Does Cycling HAVE To Be Dangerous? | GCN Show Ep. 675

This week on the GCN Show, we weigh up the risks of riding to ask: does cycling always have to be dangerous? We also take a first look at the new 2026 World Tour team kits, break down Tadej Pogačar’s surprisingly light race schedule ahead of the Tour, and catch up on Mathieu van der Poel’s return to cyclocross. Plus, we have all your usual favorites including Hack or Bodge and a fresh Caption Competition.

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00:00 – Intro: Is Cycling Dangerous?
01:56 – New World Tour Team Kits
02:37 – Sir Chris Hoy & Managing Risk
10:47 – Cycling Shorts: Zwift & GCN Club
12:40 – MVDP Returns & Pogačar’s 2026 Schedule
14:45 – Industry News: Imports & Bike Theft
16:31 – Zwift Community Racing League
19:24 – Hack or Bodge
25:23 – Caption Competition
27:56 – Comment of the Week

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Redville, Colorado. Welcome to the GCN show. >> Welcome to the GCN show. Coming up this week, does cycling always have to be dangerous? We weigh out the risks and see whether or not there is always a spectre of injury or worse every time you ride and whether you can do anything about it. We’ve also got the return of much of Vanderpool, a fresh approach for Pagatcha for 2026, some bad news for the bike industry, and the Swift’s bike theft ring that’s just been busted. This week in the world of cycling, we learn what can happen if you fall off your bike at 175 mph. Yeah, a fairly rare situation we would guess, but luckily in this case, there was a car in front to hang on to. Yes, that was Neil Campbell attempting to break the record for the fastest ever cyclist. And make sure you check out the full video on GCN. And we’ll also explain a little more about it later in the show, too. Yes. Now, we have also learned this week that Factor bikes have officially launched the one, which is their outrageous looking new aerobike that was teased in Pro Racing about 6 months ago roughly. Yeah. From initial tests, it seems like it is actually fast. Factor have also modernized the geometry of the bike to account for recent trends in bike position. But frankly, what matters most right now is it looks to my mind sai really bloody cool. >> Yeah. Yeah. It is not often that anything to do with road cycling could be described as muscular and aggressive looking, but this one might. I can’t help but feel slightly offended given that I’ve been going to the gym for the last couple of years that you don’t think I look muscular. >> You’re seeing yourself, right? Yep. There are chickens with bigger legs than yours, man. >> All right, point taken. Moving on. Uh, the first of the 2026 World Tour team kits are now out. UAE bit more black. Needle trekk a little bit less red. Mo staff similar to this year NSN brand new kit in light blue and orange and Red Bull Bora Hanser who’ve gone with a kit that looks quite similar to their special edition tour to France kit from back in July. Stand out for us though so far is this number from SD Works Pro. Whoever the kit designer is, Chapo that looks very cool. fire. Although I’m going to hold out some judgment sigh until I see them all in the prop pelaton because there are kits that look great in individual photos that look awful in the bunch and vice versa. >> Yeah, I think it might be a bit blendy that one blend into the background right now. Finally, this week we learned that Sir Chris Hoy is also not too old to fall off his bike. Now, he spoke to Sky Sports last week about a recent crash on his mountain bike which he says is the worst that he’s had in 43 years of bike riding. and racing we should add at the very top level and it has left him with a broken leg. >> The news comes in the wake of Sai here rather less impressively face planting into a bush and scratching his face a little bit. >> I mean to be fair we don’t know how Chris fell off his mountain bike. It might not have been that impressive either. >> Good point well made >> but admittedly breaking your leg is more impressive than scratching your face. >> Your face has recover very well. >> It’s getting there, isn’t it? Yeah. >> Anyway, back to the point. size crash prompted us to discuss whether or not you should back off as you get older. >> Yeah. Now, with Chris though, we should say there is this added element of him living with a diagnosis of terminal prostate cancer. Now, something which while you can imagine will be absolutely devastating. He has said it actually in an interview with the BBC that in some ways it’s kind of improved his life cuz he’s now better able to live in the moment and see the positives in small things. >> And so, it’s interesting to hear him talk about this recent broken leg. Now, what he said exactly is, “You can trip walking up