Taiwan KOM Challenge - Can We Complete The World's Hardest Hill Climb?

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Two years in the making, Si and Matt take on one of the hardest races in the world, the Taiwan KOM Challenge. 108km of climbing, rising to over 3000m in altitude, against some of the strongest bike riders in the world, including Vincenzo Nibali! This was a truly epic day out on the bike in every single sense of the word.
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@iicray 7 лет назад

Si placed at 58 with 4:11:40. And, do you know? It is 20.7KPH in average and it's a 87KM climb from sea level to 3275M. BTW, Nibali's record is 3:19:54 and 26.1KPH in average. Most of people can't even ride flat 87KM with 26+ KPH in average. They are all great.

@anthonyhomercycling 4 года назад

高長瑞 hey it’s you !! I’ve filmed you 2019 ! Hi boss !

@burakbayram7991 4 года назад

What is the name of this segment on Strava?

@burakbayram7991 4 года назад

@@iicray Thank you 🙏

@RishabhSharma-lq1id 4 года назад

True

@Marco-717 3 года назад

Probably drugged

@ggdd1299 5 лет назад

The funny thing about this race is that Emma Pooley came in at #32 overall.. Winning the female category in the race and beating both Simon Richardson and Matt Stephens by a long time. This race took place before Emma joined GCN.. she is obviously a world-class monster climber!! The overall race was won by Giro de Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali

@kao93053 6 лет назад

看到你們兩位主持人來台灣參加KOM武嶺挑戰賽，內心非常地感動與高興，謝謝你們喜歡台灣也向世界介紹了這麼精彩的比賽過程，歡迎你們再來！

@leninsyngel 3 года назад

Si: *a whole lot of talk* Cut to Matt: This is brutal! Cut to Si: *a whole lot of other talk* Cut to Matt: This is brutal!

@blackdranzer2686 3 года назад

hahahaahah

@Krasbin 7 лет назад

I would like to ride the MOK challenge: same route but the other direction.

@peter_smyth 7 лет назад

Would be more fun having climbed it first (if I could), but I agree.

@timkri 6 лет назад

Just pass by the comment and here is for your information. There are mainly three routes to the top, none of them can be considered easy and these route each has races every year.... :) - However, cycling up from the west is considered easier than from the north and the east.

@atai168 5 лет назад

hahaha

@1980mezza 5 лет назад

@@timkri I have just arrived here in Taichung - Love it.. Your roads are perfectly smooth! Next month I will attempt the Road to KOM Challenge on the 22nd April

@timkri 5 лет назад

@@1980mezza Welcome to Taichung, April is a perfect season to climb Wuling. Get prepared and have a good ride :)

@Alex46312 5 лет назад

@廖偉翔-o8b 3 года назад

I’m glad to hear that 😍

@carljansevanrensburg2440 7 лет назад

Thanks for the video, have been waiting for it. Matt, you're a beast! What a great performance at your age. Don't forget to bring Lasty next year. I live in Taiwan for the last 17 years, and for me it is one of the best places to cycle. I'm close to Hsinchu City, and you only have to go 15 - 25 km to experience real epic climbs. The one climbing near my home is about 1500m over a distance of 28km. Not the Taiwan KOM, but just as brutal and breathtaking. Taiwan is a very affordable and friendly cycling destination. Giant also offer nice tours at an affordable cost. Hope to see you guys next year.

@daniellopez9622 7 лет назад

Probably best GCN video I've seen, and the fact that Phil Gaimon is in there just makes it better

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers Daniel. We (unbelievably) enjoyed making it!

@gzbike 7 лет назад

Having completed the Taiwan KOM challenge 2 times this is the most Epic cycling event that I can think of. Being able to ride with the best Pro riders in the world, an absolute stunning scenery and overcome extreme suffering on the last sections of the climb makes this one that needs to be on any cyclists bucket list. There are 3 events a year. 2 in spring and summer allow for a longer cut off of 9.5 hours and the fall event is the elite race with 6.5 hours cut off. 2018 Taiwan KOM... here I come again.

@羅宇進 4 года назад

good

@grantwallace1882 6 лет назад

Many congratulations, guys. Yes, I recommend Taiwan to everyone and anyone. Beautiful people, amazing country.

