The Four Horsemen on Zwift!
I attempt (several times) the brutal Four Horsemen route on Zwift!
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I usually don't watch videos about people struggling to lose weight. However, your videos are very different, you are an endurance athlete losing weight along the way. Many fit people have never run 100k or finished a marathon. Your story is unique, your editing is brilliant and I disagree with your daughters, the narration throughout the videos is compelling and likable. I only hope you don't get hurt or burned out in the process. I guess you are a fitness KZheadr already and in no time you would be over 100k subscribers. I love your content and watched all of your videos. Keep it up.
Wow thank you sir! I appreciate that comment. I don't see myself as a fitness KZheadr or athlete. I do enjoy a proper hard challenge as I enjoy the feeling of achieving something I never thought possible. I don't think Ill burn out as I enjoy it too much, like forest Gump said... I sleep when Im tired, I eat when Im hungry... Im pleased you enjoyed the video and thanks for commenting. 🙌
I think you have very good speaking cadence and delivery. It's something that most don't think about until they have to make a video and realize it's harder than it looks@@RyanCondon
@@blackbriarmead1966 thank you. I appreciate that!
Literally, couldn’t have said better. I saw Ryan’s first video over a year ago. Watched his final 2023 video and I was hooked. Like Ryan said, please scribe, hit “like” to help motivate him. I’m in Ryan. Got my stationary bike today. I will be in the Zwift network soon, looking for people like you to keep me engaged! Colorado, USA
@@user-ji9vp2qp2e that's great to hear. I'm pleased you enjoy my vids. Good luck on Zwift, maybe see you in Watopia. 💪🙌
That was one impressive ride! I think you are going to hit your 100kg target in no time. I’m excited to see more Zwift content!
Thank you!
Your mental game is so strong, somebody to look up to!
I appreciate that. Not sure about the looking up to. Entertainment is enough. 😅👌
Dude please keep making Zwift content I can’t get enough!
I'll try
Those wheels are fantastic, one of the top wheels you can use
This will be my new year’s goal, 4 horsemen in January Cheers
Just finished this route today and I actually found it really fun, definitely recommend it to anyone who can do it.
It is a fun route
👍 watching you do these crazy rides, runs and walks is inspirational, motivating and entertaining. Well done.
Thanks DanLadd. I appreciate that!
Absolutely incredible mate. I’m a fellow cat D Zwift newbie, planning on going up the Alpe for the first time this weekend. Watching this is so inspirational and informative. Keep these videos coming!
Let's us know how u get on, I'm new myself, fellow Cat D. 21 hours on Zwift, thinking of trying the Alpe soon. Good luck 🤞🏻
Cheers. Good luck! You'll smash it.
@@Jodydoc Well I did it! 109 mins which I’m happy with as I wanted to go less than 2 hours. Paced it at about 1.7 w/kg which is just below my FTP.
Ha I’m a not new Cat D lol. Good luck on the Alp!! Try some racing to it’s a hoot as Ryan shows. I can’t seem to get to cat C but I do t train as much as Ryan hoping he’ll inspire me to put the work in
@@garethbutton I’ve done a couple of races and they were fun but painful. Basically involve me struggling to hang on to any pack and then slowly drifting backwards.
GREAT WORK! I need to find the time to try this route too. I've tried the Alpe three or four times, but massively underestimate the time it takes...I fall into the trap of thinking eh it's only 11km. Congrats on nearly 2K subs!
Thanks. I do the same, push hard.. it'll be over quicker.
Congratulations on completing that route! Very inspiring 🚴♂️
Cheers John!
Congrats. I will probably wait until winter before I start the 5 and 6 hour rides. Hoping to level up and get some more drops and get the alp wheels before attacking all of the long rides with multiple climbs
another brilliant video thanks and super well done once again
Thanks!
'I've got my salt, sugar .... PAINKILLERS' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol
thanks for making this ryan. watched it like 3 times already. very entertaining.... and yes. the route IS BRUTAL. keep on pushing.
Thank you. 🙌 I need to complete it again and improve my time.
Fair play - that's a tough ride!
