GCN, you should not turn a blind eye to what happened in the Zwift Academy. Do you think we, the audience, are clowns? Do you think it was okay to play with Chiara? You have the responsibility to be good representatives of cycling. Where's fairness and ethics? Should one seek wins at all costs? Should greed dominate more and more the world of cycling? Should cycling be sponsored by organisations linked to countries which do not respect human rights? Will you ever understand your responsibility in having a positive impact on cycling.
Atlantic Way in Ireland or North Coast 500 in Scotland - Sun sets in the West so the Atlantic coasts are the places to be for the gorgeously massive ocean horizon sunsets while sipping a well deserved Irish whiskey or Guinness. 😁🌅🚴♀
To present homeland of three pro cyclists who neighbour themselves in circle less than 20 km: Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič and Matej Mohorič. Lower Gorenjska region or "Little Flandria" as they called it with mountains around. Great place for cycling.
Seriously one of the most inspiring and beautiful videos I've watched. The camera and editing crews deserve high praise for the quality of this production as well as the riders. If RUclips had an Emmy, this video would win the epic adventure video category!
This is so immersive it's like being there with Ollie and Alan. And the evening dinner at mama's makes it so warmly Italian. And this reminds me yet again I desperately need to win the lotto to buy a second home and Wilier Triestina Gran Turismo in a warm place of warm people.😁
They certainly share a love for food and cycling! Have you seen them riding the Milan-Sanremo course together? 👉 ruclips.net/video/xoFnDmt0mLw/видео.html
Thank you for what has been the best video from GCN for ages, uplifting, scenic, entertaining, and joyful! More, please! Olly and Alain make for positive vibes!
right?? same here. That pure joy, excitement and banter just makes you want to hop on your bike and go on epic summer rides with mates. I need to go back to Tuscany asap
one of my favorite epic ride videos! loved every element - the Tuscany scenery, the Wilier bikes, the great conversation shared, the feeling of being on the ride, and the reward moments, bravo!
Love it! This is what cycling is about, rarely an easy way, but so rewarding and beautiful, especially in such a beautiful country as Italy and with friends.
That's a serious ride on amazing roads, with incredible scenery. I would love to ride there. I only ever rode in Italy once, from Lugano to Milano at the end of a bicycle touring trip. So much fun! I fondly recall getting help with directions on my map from two fabulously helpful Italian guys on the roadside. They helped me, and the they shouted Arrivederci, Amercano!, as I rode off! Hilariously fun memories. Some day again.
Wow, so inspiring Ollie is never less than totally enthusiastic added to that you have Alan and beautiful scenic Italian roads, and there riding Wiliers!
Ollie - “I can’t think of anything more Italian”. An Italian groupset maybe? Seriously though. What an epic ride. Very inspiring (though I’d prefer it over 2 or 3 days to take it in
The age old conundrum for northern lads when referring to the evening meal; tea or dinner?! Add in, it’s Corporation Pop. And I can’t wait for the Cross England Finishing In Grimsby At A Chippy Route with Alan!
Good day to you! I am a senior rider on HONDA motorcycle from Japan. I am enjoying camping ,touring and upload video. Your ride video is so nice! Awesome! Full supported ! Have a nice day my friend!
Absolutely loved that Beautiful ride, great characters (Alain is a star) and that pasta looked pretty good too This style of GCN vid, even if it is product placement getting it made, is the best of all of it. Stunning all round
@@gcn I’m thinking of driving over there to do the route (from sw france) … not in one run given my aged state … but ONLY IF I GET TO HAVE MAMAS PASTA !
Thank you! As I watched this, an Attic front was bearing down on my Rocky Mountain town and we were expecting fridgid temperatures, snow and fierce winds. This video offered escape!
Absolutely Ollie - I look forward to dipping my back tire in the Ohio River in Cincinnati and riding back to Cleveland to dip my front tire in Lake Erie riding the Ohio to Erie Trail (OTET). Great video, watching again before my next big ride. Fun on bikes - that's what it's all about.