@iknownothing-m8c 7 лет назад

Simon Richardson placed at 58 with a time of 04:11:40.39 Matt Stephens placed at 68 with a time of 04:19:04.69

@xanovsky 7 лет назад

Dennis Mortensen not all heroes wear capes

@NielsHeldens 7 лет назад

Da real MVP

@WaechterDerNacht 7 лет назад

Just for the raltions: Winner: Vincenzo Nibali - 3:19:54.04 Last finisher (cant read his name): 陳敬水 - 6:54:13.48 i wouldnt be able to finish that! Congratulations to everyone that finishes a race like that!!!

@martimgomes2660 7 лет назад

Jeez! Matt is still incredibly fit! Wasn't expecting that!

@Daniel-ng8fi 7 лет назад

wow, the fact last place was still sub 7 hours is insane to me.

@林睿彬-e9n 7 лет назад

Hey, welcome to Taiwan ! I'm a 15 years old rider, I come from Taipei. Nice to heard you guys had a nice experience here, make sure to come back soon!!!

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers William, keep it up!

@ymj4256 6 лет назад

讚喔

@1houroflove186 4 года назад

WIlliam, I wish I was 16. Make sure you do what you're interested in. I didn't. I did what my FATHER wanted me to do. I hated it. Do what you want to do and the money will come along with your happiness.

@PhilAndersonOutside 6 лет назад

Looked up the results. Nibali won in 3:19, Cadel Evans finished 10th at 3:38. Emma Jane Pooley was the top finishing woman at 3:52. Simon was 58th, at 4:11, and Matt 68th at 4:19. Very respectable times from the GCN lads. A total of 430 people finished. 43 of them over the age of 50.

@Vokunos 5 лет назад

Emma is a beast

@stewartboyd3128 4 года назад

all on water n baguettes!!!!

@jackysham9113 7 лет назад

The mountains in Taiwan are just so gorgeous to ride in.

@tafarimakkonen6738 7 лет назад

My arm pits were sweating watching you guys attack this. Major Props! Just added this to my Cycling Bucket List. Thanks everyone at GCN!

@gcn 7 лет назад

Good luck Tafari!

@numberonealcove 7 лет назад

Phil: "The course... it goes uphill" Matt: "We should write that down, Si."

@unchangingtask 7 лет назад

This is an amazing account of your trip. The route of Taiwan KOM is in my bucket list of must-dos...

@Timtimzi 3 года назад

i think this was the peak at GCN's content. Good times.

@Samuelclark11 3 года назад

GCN plus my man

@Mar.Marz.83 11 месяцев назад

I cannot still believe I will attempt the 2023 Taiwan KOM challenge next week, on October 27th. I'm so thrilled and excited 😍

@gearknobz 11 месяцев назад

Ollie is probably doing it as well

@sbjf Месяц назад

how did it go? :)

@Mar.Marz.83 Месяц назад

@@sbjf, great, amazing experience! I made it to the top in 6h 15', but still super happy I could complete it

@sbjf Месяц назад

@@Mar.Marz.83congrats :)

@Nonelogic 6 лет назад

I’m looking forward to take on the challenge! As a citizen of Taiwan, this is one of the challenges that we should complete in our life time. I’ll be looking for the GCN when I attend, hope to keep up, which is another challenge. Great video!

@ava071003 6 лет назад

很棒耶!還有搭配中文字幕，超貼心! 很開心又有外國人喜歡上台灣了(超厲害的啦!竟然騎得上去，god~

@致良知 6 лет назад

聽到上坡在上坡又上坡還是上坡..太強了.

@djtoman6875 6 лет назад

無論是人或風景，台灣沒有什麼可以不喜歡的。哇愛呆丸！

@yanzhuozhoo 6 лет назад

环法环意环西三冠王 Vincenzo Nibali 都去了，他拿了第一，3时19分54秒。如果这项赛事得到推广，以后肯定有更多出名的车手来，好希望哪天天空车队能来

@renfengqq 5 лет назад

@@yanzhuozhoo 但天空不贊助了........

