I Tried To Finish The Tour Of Flanders With Just 8 Weeks Of Training

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I Tried To Finish The Tour Of Flanders With Just 8 Weeks Of Training
After 8 challenging weeks of training aided by Wahoo SYSTM, Cillian is gearing up to take on the Tour of Flanders, known as one of the most challenging sportives in the world. Is he prepared for its cobbled paths, daunting climbs, and the 160 kilometres of road that lie ahead at the Ronde van Vlaanderen? Will he manage to make it across the finish line?
Welcome! 0:00
Cillian’s training and equipment 1:06
Can anybody take on the Tour of Flanders? 1:47
What’s the race route? 2:15
The big day 3:00
Go time! 4:31
Si Richardson’s Flanders advice 5:59
The value of local knowledge 7:03
Climbing the Muur van Geraardsbergen 8:17
The Koppenberg 10:08
The Taaienberg, AKA the “Boonenberg” 12:08
Oude Kwaremont 14:38
The Paterberg: Last climb to go! 15:48
Last kilometre 16:34
Training metrics 17:27
Reflections 18:06
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@gcn Месяц назад

🇧🇪 Have you ever cycled the Tour of Flanders route? Let us know 👇

@two-eyedRoy Месяц назад

No! It seems to be very selfishly European... should it ever be held in AUS, then maybe. :D Q) Did Cillian roll on for a bit to claim a 100 mile ride?

@ToOldToTurnProcycling Месяц назад

The same route as Ollies, 300km in one day😢

@blissbouwerij4033 Месяц назад

Not yet! After watching you conquer it, I am inspired to give it a go! I am also an Aussie (@two-eyedroy4883) but I am in South Holland, the Netherlands...only ridden outdoors a few seasons on flat ground, and just back in the saddle after a 2 year break. You really inspired me with achieving this goal, from sharing your idea, to relishing in your accomplishment, bloody well done, and thank-you.

@phillippitts6294 Месяц назад

I wish!

@cloclob2002 Месяц назад

yes, 6 times and 4 times the full distance +220km. last time also to home = +40km >>> training and commitment!!!

@kevinmchugh1780 Месяц назад

Brilliant, more Cillian please. The peoples champion.

@Jan94712 Месяц назад

Would wish to see cilian take one of the iconic climbs in the alps, like the alpe d'huez or sth like this. That would make for some good content wouldnt it? Maybe si, hank or the others can ride along with him that time?

@michaelverlanov8977 Месяц назад

Agree! Very inspiring!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

@@Jan94712 I actually did this already. I did the Etape du Tour as part of a GCN+ documentary back in summer 2022. Hopefully some day soon those films will see the light of day again on a new platform. But yeah that day was roasting hot, 40 degrees celsius in the middle of the day, went over the Galibier, Col de la Croix de Fer and finished on Alpe d'Huez. I think I prefer riding in Flanders!

@gcn Месяц назад

The 105 of GCN? What challenge should we set him next?

@gregmcnicoll5520 Месяц назад

@@gcn**Tiagra. 105 is mow far too expensive for your avg person

@thsaintful Месяц назад

"some people can climb, some people can sprint. I for one, can eat as many gels as I want" - Truly a hero of the people Cillian is!

@jonheggen Месяц назад

Cillian is now the GCN presenter I would want to go with on a ride! What a hoot!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Come to Ireland and send me an email and let’s do it!

@gcn Месяц назад

Wow! Think you could keep up?

@prispin Месяц назад

Seriously one of the best GCN videos ever - Cillian, you really have shown us average people that we can do epic rides like this - thanks! (love the facial expressions - nice editing!)

@TitanBene Месяц назад

Yes! You are so right! Love this video and idea!

@gcn Месяц назад

Thanks! We really appreciate the feedback 🙌 Would you like to see more Cillian in videos?

@morosis82 Месяц назад

Have done a lot of epic rides and there's usually a few hundred or thousand others doing it with me. Average people can do amazing epic rides with a bit of persistence and grit.

