Listen to him everyone. These several lines said by him can save your life. Remember them like a pro, like boom, straight on top of your finger tips.

5:52 Your voice sounded demonic for a couple of seconds

Thank you very much for posting this great video about training. For those of us who don’t have a power meter but rather use a HR monitor, how can we follow the FTP instructions? For example: how do you convert 115% of your FTP into HR figures (aprox) or perceived offort? many thanks, again 🙏🏼, cheers from Buenos Aires, Argentina!

Learning no hands is actually really nice as I feel it makes you WAY more in tune with the balance of your bike and how to control your bike better even when holding the handlebars (riding no hands is pretty simple, sit up and put all your weight on your saddle, like all of it, that will be your stability as well as the nose of the saddle between your legs, you turn no hands by leaning using your sit bones be careful doing this though and take wider arcs than normal so you don't have to lean as much, only do it once you are confident in just riding no hands on a straight. Also pedaling helps keep you stable, easier gears are preferred, keep it light but smooth too light and you will be unstable, I know it may feel weird at first trying to pedal no hands, just keep at it).. On top of everything else he said in the video!

Will a light on the helmet work

Thanks Tristan for this training plan. I finished this 28 day plan a couple of weeks ago and followed it with my first sportive. My FTP started at 216w and its now 242w, super happy with these results!

The bike is quite cool. But decathlon needs to have a lot better service. Only a few service points in Germany. To get your fork in the right length you need to get the bike to your local shop and they sent it to the service point. Way too complicated.

The light switches should be on the inside so the person in the room can control the lights. Anyways, hello just tuning in a year late to watch this video, I am thinking of doing my first big gravel 90km ride in a few months in NSW Aust, the Dirty Detour, so watching so many videos to get tips and tricks. So hello, my name is Chelsea and I wanted to say just watched a few of your videos and I am enjoying them. Cheers Chels c:

58/44?!! 44 the smallest!? hot damn that's some legs

I never stand when climbing a hill... is that something I should be doing? It seems counterproductive since you say we shouldn't "surge" and we should keep a consistent power level. Standing shoots up the power level and wastes effort.

60...58...44 on hills...omg

Tristan, not sure if you will see this months later. John mentioned that he'd usually decrease volume while intensity increases. Can that be applied to this routine in a beneficial way? I'm only doing 6-8 hrs a week right now. And at this low of volume is no intensity necessary in a recovery week? I've seen some folks say do half volume and half intensity duration regardless of routine. Others like John suggest easier riding first 4 or 5 days then start to ramp up. A bit confused there. Would be awesome to hear him discuss more about periodization and recovery.

I don't understand what "relax your shoulders and elbows" means. To me, this always results in less weight on hands - and thus my lower back has to support my torso more. This results in nasty lower back pains after just 3-4 hours of riding (and I ride marathons, so I need to go for 8+ hours a day..)

Excellent, no questioning of the training plan required when John Wakefield is the coach! Keep them coming!👍👍

Finally Ben is back at the Giro. The Giro 2020 was the race that saved his career, after it nearly seemd over...

swisside need to get it together and have a 30mm or 32mm rim

One think I would recommend (supplementing the bike fitting) is a good bike saddle. Most standard saddles are ergonomically subpar - too narrow, no pressure relief in the perineal area (numbness, anyone?), too hard (or too soft),...

Bigger chain ring is not just about bigger speed. It is also about that you can use bigger ring in back for the same speeds which is more efficient..

my bad habit while commuting is being easily distracted. due to how slow my bike is, i i get pretty distracted and unaware what’s in front of me. luckily i haven’t had any accidents.

Amazing shot at 5:05, congratulations !

Number 10 be : wearing Rapha clothing. From what I have seen it makes people lacking trajectory control, attention to surrounding, ability to take wind for the group and to suffer silently in climbs, rain, cold or bad tarmac,

Every route where I live has hills and coastal winds. I guess Session 1 is for me.💪

Excellent! Thanks!

For the fasted rides I guess you should also just keep water in your bottle. How do you feel about using some sort of energy drink otherwise?

#GCKUSS

Glad you did it mate. You could see the fight you were having with your inner demons. Congrats mate, massive achievement. You never really know your limits, as we rarely push em.

I really want to know Ben Crank arm to be honest, anyway still a nice vids. Thanks Tristan👌

Didn;t think I would ever see the day where Decathlon had a USD9700 bike. It looks great but how is 10k a "good price point". now some of the other Van Rysel are indeed quite well priced

Amazing video! As a Pinarello roadbike enthousiastic, I must say, this Van Ryssel RCR roadbike looks really good. The Van Ryssel TimeTrial bike looks great as well (I love the way you can shift with your thumbs). Yes, it's cheaper than Pinarello, but still pretty high in price due to the used 3rd party components (wheels, saddle, groupset). Never seen before I think in the world of PRO cycling that a "housebrand" (from Decathlon) actually performs on top level (and sometimes outperforms apparently) compared to Pinarello, BMC, S-Works/Specialized, Scott, Trek and so on).

any chance the cheaper Van Rysel NCR can get the same review?

6:32 I learned it when I bumped into something on the road while cornering and broke my pedal

I don't get it, isn't he sponsored? Why would anyone believe anything about the bike? He's contractually obligated to say good things about it. Also, it's a legal requirement to mention you're sponsored by decathlon even when it's obvious

Damn bro, it's snowing and you using a t-shirt like nothing bothers you 💪💪💪 What a great review

Fab interview and run-through the hardware - both were very candid, keen and knowledgeable about what the viewers want - look forward to the next Review!

Why nearly every reviewer details bar widths & stem lengths Tyre sizes Chain rings sizes BUT NO CRANK LENGTH !!!

It’s snowing and this guy wears a t-shirt

If this isn’t an ad for the garmin light you are doing to much. They should pay you 😂

Thanks for the content. I have a question : does ag2r or Decathlon has to validate your content when you make vidéo with Ben O'Connor ?