@fixiex5evo244 5 лет назад

well, perhaps correction needed or I gotta fix my hearing. Why I heard "Thailand" when they should say "TAIWAN". 😂 Though they pronounce Taipei correctly :)

@DiegoAndrade-ig1qs 7 лет назад

Nice video GCN I'm a very fan of your channel, I'm from Bolivia and here is a really hard climb, it's a 65km, starts at 1300 meters in altitude and it finishes at 4600 meters above sea level on the Andes Mountains. It's called Yolosa la Cumbre. We've had many good cyclists from around the globe including Oscar Soliz winner of the Colombian RCN classic, Tinker Juarez and so on.

@davidsalt3477 7 лет назад

Been waiting for this, love watching the guys ride and talk about epic rides. I know I never will but would love to do this. Chapeau to you both.

@mindy_cycling 3 года назад

The beautiful scenery is wonderful. I’m watching the first video today. amazing !!

7 лет назад

Finally, what we were waiting for! :D

@jerryavalos9610 4 года назад

I've seen video's of riders completing KOM and being emotional at the end. Can't imagine something would be that difficult, lots of respect for people that even attempt this. I believe the key to completing KOM is to be a lean as you possibly can, train as hard as possible, have the appropriate gearing (at least a 1:1 ratio), and eat and drink appropriately, especially stay hydrated because that is the key right there. Dehydration raises the fatigue level like crazy.

@brown2666 7 лет назад

This looked just effing epic!!!!. I have no vocabulary to explain how insanely awesome this looked and must have been to ride

@FlatSpinMan 7 лет назад

It’s really interesting seeing the guys take on challenges like these. Love this kind of material. That must have been incredibly tough.

@morty499 7 лет назад

Love the video! You should participate in more unique races and challenges, it's enjoyable to watch!

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers Morten!

@demetricehill2982 4 года назад

@kajet666 7 лет назад

I just wanna say - I had a blast watching this video, and it's the ballsiest thing GCN presenters have done since Matt tried to ride CX.

@SwedishHouseFifa 7 лет назад

12:25 That was so hard that even baby face Si looks kinda old!

@swedgephd 7 лет назад

Probably dropped a few pounds.

@liamsmith1571 6 лет назад

Looked like Bill Nye

@dougharvey9766 7 лет назад

Great work guys, and Matt you must be super proud of your time and you really kept that young pup honest : )

@Gkuljian 7 лет назад

Now I know why my friend moved to Taiwan.

@reddiver7293 Год назад

Gnarly climbing! Well done lads! Congratulations to all who finished.

@stinkerseb595 7 лет назад

Next level production by GCN, awesome!

@mlee6136 7 лет назад

Si was emotional at the finish you can see that, It’s that hard!

@SwedishHouseFifa 7 лет назад

Do it next year as well but please bring Lasty!

@liambarber9036 7 лет назад

Not hard enough for Lasty, he is only released on the Steep climbs.

@NielsHeldens 7 лет назад

On a fixie

@markp353 7 лет назад

Agree, bring Lasty. Great effort guys. Great vid

@gcn 7 лет назад

cracking idea!

@Fidasaind 7 лет назад

How about on a 20kg steel bike. Maybe be nice and give him a 1x. Of course that chain ring would have to be reasonable. You couldn't go soft and give him a 46, 48 or 50. And 53 is evil. So a 52 :p And an 11/25 cassette.

@DimitrisDimitrakakis 3 года назад

Amazing, just amazing. Watched from start to finish! Felt like I was there with you guys climbing that crazy elevation. Wow!

@trdi 7 лет назад

This was great content. Matt is a beast, great time. Were there any separate age categories, he must be superb in his age category?

@gcn 7 лет назад

He is superb all round!

@boyorider 7 лет назад

thanks for sharing the gorgeous scenery of Taiwan, you guys are lucky that there was no rain at this years' challenge.

@TheWaxChainFanClub 7 лет назад

Incredible. Just incredible. Well done lads.

@ajmulla92 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this guys! I live in Taiwan and cycle everywhere! Would love for you to come back soon and maybe do an island tour!

@nihowdy1 2 года назад

Taiwan is a country, thank you.

@leftymadrid 6 лет назад

Ouch, ouch, oh the pain, the burning sensation, simply incredible really. I would need to train for 2 years for that one!!! Nice, nice job guys!