@folixmute Месяц назад

The hotrod flame socks must have added a couple of watts

@gcn Месяц назад

Minimum 5 watts

@johnandrews3568 Месяц назад

@@gcn per sock, right?

@dasf89 Месяц назад

6:10 Ah yes, the classic progression from "I will be giving it the beans" to "maybe some beans" to "well a single bean will have to do" within a sportive. Well done!

@danbeel8533 Месяц назад

Been there. Realized I hadn't brought enough beans.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Haha! Exactly!

@gcn Месяц назад

He gave it all the beans! 🫘 Proud of Cillian 🙌

@nicholaswelsh8486 Месяц назад

This was my 20th edition of the long route. At 64 I was going to make next year my last, but someone told me the oldest rider to complete the 237k is 81! Good grief! No excuses then 😳.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Haha! That is brilliant, to you've another 18 years to go to try and break the record!

@gcn Месяц назад

Keep it up! Drop back in here and let us know what you brake the record 🙌

@nicholaswelsh8486 Месяц назад

@@gcn I actually might die trying, what a way to go though, on the Koppenberg preferably, not on the Hotond though! 😁.

@manfrommontreal Месяц назад

The man, the myth, the LEGEND: The Gel Smasher of Cork!

@gcn Месяц назад

Hahahah what a nickname 🤣

@peterfireflylund Месяц назад

@@gcnhwat indeed!

@bkerridge25 Месяц назад

Good job Cillian. Still missing the longer versions of videos like this that used to be put on GCN+

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Same 😔

@gcn Месяц назад

We miss GCN+ too 😢 We're working on a new home for the GCN+ Content, watch this space and we'll let you know soon!

@bkerridge25 Месяц назад

@@gcn great to hear, I will keep my eyes peeled 🙂

@238949 Месяц назад

Go Cillian GO , what a fabulous ride and video, so proud of you, what an inspiration x

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it.

@gcn Месяц назад

Smashed it didn't he! 💪

@238949 Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn loved it x

@238949 Месяц назад

@@gcn he did 😍😍

@recreativeco Месяц назад

I love all the gcn presenters, but watching Cillian is the best. Congrats @Cillian 🎉

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thank you so much, really glad you enjoyed it.

@gcn Месяц назад

We always love filming with Cillian! Never a dull moment 🙌 Should we do it more often?

@recreativeco Месяц назад

@@gcn for sure! #adventureswithcillian

@ronaldgjosey1254 Месяц назад

Great ride Killian. Kudos Killian at the 9:26 mark going up the cobbles to the Chapel and asking the Rider if he was, okay, rider gave a Thumbs up that he was. True sportsmanship.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Haha! Well I’m glad he was ok. I really didn’t fancy stopping there. Very hard to get going again!

@gcn Месяц назад

Be more Cillian, always stop for fellow riders 🙌

@inz_uzi Месяц назад

Cillian is no average guy... He's a beast! Go Cillian! 😊

@dalanywatkins Месяц назад

Possibly one of the best GCN videos. This man is an absolute (gel-fuelled) legend!

@jacksonmah90 Месяц назад

I also rode the 158km version this year and I have to say those were some of the worst conditions I ever faced on a bike (you mention that in the video, but you don't emphasise on that enough! :) ). So no matter the numbers you mentioned at the end Cillian, everyone who started and completed the race last Saturday definately needed a far more than average mindset!! For reference: The shimano service personell didn't have anymore brakepads after a certain time because so many people needed new ones because of all the dirt and water everywhere. I wore out both my front and back brake, even after they were at like 50% at the start of the race, which could get you through a whole dry summer.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Wow! That’s mad. I wonder how many people didn’t finish? I kind of think the conditions could have been worse though. There was a lot of rain but there was mercifully very little wind.