steps to your front door and hurt yourself.” The point is, “I’m not a massive risk taker, but I want to live my life and I want to make the most of it.” None of us are here forever, so you want to make the most of the time you have and do the things you enjoy. I am totally on board with that. >> A wise word. Yeah. >> Yeah. Now, of course, for some people, the enjoyment of something like cycling might be tempered with the risk element. Like for example, it seems like lots of people retire from mountaineering because they begin to spend more time worrying about safety or lack thereof and actually less time enjoying it. >> But is cycling different? I mean, does it does cycling have to be dangerous? >> No, I really don’t think that it does. I think you can absolutely ride a bike with no danger. >> I mean, surely there’s always going to be an element of risk with it. >> Well, yeah. Okay, there is. But as we heard from Chris Hoy, there’s an element of risk walking over your doorstep. >> Did you know in fact that according to the National Safety Council >> in the United States? Well, yeah, it is. The number of fatal accidents in the home in the US has increased by 233% over the last 25 years. >> You were actually showing this to me earlier and what I noted was that most of those deaths are poisoning related. >> True, but the next biggest chunk are from falls. I mean the point is right that even at home you’re not safe as humans we are never truly safe and we need to weigh up weigh up the risk factors don’t we like the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease versus the risk of cycling to work >> yeah fair point very fair point uh and is there a less risky way of cycling what what can you do would you say to make cycling safer for yourself >> well that is a good question so around town the bikes that I feel safest on are And I I need to caveat there by saying that I don’t feel unsafe on any bike thankfully, but the ones that I genuinely feel like indestructible in adverts um are like bigger heavy ebikes or good oldfashioned kind of town bike style things. >> I can see that as well. I mean, not fast but stable, I guess, is what you’re saying, isn’t it? Modern ones have wider tires and really good brakes as well. >> They do indeed. Yeah, you can totally see why they appeal to people who are less used to riding. In urban areas, there is definitely a safety and numbers effect. I mean, I think that’s scientifically proven actually. Now, but I think when it comes to other types of riding, I think I’d rather do it on my own or just with a very small group of friends who I have complete confidence in. Groups of cyclists with mixed abilities does always add certain element of risk, I would say, doesn’t it? Although again, those risks are probably quite easily outweighed for most people through the sheer enjoyment they’re getting out of those rides. I though would personally always steer clear of fast road whenever possible at least. Speed differentials do make me quite nervous. I.e. I would rather be hit by a slowmoving car than one that’s moving very fast. >> Yes, I know what you mean. >> It’s a delightful topic of conversation, isn’t it? Is it >> lovely? You started it. >> True. Okay. Um, well, I think as well, and I say this having had more than my fair share of crashes off-road, I think one of the big appeals of riding off-road on gravel is that feeling of safety you get. It’s quite relaxing in many respects, isn’t it? But then it’s interesting that you use the phrase feeling of safety because I think that’s it in a nutshell. Effectively, most of this is about feeling your sense of danger. I guess Ollie was just complaining about how a new bike path has been built near his house where there’s no need to make a bike path according to him because it’s not that busy there and it’s a 30 mph limit. But then what if you’re 8 years old for example cycling to school or you’re 40 and you’ve only just started riding again to carry your kids on a cargo bike? Might be a different story then. >> Exactly. It would be a different story, wouldn’t it? And that’s kind of what it all comes down to, isn’t it? Cycling doesn’t have to be dangerous. It isn’t dangerous. Not more than the risk of traveling faster than walking pace, I guess. But it can feel like it. And that in itself is a risk. Well, I mean, everyone’s different, aren’t they? And I kind of think we just all need to respect each other’s risk aversion or appetite for danger. I mean, go back to the guy at the start, Neil Campbell. He crashed at 175 mph, obviously, and is planning on making another attempt despite the previous one going almost catastrophically wrong. And at the other end of the spectrum, there are people who feel that they would rather ride on an indoor trainer, for example, because