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Hank takes on the Col du Galibier, the iconic mountain pass from Stage 4 of this year’s Tour de France-descended by Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard themselves! Hank's on a mission to find out: how fast can he descend the Galibier and how close can he get to the pros' top speeds?
00:00 The Iconic Col du Galibier Descent
00:20 Can Hank descend as fast as the Tour de France pros?
01:30 What top speed can Hank hit?
02:20 Hank's turn descending the Galibier
06:18 What was Hank’s time?
06:59 Stats and Power Data
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@gcn Месяц назад

Do you think you would have the skills to keep up with the pros? 💨

@paulcollingridge8387 Месяц назад

Cheers, Hank, however my wife & I are both in our late 60s and ride a tandem.... I would be deafened if I tried that and would have to live in the shed for a month.... The dangers of high speed downhills are far-reaching! Thanks for a great video

@B_KFC_Leg Месяц назад

Nice video! May I know which seat post mount did you use to take those shots from behind Hanks?

@peterwillson1355 Месяц назад

No😂

@ReynaldoOrio Месяц назад

No I like not flying off a cliff

@johnandrews3568 Месяц назад

Yep. I love descending.

@matejstankovic9843 Месяц назад

"I'm not gonna take crazy risks" Proceeds to overtake the orange van through the corner...

@Jan-n.p.2 Месяц назад

😂

@Jan-n.p.2 Месяц назад

😂

@maniac0303 Месяц назад

Was these overtaking maneuver really risky? Or was this calculated by a high skilled ex pro? Here is an example for hi risks in my opinion: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tM1NLT1W01E.html

@EricMichaelManuel Месяц назад

nah, that van braked intentionally to let him pass.

@grahamricketts-bq1ft Месяц назад

@@EricMichaelManuel corner was blind though

@mradelphi02 Месяц назад

At no point in my cycling life would I ever feel safe going 110km/h. Props to the pros making it look easy

@NinjaElephant Месяц назад

Try going down Kühtai at Ötztaler Marathon. It’s different there. I never before did more than 72 but there it was 107.

@gcn Месяц назад

They make it look too easy!

@johnandrews3568 Месяц назад

I can hit 90+ on my daily ride in one spot. C'est le fun!

@dtibor5903 Месяц назад

I have hit 80kph a few times, pretty damn scary 😬

@jb-rx2ig 24 дня назад

nice. I guess you did a bike check before the race right? @@NinjaElephant

@bittiapina Месяц назад

That bunny hop that Hank did in those speeds to dodge the wet tarmac? Insane. Well done. Always a good time watching Hank do crazy challenges.

@gcn 28 дней назад

He's got skills

@jasoncdebussy 25 дней назад

Insane absolutely - and unnecessary 🤣 OK, I'm jealous as I'm pretty much devoid of skills! Great work, Hank 👍

@bikekante 22 дня назад

Greets to Nibali

@chrisdavidson911 Месяц назад

You'd've found about a minute if Si was somewhere behind you on his Brompton and you could hear him shouting

@gcn Месяц назад

A stern word from Si can go a long way! 👀

@jbratt Месяц назад

Having the entire road allows you to carry much more speed through the corners. This not only gets you through the corners faster but sets you up to go much faster on the straights. Good job!

@JeremyKnight-i2g Месяц назад

Brilliant video. You're a brave man, Hank! I was s**t scared just watching you descend! Loved the bunny hop, too!

@gcn Месяц назад

He's got the skills!

@mitch_smith Месяц назад

Hank you smashed it and since no one said anything, that bunny hop was perfectly timed. Made this old BMX’er smile.

@gcn 28 дней назад

He's got skills

@FKnoph 27 дней назад

The most impressive part is how Hank managed to move the bike mounted camera from front to back during the descent! 🤣 Great video, though! 😁

@AQUPAS Месяц назад

Another banger of a video by GCN!! Absolutely epic views too!

@gcn Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it, we had so much fun filming this one... can you tell 😉

@festerofest4374 Месяц назад

That was thrilling to watch! The awesome drone footage really helped provide perspective. Nice work, GCN! And a beautiful bunny-hop over the wet spot, Hank! You were FLYING yet the TdF bros were 10kph faster -- just unbelievable!

