December 2015

If losing weight is your goal, cycling is one of the best ways to achieve it. Here's some hard-earned, practical advice.
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Losing weight is never going to be easy, but, we think that cycling has to be one of the best ways to do it. It's fun, hard work, and, you'll be outside. What's not to love?

We know that there's plenty of bad weight loss advice out there, so, with this video, we're aiming to share some practical advice that we learned during our professional careers. So, get out on your bike, ride, try a few of these tips, and, let us know how you get on down in the comments!

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How To Lose Weight Through Cycling

Happy New Year everybody!  If you're about to make some new year's resolutions, make sure you watch this video first.  
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We've got 10 suggestions which we think should cater for all types of cyclists, on all budgets, at every level.

The start of a New Year is often the time when we want to change something in our lives, and feel better about ourselves.  In this video, Si, Matt and Dan go through 10 suggestions which can not only make your life better, but others too.  From joining a club to buying someone else a bike, there's something for everyone, and no excuse not to stick to at least one.

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GPS head units have revolutionised the way we navigate whilst we're cycling.  Matt and Si show you how to get the most out of your Garmin by planning and following a route.
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Route planning on your Garmin is a great tool - if you're away from home, you can plan a route on nice quiet roads and be sure that you're going to do the distance that you want to, without getting lost.  If you're at home, you may even be able to plan a route that incorporates some new roads.  Si and Matt talk you through the process of creating, downloading, and following a route.

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It's the GCN Awards! After an awesome 2015 we round up the highs, lows and award the best riders in the world as voted for by YOU!
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What do Peter Sagan, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Chris Froome, Lizzie Armitstead and Fabio Aru all have in common? They're all in this, the GCN Awards show 2015 extravaganza! What's not to love? Like, share, subscribe and watch more in 2016! Thanks from all of us here at the channel.

We mention loads of other great videos in this show. Find the links below...
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It is possible to replace a broken spoke at home. Here's our guide.
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Broken spokes don't happen very often, but, when they do it's easy to think of replacing them as an expensive job, a time-consuming job, or both. If you're feeling up to it, and your wheel isn't too specialist or too deep, you may well be able to do this job at home.

Here's our quick guide. Have you ever done this job at home? Let us know down in the comments.

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Want to pair ANT+ speed, cadence, power or heart rate sensors to your Garmin VIRB Action Camera?  Here is a step by step guide.
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Sports actions cameras are a great way to capture the excitement of your riding, and share with your friends afterwards.  The advantage with the Garmin VIRB, is that, along with an in-built GPS and altimeter, you can also pair it with ANT+ devices such as a power meter, cadence or speed sensor.  In this video, Dan shows you how to do exactly that.

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Here's Matt's 'so light it's only just UCI legal' (6.865kg) Team Issue Scott Addict, as ridden by climbing sensations Esteban Chaves and the Yates brothers of Orica GreenEdge. 
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As well as featuring in numerous videos Matt has ridden this bike at all three Grand Tours.. at the Tour in Utrecht looking at slipstreaming, climbing (and descending) the Epic Colle delle Finestre at the Giro as well as the bizarre parcours of the Vuelta Espana opening Team Trial. Here's a closer look.

Frame and forks: Scott Addict HMX Carbon Fibre.
Wheels: Syncros RL 1.0
Tyres: Continental GP 4000 SII 23mm
Handlebars: Syncros RR1.1 Carbon
Stem: Syncros FL1.0 Carbon
Seatpost: Syncros Carbon FL1.0 ECL 27.2/350mm 
Saddle: Fizik Areone
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace Di2
Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace Di2
Front Mech: Shimano Dura Ace Di2
Rear Mech: Shimano Dura Ace Di2
Chainset: Shimano Dura Ace
Pedals: Garmin Vector
Chainring size: 52/36T
Powermeter: Garmin Vector
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace 11-28T

Bike weight: 6.865
Saddle height: 
Reach: 
Bar width: 42cm
Stem length: 10cm
Crank length: 172.5mm
Tyre width: 23mm

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It's taken a year, but, finally, we have enough outtakes to bring you another bloopers video. Yes, believe it or not, we do make the occasional mistake here on GCN.

Along with the compulsory laughter from Matt, this video contains surprising footage of young Lasty cramping, disturbing footage of Si dancing, plus Dan, just being Dan.  It's been another fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable year on the channel - we'd like to thank you all for your support, and hopefully there will be plenty more laughs (and great content) in 2016.

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Don't feel deflated, don't skin your knuckles and don't round bolts. Here are some bike maintenance mistakes we've all made, and how to avoid making them.
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We all make mistakes. But, there are some bike maintenance mistakes that you only need to make once. Check out this video and then click on a few of the links below for more information on how to keep your bike in great condition while avoiding these common maintenance mistakes.


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Proof that you don't need to be tiny to make it to the WorldTour.
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The strategies of bike racing means that height can actually be a big advantage. It'll come as no surprise that most of these guys are 'workhorses' - riders that can set the pace for hours at a time. Interestingly, many of them are also pretty handy in a time trial.

Got a tall rider out there that we've somehow managed to miss? Let us know in the comments!

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Headwinds; let's face it, they're a pain. You ride slower, you feel sluggish. But, approach them a bit differently and they can be bearable, even productive.  Here are our pro tips.
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Apart from Dan explaining why he once cried into a headwind, this video goes through a number of tips to help you through long sections of headwind, avoid them altogether, or how to use them to your benefit to become a better rider.  There's also a sneaky tip from Dan that you can use on group rides, much to Si's annoyance.

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The Tour de France will be withdrawn from the UCI's WorldTour from 2017.
What does this mean?
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Will the fact that the Tour de France might not feature in the WorldTour affect us, the cycling fans? If so, how will it affect us?

We want to hear from you on this one, so let us know your thoughts down in the comments.

In Cycling Shorts, we're really impressed with the design of the Canyon//SRAM cycling kit. Brett Lancaster, Dan's ex teammate at Cervelo (groan) has retired from ORICA GreenEdge and will join Team Sky as a directeur sportif.

Good news from Tinkoff Saxo: Black shorts for world champion Peter Sagan.

Should the bicycle win the Nobel Peace Prize? Well, we're not sure who would actually collect the prize (comment below), but you can find more info on the BBC website: 

Andrew Nicholson of New Zealand has broken the Round The World cycling record. Awesome effort, so congrats Andrew.

All that and more in this very special, Christmas edition of the GCN Show. Like, SHARE, and comment with your captions!

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December 2015

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