As a 70+ veteran I love to see this real-life struggle uphill as it happens, with the registration of speed, effort, etc. Brings back a lot of memories. Beautiful! Congrats to you
Shear guts and determination and impressive riding Werner and nothing less than I would expect from a true racer. A great upload to share with us. Thank you.
I think this is a matter of personal/fysiological preference. Contador was able to stand for an hour in a row. And it’s hard to argue that he was not efficient with it. Since I adopted seating/standing more often I greatly improved my results.
I must say watching you suffer like this on that climb , was unreal for the amount of times you picked up the pace out of the seat . I can just imagine how much training it took to have such good recovery . Great video , and all the data from Garmin . I hope you finished in good place in your age category.
I use rim brakes for mountainous terrain myself. Mostly because it’s just way lighter. I think if the 6.8 kg limit was lifted for pro riders you would hardly see anybody with disc brakes on a dry day.
probably your ftp is higher than 335w. Doing 50w above the ftp for 10min is a recipe for disaster but somehow you managed. I would estimate that you are closer to 350 or 360w or you have super muscular endurance.
I don't understand the concept of a championship grand fondo. Who decides a world championship and a Grand Fondo would go together? What events lead up to this point where people qualify for this World Championship? Grand Fondos are meant to be a paid group ride, sometimes spirited group ride. Please educated me.
Generally you qualify by finishing in the top 20% of any official UCI Gran Fondo. It’s basically a world championship for amateurs (you’re not allowed to have accumulated UCI points in the elite category) by age group on a very tough course. Also it’s an individual race so no team cars or other followers are allowed.
True.... use the 39 tooth chairing and spin it for your life...... it uses less of your muscular system and more of the cardio, plus its more efficient........ he's a strong lad and I believe had he done that he could've kept in touch longer with the front group...
As a 70+ veteran I love to see this real-life struggle uphill as it happens, with the registration of speed, effort, etc. Brings back a lot of memories. Beautiful! Congrats to you
Tolles Video - und Hut ab vor dieser Leistung.Deine Erholungsfähigkeit und deine Zähigkeit sind beeindruckend!
Shear guts and determination and impressive riding Werner and nothing less than I would expect from a true racer. A great upload to share with us. Thank you.
Great job, you're a great cyclist. Thanks for sharing your event.
I look forward to more race videos from you. Nice job!
I think this is a matter of personal/fysiological preference. Contador was able to stand for an hour in a row. And it’s hard to argue that he was not efficient with it. Since I adopted seating/standing more often I greatly improved my results.
Bringing back painful memories! 🤪
I think I found that 1st climb the toughest of the 3!
Well done, that looked pretty hard and you done well to almost hang with the lead group on that climb. The pain!
I must say watching you suffer like this on that climb , was unreal for the amount of times you picked up the pace out of the seat . I can just imagine how much training it took to have such good recovery . Great video , and all the data from Garmin . I hope you finished in good place in your age category.
an interesting insight, I find myself still quite fit at 57 years but would not have managed this kind of pace ha ha ha
Some very painful memories there, great work on the climb, it was brutal.
Ouch! Despair on 19:24... ;) A lesson on how to recover and to never give up!
Super Aufnahme, super Wetter, super Gegend! Was ist Grand Fondo? Das sind Hobbyrennen wie der Dolomitenmarathon als Rennserie? Weltweit?
Well done! And thanks for sharing. Can I ask what wheels did you use? Sounds like my lightweight
So surprised how many of them were on rim brake bikes. At this level?
I use rim brakes for mountainous terrain myself. Mostly because it’s just way lighter. I think if the 6.8 kg limit was lifted for pro riders you would hardly see anybody with disc brakes on a dry day.
probably your ftp is higher than 335w. Doing 50w above the ftp for 10min is a recipe for disaster but somehow you managed. I would estimate that you are closer to 350 or 360w or you have super muscular endurance.
What apen ! NO informations nul reportage
I don't understand the concept of a championship grand fondo. Who decides a world championship and a Grand Fondo would go together? What events lead up to this point where people qualify for this World Championship? Grand Fondos are meant to be a paid group ride, sometimes spirited group ride. Please educated me.
Generally you qualify by finishing in the top 20% of any official UCI Gran Fondo. It’s basically a world championship for amateurs (you’re not allowed to have accumulated UCI points in the elite category) by age group on a very tough course. Also it’s an individual race so no team cars or other followers are allowed.
Christophe Laporte and Michael Mathews made it more exciting for silver and bonze.
You're out of the saddle too often. Learn how to spin faster going uphill.
True.... use the 39 tooth chairing and spin it for your life...... it uses less of your muscular system and more of the cardio, plus its more efficient........ he's a strong lad and I believe had he done that he could've kept in touch longer with the front group...