Awesome video Alex, thank you for sharing this. As a cyclist I'm in pretty in awe of anyone who can run a marathon after 180k's on the bike (not to mention the swim). And how cool to do a 180k TTT!
Very, very cool. Reminds me of a festival vibe, last seen on the Red Bull 24 hour race you did with Team Walrus. Thanks for capturing, sharing as well as doing actually doing the longest-fastest TTT incredible!!!
Amazing, amazing job. TTTs are a blast to watch with the sheer speed and power. Makes me wish you convinced Israel to take on the TTT in that GIRO stage! Maybe next time :)
Wicked. I was racing and didn’t see it live but watched so many clips and snippets. Just an awesome concept event and can just see how excited everyone was for it. Your smiles and energy that was also matched from everyone else shows how cool it was. Long distance TTT are freaking cool and kudos to Joe, Kristin, Kat and Nicola for then pulling off incredible run times. Madness!
Seriously fabulous! I watched it live and testing the possible is exactly what it did. Whilst at the end I saw how hard the giro was, you’ve put your heart and soul into the season.. it will pay off.. keep believing.. From a triathlete that was epic and totally agree on the bikes, your tyres blowing on the morning of the race gives nightmares!
Thanks for vlogging this event, I was hoping you would! Glad you enjoyed it, a nice change of pace after the Giro. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Brilliant insight video to yer day Alex.... only tuned into it live via your Instagram story.... and loved every bit of it!! So 👏🏻 to you and the team!! Looking forward to your meet up video with the Fam too !!
Not sure about Ironman, but in my experience of racing triathlon in the uk and Europe you usually get a 30 minute period to set up your transition on the day in between the race before your race and your race start. The most worrying thing is coming out front group from the swim and running past your bike in transition which usually results in missing the front bike split. If you ever watch a triathlon you’ll see all the athletes practicing their run from the swim exit to their bike and picking some markers in the transition area to help them remember.
With IM events, you need to check your bike and helmet (in your bike bag) the day before. Also, not allowed to cover it, so it's out in the open, exposed to the elements over night. Next morning, it's like you've described. You get a window period to setup your transition area including putting nutrition on your bike, fit and switch on the computer (Garmin/Wahoo), stick the batteries on (if you're using SRAM), pump and check tyre pressure etc. I've never had a problem finding my bike at T1 as I'm a pretty useless swimmer LOL.
@KartGuy76 😂😂😂, yeah, always say Ironman and ITU distance is two different sports entirely. You get a relaxed transition in one and a hectic transition in the other.
It's standard for Ironman races to rack your bike the day before. At some of the biggest races you have 2,500 bikes at an average of about €8,000 guarded overnight by one dude and his rottweiler! Got to also leave your transition bags but you do get access to those and your bike on race morning so you can pop stuff into the bags, pump your tyres, stash gels, start to cr@p yourself etc before you go to race start.
Its always a massive worry leaving your uber expensive speed weapon in the hands of security guards. At this years IM Hamburg 2 new Canyon Speedmax got whipped away overnight....pretty devastating for the athletes that.
@@andytucker3761 nightmare. When you think of the number of robberies of pro cycling team trucks at races you'd have to think there should be more security at Ironman races and armed to the teeth.
Watched it all day. The biking was magnificent. What a train that was. Awesome coverage, especially the pass and the junkyard dog barking. Blu got well into it aswell. Well done Alex supporting our Joe Skipper. Looks like you had a great time aswell.
The sub7/8 coverage was amazing but the BTS video/interviews/banter is on another level! Joe the man who winged the the 2nd quickest IM time ever! Hope you and Joe and do a road race and a mini tri together....
Great video, but in Scotland the average cost is more like £1000. Often it’s turn up on the morning to a council pool and race a bike on some old piping. It’s fun and a lot more down to earth that sub 7 / sub 8.
Yep, it’s standard for major Tri events (e.g Ironman-branded races) to rack bikes the day before. Usually tonnes of security and strict rules for entry/exit into transition, so I’m not especially worried about theft. Biggest fear for me is someone sabotaging my bike, or slashing my tyres or something. Then again, I’ve never actually heard of that happening, so my fears may be unfounded. I also worry about my bike being blown off the rack and something breaking, particularly if I’m using a disc wheel.
