Alpe du ZWIFT in 60 mins - 100Kg/220lbs newbie + Wahoo Kickr Bike ROCKER 

Just go harder than last time. Keep it simple. This video was quite entertaining and informative.

Getting off the bike “The Wolf of Wall Street style” is my favourite 🤣😂🤣

The 'Shaking like a shitting dog' stage after finishing always shows true commitment to the task at hand, brilliant climb Mark, not sure about the graceful dismount though 😂

That dismount is the best thing I have seen in ages. Massive kudos 😂

I think I discovered a new favourite late night hobby. Watch people suffer up the Alpe. Well done Mr. Lewis.

Finally saw the iconic bike-falling-off scene in all its glory 🤣

i finally found it! i've been watching all your biking videos for this infamous clip and i finally found it! well done on crushing it

Kudos to you. I'm similar, started Zwift in Oct; started cycling back in March weighing 96+kg at 5'5". First time I done Alpe, I did it at 100% (go big or go home); big mistake.... Took me 1.5hrs grinding 60-70rpm with my 30-34 setup. If you want more fun, join a team and race TTTs with em! Since starting, I've dropped to 84kg with the motivation to just keep spinning; just like your "come on" screams. Keep up the cracking work!

shouldn't laugh, your delivery is amusing in general. but getting off the bike at the end ...priceless .Keep up the great work and vids.

You've just described exactly what happened to me on my first alpe last month. Similar story in terms of cycling beginner but managed 59min 55 after seeing 60mins 20 predicted. I think I also fell off the bike similarly. Stellar effort!

This is one of the best cycling videos one RU-vid! No GNC sugar coating that all the videos with sponsorship have.

Absolutely class. Both useful, interesting but also very human. Not many people are prepared to push themselves that hard, and it's that kind of determination that takes you 'above average' and well beyond. The dismount had me creased I must admit. If Zwift do an annual award for 'best youtube moments' that has to be in the top 10. Sheer quality entertainment. Cheers man!

Fantastic effort Mark ! Enjoying your videos.

love every one of your video's mate. There have been so many things in my fitness life I have now changed, after watching the many pieces of your content. I have found your explanations easy to follow. All with credible reasoning. Keep up the brilliant work. I rewatch a lot of your videos when I start to feel slack lol. It motivates me right back where I need to be.

Absolutely loved this, Mark. Had seen the thumbnail for a couple of days, then heard on BRT Breakfast Ride this morning that you are a part of the team. Welcome! This was classy, from start to finish. My wife is jealous of your organised garage, I’m jealous of the gear! Look forward to racing with you in the weeks ahead 😉

Sweet work!! Made my own rocker plate, similar design, 5 rubber isolation mounts down the centerline with a ball on each side at 3psi. Love it and it makes such a difference!!!

Love these videos Mark, You are ALL IN! STAY HARD!

Great effort Mark. Well done

Mate, absolute beatsmode, full shakes, Googins would be proud. I’m sat chuckling at the noises your neighbours must hear coming out or your garage. Top work.

Truly committing to the finish. Thanks for sharing the dismount footage - that made my day. Not an ounce of energy left to get off the bike.

Excellent video - thank you for creating. Nice blend of honesty, humour and commitment.

Loving your videos, only just found your channel but its a refreshing take on indoor cycle training. Couldn't be much more different to you in almost every respect (cyclist only, weedy 67kg flyweight with no muscle, no kids, minimal budget) but really enjoying your earnest and open approach to indoor cycle training as a relative newcomer, great stuff!

Would have to disagree with the ‘gimmick’ comment in regards the climb element of the bike. When it creates the 8-15% gradients at 100% level on zwift its creating the same gradient as it would IRL going up Alpe d’Huez. With the groupset i use i have to do the alpe out of the saddle for about 50% to 60% of the time due to this , just like i would if i rode it IRL , and different muscle groups are being used at these gradients when out of the saddle , so highly beneficial to cyclists who go climbing IRL. People will say watts are watts which is true but training at different gradients and lower cadences due to gradients has massively helped me IRL climbing hills. If you’re just going to cycle flat courses then its not an issue.