@roberthayter157 Месяц назад

I have a French friend who lives in St Jean de Maurienne in the region of Galibier. Last time I saw him he was 77 and had ascended four of the local Tour de France mountain passes that summer - by bike, that is - including Galibier.

@suhdud4646 Месяц назад

Surely Im not the only one who when on the flats at speed under my own power feels in control but that exact same speed going down a decent feels alot quicker.

@Jeffgreene37 Месяц назад

Agreed! 😂

@williamcroson9102 Месяц назад

On the flat you know you can stop a lot quicker. Makes a massive difference.

@gcn Месяц назад

It's all about confidence 🙌

@Sixten-- 26 дней назад

I mean, you are probably also accelerating at that speed still. Maybe that's what makes it feel faster?

@mommamooney Месяц назад

Loved it! I am definitely not a speed demon on descents. The hubs told me recently that I’m faster going uphill than down. I think it triggers my absolute fear of heights

@gcn Месяц назад

To us that sounds like you're just a speedy climber! 😉

@galloglas6907 Месяц назад

One of the most iconic beginnings to a descent where they handed out newspapers for the riders to stuff inside their jersey to block the cold wind

@gcn Месяц назад

It's an absolute classic! 👌

@nickpatten5263 Месяц назад

That was bloody good going Hank, great footage too. One of the best GCN videos of late.

@gcn 28 дней назад

Thanks Nick

@ger128 Месяц назад

This looks like so much fun! Great job to Hank for making it down at such a fast pace.

@Grant_Ferstat Месяц назад

Well done Hank it scared me just watching!

@gcn Месяц назад

Hank ain't scared of nothing! 🙌

@waynebond5771 Месяц назад

Love watching Hank ride and of course he throws in a bunny hop on his descent

@inz_uzi Месяц назад

Amazing thing is that Ganna was faster on flat than Hank on descent 😂

@gcn Месяц назад

Hahahah don't rub it in too much 😉

@davidshardlow4369 29 дней назад

Hank that was absolutely epic! Bluebird day in the Alps and serious cojones from you on the descent.. brilliant video!

@gcn 28 дней назад

Thanks!

@fredhercmaricaubang1883 Месяц назад

This is pretty descent of you!

@gcn Месяц назад

Thanks 😉

@fredhercmaricaubang1883 Месяц назад

@@gcn You did get the pun, right?

@ianba123 Месяц назад

At the top of the descent the camera is mounted on his handlebars, yet by the bottom it's on the back of his saddle. Clearly some video trickery is going on here!

@cpshoot1146 Месяц назад

They have two cameras, you see the other one thats behind him as he descends.

@inz_uzi Месяц назад

It's magic of YT. 😊 On some shots he miraculously doesn't have any cameras.

@andrewmcalister3462 Месяц назад

Hank undid the mount and reattached it to the seat post while descending. 😲

@suvikristjan Месяц назад

@ianba123, So there's no way they did multiple descents to make the video more dynamic?

@ianba123 Месяц назад

@@suvikristjanYeah, sure they did - but it does detract from the authenticity!

@MartinBentancour Месяц назад

The camera on the front of the bike when Hank starts the descent and on the back at end 🧐🤔 I bet if he didn’t have to stop and change it he would have beat Tadej 😂

@steveb0503 Месяц назад

Yeah - I noticed that, too. Gonna chalk it up to supplemental shots taken later or something - 'cause I don't know how he could've considered it a non-stop run otherwise...

@markkorondi5983 Месяц назад

@@steveb0503 probably they did a recon ride and a full on descend. I mean thats what I would've done

@MartinBentancour Месяц назад

@@markkorondi5983 yeah, I figured as much. I imagine they often have to do several takes of the same and/or do a recon before the actual attempt.

@BrentNeal1979 Месяц назад

I came to the comments for exactly this point. Immediately noticed the 360 camera change during the video.

