Nah how about three GCN riders against one GTN rider, over an Ironman bike leg.....🤔 With everyone on TT bikes, the GTN rider would have the advantage of being more accustomed to riding both the distance and being in the aero position, but the GCN riders have the advantage of being pure cyclists........ Could be interesting as both have advantages and weaknesses
How about GTN vs GCN and have them do both TT and road bikes. You would be emphasizing the roadie bike handling and paceline skills vs the Tri riders having better positions and familiarity with riding a TT bike. My money would be on GTN on the Tri bikes and GCN on the road bikes.
More videos like these more like the old gcn videos keep them coming. That TT bike looks amazing I would feel nervous rising a TT bike on a public road. Si is still a beast though 👍
This episode deserves its own The Breakaway Episode.. Bradley Wiggins sharing his knowledge of time trials, Brian Smith on the big screen analyzing the teamwork of Hank and Connor, Bernie interviewing Si at the end of the race, and Orla interviewing the owner of the Giro Helmet that Si got from GCN HQ.
I think if they had trained together to achieve smoother through and off and work on positioning behind the lead rider it definitely would have been slightly the other way... Yes let's see 3 against one
My mom taught 5th grade. She says that men never really outgrow the discovery of the magic of farting as a joke. She said this while giggling. She was really popular with 5th grade boys. She has some real stinkers to share.
Kimberly Sparkles it’s schoolboy (excuse the sexist term), humour. You are right, we never grow up, put simply, it’s a release from stress and having to always be grown up. Tell me you’ve never had a secret boogie to a radio track , or done a mildly inappropriate happy celebration, somewhere inappropriate when you thought no one was watching and you were in a great mood because everything was going so right. I know I have. Same thing, it’s just a tension breaker, just with fart humour.
I love this kind of video. Reminds me of the good days of Top Gear. So does that make Si as Clarkson and Conor as May, and James is Hammond. Doc Ollie is definitely coming after to regain that KOM. More please.
I am American and an avid GCN fan! You guys and gals are amazing and I love you all! Your tips and advice are truly helpful and you are an inspiration to cyclists like me. Thank you so much for your experience and insight. Today is October 10, 2020. I am 55 today and fit. My Birthday by coincidence. I would love to somehow be a part of your team.
Si throwing his celebration trophy on the floor after being so happy wanting to share it was really sad. I hope you enjoyed it, well deserved! Cracking vid for everything else in it though :D
I always predicted the TT position would win. On another note I reckon Hank and Conor should have been doing slightly longer efforts as with the short efforts there is more time spent side by side where they are both getting no benefit of drafting.
Wow! With drafting properties in place, Connor’s TT capabilities and Hank being wicked fast I was not expecting that result. What cool video. Aero is king.
Not the result that I expected, but then Conor and James-Hank didn’t appear to have ridden very well together. It looks as if Hank kept dropping Conor which forced him to have dig deeper to get back up to the wheel each time Hank pulled through. That would have very quickly slowed their overall pace as Conor became progressively tired and therefore slower each time he had to pull.
I’m increasingly amazed by aero, the boys were absolutely going for it and were nowhere near! Might need to save up for an tt bike, might be able to buy one in 10 years time.
I could so easily "waste" a whole day watching GCN videos. Very informative, and a whole lotta fun. The chemistry between all of the team is great. Keep up the great work guys.
they must build their own bikes with second hand components all totaling less than 1000 gbp then ride 200 km race, losers donate their bikes to a local bike club to get new riders into the sport.
This is a great episode! Excellent work Simon! I recently acquired a TT bike and I am smashing a lot of the local KOMs 👌🏻Thanks for another great show!
Maybe do this with two roadies who are more closely matched in stature so they actually benefit from drafting. This may change the results more in favour to the roadies.
BRILLIANT VIDEO! This wattage on the TT Si, I mean... WOW!!!! And the KOM on Ollie. And Connor was putting 400 watts just to stay on the Hanks wheel... who's wonders by this height. Connor and drag resistance :D OMG just a SUPERB video you guys!