Well done big fella for bustin 61 minutes - you hung in there big style! 👏

From 15mins to 18mins is absolute RU-vid Gold - Sheer determination and then comedy gold at the end - Fantastic effort and thanks for letting us all share your suffering and pain, and allowing us to have a laugh as well.

So your videos inspired me to try and do this. Two months ago I started training for this. Today was my first attempt. Based on how training felt I really really didn’t think I could do. But I was wrong! Crushed it! 56:40 on first try! I am also a big rider like you. I was 220lbs a few months ago. Got down to 200lbs just so I could do this. Now if only I could run like you. I have a video of it on twitch if interested, I’m colwem.

Loved the video. You are a natural. I have a Wahoo Kicker bike in my garage and have been training up Alpe de Zwift for the Long Distance Triathlon in July 21 on Alpe d'Huez. I really admire your effort and you are going faster than me. All the best for the Ironman. I hope you get more new subscribers and tell your kids that are a lot of people loving your videos and keep the videos coming.

OMG your dismount was absolutely hilarious! What a legend, completely gave it everything!! A very respectable time for anyone.

Great effort Mark! You got sub 60min on the next ride up! Nice to see a fellow new cyclist and your journey into the sport. I just got into cycling myself this year and on indoor training since September!

Recently discovered your channel. Love the energy and humour. Great stuff. Not too serious yet very informative. Good combination. Makes it very entertaining to watch.

Great entertainment Mark, I would pay to watch that ending.

Great video Mark, it's 10th December 2021 and I've just watched your video - went up the Alpe myself this morning, smashed my PB with a new PB of 43:55, the reason I give my time is to assure you that everyone (irrespective of 'ability' / fitness) suffers up that interminable monster if you're going anywhere near your PB time. I'm also a good 25kg lighter than you - a huge advantage. It's a tough slog and I have huge respect for anyone who pushes themselves up that bastard. Your dismount after the finish line was laugh out loud funny (in a 'I know that feeling' way) Top tip - keep on pedaling after the line enjoy a luxurious 10 minute super-tuck on the way down, regain your composure and step off the bike once your HR settles and your will to live returns, really enjoying your videos , thanks !

Brillant effort, thanks for leaving the inglorious part in the video. I had to laught too but I can absolutly feel it. It was pretty much exactly the same for me the first time getting up there. Laying on the floor, swearing what I've done to myself, shaking, hardest cramps and just laying there for 10 mins or so. Great respect!

Discovered you recently, this is for me the BEST and most entertaining Zwift video I've ever seen.

Great work mate. This gives me more motivation to climb Alpe D’Zwift at 85kg!

I’m the exact same weight as you, so it’s fun to see someone in my weight class going for the sub 60. I’m still working my way up, my best time was sub 63, but I’m definitely not pushing as hard as you, this is good motivation for me to up the intensity!

Best thing I've seen on RU-vid in a long time. Thanks for posting!

"theres a board meeting going on" ...... hillarious !!! Quality !!!

The honesty of your edit is great. Like others I found it a little amusing a first - especially your comment when you picked yourself off the floor. Then I thought it was pretty inspiring how hard you pushed to hit your target. I enjoy the Alpe and it is pretty to cool to get the badge given that it is one of the hidden ones. With your attitude I have no doubt you will crack the hour soon! Good luck.

Well done. I'm hoping to attempt sub-60 before the end of the year. Current PB is 63mins. Agreed about rocker plates. Makes a huge difference with indoor cycling.

"That got a little tense" lol love it, great effort

Amazing effort - bloody beast

Great videos, superb production and real (too many sub-60kg riders in Zwift to be believed). Extremely envious of the garage space compared to my corner of the kitchen.

This reminded me of getting cramp and falling off the bike during my first and only! duathlon in Applecross. Lying on the side of the road in the fetal position unable to move. Eventually managed to get back on the bike and finish. Love the rocky 4 on repeat. I've added some Beverly Hills cop soundtrack to mine. Thanks for another great video.

way to go Mark, amazing video, I liked the your determination, you did it in 60m!

These videos are great Mark. Buy more stuff and do more Zwifting. Great sense of humor and candor. Huge fan.

Amazing effort well done !!

