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Alpe d’Huez
A mountain so legendary it’s known simply as “The Alpe”, with its unmistakable 21 hairpins it’s cycling’s most famous climb.
Not the steepest, or the hardest, but when the Tour de France hits Alpe d’Huez, drama is guaranteed.
It’s featured more than thirty times and is eagerly awaited by hordes of fans lining the route. Crowds are estimated to have swelled to over a million and on one of the sport’s most recognisable bends all of Holland seems to camp out; the iconic Dutch Corner.
Conor is joined by ex-pro FrĂ€nk Schleck who won on the mountain in 2006. His victory cemented his place at cycling’s top table, and FrĂ€nk’s name is now immortalised on hairpin eighteen, alongside double stage winner, Hennie Kuiper, who also shares his memories of the mythical mountain.
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Paris-Brest-Paris
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Paris-Brest-Paris is a cycling spectacle like no other. Once every 4 years, over 7,000 cyclists from across the globe head to France’s capital to take on this gruelling 1200 km. Thousands of spectators flock to the roadsides of North-West France to support the riders; some of whom will be attempting to finish first, riding non-stop for over 48 hours, whilst others are just trying to make it bac...
Trial by Giro
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Team Canyon//SRAM takes on one of the biggest races on the women’s calendar: the Giro Donne. The GCN cameras go behind-the-scenes to capture every single moment, and with exclusive access to the team, including established stars and rising talents like ChloĂ© Dygert, Tiffany Cromwell, and Antonia Niedermaier, this fly-on-the-wall documentary pulls back the curtain on how one of the best teams in...
Annapurna Circuit
zhlĂ©dnutĂ­ 11KPƙed 9 měsĂ­ci
Annapurna; the 10th highest mountain in the world, and one of the most dangerous. Over 25% of all attempts to summit the Nepalese beast result in a fatality. Simon Richardson and James Lowsley-Williams are heading to Nepal to tackle the Annapurna Circuit; a 230 km trail that circumnavigates the mountain. Known as the best long distance hike in the world, an experienced hiker will take around 20...
1992: Following El Diablo
zhlĂ©dnutĂ­ 5KPƙed 10 měsĂ­ci
Setting out from Saint Gervais, Mitch Docker is embarking on an epic challenge to emulate one of the greatest rides in Tour de France history; Claudio Chiappucci’s crazy solo breakaway through the Alps to victory in the 1992 edition of the race. 250km, over 7000 metres of elevation, 5 brutal Alpine mountains, and the blistering heat of the French Summer lie ahead of Mitch as he undertakes the t...
Cycling Heartlands: Boulder
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Boulder, Colorado is the endurance sports capital of North America. High altitude, diverse terrain, and a rich sporting community make this small town in the Rocky Mountains a cycling Mecca. Ex-pro roadie turned pro gravel racer, Ruth Edwards, takes us on a tour around her adopted hometown. She shows us her old training roads, favourite trails, and best places to hang out and soak up the natura...
Behind the Lens: Giro d’Italia
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Witness cycling’s top photographers in action at the world’s most beautiful race, as we go behind the lens with Ashley and Jered Gruber, Luca Bettini and Zac Williams at the 2023 Giro d’Italia. Watch all of our documentaries on GCN 👉 gcn.eu/GCNFilms GCN is the home of the world’s most thrilling live bike races, highlights, exclusive shows and epic cycling documentaries that you can enjoy live a...
KOM Hunters: Ventoux
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Mont Ventoux. The Bald Mountain. The Giant of Provence. One of the most iconic climbs in all of professional cycling. To break the record for the fastest time up this legendary mountain is an achievement most cyclists can only dream of
and that’s exactly what EF Education-EasyPost Sports Director, Tom Southam, and his band of 5 amateur hill climbers are going to try and do. The Strava KOM, curr...
Ultimate 1000
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Oliver Bridgewood is taking on the biggest cycling challenge of his life. The Ultimate 1000: a 1000 km bike ride through the stunning Swiss Alps. By far the longest ride Oliver’s ever tackled, just completing this brutal test of endurance will be an achievement. With 26 classified climbs and nearly 27,000 m of climbing, he’ll have to dig deep if he’s going to make it to the finish. Months of tr...
UNBOUND
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GCN presenter and ex-professional cyclist Conor Dunne heads to Midwest America to take on the infamous UNBOUND 200. Alongside 100 pro riders and more than 1000 amateurs, this is the biggest gravel race in the world. Across 330 km of unforgiving Kansas landscape, Conor must battle tyre-slashing flint, thick mud, and crippling heat exhaustion in a fight to make it to the finish. Conor is joined b...
Picos : Taking The Perfect Cycling Photo
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Indulging his new passion for photography, ex-pro Juan Antonio Flecha teams up with renowned professional cycling photographer Camille McMillan to help him hone his craft. They ride to Spain’s remote Picos de Europa to capture its beautiful vistas, incredible wildlife, rugged glacial valleys, and peaceful cow meadows. Along the way, they enlist three time world champion and local lad Óscar Frei...
Mountains: Zoncolan
zhlĂ©dnutĂ­ 6KPƙed 11 měsĂ­ci
Ex-pro cyclist Si Richardson heads to Ovaro in northern Italy to tackle the infamous Monte Zoncolan. Joining him is former professional, Dan Martin, who battled to a top 10 finish there at the Giro d’Italia in 2010. One of the toughest mountains in Italy, the Zoncolan was once considered too difficult for the Giro. It has featured eight times since its first appearance in the 1997 Giro Donne, b...
How to Survive a Grand Tour
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Riding a stage of a Grand Tour is tough, but riding 21 stages over Europe’s most brutal climbs is the absolute pinnacle of human endurance
 Join Conor Dunne, survivor of two Grand Tours, as he heads to the 2023 Giro d’Italia to reveal how pro-riders complete this monumental feat of physical endurance. Conor follows sprinters Pascal Ackerman and Davide Cimolai, plus rookies Derek Gee and Charlie...
Great Outback Beer Run
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After a decade in Europe racing in the pro peloton, Mitch Docker has moved back to his Australian homeland. Mitch and his old mate Alby Iacuone head out to explore Down Under’s wild interior combining their two great loves; bikes and beer! Retracing the steps of Victorian explorers on fully loaded gravel bikes, Mitch and Alby ride through some of Australia’s most remote regions stopping off at ...
Breaking Through: The Rise of African Cycling
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Biniam Girmay’s recent successes have shown that African cycling is on the up, ready at last to follow athletics and football into the big time. But why has it taken so long, and what’s needed to take it all the way? Set against the beauty and battles of the Tour du Rwanda, we explore the past, present and future of riders from Eritrea, South Africa, Rwanda and more, meeting Girmay and the risi...
Junk Bike Battle: Cargo Chaos
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Junk Bike Battle: Cargo Chaos
The Fast Lane
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The Fast Lane
Legend of the Rainbow Jersey
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Legend of the Rainbow Jersey
Himalayas
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Himalayas
Angliru
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Angliru
Superteams: La Vie Claire
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Superteams: La Vie Claire
Junk Bike Battle: Random Tandems
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Junk Bike Battle: Random Tandems
Masterclass: How To Climb Like A Pro
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Masterclass: How To Climb Like A Pro
Heartbreak: Sonny Colbrelli
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Heartbreak: Sonny Colbrelli
Rivals: Contador vs Schleck
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Rivals: Contador vs Schleck
Froome: Back in Africa
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Froome: Back in Africa
Superteams: Team Sky
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Superteams: Team Sky
Battle of the Oranges
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Battle of the Oranges
Giro 88
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Giro 88
Cycling Heartlands: CĂŽte d'Azur
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Cycling Heartlands: CĂŽte d'Azur

