Can We Ride 10 miles in under 19 minutes?

In 1988, Colin Sturgess set a legendary 10-mile time trial record of 18:48 on a standard road bike. Today, Alex, Si, and Ollie are attempting to beat that historic benchmark by working together as a team on the world-class Orbea Orca Aero. To pull this off, they’ll need to maintain an average speed of over 31.5mph on the famous R10/17 course in South Wales—watch to see if modern tech and teamwork can overcome one of cycling's toughest records.

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Chapters: ⏱️
00:00 - The Sub-19 Minute Challenge
00:50 - The History of the 10-Mile TT
01:40 - Meet the Legend: Colin Sturgess
02:29 - The Tech: Orbea Orca Aero
03:10 - Crunching the Numbers: Strategy Meeting
05:39 - The Course: R10/17 Abergavenny
07:08 - The Attempt
11:43 - The Final Result: Did We Beat It?
12:50 - Power Data & Metrics Breakdown

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Colin Sturgess set that incredible 18:48 record solo on 1980s tech. Now that you’ve seen our 3-man effort, who do you think is more impressive: the legendary individual or the power of modern aerodynamics? Let us know your thoughts (and your own 10-mile PB) in the comments! 👇

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