Just did a half Ironman this weekend, circa 1,500 bikes left overnight at Chasewater reservoir. Some real weapons there, too. They did have security though 😂👍🏻
For an Ironman you do leave it the day before the race and if you're early the day after you can sometimes hear a tire pop and just hope that it's not yours
on normal triathlons - sprint or Olympic distance you generally rack ur bike a hour or so before you start. In ironman its the night before without being able to cover it. best lube that chain
Simply brilliant spectacle to be a part off I reckon. Great viewing, and absolute insane speeds you reached. Great work. Do you pro cyclists have a slightly different perspective of triathletes now 😜😜🤣🤣
Great question. we could probably squeeze an extra minute or 5 out of the bike but I feel at 55.4kph average for 180km it's pretty well maximised there so the gains would need to come from the run or swim and KB is pretty quick. If we'd taken the fastest 3 sectors of the day (KB Swim, Joe Bike, KB run) the finishing time would've been; 6hrs32mins. That's a lot of time to find when times are already world class.
I'd say more like £2k for the majority of triathloners' bikes, but apart from hearing about a bike computer going missing, I think the rest is pretty safe.
I watched the coverage, which I found totally bizarre. This has drafting, which has nothing to do with any Ironman triathlon, but it appears that the announcers were contractually obligated to continually compare the total time with Ironman records, with nary any qualification. So this felt like watching a Twilight Zone parallel universe. The organisation was emulating the Eliud Kipchoge sub 2 hour marathon, but this has absolutely nothing to do with this event, since pacing is allowed in running. This might have made sense if you had ITU draft legal rules, and Nicola Spirig was using an ITU legal bicycle in this event, as far as I can tell. In the end, you might as well say that the cycling hour record can be increased to 60km by allowing a 10 person team time trial. Maybe that should be your next project....
The pacing the did in Breaking2 is not allowed by world athletics. A pacer has to stsrt the event and when he/she stops running then thats it, they cant start again. In Breaking2 they had athletes from all distances jumping in and doing a few kilometres and then jumping out again. They also had a lead car with a huge clock on top probably giving an extra draft advantage. I assume anyone that tuned in knew that it wasn't going to be a legit record but it was kinda cool to see what you could do when everything was tweaked to the nth degree.
@Kenji I disagree with you here, human limits were pushed, I can personally testify that everyone involved pushed their human limits in getting their athletes across the line.
@@gilleek2 You are correct, but my (non-explicit) point was that pacing is "in principle" allowed in running, even if not as done in the Sub-2 event. Similarly to Sub-2, they allowed all kinds of illegal stuff, like having dedicated water dousing vehicles, which I've never seen in a sanctioned Ironman...
@Kenji I cannot agree with you here. Before the event, no one knew whether or not a sub 7 was possible. Also, what's the best strategy was quite controversial. Now we know, and it was hell of fun to watch! It always seems impossible until it's done ✔️ - Nelson Mandela
Simply brilliant spectacle to be a part off I reckon. Great viewing, and absolute insane speeds you reached. Great work. Do you pro cyclists have a slightly different perspective of triathletes now 😜😜🤣🤣
Another gem vid Alex. Best content out there! Unbelievable ride and thanks for taking us on the journey. Doffs cap.
Awesome video Alex, thank you for sharing this. As a cyclist I'm in pretty in awe of anyone who can run a marathon after 180k's on the bike (not to mention the swim). And how cool to do a 180k TTT!
super classy - really brilliant to see how much fun you guys have executing something like 55.2kmph 180km!!!
Very, very cool. Reminds me of a festival vibe, last seen on the Red Bull 24 hour race you did with Team Walrus. Thanks for capturing, sharing as well as doing actually doing the longest-fastest TTT incredible!!!
Amazing, amazing job. TTTs are a blast to watch with the sheer speed and power. Makes me wish you convinced Israel to take on the TTT in that GIRO stage! Maybe next time :)
Wicked. I was racing and didn’t see it live but watched so many clips and snippets. Just an awesome concept event and can just see how excited everyone was for it. Your smiles and energy that was also matched from everyone else shows how cool it was. Long distance TTT are freaking cool and kudos to Joe, Kristin, Kat and Nicola for then pulling off incredible run times. Madness!
Love how buzzing everyone is to be involved in the project.
Seriously fabulous! I watched it live and testing the possible is exactly what it did.
Whilst at the end I saw how hard the giro was, you’ve put your heart and soul into the season.. it will pay off.. keep believing..
From a triathlete that was epic and totally agree on the bikes, your tyres blowing on the morning of the race gives nightmares!
