How Does The Tour de France Impact Rider Health & Fitness? | Exclusive Pro HR Data
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 10. 06. 2024
- Just how hard is the Tour de France? How much does a three week cycling race change pro cyclists physiology? Thanks to Whoop we dived into the data of EF Education First to analyse the heart rate and recovery data of the team over the first 2 weeks, to see how the grand boucle affects their bodies.
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Are you surprised how the pro's resting heart rate data changed?
36 BPM seems like way too unhealthy for me.
I'm probably just jealous because I'm Tour de Home rider :|
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not really, I experienced the same after long days in the saddle, even though I obviously don't ride as far as they do
Low resting HR is probably also a function of the fact that all of these guys have hct bumping right up against 50%. More rbcs = greater oxygen delivery = less demand for increased circulation.
Iâm wondering if WADA wants access to this data since I read that in the Armstrong era riders were risking deadly clots by blood doping and pumping themselves full of EPO. I believe a rested tour team averaging 41 bpm is reasonable if my own resting rate as a fit enthusiast is just under 50. I think Pantani had some crazy numbers back in the day, but these numbers are what I would expect from non-doping athletes
Christ Ollie, that hair is not aero.
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Heavier too
definitely =D
Looks like he was getting too much sleep and got out of bed a bit late
Ollie are you secretly sponsored by Alpecin? :)
That piece of hair dangling at the back is a feat in its self
someone should cut it off at gcn and record it and share it online.
Killing me lol
It's an Aerodynamic faring to smooth out airflow
Ollie barbers have opened back up for a whole now. Get a haircut gain 3-400gms
Most British doesnt care much on their appearances. Be it men or women. đđđđ€
I like ollies dedication. With a segment so focused on sleep and rest he went the extra mile and did it all with a magnificent display of bed head.
Ollie's head is possessed by the spirit of an angry rooster.
In England, the word for a male uncut foul is "cock," not rooster.
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Ok, thatâs is seriously all I can take of Ollieâs hair.
Quite amazing that EF cycling shares their data. Makes for some really interesting physiological datasets. Great content GCN!
Whoop is probably a sponsor so they might not have much of a choice in terms of the data being shared.
@@jaspreetsidhu5708 I'd be surprised if Whoop and EF didn't have those things contractually limited and that EF reserve themselve the right to veto any publication of data which could be linked to specific riders. Plus the european DGPR-law also needs to be taken into account
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I'm from the Philippines
education first ;) Secrecy second ;P
I love these deeper, science-y (it's totally a word) dives into biking and the tour and grand level events!
2:19 Do you want thick hair?
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Cycling has completely changed my life i had hear condition but as i am cycling and watching gcn it improved my health condition . Thanks to gcn and cycling
Glad you got your hearing back
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preeti gupta , That is a interesting thought that you have brought forward, Ollie did say that it appears that they are fitter! However it seems counter intuitive that they could be stronger & more powerful. However I imagine that their average power is pretty consistent through out the race!
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In regards to the assumption that the riders are getting fitter after the rest day because their RHR is lower than it was when they started the tour, is actually not true. The lower resting HR after the rest day is due to Parasympathetic saturation, or sympathetic withdrawal of the autonomic nervous system.. In simple terms, their RHR drops, because their body is going in to ultra recovery mode due to the rest day. Whoop does not reflect this unfortunately. The fact that the riders are going into Parasympathetic Saturation, or Sympathetic withdrawal, is an indicator that they are Overeaching. Most teams, on the rest day, will try to put in a short ride with some short but strong efforts to keep the body in fight or flight mode so that the body does not go too deep in to recovery mode, which could make riders feel heavy and sluggish after the rest day.
Good insight. I use HRV to check my morning readiness, which shows when Iâm in parasympathetic status. Surprised that Whoop doesnât assess this.
Nice.so many poor assumptions in this video. I wonder if the bad science grates on Olly, with his PhD.
@@lewesandrew Whoop is a Paid sponsor.
