KOM Battle: Current v Former Pro | Sean Quinn & Phil Gaimon in the Hollywood Hills

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  • 게시일 2024. 04. 25.
  • After the Nichols group ride which was posted here, I followed Sean to the base of Sunset Plaza drive for a KOM attempt. Phil Gaimon came along and even gave Sean a leadout but even that wasn't enough for top spot. The level in LA is so nuts that you need to be a world tour caliber rider and be in good form to take a big name segment here.
    This was filmed in January of 2022 and I can say Sean was looking faster when I rode with him a few weeks ago. Check out his effort up Piuma: / strava . Maybe he'll be tempted for another dig up Sunset Plaza...
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    00:00 - 01:22 intro
    01:22 - 12:12 effort
    12:12 - 16:36 outro
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  • @noahbirdrevolution
    @noahbirdrevolution 11 개월 전 +296

    I'm always amazed how Safa pedals up the hill no hands and no strava just to film these guys struggle to keep up with him- while letting them have the strava glory. Such a gentleman.

    • @SAFABrian
      @SAFABrian  11 개월 전 +323

      I didn't even show my unicycle, didn't want to take the limelight off of the pros

    • @harryluns
      @harryluns 11 개월 전 +14

      ​@@SAFABrian class act 💯

    • @temporalsoliton
      @temporalsoliton 10 개월 전 +9

      Seems to have a lot of gas though. Needs to find another source of carbs besides beans before a tough ride.

    • @mtsmithtube
      @mtsmithtube 10 개월 전 +1

      @@temporalsoliton I think he was surfing the drone.

  • @user-je5po4nz9z
    @user-je5po4nz9z 11 개월 전 +264

    Don't listen to this in your living room without your earbuds kids!

    • @Two_Wheel_Yeehaw
      @Two_Wheel_Yeehaw 11 개월 전 +4

      dead

    • @Iitsjustmj
      @Iitsjustmj 11 개월 전 +1

      Why is kids even on this version !
      There’s a whole other app that’s made for just kids !

    • @jani724
      @jani724 11 개월 전 +39

      Gf walks in the apartment daily hearing heavy breathing coming from the the bedroom. Only to find me watching some chap try and not die up a climb

    • @andorsn
      @andorsn 11 개월 전 +4

      I agree, the shifting under load is obscene

    • @abdul-kabiralegbe5660
      @abdul-kabiralegbe5660 11 개월 전 +2

      ​​@@jani724 😂😂😂
      To be honest, the heavy breathing really gives a great insight into the intensity of the effort. It gives context to the stats on the LHS of the screen.

  • @siriustraining1774
    @siriustraining1774 6 개월 전 +34

    I was Sean's coach from age 14-19. He still holds the record for highest VO2 max. (age 17) @ the lab I used in the OC. Awesome to see him doing so well!

  • @Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar
    @Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar 11 개월 전 +315

    The power these guys have is just insane!

    • @twillyspanksyourcakes
      @twillyspanksyourcakes 11 개월 전 +35

      Juiced to the gills

    • @iMoreno
      @iMoreno 11 개월 전 +9

      Yeah just SIS and LMNT 💪🏼

    • @_Doodle-bob
      @_Doodle-bob 11 개월 전 +18

      I used to have this type of power until I took an arrow to the knee.

    • @methylmercury
      @methylmercury 11 개월 전 +2

      it's fairly regular

    • @claygriffin-derr558
      @claygriffin-derr558 11 개월 전 +4

      Phil is the most anti-doping cyclist out there. He has a bar of soap tattooed on his arm cuz he feels so passionately about it. But I guess people have lied before lol, I just seriously doubt it

  • @supersixmikeohimod
    @supersixmikeohimod 11 개월 전 +170

    I can relate to hitting 192bpm and only being halfway up the climb...