OMG! I absolutely LOVE this content! Thanks Ollie and Alan and gcn for taking us alongon this truly EPIC ride! Love that Ollie insisted on dipping toes in each ocean! Can't believe that you did this in one day. I will have to add it to the bucket list. But I need a friendly localwho will feed me real Italian food after each day and of course, there would be many. More of this stellar content please!
Ollie has changed - loving it - such a humble brag - 'look I won't drop you today' 'if I was on a race bike and wanted too sure'. :P worse than being dropped!! 🤣
my fav presenter combo; Alan is such a great guy and no doubt the most Italian man ever, haha; he always makes me laugh; this video, despite being an ad, puts me in such a good mood; and what a beautiful ending - delizioso e semplicemente perfetto! grazie mille GCN
Great film - love it 😁 I notice how Ollie said "tea" at Alans Mums house at first - then during their sandwich stop in Florence - it became "dinner" 😂😂
About a decade ago my partner and I rode cheap hire bikes from Firenze to Siena and back over 3 days (one day each way plus a day just in Siena), absolutely loved it! Was such a chill and beautiful way to travel in such a great part of the world.
Yes, we found we stopped at a lot of places that we either would not have noticed from a car, or that we physically couldn't have in a car due to there being nowhere to pull off the road.
Beautiful, comfortable bikes, good company and such Fantastic scenery to ride through. Topped with Mama's capiletti al ragu at the end. Geez Ollie you drew the lucky straw for sure. Tireno Adriatico is my favorite race and has been since I first saw it. After that comes the Giro. Italy is so freaking beautiful and full of variety of landscape and vistas. I never would have guessed Williers is an Italian company...
I really need to go back to Tuscany. Last time I was there was for the World Championships, on the climb to Fiesole, in an absolute deluge. In a restaurant at the end, they just thrust a huge fiasco of local red wine at us, as we evidently needed it! A spectacular place to ride.
Great fun Ollie and Alan....funny that Alan was not thrilled with your Tower of Pisa shots, as a tourist move...Ollie's response..I AM A TOURIST...BUONA DIA, guys 💟💟
That looks like a bucket list C2C for sure! Sign me up! And the Wiliers were stunning too. Good to see a comfort focused high end machine instead of the ultra aggressive aero or lightweight race bikes. Also my wife hadn't heard of the classic phrase "council pop" to describe water until last week much to my surprise. I thought it was Black Country slang but apparently you say it Up North too!
Brilliant.... Ollie in his absolute element, perfect example of someone doing and enjoying his dream job... All Ollie needs to do is take Alan on an English coast to coast with chippy tea
These are the best kinds of rides. We did the entire Blue Ridge Parkway in 2014 - five of us, with one person driving each day, about 100mi/day. It was amazing
I know Ollie said this in the last #GCNTechShow of the year, but watching this video-wow. Not only is an epic day out in a beautiful country, the behind-the-scenes work by the production crew-audio and video editing/post-production, music selection, all of it-is truly top notch. GCN should win awards for both content presentation, video editing, audio editing, cinematography-all of it.
What's not to like about this video, impressive bikes, the most beautiful Tuscany, Ollie's absolute enthusiasm & for me to top it off the handsome Alan & his sexy accented English. Bliss on a cold, grey, wet day in England.🥰
Lovely ride. Have cycled from Piza down the west coast to Mezzina - wish I was back there! Lovely video - the sea water looked such a great after a long ride!
Where would you go on your perfect sunrise to sunset ride?
The Australian Blue Mountains 🤩
After watching this video I'm inspired to do a mountains to the Baltic journey in Poland, but I don't think it's doable in one day ;)
GCN, you should not turn a blind eye to what happened in the Zwift Academy. Do you think we, the audience, are clowns? Do you think it was okay to play with Chiara? You have the responsibility to be good representatives of cycling. Where's fairness and ethics? Should one seek wins at all costs? Should greed dominate more and more the world of cycling? Should cycling be sponsored by organisations linked to countries which do not respect human rights? Will you ever understand your responsibility in having a positive impact on cycling.