Cracking video Mark! You also have my subscription to show your kids. Most importantly, I’ll race ya to the 60mins. I’m a 105kg guy (body shape not changed from a lot of rugby in youth) and current PB sits at 63.22!!! Let’s get that badge!

Cracking video mate! Had me smiling and laughing aloud with complete empathy! Stay hard👍

Great clip, hilariously brutal yet informative 👍

Delighted to see I'm not the only one that gets that arm shaking thing! 😂

SOLID GOLD HITS - Rule #5 mate. Such commitment. Such grace on the dismount …🥸😂🤣 100% made me happy. I’m 1 minute off too. Damnit!

Absolutely fantastic!

Very entertaining😂! Much better than watching a middle-aged man pedal up a computerised hill for an hour. And no 212! Well done, keep them coming👍

Great video Mark. Very entertaining. Laughed my ass off at the epic dismount!! We purchased the Stages SB20 bike and started riding Zwift for the first time this fall. I'm amazed at how incredibly far indoor / virtual riding has come. I never imagined that I'd enjoy riding indoors as much as out. Absolutely love the Stages smartbike, but it's a heavy beast: super smooth to pedal, but also ultra stiff that results in some noticeable physical fatigue on the longer sessions. Two plus hours pedaling on it and you feel it. I've had a handful of 3 to 4 hour rides and they definitely beat you up as there is virtually no 'give' on the Stages bike. The Wahoo bike clearly has more 'flex'. And with the brilliant 'rocker' board that you've added, it seems like it's a major step in the right direction. It's amazing how much you can learn from others about various virtual smartbike setups and zwifting in general. Glad I found your page and videos. Keep up the great work!!

Hi Mark, I absolutly love Your video. I am riding a Kickr Bike since last May and I abolutly love it. Previously I owned a smart trainer with a selfmade rocker plate. Now I have ordered a Booom Board for 300 Euros. I hope I am gonna have the same expierience like You. Go hard Hans

Great video again. Loving it haha. You’ll definitely do it sub 60 next time. Yep, there’s a badge if you do it under the hour. Plus, there are a set of wheels that you can only unlock when the roulette wheel spins every time you get to the top of the alp. It’s totally random. Took me 5 times to climb for it to land on the wheels! 🥵. The ironic thing is that they are special ‘lightweight’ wheels which means you’d climb faster when they are equipped haha. The rocker plate looks really good. Maybe the next investment for my kickr bike.

After reading a couple comments before watching, I was prepared to be disappointed. Not the case! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Cool setup. Incredible effort! I'm old, slow and fat and will never even come close to a 60 minute AdZ...I'll probably be lucky to hit the 2 hour mark. Cheers.

Funny funny funny! Great vid. Well done on climb also. Ive just gone under the hour on my third go using your advice video when u went sub 60. Im a new cyclist also so can relate to all here. Thanks snd keep the vid coming

Wow you really went at that hard. Very impressive. I've climbed that alpe 25 times. I still haven't beat 60 minutes. 62 is my best But I never pushed myself that hard. Very well done. I guess a little better pacing. Then you won't have to go so hard at the top. I wish you luck next time. And I'll look up your name so I can send you a thumbs up your next ride

Great effort and entertainment! Tip for standing using the rocker plate. Use your arms to push the bike in the opposite direction of your pedalling leg (leaning left when right leg down). We do it naturally outside but on a rocker most people reverse and get less power... I think I saw you doing it both ways. Keep it up and crack that hour!

Bravo and cheers! Well done. I enjoyed the video. I was hoping you’d win the light weight wheels. Time to turn around head back up mate!

I'm just glad you didn't break your bike coming off of it. Good effort up that alpe.

That dismount gets funnier the more I watch it lol. Well done mate.

Fantastic effort, you left nothing behind. Love your videos Mark. Move over Goggins!

Rocky soundtrack and a Goggins reference, what’s not to love?!?! Awesome job!

Good job mate! 👌

A little bit of that sticky sandpaper grip stuff for steps may be a smart investment to stick down on either side of the bike! Great effort!

Mark - you'll get another 5 watts or more if you simply relax your shoulders and improve your form. Good work bud!