@Ravenblade86 Месяц назад

Cracking job Cillian, even with the weather treating you to some of those iconic classics seasons conditions you handled that really well and did a great job presenting it in the process!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much! The weather was all part of it. I'm glad it was horrible. Made it more authentically Belgian.

@osimnod Месяц назад

Congratulations on finishing such an epic, iconic ride! Encouraging to see older, average but determined amateur riders tackling a Monument. And a "well-done!" to the organizers to create an event for the masses.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much. Yeah I agree, I think it was the best organised event I've ever done. Marshalls absolutely everywhere, everything you could possibly want at more food stops than you possibly need. It was brilliant.

@gcn Месяц назад

It's such a cool event! Would you ever take on a ride like this? 🚴

@osimnod Месяц назад

@@gcn Well, since I'm across "the Pond" in northern California, that would take some planning but it would be quite a test at my age (66) and the lack of cobbled roads here would leave me without any prior experience with that tricky surface. When I was 33, I finished both the Davis (CA) Double (200 miles in one day) and the Markleeville (CA) Death Ride (aka the Tour of the California Alps) about 130 miles and 15,000 feet of elevation gain. But those were days when I wore a younger man's clothes.

@mikepalmer8 Месяц назад

One of the best videos GCN has ever done. Really inspiring for all us (below) average guys

@socopower Месяц назад

What a hero Cillian, managing to chit chat while climbing some of these 😂 still keeping his smile at the end, clearly he needs a bigger challenge!

@robertsmme Месяц назад

This was simply brilliant. His numbers were encouraging too. Well done and kudos to the film crew for making this such an interesting ride.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Stefan the video creator is absolutely brilliant at his job. He worked harder than I did!

@gcn Месяц назад

Hard to make Flanders look boring 🙌 Great to hear you enjoyed the video, would you ever do an event like this?

@ricardonascimento3545 Месяц назад

Brilliant! Cillian is a man with a full life who enjoys cycling, never hiding the difficulty of the routes. In between, he can still create a good atmosphere and bring a smile. Awsome!

@gcn Месяц назад

Always fun filming with Cillian! Would you take on an event like this? 🚴

@ricardonascimento3545 Месяц назад

He is a person with a lot of knowledge and even with a busy life he can do something as difficult as this route. I've done a few, but this will be one of the trickiest challenges. One day, I would love to try this! 😊

@TheImprobableIronman Месяц назад

Please can we have more Cillian on the channel - he's a natural. Epic ride - great video - top content. Maybe when he's sorted the water bottles and uploader, you can find him another challenge!?!? 😂

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Jaysus... the uploader. I was genuinely getting heckled about it during that Flanders ride... I better just stop faffing about and do it.

Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn Yes please, I wasn't able to upload a GCN-show teaser two weeks ago. 😄

@TheImprobableIronman Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn Ha - Sorry fella, couldn't resist it. Chapeau for that ride though and I stand by what I say - we need more of you on the channel.

@01FozzyS Месяц назад

Bravo,Cillian! All that blood sweat and tears in your training paid off. Congrats and looking forward to see what's next on your list!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much! I’m looking forward to finding out too! I think…

@gcn Месяц назад

We're cooking something 🧑‍🍳

@cb6866 Месяц назад

Thank you Cillian...sir , you are amazing , you did that whilst speaking ! How are you feeling now ? Thanks to the crew as well. Great episode , Cillian was laughing , something I appreciate greatly . His sense of himself ? Rest , recover .

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

I actually felt OK in the days after it. I felt good enough at the end that I could have kept going! Maybe it was all those energy gels....

@WarHammerWH Месяц назад

Well done Cillian! Wear the GCN colors with pride. They were well represented this day.

@gcn Месяц назад

Once you put the GCN kit you really get an extra push 👌

@ThielemanMaarten Месяц назад

What a beast, casually holding a conversation on the Muur. Strong!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Haha! I knew I was going OK when someone jokingly complained to me that I was passing them out on a climb while presenting!

