Everesting The World's Greatest Road: The Stelvio Pass

To celebrate the 200th birthday of the legendary Stelvio Pass, Ollie decided to take on the ultimate challenge: Everesting it. That's five ascents of the iconic 25km climb, totalling over 8,848m of elevation gain. Joined by ex-pro Alan Marangoni and the "Stelvio Man" Daniele, this is a story of suffering, stunning sunrises, and deep respect for cycling history. But there's a twist. For the final, brutal rep, Ollie swaps his modern bike for a 1980s retro Pinarello, complete with friction shifters, toe straps, and impossibly hard gears, to pay homage to the heroes of the 1975 Giro d'Italia. Can he make it? This video was made possible by the support of Hotel Funivia in Bormio. Here is the Strava of the ride! https://www.strava.com/activities/15003277351 CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro: The Ultimate Stelvio Challenge 00:39 Why Everest The Stelvio? 01:15 Meet The Team: An Ex-Pro & The Stelvio Man 02:29 A Curveball: The Retro Bike Twist Explained 04:48 Rep 1: The Sunrise 08:18 Rep 2: What Was It Like To Race The Stelvio? 11:19 The Pain Begins 15:38 Rep 3: Some Rain Arrives! 19:19 The Struggle Is Real 20:21 Rep 4: Everyone Is Broken 24:37 The Final Rep: Modern vs. Retro 25:25 "Cycling Used To Be Well Hard" 28:17 The Final Push 30:20 We Did It! Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks 👉 https://gcn.eu/JoinYTmemberships Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing! 👉 https://gcn.eu/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter GCN Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnuploader Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides What climb would you like to see us Everest next? Let us know 👇 Watch more on GCN... 📹 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 🎵 An Austere Man - Fabien Tell Anomaly - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Believable - Fabien Tell Blending Spaces - Helmut Schenker Cuando Baja el Sol (Instrumental Version) - Alcones Negros Cutting the Line - Hampus Naeselius Dawn of a New Day - Alan Carlson-Green Ducere - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Forest, Trees, Birds - Epidemic Sound Good Old Days - Sinfonietta Cinematica Impact, Dark, Cinematic, Snappy Hit - Epidemic Sound Interstellar Agogos - OTE Just Wanna Run (Young Smoke Remix) - Blanches Light Rain, Rainfall 01 - Epidemic Sound My Brother - Yi Nantiro Progressive Progress - Howard Harper-Barnes Skywards - Aiyo Stateless - Krithi The Frozen Chase - Dian Shuai Under Her Eyes - Arthur Benson #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife 📸 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. 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: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: https://gcn.eu/VW Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca MET Helmets: https://gcn.eu/methelmets Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech -    / @gcntech   GCN Racing -    / @gcnracing   Global Triathlon Network -    / @gtn   GCN Italia -    / @gcnitalia   GCN en Español -    / @gcnenespanol   GCN auf Deutsch -    / @gcnaufdeutsch   GCN en Français -    / @gcnenfrancais   GCN Training -    / @gcntraining   Global Mountain Bike Network -    / @gmbn   GMBN Tech -    / @gmbntech   Electric Mountain Bike Network -    / @embn