Have they done anything on drafting with different sized riders. Personally I don’t notice a huge difference when drafting big vs small guys...maybe the deflection of the wind means even a small guy puts out a big pocket of clean air
@@jwfriar My friend and I compared this. I'm over 190, he's like 170. We did a 5 minute strava segment and when he was behind me he was in Z2. When I was behind him I was still above threshold. On the flat we have a similar strength
philip k Yeah - I wonder too if it’s shape as well as weight. I have a buddy with super broad shoulders and I suspect he’s just not aero at all, but prob gives me a better draft than a more narrow shouldered person.
I am 6'6". I have no idea whether Zwift is realistic or not, but I never notice any draft effect when I'm outside riding with people. I admit I don't get much of it in zwift either since people just pass me not giving me a chance to draft :)
Very cool. I did not expect that result at all. Now I would like to see a head to head test of a typical old school TT bike from 10 years ago, vs that new tech monster Orbea.
Great episode. Congratulations Si! From what I watched in junior competition, U17 riders, ride an average of 45 km/h in 10 km TT on 46x14 gearing on a road bike without aerobars. Discs are not allowed too. When they move to U19 category, they ride around 5 km faster on TT bike with 52x14 gearing. So there seems to be around 3-4 km/h difference between road bike and TT bike. I would expect 3 roadies beat one time triallist. For two, I would expect a very close run.
The result was expected. But what I'd like to know - How much fitness has Conor lost in a year? Last year he was holding 440 watts easily for "how long can you hold world hour record pace". This was only a 10km effort, could he hold 440watts for this?
Try it for a much longer distance and see who wins. On such a short course it’s basically a high speed sprint so of course the aero bike will win, it’s faster by design. But having two riders to switch off on the front will help maintain a higher average speed only on a much longer course when a single rider becomes fatigued. Try the same test on a 40km course and see who wins. Then throw in some hills and see who’s faster.
Would have been even more interesting to have stuck someone used to riding aero on the TT bike. Shame you couldn’t have talked one of the GTN team into it - or were you scared to? 😉
Impressive as hell, but how much does aero help for mere mortals like me who struggle to hold 250W for more than about five minutes? I'd love to see you guys run another vid like this but perhaps trying to stick to average power levels like, say, the sustained ~200W of your amateur or CAT5 racer.
My physics calculator says at 200 watts over a pan flat 40k with no wind, you'd save roughly 10~15 minutes between an extremely dialed TT fit and a very draggy road bike. You can do a 40k TT in just about an hour on 200 watts on that kind of course, maybe even quicker on an indoor track. Less powerful riders actually save more time over the same distance than more powerful riders, counter-intuitive as it may seem.
@@paperwind The drag increases by the square of the speed but the drag is proportional to aero coefficient and cross section. So if you are more powerful, you will be on the higher end speeds, where drag is dictated by speed^2, reducing a little bit the aero coefficient will allow you to gain a little bit more speed, but 2kph more when you’re already at 50 is a big difference, no matter the aero coefficient. But for a 200w rider as you say, the same aero bike would boost him from 35 to 38 kph. 52^2 -50^2 = 204 38^2-35^2 = 219 That means that (the effort you need to add or) the drag you need to reduce is somewhat the same if you want to go from 35 avg to 38 avg compared to 50 avg to 52 avg. +3 kph for a 35 kph rider is +8,5% speed +2 kph for a 50 kph rider is +4% speed It’s literally twice as effective !
Time saved over a given distance tends to be a good indicator of aero savings, as it remains almost constant regardless of you power output. Incidentally I just tried short aero bars on my road bike today. I'll have to work on the position, but being able to reach and sometimes exceed a cruising speed of 40km/h on the flat is a nice feeling!
Get a racing recumbent like Cruzbike V20, Bachetta CA3, Pelso Brevet, Schlitter Freestyle, M5 CHR, Carbent, Morciglio M1, etc and watch how fast you become. bonus if you go straight to fast velomobiles like Alpha7, Milan, DF and smoke any pro on the flats
Incredible result. I always thought two riders working together were faster than a rider on a TT bike so clear I was wrong. Fair play and funny video as always. Si, great "borrowed" helmet and the TT bike looks amazing.