Atlantic Way in Ireland or North Coast 500 in Scotland - Sun sets in the West so the Atlantic coasts are the places to be for the gorgeously massive ocean horizon sunsets while sipping a well deserved Irish whiskey or Guinness. 😁🌅🚴♀
West Yellowstone, Montana to Heise Hot Springs, Idaho.
"It looks bigger in pictures though"
"yes, story of my life my friend"
I absolutely cracked up on this one! 😂😂😂😂
Ollie and Alan, great chemistry with theses guys. Let’s have more of these videos
What would you like to see them take on next?
To present homeland of three pro cyclists who neighbour themselves in circle less than 20 km: Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič and Matej Mohorič. Lower Gorenjska region or "Little Flandria" as they called it with mountains around. Great place for cycling.
Seriously one of the most inspiring and beautiful videos I've watched. The camera and editing crews deserve high praise for the quality of this production as well as the riders. If RUclips had an Emmy, this video would win the epic adventure video category!
Thanks a lot! We're glad you enjoyed it so much! Have you been inspired to do a similar ride?
well said, was thinking the same
GCN have plenty of epic videos like this one. Go and watch one where they try to kill Hank.
@@martindirkzimmer "Go and watch one where they try to kill Hank."
Oh, just every video he's in then? 😄
Good form, cycle on.
Being Italian, this is a great content, loved it to bits! You see how much Ollie loves Italy, and Alan is so much fun. Oh, by the way, what a bike!
Glad you enjoyed it! For more with Alan, why not check out our 'Race across Italy' film on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/raceacrossitaly
Watched in Italian first and now in English.
Vero?
Brilliant video!
Whats not to love about italy. I will be there at least twice next year.
Every loves Italy.Greatings from Poland.
This is so immersive it's like being there with Ollie and Alan. And the evening dinner at mama's makes it so warmly Italian. And this reminds me yet again I desperately need to win the lotto to buy a second home and Wilier Triestina Gran Turismo in a warm place of warm people.😁
me too! 😂
Great video. From the first to last minute Ollie was obviously having the time of his life. He and Alan make a great pairing.
They certainly share a love for food and cycling! Have you seen them riding the Milan-Sanremo course together? 👉 ruclips.net/video/xoFnDmt0mLw/видео.html
@@gcn I did but I think this one is better. This video actually makes me want to go and do the same ride.
Alan's energy is infectious! Momma's house for dinner is *chefs kiss*. Italy is absolutely breathtaking through Florence and Tuscany.
It's such a gorgeous part of the world!
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One of GCN's best. Great ride, stunning scenery, couple of mates having fun. Oh, and Mama's house for tea!
Glad you liked it! If you liked that, you could watch Alan racing across Italy in our film on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/raceacrossitaly
ollie: "I'm not going to drop you", 1 shot later, Alan is dropped 😂 Epic ride!
He's getting in a bit of a habit of dropping people!
Love the collabs with Alan. These two are a good pairing. Really inspiring vid
Thanks! Have you seen Alan and Ollie riding the Milan-Sanremo route together? 👉 ruclips.net/video/xoFnDmt0mLw/видео.html
@@gcn thanks for the link!
Thank you for what has been the best video from GCN for ages, uplifting, scenic, entertaining, and joyful! More, please! Olly and Alain make for positive vibes!
Thanks! Glad you liked it. For more Ollie and Alan, you should check out their Milan-Sanremo video! 👉 ruclips.net/video/xoFnDmt0mLw/видео.html
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How excited is Ollie! Makes me want to just go and ride my bike and have fun, thank you.
That's great to hear! Glad you enjoyed it
right?? same here. That pure joy, excitement and banter just makes you want to hop on your bike and go on epic summer rides with mates. I need to go back to Tuscany asap
I know this is partly an advert for Wilier, but I think Italian Tourism should be giving them even more, looks like a classic ride.
Have you ridden there before? It's pretty special! 👌
Now that's a great short film. There oughta be an award for this. The camerawork, the content, even the dialogue, was just great! Well done, Ollie!
This has to be one of the best video edits for cycling I have seen, talk about motivation to get on your bike and do something epic.
one of my favorite epic ride videos! loved every element - the Tuscany scenery, the Wilier bikes, the great conversation shared, the feeling of being on the ride, and the reward moments, bravo!