@@TomatoDave whoop does measure HRV and is one of the pillars in calculating the recovery score. For some reason he doesn't speak about HRV data in this video, but he does a bit about recovery scores, which does account for HRV.
They also eat the good chicken, which helps them recover much faster too.
Ollie's hair is strong bait for the youtube algorithm
Ollie's hair is a work of abstract art and belongs in the Louvre.
I'm just a random guy that owns a mountain bike scrolling through CZcams at 3:30AM. I don't need to know this but yeah, I'm watching.
Me with my below average resting heartrate of 55bpm, you know, I'm something of a pro cyclist myself
Hahaha I thought the same thing đ
My hr sometimes scares međ Seeing it drop down to 36 37, I'm like, I'm not this fit, am I (gets on bike) no, I am not, not a Tour De France prođ
@@tomrengert1221 you clearly need to see doctor..
Yes, quite clearly!
I did speak to one, and apparently shouldn't be a problem, it's just an extreme case or exercise-induced bradycardia, it gets down to about 21bpm at night!
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@@tomrengert1221 That's one every 3 seconds, wow.
Thanks Ollie, that was excellent. Iâm in Australia and have sat up until 2am every night watching the TDF. Iâve noticed that both my resting and threshold couch heart rate have also done strange things over the past 2 1/2 weeks. Particularly last night when Richie Port flatted in the gravel...it stopped altogether for around 10 minutes. Allâs well now though. đđŒđ„Ž
big shout to EF Cycling for making the data available, itâs highly fascinating to know what goes on with the pros. Hope more teams will take up the challenge and make such data available
The virus is making me realize how vital the hairdressers are to the modern society.
WOW... When I was a Cat-1 in the late 70s basically doing tours in So Cal & Mexico and placing in the top five, I can remember laying in bed listening to my heart thru my pillow and freaking out that my heart was about to "STOP"!. My pulse was so slow, I had trouble falling asleep thinking I was going to die in my sleep. Nowadays I only wish I was that fit... Ha ha ha ha, as I'm 64.
Ah yes, the days of high 30s heart rates and under 6% body fat content.
I had NO CLUE what my; FTP, MAX VO2, anaerobic threshold, watts for any duration, etc., etc., was back then since NO ONE was measuring, or even had the capability of measuring those 'metrics', that long ago. LOL! (Maybe not even Merckx with his scientific FOR THE TIME hour record training).
Yeah, I could only wish for those things now at almost 70, as well as my long lost climbing skills. :( :(
Hi Ollie, That was the most interesting GCN presentation I have ever seen.I'm not aware of anybody combining the science of heart rate with the day to day pressures of riding a 3 week stage race in a publication before. You really told the full story. Brilliant, more of the same please.
Ditto
Actually, when you do a 2 week Training-Camp as a normie you will experience many of these points yourself: sleep gets worse, HR goes up, max. HR goes down.
And after a recovery day you start kinda tired but it helps so much.
These are the kind videos I subscribed GCN for. Understanding the physiological functions, changes and basis of a cyclist body is just perfecto to see how amazing our body is and can actually become with the right training.
One of the best videos you have ever done on this channel! You answered so many questions I had and put it all in context. Thanks!
When I was a competitive swimmer in my youth, my resting HR was 36. It has been riding over the years and now, in my mid 50âs itâs now at 45bpm when Iâm rested, but after a hard day of exertion, itâs 10bpm over that. Itâs great to know what your bodyâs average readings are.
I still think itâs funny if I go to the Drâs and watch their faces when they take my pulse! They always double check it, but I think it goes slow when you get fit because when you are training it goes so high. Youâve only got so many beats in your heart! Probably!
I remember back in the dinosaur days of the sport, way way before any real sports/endurance physiology/medicine and/or general knowledge was around, one had to inform the paramedics treating riders after a crash in a crit/road race that their resting pulse is so low because of training/fitness, and NOT because of 'shock'.
Otherwise, they would wrongly start treating the crashed riders for said shock. ;)
Ollie. Your hair. It looks like it's just ridden 21 tour de france stages!