Yep..the TT would be even further ahead. Aero is just so powerful when speed starts getting high. At high speeds you need a cubic more power vs linear for aero for the same speed increase. It is bonkers.
@@sventice From a point of view possibly...but the peloton exist so the tip of the spear has the energy to finish first...the rest of group is left to die at the end. So if you go full kipchoge....maybe....but I think stacking the deck that hard to carve out an exception isn't fair. I mean if you are going to get a full peloton to beat one TT then what could two TT's do against a peloton of cyclists to be even remotely fair?
Shall we try 3 riders vs a TT bike next? 🤔
Keep going until the breakaway fails. "Shut up legs!"
Yes
Also,as recent as 2011, well its pretty recent in cycling history 😂
No, you should have made Si one of the two duo riders to have that control factor.
Nah how about three GCN riders against one GTN rider, over an Ironman bike leg.....🤔
With everyone on TT bikes, the GTN rider would have the advantage of being more accustomed to riding both the distance and being in the aero position, but the GCN riders have the advantage of being pure cyclists........
Could be interesting as both have advantages and weaknesses
I'm like 30 seconds in and I'm laughing at the idea of Conor sheltering behind Hank.
Hank and Connor should have employed invisible Aero bars in their riding style. Maybe it would have helped.
Was literally thinking the same thing
Conor: What is all that noise?
Wind: It's me.
I was thinking the same thing!
Hank can't shelter behind Conor either, all the air goes underneath
Best GCN Video in awhile! Enjoyed the screen chemistry of Connor, Hank and Simon! Brought out a real LOL. Thanks!
Really nice & funny video in a while. They should do more stuff like this
I agree, great video. Reminds me of old Top Gear!
Agreed - great vid!
I had no idea how much I'd been missing Si's Beep, beep, beep, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep....
Gold
Siiiiiiiiiiimoooooooon
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Yes they need to do that more. I been doing it everytime I start my commute lmao
This now requires a GCN team time trial. Here are the teams, Ollie and Manon, Si and Dan, Hank and Conor
Not a bad idea at all. However, I think Nigel and George should take some part in proceedings.
Manon and Hank are clearly a dream team; put Ollie with Conor, as Ollie's a bit taller and can shelter Conor.
How about GTN vs GCN and have them do both TT and road bikes. You would be emphasizing the roadie bike handling and paceline skills vs the Tri riders having better positions and familiarity with riding a TT bike. My money would be on GTN on the Tri bikes and GCN on the road bikes.
Hm hank and Connor are a bit too strong together
I wonder how much mineral water you have in stock to convince Dan to do a time trial
More videos like these more like the old gcn videos keep them coming. That TT bike looks amazing I would feel nervous rising a TT bike on a public road.
Si is still a beast though 👍
Thumbs up for Si's suffering. His position is not even ultra-refined either. But 360 for 13 mins is solid power on the TT bike.
always loved these GCN challenges. Challenge suggestion: GCN presenter relay (two teams). 1 round road, 1 round TT, final round gravel/cross.
The Si-borg still has it; he'll be grinning on this one for a while. Ah, the competitor streak runs strong in you Si. Well done mate
Si’s face when the time was revealed was priceless.
Hank's reaction says it all 😂
@@GreatJoey91 when simon started to laugh, hank knew that he had lost ;-))
When following Si on Strava spoilers the video - Sick effort by all three!
spillage at kom zone lol
This episode deserves its own The Breakaway Episode.. Bradley Wiggins sharing his knowledge of time trials, Brian Smith on the big screen analyzing the teamwork of Hank and Connor, Bernie interviewing Si at the end of the race, and Orla interviewing the owner of the Giro Helmet that Si got from GCN HQ.
"Just 360 watts"
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@@rickjohnson4887 Oh! My mistake! Sorry for misunderstanding.
Puts them at just under a 22 min 10 mile/16km time trial.
Not blistering but still pretty quick. Si was closer to 20 mins.