@PepeDalinShow Месяц назад

I love descents! It's the best part of the climb! SEND IT!

@gcn Месяц назад

What goes up must come down 🙌

@zhangyi3271 Месяц назад

Interesting to see GCN doing Safa Brian thing😅

@mikkelaare4103 Месяц назад

What a epic vid, the experiment is interesting of course - but can we take a minute for the feeling of this epic descent. From the flowy turns into the perfect hairpins with the most amazing views in the background. This is why i ride my bike in flat Denmark, so I can have experiences like this in the mountains.

@rant-a-dad3636 Месяц назад

Chapeau! That is an absolutely amazing effort. 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

@QwertsMinecraft Месяц назад

Wow that’s still a crazy good time by Hank! 👌🏼

@gcn Месяц назад

He's got skills! 👌

@eleycki Месяц назад

See hank: click! Great vid as always

@gcn Месяц назад

Yes yes yes! 🙌

@stevestudley5685 Месяц назад

Great content! Thank you.

@KarthickManickam 20 дней назад

The ascent and descent comes after a long ride for hours. Ideal test would be spend that much effort and then start descending. He started fresh from top.

@Stirling1989 Месяц назад

Props to Hank bunny hopping the wet road at 60kph+

@gcn Месяц назад

He's got the skills 🙌

@michaelfleming4015 Месяц назад

That was amazing! Without a closed road I don’t think you can or should go any faster. I was really scared for Hank. A close to head on with a climbing bike and those vehicles made it very sketchy. You Bunny Hopped the water! You did great Hank!

@gcn 28 дней назад

He is a mad man and a very skilled descender

@EricMichaelManuel Месяц назад

110km/h with 1mm of clothing to protect you, oh and styrofoam helmet that doesn't cover your face. Cycling! :D

@youngdave9976 Месяц назад

Still mightily impressive Hank, great video and again just goes to show how much better the pros are at everything

@gcn 28 дней назад

@williamh4611 29 дней назад

Hi Hank & Manon, I was the bike packer that took a pic with you at the summit of Galibier. Thanks for having taken the time for the pic. Great vid !

@gcn 28 дней назад

No problem at all, it was great to meet you. Hope you enjoyed the riding in the Apls as much as we did. Manon

@robertgreiner4703 Месяц назад

Kudos for that jump over the wet road!

@wandering_pete Месяц назад

Great video. Get Hank doing more of these and he'll be GCN's own Safa Brian. There are two things wrong with descending fast. You're so focussed on riding the road at speed, the optimal lines, etc., that you don't get to enjoy the scenery nor the twisty, winding road.

@GeekonaBike Месяц назад

IMHO downhill KoM have no place on Strava. Don't incentivize more risk taking on downhills!

@garysladek9110 Месяц назад

Cheers to you Hank. I for one would be terrified.

@n22pdf Месяц назад

Awesome ride Hank.. footage looked amazing.. you’re looking super trim dude 💪 you’ve got to ride back up now though😉🚴🏻👍 Pete

@bb-r5710 Месяц назад

What a ride with the camera view. I am glad you made the descent safely ❤

@gcn Месяц назад

Safe and speedy 👌 That's Hanks way 💨

@rodrodriguez5847 Месяц назад

Amazing! Hank..😮🤙

@Barrygee Месяц назад

I’m more impressed that you were able to change the camera from the front of the bike to the back whilst descending.

@yohansharp3040 Месяц назад

This was awesome, thanks GCN & Hank

@gcn 28 дней назад

Thanks for watching

@zekeHXC Месяц назад

I just want to say that the music choice at 1:00 is amazing.

@dr_taka Месяц назад

Ha Hank looking awesome on the bike. That is all matters 😂. Don’t care about the time

@Seppster58 Месяц назад

The added 360 camera was great. I just staretd using one as well, and really adds to experience.

@gcn Месяц назад

We love having one 🙌

@nemure Месяц назад

Tbf with those "hills" you can grab a mountain bike and descend it straight ignoring the road lanes 😅😅😅

@Gixer750pilot Месяц назад

Now that would make a great GCN / GMBN challenge !!!!