Cycling across Italy is such a dream. Beautiful roads, beautiful country, beautiful bicycles.
Love it! This is what cycling is about, rarely an easy way, but so rewarding and beautiful, especially in such a beautiful country as Italy and with friends.
Such a fun video ~ love it ~ more of this dynamic duo together please.
Have you seen our Milan-Sanremo video? ruclips.net/video/xoFnDmt0mLw/видео.html
@@gcn ~ thank you for the reminder ~ just rewatched this ~ great chemistry from these two ~ please keep them coming.
Alan and Ollie together is the GCN version of Clarkson, Hammond and May from Top Gear. Good video!
I think it is time to send Ollie on a endurance adventure somewhere. 270km in one day is clearly not enough 💪
i’m up for that!
Paris-Brest-Paris or the UK end to end.
Pan Celtic Race maybe?
Just ride home.
Where should we end him? 🗺
Buoni i cappelletti della mamma di Alan! Bravi Ollie e Alan, bel video che riassume la bellezza del ciclismo.
That's a serious ride on amazing roads, with incredible scenery. I would love to ride there. I only ever rode in Italy once, from Lugano to Milano at the end of a bicycle touring trip. So much fun! I fondly recall getting help with directions on my map from two fabulously helpful Italian guys on the roadside. They helped me, and the they shouted Arrivederci, Amercano!, as I rode off! Hilariously fun memories. Some day again.
Sounds like a great trip! Its such a lovely part of the world
Brilliant absolutely brilliant, these two should keep making videos together ❤
Thanks! it’s always great fun riding with alan!
Wow, so inspiring Ollie is never less than totally enthusiastic added to that you have Alan and beautiful scenic Italian roads, and there riding Wiliers!
Ollie...Alan...Wilier...Italy...Mom's home cooking...⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This is a five star video.
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A fun day out for all we think 🙌
Ollie and Alan wonderful video!! Enjoyed the seeing the lighter side of just riding a bike with friends!! Keep more of these adventure coming GCN!
That's what it's all about, riding bikes with friends and eating pasta 😋
Without a doubt, the most beautiful country in the world. Love the people, culture, food and the history. Great video 👏😎
Fabulous. Just what I needed. Thankyou Ollie, Alan and GCN. Merry Christmas and looking forward to what GCN offers in 2023.
Ollie - “I can’t think of anything more Italian”. An Italian groupset maybe? Seriously though. What an epic ride. Very inspiring (though I’d prefer it over 2 or 3 days to take it in
More days = more pasta! That sounds like the way to do it 🙌
The age old conundrum for northern lads when referring to the evening meal; tea or dinner?!
Add in, it’s Corporation Pop.
And I can’t wait for the Cross England Finishing In Grimsby At A Chippy Route with Alan!
Ollie! Combed hair!? Superb ride , thanks so much for bringing it to us ❤
This looks like one epic ride! I really want to head Italy and the Mediterranean for a tour.
You should! Its such an amazing place to ride
Good day to you!
I am a senior rider on HONDA motorcycle from Japan.
I am enjoying camping ,touring and upload video.
Your ride video is so nice!
Awesome!
Full supported !
Have a nice day my friend!
Alan and Ollie - my favourite international GCN pair!
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Absolutely loved that
Beautiful ride, great characters (Alain is a star) and that pasta looked pretty good too
This style of GCN vid, even if it is product placement getting it made, is the best of all of it.
Stunning all round
thanks for the support and feedback. really appreciate it
@@GCNuser123 Loved it. Road trips are the best. Would have liked to see la mama from the front though :)
CAPPELLETTI! 😂
That's what we like to hear 🙌 Lets be honest... the pasta was the best bit!
@@gcn I’m thinking of driving over there to do the route (from sw france) … not in one run given my aged state … but ONLY IF I GET TO HAVE MAMAS PASTA !
Beautiful Italy, excellent video. This is what inspires me to ride 👏
Amazing! Any plans for such a ride in the future?
Get him over for an epic ride, and a chippy tea. Brilliant content, these two work so well together, another epic gcn film.
Thank you! As I watched this, an Attic front was bearing down on my Rocky Mountain town and we were expecting fridgid temperatures, snow and fierce winds. This video offered escape!
This was beautiful I think my heart actually skipped a beat watching this. Will have to check the other epic adventures out
An awesome show. Especially loved "mama" serving the meal in a pan...just like home to me. Thank you !
great wholesome video and incredibly inspiring
Glad you enjoyed it! I think we'd all like to ride that route!
What a beautiful video. A perfect blend of content, cinematic shots and humour. Just excellent.
Absolutely Ollie - I look forward to dipping my back tire in the Ohio River in Cincinnati and riding back to Cleveland to dip my front tire in Lake Erie riding the Ohio to Erie Trail (OTET). Great video, watching again before my next big ride. Fun on bikes - that's what it's all about.
I was feeling a bit low, health issues, no cycling for now.
But I feel much better after watching your excellent video
Thankyou 👍
Kudos to the crew behind the scenes. The video and music were great.
Alan is such a lovely genuine guy. Hope to see more of him on GCN. (Olli is ok too!)
OMG! I absolutely LOVE this content! Thanks Ollie and Alan and gcn for taking us alongon this truly EPIC ride! Love that Ollie insisted on dipping toes in each ocean! Can't believe that you did this in one day. I will have to add it to the bucket list. But I need a friendly localwho will feed me real Italian food after each day and of course, there would be many. More of this stellar content please!
Ollie has changed - loving it - such a humble brag - 'look I won't drop you today' 'if I was on a race bike and wanted too sure'. :P worse than being dropped!! 🤣
Hahah yep, that's a real dig 😂
my fav presenter combo; Alan is such a great guy and no doubt the most Italian man ever, haha; he always makes me laugh; this video, despite being an ad, puts me in such a good mood; and what a beautiful ending - delizioso e semplicemente perfetto! grazie mille GCN
Glad you enjoyed it! We love hanging out with Alan... especially if it means Mama's cooking 👀
Great film - love it 😁 I notice how Ollie said "tea" at Alans Mums house at first - then during their sandwich stop in Florence - it became "dinner" 😂😂
We're an odd bunch us brits... Dinner, tea, lunch. Take your pick 😂
About a decade ago my partner and I rode cheap hire bikes from Firenze to Siena and back over 3 days (one day each way plus a day just in Siena), absolutely loved it!
Was such a chill and beautiful way to travel in such a great part of the world.
Bikes are the best method of exploration. Fast enough to travel a long way, slow enough to enjoy the area 🙌
Yes, we found we stopped at a lot of places that we either would not have noticed from a car, or that we physically couldn't have in a car due to there being nowhere to pull off the road.
Third time I've watched this. Simply stunning. Thanks guys.
Nothing cheers up the soggy Bath riders better than sunshine and warm water. Great video!
Beautiful, comfortable bikes, good company and such Fantastic scenery to ride through. Topped with Mama's capiletti al ragu at the end. Geez Ollie you drew the lucky straw for sure. Tireno Adriatico is my favorite race and has been since I first saw it. After that comes the Giro. Italy is so freaking beautiful and full of variety of landscape and vistas. I never would have guessed Williers is an Italian company...
You guys have a good chemistry together more video like this!!! Merry Christmas
Cheers! Glad you liked it
This is the kind of GCN videos I love the most!
Great to hear! What else would you like to see from us? 👀
I saw the video of Alan too. Nice job Ollie 🚴♂️👍
I really need to go back to Tuscany. Last time I was there was for the World Championships, on the climb to Fiesole, in an absolute deluge. In a restaurant at the end, they just thrust a huge fiasco of local red wine at us, as we evidently needed it! A spectacular place to ride.
Great fun Ollie and Alan....funny that Alan was not thrilled with your Tower of Pisa shots, as a tourist move...Ollie's response..I AM A TOURIST...BUONA DIA, guys 💟💟
What a fabulous day out making so many people so envious 😍
That looks like a bucket list C2C for sure! Sign me up! And the Wiliers were stunning too. Good to see a comfort focused high end machine instead of the ultra aggressive aero or lightweight race bikes. Also my wife hadn't heard of the classic phrase "council pop" to describe water until last week much to my surprise. I thought it was Black Country slang but apparently you say it Up North too!
im living in Sweden and im from Tuscany it made me emotional thank you the best video I love this content
Alain's confusion when Ollie said, "we're going to Alain's Momma's house for tea". Just perfect!
Amazing!! The chemistry between them was lovely. Can u post the track or komoot, thank u🤗
Tuscany is just, i dunno, the best. I love it!
Brilliant.... Ollie in his absolute element, perfect example of someone doing and enjoying his dream job...
All Ollie needs to do is take Alan on an English coast to coast with chippy tea
These are the best kinds of rides.
We did the entire Blue Ridge Parkway in 2014 - five of us, with one person driving each day, about 100mi/day. It was amazing
Brilliant video! It doesn't get more epic than traversing the Italian peninsula. Quite impressive fitness on show too!
Big day out for the boys 💪
This is all about the enjoyment of cycling!!! Thanks guys for sharing your beautiful ride without the saftness of having to compete all the time.
We love all aspects of cycling, racing is just one bit 🙌
A great 'feel good' cycling video. Thank you.
Great Video entertainment. Epic Ride. Kudos to both Alan & Ollie.
More of this please!
Where should we send Ollie and Alan next? 🗺
Dream ride of a lifetime!
Fantastic film.
As a follow-up, I want to see Alan come over to the UK for a chippy tea at the end of a long ride!
They could do the Whitehaven to Tynemouth C2C, plenty of decent places for a chippy tea there!
I know Ollie said this in the last #GCNTechShow of the year, but watching this video-wow. Not only is an epic day out in a beautiful country, the behind-the-scenes work by the production crew-audio and video editing/post-production, music selection, all of it-is truly top notch. GCN should win awards for both content presentation, video editing, audio editing, cinematography-all of it.
Oh. My. Goodness. That cappelletti al ragu looks incredible!
I did much of this section as part of my 1000 mile Italian tour this past summer! A stunning ride!
i watch a lot of GCN vids boys.....this was a really good one. i started feeling the flow.
Thank you 😍
Even though its a commercial Oli and his m8 killed this.
Amore 🇮🇹 GCN
Take my hat off to the production team, thankyou!!
Absolutely love it. I’m just back from a trip to Italy and this is exactly the trip I dream of having some day.
Ollie - living my dream life!😂 So I don't have to? 😂😂😂😂
What an awesome ride. I’ve been to Italy a few times and always say I’d love to ride over there….one day.
Two mates bonding via a shared bicycle ride.
Stupendo!!
Thanks for this video, a beautiful spot for Italy, Wilier and Italian style!
Another beautiful video, thank you GCN
What's not to like about this video, impressive bikes, the most beautiful Tuscany, Ollie's absolute enthusiasm & for me to top it off the handsome Alan & his sexy accented English. Bliss on a cold, grey, wet day in England.🥰
This is one of the most my favorite video so far
Thanks! Glad you liked it
So very jealous. It's 36F (2C) in Seattle and raining. Supposed to snow later. I'm trying really hard to motivate my bike ride... but...
Go for it! Although I think a lot of us are thinking the same at the moment!
Lovely ride. Have cycled from Piza down the west coast to Mezzina - wish I was back there! Lovely video - the sea water looked such a great after a long ride!
I bet it was nice and refreshing! Makes us all wish it was summer right now!
And another one for my Bucket List.
Enjoyed this one greatly - nice work lads; and thanks for the Italian lessons 😊
Wonderful. Just wonderful. Inspirational too.
The travel videos are some of my favorite GCN videos.
Where should we send the team next? 🌎
Thanks for the warm sun &view .
The music at around 14min is amazing... would be great music to be playing once you reach the top of a climb
Love these c2c videos - next one Venice to Rotterdam in 48 hours. Go on Ollie you can do it
Wow, one of my favourite video!!