@@samuelclaircote3976 It's actually 13min
@@samuelclaircote3976 lol did you watch that and really think they averaged 12mph? Looked a tad quicker then 12 lol
Just imagine Si's time if he hadn't taken the Snickers weight penalty...
Or if he had the high socks the UCI is so concerned with.
Or not having the 9 year gap of riding a tt bike
All 3 dislikes as of time of commenting were given by Ollie Bridgewood, Ollie Bridgewood, and Ollie Bridgewood.
They took that man's KOM😄😅😂😂
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3 grown men, probably, having the best times of their life
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The perfect trifecta of GCN presenters! This video was brilliant in every way!!
Thanks, Donna!
Bruh Conor is riding such a large frame that he looks like he is riding a totally different bike compared to Hank...
That’s the largest frame I’ve ever seen.
He’s 6 feet 29 inches. In metric that is one giraffe tall.
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He literally is riding a totally different bike, fool.
James Dahl so what 8ft 5inch
Yes! This content is so awesome! Like the content you produced four years ago!!! More like this
I had not realised how tall Connor was, he’s so HUGE! Fantastic video too :). Please GCN do a team TT against GTN!
Not huge, just tall
Really good watch that one. Loved the result reveal and shock. That is quite some time difference. As others have said, more content like this please.
James and Connor look like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito characters in the movie “Twins” 😃
"who needs friends when you have every aerodynamic device known to humanity?"
This is the quality content I come here for. Congrats Si! That was amazing effort by all of them!
I think if they had trained together to achieve smoother through and off and work on positioning behind the lead rider it definitely would have been slightly the other way...
Yes let's see 3 against one
poor connor not only had to ride harder on the front than hank as he’s bigger but also then couldn’t draft him as his whole upper body broke wind
Scary thought being behind a rider as big as Connor as his whole upper body breaks wind (think about it.... 😆)
Colin B that’s a big concern too😂
ha ha .. breaking wind .. ha ha ( sorry schoolboy humour )
My mom taught 5th grade. She says that men never really outgrow the discovery of the magic of farting as a joke.
She said this while giggling. She was really popular with 5th grade boys. She has some real stinkers to share.
Kimberly Sparkles it’s schoolboy (excuse the sexist term), humour.
You are right, we never grow up, put simply, it’s a release from stress and having to always be grown up.
Tell me you’ve never had a secret boogie to a radio track , or done a mildly inappropriate happy celebration, somewhere inappropriate when you thought no one was watching and you were in a great mood because everything was going so right. I know I have. Same thing, it’s just a tension breaker, just with fart humour.
Triathletes everywhere just sat up and pulled up their socks-- oh wait.
Nothing better than starting the morning with a GCN vid
I love this kind of video. Reminds me of the good days of Top Gear. So does that make Si as Clarkson and Conor as May, and James is Hammond. Doc Ollie is definitely coming after to regain that KOM. More please.
Top Ring lol
Ollie just needs to pull out a recumbent and one up Si.
Si says he has “no one to let him down,” seemingly forgetting about himself
But he didn't! Even though he thought he would!
Best video for a good while. There’s no way Si kept that snack on the bike the whole time though. It must weigh 30g.
I am American and an avid GCN fan! You guys and gals are amazing and I love you all! Your tips and advice are truly helpful and you are an inspiration to cyclists like me. Thank you so much for your experience and insight. Today is October 10, 2020. I am 55 today and fit. My Birthday by coincidence. I would love to somehow be a part of your team.
Si throwing his celebration trophy on the floor after being so happy wanting to share it was really sad. I hope you enjoyed it, well deserved! Cracking vid for everything else in it though :D
I always predicted the TT position would win.
On another note I reckon Hank and Conor should have been doing slightly longer efforts as with the short efforts there is more time spent side by side where they are both getting no benefit of drafting.
It's an interesting optimisation question
How do you know how long their efforts have been?
@@luca3976 . They mention it during the video.
Si “this is my aero dance!” Brilliant
Saw something like this in a way today at the Giro Stage 8 with Alex Dowsett, Congrats!
