That's awesome Chris! Good advice. I've got a 20 mile trail run at the weekend then after that I'm going to be cycling a bit more. Hoping for a race or alp once per week 🤙

You got man!! 🔥🙌🏻

That's awesome Justin 💪 hope it goes well, it's a tough one!

Cheers James! Ah man 1:01 that's so close to sub 1 hr aha. Awesome time though. Yeah great idea, that does usually make a difference in other events! Are you zwifting at the minute?

@@alexreader sorry, wasn't zwifting at the time. Im in USA, time difference is huge...LOL...Good videos by the way.

@@alexreader I was also going to mention, for your next attempt. Bike and wheel selection in Zwift might help shave a few mins off your time as well....

@@hammmer55 aha no worries! I phrased that wrong, I meant are you on zwift in general recently. Ahh appreciate that, cool to know you are in the US 🇺🇸 to :D thank you

@@alexreader . Ah ha!....I am a Zwift hound....Been on for about 4 years. I really got hooked during the Covid madness. Weather here in Arizona is starting to get really nice so Im trying to balance indoor with outdoor....

Thanks mate! Just finishing it is an achievement 🤣 brutal but good stuff

That's awesome, gives me some good motivation! I actually did the real alp d'Huez last weekend and it's safe to say I wasn't close to the sub 60 that time round ha. But il get there 🤞💪 thanks for the support

Marko, nice work!!! That's awesome, definitely in the legs. Did you write down and pacing strategy? Thank you :D onto zwift academy tri bow 🥳

@@alexreader thank you! Didn't do any pacing strategy. Went with the feel and what I thought I could do constantly. Stood up for a bit on the highest percentages. Some strategy would probably help right now for the nex attempt.

@@MegaMarkoni yeah definitely, average out that power and keep the cadence high 🔥🔥🤙 sub 60 let's go

Well here it is, few days ago 98kg in me and did it in 59:31 🎉😅😅🤯🥵

That's awesome, climbing is not my thing 🤣 But do like the challenge it provides.

How do you stand the whole time? Sheesh

46 minutes now up the Alpe. I'm short 1.64m and 57.8 kg, always found standing pretty natural. I do enjoy uphill sprints as well any thing 60s or under and the old man cardio just copes!!

@@patrickflanagan317dude you're telling us you STAND for more than 40 minutes straight?

Cheers mate!! Yeah looking back its easy to see me watts just slowly drop off 🤣 did mean I didn't leave anything in the tank though. Il give myself more of a set pace next time for sure, cheers! What's your PB for it? 💪

@@alexreader it's hard to know where to start the power really, I certainly can't claim to be an expert!! I think my pb is 51 minutes but that was last year!

@@GogglesTyresandTrainers yea very true. That's awesome, faster now 💪

Love your youtube name 🤣 almost went for something similar myself. Climbing is tough. Thanks so much for commenting. We've actually just extended this gym space by another 25% or so, and got 3ski ergs and 3 concept 2 bike ergs (which il be trying zwift on) 🥳

@@alexreader Cheers!! Oh wow that’s amazing! Slight jealousy here 🤭😍 Are you trying hyrox? Because of the ski erg

@TheAboveAverageGuy. 🤣 funny you say that I did one for the first time in November just gone. Last minute entry. But going to try the doubles I may too ha. You thought about it?

@@alexreader Oh thats cool! How did it go? Are you going to film it in may? ;-) Would be nice to watch (tipps and tricks on how to film it could be taken from Mark Lewis I think - he's done quite a lot of them as far as I know) I'd love to but currently focussing on cycling, running and climbing and am skipping the gym for a year now because we'll be travelling for 6 months this year. But after I'd love to yeah!

Cheers Roy! I've sinced figured that out, but 3.2 w/kg is right around my FTP I think. So maybe on a good day with pacing like you suggested I might be close 🤣 I tried it again not to long ago but definitely went out to hard and burnt up. Il try building into it next time

@@alexreader My best time right now is 58:08 with an average of 2.3 w/kg. This was back in November of 2021. I rode an almost flat power all the way up. Not sure how I did that really. I had a good day and was able to hold the power. Earlier this year I did it again and failed to get under an hour because I went out too hard. Had to do it again and started slower. The ride was much less painful and I finished in 59:30. Haven't done that ride since. It hurts too much. I guess it would be just like a full hour FTP test. My average power on my best time was 227 watts. My ramp test at the time had me at 230 watts so I was at my limit for sure. Keep up the good work. My first time up the Alp was 1:25:06!

@@RoyImahara that's awesome! Sub 60 mins is a solid achievement. I think I'm probably a bit heavier than you, maybe cutting some weight will help to 🤣 above your ftp that attempt then, you definitely did push it ha

@@RoyImahara pumped to give it another go now ha. But have the Etape coming up!

@@alexreader yea I dropped 35 lbs between the first attempt and my PB. My FTP went from 165 to 230 as well. Zwift almost every day. I think I might have a problem! 🤣🤣🤣

😭 nope. Training for hyrox currently but I have been doing the odd ride. Getting into the routine of doing a race each week now. So maybe il try it again at some point ha

Oh really 🤣 nice work! How did you find it, PB?

@@alexreader I ride the Alpe almost daily, so nothing that crazy on this one for me… My PB is somewhere in the 4x’s 😁 Keep an eye out on your next climb up the ADZ I’m often to be found there, so give a shout if you see me 🚲😃

@@BooXdk Aha most days! That's awesome, you should be known as the guy that lives on the alp. Yeah will do what is your zwifting name? Have you thought about everesting it?

@@alexreader Well... I've been accused for living there a few times... 😉 My Zwift name is B ooX ( Bo ) you can spot me on the leaderboard at 6th in your video 😁 vEveresting ?.... nah... It's not my thing, I ride to have fun and I start to hate it after 4 repeats, don't think I'll ever do one 🤔

@@BooXdk 🤣 awesome il keep my eye out! Even 4 times is a lot 💪