Love how one presenter is cycling inside with the resistance off while another is outside towing his kid in a trailer. I think Connor needs a bonus multiplier applied to his mileage… kilometerage?
I also wouldn't mind seeing Jesse's "I don't wanna go bike riding/I don't wanna stop bike riding" tantrums...they're funnier when it's someone else's kid.
The producers were very clever on this one. Notice that they made 3 of them really go for it to add a competitive element to the video. The rest of the presenters kinda went for it but they were balanced in their approach, taking rest days and tending to their lives, sometimes wanting to go out but then never did. Manon was on holiday and never cycled the whole time. They are trying to promote a healthy relationship to cycling, rather the becoming obsessed, cycling when you should be resting, neglecting other elements of your life, not allowing yourself a break, they are promoting that is okay to rest, it is normal to sometimes not go out on the bike when you feel you should, it is good not to cycle for an entire week when you're on holiday. It helped to make me feel less guilty when I miss a day riding. Good work GCN.
Year to date via Strava: Si- 1,974 mi Manon - 664 mi Ollie - 6,393 mi Hank - 2,767 mi Conor - 1,424 mi Alex - 644 mi Ollie is miles ahead!! Give him the credit he is due. Looks like Alex got dropped on this one.
Although you managed more miles in a week than I could, this video shows that work/ family commitments gets in the way of your cycling just like the rest of us. Enjoyed the video, keep up the good work.
@@skydave9317 Poor Hank deserves a few days off after that... So he's probably out there on another ridiculous challenge, making us all look pathetic.
Watching Connor with his son can you do a video with different options of child travel and stuff be great to see a video with them both 👍 As a dad be a good watch
I’ve watched a gazillion GCN videos recently but I think this is the most important one I’ve seen. So many times, we get jealous of the presenters going on these epic rides around the world but on a day to day basis, they have to deal with the same stuff we do. We have family commitments to juggle, sometimes we just don’t feel like going out. Thanks for this video guys 💜
Ik really like cycling, but I also have a 2 year old. Somehow it just makes sense to stop for ice cream, wafels of pancakes. I'm just happy for Connor being able to enjoy that part of life.
I'd love to see a presenter challenge over a 30-day period. My company does this annually and my typical participation is riding every day for 30 days. Gotta love Conner as he rode with the extra weight of his son and included his wife in his rides. That shows commitment to his family (Ice cream & train stops) while participating in the challenge. Way to go!!
Manon is the "take your holiday seriously" in this challenge and nobody mentioned her in the leaderboard which meant they respected her leave of absence 😅
i love this - god bless all the dads on here trying to get in miles while not getting kicked out of their families! Good to see we face the same challenges..
It makes me want to watch this channel more knowing that the presenters actually still cycle and have current and past professional cycling experience. I hope you guys do this regularly, like once a quarter or once a year. It was legit entertaining to watch the entire thing.
I'm team Conor, being a Dad is tough and sometimes riding has to be sacrificed for family. He will have no regrets when he looks back on all those precious memories with his son and wife ❤
hello from France. I'm a runner who discovered road bikes 3 years ago. And i love it. I watch GCN shows in every languages. I'm actually preparing my 6 th marathon. And i use my road bike to come back from work 3 times a week ( almost 40 kms)
GCN video - How much riding can you do Also GCN video - How much riding couldn't you do because of a family Love that this shows the reality of having a family.
“Your doing the challenge not me...I’ll call you on the phone and cheer you on!” Savage!!! 😂😂😂. OAN this is encouraging to see how you all got your cycling into your lives around work, friend/family commitments, and the occasional I don’t feel like it today! Lol
Rides the most ‘when they know there’s a video being made’! Fun episode guys, good to see the other presenters. Conner’s training partner is brilliant 🙂 ‘train’ ‘brown’ ‘leaf’!
This has really been motivating insight. I try to ride at least 3 times a week totalling over 100kms per week sometimes more and sometimes less. It’s hard to fit it in for a number of reasons most of which were covered in the video. It’s really good to know you guys all suffer the same challenges and are not as superhuman as I thought you might have been. It’s great to find the time to ride but sometimes it’s just not possible, still a year on and I’m hooked so thanks for the frank and honest report. Has made me feel so much better about my effort.