Love the chemistry between the presenters in this video! Si's taking of the KOM off Ollie also got a laugh out of me XD
This was actually super thrilling to watch, I was so sure 2 rides would be faster. And I mean.. Hanks riding position is not exactly "not aero" 😄
Wow! With drafting properties in place, Connor’s TT capabilities and Hank being wicked fast I was not expecting that result. What cool video. Aero is king.
Not the result that I expected, but then Conor and James-Hank didn’t appear to have ridden very well together. It looks as if Hank kept dropping Conor which forced him to have dig deeper to get back up to the wheel each time Hank pulled through. That would have very quickly slowed their overall pace as Conor became progressively tired and therefore slower each time he had to pull.
That was awesooommmmeeeee. I wasn't quite sure which team to side with at the beginning. Aerodynamics over wattage.
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Nicely done
I do have a FELT IA16 2018 and I love it
It’s pure power
Cheers from NYC
I paused at "just 360 Watts" to cry
Well done. Love the banter! I’m sure Si will work this victory into many future show segments!
GCN: ... have you ever wondered...
Me: No.
GCN: Well, we have too.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
great video guys! you are one of the few things I can watch that bring real joy in this gloomy year :)
I’m increasingly amazed by aero, the boys were absolutely going for it and were nowhere near! Might need to save up for an tt bike, might be able to buy one in 10 years time.
They're about half as fast as a Milan and a lot more expensive.
Terrific! Awesome video! Surprising results! Looks like you guys were having a blast! Great viewing!
My god that TT bike is beautiful.
Disc brakes aside
I could so easily "waste" a whole day watching GCN videos. Very informative, and a whole lotta fun. The chemistry between all of the team is great. Keep up the great work guys.
Not if you're up against Pogacar 😂
Freak Dog or two riders from the old sky train.
This is like Top Gear for Cycling enthusiasts - brilliant video, I loved the balance of bravado banter vs technical review.
Next challenge: lets take 3 riders vs 1 tt rider
TT bike will still win because it’s literally an advert for a new TT bike
@@06cdancer didn't notice...
06cdancer and the distance wasn’t far enough for so to be blowing completely
Thanks for lowkey spoiling the result !
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At 8:40 I was waiting for the lady's dog to take a natural break on the back wheel of Conor's bike. Great video!!
I’d love to see these longer like the grand tour but with bikes instead.
With Matt...
they must build their own bikes with second hand components all totaling less than 1000 gbp then ride 200 km race, losers donate their bikes to a local bike club to get new riders into the sport.
I had Si's back from the beginning!
When you only have 10k to go you don't need that much recovery...
But strong efforts from everyone!💪👍
Love the vids guys, always so well made👍🏼🇳🇿👍🏼
This is why I love GCN so much!!! Great video, super entertainment, and really interesting. Thank you!
"I was doing 400 watts just holding your wheel" Well, yeah, no draft...LOL!
The reactions are great. Everybody had a great time. Biggest smile from SI ever
I saw one man on a recumbent take on a whole peloton in an open event. Aero is definitely King.
Finish Strong Cycling until you get to the hill.
@@favorites673 Agreed
This is a great episode! Excellent work Simon! I recently acquired a TT bike and I am smashing a lot of the local KOMs 👌🏻Thanks for another great show!
11:36 My heart sank when the Duo hit the floor! 😳😢
Ah I loved this, back to good old GCN days. Thanks for making me smile
I think Alex Dowsett just proved that one time trialist on a normal bike can beat five (and later two) guys working together on similar bikes.
You guys made that a lot of fun. Thanks. Amazed by result, too. Instructive!
Maybe do this with two roadies who are more closely matched in stature so they actually benefit from drafting. This may change the results more in favour to the roadies.
Thanks guys!!!! Always fun watching you.
10:11 Happiest. Face. Ever.
Probably the best GCN video I’ve seen in a long, long time. Chapeau chaps 👏👏👏
Aero optimized Si is ... well ... still Si.
