The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind the scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to...
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🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 608
Is the bike industry still in crisis? Last year, we spoke to an industry expert. One year on, have things gotten better or worse? Is the industry back on an upward trend, about to make a reversal, or is it still in free fall? Dan and Si find out. Plus, they discuss electronic cycling shoes, Ford e-bikes, cross-country mountain biking, and broken climbing records!
00:00 Welcome to the GCN Show!
00:43 New KOM on the world’s most popular Strava segment!
01:49 World’s most expensive saddle...
Episode • 3 September 2024 • 41m and 24s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 606
Do the police enforce the road rules to cyclists in a just manner? Or have cyclists been misbehaving on the road?
In this edition of the GCN Show, Si and Dan discuss what the police could do and what cyclists could do when it comes to breaking the law on the road!
Additionally, a cyclist gets cautioned at the Vuelta a España, F1 drivers taking up gravel racing, and many more!
00:00 GCN Show headlines
00:35 James Knox making history in Vuelta a Esp...
Episode • 27 August 2024 • 36m and 35s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 606
Has cycling become better or worse in the last decade?
That is exactly what Hank and Dan discuss in today’s GCN Show!
Interestingly, there are quite a few reasons that can create good debate between the old school and the new school!
00:00 GCN Show headlines
00:34 For the love of rim brakes…
01:23 Why was cycling better 10 years ago?
01:38 Easier maintenance back then
02:22 Cycling was cheaper
02:50 Fewer cars on the road
03:46 Everyone was younger
04:35 Why cycling is better n...
Episode • 20 August 2024 • 33m and 14s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 605
Rim brakes are not dead, in fact, they are officially BACK. We’ll be looking at the new C68, and discussing WHY Colnago are keeping rim brakes alive.
We’ve also got drop bar MTBs, the phone that predicts your FTP from just a 4-minute test, a new CEO at Rapha, the incredible biceps of Tadej Pogačar, and the now-solved mystery of a 6-month-old bear cub found dead under a bike in Central Park 10 years ago.
00:00 Welcome to the GCN Show!
00:44 Cyclists & Biceps
Episode • 13 August 2024 • 32m and 39s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 604
E-bikes might be a threat to cycling but the reason why might not be what you think. The real issue is that powerful motorbikes are being lumped together with everyday, well-regulated e-bikes. This confusion is causing a real friction, especially on cycling paths shared with pedestrians. What's the solution?
Plus, Si & Hank give you a roundup from a busy week in ultra-endurance, bring you the latest in hot tech, and reveal why Nils Politt just joined a very exclusive list...
00:00 Welcome to the GCN...
Episode • 6 August 2024 • 33m and 40s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 603
Can turning up the heat in training improve performance? A triathlete at the next Tour de France? What’s happening at the Transcontinental Ultra Race? Additionally, some special news about Manon in this week’s GCN Show
00:00 GCN Show headlines
00:35 £1000 saddles
01:09 Roadies doing wheelies
01:26 Olympic time trial champions
03:10 Heat training on the bike
08:47 Cycling shorts - Olympics MTB race results
10:04 Kristian Blummenfelt at the Tour de France?
11:47 No cycling zones in Grimsby
12:20 The Transcontinental ultra race
13:50 Where is...
Episode • 30 July 2024 • 32m and 31s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 602
With Le Tour de France ending with Tadej Pogačar's victory, Si and Dan discuss whether he can now be considered to be the greatest cyclist of all time!
00:00 Welcome to the GCN Show - the headlines
00:33 Not welcome to to the Tour de France
01:02 The new Canyon Aeroad
01:22 Biniam Girmay and Richard Carapaz making Tour de France history
01:49 Tadej Pogačar - The GOAT?
11:03 Cycling shorts - New Canyon Aeroad
12:11 Garmin cycling data
13:09 Bike shed wars
14:39 Where...
Episode • 23 July 2024 • 35m and 21s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 601
How much are Tour de France riders earning in 2024? And how does that compare to other athletes, in general? Dan & Conor dive in. Some of the figures are staggering!
Plus, they discuss the fans ruining cycling, the best climbing performance of ALL TIME, the start of the Transcontinental, and how you can get the chance to get one of two pro contracts up for grabs!
00:00 Welcome to the GCN Show!
00:35 Tour de France sprint finish crashes
00:46 Lebron James partners with Canyon!
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Episode • 16 July 2024 • 31m and 14s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 600
The power output that the pro cyclists are producing this Tour de France are some of the highest in recent years with some averaging more than 300 watts for 4 hours! However, this Tour has also shown us that power alone cannot guarantee great performances, as the gravel stage slowed down the peloton due to many riders not having the 'skill' to find the right lines!
Dan and Si also go on to discuss some ridiculous fines imposed by the UCI at this Tour de France!
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Episode • 10 July 2024 • 42m and 57s
🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube: GCN Show Ep. 599
Pro cycling’s got a new problem: the curse of the extra boring stage! After watching the Tour de France this weekend, we started wondering whether Grand Tour sprint stages need a shakeup, why they have become so boring, what can be done about it, and if anything even needs to be done about it at all!
Dan & Si also discuss how you can get paid $1,000 to ride a bike, the return of the "Wattage Bazooka", and share a quickfire interview with Visma-Lease A Bike’s Matte...
Episode • 2 July 2024 • 40m and 12s
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