Ryan, you are an absolute inspiration! I'm a cyclist and Zwifter, and you sir are a total legend, to use a euphemism from your neck of the woods. Keep up the good work buddy!
Thank you J.S.Weimer! I appreciate that comment sir! 🙌 I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
Ryan, you are a true inspiration. Since I watch ur videos I push myself more to get back in shape. Looking forward to ur videos in 2024!!
Thank you Carsten. 🙌 Good luck in your 2024 training.
Serious efforts there mate, fair play brother 👌🏻 love ur videos
Cheers! Please you liked the video. 🙏
Great effort Ryan keep smashing it 👍👍 big inspiration to me
Will do! Thanks for watching.
Incredible effort Ryan you really rolled over that challenge great work mate.
Thank you. 😃
Very impressive mate 👍🏼
Great video, Ryan 🚴♂️💨
Cheers Sam!
Awesome! You are an inspiration to me and made me start Zwifting myself! Thank you!
Thats awesome you've started on Zwift. Good luck! Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for sharing! I watched your video on Friday night and became very inspired. I typically don't care about completing Zwift routes, but you changed my mind just this once. On Saturday afternoon I completed the route. Thank you for the motivation! You are doing great work for yourself and for those who watch your videos. :)
That's great Dustin. Getting it done. 💪
I'd forgotten how hard this route is, good on you mate.
Thanks. It's a killer of a route. 🙏😂
I love how you both take yourself seriously and not seriously at the same time. Always been my attitude to sport. Keen to improve but ok to have a laugh about it too. Honestly, laugh out loud moments. Good luck with the channel. I love it.
Thank you. I appreciate that! Life's too short to be too serious. Ride on!
cool guy 🙂. Keep crushin it!
So inspiring watching you attempt this not once but three times, you should be incredibly proud of yourself. Especially in having a job to deal with too, there are full time ‘fitness influencer’ KZheadrs who couldn’t even do 1/4 of this let alone the whole thing. Your 100kg target will come soon enough easy as to me it looks like you’re having a lot of fun more than focusing on losing the weight which in my opinion is the best way to to do it! Keep crushing your goals mate, love the content!
Thanks! I appreciate that comment. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
very nice that you kept doing it , great job thats a tough one to finish
Thanks for the watch and the comment!
Loved this video. I recently did Quatch Quest for the first time. I have ridden up Alpe de Zwift 35 times… but never with Epic KOM before it. So your internal struggle each of the 3 times was so relatable. The Alpe becomes a different beast with tired legs. Good on you for trying again. I tried Four Horseman as a race once and they put the finish line banner half way up Alpe. Without the finish banner at the top of Alpe I quit then and there. Everything hurt. There was no endurance left in my body. Super inspiring watching you push through that!!! Congrats!!
Thanks Joanne. I appreciate that comment. 35 times up the Alpe... Wow! I enjoyed the four horsemen but not rushing to redo it. It was an endurance event and a half. Thanks for watching and I'm pleased you enjoyed the vid.
@@RyanCondon there is a mountain in Vancouver, Mount Seymour, which is 11.5km with half as many switchbacks but same elevation as Alpe de Zwift. I keep coming back to Alpe, as even before Zwift, I wanted sub 60 minutes on Seymour. Hope to get it this year. Easier to motivate myself to get on the virtual mountain when the ride feels relevant to IRL. However the ride itself never gets easier.
Enjoying your vids have started following you on Zwift
Thanks Daniel. 🙌💪
I'm enjoying your vids. Just followed you on zwift. I'm just getting started on zwift and trying to build up some fitness but I'm so much slower and heavier than most people 😅 your vids are good motivation though, cheers 👍
Im pleased you like the vids. Good for you going for it. Relentless forward progress. Keep going!
Thats very impressive. I really like your tenacity. The coffee on the go was cool too.
Nothing like a civilized coffee on the go. 😅
Amazing achievement, Ryan! I can't sit on an indoor bike for more than 2 hours as the pain after one is almost too much! I second what many have said, you can really see your weight loss in your face. You are such an inspiration. I doubt I'll ever try that route, but maybe I'll try for the 100K one day. I just love your videos and agree you will easily have thousands of subscribers soon. Keep it up! Hi Tracy!