    • @desmoMarco91
      @desmoMarco91 11 개월 전 +6

      me too but i have to stop and take a breather for a while

    • @danmartin9086
      @danmartin9086 11 개월 전 +2

      😂

    • @razz5841
      @razz5841 11 개월 전 +9

      How can they stay at Max HR for so long? At least I beleive thats their Max HR 😁

    • @liannahlouisevega1612
      @liannahlouisevega1612 9 개월 전 +1

      ​@@razz5841exactly why they are pros they can do crazy shit

    • @jaybobd
      @jaybobd 6 개월 전

      @@razz5841 at the end he actually hits 199.

  • @dodosaurus4875
    @dodosaurus4875 11 개월 전 +126

    please, more climbing stuff like this :)

  • @ragle8684
    @ragle8684 11 개월 전 +44

    The Vo2 max required for that power output!

  • @BrendanChinonyoutube
    @BrendanChinonyoutube 11 개월 전 +38

    can you film another nichol's group ride please? they are such a good watch

  • @jcsrst
    @jcsrst 11 개월 전 +11

    I've been waiting to see Phil on one of your videos😀 This was excellent, thanks for sharing!!

  • @jonathanchester5916
    @jonathanchester5916 11 개월 전 +22

    Love how Sean can kick up to 700watts near the top after averaging 400plus for 9mins - awesome.

  • @worstretirementever
    @worstretirementever 11 개월 전 +57

    If Sean was fresh I bet he would have had it that day. Super hard effort AFTER a full-on group ride

    • @brownshit1
      @brownshit1 11 개월 전 +7

      His bike looked pretty heavy too.

    • @darylbrice
      @darylbrice 11 개월 전 +3

      @@brownshit1 Yeah, Aero Disc not a climbing bike. Notice Phil still rocking the rim brakes!

  • @invalice123
    @invalice123 11 개월 전 +28

    Now THIS is good. More climbing, general riding. Descents are epic, but the struggle is also important :)

  • @aminostruth3494
    @aminostruth3494 11 개월 전 +34

    Awesome content. Phil's time is even more insane after seeing this!

  • @harryhenry3053
    @harryhenry3053 11 개월 전 +57

    I live in the Basque Country and most KOMs are unbeatable. All the best times are recorded from the Vuelta, Tour de France or Itzulia. It's cool in LA you have popular climb KOMs that aren't recorded from races.

    • @chrisrussell7419
      @chrisrussell7419 11 개월 전 +17

      Phils time wouldn't be broken in a race. Then there is 150km+ before the climb and tactics. Not that often in a race the pro peleton are going FULL gas bottom to top.

    • @davidbernhardt551
      @davidbernhardt551 11 개월 전 +10

      @@chrisrussell7419 It would easily be broken by good enough climbers if it’s the final climb or maybe penultimate and there are attacks. The best can literally do way over 7 w/kg for 10 minutes.

    • @nickh3533
      @nickh3533 11 개월 전 +3

      Same by me, the Tour of Britain passed through here in 2015, most of the KOM's still stand 8 years later.

    • @benallwein5130
      @benallwein5130 11 개월 전 +5

      @@davidbernhardt551 I don’t know how heavy Phil is but say it’s 65kg - 460W from his KOM is 7.1 W/kg, which is world class.

    • @jemsmay2167
      @jemsmay2167 6 개월 전 +3

      You must be new around here; Phil spent years in the world tour pro peloton and was well known as a strong climbing domestique. He claims he climbs as well now if not better then he did when he was a pro, and his power numbers (7.1 W/Kg for 10 minutes) confirm this. Let’s look at some climbs all the pros do in Europe; he’s 6th on the KOM list for the Rococorba in Girona (30 sec behind Simon Yates), 11th on the Madone in Nice (a few seconds behind Froomes best), 7th on the Masca climb (one behind Wout) in Tenerife, and these were on his honeymoon when he may not have had the best legs (I’ll let myself out now)

  • @luismoran7176
    @luismoran7176 11 개월 전 +18

    Insane power, I almost passed out just looking at it lol😂. Great video 👌🏻🙌🏻

  • @philipk4475
    @philipk4475 11 개월 전 +134

    It's insane to think Phil was half a minute faster when he got the KOM!