they simply want to keep fit on a bike and maybe don’t feel confident in themselves and or those around them when they’re riding outside. I mean, I do have a bigger risk aversion than I used to in my teens or 20ies, and I just don’t really want to put myself in more danger than I need to at this point in my life. But at the same time, I’ve never really felt that unsafe on the road or trails that surround where I currently live. >> Yeah. Is that down to your immense bike handling skills then? >> Well, you joke. I But having ridden bikes seriously on and off road for over 30 years at this point, I do feel like I’ve got some more skills in the locker than someone that’s just taken up the sport in recent years. And actually I sort of I learned this in a round andout way when I went crosscountry skiing a few years ago >> with Fabian Canelara. >> I don’t like to name drop side but yes it was with Fabian Canelara. He tried to teach me how to crosscountry ski and for the life of me I just I couldn’t get the hang of it and I couldn’t do it. I mean it’s slightly different with cycling admittedly because most people do learn to ride a bike at some point in their childhood. But I remember it struck me at the time that what they were making look really easy, easier than it actually is in my opinion, I made look harder than it actually is. >> You didn’t make it look hard, mate. >> Oh, no. >> No, you sort of made it look impossible, >> didn’t you? >> I knew there was a punch line coming. I just didn’t know what it was. Thanks very much. But my point remains, do what you feel comfortable in doing. >> Yeah. It also sounds a little bit like your point is that if you’re really good at cycling, it’s not dangerous. But if you’re as crap as you are at cross country skiing, there’s probably an inherent risk to it. >> Yeah. I mean, there weren’t many downhills, but there was one and I crashed. >> Do you crash on skis or you just fall over? >> Well, yeah. I fell over. >> Fell over. >> I mean, I guess funny, but it is. >> You probably I guess there’s probably a certain speed requirement to call it a crash. I basically lost balance until he doubled over. Anyway, right. Well, we’d like to know what you think about this. Okay. So, um, yeah, as we said, we discussed something similar a couple of weeks ago, but um, but this time, does it have to be dangerous? I don’t think it does. >> No. Well, it doesn’t. I don’t think it has to be. No. >> No. But let us know what you think in the comments section down below. Be super interested to read your thoughts. >> And now it’s time for cycling shorts. >> Cycling shorts. Now, I’m going to start with an invite, which is an invite to join Lorraine and her husband down here. Uh, they did their first public group workout today, but there are further 13 that you can join in with. And whilst this does sound dodgy, >> I am assured that it’s not, isn’t it? Cuz it’s a group workout on Zift. It >> for a start, which is >> some of the safest cycling you can do. >> Well, not just safe cycling, but like safe for work, isn’t it? Um, and it was a 45minute zone 2 session which is also not dodgy. >> I mean, they are great rides though because >> they everyone’s banded together on these rides. >> Stop snickering at the back. Honestly, >> he’s trying to keep it quiet, but I mean um it means I can keep up Lorraine, the fact that it’s a banded ride, which is always nice to know. In all seriousness though, uh they’ve been set up as banded rides, as I said, which means that everyone who joins will be in one big group from start all the way to the through to the finish, no matter how much or how little power you’re putting through the pedals. Uh the more the merrier. So if you want to join on the next ride, which will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next few weeks. >> What time of day? >> Midday sort of uh lunchtime. >> Lunch break. >> Lunch break. Yeah. >> I wonder whether I wonder whether someone uh high up at GCN has had words with them. I’ve moved my lunch break to one. >> So, it’s back to work hours. Yeah. Just head to the GIN club page on your Zift companion phone app. Then click on events and you’ll be able to find and join the rides there. >> Oh, it’s cool. Now, how many joined you on today’s ride? >> As you well know, Sai, I haven’t actually done today’s ride as we record this. Um, because we’re recording this yesterday, if that makes any sense whatsoever, but as we record this, 140 people signed up for the first ride. Pretty cool. Hopefully it’ll be above that. >> Yeah, it’s amazing. Uh, okay. On to some racing news now. On Sunday, world champion Matthew Vanderpool made his return to Cyclacross at the UCI World Cup in the Mur. >> Cracking course. That is >> a so good. Now, no prizes for guessing that he won the