Thanks Anne. The seat pain is the worst bit. Thanks for the comment and Tracie says Hi! 😃
Well done Ryan, it sure is a hard challenge. I might try it this weekend. Last week I got the century badge for riding 100 miles but that was on a flat route. Good luck on the next challenge.
I might give 100 miles a go. Thanks for the comment, good luck on the attempt.
Well done mate! Because of you I did the route yesterdag and it is indeed a tough one.
Good for you. Great achievement. 💪
awesome effort
If you make make videos about zwift mountains, or races up zwift mountains, I’ll watch them. Love that stuff
Brilliant videos , thought I done well cycling 5000 km in my first real year of cycling during lockdown and longest ride of 100 km .. what you achieve is fookin amazing ! Your channel will soon have loads of subscribers in no time !
Thanks Max.
Four Horsemen is an obscene route badge to accomplish for being so new at Zwift - massive kudos to you! I’ve not even tried that one as I’m in a similar boat as you with an unfavorable power to weight ratio. Somehow I don’t think my wife and kids would allow me to take over the living room for most of a day… With respect to the holograph riders - there’s an option in settings where you can choose which holorider you want or turn it off entirely. Keep up the great work. Following you with interest from Canada!
Thanks! It's a tough one. Luckily I have a garage I can hide in. 👌
You are really looking great. Very impressive. I have yet to complete the four horseman and I've been zwifting for 3 years. You have guts and determination.
Thanks Anthony. Always time to do it?
You’re looking noticeably leaner. Keep up the great work. I know spinning doesn’t feel natural but it’s more efficient than grinding and easier on your knees. The more you do of it, the more natural it feels.
Thanks Steven. I'm getting there slowly.
Well done great video, amazing thanks 😊
Cheers!
Amazing work Ryan, The Four Horsemen are a hard route. But you did it and that`s what its all about. You endured the pain, you learned the hard way that these hard courses takes time and a massive effort. I remember my first attempt at Four Horsemen and it was brutal, I was as broken as you where. But here I am 3 years later and I`ve now biked over 20000km this year alone so far. So just stay strong, do the work, never ever give up. If you fail sometimes just get back on the horse and try again until you reach that destination or goal you have set for yourself :) Remember nothing is impossible, the impossible just takes a bit longer time to do :) All the best from Norway.
Thanks Richard. I appreciate the comment. 💪
@@RyanCondon I should mention that 100kg for me who is on the shorter side was to much weight for me so I decided to do some things different. And with dedication and consistency I became the one I am today. And oh my thats a different life than it was, in a positive way😉. So do the work and never ever stop💪
This is the kind of Video that I enjoy watching.
Thank you!
Just watching your vid whilst doing my long zone 2 ride
Fair play to you mucka. 4 horseman is a hell of a route to take on. 💪💪💪
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Nice congrats I need to do this.
What a fantastic effort, you should be very proud, especially the mental effort to complete over 6 hours on the bike. One thing I do is set a maximum limit i allow my HR to get to e.g. 160 and when I get close to this I back off a touch. Really helps in preventing those mad surges we all have 😊
Yes, good advice. Thanks for watching.
Really lucky unlocking those lightweight wheels 1 of the best wheelsets in the game,takes a lot of people a long time to unlock those great vid
Thanks for the watch and the comment. 👌 I'll have to equip the wheels.
Big respect! In your second attempt, you had to find 'only' 2.5 hours somewhere 🤣🤣🤣. The first thing I thought when you said you had 4 hours was that is was going to be tight. But tight is a bit of an understatement lol.
I entered a Crit race, motivated by you! I hung in with the pack for a few laps, but I got dropped with nothing left in the tank…The night before I rode 50 km… So I started with a deficit, lessons learned! Ego humbled! I will keep trying. Keep up the motivational videos! Thx!
Great effort! Crit races are tough. Keep going. 💪
Omg, you got the wheels! Congratulations!