Thanks for vlogging this event, I was hoping you would! Glad you enjoyed it, a nice change of pace after the Giro. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Brilliant insight video to yer day Alex.... only tuned into it live via your Instagram story.... and loved every bit of it!! So 👏🏻 to you and the team!! Looking forward to your meet up video with the Fam too !!
You even got a shave for this one Alex. Well done!
Not sure about Ironman, but in my experience of racing triathlon in the uk and Europe you usually get a 30 minute period to set up your transition on the day in between the race before your race and your race start. The most worrying thing is coming out front group from the swim and running past your bike in transition which usually results in missing the front bike split. If you ever watch a triathlon you’ll see all the athletes practicing their run from the swim exit to their bike and picking some markers in the transition area to help them remember.
With IM events, you need to check your bike and helmet (in your bike bag) the day before. Also, not allowed to cover it, so it's out in the open, exposed to the elements over night. Next morning, it's like you've described. You get a window period to setup your transition area including putting nutrition on your bike, fit and switch on the computer (Garmin/Wahoo), stick the batteries on (if you're using SRAM), pump and check tyre pressure etc.
I've never had a problem finding my bike at T1 as I'm a pretty useless swimmer LOL.
@KartGuy76 😂😂😂, yeah, always say Ironman and ITU distance is two different sports entirely. You get a relaxed transition in one and a hectic transition in the other.
It's standard for Ironman races to rack your bike the day before. At some of the biggest races you have 2,500 bikes at an average of about €8,000 guarded overnight by one dude and his rottweiler! Got to also leave your transition bags but you do get access to those and your bike on race morning so you can pop stuff into the bags, pump your tyres, stash gels, start to cr@p yourself etc before you go to race start.
Its always a massive worry leaving your uber expensive speed weapon in the hands of security guards. At this years IM Hamburg 2 new Canyon Speedmax got whipped away overnight....pretty devastating for the athletes that.
@@andytucker3761 nightmare. When you think of the number of robberies of pro cycling team trucks at races you'd have to think there should be more security at Ironman races and armed to the teeth.
Watched it all day. The biking was magnificent. What a train that was. Awesome coverage, especially the pass and the junkyard dog barking. Blu got well into it aswell. Well done Alex supporting our Joe Skipper. Looks like you had a great time aswell.
The sub7/8 coverage was amazing but the BTS video/interviews/banter is on another level! Joe the man who winged the the 2nd quickest IM time ever! Hope you and Joe and do a road race and a mini tri together....
This was an amazing recap of this crazy journey. Hats off to all of you for an awesome achievement.
Thank you for sharing! Good to see you smiling so much.
Fantastic effort by all involved. Thanks for sharing!!
Amazing video and race! Thanks Alex!
Fantastic video and unbelievable bike leg. Watched it live and was gripped. Great concept and a great achievement by yourself and the team 👏
one amazing event, incredible effort from all & one hell of a bike leg by you all Alex
So cool you made history again!
Great content Alex, lovely to see!
An amazing event and what an awesome team. But Joe is a bloody unit! 8days warning and he can do that! What a lad!
Fantastic video as always. What a mega ride and a hell of a race by all!
Brilliant Vlog as always. It looked like an incredible event to be a part of... Glad it went well after a tough Giro
I love Dan on this vlog man... Crazy ride alex, congrats on this one
Great vid. Looks like you had a lot of fun!
Great video, but in Scotland the average cost is more like £1000. Often it’s turn up on the morning to a council pool and race a bike on some old piping. It’s fun and a lot more down to earth that sub 7 / sub 8.
Yep, it’s standard for major Tri events (e.g Ironman-branded races) to rack bikes the day before. Usually tonnes of security and strict rules for entry/exit into transition, so I’m not especially worried about theft. Biggest fear for me is someone sabotaging my bike, or slashing my tyres or something. Then again, I’ve never actually heard of that happening, so my fears may be unfounded. I also worry about my bike being blown off the rack and something breaking, particularly if I’m using a disc wheel.
Everything about this video is epic and brilliant! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
great content, you deliver it really well
Alex, remember to "Junkyard" dog your next minute man in the next TT! :D
Thanks for sharing!
Just did a half Ironman this weekend, circa 1,500 bikes left overnight at Chasewater reservoir. Some real weapons there, too. They did have security though 😂👍🏻
Great result and wonderful vid. 55.2 for 3 1/2 hours and talking about getting old ?? Great Video
Great video as always Alex. What was the difference in average power for the bike leg between you/the pacers & Joe?
