BMC Racing Team Training Camp | Behind the Scenes | Ollie Weekly #14 | Cycling Weekly

It is fairly common practice for journalists to visit pre-season training camps and they serve as good opportunity to create content. We aim to get current news stories, but also other content too such as the Pro Bike videos you often see published throughout the year.

I decided to vlog going there, to give you a behind the scenes look at what goes on and how the press works with pro teams. If you have any questions then let us know and thanks to Tag Heuer for helping us with access to the team.

As ever, stay tuned for last weeks competition winner and this weeks competition.

Cheers

Ollie

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[tubbycosmos]

Gave up Strava ages ago and it was so liberating. I'm able to enjoy the views, take a detour when I feel like it, and generally enjoy exploring on my bike. Still might Strava a couple of times a year out of curiosity, but stop chasing PBs and KOMs and go enjoy the world once in a while!

[evanwilliams]

Love this. Thanks Ollie.Who would have known their own chefs come in a take over! I noticed one of the other perks that the riders get is they were sporting the Tag Heuer connected watches. Not bad.

[corey]

Strava has been so pivotal for helping me achieve my goals and get in shape. I don’t know if I’d have lost a bunch of weight through cycling without something to make it a game. In two years, I’ve grown from a lazy potato into a KOM taker.

I won’t give it up. More than once, I’ve pulled over due to the Garmin dying so I could record the rest of the ride on my phone.

[therdshadowdragon]

I definitely agree with you there. Ever since I got my Garmin and started uploading to Strava I feel like I have become a lot more honest with my riding. I now have a coach etc so even if I did give up Strava (which I don’t plan on doing anytime soon) I would still keep my training honest as there will still be someone to check up on my riding.

[BillEvans]

Would like to see more like this. Both men’s and women’s teams please.

[brianundershute]

I have a T-shirt that says.."If you find me unconscious on the side of the road, please pause my Stava..." Nope...can't give up Strava...

[peterneish]

Smashing little insight into what goes on behind the scenes!

[rdcanyon]

good work Ollie. I've held off getting a power meter - but am tempted to complete the set so i've got all the data. I'm not so fussed on people seeing the ride, but more seeing how i'm improving on segments and see how I stack up amongst other riders in the area.

[blightyska]

Enjoying the vids Ollie. Your commentary is way better than the interviews.

[lewisdonovan]

I could never give up on strava,
Strava is the friend i never had, the friend i wish to be, always listening to what I do, always connecting me to others around the world. Strava ignites and excites me to do greatness on the roads, i upload loads. Kudos and comments to keep morale high even when i eat all the pie. If i gave up on strava I would feel a sorrow low, not for my feelings, but for my soul.

[Chrisb]

Great insight and content, thank you for sharing.

[jamesd]

man you got feel the tension when he said "performance enhancing" about the tirumasu lol

[kovacvisuals]

Nope, I' m mad if I don't have activity on strava. I simply can not ride with thinking that won't be on strava. I' m hooked also by Trainingpeaks Polar flow and Sport tracker so I promise to ride just one ride without any device but with Bmc kit😉

[aaronkellaway]

Hi Ollie
I have been riding now for a few years and absolutely love it, however, the group of “mates” I now have and ride with with would not believe any ride I said I had completed if it was not on Strava. On the flip there has been some occasions where I have ridden and completely forgotten about segments and times and I enjoyed them more than some of the full gas rides. Keep the great work up I like your videos a great deal. Oh yeh I’m a MAMIL too haha
Cheers Aaron

[alexanderwendelbo]

I find Strava to be a usefull tool to get others on the bike. many of my friends wants to start riding, but are finding the motivation hard, so i tell them to go on Strava, and then we follow eachother, and ill give them kudos on their ride, and we talk about it when we met up. for me personaly, i like a stable app, to keep track of my data, in ride my roadbike, MTB, run and swim, so i like the versatility of Strava, and would not leave it anytime soon. Thanks Olli for a great vlog.

[kona]

Oli, another "other" vlog. Great work! Waiting for the next one 😏 Try a ride w/o strava, computer and navigation, just ride w/o targets. Enjoy pure riding!

[jkclimberx]

I'm not doing any of my rides for someone out there who may or may not give me kudos. I'm spending my blood, sweat and tears for my self and this certain feeling I get from being lean and fit. So yes I could definitely live without Strava. Even though Strava Pics in BMC kit would look bloody awesome. Cheers mate enjoying your vlogs since the start of the campaign. Keep the good content coming up
P. S. I have size Small

[harmanhead]

I did give up Strava for a while, cos I was sick of how nice and supportive everyone was with absolutely no banter or sense of humour. Well I’m back now.
Great ride mate! Well done 👍🏻

[staceybollinger]

The word Stava means “to strive”, which is great for those looking to improve their performance. I like having the ability to compete against others who are not there - a reason for me to try harder and maybe take that KOM. But I do enjoy the occasional “ride just to ride” ride. Strava is a tool to be used when needed.

[mattnugy]

Absolutely could *NOT* give up Strava. It's a blessing and a curse... Sometimes it motivates me to push on harder than I thought I could (because I know people will be watching). But, then again to feel legitimate anguish whenever I have a technical issue (GPS failure or the like) is a major drawback. In those situations I tend to lose sight of the fact that I just got out and rode my bike and should be happy! Instead I often feel like it was all for naught! At the end of the day, the historical tracking is something I couldn't live without. Easy decision.