Giro D'Italia 2024 - How long can I keep up with Tadej? 

"it's not that impressive, about 350w which is just under 5w/kg" 💀💀

Bro really went all the way to Italy just to use a calculator for the climb

Tadej ain't no ultra specialist. The dude is the best all around bike rider on the planet.

It’s not even comprehendible how strong those guys are. Further how the best can do it day after day for 3 weeks.

Pogacar's greatness is not only winning GTs but ALSO winning cobbled classics like the Flanders. It's mind-boggling how good he is and living in a completely different universe.

its not only climbs. their is speed on the flats is completely out of this world

How small the world is. I was there myself at the race day on Saturday, what an atmosphere! I have ridden various stages of the Giro over the last four years and was happy every time I completed individual stages. Before we drove up by Monte Grappa, we had a ride of 57km and 700m of climb, then we drove quickly, but still able to enjoy the scenery and atmosphere, to the top. It took us an hour and 50 minutes. I'm 1.93m and 98kg, my steel gravel bike weighs 12kg plus luggage, so it's all the more fascinating for me to see the professionals riding up the mountain after 19 stages at twice the speed of me. They are monsters!!! Greetings from Austria!

I cannot believe you were in Italy! Greetings from an Italian fan! 🚲

This 3 minute test was great to see, gets things into perspective, and with 5w/kg you are no joke of a rider. Bravo!

'Taddie' and 'Poji' is killing me xD

Its almost 3 in the morning on the east coast. Thinks for the entertainment at work

"I know what my 1h threshold power is" -> Yes but it's impossible to hold your sea level threshold while climbing as long ass climb like this as your threshold lower the higher you are.

Good to see you in Europe 😊

fun video!! grazie !

I live in California the most intense and highest climbing in America. Yes, Colorado has more, but you begin at 5000 to 8000 feet, we begin at sea level. One of my most favorite climbs is in the Trinity Alps CA, 8% grade for 10 miles, all wilderness, all paved, amazing this road exists. I may see one car on this road the entire time. I have never seen a cyclist on this road ever. Even though I am a bodybuilder and climbing at 200lbs@13%BFI on a 44 pound bike, I still enjoy the challenge, the slow climb means I can look around, and the quiet with no cars. I am a slow climber to be sure, but that doesn't take any of the fun out of it! ( I ride continually, never stopping up to 7 hours, I don't like stopping on ride and having to re-warm up )

I few years ago I went to Italy with my friend who among others sells Selle Italia saddles. The producer invited him to Crespano del Grappa for a presentation. While he was at the presentation I climbed Monte Grappa. A great climb, it was a bit chilly. When the event ended we went to a village close to Arabba (Caprile) and stayed there for four days. It was four days of cycling bliss - Fedaia, Gardena, Sella, Pordoi,Valparola, Giau... It was off season, very little traffic. A paradise.

its incredible how similarly looking human muscle/body can contain or have such differencies in power and endurance.

Tadej isn't doing 6,5W/Kg for an hour. He did 6,2 on the actual race. FTP on Strava was set as 6,35

Practice make perfect, don’t give up

.... that's flippen impressive!

In the end, it took Tadej less than 51 minutes to go up that climb. So impressive.

I just rode Pog's pace up Mt Umunhum for the entirety of two turns of the cranks. Watch out!

Damn! Missed a chance for a collab here! We could have tag teamed that bad boy🤣

It may be more interesting to see if you could match the times of the guys who make it up in the grupetto.

Love the video! What are you using to overlay data these days?

Implying that doping doesn’t exist anymore 😂

Well, he’s on the right bike for the specific task at hand

very nice video thx. respect to pro cyclists.

Italian Espressos are the best!

‘The World Tour cyclists!’ - this should have been written in the Golden Record of Voyager1 of the highest levels of athletics Earthlings can achieve.

There are ultra dopers now.. But don't diss some of the best cycling there's ever been..

Psyche… nice!

if you are heavier, you don´t need the same 6,5 W/kg - look at Wout van Aert

5 min long video. Must not have been able to hold on long 😅 Great video!

Love italy 🇮🇹

Another note that I would make is how impressive it is for sprinters to make those time cuts. Clearly they’re not in the same league when it comes to climbing as the lead GC guys, but they would absolutely DUST 99% of regular riders up the climbs….and then still be able to put up 1700w

Aaahhh the soloist, lovely bike

They have some motors in the wheels, that's why !!!

How much time would you give up to Tim Merlier, and other sprinters, around your weight?

Can you please bring some of those mountains to the US, specifically to Michigan? Flat land is boring sometimes

1 minute is probably my limit. Maybe even less before I'm face down on the side of the mountain 😅

We need to do something about those glasses...😂

You need the same fuel to start with...

Hi Jeff, what garmin mount are you using with the insta 360?

