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ToB Honister climbVideo: Madison-Genesis at the Tour of Britain, part one
Being a professional bike racer is tough.
Maybe not so much in the sun on a flat transitional stage of the Tour de France that's mostly sunflowers and chatting with a sprint at the end. But chasing back on to a charging peloton, up the 25% slopes of Honister Pass, in the rain, after you've stacked it earlier in the stage? That doesn't sound like much fun. And let's be honest: there's more days like that in the life of a pro than there are glory days of helicopter pan shots, dark lenses and glass-smooth tarmac.
Here's part one of the Madison-Genesis record of their first home tour. Mostly it's filmed through a damp lens and there's lots of grimacing. It's a fascinating record of what it's like to be in the thick of a major cycling event though. Enjoy.
Madison Genesis - Tour of Britain : Part One from Madison on Vimeo.
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
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Brilliant video, fascinating glimpse into pro cycling. Much respect for these guys!
respect.
You need some determination to stick it out under these conditions.
Fascinating to watch. It might not have been much fun at the time, but they can be proud they did it.
There must be easier ways of earning a living?
Humbling.
That was great! cant wait for more instalments.
A very open account and certainly takes the gloss of professional riding.