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Video: Madison Genesis vs Sa Calobra

Top of our list of things that made us wish we were pro cyclists today: this vid

Madison Genesis have been pumping out the vids while they've been out racing and training in Mallorca. The latest one is apropos of nothing, really, just a vid of them riding out to climb Sa Colabra before turning round and beetling back down to the café.

It's beautifully shot, though, and gives a lovely feel for the stiffness of the ascent and the joy (and tight lines) of the journey back down, mixing a bit of GoPro footage in to get a rider's eye view of the hairpins. It's less than three minutes, at the end of which you'll be wondering why you didn't get out on the club runs when you were younger instead of hanging out down the rec scrounging tabs off the 5th years. or something. Anyway, enjoy.

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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iain | 11 years ago
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imo, think it would have been better if they had shown it in the right order. early bits showed them going up, then down, then up again, before finishing at the bottom. and the cafe is a very expensive rip off!

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notfastenough | 11 years ago
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All that, and steel as well. Lovely. Imagine doing that for a living.

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Steven_L replied to notfastenough | 11 years ago
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notfastenough wrote:

All that, and steel as well. Lovely. Imagine doing that for a living.

Isn't that the truth? The bikes & the uniform look great too

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Matt_S | 11 years ago
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Steel has obviously gone to their heads.  4

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Celeste08 | 11 years ago
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Great looking ride!

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captain_slog | 11 years ago
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Wooooooo!

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bikeandy61 | 11 years ago
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Who cares about the tech of the vid - look at that for scenery to ride in. Though I have to admit my last 2 evening commutes have been lovely (almost total daylight!) even if they are only 40 minutes!  16  4

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Morvelo | 11 years ago
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Like it!

A bit like an exotic 'A Bloc' vid  1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YucAUk0uJMk

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mrpt5 | 11 years ago
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Cool use of tilt shift on the video. Anyone know if a gopro will shoot it or is it done after?

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dave atkinson replied to mrpt5 | 11 years ago
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mrpt5 wrote:

Cool use of tilt shift on the video. Anyone know if a gopro will shoot it or is it done after?

post production we reckon

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