Komentáƙe

  • @rossjarvis2711
    @rossjarvis2711 Pƙed dnem

    When can we watch this?

  • @C345OFR
    @C345OFR Pƙed 5 dny

    ... and not a Spanish/Catalan accent to be heard, LOL.

  • @C345OFR
    @C345OFR Pƙed 7 dny

    I mean, I expect La Tomatina hurts enough already ... why would you scale up to oranges đŸ€Ł?!

  • @C345OFR
    @C345OFR Pƙed 8 dny

    Wow, only 3 years since this was released and yet Manchester's skyline looks as desolate as a desert by comparison to today's L.A.-style skyscraper skyline. I almost didn't recognise it!

  • @C345OFR
    @C345OFR Pƙed 9 dny

    Don't we all?!

  • @C345OFR
    @C345OFR Pƙed 9 dny

    Sounds like a young Noel Fielding at the beginning

  • @markweston3242
    @markweston3242 Pƙed 9 dny

    Can anyone tell me what Sarah Storeys disability is, just concerned

    • @anomad6314
      @anomad6314 Pƙed dnem

      underdeveloped left hand... so no limiting factor in cycling

  • @Irzan131
    @Irzan131 Pƙed 12 dny

    Very good

  • @Sallymat40
    @Sallymat40 Pƙed 12 dny

    Where can you watch the full episodes, miss GCN Chanel. I don’t mind paying to watch ❀

  • @prtcoeli
    @prtcoeli Pƙed 16 dny

    How/where can we watch this documentary?

  • @NicholasMTL
    @NicholasMTL Pƙed 16 dny

    where can i find it

  • @velovieux
    @velovieux Pƙed 21 dnem

    And she’s a lovely lady! Visit her shop in Puerto Pollenca

  • @htdtr
    @htdtr Pƙed 23 dny

    Any way to watch this nowadays?

  • @MilaIncomio
    @MilaIncomio Pƙed 25 dny

    Tao ba sila o hayup,

  • @MilaIncomio
    @MilaIncomio Pƙed 25 dny

    Good morning po, who is Kee Jane,

  • @KMnng10
    @KMnng10 Pƙed 29 dny

    Is this Part of the GCN Membership?

  • @darkcrystal999
    @darkcrystal999 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Where can I watch the full version of this???

  • @davidcarino6500
    @davidcarino6500 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Their bikes are made in Twian. Without Lance they would 1/2 the size! Nice bikes but they should really mention Lance he did a lot of research for them and the money they made from him $$$$. I own a Trek.