Fascinating info. and one of many reasons why I love GCN! Thanks to Ollie and EF for another great episode.
Hands down the most informative GCN video I've seen. More like this please!
You clearly took a nap on the left side of your head before this was shot
I love how we were able to see this while the tour is still going on. Would love to see more types of these videos!
Dude!!! this kicked some serious arse!!! Great content. I love this kind of content. Thank you so much. Also, the hair rocked!
I quite like Ollieâs hair! Looks cool and gives me a confident and happy impression. Donât listen to the negative comments âșïž
Loved this video. Seeing what is physiologically possible is both inspiring and humbling. Keep them coming!
Fantastic video, Ollie! What an insight into how the proâs bodies handle the exertions of a grand tour. Love it! đđ»đđ»
That was brilliant presentation of some potentially rather dry and dull stats - thanks Ollie it was actually incredibly interesting it would be great to see more content like this.
I have a resting heart rate of 49bpm, Iâm 47 years old, cycling for just over 2 years now. đđ»đŽđ»ââïž
Another Fantastic informative Video by GCN. Thank you!!!
Loved the in-depth video and the data shared herein, would certainly would like to see more videos like these.
Great video. Thanks GCN. I'm all about numbers and data so more like this please. I love Ollie's enthusiasm for this kind of thing.
Been wondering all this week (TDF) about this stuff, thanks.
This was really interesting to see. I have tried a few times to do these max effort rides, but going several hours from 80% to 100% of your max heart rate is just inhuman. Their training must be savage to get to that level of conditioning. This really gives a new perspective into the sport, thank you for doing and thanks to EF Education First for supplying the data. They are truly living up to their team name :-)
love this kind of data, keep it coming.
Loved this video !
So cool to finally see all those numbers !
I know this is 2 years old but enjoyed it. Answered some of the questions I had about tour riders. Thanks,
Never mind how hard is the TDF. I've just completed my first full week of commuting (100km, with a steep hill on the way there and a steep hill on the way back). That was hard.
2:11 Get your Hair Back!
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Kudos for that and enjoy the ride, over the past decade my return to cycling commuting changed my life for the better as I went six years without a car and had to ride my bike to work.
100km each way. Kudos!
@@monitorcomputersystemsltd2375 with a steep hill none the less.
Totally fascinating. I loved it! A big thumbs up!!
Very informative, thanks GCN. Hope to see more of these type videos.
Kudos Ollie for explaining these behind-the-scenes superhuman details. Love the hair. Really!
Very informative and detailed. Good work.
Love the deeper physiologic dive! Keep em coming
these videos are amazingly well done -
bravo
There can never be too much of this in depth content, thanks.I haven whoop to, and for me a half tour etappe is 20 strain :)
Thank you Professor Ollie!! Keep up these type videos. I so enjoy them being a fellow science nerd....
VERY interesting video! Thanks!!
Even with the somewhat distracting (yet entertaining when you take the hair + reading the comments together), I did really enjoy this video. It was interesting comparing what Ollie was giving about EF to my own Whoop data.
Interesting insights with data too! Fair play to ef for releasing the stats!
GCN should give Ollie a golden star for his quiff dangling hectic up and down while Ollie messing with the numbers ;-P
more please, this is great reporting.
This is amazing how good they are! Thank you for video!
This was absolutely fascinating. More content like this please đđ»
Thanks Ian we will see what we can do
Super interesting. Really enjoyed listening to the impacts of a grand tour on Proâs.
Great Video, would definitely like to see more of this.
Really fantastic video. Well done for making it available to the layman.
Great stuff Dr Ollieđđ»đđ»đđ»đđ»
Love how one part of Olliâs hair is just bouncing around like an antennađ
Go ahead and laugh about his hair but really marvel at his contagious enthusiasm! Really remarkable collection and analysis of this data. Pretty valuable information. Thanks for doing this
Fascinating numbers, Thank you,
Great insights. Would love to see more please. Thanks
Awesome video this one, very insightful
Interesting ! From a physiological basis I have personally had this adaptation after tough block of training then recovery gone from absolutely shattered to smashing my PB in club series league like testers for events.
