SA CALOBRA SUB-30 

That’s a really impressive achievement - balancing multiple priorities in life, and also a very nicely edited and classy video ✊

Rim brakes when every second matters for sure!

Subscribed. Nice one Gareth. I'm aged 63 years with plenty of failures under my belt and under my wheels. I have no intention of buying an e-bike any time soon. I can't do Sa Calobra or Mont Ventoux in the same times I could in, say, 1998 but I'm still doing them when I can. It's a state of mind.

Subscribed and looking forward to more 😊. It looks like you’re trying to find the right balance of being available but also investing in yourself. It’s good you have a support system that allows for individual development before returning back to family time. Something about you’re delivery reminds me of the fallacy of having it all - you just have to give the best effort (in different areas of life) when it makes sense and those levels can be shifting all the time.

Brilliant Gareth. Been following you on instagram for a few years now, glad you’re now on here too. Massive congratulations on achieving your personal goal of sub 30 on Sal Colobra 💪🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🍾

Congratulations on achieving your goal of completing Sa Calobra in under 30 minutes, Gareth! Your determination, perseverance, and the way you embraced failure as a stepping stone to success is truly inspiring. Your dedication to balancing your passion for cycling with being a parent is a testament to the importance of self-prioritisation and setting an example for your child. Thank you for sharing your journey and motivating others to pursue their goals with dedication and passion.

Really inspired by this Gareth. I am a dad of a 7 yr old boy and recently fell back in love with training on the bike after many years away. Keep up the videos man, you have a talent for this.

I really dig your point of view and the way you talk. Keep pushin'.

A fantastic watch and congrats on achieving your aim. Inspirational Gareth 👏🏼

Like it. Raw, honest and stripped right back - emphasised by a lack of musical score. Felt like you were expressing yourself rather than trying to impress anyone and this makes you all the more authentic. Good job. Also - anyone else think you look like a fit Jordan Pickford!?

Congratulations on a fantastic achievement! And I couldn't agree more with what you said at the end, F what everyone else thinks! More videos please 🙏

What an incredible story. Thanks for sharing and inspiring all of us to elevate our efforts 💪🏽💪🏽

Incredible. So inspirational and just what I needed to see right now. Huge thanks!

Loved your passion, determination and positive mindset. Great first video, have subscribed & look forward to whatever you share next.

Wow! Thank you for speaking the language of “discipline “ that I hear loud and clear. I understand you sir and thank you for inspiring me to do better. Maybe I’ll see you on zwift and we can ride together. Best wishes and congratulations!!!

Absolutely love this - Fantastic video and achievement.

Great watch and of course effort! That sheep moment was just perfection

Good on ya - well done, and a great message about the power of commitment and determination.

Well done. Great story, great mindset. Congrats and good luck ❤

I love this video. Real, raw and inspiring 💪

Amazing video Gareth, so much inspiration.

Love the message your looking to promote mate. Inspiration of showing what hard work and dedication can do! 👏🏼

this is amazing gareth! i love everything you said! such an inspiring video!

Great video, inspiring and so introspective

This guy is the GOAT cycling influencer. Class at its finest, Gareth builds the best bikes hands down.

Great first video. Love your attitude. Subscribed and hope to see more when you get a chance.

legend! inspiring stuff. beautiful words ..... and what beautiful words were given to you by a king. its in the blood !!! watch your son do the same in life

What a champion! What a fantastic first RU-vid post. Welcome to the Vloggerverse. Congratulations!

Incredible vlog Gareth! 🤟🏼

That was brilliant, Legend!!! 🤩

VERY inspiring video bro! i had to get out in wet and windy conditions today and didnt have it in me. after watching this i was gassed to go! thanks bro!

Life lesson. Very inspirational.

Looking forward to the next vid 👍🏻

Like the rim brake setup dude, you smashed it💪💪💪☀️🙏🍺🚴

Fantastic effort, well done. Couldn't help but notice the retro aero sleeves in the photos of your granddad's time trials (4:22)

Well done.👍 I rode up it last year so I know how hard it is. My front tyre started to warp because the lining failed, but even without that I wouldn't have got under an hour !

Great video, some achievement too, sub 30mins and you are in some pretty special company.

❤Touched by your Family history. Great effort.🎉

well done mate well done !!!

This is everything that cycling is for me. In the last 5 years that I took up cycling since my childhood, I have constantly improved due to my deep obsession with marginal gains, dietary changes, and my thirst for knowledge about how to go faster on my bike. Your opening statements really resonated with me. Well done on your achievement. 😊

i recently stumbled upon your instagram page and i just wanted to say thank you for the message you are sending. i had been struggling to find my place in the sport again after a breif departure, and just needed to hear someone speak my mind and to remind me why I ride my bike. I fully agree on your philysophy toward life and how mundane and easy it is for many of us today. I would have burnt out long ago at my day job if it werent for cycling to simulate a more physically and mentally demanding senario which i find otherwise missing . Maybe that dark tunnel you go to when you are sitting at 200 BPM and holding on to dear life is inherent to counter act the symptoms of depression that come from the mundanity of today's life where survival is almost garunteed. Or maybe i just like the idea of zipping round on my bike in lycra. Either way, please keep up the good work and looking forward to your next video.