@dannelordbanana8362 Месяц назад

Thank you, very inspiring video! Good job! 👍 Next up, you should try the Vätternrundan 315km in June here in Sweden. 😉 Quite an experience to ride through the night with people all along the road, drinking beer and cheering on you!

@gcn Месяц назад

That sounds amazing! Is there a change we can get some beers after too? 🍻

@KimiTheCat09 Месяц назад

Big up, Cillian, big big up! 🎉I haven't rooted for a presenter to make it through to the end of the ride this hard since Si sang/cried along to James Blunt and I genuinely began fearing for his sanity 😅. I can't explain how proud this feat made me feel for Cillian, cracking effort, well done! 🫶👏

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much! I don’t think I’ve seen that James Blunt video. I must dip into the GCN back catalogue and try find it!

@KimiTheCat09 Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EPvP-4yXxYk.htmlsi=Y4geziHKEnZRyfUs at 29:42 😁

@gcn Месяц назад

Luckily there was no Blunt on this ride 🤣

@raysmith2602 Месяц назад

My wife and i did the flanders sportive some years ago on our Cannondale MT800 tandem. We had a great system of getting in the right hand gutter on the climbs cos tandems are very slow on the hills and people were unimpeded by us. Once over the climb i would give a big whistle snd the groups who had passed us on the climb shouted up "tandem" and move over as we descended so much faster than them. We got up every climb on two wheels but on the Muur we had to bump on the pavement cos somebody fell off in front of us and no way was i clipping out. So many people were amazed to see a tandem and one Belgian guy commented on how you couldn't climb out of the saddle on a tandem. We both got out of the saddle and climbed next to him. Best day out on a bike ive ever had in 55 years cycling

@gcn Месяц назад

love it! And there is nothing quite like seeing the motion of a pair climbing out of the saddle on a tandem! Poetry in motion! ❤️

@bensmith2609 Месяц назад

Excellent stuff. Flanders is such an underrated trip from the UK. Train to Dover; ferry to Dunkirk; 100km cycle to Flanders; check into a hotel; cycle around for a few days; head home. Great trip for very little money! And you can go in the summer when it’s quiet, dry and sunny!

@gcn Месяц назад

Such a good trip! Did you catch Hank doing this very ride with stranger? 🚴 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lJOtCFegc-4.html

@adamwilkinson6679 Месяц назад

I love this guy. I was there this year and rode all the climbs😀, not that it matters but a minor point of pride. It's a cultural experience I would recommend to everyone! Flanders is awesome

@carsonlewiscycling Месяц назад

The best craic! You’re a superstar, Cillian! More of you on here, please. ❤

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thank you so much. Really glad you enjoyed it.

@homersadiarin9299 Месяц назад

Congrats to Cilian finishing the Flanders. Riding in wet cobbles is the hardest and even more, it's a climb. Wish I could also smash 13% gradients easily.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

22% some of them!

@gcn Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn You didn't let that one slide 😉

@gcn Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn Here you go! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EPvP-4yXxYk.html - maybe save it until your lunch break

@mgapagnolo1819 Месяц назад

Cillian you are one of my favorite part time presenters. Loved the beans expressions. Whats next? the Alpe d’Huez and or, the Tourmalet? I would love to see that journey.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Well, thank you so much. They've actually made me do Alpe d'Huez already. I did the Etape du Tour in 2022 for a GCN+ film. Hopefully it will see the light of day on another platform sometime soon. That included the Galibier, Croix de Fer and Alpe d'Huez. I must admit, I preferred cycling in the rain in Flanders, than cycling in the sun in the Alps.

@danm5021 Месяц назад

@@cilliankellygcn I did both of these too and I concur that the rain last weekend was far more preferable than the mind-melting heat of the '22 etape... Well done on another cracking ride!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

@@danm5021 Thanks so much! Well done to you for getting through that Etape! I remember digging into the numbers at the time - all of the results from previous years, and it was the Etape with the lowest percentage of finishers ever.

