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

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