Great video Gareth, and what an effort and determination well done

Well done mate, fantastic first blog.

Great video Gareth. Looking forward to more.

great vid! Can totally relate to this video ... went for sub 40 (rather than sub 30) after a couple of attempts, and finally got it in there by 11 seconds... Also a father and totally agree that you got to do what you love to stay in a good headspace for your family!

Brilliant effort! I've done a 32, but that's a mile away from sub-30 when I crunch the numbers. Fair play.

holy shit. this is a feature length film.

Thanks. Inspirational. Will time the climb next time on the island.

Solid effort all round. That was a decent watch 👌🏻

Amazing video! Thanks for posting. You’ve inspired me! I’ve been to Mallorca a lot but always avoided SC because I’m afraid to find out what my best effort would be… at least for now… TrainerRoad got me on the right path..

11:25 that interaction cracked me up. Great video though!

I might be 58, but sure does this fire me up. I'm there in May 2024 when I too with be beating my Sa Calobra personal best. The training starts.

Great channel. Looking forward to see more!

Just beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Good luck with the channel

Amazing video bro. Excellent advices.

WINTER IS COMING 😃💪🦵 This video is very inspiring. Well done🚴‍♂️🚴

Well done… great effort! Don’t write yourself off at 65 tho- I’m about to turn 70 and still enjoy riding up mountains on non e bike!

Yes dude- loved this

I needed this❤️ thank you!

I can relate to 100% of words you’re saying except obviously on parents. And I really surprised to find another man who does cycling not purely “for fun” but for training itself 👌 oh and great achievement going sub 30. I think I need to add it to my list as well 😂

Awesome and inspirational ❤

That is super impressive on the result and the mindset Gareth. My fastest up Sa Cal is 31.33 this year, aged 52 and on a roady, no aero gains, need to work on that. Great video and good luck with the channel, I started mine with no expectations and have failed so many times to gain traction but this year it started to grow. Keep at the videos, love the honesty and straight forward talking. Keep on keeping on.

A big goal. Executed🎉

I loved the story... subscribed ... Keep going. THNX

Such a great video well done man!!

I am sure your grandfather would have been really proud of you reaching your very important goal of achieving this exceptional feat. Also, your very inspirational talking is not cringy at all. Thank you for this very entertaining content.

Well done buddy 💪💪👍👍🚵‍♂️🚵‍♂️

Great video!!!!

Amazing congrats. Legend 💪

"this is my first video" And what a video it was. Good job.

Awesome video !

I’ve been following you on Insta for years. Love this content, it’s nice to get to know you a little

Nice video Boss. Stumbled across this. Very well done. Next challenge - the Bealach Na Ba. You might be a bit late for it this year though.. take it easy. m

Did you ride to the bottom of the climb from where you were staying each morning or did you get transport there ?

Quality content

Nice one, well done 👏 ✔️ 👍

You must have a great Mrs😊

Great video, as someone who's also mostly on the trainer I'd love a follow up on your training approach

Absolutely smashed it Gareth! Super inspiring and cracking video. That sheep interrupting you was hilarious. Also…as if you averaged over 320watts for 30 mins and Tom Pidcock is still 7mins quicker 🤯 Was that a go-pro under the bars? And tan walls on the all black bike is, as always, 💎

Great video Gareth, what an achievement. Kudos. Really interested in hearing or seeing how you got to this point, doing 360 watts for 20 minutes is only a dream for me at 50. How did you plan and go about your training. TSS RPE Time wise…? Off bike.

AWESOME.

great job!

Out-fucking-standing mate 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you fucking crushed it.....this scouser fucking loved it 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

what w/kg did you need for the sub-30?

Hi Great video. My dude, how many watts in your climb Sa Calobra? How is your Weight? You Speaks more fast for me haha amazing effort!

Great job 👊🏾

Well done 👍

I want the sotry behind that O2

Amazing. My PB is 48:53 and im back on the island this year, would love to break the 45 mark

You a goat 🐐🙌🏿

awesome video man, do more such videos bro, thanks

Nice one mate 💪

Won't discuss the performance....hats down. but the notion of "protein within 15 minutes" seems outdated. Scientifically, you have a couple of hours, or even within 1 hour is fine. The amount should be around 40/50g, depending on your weight, and it's beneficial to pair it with some sugar after a vigorous workout to improve protein absorption.

all about being a responsible parent I love my son.. I'm gonna climb this damn mountain or DIE trying lol that's awesome about your dad.. my grandpa and mom are big inspirations for me for similar reasons

Inspiring..

I'm sure you won't need the ebike at 65 but if you do there's no shame in it. Turbo training is something i use more than i thought i would abd perhaps won't to but i need it. I also had a grandfather that raced fixed and gears in England before and after the war.

Some effort that! Nice video and message also. What weight were you when you did the effort?

What a video 🦵🏽

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