race. He did, but it was unexpectedly close. Normally, Mach Vanderpool has a two-minute gap on everyone else after one minute of racing in S Cross, isn’t he? On this occasion, he was pushed close pretty much all the way to the finish line. >> Yeah. Mainly by Tibo Nace. So bows very well for the rest of the season unless that was just him finding his legs. But actually I was I didn’t think he’d win that until Nace slipped off. >> Yep. Same. >> So uh so yeah. Anyway, he assured everyone that he just was keeping something in the tank. He did >> until his last lap attack. But um anyway, there we go. Lucinda Brand, by the way, won uh the women’s race. That was her 53rd consecutive podium in top level psych. I mean, >> it’s unbeliev I mean that’s a crazy level of consistency at the top level of any sport is there. >> Ward incidentally will make his debut in sacross for the winter on Saturday and as Vanderpool is also going to be there. We’re going to get to see the first duel between those two of this winter. >> Brilliant. >> So good to watch. >> Yeah. Right. Sticking with pro cycling, Pagata’s team UAE revealed not just their new team kit, but also his 2026 race program last week and he is doing just 16 days of racing ahead of his attempt at winning a fifth tour to France. >> To be fair to him, they’re quite big races those 16 days, aren’t they? So, Stravank, Sanma, Fllanders, Rube, Leaz, Romani, and Swiss. And believe it or not, Sai, of those seven races, he’s only previously won three of them. Yeah, hence those choices. Clearly, he wants to continue ticking off a few races he has yet to win. >> What a position to be in. >> Also, many people, yourself included, are speculating that the reason he’s not racing all that much before the tour is so that he’s fresh enough to take on Lavoa afterwards, >> physically and mentally. Watch this space, I guess. Right, moving on from racing, some bad news and sad news really from the US. So, bike imports there are down 24%. uh this from data that was collected in the first three quarters of this year versus the same period in 2024. >> Yeah. Now the article which is on bicycle retailer does not go into detail on the reasons behind the slum but you could imagine that some of it at least is down to the tariffs that were brought in in March of this year. Yeah. Better news meanwhile in Switzerland even though it does relate to bike theft. So, a criminal ring there was busted by authorities in what was known as Operation Gueroo. A gang of three men are on trial for stealing hundreds of expensive bikes around Burn and Basel over a number of years, which were then sold on platforms like Facebook Marketplace. Now, the trial is ongoing with a verdict on Friday. Prosecutors are demanding a six-year sentence for the ring leader known as Florian K. So, if a secondhand bike prize looks too good to be true, it probably is. Uh, now we feel like we should do a shout out to Nathan Hurley, who is just about to complete his 28,000mi ride around the world, crossing six continents and 43 countries in the process. Yeah, apparently he promised his mom that he’d be back for Christmas. So, he has been in a bit of a rush for the past few weeks. But what is all the more impressive about this is that Nathan wasn’t actually a cyclist before he set off. >> Yeah. According to the article, he nearly wiped out in the first 50 m of his journey, but he’s managed this route which even included the Palmier Highway, which you will remember defeated poor old Connor. >> I mean, skipping breakfast will defeat poor Connor. So, that’s not saying too much, is it? But I do take your point. Anyway, well done to Nathan. >> Well done, Nathan. Yeah. Now, the Zift Community Racing League season 2 has just drawn to a close. Uh you’ll remember we did a shout out and asked for you lot to join the GCN teams basically. Um and those of you that did have been riding up a storm once again. But can I just say my team my team have smashed it once more taking third in their league and claiming the highest placing of all the GCN teams. >> Two of my uh team members have already absconded to other teams from the GCM presenters. >> Really? I got a message from one saying he was off to Alex’s team and just a few days ago I got another one on the group chat saying he was going to your team. >> No way. >> I just put traitor in block capitals before we left the group. >> Welcome along. Anyone with uh high enough FTP is welcome. >> But yeah, I’m pleased for you anyway, son. I’m glad to see that your team’s doing better in that racing league than you’re doing at cross races at the moment. >> To be fair, I was quite pleased with my comeback to cycler cross also at the weekend alongside Vanderpool. You the video’s on the screen right now. You’ll be able to laugh at in a video