Outstanding information and very well planned to wire up the EF Team!
Loved this. Thanks.
Thanks for the very informative video.
Would love to see a video about blood pressure to.
Well done!
My reseting heart rate currently is 42 - 44,, and I am 53 years old cyclist, not a professional one When I am really fit and rested it may even go as low as 39. So, low resting heart rate itself doesn't say too much since it has to do with the BMI as well. The power and recovery are more important. I don't have the same power they have nor can I recover as quick as they are.
The hair! The hair! Oh, the humanity!
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Now I can't undo imaging that zeppelin.
This was extremely interesting! More content like this please âșïž
Enjoyed this one, and yes please - more videos looking at the science would be great :)
Really enjoyed this content. Great barnet Ollie too...
Great video very interesting from New Zealand
This video already 2 years. EF and Whoop still collaborate together. And yes this video worth to watch after Bettiol breakaway yesterday.
Superb job. Really interesting. More, please
It's so cool that EF Education shared this information while the TdF is still happening!!
I doubt UAE Emirates would share their data. So dodgy that ITT...
I really liked this video! I would like to see more like this and please show some plots so one can interpret the data for themselve :)
I would really love to see more of this!
Great content! These EF guys are beasts
More more more! Love it. Explains a LOT.
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Thanks Rosamund :)
I started my cycling activity from the scratch and scared so much since my community have better performance on their bike. then i realized there must be some science behind this, and this content is amazingly show me hard work pay off, even i wont be an athlete.
The data are stunning, and iam amazed by just how good an elite atheletes are.
Really interesting stuff ! Ollie you're good
Extremely interesting!!! Thanks
Excelent video. These guys are supernatural... Amazing. đđŽđ§đ·
I appreciate your covering this. I have been a WHOOP user for about a year. It was indeed interesting to see what "the numbers" were for this TDF group. Knowing how well recovered I am helps me decide how hard or long I might want to work on a given day. I am learning to try to optimize each day. WHOOP data can also be displayed on STRAVA, a recent and welcome feature. If you capture your ride data to include heartrate and wear a WHOOP strap you will get duplicate information. I just delete the WHOOP data for that workout so that the feature in STRAVA that tells you your fatigue level and form are not skewed by the duplicate information from the WHOOP for the same ride. Since I also swim and lift weights the WHOOP will show this information in STRAVA too. A hard day lifting can cause poor recovery in the next day or even longer. Sore muscles also tell me this. It is gratifying to see a good recovery after a good bike ride or swim.
Interesting video.
Congratulations!
Good explanation Doc Olli....thx
Love these types of videos!
Very insightful đđŒ
You obviously know your stuff but you have the ability to be surprised and humble in sharing, this makes it a pleasure to watch and listen.
Hypothesis: When the heart is being stressed for a long period it becomes more effective. The heart muscle is now used to stretch more and create more volume and it exhales a higher % of its volume. Therefore it will pump at a higher volume per stroke.
You can measure all of this with an MRI scanner. I have been in several due to a heart condition and this is the effect that has been happening to me over the past months. It's a theory. Would be fun to have a mobile MRI scanner and do this experiment in the TDF :-)
Will be more interested in Powless this year after listening to this program! Very interesting information. Thanks!
Great job sharing the physiology of the tour rider in this format. You did a fantastic job looking at heart rates, recovery, sleep, and other recovery variables.
What I wouldâve loved to have also seen included is caloric intake in between rides. And weight loss during a particular stage. As a triathlete to transfer half Iron Man, I lose as much as 122 pounds, 32 ounces of fluid on a long run where I canât drink fluids at the same rate that I could on the bike. Anyway to share some of the caloric and fluid intake loss, replenish, and maintenance data?
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Great of EF to share their data. Truly is fascinating.
Brilliant video!
Science is just fantastic ! Please keep doing these kind of videos. Amazing data ! They are really supermen