  • @jd-bl9ou
    @jd-bl9ou Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    soul is the key ! VIVA ITALIA đŸ’šđŸ€â€

  • @andysingele4028
    @andysingele4028 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    See you the 29... still don't know why i register for the 1000 đŸ€Ł

  • @scottyboy60098
    @scottyboy60098 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Great memories, thanks

  • @stefanokob1278
    @stefanokob1278 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    this man made me a cyclist out of me at the age of ten

  • @user-in2id2vo2t
    @user-in2id2vo2t Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Seen the great King Kelly his last Lombardia and such a lovely and class man and an amazing cyclist

  • @ryanquinnd4j
    @ryanquinnd4j Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Since the app is gone, how do we watch the video for this now??

  • @hoser7706
    @hoser7706 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    How can we see these GCN+ videos now? They are the best!!

  • @chyncumyncu
    @chyncumyncu Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    where have you put the full episodes please?

  • @TheTravelingCyclist1
    @TheTravelingCyclist1 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Guys I paid for a membership to get this video, what gives? So many fans of the channel in the Philippines.....

  • @clivejudebaguio8106
    @clivejudebaguio8106 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    How about the full video? Hehe

  • @miclobikes7853
    @miclobikes7853 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Where can i watch this ?

  • @ianrichter7337
    @ianrichter7337 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Is there also a full version anywhere? Going to Nice next week and looking for inspiration :)

    • @bertonabike6991
      @bertonabike6991 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      GCN app shut down a while ago so likely no :(

  • @EddyMerckx-1964-Sallanches
    @EddyMerckx-1964-Sallanches Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    I have three eddy Merckx bicycles.

  • @abelardoenriquevillabarrer5377
    @abelardoenriquevillabarrer5377 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Me gustarĂ­a ver a los actuales campeones de ciclismo con esas pesadas bicicletas de 1903 compitiendo...a ver si no morirĂ­an en el intento... jajaja đŸ€ŁđŸ€ȘđŸ˜œđŸ˜‚đŸ€Ł.

  • @charlietolleson9674
    @charlietolleson9674 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    I live in Boulder lets goooooo

  • @andrewgillman6327
    @andrewgillman6327 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    I would love to have been part of this...

  • @ArtificialintelligenceDesign
    @ArtificialintelligenceDesign Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    MEDELLIN metropolis today the most innovative city of the world as declared by Wall Street journal and by Citi group and New York Times from the usa ....

  • @markhill9275
    @markhill9275 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Paris Brest Paris was a race, a classic cycle race, won by Sir Hubert Opperman! Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi!!!!!

  • @Yayu84
    @Yayu84 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    still waiting for this 😐

  • @albinstalberg4237
    @albinstalberg4237 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    This series is so much fun for me ass a mechanic! Thank you and hope you produce more❀

  • @jackross4657
    @jackross4657 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    How can you watch this now? Gcn Plus has gone

    • @GCNPlus
      @GCNPlus Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      good news! you can watch our documentaries on GCN now via our memberships!

  • @user-dj8gi9ty2i
    @user-dj8gi9ty2i Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Hi Tom, I ❀ you man! You are such a inspiration to cycling. On my 2016 GT Pro series 2 road bike. I have a lot of RITCHEY WCS carbon fiber components. Still serving me well into 2024. Be strong and be well, your a master and a legend!

  • @minatohashiba4978
    @minatohashiba4978 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Underrated Cyclist đŸ€ŒđŸŒđŸ€ŒđŸŒđŸ€ŒđŸŒ

  • @dariocontessi5475
    @dariocontessi5475 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    Re delle classifiche!!!â€đŸ˜ŠđŸ˜ŠđŸ˜Š

  • @EmrysJones
    @EmrysJones Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    😂

  • @user-ul2os9bx
    @user-ul2os9bx Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    525か🎉

  • @cryptobond0079
    @cryptobond0079 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    My Reynolds 753 is Lighter than a 8k Canyon Carbon fibre Grizzle CF. People are going back to Vintage Steel Bikes, They are better built, last longer, easy to service and repair yourself. This is the real reason the bike market has collapsed. People are buying 531c 753r bikes instead of 8k carbon fibre bikes there just as light. The Gravel bike market has collapsed for this reason aswell, you can run wider tyres on vintage steel bikes, gear Ratios and parts easy and cheap to change. The bike market is going full circle, vintage bikes are now in demand.

  • @kmcws
    @kmcws Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    Did Tourmalet, Aspin & Peyresourde together on the same day in 2018. At age 78. Thought the Aubisque the previous day a bit harder - possibly because the T de F was coming in the opposite direction in about three hours & I had to get to the top before Geraint - it was his year - and the race came through...

  • @eliasmarkvardsen3468
    @eliasmarkvardsen3468 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    Where can I watch this, now that GCN+ is closed?

    • @GCNPlus
      @GCNPlus Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      hi! thanks for the message, we are now hosting documentaries on our GCN channel via memberships

  • @ronmatthews1738
    @ronmatthews1738 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    Does anyone know what the orange bike with the face motif is at 0:57?

  • @subispaceship
    @subispaceship Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    Please release this 🙏