@scottjohnson6056 Месяц назад

Cillian has more heart than anyone else on GCN. Congratulations!

@kippen64 Месяц назад

Cillian is looking fit!!!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Well thank you! I feel fit after that!

@user-sn2sb2xi8t Месяц назад

Great video, very impressive to keep talking while putting in those miles! Maith an buachaill!

@aghorn Месяц назад

Congratulations, Cillian. Way to go!

@danbeel8533 Месяц назад

Cillian is truly a presenter for the people. I love your perspective and guts, mate!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed it,

@USC9210 Месяц назад

This proves that the Muur needs to come back to the actual race. Such an iconic climb, and on Ronde race day, the sight of all the fans screaming on the grass embankment up to the chapel is just one of the great sights in the sport. To me, more iconic visual than Alpe d'Huez or the Angliru. Please reinstate the Muur!!

@jimim1882 Месяц назад

Love this! Also rode the sportive this year, except for the walk up the Koppenberg which was just too crowded and slippery. A genuine achievement to get around that tough course successfully. Well done to Cillian and everyone else who completed their ride there, to those with a mechanical, or worse, a fall or injury-related DNF - good luck for next time.

@rbonn3880 Месяц назад

The man. The legend. Epic hero. Cillian, way to go!

@gcn Месяц назад

Amazing effort from Cillian here! 🙌

@user-np5dh8cu9p Месяц назад

That was awesome - I loved it! Well done Cillian in all respects. Well done GCN - all the videos where the presenters are in an event sharing the experience are some of my absolute favorites!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Ah that’s great to hear. Really glad you enjoyed it! And very humbled to be referred to as ‘a presenter’. Fantastic!

@allanfoster6965 Месяц назад

Congratulations. Brilliant stuff!

@pabloscope Месяц назад

Nice one Cillian! I did a similar ride with these iconic climbs and cobbled streets a few months ago and it was moving to see them again. Also, I acquired an extra level of admiration for the pros that smash these climbs.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Yeah absolutely, it's so hard to get a sense of the gradients and conditions when you're just watching on TV. It's like I'd been watching them in black and white before now and now I get to watch them in full colour

@smithpauld1501 Месяц назад

Thank, you Cillian, achievable numbers but a lot of grit.

@andyfairchild2383 Месяц назад

Awesome! Well done Cillian ❤ Lovely video, really enjoyed that.

@xavierhulbert5849 Месяц назад

Seeing those numbers was much more motivating than I thought they would be. That’s really impressive!

@climbslc2281 Месяц назад

Loved it! Esp. the infinite gel, "know you your super power" part! Congrats!!

@jamesporter5630 Месяц назад

Monumental! Great ride. Great video. Good project from conception thru completion. Congratulations.

@DJKLIBRA Месяц назад

Nice! Try to say the ou in Oudenaarde and oude kwaremont as the o in wow or down. Oude kwaremont. Ask Dan, he has nailed it. Rob Hatch does it brilliantly as well. Going to watch the video now. Big respect for trying to ride these cobbles, I wouldn't dare to. Spoiled with lovely bicycle paths in holland.

@kevinbrown7616 Месяц назад

That was awesome! What a great accomplishment. Plus, you had such a great attitude. Love it! KB

@TheBridgee100 Месяц назад

You cracked me up when you were quoting all the winners of the Flanders. Prodigious memory right there. You are a legend! Well done on the completion of the ride; and most importantly that you enjoyed yourself!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much. Yeah was such an enjoyable day out. I would recommend it to anyone! Despite the weather... or maybe actually, *because* of the weather

@patrickevans1632 Месяц назад

Bloody hell! Brilliant mate

@killering5 Месяц назад

More Cillian! Seriously, mate - great content; GCN, please do more with this fine young man. Also - how about a contest, where winners get to go on rides with Cillian, on borrowed dream bikes? That's a good idea, I think.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

This is the greatest idea I have ever heard.