Yes, barely noticed when I did it. Only really registered in edit. 😃
Brilliant well done, great determination to keep coming back to the same route 3 times (knowing how horrid it is) 😂. I just have the Uber Pretzel to do and you're giving me the motivation to do it (no matter how long it takes) 👌💪💪
Thanks 🙌 Go get it done! 💪
Four Horseman is one of the 5 routes I’ve yet to complete on Zwift. Well done
Thanks Benj. Tough ol route that one.
@@RyanCondon what is a consistent wkg output for you? I take part in a 2.0-2.2 100km ride on a wed 5:45 (3R endurance). If you ever fancy it.
Brilliant video, and that was some real tenacity. Having to quit this monster route two times would sap a lot of people's will to go back at it. Huge respect just for even getting back into it a third time, let alone completing it. I actually fan-viewed you on the third time and wondered what madness you were in the middle of. You were halfway up the Alpe and I could see you'd already done 40 something km. Big respect, mate. How are you finding the pedals and shoes? Hopefully they've broken in a bit and you find them a bit more comfortable now. When I first got clipless pedals, I couldn't believe how much easier climbing up hills was.
Thanks Lee. I was also wondering what I was doing halfway up the Alpe the third time as well. I like the clip in shoes but theyre a mixed bag, I struggle to get off the bike especially when exhausted but they do make a difference. No idea how people ride with these on the road and have to stop suddenly.
@@RyanCondon 😄 If you're using Shimano SPD cleats, the pedals often have a small hex key adjustment screw you can use to make it easier or tougher to unclip. It's a rite of passage to fall over at a busy set of traffic lights with them out on the road, though!
@@lee-cycling Should be fun on the L2B. 😅
Well done. I'm so glad I didn't see this video before my go at the Horseman today. I'm exactly the same weight as you (having lost 4.5st). I did it. 4:53:35, including a moment of reflection on the Alpe. Plus also to wring my socks out!
Welldone. That's a great time! Awesome job! This attempt was a while ago for me now. I might have to have another pop at it sometime.
Wow. That’s one of the routes I have no interest in attempting. Very well done! 👍
Impressive how resilient you are to learn and still push zone 5 efforts on an endurance ride at the nth attempt 😂 but massive effort, good job!
Thanks. I appreciate that. 👍
Great job mate. Just wondering if you are ever planning getting a road bike?
I will eventually just don't know what one yet.
I really enjoyed that video.
Thank you Paulo. I really appreciate that comment. 👍
@@RyanCondon isn’t cycling and racing on Zwift just the best? It doesn’t matter what level of racing I’m watching it’s still super fun. No matter the level you know the riders are going balls to the wall. That win will come. You are at a disadvantage though weighing 100kg. Most riders in all cats are 90kg or lighter. You are dragging an extra 10kg around. That’s like having a cheap road bike strapped to your back. That weight will come off and your legs will be all the stronger for it. I do wonder how easy that watt bike of yours is to race on. My wahoo Kickr is being powered by a beautiful road bike, Dura Ace drive train and ceramic crank bearings. Just keep going. That win is only seconds away.
@@PauloBurgio Cheers, Ive already lost 90kg so Im confident of another 10. The Wattbike does the job. ;) Thanks for the kind comment.
@@RyanCondon Jesus! Another 10kg will be baby shit
Great riding! (but now I am going to spend all sunday in Wattopia doing the route myself)
Good luck 🙌
Love it when you got the 100mm/hour badge. This crazy challenge late at night sounds like me. do you like the wattbike?
Late night long distance ride and a big dinner, fun. I love the Wattbike but I've never raced or ridden a road bike IRL so not the right person to suggest this or a decent road bike and a smart trainer.
Congratulations on completing the route and winning the wheels. Ive tried many times for the wheels and still don’t have them 😂💪🏼👌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks. They barely registered when I did it. 🤪
Lucky with the wheels 😃 but more than well deserved!
Thanks. Hope they help. 🙏
Runner mentality obsessed with PR's and can't stop racing yourself😂
That's me.
100km indoors is a long way! Congrats man 🫡
You're not wrong!
