring to push even foward my own efforts.
This and the whole series of videos for this challenge have been absolutely fantastic. Congratulations on a savage ride and associated journey to this point. Would happily watch a long form version of all parts together!
Fantastic effort Oli and the team.
The whole thing just astonishes me!! Congratulations Ollie. You'll probably never really know how many people will be inspired by this. Thank you.
One of the reasons I am following you is because you all are more than a team... you’re a family and I am glad to be part of this unique and one of the kind family.....
Cheers from NYC
Absolutely bloody amazing man.
You are absolutely right to be proud of yourself mate. It’s not just an incredible hour that you produced , it’s the incredible last three months you produced and dedicated yourself to.
Then amongst all that you remained the humble and great guy that we all love to see each week.
Well done champion !
What a production and what a presenter, this has been a fantastic series to follow. Good to hear your mental state and preparation for working through the pain. Your a star fella, enjoy the rest. All the best Andy
One word describes this series is “epic”. Nice one Ollie.
Ollie your the MAN!!! bro many of us regular riders would never be able to accomplish that. You done the hour record, you have done eversting, and you have won my eternal admiration. You inspire me to continue to keep improving myself. I look forward to seeing what you have planned. OLLIE OLLIE OLLIEEEEEE !!!! Cheers from across the pond
One of the most exciting and emotional YT videos I have ever seen. I felt like I was on the start line at the beginning.
Absolutely SUPERB effort, Ollie! I am so impressed. Don't let your cohorts give you grief any longer! As always, thanks so much for your ride and sharing it with us.
Steve
Good job, Ollie! That was by far my favourite GCN series!
Great effort Ollie, for the Hour Attempt and the 3 months training. It’s the journey not the destination. And what a fantastic, inspiring journey this has been. Respect!
Great effort mate . Just how fast could Eddie have gone with all that aero help!! Mind blowing. Still incredible effort from you Ollie
Nic Christie the help that Eddy did have however might have made the same difference
@@portakalcan Drugs
Eddy is the greatest of all time. All I'm saying is WITH all of the aero help Ollie had, if he was on the gear EM was on back in the day he'd probably have come a lot closer.
Absolutely incredible! Man I was smiling from ear to ear and getting emotional watching this! Congratulations, Ollie! Well freakin Done! I applaud you.
An absolutely exhilarating series from GCN and in my book, by far the best and most inspirational, I had goosebumps at the start.... Well done Ollie, you are an inspiration to us regular Joes, well done.
Couldn’t be more proud or more interested in an idividual challenge. The result was superb and the journey was enthrwaling. Kudos to Ollie and the production team; it’s a credit to the GCN channel and the UA-cam community. Well done.
29mph for 1 hours is amazing - for 10 mins is amazing!!!! Wow
Aww . . . almost shed a tear. Well done for your honesty and hard work on our behalf. Much appreciated.
Well done Ollie, an inspiration to younger and older riders alike that with hard work you can achieve PB's. Great journey and series!
As someone just getting into cycling, your channel is a great source of advice and tips, but now has gone up a level in my eyes as a superb source of inspiration with challenges like this for ‘normal guys’. Well done Oli, great journey!
Simply awesome. This video is everything I love about GCN!
Well done Ollie. Really proud of you. Took guts and determination. You may not have Eddie's record, but you achieved a magnificent milestone. Not many could do what you've done. You're a real credit to yourself and GCN. We'll done once again. You could always go for the 61 min record! No one has done that!!!
Super-impressive effort regardless, you need to be strong both physically and mentally to even have a crack at this; training, tools and tech all take a back seat in comparison!
Well done, Ollie. So proud of you for making this attempt and coming so close. You are remarkable.
And we all need a hype man like Hank, who supports us and even gets a little choked up for us.
Great series, lads.
This video, this whole Project gives me chills. Ollie, such a fighter. Well done, Dr. B. Congrats to GCN for this project. Wow...
Well done Ollie. You have personally encouraged me to try things that seem hard. You are a great example for us ordinary riders.
Awesome viewing - the whole series has been inspiring. Giving it your best shot is the true Corinthian spirit of sport - well done. All it needed was a Vangelis sound-track.
And a burning torch held high :)
Thank you GCN for your exceptional film making, you continue to set the bar, not just for cycling but all of sport. I am consistently moved by your storytelling, camera work and editing. This was a particularly interesting series, hats of to Ollie for the attempt. It reaffirms how great Eddy Merckx really was in all aspects of our sport!
+1
Unlucky mate, you're still the best thing on GCN. Keep the great vids coming
Ollie, very inspiring for all of us. From a fellow chemist, you were definitely in a pi star state!
No beer for 3 months? Thats an achievement in itself! :) jokes aside, amazing effort! Congrats
I wish I could give this a thumbs up for every kM you did! The personal discipline you displayed during training is truly inspirational. Outstanding job Olly!
Absolutely amazing. Great ride Ollie. This is what cycling is about. You put the work in and gave it YOUR best for a solid hour. The race is with yourself and you are a winner!