I think that Connor needs some extra points. The effort that he made while including his family is really commendable. Overall I thought you guys did really well. I am sure it gets busy for everyone and we all need to find that balance. Great show guys.
I was waiting for Manon to do all her miles in one day and still win. However, we learn that they did the challenge while she was out of town. The guys must have been afraid.
As much as I love this channel, for some reason the lack of a northern presenter and the cost involved in biking really does highlight the north south divide in the UK. It's the most upper middle class southern channel I know lol.
I just want to see the take of Manon trying to take the sip of wine *without* taking the cucumber slices off first. The clip in the video looks suuuper cautious, I'm convinced there's an outtake somewhere 😆
What I’m the most impressed with is other videos we see the presenters with really good watt numbers yet this week they don’t really put in much training. Well done.
Man massive MTB shots... And lovely to see the presenters on their ride! Now 3 years after Covid I would love to see a new Challenge weak! But only a week where no one has a rest week =D Guess Ollie would smoke the km's =D
Great video. I try my own challenges outside and on the trainer. When the rain hits us, I am on the trainer doing my 30-40k per day whilst watching the GCN shows. Great company and motivating as well. Maybe I will use some of those "Ollie excuses' when my wife asks why I am not on the bike. LOL
We have millions riding here in the Philippines. I think GCN should have a Filipino presenter or GCN Philippines branch/studio. I’m willing to be part of it. 😍😍
Thought you guys rode more. Not sure about by how much, but would have guessed in th 300-500k a week on average. Happy to see that my weekly commute of 4 days would have made me not last with about 90-100k a week. Not training just yet, although super stoked on getting third place with a single speed bike at a duatlon race this weekend. :) Great videos.
The title of the vid did let me expect to see how far the presenters have ridden in total in 2021 and not a new challenge. Here's the List of the most km done in 2021 by the ones who have taken part in this vid: 1: Oliver Bridgewood - 10288 km 2: Simon Richardson - 5316 km 3: Oscar Pujol - 4079 km 4: Florian Chabbal - 3043 km 5: Conor Dunne - 2260 km 6: Loïc Chetout - 1707 km 7: Manon Lloyd - 1070 km 8: Alex Paton - 1036 km You're welcome :o)
Connor starts off super wholesome then pulls the supervillain twist just to try and cynically drop Ollie whilst everyone is sleeping...then get it completely wrong Classic
As I follow Ollie on Strava, I find it hard to believe any ride more than he does. Holy crap, he rides a lot... I am currently part of a yearly "31 Days of July" challenge where you have to ride for an hour every day of July - outdoors - rain of shine. Between the wet July we've had interspersed by some rather intense heat, it's been a challenge this year. Completely the challenge earns a $100 USD gift certificate at the hosting bike shop.
Wow now i feel kind of good about myself, I rack around 250km per week so i'm not such a newb as i thought. And honestly i thought you guys ride more per week but i guess busy work schedules take their tolls on you.
Cracking effort everyone, +1 for ice cream stops. With all the different demands on time it is always a challenge getting out on the bike, no matter the distance there's always a great amount of satisfaction when you get a chance to jump on the bike.
Yet another top-notch motivational GCN video!! Although a committed KOMOOT user, you've convinced me of STRAVA's "healthy competition" & team spirit as Si cleverly puts it. Btw could you reveal the location of that beautiful spot on Oscar's gravel ride at 11'16'' on day 3? #cliffjumping
Did you think we rode more or less? Let us know in the comments 👇
Connor needs double miles because Jessie was helping him! Too cute!
A parent and child ride would be EPIC fun to see!
Someone explain to me how cycling indoors is allowed to count.
I was shocked at the low mileage from most of you. Especially considering it’s a challenge
Would still like to know how far Manon ride - When she is not going to the spa on a holiday 👍🤣😉
@@lukeorlando4814 It's not easier than riding outdoors so I say it should count
Love how one presenter is cycling inside with the resistance off while another is outside towing his kid in a trailer. I think Connor needs a bonus multiplier applied to his mileage… kilometerage?
sometimes the ice cream is more important. Man who knows his priorities
Connor's the familyman in the story haha
My daughter and I are now calling chocolate ice cream "brown".
*kilométrage
Conor should have a multiplier. His miles towing a child should count more than double.
Connor may have done the least KM's .. but he had quality time with his family & ice cream .. thats a win in my book
I figure ice cream is worth at least 20 km a serving
Conor and Jesse's definitely looked the most fun! Train and ice cream stops? Sign me up!
I also wouldn't mind seeing Jesse's "I don't wanna go bike riding/I don't wanna stop bike riding" tantrums...they're funnier when it's someone else's kid.
Couldn't agree more! 🚂
That's a hard pass. Kids. Who'd have em?
The producers were very clever on this one. Notice that they made 3 of them really go for it to add a competitive element to the video. The rest of the presenters kinda went for it but they were balanced in their approach, taking rest days and tending to their lives, sometimes wanting to go out but then never did. Manon was on holiday and never cycled the whole time. They are trying to promote a healthy relationship to cycling, rather the becoming obsessed, cycling when you should be resting, neglecting other elements of your life, not allowing yourself a break, they are promoting that is okay to rest, it is normal to sometimes not go out on the bike when you feel you should, it is good not to cycle for an entire week when you're on holiday. It helped to make me feel less guilty when I miss a day riding. Good work GCN.
And that’s why I never joined Stava.
Year to date via Strava:
Si- 1,974 mi
Manon - 664 mi
Ollie - 6,393 mi
Hank - 2,767 mi
Conor - 1,424 mi
Alex - 644 mi
Ollie is miles ahead!! Give him the credit he is due.
Looks like Alex got dropped on this one.
Wow. I expected a lot more. I've done 1,969 and am barely trying.
They might not all log all their rides on Strava though
@@tarekbyakoub I think they would. Anyone that does anything about cycling logs everything on strava.
Yeah everyone knows: If it’s not on strava it never happened.
Ollie won? 😮
Alex: "Day 3, 70kms in, just a quick pitstop outside Hank's house"
Ok so I've watched this, there is a major editorial mistake in the title! Should read ”How many excuses can Si make in a week" 😄
"Si makes excuses in 10 different rooms"
“How many excuses can Si make in a week” LOL!!!! 😂😆
"Should we involve GCN Italia?"
"Alan Marangoni just completed a 775 km ultracycling race."
"Er... OK. Should we involve Hank -"
"NO!"
We need Giorgione on this one next time!
Although you managed more miles in a week than I could, this video shows that work/ family commitments gets in the way of your cycling just like the rest of us. Enjoyed the video, keep up the good work.
Yeah. It made me feel better about my short little rides, to be honest.
Or is it that cycling gets in the way of family? 😆
Surely Hank has this in the bag, he's just cycled the length of the UK !
That’s probably why they didn’t invite him 😂
@SentireAeris good point.
And that was just 2 days... what about the rest of the week?
@@skydave9317 Poor Hank deserves a few days off after that... So he's probably out there on another ridiculous challenge, making us all look pathetic.
Watching Connor with his son can you do a video with different options of child travel and stuff be great to see a video with them both 👍 As a dad be a good watch
Yes please!
Yes definitely - front Vs rear seats would be great. Weeride etc
A best workouts while pulling a kiddo would be great
Ollie Bridgewood: “I’m letting my body recover!”
Also Ollie: “I’m going on a Stag Do for 3 days”
There is recovery and there is pre-covery.
wtf is a stag do?
Also Ollie: "I'mma go ahead and clean Connor's clock."
@@jorismak Bachelor party.
Recovery beer
I’ve watched a gazillion GCN videos recently but I think this is the most important one I’ve seen. So many times, we get jealous of the presenters going on these epic rides around the world but on a day to day basis, they have to deal with the same stuff we do. We have family commitments to juggle, sometimes we just don’t feel like going out. Thanks for this video guys 💜
Whoever may win, I'm still voting for the Dunne Duo as the cutest team on the challenge.
😎👍
Manon has that category nailed
I need a 30 min video of Conor just riding with his son! Please make it happen.
Ik really like cycling, but I also have a 2 year old.
Somehow it just makes sense to stop for ice cream, wafels of pancakes. I'm just happy for Connor being able to enjoy that part of life.
YES PLEASE! And put it to the dramatic high intensity sprint music or Carmina Burana!
@@jordyd8916 YES! Cafe rides with family rock!
If Hank's Dad gets his good ebike then he could pull Hank to a cafe in an augmented kid's trailer.
That little chap is sooo cute!
I'd love to see a presenter challenge over a 30-day period. My company does this annually and my typical participation is riding every day for 30 days. Gotta love Conner as he rode with the extra weight of his son and included his wife in his rides. That shows commitment to his family (Ice cream & train stops) while participating in the challenge. Way to go!!
Si: “what even is elliptical”
😂😂😂😂
Does anybody truly know?
New channel: GEN - Global Elliptical Network.
@@AirSpace Don't give them any ideas. Can you just imagine what the presenters would be like?
@@DrewKime clothing sponsor lululemon 🤣
@@DrewKime almost as wonk as the Triantuletes???! 🤣
this is actually a bloody good video
J’adore la méthode Loic: 320km le premier jour, et basta. Un burger, des pâtes au pesto et dodo le reste de la semaine 😂
J’aime bien ce spirit!!
Star of the show. Jesse - our new GCN presenter. I’m going to ask for a brown ice cream next time…
Manon the true/real winner.
I don’t wish to start an argument, but, Jessie is my winner. Trains 🚂 , eats Ice cream 🍦 and leaves 🍁 not a single revolution of the pedals. 🤣😂
Manon would have done 500km,
@@thierymorris4763 honestly, best presenter performance.
Manon is the "take your holiday seriously" in this challenge and nobody mentioned her in the leaderboard which meant they respected her leave of absence 😅
I'm with Manon! Like her style
i love this - god bless all the dads on here trying to get in miles while not getting kicked out of their families! Good to see we face the same challenges..
If you tracked how far Dan walked to the fridge, he would've been up near the top!
😂
I'm guessing he's trained Jude to fetch him beers, so with that guess, he'd still be behind Manon.
It makes me want to watch this channel more knowing that the presenters actually still cycle and have current and past professional cycling experience. I hope you guys do this regularly, like once a quarter or once a year. It was legit entertaining to watch the entire thing.
22:17 dude casually is lying on the pavement while talking on the phone-nothing unusual
Welcome to the UK :)
😂 great catch!
Probably been there all night after a big one on Sunday night ;-)
bike lying behind a bin 5 meters further XD
Manon shows how to be last with style. 👏
I'm team Conor, being a Dad is tough and sometimes riding has to be sacrificed for family. He will have no regrets when he looks back on all those precious memories with his son and wife ❤
Was fully expecting Hank to win with a single, week long ride :)
hello from France. I'm a runner who discovered road bikes 3 years ago. And i love it. I watch GCN shows in every languages. I'm actually preparing my 6 th marathon. And i use my road bike to come back from work 3 times a week ( almost 40 kms)
GCN video - How much riding can you do
Also GCN video - How much riding couldn't you do because of a family
Love that this shows the reality of having a family.
Great video. Si the wallpaper in the final round up is another story ;-)
Thank you for guys for all the great content you put out! Been on a binge since being in self isolation, definitely made it more enjoyable.
I liked the way the twitter banter was cut in - really highlighted the social aspect of the challenge.
The most fun GCN video for me so far. Great to see a personal or informal side to the presenters. Hoping for more of such.
“Your doing the challenge not me...I’ll call you on the phone and cheer you on!” Savage!!! 😂😂😂. OAN this is encouraging to see how you all got your cycling into your lives around work, friend/family commitments, and the occasional I don’t feel like it today! Lol
Rides the most ‘when they know there’s a video being made’! Fun episode guys, good to see the other presenters. Conner’s training partner is brilliant 🙂 ‘train’ ‘brown’ ‘leaf’!
This has really been motivating insight. I try to ride at least 3 times a week totalling over 100kms per week sometimes more and sometimes less. It’s hard to fit it in for a number of reasons most of which were covered in the video. It’s really good to know you guys all suffer the same challenges and are not as superhuman as I thought you might have been. It’s great to find the time to ride but sometimes it’s just not possible, still a year on and I’m hooked so thanks for the frank and honest report. Has made me feel so much better about my effort.
07:00 that wallpaper demonstrates just how much Si needs new glasses
It's a classic William Morris print! Don't diss the Arts and Crafts movement.
It’s comforting to see that you all struggle to get the miles in also, that certainly makes me feel better.
6:57 That wallpaper must be hard going the morning after a good night out.
It looks like something you would see in your grandparent's house
@@narutoqweavatar literally just posted the same comment
I used to rent a place where the kitchen was 3 different shades of bright orange...definitely not a place to be hungover in.
That’s why Si needs those huge sunglasses!
I think that Connor needs some extra points. The effort that he made while including his family is really commendable. Overall I thought you guys did really well. I am sure it gets busy for everyone and we all need to find that balance. Great show guys.
Connor got to spend time with him family PLUS He got ice cream. That makes him the winner in my opinion!!
I was more surprised at the size of Si’s glasses than the distance he rode…
That scuba mask is probably great in the rainy English weather.
I was waiting for Manon to do all her miles in one day and still win. However, we learn that they did the challenge while she was out of town. The guys must have been afraid.
Manon was a big let down 🙈
Manon's annual record was only 660 km
As much as I love this channel, for some reason the lack of a northern presenter and the cost involved in biking really does highlight the north south divide in the UK. It's the most upper middle class southern channel I know lol.
Where is Hank?! he would have done more in one day than anyone in a week
5:45 That's brave riding in a blizzard like that. I mean, I *assume* it was a blizzard, as you're wearing ski goggles.
It was more casual than I thought it would be. I was expecting more training.
Yay, a new gcn video I can watch while eating breakfast 😂 bit late but it is Saturday.
Why would you have been up before 10am on the weekend? 😉
“Brown flavour” 😂😂😂😂 Brilliant
Wow, Oscar looks like a different person now!
i was like…. who’s that?
I just want to see the take of Manon trying to take the sip of wine *without* taking the cucumber slices off first.
The clip in the video looks suuuper cautious, I'm convinced there's an outtake somewhere 😆
Cracking video, like Manon's style. Reckon its about time all the GCN presenters got together for a group ride
Really enjoyed that
Was a bit surprised at the volume of riding done but as Si pointed out Life gets in the way for everyone
Connor should have been the winner. "Bikepacked" his son counts x20! And plus, he's adorable!
Really enjoyed this! Don’t feel so bad when I miss a day now!
What I’m the most impressed with is other videos we see the presenters with really good watt numbers yet this week they don’t really put in much training. Well done.
Conner, no matter what, making memories with family gives you the win.
meanwhile Hank is on another level hanging out with Mark Beaumont
168 hours Zwift challenge
GCN has done it again. FANTASTICALLY FUN. Wonderful seeing GCN presenters participating.
Great to see the GCN folks putting family first.
Man massive MTB shots... And lovely to see the presenters on their ride! Now 3 years after Covid I would love to see a new Challenge weak! But only a week where no one has a rest week =D Guess Ollie would smoke the km's =D
At 10:37 it says it is 12:12pm but the clock behind Simon - which is ticking - says 3.39. This video is an elaborate web of lies.
Great catch. Can anyone at GCN address this, please?
@@chanito_nyc they will probably delete this comment to hide their crimes. I have screenshots that I am sending to my lawyer.
10 to 1 it was placeholder text during editing and no one caught they hadn't pulled the time off the frame.
@@thebladonator what the fuck do you mean your lawyer?
Expected Manon to ignore it til the last day and then put in one giant 500km ride and shoot to the top
Great video. I try my own challenges outside and on the trainer. When the rain hits us, I am on the trainer doing my 30-40k per day whilst watching the GCN shows. Great company and motivating as well. Maybe I will use some of those "Ollie excuses' when my wife asks why I am not on the bike. LOL
We have millions riding here in the Philippines. I think GCN should have a Filipino presenter or GCN Philippines branch/studio. I’m willing to be part of it. 😍😍
My conclusion would have been - stuff the challenge, I want to be a presenter in Spain.
Thought you guys rode more. Not sure about by how much, but would have guessed in th 300-500k a week on average.
Happy to see that my weekly commute of 4 days would have made me not last with about 90-100k a week. Not training just yet, although super stoked on getting third place with a single speed bike at a duatlon race this weekend. :) Great videos.
The title of the vid did let me expect to see how far the presenters have ridden in total in 2021 and not a new challenge.
Here's the List of the most km done in 2021 by the ones who have taken part in this vid:
1: Oliver Bridgewood - 10288 km
2: Simon Richardson - 5316 km
3: Oscar Pujol - 4079 km
4: Florian Chabbal - 3043 km
5: Conor Dunne - 2260 km
6: Loïc Chetout - 1707 km
7: Manon Lloyd - 1070 km
8: Alex Paton - 1036 km
You're welcome :o)
Meanwhile Hank does ~650km in 2 days
Great video! Loved it. I was rooting for Alex all the way and he did not disappoint. He's an animal. 🦄
I took notes on the excuses and there are some good ones, cheers for that.
1st place to Manon, and 2nd place to Connor. Living the best life!
It's nice in a way to see I'm not alone in my struggle to get on the bike after other obligations.
16:36 nothing is impossible when you have family.
Dom Toretto, 2021
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
everything is just 5 times as hard :P
Would love to see the difference from Lachlan Morton’s week on Strava. 😂👌 legend from down under.
I loved this video a lot. I haven’t tried out the group challenge function yet.
Great video 👍
But att 10:38 the called time and the Time of the clock in the Background are not the Same.
Why? Looks like the watch ist ok...
Si always looks like he have just woke up😂😂
Maybe he actually has every single time 😂
Hank would beat you in one day) Looking forward for episode 2 with Manon and Hank in game.
Same!
...and Dan on an e-bike :-D
Manon and i both on the same page...when i’m on a vacation, i’m on a vacation! 😂🤣👍
She was in heaven, that’s got to be quite a distance
Yeah, I would agree, except that when I'm on vacation I take my bike with me cause I'm too cheap to rent a car!
Man!! That makes me feel way better. I always feel like i never have enough time to ride. And seems I am not alone :)
Connor starts off super wholesome then pulls the supervillain twist just to try and cynically drop Ollie whilst everyone is sleeping...then get it completely wrong
Classic
5:15 - I sometimes run into exactly the same scenario when I go biking... well, maybe not "exactly".
*I'm* the one who gets distracted by trains.
"It's a quarter past 5 in the morning, I think I might have lost the plot."
Me waking up every workday.
As I follow Ollie on Strava, I find it hard to believe any ride more than he does. Holy crap, he rides a lot...
I am currently part of a yearly "31 Days of July" challenge where you have to ride for an hour every day of July - outdoors - rain of shine. Between the wet July we've had interspersed by some rather intense heat, it's been a challenge this year. Completely the challenge earns a $100 USD gift certificate at the hosting bike shop.
14:00 - Go Manon! That's the best way to tackle the challenge of over competitive co-workers :-D
Wow now i feel kind of good about myself, I rack around 250km per week so i'm not such a newb as i thought. And honestly i thought you guys ride more per week but i guess busy work schedules take their tolls on you.
Yeah I was surprised by the lack of mileage from the crew
Love seeing Si shredding on that MTB
I wish we had the names of each of you up on the screen during the individual videos. This is from a new fan of GCN :))
Yay! Ollieeeee!!!! Really love these challenges. Please do more GCN!
Spanon Lloyd, actually my favorite presenter this time. Dark night rides are cool. It never gets that dark on this latitude in summer.
7:00 that is one of the most british wall decorations ive ever seen
"You still have time, but little desire." LOL!!!!
Cracking effort everyone, +1 for ice cream stops. With all the different demands on time it is always a challenge getting out on the bike, no matter the distance there's always a great amount of satisfaction when you get a chance to jump on the bike.
Si...can you go scuba diving with those goggles 🤔
What is with the wallpaper in Si’s house?? Omg who decided on that?
The wallpaper Simon, amazing 😐
Yet another top-notch motivational GCN video!! Although a committed KOMOOT user, you've convinced me of STRAVA's "healthy competition" & team spirit as Si cleverly puts it. Btw could you reveal the location of that beautiful spot on Oscar's gravel ride at 11'16'' on day 3? #cliffjumping
I normally don't care for kids but Jesse is so cute. "What flavor is that icecream?" Jesse: "brown!"