We take on the legendary Alpe d’Huez with three-time UCI Cycling Esports World Champion Jason Osborne to see if he can claim the ultimate Strava KOM. Riding the ultra-lightweight Colnago V5RS Dark Edition, Jason pushes his physical limits against the historic times of pro legends like Sepp Kuss and Marco Pantani. Watch as we battle the 21 hairpins, technical mishaps, and gruelling gradients in this epic attempt on cycling’s most famous mountain.
Chapters: ⏱️
00:00 – Can an Esports Champ Conquer Alpe d’Huez?
00:48 – Previous KOM Attempts
01:31 – The Goal: Breaking Sepp Kuss’s Record
02:35 – Meeting Our Pro: Jason Osborne
04:52 – The Tech: Canyon & Colnago V5RS Dark Edition
07:43 – Pre-Race Rituals & Cooling
08:47 – The Climb Begins
10:30 – Disaster Strikes: Dropped Chain
11:32 – Pushing To The Summit
12:07 – Final Results & Post-Race Analysis
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Jason’s performance was incredible, especially considering the mechanical issue and recent racing fatigue! Do you think he could break the all-time record if he came back 100% fresh? Let us know your thoughts on his attempt below! 👇
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Jason’s performance was incredible, especially considering the mechanical issue and recent racing fatigue! Do you think he could break the all-time record if he came back 100% fresh? Let us know your thoughts on his attempt below! 👇
Not only did he put it on a shelf, he took away the ladder and burned it, just to make sure! (I'm old enough to remember wooden ladders)😂
Can you edit in so that we can see him drop the chain? You changed from the rear camera on Ollies bike to the one on his handle bars just when he dropped it.
This didn't age well 😂
Rim brakes would be faster
Not bad for me, I went double that time but I had already road from Briançon in the legs (col du Lautaret) and no assistance. If I wanted to do 6W/kg that would be 570 W. 😂😂😂😂
If you did not bring pogo you did not bring the worlds fittest cyclist
Great show, thanks.
Insane watts. Let's hope he tries again, so iconic a climb!
Top effort, I honestly think if we had Jason with fresh legs and the chain stayed on he would have made it! Well done Ollie!
Oh he did a silly swift thing for an hour a few days prior. Certainly more draining than 18 tour de france stages prior. Oh and then a hundred kilometers prior on the same day that included two cat 2 climbs and a cat 1 climb. Yeah so close..
I looked at the stats today and the recent tour stage had some truly eye popping results but Jason did great.
congrats Jason, congrats olli, congrats gcn, you are amazing!!!❤❤❤
Loved this…but now the record is even harder to break.
Ollie didn't get dropped!
As a marginal gains nerd, why not going with a smaller chainring and a smaller casette to save even more weight?
Superb effort Jason!! 👍👍🫵🫵
Incredible numbers there! I am trying to understand how the big gap inbetween his 440 W 1h-max and the 380 W he showed here comes apart. Rule of thumb is that if you see a -10% or larger difference something must be going on, outside "normal" form oscillations or normal fatigue.
7:04 – "Titanium bolts pretty much everywhere throughout the bike to save weight" — Using titanium bolts in places where aluminum bolts would be more than sufficient (like the bottle cage bolts you zoomed in on), in order to "save weight," is hilarious. Titanium bolts may be more expensive than aluminum bolts, but at least they're heavier!
I am sure I could do that ride in about 2 hours. haha
I would absolutely love to see him run it back!
I’m curious why you would even attempt this run if you guys knew his legs weren’t fresh?
Yes without adoubt
Pantani was a doper. His time doesn´t count. No respect, no glory.
Ahaha virtual bike racing is not the same as real life bike , he learned it the hard way;)