What Would It Take To Get The KOM Up Sa Calobra? | GCN Tech Show Ep. 257

Published on November 24th 2022

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Getting a KOM or QOM on Strava is hard enough to do at the best of times, but what about on one of the world’s most ridden climbs? Sa Calobra in Mallorca is iconic and has been the setting of many failed attempts, but this year, Ed Laverack and Illi Gardner both broke the records. So what are the secrets? Alex & Ollie look into the data to find out!

00:00 Intro
00:40 KOM hunting secrets
09:14 Hot Tech
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17:15 Bike Vault

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