Do you think you would beat Pogačar in a sprint tho

I would worry the long term effects of the regular ingestion of exogenous ketones.

My brain just can’t process the fitness level of these guys.

Taddy lol 1:50

Amazing how they're doing this clean nowadays lol

How’d you like the Rudy Project sunglasses Jeff???

That's 3 more minutes than I can do.

will Pros like Keegan or Alex Wild have 6.5w/kg?

Haha Jeff only lasted 3 minutes. Not the first time he's heard that!! JK Crazy to think that even a seasoned rider like Jeff who wins a lot of crit races here in the states couldn't keep it going longer than that. I wonder how much of your riding style plays a factor into the equation, being you normally sprint on flat tracks and don't train in the hills..

I would have to hold 573 watts for 1 hour to keep up .=) Well keep training, only have to improve my FTP by 200 Actually might be better to just diet a bit . =)

Vingegaard back on the bike

Theres normal & gifted in everything

obviously super strong either way, but is 350 power you've actually done for an hour? Or 95% of 20 minutes? (Admittedly I hate 95% of 20 minutes, totally fake number that confuses and frustrates more than helps anyone, in my opinion)

what are those glasses though

My time at that power would probably be 45 secs on a great day lol.

Yes, racing has never been fair. Those born with the perfect genetics for long stage racing, will win over the most dedicated opponents. We all have to identify our body types and VO2 MAX, then train for a sport that meets those specifications. I was born as an extreme ectomorph; distance was always easy for me and so went into ultra-marathon cycle racing. No power and no strength, we work with what we have. But ultimately the genetic gifts at birth determine how you will perform against the world. IF only we were all born with equal gifts, then the winner would be the most dedicated and disciplined. But then we are all competing with different levels of immune system stress, that would also have to be equalized. Sports will never tell us who worked the hardest to win.

The sheer gap between humans and the aliens riding the world tour is something I cannot comprehend.

Well, it depends on your doping strategy.

Saying Pogi will win was something you could do before the Giro started, no one thought he had any serious competition. Giro was nice for the battle 2 - 10 tho! Hope you're enjoying you're Europe trip!

Get Mauro to give you a hand into a hypoxic tent and you'd do better then three mins!

Taddy 😂

Can your former protege EJ out climb you? He is a big guy, but claims 5W/kg now FTP. Both of you call it "average", but its far from!

What w/kg are sprinters doing up the mountains?

your "um" sounds a lot like the "ome" in the original "somebody once told me"

News flash! After 1h all out, you would still be only 80% up the mountain. So unless you included that, you're losing 20+ minutes :D

Super cool video! I think we sometimes forget how ridiculously lightweight these guys are at race weight. Easiest way to boost the watts/kg, drop some kgs!

Epo

pogacar is just the goat already of cycling so you shouldnt feel bad.

I wish I could be “not that impressive” Those pros are a different kind of human

There's no way they did 6.5 for an hour. Pogi probably did something like 6.2

EPO

You can only do it with hedgehog hairs like TPog 🤣🤣🤣

Why are you running the 40 44 instead of the 52 63 wheels? About to buy new wheels and deciding between these 2.

Pantani was 8w/kg on threshold not 7x/kg...other category of umano being

'Taddy' [voms]

Ultra dopers of past ages... Yah they all now ride clean 😁😂🤣

The lap runners will definitely be at a disadvantage compared to the Tour de France riders, as the Tour de France riders are all-rounders (no offense)

I actually gave you 5 mins top! You fell short!!! Lol

these guys are juiced to the gills

Cervelo Soloist gang gang gang

What are thooooooooseeeeeeee? What’s up with those glasses 😅😅

Gtfo 350watts for 1 hr is impressive as hell no matter the watts per kilo.

pogacar is not doing 6.5w/kg for 1 hour lol.

5wkg and you’d almost miss the time cut 😂

You need The Juice like the pros get ……

Someone said Keegan could beat Poggi. Americans being Americans lol

"Let's see how long can i keep up w/ Tadej", then proceeds to upload a 6 minute video LOL they're out of this world for sure

i think the reality is Mark Cavendish will drop you on these climbs

Podgy, I think he'd find that offensive

350 for an hour is still pretty impressive ha

To be fair though, Tadej couldn't outsprint you though, so there's that. Or could he? Can we look at those numbers?

3 mins? damn !! You definitely need some PEDs to get closer to the Pros.

There is a tiny caveat in that "estimation", just a small one... 🤦‍♂

Why even race, we can just calculate their watts/kg, and see who the winner is! 😆

They're already beating some of the climbing records of the dopers. Do you think aerodynamics, nutrition, and training have advanced so much in the past 20 years to overcome the benefits of all of those drugs those guys were doing? Or do you think it's possible there is a new, undetectable super drug?

how is it possible for someone to do 475 watts for 1 hour?!