I nearly spat my tea watching you get off that bike. 🤣

Have just ordered a rocker plate based on this (Kickr bike coming Monday all being well) - Tim say's he's been inundated since this video so think you've given his business a great bump in sales :)

Wow what an effort, I started out at 95kg on zwift, first time up the mountain was 1:30 hours, a year and a half later i am 78kg and my PB is 47minutes at an average of 319w. You’ll manage a sub hour alpe soon :)

I frickin love your thumbnails

Another really enjoyable video. You can really push out a decent wattage. Like others said, if you improve your form you'll get even faster.

Extremely entertaining video - as are they all. Great sense of humor and timing (whether intentional or not). Any RU-vid footage of you as a comedian?

Niche market video. But as I'm in this niche market, I found it informative and funny. Top work.

Brilliant these, cheers.

Hi Mark, I see that you discovered the Vacmaster fan like me. I couldn't justify buying a headwind, so bought the Vacmaster instead. Its so good I got rid of all my other fans.

crazy funny and good stuff!

Epic dismount. I laughed. I cried. I have never seen anything like that.

Had me laughing out loud a few times here, great video. Just enquired about a rocker for my Kickr Bike. Been looking for awhile and this one looks really well built. Thanks!

Legend, showed all the good bits 😂

Bloomin marvellous! Just found your channel- great motivation and hilarious! From a Bracknell lad in Singapore haha see you on Zwift😎👍🚴‍♂️

16:49 funny things start here. ;) Great affort, congrats! 👍🏻

Great effort fantastic, Great video thanks 😊now on level 15 zwift cycling 😊

what a great video man! people were talking about it in reddit, so glad I saw it, funny as hell and inspiring... Ride on! you'll get under an hour soon enough...

Great video, love the dismount 😂. Getting the correct rocking is not difficult but takes some active action from the rider. What you are experiencing as the unnatural movement is a well known affect for many new rocker users, when you tilt the bike in the wrong direction when pedalling. Happens when you are not “active” in the upper body, you really need to lean the bike in the opposite direction from the leg that is pushing down. So when your right leg goes down, you should be leaning the bike to the left. It’s exactly what you would do outside without the trainer, but since the trainer stands up by itself, many become passive in this regard and the trainer will rock in the wrong direction. You’ll wry soon get a hang of it!

Highly entertaining!

that was great seeing you at the end :) heeh that last push is crazy! :) hehe my best time so far is 61:20 ... wish i could push your wattage without standing but i find i have to stand to get my watts to 275ish on the reds and can hold 205ish for recovery while sitting down ... yesterdays run was a 62:32ish run .. didnt realize the the gardening the day before would take that much out of my legs from moving dirt for 3hrs LOL bad move on my part ... will attempt again on Thurs or Friday ... :)

When my 12 year old tech gaming son is impressed with the editing it's defo a winner! Really funny......how about a camp bed attachment to the rocker?

Congrats and great effort... Now to break sub 1 hour. FYI there's a badge for that!

Rewatching this for what must be the 4th or 5th time and its still a great video. Top marks for artistic expression at the end there but a bit of drama never hurt anyone 😀

Excellent video. Just stumbled across this. Love the motivational speaking, 'a chicken burger, two chicken burgers'. Top effort.👌

Very entertaining with an emphasis on hilarity. Love it, haha. See if the board maker could add elastomers between the top panel and base. These could be at varying heights and durometer levels. It would give the ability to tune rocking, and give progressive resistance I think you're looking for. Keep it up Mark!

Now that is what you call pushing the limits wow.

Awesome effort! My observations: 1) The guy riding the Tron coloured bike may have ridden a lot of altitude on Zwift to get it, but does not know that your Tarmac Pro would have been a way better bike for climbing the Alpe. 2) I understand the desire to click 'save' as soon as possible, but if you keep riding slowly around the top (even after you fall off the bike and recover) your bike will hit the descent when you can get off for 10 minutes and it will continue down to accrue free XP points which help you to level up more quickly in the game.

Way to keep the pain in pain cave! 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

I found this of value and entertaining.

Great and inspirational video. Concidering getting a rock platemyself, how much does it cost?