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Video: Roadie Vs Mountain Biker - who is quicker?

Marc Beaumont takes on Tobyn Horton in film to celebrate Madison clothing's 40th anniversary...

Madison launched its clothing range 40 years ago in June, and as part of its celebrations unveiled a new limited edition line earlier this year, called Madison 77.

As it continues to mark four decades of its clothing, Madison has now produced a video that pitches two of its sponsored riders against each other, but with a twist.

The film shot by Nico Turner, sees Marc Beaumont of Madison Saracen and Tobyn Horton from Madison Genesis undertake challenges to try and discover who is quicker – a pro downhill mountain biker or a pro road cyclist.

Watch the video above to find out who came out on top.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Leviathan | 6 years ago
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Pretty entertaining for a clothes advert... except the 'roady' was no newby to mountain biking.

And all their clothes will be banned under the Hi-Viz apocalypse.

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whobiggs | 6 years ago
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Now lets see them go on unfamiliar routes, uphill MTB and downhill roads too!

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don simon fbpe | 6 years ago
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It's not all about the winning or losing, it's the taking part.

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barbarus | 6 years ago
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Marc has either ridden a lot more bmx or MTB than he's letting on or he had a body double for the last section. Hint of a whip on the last jump.

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BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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Nice friendly riding, just enough bantz to keep it competitive without getting silly, a road rider with no MTB/downhill experience would have lost by a shed load though and not surprising that BMX/MTB riders can go into road/track and transition much faster.

Well done to both.

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Simboid | 6 years ago
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Nice ad, but who won?

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gthornton101 replied to Simboid | 6 years ago
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Simboid wrote:

Nice ad, but who won?

I think Marc waits the 1:06 from the hill climb before starting the mountain bike?  And then just beats Tobyn at the finish.

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