in a few weeks time. I can’t wait to watch it. Look, Alex’s stories as he came into the office this morning. Fantastic. >> We were experimenting with bikes and I took one for the team. >> Okay. We swapped from proper cyclcross bikes onto a gravel bike mid race to see what the difference was. >> And was it a big difference? >> Well, you’ll have to wait and see. Uh thankfully though, neither of us broke our ankles, which is more that can be said for you when you did half a lap of the same venue a few years ago. >> Yeah, just did a half a practice lap, wasn’t it? >> Half a practice lap on a very benign grassy field. >> And unfortunately, Dan’s incredible skills that we were talking about just moments ago deserted him. >> Yeah, that remind me. It’s a bit like a cross country ski, wasn’t it? Now, hopefully you’ve all seen the film that we made in Bolivia, which was released a few weeks ago. But we have got a second part for you coming out this week, and that is where Sai and Ollie ride the epic climb, which is also filmed for a brand new route on Ruby. >> Yeah. Check out Ty 5,300 m we rode up to. Yeah. Um, so that route and more from Bolivia will be available next week on Ruvie, including Death Road itself. Um, and then we’re actually going to be doing a group ride on that very climb next Monday on Ruby if you want to join us during work hours. >> No. Yeah. Unbelievable. Anyway, we’ll have more information on that in the description below this video. Right, just to wrap up cycling shorts for this week, a reminder that you can still enter our competition to win one of five pairs of Pirelli Chinterato Gravel M tires. Uh, all you need to do is click on the link in the video description below and after that you’ll have all the information you need. Good luck hack/bodgege of the week. Now, I’m actually going to start this week uh with a message or a comment that was left underneath last week’s show. Uh, from Louis the Milly, who had the Trekking ALR set up for being able to ride whilst he was injured said, “Watch the show while riding this rig. Made my day.” Thank you very much. I just wanted to confirm the seat does get white. We were concerned it would be a little bit sweaty, weren’t we? >> Well, because it was a um a ride on lawn mower seat that he was borrowing for the winter. And um anyway, thanks for the clarification. >> Yeah, I’m relieved to know that your ride on lawn mower will be just as nice. >> Exactly. Next spring. Uh first up this week then, Jeff Gman put DIY child seat. No further explanation. Oh, no, there is further explanation. I built this child seat for my son about a year ago. now usually rides on his own, but for the last year this worked great. I put it together mostly from spare parts sitting around the garage. Got a regular cargo rack, a Thompson stem, an old mountain bike handlebar chopped down for a narrow grip and and Ary grips cut down and notched to fit small hands. The only parts I had to buy in line was a seat pad and the foot pedals. Only cost a few bucks. Works great for school runs and everything around the neighborhood. >> I got to say, mate, that is very cool. >> It’s very well done, isn’t it? >> It is. Yeah. So if you are watching this, instead of a kind of child seat where listening, >> yeah, that’s what if you are listening to this, uh, instead of a child seat that the child kind of has to get lifted into, it’s effectively turned a pania rack into like a bench seat. So it’s the kind of thing you get on a on a turn cargo bike. Actually, you can do. Yeah. But um, space for one. I think that’s super cool. >> Absolutely awesome. >> Well, I’m going to say hack. >> I’m going to say hack. Yeah. >> Neat idea. Well executed. >> Yeah. Right, Samuel. Uh, next up, a Park Tool now makes a Christmas tree base. Um, I wouldn’t call it a base so much as this is a Park Tool workstand that is kind of a Christmas tree in the middle, I would say. Um, my parents have very kindly donated a Christmas tree or have donated a Christmas tree to me and my flatmates this year. However, when we picked it up, we realized the base wasn’t included. No worries. A quick trip to the garage to grab the Park Tool PCS9.3. Rearrange the branches to access the trunk. Softly grab the middle section to not crush the included cables. And there you go. Jobs are good. Well, let’s just hope we don’t have to do much bike maintenance for the next few weeks, I suppose. Good point. How many Christmas trees have you bought, S, which come with stand included? >> No. No, I haven’t either. No, I mean think they’re expecting a bit too much from their parents there. >> Well, I mean that that looks like an artificial Christmas tree. >> Oh, is it? I didn’t look that closely. >> Well, isn’t it? No, it might well be. Yeah. >> So, I suspect you have to get a