@alinapopescu872 Месяц назад

Cillian, you are a hero ! Well done!!! ❣❣❣🥇🏆

@johnandrews3568 Месяц назад

Cillian, man, this was awesome! Congrats and VERY well done, mate. Love the laughter on the Koppenberg and love the Belgian gloves. GCN needs more Cillian Kelly! ❤

@deputyfk Месяц назад

Cillian you are a beast! We need more content for "our" man of the people! Cillian represents the majority of us all and does it well!! Great ride!!!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much. Really glad you enjoyed it. Have you ever been riding in Flanders?

@deputyfk Месяц назад

No sir, I have not. Been in awe for a long time and much respect to anyone pro or "Joe" who does it!

@jamesbull9879 Месяц назад

What a legend! Loved this!

@duathlete827 Месяц назад

Excellent effort! Thanks

@SJPMs Месяц назад

Fantastic achievement Gillian💪👏👍. You have inspired me to have a go next year 🙂

@jeffreywilliams3646 Месяц назад

Well done. Very relatable. Now GCN needs to see who can done the most gels without digestive distress. My money is on Cilian.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Well coincidentally Hank gave it a good go in a GCN video last week.

@henningsykkellarsen Месяц назад

the year I turned 50 cycled the rondhe! a memory for life! You managed to awaken this memory! the following day we stood at odekwaremont to cheer on the pros! we stood there with mother and father bettiol.... the following year he won the whole thing! we got to experience it all, test the trail ourselves and meet the stars on the trail the day before the pro race❤ Make more of this!

@jimmckenna9811 Месяц назад

Superb...effort AND vid!

@iansingleton Месяц назад

Brilliant mate! Not only did you complete the ride, I had no doubt in my mind! But you also proved with some dedicated training everyone can! I love doing sportives, folk from all walks of life turn up, there's some great banter and personally I've made some good friends while riding them. I can't wait to get over to Belgium and do that route! Looking forward to your next challenge! Well done!👍

@gcn Месяц назад

You will love the riding the route! ❤️

@michelleshinn5231 Месяц назад

I truly enjoyed this! Well done, Cillian! Your completing the sporting gives me hope!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Really glad you enjoyed it. You should sign up for Flanders next year. Would you do it?

@jan_phi_lip Месяц назад

Absolutely brilliant!!! Love him, love the format, this was really great to watch 😊

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much. So glad you liked it. Did it make you want to ride in Flanders?

@markmabbs8240 Месяц назад

Good ride first off. We flew from Canada to Brussels on the Friday (last year) and did Flanders on the Saturday. We climbed all the cobbled climbs without walking. The trick is to put more weight behind the saddle if needed. The Koppenberg and Paterberg I was at the way back of my saddle and the front wheel was just hovering over the cobbles. It was EPIC!!!

@michaelberenzweig6096 Месяц назад

Amazing job completing the ride! Cillian, you crushed it! Loved the flaming socks & knitted gloves! More of Cillian PLEASE!!!

@gcn Месяц назад

He did amazing! Such a hard ride 🥵 let's cook up another challenge for him! Any ideas?

@michaelberenzweig6096 Месяц назад

@@gcn His challenge is to fix the up-loader for the bike vault and hodge/bodge! 😂

@johnwoodard8717 Месяц назад

OK, I'm going to say this once and only once, loudly: MORE AVERAGE JOE CONTENT LIKE THIS! It's so freaking nice to see someone who puts up power numbers similar to my own, and this took me back to my biggest rides with all of the feels.

@contactking Месяц назад

"Crash up there." "Y'all right?" "Lord Jesus." -- Great commentary throughout Cillian. Well done on the ride (and the video)!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Ah thanks a million! Think I just said oooooh Jesus rather than ‘Lord Jesus’. Don’t think I’ve ever said that!!

@lilbruin Месяц назад

That was brilliant. Well done, C! (Privately not sure what was the best part: the comment re mudguards, the ride itself, or those fabulous gloves!)