@nemure Месяц назад

@@Gixer750pilot Hahaha indeed

@Bathi666 Месяц назад

Wow amazing mate

@ramsden35 Месяц назад

Brilliantly terrifying!

@reinholdachleitner2069 Месяц назад

Awesome video,in a safe way 110km/h but excellent bunny hop Hank.💯👌🏻🚴‍♂️💪🏻

@michaelplantarich3375 Месяц назад

Great job Hank! Those roads without guard rails make my sphincters clench up 😂. Don't see many like that in America. I'm jealous of all the famous roads that are overseas that are packed with cyclists and cars that are super aware of their presence. I'd love to get over there one day to ride, just maybe not as quickly!

@andrewbackhouse5828 Месяц назад

Great views and terrifying, all at once

@chamfly5783 Месяц назад

I'll try that comment on my wife. "110 kph but in a safe way......"

@iswish_41 20 дней назад

Tadej did it after climbing up that monster of a mountain, you arrived in a car...

@NinjaElephant Месяц назад

Everybody saying Hank did not ride safely, I think he did a great job there, most of the time you can see oncoming miles ahead , road conditions were good and at some point he had motorbike and drone support, possible radio warnings. And I mean he was 2 minutes slower, think about the speed they do at the Tour.

@berndyorokai9283 Месяц назад

Hank´s definition of "in a safe way" differs a lot from mine 😅

@m477yrul3z Месяц назад

I want to see the GCN guys try out the olympic sport of BMXing! Freestyle and racing!

@Burkhard_Ehnes Месяц назад

well - and Pogi didn't have to change the Insta-360 from bar to saddle ...

@dirkstaudt4341 Месяц назад

What Pogi's average speed makes more impressive , is the fact of the mediocre road surface quality of the Galibier

@Va1l4323 Месяц назад

You guys should do a vid about how you film cycling vids like this as cycling is an incredibly hard to film

@galanska Месяц назад

I feel it in my stomach

@WanderingDiabetic Месяц назад

Smashed it mate awesome effort

@robertfranks3644 Месяц назад

Fair play good effort.

@aharshephotography Месяц назад

this was thrilling to watch

@bobfrode Месяц назад

100 km pr hr in a safe way? wow....didnt know that :P You are a brave man Hank :D

@jfa849 Месяц назад

Unusually in South Africa I've been lucky enough to ride a mountain pass descent that been used in a pro race. The times on Strava warp the brain a bit.

@lukacalov1988 Месяц назад

Short answer: No Long answer: Hell no

@reecedawson6113 Месяц назад

I'd love to see a pro or former pro not from the UK come and decent an open UK decent on our terrible often wet and gritty, potholly roads. Somewhere in the Yorkshire or the lakes down a 25% slope

@CarlosParadaP Месяц назад

How many times did he went down ? In the beginning, the camera was in the front and then all of a sudden it was on the back 🤔🤔🤔

@okayest_amateur Месяц назад

You were flying!!

@gcn 28 дней назад

He is speedy!

@mrvwbug4423 Месяц назад

I think even a typical amateur rider or even amateur racer would've stuffed it trying to go your pace. That spot where the back of the bike tried to step out on you, you held it, I think a lot of amateur riders would've stuffed it in that spot.

@stanislaogerman3743 Месяц назад

Well done ... you were not on closed roads and not optimized for aero (3d camera for one). I think you could have beat Pogi under optimal conditions 💪🏾

@paulgrimshaw8334 Месяц назад

Big Question: Any special measures taken to balance your wheels?

@themanof83 29 дней назад

Tom Pidcock, "Hold my beer"! 🍺

@gcn 28 дней назад

@maniac0303 Месяц назад

I would say the not closed roads cost around one minute, the aerodynamic disadvantage though the cam around 20 seconds and maybe optimized aerodynamic cloths would save a couple of seconds ... So, it's not too bad at all. But I don't know about the weather conditions. It looks like the same as on TdF race day. What about the wind direction or the air pressure?