I did my first 100km zwift ride at around 95kg in one of the cycle nation weekend endurance group rides. they run D category between 1.8 and 2 watts per kilo, and its normally on a pretty flat route so its a great way to spin the legs in a big group. I havent done 4 hourseman yet, but I did one of the other long ones that ends on the alpe.
@@SuperOrcy yeah I’ll have to get on one myself soon 👍
I also started Zwift in the summer and I'm trying to get below 100kg. Currently at 102kg been loving Zwift so far. I have next week off might attempt taking on the alpe for the first time.
Good for you! Go for it, you'll smash it! 💪🙌
Congrats! You could try chaning bikes during those kinds of attempts. Get a TT bike on flatter sections, and now that you have the Trek bike, equip that before starting to climb. That could save you quite some time
Sounds like good advice. Thanks.
Brutal radio tower is right. I don't think my Wahoo Kicker can even go up to the incline it does in places. Heck of a grind. I haven't tried the Alpe du Zwift yet. Maybe before this trainer season is over.
Only one lap? 😂 congratulations on your weight loss journey, buddy.
Just the one! 🙃
You might be a bit disappointed by your time, but this is Impressive results still ! What an evolution 🙏
Im not too disappointed. At least Im not eating crisps on the sofa. Thanks for the comment. 🙌
How about your armband to track HR in zwift? I am using a chest strap and feel uncomfortable and want to switch to an armband or smart watch but donot know it is good enough?
I just use a basic armband one I bought online. Seems to do the job.
One can clearly see that you are loosing massive on weight - especially on your face. Great vid by the way! Keep strong! The best solution to asspain form sitting for too long is getting up from time to time.
In the end it was all I could do to finish, rode out the saddle. Pleased you enjoyed the vid. Thanks for the comment.
OMG, I die with .2km of 5%... On the road or on Zwift. I have a long way to go. So inspirational
Hey buddy, What was the outcome of the new shoes? I also have the same ones and they make my toes go numb even after breaking them in. Are they all fine now or still make your feet go numb ?
They only make my feet numb when they're cold otherwise they're alright. They're not the most comfortable things in the world though.
When can we see you try The Uber Pretzel? 👀
Not sure it's on my radar atm but never say never. 👍
I experience connection failure regularly and its bloody frustrating, half way through a ride connection lost result can't save ride, I completed the same level twice der? I'm not researching wifi booster any suggestions? 👍👍👍👍
Ive never had before or since, it is annoying but Im hoping it was a one off.
It will be wifi connection issues - just go into the pairing screen and repair
It gave me the hump lol. Switched it off.
Ghost switch off is in settings
Makes sense.
Congrats Ryan! My butt hurt just watching you.
Those saddles are killers. Thanks for watching.
@@RyanCondon if you have deep pockets take a look at the Selle SMP’s and maybe check some Road Cycling Academy videos for bike set up tips or better yet get a fit through the fitter on Francis Cade’s channel. Best.
Bro has lost loads of weight and can lose more with a shave amirite
Bro, you knew you wasn’t gonna complete this in four hours lol we all knew you wasn’t gonna complete in four hours lol😂😂. Way to stick with it though.💯👁💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
That feels like a challenge. Best not to watch this week's Vid.
Again a great video!
I appreciate the comment. Cheers!
Alright Ryan well done maybe you are overtraining a wee bit.
Probably.
Get rid of that garbage wat bike. Get yourself a bicycle and a wahoo kickr.
Out of interest why is it worse in your opinion than the watt bike? Is it less accurate ?
@@josephwyatt738 nothing beats the feel of sitting on a real bike. The wahoo kickr will provide a more reliable connection and is more accurate. It will allow for steeper gradients and the processing of higher watts. The flywheel will make it feel more like you're on the road on a real bike. Add a good rocker plate under the setup and welcome to the next level of indoor cycling.
It does the job pretty well for me.
Loved this video, hurdles, calculations, mental effects! Had it all. Keep doing what you’re doing, so impressed with your resilience! 🚵♂️
Cheers Dan. 🙌
Geezer! 🫡 Been avoiding this route, but you've inspired me 🙏
It's brutal! Have fun. 😅