    • @twillyspanksyourcakes
      @twillyspanksyourcakes 11 개월 전 +36

      It's the cookies I'm telling ya

    • @BryenGraver
      @BryenGraver 11 개월 전 +6

      Those differences can be pretty wild. I was cookin on a ride yesterday and was ahead of my PR on a segment, but then when I got to the really hard part, I just dropped like a rock. Still got my second fastest time, but my PR was over 30 seconds faster. Insane.

    • @abone2pick
      @abone2pick 11 개월 전 +31

      Phil did it with a 12 pound cannondale and fresh legs . Sean doing it with a disc brake bike after destroying the Nicholas ride 😂

    • @martintramuntbikemallorcak481
      @martintramuntbikemallorcak481 11 개월 전 +12

      must've had the "bloods" spot on that day..... eh

    • @h31sman
      @h31sman 11 개월 전 +7

      @@BryenGraverI have some PRs from a massive tailwind that had me riding at group speed while solo. I’m not likely to touch those for a while. The ride back was awful lol

  • @eddydruppel3943
    @eddydruppel3943 6 개월 전 +5

    Staying that long over 195 heartrate !! I salute you dude

  • @cularu1
    @cularu1 11 개월 전

    Great effort man!

  • @ricardorusso1462
    @ricardorusso1462 11 개월 전 +9

    I would imagine that in January he's close to the most unfit he will ever during the season be so this is a great effort!

  • @noifjustlive
    @noifjustlive 11 개월 전 +2

    😱 What a machine!!! I was out of breath just by watching his performance.

  • @01FozzyS
    @01FozzyS 11 개월 전 +1

    Damn those numbers! Nice go at it,Sean!

  • @fhowland
    @fhowland 11 개월 전 +2

    Unreal effort. I dont know how its humanly possible to do that many watts for so long...or to keep your HR that pegged like that!

  • @roberthealey6820
    @roberthealey6820 11 개월 전 +1

    Very cool. Thank you! 👍

  • @fucktheworld1207
    @fucktheworld1207 11 개월 전 +9

    Look at that beautiful rim brake bike..... what a piece of art 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @utube7930
    @utube7930 11 개월 전

    thanks again Safa 🙏

  • @alexmark9147
    @alexmark9147 11 개월 전 +5

    Insane climb with that Cannondale System Six...

  • @t1910j
    @t1910j 11 개월 전

    You guys are beasts! That was insane climbing

  • @kpbmx
    @kpbmx 11 개월 전 +1

    Oh man. You could taste that effort 😮

  • @justim4545
    @justim4545 11 개월 전 +2

    1st to mention Phils Rim Brakes! Good man, Phil!

  • @Simte
    @Simte 11 개월 전

    ¡Capos!
    How insane is that climbing.

  • @jshwlff
    @jshwlff 11 개월 전

    Gallant effort!

  • @lifelabourlanguage5854
    @lifelabourlanguage5854 11 개월 전 +5

    holy shit california is beautiful. perfect cycling. you're really living the dream out there, friend!

    • @williammccormick1092
      @williammccormick1092 11 개월 전 +1

      Looks good in the video but if you go there you’ll be disappointed.

    • @acidbased
      @acidbased 11 개월 전 +1

      @@williammccormick1092 no, you won’t. Not by the cycling at least.

  • @derroadcyclist9664
    @derroadcyclist9664 11 개월 전

    Amzing just AMAZING that Power !!!!

  • @cfinger1093
    @cfinger1093 11 개월 전 +4

    Phil rolling up after sabotaging the KOM like "nothin, just hangin around"

  • @elpina587
    @elpina587 11 개월 전 +4

    Everybody is a gangster till you try to keep up with these 2

  • @lisashiela9137
    @lisashiela9137 11 개월 전 +1

    Awesome ride Sean, definitely some Pro level b.p.m with that attempt@!. Was Gaimon's pace at the start the culprit?

  • @sandrochiavaro7831
    @sandrochiavaro7831 11 개월 전

    You guys are animals! 😵 that was savage to just even watch from the couch. Wow!!

  • @SouthLondonCyclist
    @SouthLondonCyclist 11 개월 전 +1

    I was tired by the end just watching - awesome !