Perhaps you should challenge him
Si has a high ftp even though he's a light guy. If anything he was probably riding close to 40+km/h
Si for the win ;)
@@jaspreetsidhu5708 I worked it out to average 45 km/h giver or take
Lovely video, lads. Just the right amount of nerdiness, homour and epic racing! Si, you can never leave GCN, you damn legend🤩
You need to put them on a tandem!!
A tandem TT bike (or would that technically be a TTT bike?) would be awesome
BRILLIANT VIDEO! This wattage on the TT Si, I mean... WOW!!!! And the KOM on Ollie. And Connor was putting 400 watts just to stay on the Hanks wheel... who's wonders by this height. Connor and drag resistance :D OMG just a SUPERB video you guys!
Whenever I pass someone on a time trial bike I always give them a wide girth so I don’t upset their aerodynamic advantage.
I think you mean berth
@@peterneal7724 i get right up their arses personally
Interesting choice of words
Peter Neal and this is why I cycle on my own, because of cyclists with ADHD. It was a typo!
How could it be a typo? "i" and "e" are nowhere near each other on the keyboard
GCN please do more of these. Great fun, however, I think this confirms that aero wins every time..👍😁🚴
Ah shoot, when I saw the thumbnail I thought this was going to be a video about you guys riding a tandem bike vs a tt bike and I got so excited
That was a great video, guys. Si looked super-smooth on the Ordu. I shall go and spend the winter training to ride like Si for next season!
Does Conor actually get any draft at all following Hank?!
He only gets a draft following a bus.
Have they done anything on drafting with different sized riders. Personally I don’t notice a huge difference when drafting big vs small guys...maybe the deflection of the wind means even a small guy puts out a big pocket of clean air
@@jwfriar My friend and I compared this. I'm over 190, he's like 170. We did a 5 minute strava segment and when he was behind me he was in Z2. When I was behind him I was still above threshold. On the flat we have a similar strength
philip k Yeah - I wonder too if it’s shape as well as weight. I have a buddy with super broad shoulders and I suspect he’s just not aero at all, but prob gives me a better draft than a more narrow shouldered person.
I am 6'6". I have no idea whether Zwift is realistic or not, but I never notice any draft effect when I'm outside riding with people. I admit I don't get much of it in zwift either since people just pass me not giving me a chance to draft :)
Great vid and thanks for including the power numbers at the end. 👍 Made the vid far more useful and interesting. Keep up the good work guys. 😊👍
Awesome.... aero Ollie done in by his own love for aero, she’s a cruel world 😉
It is fitting.
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Very cool. I did not expect that result at all. Now I would like to see a head to head test of a typical old school TT bike from 10 years ago, vs that new tech monster Orbea.
GCN: Have you ever wondered if one rider on a TT bike can beat two riders on road bikes
Me: No, but now you have my attention... 🧐
Great episode. Congratulations Si! From what I watched in junior competition, U17 riders, ride an average of 45 km/h in 10 km TT on 46x14 gearing on a road bike without aerobars. Discs are not allowed too. When they move to U19 category, they ride around 5 km faster on TT bike with 52x14 gearing. So there seems to be around 3-4 km/h difference between road bike and TT bike. I would expect 3 roadies beat one time triallist. For two, I would expect a very close run.
The result was expected.
But what I'd like to know - How much fitness has Conor lost in a year? Last year he was holding 440 watts easily for "how long can you hold world hour record pace". This was only a 10km effort, could he hold 440watts for this?
Try it for a much longer distance and see who wins. On such a short course it’s basically a high speed sprint so of course the aero bike will win, it’s faster by design. But having two riders to switch off on the front will help maintain a higher average speed only on a much longer course when a single rider becomes fatigued. Try the same test on a 40km course and see who wins. Then throw in some hills and see who’s faster.
" Just 360 watts". You people are nuts.
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I've been waiting for such video
Thanks 💝
Conner: I did a top ten in a TTT in the vuelta.
Well aqua blue was 13th and Conner got dropped and finished 31 seconds down hahahahahahahahahaha
LOL !!! Haha I've been rumbled... memory definitely a little rosy of that day for some reason!