@steezymtb5876 7 лет назад

I really wanted to see coach Phil lecture Matt for letting a guy pass him on the final stretch.. 😂 😂

@nickbea3443 7 лет назад

10:25 despite a world of pain, Si still managed to get the product placement in. A true pro!

@ZekeValentin 7 лет назад

Good one! Now, I can't wait for Phil Gaimon's video on it. He finished 6th BTW, some 9min behind Nibali, quite impressive.

@ChrissibabyUK 4 года назад

Honestly, you‘re superhuman. It‘s so motivating watching you cycling the world. Thank you.

@dominationstipps701 7 лет назад

2:53 ... his childish look/face ... Had to laugh THAT hard. I really respect you guys!🤙

@hieroraven 6 лет назад

Watch this and Phil's vid - absolutely brilliant! Combined, some of the most brilliant coverage of both vlogs - Phil's and GCN. Love it.

@blockhax6146 6 лет назад

The Phil Gaimon bit is gold - pitty that Nibali brought a team of 14 riders to reel in anyone that got passed him

@dustinwht 7 лет назад

Best video by GCN to date! More content like this please!!! 👏👏👏👏😄🙌

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers Dustin 👊

@SuperMonkeyboy1977 7 лет назад

Love this video. Totally inspired. Actually ordered GCN gear to support you guys. But next year Dan and Lasty need to do this ride because I gotta see them suffer! And awesome sunglasses Matt.

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers buddy! You'll get extra Watts from that 👌

@angelchao4716 5 лет назад

Great video! Beautiful mountains! This is my favorite place in TAIWAN! It’s a very difficult challenge, you guys are awesome!

@CyclingSport-ev7xx 2 года назад

You live in Taiwan?

@robbchastain3036 7 лет назад

Congrats, Matt and Si, on your fine performances and thanks for showing us this epic event. And I am already looking forward to seeing how you fare next year. Will Matt close the gap on Si? Will Lasty show up? How many mineral waters would Dan need to summit? And Chocolate Voice, he should be there, too.

@kreechapuphaiboon4886 6 лет назад

I like the bits there at 1.40-2.30 "we are here to win" that was hilarious 😂

@TheMartin128 7 лет назад

We need the GCN directeur Sportif in more videos!

@julen2380 7 лет назад

Thanks ever so much! I was very much looking forward to this video and it didn't disappoint. Incredible achievement! Major thumbs-up!

@廖振凱-y5s Год назад

Time to come back and ride KOM again

@DrewWithington 5 лет назад

Great attitude and great altitude! Just started watching your channel and so cool to have presenters who can both ride bikes and communicate.

@samuriel6081 6 лет назад

Beauty of Taiwan ❤

@timothyhutchins4668 7 лет назад

Awesome been wanting to do this for a few years. Cheap Jetstar flights, good food and the chance to meet some GCN Celebs. Doing it!!

@wootenbasset8631 7 лет назад

Matt sure looked like he was giving it all he had. Si however, was still able to speak. Though he had the fastest GCN presenter time. I’d give the best sufferer award to Matt.

@pauldjerassi620 5 лет назад

Epic what a climb wow the best scenery on a climb ever ,thank you for the video what a day lads what a day.

@gcn 5 лет назад

Cheers Paul!

@jeremys8360 7 лет назад

Who else is loving the new editing style of gcn

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers Jeremy, it means a lot!

@LoscoeLad 7 лет назад

maybe why it took a bit longer to come out? great video though

@woolfel 7 лет назад

thanks for doing Taiwan KOM challenge. One day I plan to do it.

@ricardocuevas1030 2 года назад

I rode this climb with a mountain bike. So tired!! I hope soon I can make it again with a road bike! Taiwan is great for cycling!

@danielmagana5125 4 года назад

You both are monsters on the road! Cheers from NYC

@JieChan 6 лет назад

My country Taiwan 我的國家臺灣 is a beautiful country

@bhumiriady 7 лет назад

@Global Cycling Network It's so spectacular and epic... Chapeau to Matt and Simon!

@gcn 7 лет назад

Thanks Omaris!

@bhumiriady 7 лет назад

@Global Cycling Network Anytime! (^_-) I highly appreciate your gratitude.