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Was so delighted I chose to put the mudguard on. I know Si Richardson was disapproving. But I don’t care.

@ScotChef Месяц назад

Glorious! ✊🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 gawn yerself man well done. ✊🏻

@cube04 Месяц назад

That was seriously very entertaining! I really love your passion for the race and how you tackled the Muur. I did the Tour of Flanders Sportive 8 or 9 times. A couple of times in typical Flanders weather, but this years edition was really not easy…well done, mate. Greetings from 🇩🇪

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much! And well done to you on your own achievements. Fantastic! Yeah I absolutely loved it. Felt like I was riding through history.

@roberttell1587 Месяц назад

Great Job Cillian! The shot of you listing winners while passing everyone in sight...

@kai_291 Месяц назад

That Mudguard is what we call a pro move, brilliant that you thought of putting it on

@petertillemans2231 Месяц назад

Awesome ride. An inspiration!

@666battleship666 Месяц назад

Brilliant, well done Cillian 👏👏👏 It's good to see how normal riders struggle on the Bergs, as they're difficult to judge watching the pros.

@petergarner Месяц назад

Brilliant ride and video. Loved every minute.

@andrewhayes1339 Месяц назад

Another fantastic video Cillian & congratulations on doing what you set out to do, completing it, even the pros had to walk sections as we all saw later. PS love the socks & the retro look gloves 👏👏👏👍

@ic8658 Месяц назад

I love all your content and it was great seeing how someone who is so relatable to many of us busy parents / weekend warriors made out! Great studf GCN!

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Ah that’s great to hear. That’s the whole idea I suppose. Trying to fit a decent challenge in around busy family life. Would you do it next year?

@willmo1725 Месяц назад

Way to go cillian!!! Looked like a blast, great video.

@SystemicCreative Месяц назад

Extremely entertaining, thank you 🙂

@DG-tf9rp Месяц назад

What helped you a lot was the awesome white Flame socks. Very well done. an accomplishment to be very proud of.

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Haha! Yes! That was the idea. Surely worth a few extra watts

@Russkyairsoft Месяц назад

Great job, Cillian, for finishing it ! Great job to the crew for making this beauty of report! It was a great day to ride, good "Flandrien" weather (much better then the last year). Managed to chat a bit with Cillian (pitstop above The Muur and at the foot of Valkenberg), and even got spotted by the camera ... but on the most regretable moment of our ride - walking up the Koppenberg (10:35). A bit annoyed about people not moving to the right to let the riders pass, but will re-try next year :) /Crazy_Russian.Flanders

@twraven1 Месяц назад

You’re a thought old bird. Congrats on this accomplishment. What always amazes me about the pros is more about their agility and keeping the rubber on the road even more than speed.

@paulgolds199 Месяц назад

an inspiration to all of us - well done!

@alexprice5691 Месяц назад

I also did the Tour of Flanders that day. Also had to walk up the Koppenberg! Takes skill and guts to cycle up wet and muddy cobbles.

@papaduck1000 Месяц назад

very impressed - great job

@Malyjurek Месяц назад

Cillian your our hero

@shanestowers6706 Месяц назад

This is fantastic! Go Cillian Go!!!

@jEsperesence Месяц назад

@ 14:42 Rider from the 80s-90s in orange smashing it the old way with summer Lycra shorts!💪

@donaldyoung8866 Месяц назад

Chapeau Cillian, well done. We need more Cillian onscreen

@larryvaught3053 Месяц назад

Awesome Job Cillian ! YOU ARE A ROCK STAR !! I always enjoy the videos you are in. This may be one of The Best ! Hats Off to the crew as well. Another stellar job! I don't know how you do it in those circumstances? BRILLIANT !! 😁💯👍

@cilliankellygcn Месяц назад

Thanks so much Larry, really glad you enjoyed that one. Yes! The video creator Stefan had to work harder than I did on the day! He was brilliant.