Well done Ollie from Newcastle, NSW, you gave it one hell of a nudge. Came up short on the day but only against the greatest of all time. You should be exceptionally proud of yourself.
great ride, man! thumbs up! incredible, that Eddie did his one without aerobars at almost 50Kmh... what an animal back then....
I wonder if you could calculate what power he must have been putting out to be able to do that with his gear at the time.
@@seanoleary771 and in additon the higher friction in his components due to the materials, plus non aero frame + wheels... non aero clothes...damn it still gets even more impressive.. though great performance by Ollie as a NO pro
@@seanoleary771 Not sure but i think i heard once an estimate of around 430 watts
@@seanoleary771 Ollie said it in his very first video starting this campaign, when Connor rode with the wig and helmet. 440 watts for an hour is what Merckx did.
@@seanoleary771 they calculated at 430w.
Looked forward to this and it did not disappoint - an amazing mental and physical effort that really brought out the Yorkshire grit. Nothing more inspirational than seeing someone a bit like yourself do something so difficult.
Good job !
You know so much more than you did three months ago
No amount of money could buy that.
Excellent work!
First GCN video to make me legit cry tears of joy. Well done sir, you're a true inspiration for all of us. You should be deeply proud of what you accomplished.
What an excellent series! Well done for everything and I actually had a tear in my eye watching how you felt about it all at the end as we’ve all watched you train and seen how much it meant to you! Inspirational.
Love this whole video series! You've taken on some huge challenges, and being a "Physically unremarkable amateur, this one is the best so far. Inspirational for the rest of us physically unremarkable amateurs. Truly an epic journey that you've given us a look at. Looking forward to your next challenge, it'll be good whatever it is.
Great effort.
To bad you didn't make it.
But it's a great job.
And it has been so fun to follow this series.
Keep up the great work.
Congratulations Ollie, this was a great series from GCN. You may haven’t beat Eddy, but you came really close. I really hope there will be a part 2 of this series.
Wow CONGRATS Ollie for this great effort, amazing work, even without beating Eddy.
And it’s also amazing how The Sufferfest can do this but struggling completely with something easy like a Apple TV app.
a fabulous achievement that Ollie will always have. How many of us have never attempted anything in a similar vein, or - worse - have run out of time and ability to even make an attempt. Top man.
This made me very emotional. Congratulations Ollie! That was a titanic effort. Coming that close to the very best cyclist this world has ever seen, but not beating him is not a fail, it's an amazing achievement!
What a fantastic effort. The lead up to the day, the training, the high tech clothing, the wind tunnel testing, the whole thing was well put together. Getting so close to Eddie's time is remarkable and a great achievement.
go Ollie blooming well done for all of that just so wished we could of got there to see it all happening, keep up the training and your smash it soon and i would like to hope we can be there to see you do it
Chapeau Ollie. I can't begin to imagine just how painful that must have been. Its been fabulous watching the build up and impressive to see the result. Thank you.
This has been such a great series. Thank you for bringing this to life and congratulations to you and the entire production team.
This whole thing would deserve puttin every minute of content together and sharing with Netflix. Such a great perfomance.
Brilliant effort Ollie. You certainly put your heart and soul into that, chapeau 👏👏👏👏
Congratulations Ollie, loved the series and thanks for taking us on that journey. Its what makes you a great presenter huge challenge physically and mentally but with effortless ability to tell the story. Well done you.
That was amazing! I loved the whole series and this was the perfect culmination!! Thank you so much Ollie and team!!!
Ollie... You... Complete... Me... Grammy-worthy series. Awe-inspiring odyssey. Heart-felt thanks.
Tremendous effort Ollie, be proud, you did a great job.
Watching Ollie's quest has made for fantastic viewing. He has given such a fabulous oration of his journey and has put down a marker for the rest of the team! It was an awesome result. Go Ollie.....
For me personally, you were the best of GCN when you got here (for me specifically) and this story is some of the best videography, plus your character, humor, eloquence, and attitude make you my favorite. Sorry folks.
Ollie - I hope you're thrilled with your performance. You validated your dedication and commitment. You're a superstar and I enjoyed following your journey.
Olli - an inspiring figure for all of the GCN family with this attempt!
Ollies the man his content inspires us everday cyclists the most. An amazing effort having never ridden track before challenging yourself everyday is what life is about and few people get to do it doing something they love. Chapeau
Congratulations Ollie whether you wanted to or not, you have been pure inspiration 💜💕
Congratulations Ollie! I really admire your acceptance of the challenge, commitment and courage to do this.
Absolutely inspirering. Great work Ollie 👍
This movie has moved me more than it should have. I have no shame in admitting I was weeping by the end. Following immense health issues with Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis (where walking was not taken for granted), your team's dedication and teaching on GCN and on this magnificent challenge has spurred me on to start riding again, with exhilarating results.
That challenge was awesome... perhaps you did not beat the immense Merckx... but psychologically, you made a huge step. Well done.
Congrats Ollie! Truest Inspiration.
Brilliant! Loved every moment today and loved every related video beforehand. Ollie you are an inspiration to us all! Thank you for being you. Cheers!
Absolute incredible effort. The commitment and dedication you put into this challenge is amazing. Congrats on you ride.
Mega respect, Ollie. Such humility. You have no idea how many people you have inspired.