  • @liamhotspur9182
    @liamhotspur9182 3 개월 전

    Pure power! Let's have a look at him in 2024!

  • @lirrtrainwreck
    @lirrtrainwreck 개월 전

    I came for the KOM battle I stayed for the view!! Unreal!

  • @karlburningham3604
    @karlburningham3604 5 개월 전

    Absolutely insane numbers 💪💪💪

  • @Hypersonicbiker
    @Hypersonicbiker 11 개월 전 +1

    Firstly thank You for this video. Amazzingg! I felt pain/burn when watching.
    I think, try again with ultralightweight rim brake road bike. Probably times will go down.

  • @zukzworld
    @zukzworld 11 개월 전

    Amazing! Awesome!! ❤👍🏾✌🏾

  • @ayowser01
    @ayowser01 11 개월 전

    What a view from that canyon!

  • @overthetarget9401
    @overthetarget9401 11 개월 전 +5

    I could have kept up...for the first five seconds. 😃

  • @TheDreadEmpire
    @TheDreadEmpire 10 개월 전

    Sean's a beast 🔥🔥 so powerful

  • @uhurupeak2001
    @uhurupeak2001 11 개월 전

    great vid bryan .

  • @stianpollestad754
    @stianpollestad754 11 개월 전 +7

    That was fun to watch. Insane level. I'd be dropped within the first 100 m. Just shows what it takes to win a pro bike race.

  • @derroadcyclist9664
    @derroadcyclist9664 11 개월 전 +1

    I like how chilled they are able to speak after that LOL

  • @8bigs8
    @8bigs8 11 개월 전

    Amazing !!

  • @cristianmarint
    @cristianmarint 11 개월 전 +1

    Oh lord! This guys are strongggg

  • @CreatexColors
    @CreatexColors 11 개월 전

    cool video, thanks!

  • @Thaddeus_Howe
    @Thaddeus_Howe 11 개월 전 +1

    Some classic Phil Gaimon reverse negative splitting haha. Somehow it works for him though lol

  • @emmanuelcampos8212
    @emmanuelcampos8212 6 개월 전

    WoW spectacular🎉🎉

  • @methilda2927
    @methilda2927 10 개월 전 +1

    Imaging Sean not crushing a massive group ride before :D

  • @purpleaki7135
    @purpleaki7135 11 개월 전 +19

    Phil has a much smoother pedalling stroke than the pro guy.

    • @82vitt
      @82vitt 11 개월 전 +3

      He has much smoother everything with far less upper body movement. Now imagine the guy was on a rim brake, non-aero bike at least 2 pounds lighter, he wouldn't have to be wriggling so much.

    • @methylmercury
      @methylmercury 11 개월 전 +2

      so what. it's about the power output not the pedaling stroke smoothness

    • @82vitt
      @82vitt 11 개월 전 +1

      @@methylmercury Thanks for enlightening us, captain obvious 🙄.

    • @ProWeAreSo
      @ProWeAreSo 11 개월 전 +4

      ​@@methylmercury it's about efficiency

    • @methylmercury
      @methylmercury 11 개월 전 +1

      @@ProWeAreSo no it isn't. Lol. You either have power in your legs or you don't. It's genetics. In first 2 years most results appear. The others train all they want and still can barely sustain 450W for 5 minutes, whereas teens aged 18 who have been riding since 14 and have genetics, hold 450 for 20 minutes no problem. So Your comment has been debunked sir!

  • @martintramuntbikemallorcak481

    "The level in LA is so nuts that you need to be a world tour caliber rider and be in good form to take a big name segment here" - come try out my home on island of Mallorca!! All KOM's and top 10's are who's who of cycling world!! infact, top 100!!! It's really really crazy!!

    • @martintramuntbikemallorcak481
      @martintramuntbikemallorcak481 11 개월 전 +1

      on December 19th 2019, I was cycling up Es Grau climb from north side, not a soul there... then all of a sudden at the top I could see a peloton coming at me (Ineos) and I could see a yellow flashing light on a car behind... The front 2 were Gerrant Thomas and Chris Froome (and they did say hi) and then a struggler at the rear with another car was egan bernal... So, I just passed and said hi to (at that time) the current TDF champ and the previous 2 champs, 1 being a LEGEND of this sport. It's amazing who you see here in winter.. and you never know who's gonna fly past you on a climb!

