This Is Why You Can't Ride Further | The Road To Leadville

Ferg is switching his downhill and enduro bikes for a cross-country steed as he takes on the legendary Leadville 100 in the Rocky Mountains. To hit his sub-nine-hour goal, he is enlisting the help of Olympic XC legend Oli Beckinsale and the experts at Precision Fuel & Hydration to overhaul his engine and fueling strategy. From sweat tests in a heat chamber to "sweet spot" training, this is what it really takes to prepare for 100 miles at 10,000 feet of altitude. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - The Leadville 100 Challenge 01:30 - Meeting Legend Oli Beckinsale 02:18 - Finding My Threshold 04:42 - The "Sweet Spot" Training Strategy 08:03 - How Much Should You Train? 12:10 - The Sodium Sweat Test 17:35 - Survival In The Heat Chamber 22:45 - Analyzing The Results 26:12 - Putting Science Into Practice 28:45 - The Road To Leadville Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://gmbn.eu/YouTubeMembership 🛍 Explore The GMBN Shop 👉 https://gmbn.eu/SpringTees Subscribe to the channel for more! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/Subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://www.gmbn.com/uploader Won a prize on the Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/DSSPrizeWinner Looking for MTB Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter The transition from 15-minute enduro stages to a 9-hour mountain bike marathon is a massive mental and physical shift! 🏔️ If you had 20 weeks to train for your 'dream' race, which one would you pick, and do you think you'd survive the training? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 https://youtu.be/Wb-hQ8p8Lb0 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Panic Attack - Tigerblood Jewel Yessir - Bonkers Beat Club Panic Attack - Tigerblood Jewel Stadium Rocker - Taelimb Saintly - Damma Beatz Counting Blessings (Instrumental Version) - Janset Do It Yourself (Instrumental Version) - Janset Divine (Instrumental Version) - Janset Eleven Seventeen (Instrumental Version) - Tilden Parc Diffuser - Shiruky Midnight - STRLGHT Lazy Day - Cushy #gmbn #globalmountainbikenetwork #mtb #mountainbiking 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Propain Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Propain Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria Reynolds wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Reynolds FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Met Helmets: https://gmbn.eu/Met-Helmets Bluegrass Protection: https://gmbn.eu/Bluegrass Watch our sister channels: GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://embn.me/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube