What Is The World’s Most Average Bike Ride? | GCN Show Ep. 466

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  • Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
  • On this week’s GCN Show, we look at the stats behind our love of cycling. How far do we ride in a year? How much elevation change? What’s the average ride length? How fast on average do we ride? If you want to know, Dan and Si have the answers! We also have the latest news and all your other favourite weekly segments!
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    00:00 Intro
    00:36 The Most Average Bike Ride
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    22:57 Caption Competition
    24:50 Comments of the Week
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  • @gcn
    @gcn  2 роки тому +19

    How do you compare to the ‘average’ cyclist?

    • @christoingram
      @christoingram 2 роки тому +10

      The Strava data (I assume) would be very much selection biased by GDP/socio-economic factors.

    • @scottbert9556
      @scottbert9556 2 роки тому +2

      Sadly, not well. Not at all.

    • @johnandrews3568
      @johnandrews3568 2 роки тому +1

      No surprise, I'm above average on all categories... so my mum was correct.

    • @curriegillespie8261
      @curriegillespie8261 2 роки тому

      2021 Strava says: 7,672.6km, 39.96km avg ride, 17,471 m elev gain. 1.0056179775 hr per day

    • @Groegselmaschupp
      @Groegselmaschupp 2 роки тому +1

      Couldn't care less......

  • @tipps2390
    @tipps2390 2 роки тому +184

    I started cycling in November 2020 on a £500 halford boardman. Loved it so much upgraded my bike a month later to a roubaix comp 2021. Unfortunately after just 500 miles I get diagnosed with cancer in March 21. Had the all clear in November this year and to celebrate I did my 1st century last Sunday in 7.45hrs. Great channel all ❤️

    • @mcq2525
      @mcq2525 2 роки тому +6

      Thanks for sharing. Your story inspired and strengthened me in more ways than words can express.

    • @BlackMamba-lt8oe
      @BlackMamba-lt8oe 2 роки тому +1

      what cancer prostrate

    • @ricardoguardado4822
      @ricardoguardado4822 2 роки тому +1

      Go little rockstar ❤️🙏

    • @2wheelsrbest327
      @2wheelsrbest327 2 роки тому +1

      Best wishes Tipps and your century time looks good to me.

    • @STAY_AT_PLAY
      @STAY_AT_PLAY 2 роки тому +2

      That's amazing to hear, glad your clear and back in the saddle!

  • @tabishop3
    @tabishop3 2 роки тому +112

    Caption: As MVDP looks upon his favorite GCN presenter, he thinks to himself, "Beauty really is in the eye of the beer-holder."

    • @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1
      @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 роки тому +4

      Winning GCN bottle number 64 coming up next week ....😉

    • @wolfgangbuchrieser-gruber2028
      @wolfgangbuchrieser-gruber2028 2 роки тому +1

      That’s the winner

    • @ramonvanderben8120
      @ramonvanderben8120 2 роки тому

      And another one for Tim... Absolutely brilliant!!!

    • @tabishop3
      @tabishop3 2 роки тому

      @@JerseyPaul90 They don't let me win anymore, so add your caption! Like cycling, the caption competition isn't just about winning, it's about having fun along the way. The more captions the better!!

    • @davids307
      @davids307 2 роки тому +1

      @@tabishop3 MVDP thinking - I bet I could even out drink him.

  • @andyfairchild2383
    @andyfairchild2383 2 роки тому +24

    Caption:
    Matthieu “hold my beer....”
    Dan “don’t mind if I do”

  • @danieljentsch3360
    @danieljentsch3360 2 роки тому +32

    Caption: Mathew is thinking:
    "Dan must have meant he was a member of the Cervelo TASTE team!"

  • @stevetroyanovich2236
    @stevetroyanovich2236 2 роки тому +15

    Your discussion of the start of winter sparked a thought for me: My first wife (I was only supposed to have one--but such is life) chose as our wedding day June 21--the longest day of the year and, consequently, the shortest possible wedding night of the year. I should have recognized that as an omen. The second wife chose as our wedding day December 21--the shortest day of the year and, consequently, the longest possible wedding night of the year. Needless to say, the second marriage has been utter bliss. ;-) Here's to the winter solstice!

    • @STAY_AT_PLAY
      @STAY_AT_PLAY 2 роки тому +1

      Wow that is quite a turnaround, isn't it?!

    • @marcdaniels9079
      @marcdaniels9079 2 роки тому

      Best comment EVER !

    • @davidsaska2617
      @davidsaska2617 2 роки тому

      Never in my 30 years has this thought crossed my mind. Thanks

  • @thebr0wnhornet
    @thebr0wnhornet 2 роки тому +23

    GCN- “we need to stop making fun of Ollie for getting dropped”
    Starts making fun of him for walking so slow

  • @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1
    @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 роки тому +34

    Longest ride -12:05hrs (Everesting) Shortest ride -5 meters, fell off bike at end of driveway breaking my scaphoid in wrist 😂

    • @ili4707
      @ili4707 2 роки тому +2

      The question now arises: What is more impressive?

    • @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1
      @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 роки тому

      @@ili4707 probably breaking my scaphoid in two and getting a metal screw as a souvenir. I got nothing for Everesting 😄

    • @erlkoenig90
      @erlkoenig90 2 роки тому +1

      Twisted my ankle leaving the house, before even touching the bike. Beat that! The doctor prescribed cycling to aid the healing process. Can't say no to that!

    • @STAY_AT_PLAY
      @STAY_AT_PLAY 2 роки тому

      HAHA! I have the exact same surgery as well lol pretty painful to be honest though at least mine was and i've broken over 20 bones that was by far the worst yet the smallest!

    • @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1
      @LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 роки тому +2

      @@STAY_AT_PLAY ha I'm with you in that one. Smallest and most painful. The surgeon was surprised in was able to snap such a small bone in half. Have a metal screw keeping it together.

  • @alexyoury
    @alexyoury 2 роки тому +42

    One reason Brazil might have slower times is that mountain bikes (XC almost exclusively) prevail over road bikes by a lot! We're mostly riding gravel or singletrack trails.

    • @ralvesco
      @ralvesco 2 роки тому +3

      That's true, at least 7 in every 10 rides are MTB here.

    • @MrSurturSword
      @MrSurturSword 2 роки тому +4

      I couldn't agree more. Good road bikes are more expensive than HT's and fast gravel bikes are even pricier than good road bikes. On top of that, most weekend warriors in Brazil are in pursuit of social rides, not kom's

    • @stevedog3934
      @stevedog3934 2 роки тому

      watch out for snakes

    • @WerdnaLiten
      @WerdnaLiten 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, Go Avancini!!

    • @edudutra
      @edudutra 2 роки тому +1

      I came here just say that.

  • @professorsogol5824
    @professorsogol5824 2 роки тому +22

    The seasons are defined astronomically: Spring begins with the Vernal Equinox (around March 20, northern hemisphere), Summer with the Summer Solstice (around June 21), Fall with the Autumnal Equinox (around September 23), and Winter with the Winter Solstice (around December 21).
    The equinox is defined as the moment when the plane defined by the moment the earth's equator passes through the geometric center of the sun, and the solstices are defined as the moment the sun reaches its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator. The local time of these events depends on longitude and the although the local time of these events does not vary, the terms Spring/Fall, Summer/Winter are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere.The advantage of defining these terms in astronomical terms allows discussion to share a common basis and reduces confusion.

    • @jg374
      @jg374 2 роки тому

      In southern Australia the seasons generally are based off the months - Summer starts December 1st, Autumn on March 1st, Winter on June 1st and Spring on September 1st. Mightn't be quite as scientifically accurate, but it is easier to remember (and the main rule of Melbourne weather is to expect all four seasons in one day everyday, so specific dates aren't as necessary) :).

    • @lyha91
      @lyha91 2 роки тому +2

      Also, Si said astrological instead of astronomical. :)

    • @hopleyp
      @hopleyp 2 роки тому

      Thank you professor, I think even Si will now agree with these dates

    • @robertrjm8115
      @robertrjm8115 2 роки тому

      I full agree with the above, seasons tart with equinoxes and solstices. The weather, or to be more precise the climate, on the continent aligns with the se dates, where deep Winter is in January / February and high Summer is mid July to end August. Britain as an island is an outlier with its maritime climate.

    • @professorsogol5824
      @professorsogol5824 2 роки тому

      @@lyha91 It probably would have been more accurate to say "ecclesiastical" instead of either "astrological" or "astronomical." Apparently the reason the vernal equinox is on March 21 rather than some other date such as the first of the month goes back to Pope Gregory. According to Wikipedia, he "wanted to continue to conform with the edicts of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD concerning the date of Easter, which means he wanted to move the vernal equinox to the date on which it fell {then on the Julian calendar]". And that date was 21 March.

  • @brianboling8641
    @brianboling8641 2 роки тому +20

    CAPTION: "'No worries,' said Dan. 'I changed the settings on the beer to only 130 mL. I totally won't get drunk.'"

  • @nag6259
    @nag6259 2 роки тому +35

    Caption competition:
    Dan might not ride much these days but he's still a star on the Cerveza Test Team!

    • @FixedundFertig
      @FixedundFertig 2 роки тому +1

      👌 love it 😅

    • @TommiHimberg
      @TommiHimberg 2 роки тому +1

      Perfect!

    • @chrisridesbicycles
      @chrisridesbicycles 2 роки тому +1

      Damn. You were that bit faster than me. I just wanted to write this.

    • @filipski595
      @filipski595 2 роки тому

      this one deserves so much more votes 😂😂😂

  • @sisankles6589
    @sisankles6589 2 роки тому +6

    Si: "No one can argue when Christmas is, can they?" Well, yes they can. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. :)

  • @ldduke
    @ldduke 2 роки тому +20

    The editor should do some explaining about the reason why the stats shown when talking about Brasil were the ones from USA. ;)

    • @matt4drummer
      @matt4drummer 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed! Also, in the first section, Si and Dan are left of centre. I thought it was weird and the desk confirms it. Maybe the editors are ready for the Christmas holidays! 😁👍

    • @workingguy6666
      @workingguy6666 2 роки тому +1

      Can slightly conform - I ride with a ton of Brazilians who now live in the USA.

    • @RobertHopkinsArt
      @RobertHopkinsArt 2 роки тому

      And, why oh why, did we have to calculate the average speed ourselves? Lame.

  • @aliancemd
    @aliancemd 2 роки тому +10

    I don't know how fair the comparison of distances traveled per country is, Strava is used mostly in English-speaking countries(US and UK make up almost 50% of active users), it's not exactly something "popular" outside these.
    It's not like the grandma in Netherlands is uploading her rides to Strava, but she rides quite often.

    • @amandajane8227
      @amandajane8227 2 роки тому

      Great point. i don't bother using the garmin when I ride my shopping bike and it goes out more often than the other bikes.

  • @skulluxe1541
    @skulluxe1541 2 роки тому +5

    Caption:
    Dan: “hey Matthieu, bet you can’t beat me on Zwift”
    MvdP: “Hold my beer!”
    Dan: “Don’t mind if I do!”

  • @sacevedoneira
    @sacevedoneira 2 роки тому +2

    Caption: stay with someone who looks at you the same way MVDP looks at that beer

  • @dalehall7347
    @dalehall7347 2 роки тому +3

    Hi Si and Dan,
    Just finished my final FTP Test for GCN's Zero to Hero workout plan on Zwift. My FTP is up 30% and my weight came down 6%. My FTP went from 2.5 W/KG to 3.4 W/KG. Couldn't be happier with the results. Well done GCN on the great program!

  • @LaughingSaint66
    @LaughingSaint66 2 роки тому +6

    wow its been ages since Dan subtly told us he rode for Cervello Test team !!! I almost forgot 🤣

  • @morganbrewer8712
    @morganbrewer8712 2 роки тому +1

    MSBrewer here! Thanks for the Hack for my 3D spacer. Was a great fun project and is opening the doors to more 3D printed spacers! Big up the GCN crew 🤙🏼

  • @bele13
    @bele13 2 роки тому

    Love the first place inspirational photo. I'm planning to move to the area myself, so it seems like I have quite some riding to look forward to. 🤩

  • @robertrjm8115
    @robertrjm8115 2 роки тому +1

    regarding seasons start: Seasons start with equinoxes and solstices. The weather, or to be more precise the climate, on the continent aligns with the se dates, where deep Winter is in January / February and high Summer is mid July to end August. Britain as an island is an outlier with its maritime climate.

  • @mekongvelo4592
    @mekongvelo4592 2 роки тому +2

    Winter starts if the temperature drops just below 30 degrees C 😂 😂 😂

  • @dragoclarke9497
    @dragoclarke9497 2 роки тому +1

    "There's nothing like starting a foggy ride then climbing up into the sunshine" Nice, yes, but beaten by flying a Boeing 757 from a foggy runway in Bergamo and climbing out over the Alps on a cold winters day 🙂
    Scarily enough my average ride is 17 miles and 1hr20.

  • @tanisleach7829
    @tanisleach7829 2 роки тому

    In response to the winter conversation from a meteorology student at Oregon State University:
    The reason why meteorological winter is December 1st to February 28/29 is because this is the most likely time for wintery weather to occur in the NH. The coldest temperature on average also occurs around January 15th in the NH (varies by location), halfway through this definition of winter.
    Astronomical seasons start differently because they are based off of when the equinoxes and solstices occur. Winter solstice is December 21st because it's the day the NH tilts away the most from the sun.

  • @robbchastain3036
    @robbchastain3036 2 роки тому

    Here in Central Pennsylvania, I pretty much just divide the year into two seasons--Mid-October to Mid-April is generally cool or cold, Mid-April to Mid-October is generally warm or hot. And no knock on specific seasons, just that the lines between them are hazy around here, tho' I do like it when a day is true to its season, like a spring morning or a hot summer afternoon or even a mighty snowstorm in winter.

  • @lukaskaciasvili9351
    @lukaskaciasvili9351 2 роки тому +1

    Caption: “Everybody talking about Dan and MVDP, but my focus in on the guy in the middle who photobombed the picture in cool style.” 🙌

  • @suggyltd9577
    @suggyltd9577 2 роки тому

    Excellent show boys! Makes me want to get out for a ride before winter (21 December) gets here!

  • @GrumpyOldMan70
    @GrumpyOldMan70 2 роки тому

    i love watching you guys. Don't know if you love each other or hate each other but you are good fun to watch.

  • @malharpatwardhan4796
    @malharpatwardhan4796 2 роки тому +1

    Caption competition :- MVDP thinking, " Oh boy wouldn't I like a nice beer, maybe I'll ask wout for one after winning this week's race"

  • @ramonvanderben8120
    @ramonvanderben8120 2 роки тому +3

    Si calling the German total of 5.4 billion m of elevation change on 657.6 million km ridden 'quite flat'... To us Dutchies that sounds like only riding uphill... I wonder what the total amount of m in elevation gained would be if the Dutch did 657.6 million km... It still wouldn't be more than a couple of hundred meters....

  • @01banksjon
    @01banksjon 2 роки тому +5

    Does Lizzy only give you guys permission to use her cycling shorts intro a set number of times? Bring back Lizzy :)

  • @boyhoy1978
    @boyhoy1978 2 роки тому +1

    Caption:
    Captured on film, the only moment when Dan wasn't telling MVDP about his time in cervelo test team.

  • @chadarmstrong9053
    @chadarmstrong9053 2 роки тому +1

    Caption: MVDP “I see how Dan made it pro, always taking a draft while others do the work”

  • @VandimFerreira
    @VandimFerreira 2 роки тому +1

    Caption competition:
    MVP saying to himself after seeing his idol and favorite GCN presenter:
    "One day Mathieu, one day..."

  • @bhargavsawant611
    @bhargavsawant611 2 роки тому

    I started riding in March 2020 after my Tumor surgery, and till December 24th, I've put 2200kms+ . Also, Triban RC 100, is my first ever cycle, All thanks to GCN ! ♥️
    Planning to do around 3000kms till March. Wish me luck !

  • @neilmdon
    @neilmdon 2 роки тому +1

    OMG. I actually AM a meteorologist and my wife is an astronomer…. FIRST, “Astrologically” speaking is ASTRONOMY! tisk tisk tisk. The astronomers do define seasons on the solstice and equinox, but as I am also a Celt, the celts and others used the “cross quarters” - Beltane (May day) / Lughnasa / Samhain (Halloween) / Imbolc (St Brigid’s Day, more or less Mardi Gras. Pagans seem to have returned, so you can find people running around on these days (not Pagan’s Biker Gang - don’t mess with them). So it is Midwinter and Midsummer for just the reason you declare. By that measure Winter should start on Halloween. That is a bit silly though - even though the general circulation switches from summer to winter conditions quite quickly at the Solstice (the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, moves from roughly the northern tropic (Cancer) to the southern tropic (Capricorn) quite rapidly - much more quickly than the sun at noon itself - it takes a while to actually cool the Earth (really the ocean) down, so yea, Meteorological winter (as in it is cold and nasty) is skewed later than Halloween and starts in mid - late November. Hah.

  • @Dhungerf60
    @Dhungerf60 2 роки тому

    The clip where James walks thru the smoke on Dutch corner, is the best.

  • @grahamjones8441
    @grahamjones8441 2 роки тому

    Caption competition. “He has his beer, I have monopoly with Sy” MVP thought and a smile of happiness came across his face.

  • @leanneearle3652
    @leanneearle3652 2 роки тому

    Winter starts when the daylight savings takes an hour away and spring starts when we get the hour back. I go for rides after work but not in the winter when it's dark. Another reason to get rid of daylight savings!!

  • @brookegravitt4117
    @brookegravitt4117 2 роки тому +2

    you two are the best pairing on the channel!

    • @Pionirish
      @Pionirish 2 роки тому

      What, better than Hank and Hank's dad?

  • @GregLanz
    @GregLanz 2 роки тому

    In Canada winter lasts from about October to April. This year we got a record 2 weeks of actual summer then 4 months of rain, slush, and forest fire smoke.

  • @kevind4383
    @kevind4383 2 роки тому

    Around here, fall and winter just kind of slowly bleed into each other. We've had the early winter sunsets for quite some time now but the weather has just been a seasonal mix of clouds, more clouds, wind, {shakes fist} damned wind, cool rain, and slightly milder (but still not fun to get caught outside in) rain. Haven't had any frozen precipitation to speak of or any ground frosts, so it's certainly not what some people would call winter weather. I'm just gonna say that it officially became winter upon the capitulation of the last of the little yellow flowers that line sections of a local trail that I frequent, and I haven't seen one in about ten days.
    On the plus side, tomorrow is the first day where the sunset actually starts moving back and by new year's eve we'll have gained a full ten minutes in the evening despite somehow losing six in the morning. No one really cares about those morning minutes though.

  • @johnandrews3568
    @johnandrews3568 2 роки тому +2

    caption: Dan smugly taking a quaff of beer after humble-bragging to MVDP how he once rode for the Cervelo Test Team.

  • @OrtolanoByronBay
    @OrtolanoByronBay 2 роки тому

    Date of season changes is a historical change adopted from the British Navy. By changing seasons on the first of the month helped sailors know when to change from blue uniform to white (and vice versa). As a result, the change of the seasons is on the first of the month throughout the former British Empire, whereas most of the rest of the world changes seasons on the Solstices and Equinoxes.

  • @waynehollard
    @waynehollard 2 роки тому

    Caption: Dan Lloyd of the cerveza test team warming up before moving on to the cycling 'shorts'

  • @mickp3000
    @mickp3000 2 роки тому

    My average ride so far this year was 3 hrs 54 mins (168 hrs over 43 rides, a mixture of Road and MTB, at an average speed of 21.4km). Planning to squeeze in one more longish one next week to get the average up to the 4 hour mark and earn myself a guilt free Christmas feast :)

  • @malcraghill7
    @malcraghill7 2 роки тому +1

    It's time we accepted that the seasons (in the UK anyway) are not equal in length. Winter (Dec-Mar) and summer (Jun - Sep) are 4 months long and autumn (Oct - Nov) and spring (Apr - May) are 2 months long. That's how it feels in Cumbria anyway.

  • @jgj657
    @jgj657 2 роки тому

    Caption: Mathieu giving Dan a head start on the Amstel Gold race

  • @johnverinder6827
    @johnverinder6827 2 роки тому

    CAPTION CONTEST Dan and MVP at the first ever session of the Dan Lloyd Pub Academy.

  • @casakaiser
    @casakaiser 2 роки тому +1

    My average ride is 47 km and 2:22 h. I hit the 12,000 km marker in November... but wont be hitting the 13,000 km before the end of the year, as December is a too dark to ride during the week enough.

  • @davidward6917
    @davidward6917 2 роки тому

    Def in Texas the start of winter is Dec. 21st...first cold day this year at 2-3 degrees C. But summer starts here much earlier, like June 1 lol. Temps are usually well into the 30s by then.

  • @petermann6379
    @petermann6379 2 роки тому +1

    'No-one can argue when Christmas is' ... Cue huge brawl between Western Christians and the Orthodox church!

  • @kurtroeder8785
    @kurtroeder8785 2 роки тому

    I think of winter as starting on Halloween and ending on groundhog day. This is the three- month period with the least daylight. These are the cross quarter days. Halloween is about the time when temperatures drop and rain starts where I live, about 45 degrees north.

  • @BobbyMoglia
    @BobbyMoglia 2 роки тому

    Dan's caption suggestion! 🤣🤣🤣🍻

  • @ltrtg13
    @ltrtg13 2 роки тому

    Christmas starts in the UK supermarkets about September. I bet there are even some people getting ready for Christmas 2022. Can't they wait until Christmas 2021 has finished.

  • @kennethward9530
    @kennethward9530 2 роки тому

    Winter begins for me when daylight savings time ends.Then it is dark when I get out of work for at least three months.

  • @alfamaize
    @alfamaize 2 роки тому +1

    Seeing the opening form the Detroit Velodrome is sad these days- as the structure was blown apart over the weekend after the blower keeping it inflated lost power on a very windy day here in the midwest of the US.

  • @tompenfold5962
    @tompenfold5962 2 роки тому +1

    An hour ride is great, as Si says you can be in and out the house in no time and ride at an average pace that is a lot higher than when you cycle for 2 hours plus

  • @tomasjrnuqui3124
    @tomasjrnuqui3124 2 роки тому

    you're absolutely right about the starts of the seasons

  • @wardieleppan8443
    @wardieleppan8443 2 роки тому

    Dec 21st is the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. Days get longer during winter and shorter during summer as the first day of summer, June 21st, is the longest day of the year. After that, days get shorter

  • @mattmcdowell5225
    @mattmcdowell5225 2 роки тому

    Regarding "WINTER"... I set my cycling season based on St. Patrick's Day (march 17th) to start, and my birthday at the end of Nov. No Matter the temps, snow or ice. Some rides require a Mt. Bike rather than road machine.

    • @mattmcdowell5225
      @mattmcdowell5225 2 роки тому

      But I've also started considering a new old-guy rule: "Never Ride in Temps Colder than you are Old".... So while each season gets a little shorter, it also gets a little nicer every year.

  • @traezer
    @traezer 2 роки тому

    This past year of riding was: Avg Ride Dist: 34.1miles / 54.8km, Avg Ride Time: 2hrs, Avg Ride Elev: 1,311ft / 400m - mix of road and gravel. Winter starts Dec 1st and ends Feb 28th. :)

  • @conradsteeneck7971
    @conradsteeneck7971 2 роки тому +1

    Another interesting video!
    I'm a cyclist in the USA and member of a bike club, so our club rides are MUCH longer in duration and elevation than the averages listed in this video. Not surprising I think.

    • @workingguy6666
      @workingguy6666 2 роки тому

      It's the indoor trainer data that is skewing the results. Granted, we have grandmothers on Strava (like my mother) who ride shorter routes anywhere from 10 to 20 miles, but I feel that the majority of USA riders are doing more than that, and at least 2-hour averages for outdoor rides.

  • @bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling
    @bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling 2 роки тому

    caption: MvdP quietly thinking to himself, " I can see a floater in that beer"

  • @andreasunger2652
    @andreasunger2652 2 роки тому

    Caption: MVDP looking at Daniel Loyd: „When i am retired like Him i can drink as much beer as want.“

  • @cmdkick6086
    @cmdkick6086 2 роки тому +1

    Caption: Find someone who looks at you like MVDP looks at Dan drinking beer.

  • @spinnetti
    @spinnetti 2 роки тому

    I've only now just noticed the sneeze guard between you. Reminds me of a bank, a prison visit or a salad bar lol

  • @AsierEraso
    @AsierEraso 2 роки тому +1

    Caption:
    Now we know why Dan is MVP's favorite GCN presenter

  • @STAY_AT_PLAY
    @STAY_AT_PLAY 2 роки тому

    HAHA! Now this is some content! Thanks, GCN for a fun and interesting video! Completely got to disagree on the indoor trainer though, on Zwift my average rides are 2 hours or more. After getting in a hit and run in Arizona (in a bike lane BTW) I enjoy the stress-free ride including the cadence rather than having to worry about cars or stop lights.. especially where I live people absolutely hate cyclist! I even got shot at with bb guns on the local bike trail last month! Getting flicked off or a diesel truck black smoking you on a regular basis isn't that enjoyable! NOT TO MEANTION looking at all these death counts sadly increasing for cyclist.. Just my 2 cents, indoor over outdoor every time unless of course I'm on the MTB and wanting to throw some whips!

  • @TheCountrySteve
    @TheCountrySteve 2 роки тому +1

    A Cam Nicholls/GCN crossover! I love Cam's channel

  • @CyclingOffToSomewhereIDK
    @CyclingOffToSomewhereIDK 2 роки тому

    I call it winter when I have to put on more than a jersey and shorts. I live in California so that could very well be December. I'm getting ready to do a short ride at about 40° F. I've ordered some winter kit but it's not here yet, so..long sleeved running shirt, t-shirt, and basic cargo shorts. Cheers 🙂

  • @bradveit8988
    @bradveit8988 2 роки тому

    Surprised no one pointed out the first hack/bodge "drop stop" chain ring did its job. It tied the chain into a pretzel but didn't drop it.

  • @compassionsix
    @compassionsix 2 роки тому

    GCN+ is the best gift Santa brings me each year.

  • @ViveSemelBeneVivere
    @ViveSemelBeneVivere 2 роки тому

    With those yellow colours in the GCN intro @0:28 now I'm always expecting to also see that infamous woman in her yellow raincoat and green baseball cap with her ALLEZ OPI-OMI! cardboard sign. I must be suffering some PSTD.

  • @jameslee-pevenhull5087
    @jameslee-pevenhull5087 2 роки тому

    The 'Average cyclist', according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is a ( male ) cyclist who can achieve a 200W Functional Threshold Power.
    They mark this feat as 'Healthy men'.
    1hr17mins was my commute to work. LOL
    When I go touring, 20 miles between stops, or 1hr 30mins ish. 13.5mph = 21.75kmh. ( Close to average ).
    My FTP is 235. Bit above average. My PB 25mile TT is 1:07:00, LOL, dead average LOL
    Winter Solstice 21st Dec.
    25th Dec, rise of the sun (Son).
    Bianchi. Longest surviving bicycle manufacturer.
    Introduced the 'safety bicycle' five weeks after J.K.Starley's Rover in Coventry.

  • @Doktor_Al
    @Doktor_Al 2 роки тому +1

    The average rider is the one who truly believes they are an expensive upgrade away from getting better. Constantly.

  • @MusicInSilico
    @MusicInSilico 2 роки тому

    Caption: Contemplating whether age, or sense of accomplishment might be the cause for this empty stare and stale emotionlessness, where there used to be joy, when you are yet to find out, you are the only one in the room not knowing there is no alcohol in that beer.

  • @brannmacfinnchad9056
    @brannmacfinnchad9056 2 роки тому

    #GCN @GCN
    Could you do a series on the training channel about choosing a Zwift training plan (actual and past) for various riding goals?

  • @gileswright8320
    @gileswright8320 2 роки тому

    Hi Si, re:calendar, there are at least two dates for Christmas, the orthodox church celebrates Christmas on Jan 6th. I feel its important to clear this up and also add to the seasonal confusion.

  • @jackbenzie545
    @jackbenzie545 2 роки тому

    Caption: Mathew "Oh how I envy Dan. Beer is always the way.

  • @zukzworld
    @zukzworld 2 роки тому

    Great show guys!

  • @chrishayes121
    @chrishayes121 2 роки тому +2

    Global total of meters ascent is equil to the moon and back and back to the moon? Surely back from the moon is a decent! No?

  • @joemalone1836
    @joemalone1836 2 роки тому

    Brilliant guys...was pissing myself at the urinal gag...keep it coming! 🙂

  • @Mscott30
    @Mscott30 2 роки тому

    Caption: Dan demonstrating to Matthieu how he finishes his own Amstel Gold

  • @laluapadong
    @laluapadong 2 роки тому

    I'm male 39 from Indonesia & i got coronary heart disease (CHD) on April 2021. After that i start to cycling everyday (before that i used to cycling weekly or monthly). My average speed improved a lot from 19 kph before CHD to nearly 27 kph now. Before got CHD i used zeopoxa app but after got CHD i used zepp and strava app. I'm riding XC full suspension bike with 26"x1.95 tires. The bonus is 20 kg weight loss and reduction of cholesterol level

  • @emziemann
    @emziemann 2 роки тому

    I need that yellow bottle to store my mustard for my cramps!

  • @aubertribaucourt8296
    @aubertribaucourt8296 2 роки тому

    Caption: MVDP: "I hop I'll never had to compete against the legendary Wout Van Draft from the Cervelo test team"

  • @helmiwijaya7
    @helmiwijaya7 2 роки тому

    9:33 1st winner of cycling inspiration is a superhuman. He rode up to that mountain using that bike, without a water bottle, not even a bottle cage

  • @wightsurfer
    @wightsurfer 2 роки тому +1

    I took up cycling towards the beginning of the first lockdown (June 2020) so still a bit of a noob. This year I have averaged 31km a ride and my average ride time is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. That said, most of my road rides have been longer than 31k with the shorter ones being on Zwift. Although it's Zwift that has upped my average speed.

  • @2004RS4
    @2004RS4 2 роки тому +1

    Was that intro a puppet? I saw the ventriloquist’s lips move!!!

  • @Star14trek
    @Star14trek 2 роки тому

    My winter starts when have to get out my WINTER bike and finishes so November to March/ April in UK!

  • @wtargentina
    @wtargentina 2 роки тому

    Scottish summer ends at 9pm on August the 1st. Scottish winter starts at 9.01pm on August the 1st.

  • @CyclingthePeaks
    @CyclingthePeaks 2 роки тому

    An hour outdoors would be a short ride for me, but an hour on Zwift is about all I have interest in.

  • @ericclaire-helenerfletcher9433
    @ericclaire-helenerfletcher9433 2 роки тому

    uasually ride quite a bit longer in time and distance , indoor on rouvy can be as short as 1hr or 4hr 21min doing the colle delle finestre on rouvy, being retired helps .

  • @israeltovar3513
    @israeltovar3513 2 роки тому

    Oh, man! I live in Japan, and, if I can't commute by bike, I usually squeeze a 1:10-1:20 bike ride. That is the time for a great climb(Rokko Driveway, 700 meters) or a quick ride around the closest artificial island(a 27km ride, coincidentally). On my free days I do a 3-6 hour ride, 65-120km. That is why I prefer to commute, which lets me put almost 100km extra...

  • @user-eh4jv6xw4l
    @user-eh4jv6xw4l 2 роки тому

    Here In Puyallup, WA, USA the temp dropped to the 30's for the first time. I guess Dec 21st is the beginning of winter here.

  • @onairsebcycling
    @onairsebcycling 2 роки тому

    Caption: Exciting finals for the Cerveza Test Team.

  • @Bunny-Hopp
    @Bunny-Hopp 2 роки тому

    #Caption: Matt's eyes beerly ever leave Dan, not even on screen grabs from GCN.

  • @thelegotechnicchannel1256
    @thelegotechnicchannel1256 2 роки тому +1

    What is the longest tunnel, you are allowed to cycle through? My longest tunnel was 3000m+ in Italy