  • @nickzoumpoulis1024
    @nickzoumpoulis1024 11 개월 전

    Was a great KOM attempt and such a big effort for this climb. Definitely the most wonderful view in the end!

  • @lirrtrainwreck
    @lirrtrainwreck 개월 전

    So crazy impressive and on an aero bike as well

  • @poincareconjecture5651

    That's level 2 climbers...geezus christ...that was like watching ...I don't have the right words ....much respect for Phil for showing lots of humility and the opening paces Phil...are you crazy....that was so insane ebikes cant even

  • @CTSaints89
    @CTSaints89 11 개월 전

    😳.. Phil G. goes up this incline as fast as my avg on flats!! 😂😂😂

  • @zellmersebastian4618
    @zellmersebastian4618 11 개월 전

    Good job!

  • @richardyoung5201
    @richardyoung5201 11 개월 전

    Brutal 🙌🏻

  • @greghart6310
    @greghart6310 11 개월 전

    Insanely fast KOM or not!

  • @TheLanorth
    @TheLanorth 11 개월 전 +3

    @8:25 you can see they still didn't finish that tennis coach' house that Michael destroyed!

  • @Mati03x
    @Mati03x 11 개월 전

    Phil its Incredible !!!

  • @dg6226
    @dg6226 11 개월 전

    got confused because it looks like you were talking about 2 different segments. the KOM at 0:59 / the time Phil mentions ("10 minutes") looks like it wasn't the same segment as the one shown at 0:31 and 12:12. but i assume Sean had the right one on the garmin because it beeped at the right time

  • @matt92697
    @matt92697 11 개월 전 +5

    Phil's bike looks insane

  • @BMWWolf
    @BMWWolf 11 개월 전

    The sustained wattage is incredible.

  • @raffiourfalian1524
    @raffiourfalian1524 3 개월 전

    High level sport 👏 awesome 👌

  • @AfroMuggleKing
    @AfroMuggleKing 11 개월 전

    I don't think my heart can reach 197 BPM. Massive effort!

  • @maremare9515
    @maremare9515 11 개월 전

    Sick . . . 💪💪💪

  • @cecilordono6326
    @cecilordono6326 10 개월 전

    The heart rate and power is just mind boggling

  • @themrqpz
    @themrqpz 11 개월 전

    what app does he use for this fancy telemetry? 🤔

  • @richardbraithwaite9653
    @richardbraithwaite9653 11 개월 전

    Amazing power ! What a pro.........

  • @hernanhernandez3861
    @hernanhernandez3861 7 개월 전

    Good to know that the Nichols ride is hard for these guys. It crushes me....

  • @zubetto85
    @zubetto85 11 개월 전

    watching this enormous effort, it seemed to me that I felt pain in my legs...

  • @TheCyclesport
    @TheCyclesport 11 개월 전 +2

    Some serious throw-down power is displayed!

  • @khuancam3264
    @khuancam3264 7 개월 전

    Nice zone 5 training

  • @mhdalis885
    @mhdalis885 11 개월 전

    excellent, what gear ratio and combination used ?

    • @zaphod_beeblerox
      @zaphod_beeblerox 11 개월 전

      he was in the big ring the whole way up and being a pro I'd imagine it was either 52 or 54tooth, not those wimpy 48t that come on consumer bikes

  • @dylanendicott9067
    @dylanendicott9067 11 개월 전 +1

    Rips it on a systemsix too, that’s flashy!

  • @infamousboone
    @infamousboone 11 개월 전

    This should become an LA tradition for all visiting pros.

  • @yeyo9664
    @yeyo9664 10 개월 전

    More climbing content plz 🙏!

  • @dylanarmenta6691
    @dylanarmenta6691 11 개월 전

    Shheeeeeshhh absolute, brutal

  • @richards4422
    @richards4422 11 개월 전 +3

    It was a great effort. Too bad that he had that old guy blocking his path for the first one third of the climb !!!

