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

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 Useful Links: Check out the route on Strava 👉 https://www.strava.com/activities/11070963834 Everything Cycling. All In One Place 👉 https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com GCN Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnuploader Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop Have you ever cycled the Tour of Flanders route? 🤔 Share your anecdotes with us in the comments! 💬 Watch more on GCN... 📹 Can This Average Cyclist Get Fit Enough To Finish A Cobbled Classic? 👉 https://youtu.be/898DkcyXl3U?si=vp9fX_f7L5dTGctp 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcn.eu/editorschoice 📹 Or why not check out our Features Playlist 👉 ​​https://gcn.eu/gcnfeatures 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Victory in Sight - Sinfonietta Cinematica Act Calm - OTE Beyond the Western Horizon - Howard Harper-Barnes Chimes Ding - SFX Producer Choirs of War - Dream Cave Crowd Chaos - SFX Producer Crowd Mob - SFX Producer Defender - Coma Svensson Devil on Your Shoulder - Will Harrison Echelon - Brendon Moeller Heavy Handed - Will Harrison Like the Words to a Song (Instrumental Version) - Roy Williams Mash - Wildflowers Orchestral Rise - Rannar Sillard Paradigm Shift - Gavin Luke Rain Umbrella - SFX Producer Rise - Hampus Naeselius Share the Wealth - Will Harrison The Grim Reaper (Instrumental Version) - Roof #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #tourofflanders #flanders #belgium 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind the scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to your attention, showcase the best places in the world to ride and get exclusive access to events and races. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside Cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Camelbak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia SiS: https://gcn.eu/ScienceInSport Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift DMT Shoes: https://gcn.eu/DMT Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca MET Helmets: https://gcn.eu/methelmets Strava: https://gcn.eu/strava ShadowStand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration AGU: https://gcn.eu/AGUxGCN Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@GCNTraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Racing - https://youtube.com/@gmbnracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn