Phil Gaimon's channel focuses on cycling with an emphasis on uphill training, endurance, and pro cycling topics. Content style includes personal adventures, tips, and analysis around retired pro cycling, with a mix of vlogs, tactical explanations, and behind-the-scenes insights from the 'Worst Retirement Ever' series. The channel publishes frequently, featuring videos like training, climbs, tactics, and race-related discussions, with an average of about 33.9 thousand views per video across 1100 uploads, and a total of 93.1 million views from 151K subscribers.
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We found 49 YouTube channels similar to Phil Gaimon
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High search overlap on professional cycling training and cycling after 40 aligns with Phil Gaimon’s audience, and their content similarly centers on cycling performance and training, yielding an 82% content similarity but an overall 89% match due to shared search queries.
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Shares an audience interested in cycling after 40 and endurance strategies, with content focusing on endurance tips and racing strategies, giving a moderate 79% content similarity but lower overall match (53%) due to more varied query coverage.
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Both target professional-style training and cycling after 40, with SEMIPRO CYCLING documenting uphill training; the audience overlap is strong (search 13%, content 78%), leading to a 52% overall match driven by content direction differences.
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Audience overlap on professional cycling training and race insights mirrors Phil’s focus, with content oriented toward road race analysis; 83% content similarity but only 5% search alignment, resulting in a 52% overall match due to differing search intent emphasis.
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Shares cycling tactics and race strategies queries with Phil, and emphasizes pace strategies; high content similarity (82%) but only 4% search overlap, yielding a 51% overall match driven by audience intent differences.
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Approaches professional training and road analysis with fatigue management, aligning with Phil’s topics; 82% content similarity but only 5% search overlap, giving a 51% overall match from a mismatch in query alignment.
Content Landscape
Discovered competitors include Global Cycling Network (GCN) at 89% match with 3.5M subscribers, Dylan Johnson at 53% match with 203K subscribers, SEMIPRO CYCLING at 52% match with 33.2K subscribers, GCN Racing at 52% match with 523K subscribers, and NERO Cycling at 51% match with 72.8K subscribers. The top matches are Global Cycling Network and Dylan Johnson, connected by overlapping queries around professional cycling training, cycling after 40, and retired professional cyclists. These competitors share queries such as uphill cycling training, cycling endurance tips, and bicycle racing strategies, aligning with Phil Gaimon’s content focus. Phil Gaimon has a substantially larger subscriber base (151K) than Dylan Johnson (203K is smaller? Note: 203K is smaller) and SEMIPRO CYCLING (33.2K) and NERO Cycling (72.8K), while GCN (3.5M) and GCN Racing (523K) are much larger, indicating a wide gap in overall audience size but strong topic overlap particularly around training and tactics.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which YouTube channels are most similar to Phil Gaimon?
Global Cycling Network — 89% match, 3.5M subscribers; Dylan Johnson — 53% match, 203K subscribers; SEMIPRO CYCLING — 52% match, 33.2K subscribers. All three are YouTube channels focused on cycling, cycling training, and endurance riding, like Phil Gaimon.
What type of content does Phil Gaimon make?
Phil Gaimon creates cycling and endurance-focused content, with video titles such as WELCOME TO WORST RETIREMENT EVER, Pro Cycling Training After 40 Years Old (OVER THE HILL!), Strade Bianche 2026, Irvine, California Welcomes Bikes! WORST RETIREMENT EVER with Former Pro Tony Cruz, and The 9 WORST Times I've Buried Myself on a Bike. He uploads multiple times per week, averaging around 33.9K views per video.
How do we determine which channels are similar to Phil Gaimon?
We analyze Phil Gaimon's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.