  • @timwolf2215
    @timwolf2215 11 개월 전 +3

    Dam I love watching elite athletes push emselves. Heart rate above 185 for that long. Their bodies are so efficient it’s incredible

  • @VBL-
    @VBL- 11 개월 전

    What a beautiful road. I only ever went up the Hollywood Hills once in a red rental Mustang convertible.

  • @stevocanuck
    @stevocanuck 11 개월 전

    that is just insane

  • @eduardos9616
    @eduardos9616 6 개월 전

    I got tired on my couch 1 minute into the video my heart was already racing 😅

  • @ramiyousif3351
    @ramiyousif3351 11 개월 전

    Beast!

  • @hughjanus7354
    @hughjanus7354 6 개월 전

    That chain squeak though...

  • @lukewalker1051
    @lukewalker1051 11 개월 전 +16

    I heard a stat that Lance Armstrong in his prime could do 500 watts for 30 minutes.
    These guys are beasts. Congrats on your fitness and w/kg.
    PS. thought it interesting that Phil chose presumably uber light box section aka non aero wheels for this effort which makes sense. Probably a 1300 gram wheelset
    Ability of the pro to hold close to 200 bpm HR is nuts.
    P.S. also the pro's capacity to recover after that incredible effort is noteworthy...most mortals would be on the ground.

    • @MrBillboeing
      @MrBillboeing 11 개월 전 +3

      But Lance had the juice, without it -10% is still impressive

    • @bigjuicefolife
      @bigjuicefolife 11 개월 전

      @@MrBillboeing Please shut up. Its been over 15 years. Let. It. GO. Everybody else was doping too. Jeebus H. Christ.

    • @sean7098
      @sean7098 11 개월 전 +6

      @@MrBillboeing He also was one of the most talented riders of his generation

    • @martintramuntbikemallorcak481
      @martintramuntbikemallorcak481 11 개월 전 +13

      @@MrBillboeing hahaha...... and these guys don't????? do u believe in santa? and still get picked up from school by yer mommy?? haha... get real!!

    • @michadebicki6534
      @michadebicki6534 11 개월 전 +1

      495 watts for 40 (!) minutes. It was in one of the documentaries about him.

  • @snailpower1890
    @snailpower1890 10 개월 전

    Le gainage des pros. Impressionnant. Ça bouge pas . Et ça a des puissance de chevaux

  • @maremare9515
    @maremare9515 11 개월 전 +1

    Hi Safa . . . 🙋‍♂️

  • @cristiancontreras1280
    @cristiancontreras1280 11 개월 전

    What are the two cross streets of the beginning beginnin of the climb?

  • @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable

    As an Australian, it’s so cool seeing our native trees in Los Angeles! I noticed it when I last visited in 2018.

    • @dennis3667
      @dennis3667 11 개월 전 +1

      Eucalyptus trees are on every continent, and often very numerous.

    • @joebeech7423
      @joebeech7423 9 개월 전

      Yeah but they were brought to California by Aussies and planted in the 1850s as timber was in short supply. The most common tree type in Cali is the Tasmanian Blue gum.

    • @joemclaughlin8657
      @joemclaughlin8657 7 개월 전 +1

      They’re too flammable so we’re starting to clear the groves 😂😂

  • @levyyy3774
    @levyyy3774 11 개월 전

    crazy power

  • @jirihutecka9020
    @jirihutecka9020 11 개월 전 +4

    And this is just "average" pro rider.. Would love to see Pogacar for example on this climb.. 🙂

    • @Es26208
      @Es26208 개월 전

      You wouldnt see much of him

  • @user-ct6ic3un9b
    @user-ct6ic3un9b 11 개월 전

    WOW Hollywood Hills

  • @Firubak
    @Firubak 11 개월 전 +4

    Meanwhile in Germany on a much shorter climb on my mtb. Highest gear 4kph trice the time 😂.
    Seriously i find it insane how Well trained and fit you roadies are. I would say im really fit too but thats just a different Dimension