stand. Yeah. Okay. I take I’ll take my mick taking back then. Okay. What we saying? Bodgege. I think I’m going to say bodgege. Yeah. It’s not a stand at all. >> No, it’s not really, is it? Yeah, but then I suppose it’s it’s got a situation. Yeah, but get a stand. >> It’s just Okay. Well, yeah, fair enough. Good point. Um, right. What on earth is this next one? Uh, this comes in from Benjamin Bates. Abominational Gateway. Uh, I’ve been inspired by G10 to get involved in gravel riding, but was short on cash, so I decided to turn my old hard tail into a rudimentary gravel bike. You’re going to love this side. I put some wide drop bars on, switched the crank set for a cheap single chain ring, put a 42 to the back, and it was a really good intro. Got me into gravel biking. Now I got a proper gravel bike, but this was actually fun. It was enjoyable and didn’t cost me much. Hackle Bod, you’re cool, chaps. Keep up the good work, guys. >> I mean, it’s got to be a hack, isn’t it? >> Absolutely has to be a cat a cack. I’ve never seen that before. >> Yeah, >> it’s definitely not a CA. No, I mean, >> yeah, like a 26 American bike with a nice pair of Rock Shocks Judies on the front. >> Yeah. I mean, the only thing I disagree with is your choice of handlebars. >> Flared bars. Not into them. >> Not into them. >> No, but it got him into gravel riding. >> Well, yeah. And actually it looks looks flipping great for a gravel bike, isn’t it? It >> does look like a good position on that bike, doesn’t it? >> Yeah, it does. Yeah. >> Yeah, that’s really cool. Oh, yeah. No, I think fair play Benjamin. >> Good stuff. >> Yeah, that’s great. That is >> Oh, I’ve just seen the last one. Sorry. >> Alan Talier, the best rear beer light ever. >> Wow. >> What? When cycling in Belgium in the summer, I realized I left my rear light at home. So, I popped into a shop to get one and came out with a free six-pack of delicious mineral waters aka Duval beers. Maybe it’s the other way around. Defo a hack though. I love my new light. It always turns heads on G. So, this is a Duvall Dshaped LED light. >> Yeah, >> a rear bike. That’s a That’s actually a thing. I mean, it’s neither hang or bodgege. It It’s just a real product. >> It’s a product. Yeah. But but I’m despite it being just a product, I’m saying hack. >> Is that your They’re your favorites, aren’t they? One of your favorites. >> Amongst my favorites. Yeah. I used to like I used to like Left until a Belgian told me that Left is a bit like Carsburg over here. It’s like common as muck in Belgium apparently. >> Before that I thought I knew my stuff, but clearly not. So I no longer drink Left for that very reason. I do like a doo. Yeah. And if anyone watching works for Dub and would fancy sending me a bike like that, that’ be much appreciated. >> That’s the most shameless plug you’ve ever done. >> Yeah. And actually think about I’m not even sure I’m allowed to do that, but >> No, I don’t think you are, mate. We’ll leave it in and just hope for the best that I get a light and then no one complains to like HR or any sort of advertising standards authority or whatever it might be. I >> was going to say mate. Yeah. Inline revenue kind of thing. >> If you don’t see me again cuz I’ve lost my job, but I have got a doo life. >> Yeah. Weird that you got away with how fit is my wife. But the dbell the dbell light is what’s going to do you derailed me. It’s the final straw that broke the camel’s back. Right. Thanks once again for your submissions for this week. All you need to do to get your submissions in for next week is head to globalcyclonetwork.com/uploer. It’s time now for caption competition, that part of the show where you get a chance to get your hands on a coveted gcm camelback water bottle. All you have to do is put a witty caption in the comment section down below that relates to a photo we’ll give you just one second after the not so small matter of the results from last week. Uh last week’s photo was this one from the Singapore criterium. I think it was Jonathan Milan holding up his teammate Ed Turn’s legs. Got an honorable mention again this week, haven’t we? That goes to Jared Anderson who put nothing to fear, mate. I’ve checked and your ankles are indeed smaller than size. >> There’s a reason why that’s honorable mention and not receiving a bottle. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. Think you can get away with stuff like that, Jared? >> Think again. >> No way. So, the real winner this week is artist teacher. From this angle, it looks like you’ve got a little one. >> Very good. >> A so childish. >> I mean, proof that proof that men never grow up >> cuz we both chuckled, didn’t we? >> Yeah, we did. Yeah. >> Right. Get in touch with us on Facebook with your address. We’ll get a bottle sent out as soon as we possibly can. Uh this week’s image comes from the latest round of the UCL Cross World Cup in Namur. Uh, this is Amandin Fukane of France. I will get you started. As the French rider realized too late that she had no saddle, the crowd all explained explained. I’ve mucked it up already. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Right. Take two. As the French rider realized she had no saddle, the >> I know this is all staying in. >> Yeah. Yeah. Right. There’s a reason I’m not a comedian. Yeah. As the French rider realized she had no saddle, the crowd all exclaimed, “Fukane. I mean, I’m glad I got even a little chuckle at the end of the third attempt. >> I mean, I think it was more because it took three attempts to get it out. But, uh, anyway, >> well, I mean, I’m assuming there is a saddle there. Like, it there is no there’s nothing obvious. >> God, that would be bad, wouldn’t it? >> It would be. It would be. >> I mean, I think that’s that’s worse than your front wheel falling out. You know, we were talking about that the other week. >> Probably would be, wouldn’t it? >> Yeah. Let’s not think about it too much. Uh right. Um if you think you can beat Dan’s caption, then please uh pop your caption in the description down below. Description. >> Well, I mean, we’re having a great week. >> Yeah, we are in the comment section down below. >> Oh, it’s nearly Christmas, Dan. Uh in the comment section down below and we will uh pick a winner next week. >> It’s so smooth. >> Smooth. We will surely let you know what’s coming up on the channel this week. But first up, a lot of comments from last week’s video starting under the GCN show. Uh J Dez 516 Sweden here. I’ll let my partner know that she should be happy when riding home from work inus 15° of snow all over the bike paths that haven’t been plowed for the third day in a row because she lives in one of the happiest cycling countries on earth. She will be thrilled. You know what? Right. I went to Sweden once uh in winter and I was amazed at how grippy the snow was >> in like in the UK if it snows is lethal and everyone just slips everywhere. And in Sweden it was grippy snow. Like genuinely you could ride and walk on it happy as hell. >> This is a bit like Canadians telling us that the winds here aren’t proper. >> I’m telling Swedes that they shouldn’t >> you Swedes don’t know what proper snow is like. Can’t ride a bike on snow in the UK. >> Well, no. My point was that they’ve got proper snow which is grippy whereas we have like slushy crappy snow slippery anyway. Yeah, that does sound bad. Uh, next up, Andre Sig. Probably not said they’re right, but Icelandic cyclist here. We have glorious weather. It’s sunshine, albeit covered by clouds. Those clouds shower us in rain, snow, sleet, and sometimes embraces in fog so thick we have about 2 meters of visibility. And let’s not forget the wind literally pushes us down when we have craving to embrace the earth beneath us. Just helps us along the way towards the rough edges of the volcanic rocks. But where else can you cycle around active volcanoes, glaces, uh, in almost brand new landscapes in lava fields, and then turn a corner and see mossy grassland with farms? This being said, the rift just posted a 330k route if anyone in the G10 HQ wants to suffer a bit this summer. >> I mean, it does sound delightful, Andrew, but um, can you see a tree? You got any trees? >> Oh, I don’t know. >> No, not many. Not many trees. Uh there are there are a few huddled in one section of Iceland I believe but the rest of it >> okay no trees. >> We should probably point out that amongst the discussions on last week’s GN show were the seven or six happiest places in the world to live. Most of which were big cycling nations, weren’t they? >> That’s right. And most of them were Scandinavian. >> Yeah. Weren’t they? Uh no. I um I mean 330 km sounds like a really long way. But I would like to go back to Iceland because it was amazing. I just don’t think I fancy 330ks >> without trees. >> Well, even if even with trees, I don’t think I fancy 330k. >> I reckon that if there are not many trees, there’s not much bramble. >> No, but then as Andrew points out, there are sharp volcanic rocks. Um, which I think if you went face first into >> Yeah. Anyway, uh, right. Stuart Misfelt said, “Yes, there are little stores in the USA. I went to one in Manis, Virginia.” Well, there we go. >> I did not know that. >> I didn’t either. No, there was a few people saying, “Yeah, we’ve got littleles.” >> There you go. >> Not in Australia, though. Just Audi so far. >> Oh, is that right? >> Nerve connoisseur, but training is often already the mistake. Embrace cycling as a lifestyle. Don’t restrict it to just being a sport. 