Awesome video and event. "Woof Woof!!!"
What an event, great video Alex!
For an Ironman you do leave it the day before the race and if you're early the day after you can sometimes hear a tire pop and just hope that it's not yours
on normal triathlons - sprint or Olympic distance you generally rack ur bike a hour or so before you start. In ironman its the night before without being able to cover it. best lube that chain
how many watts saving from shaving?🤔
The worst part of racking your bike the day before is if it’s hot and you can’t remember if you let the pressure out of your tyres
Team time trial hour record?
whats the podcast called?
Great video
Quality. Nice to see cyclists get excited about triathlon!
Simply brilliant spectacle to be a part off I reckon. Great viewing, and absolute insane speeds you reached. Great work. Do you pro cyclists have a slightly different perspective of triathletes now 😜😜🤣🤣
Thank Alex.
Excellent.
Epic event!! Epic coverage!!
I guess now you know where your future is when you retire from pro cycling!
Loved this
Super video
Is there any possibility of breaking 6hrs?? In a controlled environment like this ??
Great question. we could probably squeeze an extra minute or 5 out of the bike but I feel at 55.4kph average for 180km it's pretty well maximised there so the gains would need to come from the run or swim and KB is pretty quick. If we'd taken the fastest 3 sectors of the day (KB Swim, Joe Bike, KB run) the finishing time would've been; 6hrs32mins. That's a lot of time to find when times are already world class.
Awesome !
Congrats to Daryl Impey on Stage 4 victory in the Tour de Suisse!!!
EPIC!!
What did he do for the marathon.
2.36
It would be nice with some kind of introduction to what this arrangement is, hard to follow when you dont know what youre seeing.
I'd say more like £2k for the majority of triathloners' bikes, but apart from hearing about a bike computer going missing, I think the rest is pretty safe.
That wouldn’t even get you a groupset.
@@Fixin-To depends your level I guess. Windsor at the weekend I'd say only 10% were on TT bikes.
Leaving the bike in T1 means training is done, carb up and race time next day.
epic
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I think you were number 1 through alphabetical order.
Only kidding, of course its because you have the best palmaries
So now Alex you have your future ahead of you if Israel's Premier Tech goes south Alex master Sub7 #1
fist at 20 seconds
Shoosh
I watched the coverage, which I found totally bizarre. This has drafting, which has nothing to do with any Ironman triathlon, but it appears that the announcers were contractually obligated to continually compare the total time with Ironman records, with nary any qualification. So this felt like watching a Twilight Zone parallel universe. The organisation was emulating the Eliud Kipchoge sub 2 hour marathon, but this has absolutely nothing to do with this event, since pacing is allowed in running. This might have made sense if you had ITU draft legal rules, and Nicola Spirig was using an ITU legal bicycle in this event, as far as I can tell. In the end, you might as well say that the cycling hour record can be increased to 60km by allowing a 10 person team time trial. Maybe that should be your next project....
The pacing the did in Breaking2 is not allowed by world athletics. A pacer has to stsrt the event and when he/she stops running then thats it, they cant start again. In Breaking2 they had athletes from all distances jumping in and doing a few kilometres and then jumping out again. They also had a lead car with a huge clock on top probably giving an extra draft advantage.
I assume anyone that tuned in knew that it wasn't going to be a legit record but it was kinda cool to see what you could do when everything was tweaked to the nth degree.
I agree, strange
@Kenji I disagree with you here, human limits were pushed, I can personally testify that everyone involved pushed their human limits in getting their athletes across the line.
@@gilleek2 You are correct, but my (non-explicit) point was that pacing is "in principle" allowed in running, even if not as done in the Sub-2 event. Similarly to Sub-2, they allowed all kinds of illegal stuff, like having dedicated water dousing vehicles, which I've never seen in a sanctioned Ironman...
@Kenji I cannot agree with you here. Before the event, no one knew whether or not a sub 7 was possible. Also, what's the best strategy was quite controversial. Now we know, and it was hell of fun to watch! It always seems impossible until it's done ✔️ - Nelson Mandela
Hey Alex, We'd love to share this on Pho3nix YT - is that ok? Cheers, Will
Simply brilliant spectacle to be a part off I reckon. Great viewing, and absolute insane speeds you reached. Great work. Do you pro cyclists have a slightly different perspective of triathletes now 😜😜🤣🤣