Omg I discovered this channel because of "GCN en français" this video is great, I always wondered if all that aerodynamic was really helping
Three riders - gotta have 3 races. They each take turn riding the TT bike while other two do roadie. 😁
So great serie! I sure that will be on top in end of 2021!
Would have been even more interesting to have stuck someone used to riding aero on the TT bike.
Shame you couldn’t have talked one of the GTN team into it - or were you scared to? 😉
I would love to see this team time trials GCN vs. GTN
That was the plan, but they were a bit busy, unfortunately!
Well if Sy already beats you guys, Mark woul hace made even more damage 🤣 maybe with 3 riders
André Bonilha lol I was thinking less beating GTN more humiliating, but was hoping that GCN would take the bait for some fun.
25miles of straight road. 4of GCN’s best vs 1TT PRO
Fantastic video guys.....!!! Love a head to head challenge!! Trý 3 lads v Ollie on a TT bike now please
Conor looks like he's 9 feet tall
He is
He is
This is cursed
This is cursed
I would not want to get a seat behind him in the cinema.
One of the best little edits from GCN of late - enjoyed this, well done lads.
Impressive as hell, but how much does aero help for mere mortals like me who struggle to hold 250W for more than about five minutes? I'd love to see you guys run another vid like this but perhaps trying to stick to average power levels like, say, the sustained ~200W of your amateur or CAT5 racer.
My physics calculator says at 200 watts over a pan flat 40k with no wind, you'd save roughly 10~15 minutes between an extremely dialed TT fit and a very draggy road bike. You can do a 40k TT in just about an hour on 200 watts on that kind of course, maybe even quicker on an indoor track. Less powerful riders actually save more time over the same distance than more powerful riders, counter-intuitive as it may seem.
@@paperwind
The drag increases by the square of the speed but the drag is proportional to aero coefficient and cross section. So if you are more powerful, you will be on the higher end speeds, where drag is dictated by speed^2, reducing a little bit the aero coefficient will allow you to gain a little bit more speed, but 2kph more when you’re already at 50 is a big difference, no matter the aero coefficient.
But for a 200w rider as you say, the same aero bike would boost him from 35 to 38 kph.
52^2 -50^2 = 204
38^2-35^2 = 219
That means that (the effort you need to add or) the drag you need to reduce is somewhat the same if you want to go from 35 avg to 38 avg compared to 50 avg to 52 avg.
+3 kph for a 35 kph rider is +8,5% speed
+2 kph for a 50 kph rider is +4% speed
It’s literally twice as effective !
Chris Fanning Easy to do. Ask dan to ride
Time saved over a given distance tends to be a good indicator of aero savings, as it remains almost constant regardless of you power output.
Incidentally I just tried short aero bars on my road bike today. I'll have to work on the position, but being able to reach and sometimes exceed a cruising speed of 40km/h on the flat is a nice feeling!
Get a racing recumbent like Cruzbike V20, Bachetta CA3, Pelso Brevet, Schlitter Freestyle, M5 CHR, Carbent, Morciglio M1, etc and watch how fast you become. bonus if you go straight to fast velomobiles like Alpha7, Milan, DF and smoke any pro on the flats
Incredible result. I always thought two riders working together were faster than a rider on a TT bike so clear I was wrong. Fair play and funny video as always. Si, great "borrowed" helmet and the TT bike looks amazing.
10km isn't very far. Over a longer distance, I'm guessing the results would be quite different.
Yep..the TT would be even further ahead. Aero is just so powerful when speed starts getting high. At high speeds you need a cubic more power vs linear for aero for the same speed increase. It is bonkers.
Same result
@@trepidati0n533 I'm not so sure. Over longer distances, the lone TT rider is going to get tired. There's a good reason the peloton exists.
@@sventice From a point of view possibly...but the peloton exist so the tip of the spear has the energy to finish first...the rest of group is left to die at the end. So if you go full kipchoge....maybe....but I think stacking the deck that hard to carve out an exception isn't fair. I mean if you are going to get a full peloton to beat one TT then what could two TT's do against a peloton of cyclists to be even remotely fair?