@sth6027 7 лет назад

This was really entertaining and inspiring to watch. Can't wait for next season to do some crazy stuff uphill :)

@MeganBennettAu 7 лет назад

Fantastic video! Well done Si & Matt! Would love to see more videos like this on the channel.

@tarmacsurfers 7 лет назад

Those views.......WOW. When done lads!

@3dr1ch 5 лет назад

The meeting at the start cracks me up! Si struggling to keep it together! 😂😂😂

@alsmn 7 лет назад

Oh my god, the gradient is amazing !

@robertrice1689 7 лет назад

Great video. I’d love to see the GCN crew do more epic rides like this.

@shawn238 7 лет назад

Looked epic. Still a ride I have to do. I don't think I will do it in a race just yet. As I only live 4 hours from there it is something I should of done a long time ago. Well done. Inspired!

@eliesaba8746 6 лет назад

Can’t stop admiring Matt’s bike. What a beauty!!

@ironmantooltime 7 лет назад

Good job gents, put Taiwan on my bucket list! 😁

@gcn 7 лет назад

Yes! Good luck!

@lastsurvivor6406 6 лет назад

ironman tooltime Don't forget doi intanon climb in thailand bro

@christinatuquero9568 5 лет назад

ironman tooltime hahaha

@oddeinaraurbakken5916 4 года назад

@@lastsurvivor6406 Both great climbs! Wuling gets you by the volume and amount of time you climb, Doi Inthanon gets0 you cause it's really steep for a long long time. I will do both again, but not with 34 - 28 gearing....

@earthlife3431 6 лет назад

cycling plus talking. A lot of power needed. Salute!

@SwedishHouseFifa 7 лет назад

Imagine the Taiwan KOM Challenge on zwift haha!

@alaminkadir9543 6 лет назад

SwedishHouseFifa imagine doing it on a mountain bike Not because they’re bad because they are generally more heavier

@tomdarrington 6 лет назад

I can, I'd be sat on a bike in my house with a few fans.

@CycOp 4 года назад

This rout is already uploaded onto Rouvy. With an indoor trainer, I am working on elevation attempted in one setting ( now around 5K ft. or 1.7KM). Hopefully within a year or two I will feel ready to do the actual climb.

@frankwork6982 6 лет назад

Well done both of you. Really. I appreciate what you all did and bringing us along with you.

@RedFleur7 7 лет назад

Let's why TCR&SCULTURA very popular in Taiwan, we ride uphill everyday.

@ericpmoss 7 лет назад

That initial segment was gold. "I wish I could help you."

@txr8565 6 лет назад

Taiwan is such a beautiful country!

@MntRprznt 6 лет назад

Taiwan is not a country.

@jefftseng7352 6 лет назад

yes Taiwan is a beautiful country.

@kolydia4091 6 лет назад

Taiwan is definitely a country! Go Taiwan!

@chenghanli2541 6 лет назад

No, there're also cities in taiwan

@unoleung6686 6 лет назад

Republic of China

@leedorney 7 лет назад

When I 1st seen Si Richardson nearly face off 3 sky guys (uk road champs - 2010 i think), Kennaugh, Stannard and another, he was riding with the same demeanour as he was on this ride - would've loved to have seen him best Nibali ! Si - the man who should've been in Sky !!!!!!!

@MishMash95 7 лет назад

Fantastic video! Was really looking forward to this one :D

@gcn 7 лет назад

Cheers MishMash!

@eraserlaser 6 лет назад

Thanks for showing us this challenge, this is now penciled in my bucket list...looks amazing

@LMFAO317 7 лет назад

Hello from Taiwan!! 👋🏽

@ishyr 7 лет назад

Been waiting for this episode!! My all time fav episode!! I've driven thru the area and it's simply amazing, need to work on my FTP so someday I can finish the challenge also!! Thanks to Si & Matt for racing the event & showing us what it's like . Would love to see the whole GoPro feed with the cycling computer data!! I think this should become an annual GCN presenter race where all the GCN presenters go & the winner is crowned the Wattage Bazooka King for the year!! :-) I bet someone will finish under 4 hours at that point.... ;-) Well done guys!! Can't wait to see another future episode from Taiwan again!!