@aihsanasl 21 день назад

You should add "dont try this at home" warning in the description :D

@PrzemyslawInstunajd-rj5ep Месяц назад

What kind of mount You used for seat post @gcn? Lovely cornering skills Hank👌🚴

@HenningGu 29 дней назад

110?!?!?! I'm already feeling iffy at 30 on the good roads around here and 25 usually.

@pierrex3226 23 дня назад

There's time to save by dropping that jacket and not running cameras on the bike. At these speeds, both things absolutely slow you down materially. Now that wouldn't take you to the top 10, but you would for sure save several seconds. And I'm surprised you didn't do several runs.

@jonathanzappala Месяц назад

I don’t know guys, the only video I’ve seen of Hank’s professional career is him failing to navigate a corner 😂

@eduardolevylopes8126 Месяц назад

Me cycling in brazil at sea level , i wouldnt even be able to breath there to get into the bike

@alinapopescu872 Месяц назад

It must be Jamie's breakfast that's slowing you down. 😉

@rg807 Месяц назад

"We made it to the top.." You DROVE to the top. 😂

@gcn Месяц назад

Watch this space 👀

@dklindsey1952 Месяц назад

Very fun video

@nicholasg.844 Месяц назад

"I'm not gonna take crazy risks" .. and went on to do a Bunny Hop on the wet part of the descend 😱

@gcn 28 дней назад

He can't help himself!

@manuel7102 Месяц назад

I hate this video, on open roads everybody should abide by the rules and yet I saw dangerous overtakings and lane invasion. Those kind of behaviour shouldn't be done or even promoted

@ghislainbugnicourt3709 Месяц назад

I enjoyed the video, but you're right. "How fast can I get while respecting the rules" would still be a fun challenge, with a better message.

@trojanhawrs4613 Месяц назад

The overtake was maybe a little bit dicey but the van driver slowed right down to let him pass, there's no problem with using the oncoming lane to gain vision around the corner or reduce your turn angle where you have vision already, it's a technique taught to motorcyclists and people doing advanced driving courses.

@kamenninov1405 29 дней назад

WoW I was able to do 61 km/h( GPS ) downhill with my vintage Pegeout Carbolite 103!!! From Bachkovo to Asenovgrad in Bulgaria 8-9km. Shall I go to a tournament? :D I do casually 80km per ride on a mountain terrain with it.

@Popmycherryyo Месяц назад

I imagine of course 1 thing is that they are more skilled etc on the bike (obviously) but I would imagine that they have probably also studied the descent down to more or less every pebble or potential pebble on the road? They know which bends they might need to break some extra on, and which ones they can take more risks cus it might "look scarier than it is" ? This is of course just speculation.

@alexhffmnn Месяц назад

Which mount are you using to mount the camera on the aerobar?

@frankbuchsel293 Месяц назад

How would the one-by have made any difference... a 54-11 remains a 54-11 regardless of second chain ring or not?

@jonathanellis1842 Месяц назад

would be interesting to know what gearing Hank had, the pros run big chain rings up front, even when on Sram with a 10 cog at the back. I spin out on my 50-11 at around the 60KPH plus mark so cannot push on out of the bends when descending the steeper longer stuff, this limits my top speed, but I do not mind, as I am glad of the rest.

@raybarber9837 12 дней назад

Can I suggest a challenge for Hank. Take on Beth Shriever on a BMX course then see how she does against him on a road bike sprinting and uphill.

@africancyclist 29 дней назад

4:07 I see you are using the insta 360, would be great if you added the stats especially speed. This can be done by connecting to Garmin or using the insta 360 GPS remote

@erikmmartens Месяц назад

80th ish still means that you were faster or at worst as fast as the slower half of the peleton. Surely the top of the leaderboard is populated pretty much only by TdF athletes. Even assuming many TdF riders don't upload publicly to Strava, this is still pretty fast for open roads. The amount of time you loose on not being able to take both lanes while cornering is massive. You have to brake more before, you are slower throughout the curve and you'll take longer accelerating back up (which might be cut short by the next curve). Probably ⅔ or more of you time loss comes from that.