10 yr old showing Froome how to climb Ventoux

frenchfighter

http://vimeo.com/73771740

mm1

I'd be surprised if no one has called social services.

bartimaeus

Now that is very impressive... I'll be showing that to my 11 year old!

Bo Duke

Well done that lad.

Crankbrother

It's no fun unless he dies at the end

gpreeves

mm1 wrote:

I'd be surprised if no one has called social services.

He definitely doesn't seem to be enjoying the first couple of minutes!

Well played to him though, seriously impressive effort from a 10 year old.

thomthom

There's a dad who has been watching too much Tour De France this summer...

salsiccia1

Crankbrother wrote:

It's no fun unless he dies at the end

I shouldn't but

markhewitt1978

mm1 wrote:

I'd be surprised if no one has called social services.

It's no different to the likes of 10 year olds being pushed to play football / tennis / most other sports you can think of.

There was a programme recently I where (I think) an 8 year old had climbed all the Wainwrights with his Dad. Some may question if he should have been running around with his friends, but I've no doubt it was a great experience for both of them. (Edit: looking at wikipedia is seems a 6 year old has done them all!)

pomtarr

Here's an 8 year old Ivan Basso giving it to the Stelvio:

Certified Heavyweight™

frenchfighter

frenchfighter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... C4kn3YP5Xs

salsiccia1

frenchfighter wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oC4kn3YP5Xs

That is great

ddraver

mm1 wrote:

I'd be surprised if no one has called social services.

Oh come on...

Good on the lad, bet he felt terrific at the top! I remember my Dad taking me up Snowdon when I was a similar age, it felt like I'd climbed everest! The fact that 15 years later i used to run/cycle up it after work is irrelevant...

( I don't sound much different when I climb :oops: )

DeVlaeminck

Nice bit of fun, not as hard as you might think, my 11 year did the Galibier at 11 and he hadn't ridden a bike for about 4 months. I was hoping it might get him back into it and he was keen having done Ventoux the year before but only from Chalet Reynard. Unfortunately he's not ridden his bike in the three months since either !
Not sure if the link will work
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 373&type=1

ugo.santalucia

pomtarr wrote:

Here's an 8 year old Ivan Basso giving it to the Stelvio:

Certified Heavyweight™

Nice photo... interesting that the Stelvio was his "Via Crucis" during the 2005 Giro... he lost 45 minutes or so... all that early training for nothing... :twisted:

Essex Rouleur

Is that a testosterone patch on his leg!!!!!!!!! CHEAT..Where's Walsh??!!

...hang on...

...no, its a Bob the Builder plaster.

dabber

This reminds me of the 10 year old lad who rode up Alpe D'Huez which was posted here (I think) a while back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClozVBQ9064

Out of the saddle most of the time and overtaking lots of other riders... impressive stuff.

frenchfighter

^ha, nice. I guess the 40kg body mass of these guys helps a decent amount. Still very impressive.

Pross

pomtarr wrote:

Here's an 8 year old Ivan Basso giving it to the Stelvio:

Certified Heavyweight™

That was my first ever cycling helmet (I was the only person racing locally wearing an EPS helmet in early 1990, everyone else was still on leather hairnets!).

term1te

Pross wrote:

pomtarr wrote:

Here's an 8 year old Ivan Basso giving it to the Stelvio:

Certified Heavyweight™

That was my first ever cycling helmet (I was the only person racing locally wearing an EPS helmet in early 1990, everyone else was still on leather hairnets!).

I also had/have a Moser in with the same paint job. Mines a little larger though.

Anonymous

I want to see his powerfile, I dont think you can get that skinny that naturally, he must be doping the way he rode away from everyone.

At least he climbs on feel. He kinda had a train who had obviously delivered him to the top and he he attacked out.

In all seriousness in this years tour he would have came in 45sec faster than Contador.

durhamwasp

IIRC there's a 14yr old that's done the Cingles du Ventoux (3 ascents in 1 day).