45 people like that comment. So, >> well, well, well, well, well. Why is it either or? Why can you not train and have cycling as a lifestyle? >> Don’t know. >> Come on. Stop the messenger. >> Stop with this inverse snobbery. It really, you know what I mean? It really annoys me when people are like, “Oh, you know, you can only do one type of cycling.” Just do it all. >> You can train. That’s totally fine. You can ride a cycle. Anyway, sorry, pick on you, but >> Nerk concert ner >> um you can really tell that S’s getting older, can’t you? >> What moodiness? Yeah. Right. Moving on. >> Moving on to how fit is my wife. Bonavville County, Idaho. My wife will love this video. She’s over 50 years old, gave birth to our three babies, pleasantly plump, and a US Army disabled veteran who’s training for the 1,000 km roundtrip uh Shikoku circuit bicycle route ride in Japan. Lorraine will be an inspiration to her. Thank you very much. >> Oh, that’s cool, isn’t it? Gilbert Tang, HR approved fit wife, a grand piano mansion, grip strength for days, once on the civil test team, reasonable ankles compared to life. Dan has it all, folks. Yeah, >> Peppa kombucha kombucha, sorry. Glad to see HR approved the video name. Lots of comments along the same lines. Although it doesn’t have the same context about a being fit in other countries, I discovered. >> Oh, it’s all right. >> Some people I just don’t understand why it needs to go past HR. >> Yeah, I think it might be just UK, maybe Australia. >> A you get you get a little smirk. >> Okay. >> Uh Lynette said, “Great to have content that broadens the market for GCN. Looking forward to seeing how Lorraine gets on.” >> Yeah, that’s cool, isn’t it? And then as promised, a bit more discussion under the what happens when you crash a bicycle at 175 miles an hour video. Uh Ollie said, “For context, hey everyone. I hope you enjoy this one. I think it’s incredible for anyone to push the limits of what humans have done. For anyone criticizing the driver, I know there were a fair few. Quite a few. >> Quite a few. I know from speaking to the guys that communication was difficult with the noise of the car and that while the driver could see Neil through a window, he couldn’t see him when he was holding on to the side of the window and assumed that he’d been safely dropped off, Neil was very clear the reason for impact was his own lapse in concentration and the driver didn’t do anything unexpected. So, there we go. Okay. Uh, right then. Other comments underneath that video. Mama, looks like I’ll continue with my mantra when my husband goes out mountain biking. Have fun. be safe. Don’t do stupid things. I should keep the don’t do stupid things in my farewell. >> As in cuz he sometimes rides 175 mph on his bike rides. >> I think that Mama Mooney just wants her husband to be safe when he goes out riding. >> Fair. Okay. Ruler said it goes well with uh your video on the dangerousness of cycling. >> Yes, I’m sure. Yeah. >> I mean, he had a lot of safety kit. >> Yeah. >> What would have actually happened if he’d hit the deck? >> Oh, I don’t I did think about it, but I didn’t want to think about it, so I stopped. >> How fast are Moto GP riders going when they hit That’s true. Yeah. But >> yeah, I guess it would have been a smooth surface. They do get away with a lot, don’t they? Seem to just sort of slide and >> Oh god, it’s awful, isn’t it? >> I still don’t want to think about it. >> Um, Kurt Bar proves that steel frames are faster than carbon. >> I mean, you can’t argue that. >> Right. Then coming up on the channel this week, uh, on Thursday, the affforementioned video, uh, Ruby epic climb that Sai talked about earlier on. >> Uh, yes. Uh and then on Saturday we’ve got our almost annual GCN presenter race >> international edition. It was super fun. Yeah. So we’ve got uh all all the presenters >> I think bar one involved in this one. >> Who was missing? >> Giorgio was he? >> Oh yes he was. >> Um so uh so yeah actually no hang on a minute. Giorgio Georgio was there. Alan, wasn’t it? >> Yeah. >> Wait a minute. >> We’ll get back to you on that one. >> We’ll get back to you on that one. >> And on Sunday, the Solstice Night Ride, which uh which I’m not involved in. >> No. Well, we were going to invite you for the dog walk, but um but you decided that >> Yeah, that was dangerous, too. >> Basically, and if you’re wondering, by the way, where our video about the Fina team bike has gone, um it’s not gone anywhere. We just haven’t released it yet. So, uh, we just thought we’d keep you all waiting. Um, it’s like a fine wine that one. It’s just improve it with age. >> I’d say we’re saving it for a rainy day, but there’s been a lot of them recently, hasn’t it? >> Well, we filmed it on a blooming rainy day as well. >> Well, it’ll be out there soon. It will. >> Thanks very much for watching. We will see you again this time next