How FAST Is The SLOWEST Pro Cyclist In A Bike Race?

Ever wondered how fast a pro cyclist is? The answer is VERY! But what about the slowest in a pro bike race such as the Tour of Britain. The pro cyclists who have done there job for the day, the domestiques, the sprinters saving themselves for flatter stages or the groupetto?

To find out Jamie decided to race a Colnago Y1Rs up the Tumble, one of the hardest climbs in this year’s Tour of Britain to find out where he stacked up on Strava…

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How fast are the slowest riders in a professional pelaton? This is one of the fastest bikes in the Pelaton. That’s the tumble. And tomorrow, the Tour of Britain ride up it. So, in this video, I’m going to ride up it. How fast can I get up it? And will it be anywhere near the slowest in the race? You see, I’m not interested in whoever gets to the top of it first, whether it’s Oscar Hnley or Remco Evan Napole or I might look really stupid. It might be someone completely different tomorrow. But how fast do the slowest riders go up it? You know, the riders who have already done their jobs, who have already sat on the front all day and led out their leaders, the ones that are sprinters and well, this day isn’t going to matter to them. How fast do they ride? Well, we’re going to find out. [Music] Now, the tumble was arguably the hardest climb of this year’s race, and it was tackled not once, but twice during the stage 5 Queen stage. The climb in the Bracken Beacon stretches for 4.67 67 km, an average gradient of 9.1%. Which means it finishes 385 vertical meters higher than it started. It was Remco Evanopole who took the honors on the final ascent, taking the comm in the process with a time of 12 minutes and 27 seconds. In fact, the first 10 finishers beat the previous KM, which was held since 2014 when the Tour of Britain last went up it. Clearly, these riders are different gravy and going after one of their times would be silly. But who was the slowest rider up it? Well, the answer is Paulo Fernandez of team Annie TN21. But the slowest time that we could find on Straa belonged to Victor Lefay of team Dathlon AG2R and he did it in a time of 19 minutes and 17 seconds. He was the penultimate finisher of stage five of the Tour of Britain. So, can we beat him? Well, make sure you subscribe to the channel and let’s find out. [Music] This year, the Tour of Britain took the tumble from the Abagavveni side and it starts off as a fairly gentle incline, although you do climb a bit further from above. So, we set off. It was about 5% average and then you hit the first hair pins. And this is where I I ran out of gears. Even so, I knew that it was on these steep sections that I had to keep pushing as this is where a lot of time is made or loss. And in some sections, it hits 12 13%. As I came out of the trees, I knew I had to dig deep and decided to dig in. Although I probably dug in a bit too hard because as I pass the sheep at the top, I was absolutely cooked. It’s at this point that the hill flattens out. It turns into about a 3 4% climb, although there are some steeper ramps. And I can’t even blame it on a headwind. I was just riding slowly. It was kind of a crosswind, but as I was doing it the day before the Tour of Britain, they had a similar wind, so I definitely can’t use that as an excuse. As I neared the top, the fans were out and crossing the line, it’s safe to say that I’d given it my all. So, what was the result of all my sweat and tears? Well, I’ve got my time here on Straa. I’ve just uploaded my ride, and it says that I did the segment in a time of 19 minutes and 43 seconds. So, how does that compare to the slowest on Britain day? Well, a lot of people rode up on Tour Britain Day. I’ll tell you that. But I’ve weeded out the pros, and it appears that I’m still 20 seconds or so slower than the slowest time on Saturday. According to Straa, Lefay averaged 288 watts for his effort. I say effort, I’m I think he was probably chilling quite a bit. Although mine was actually I held quite a few more watts. I held just shy of 320. Now, there’s probably two reasons for this. Number one, I didn’t start off in a Pelaton, and that might have helped on the lower, flatter sections a little bit. And B, I don’t weigh 65 kilos. That’s probably the bigger one. Either way, I reckon I must have Lefay worried because he’s considering his retirement at the end of the year. Sorry, Lefay. So, there you go. Even when a professional cyclist is feeling under the weather or saving their legs for tomorrow or just not bothering, they’re still probably faster than you. They’re certainly faster than me. If you enjoyed this type of content, then please make sure you subscribe to the channel, give this video a like, and we’ll see you next