February 2019

How much fitness do you lose when stop cycling? What is the best approach to getting back on your road bike after a significant time off? What is the best way to warm up for a road race? Chris and James answer all of your questions in this week's Ask GCN 👇


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How Do You Get Back Into Cycling After A Break? | Ask GCN Anything

With Jon still at the UAE Tour, Chris and James are back to discuss the latest in road bike tech. From cargo e bikes to Rotor's 13 speed hydraulic groupset and all of the tech they couldn't have lived without 🔧

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Cycling has changed and adapted throughout history, but just who were the pro cyclists who dragged it into the modern age? We take a look at the top 7 revolutionaries and trendsetters who influenced the sport. 

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📹 2019 Bike Trends | 

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7 Pro Cyclists Who Changed The Sport | Road Cycling's Revolutionaries And Trendsetters

Yes that's right, can you actually ride your bike less and go faster? In this video Si and James explain how you can avoid plateauing with your cycling fitness and training, and use recovery to your advantage 👍

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How To Train Less And Ride Faster | Training Efficiently With The Time You Have

Are your cranks too long, and how will you be able to know if going shorter will help you? Just how do you keep your road bike in pristine condition when it has matt paint?  Are you washing your cycling shorts correctly? With Jon away, Chris answers all of your tech questions in this week’s clinic 🔧

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Are Your Road Bike's Cranks Too Long?  | GCN Tech Clinic

In this week's show Si and Ollie are discussing why cyclists have the potential to be the toughest athletes through our ability to suffer.  Paris- Roubaix isn't quite as hard as we thought it was, Ollie gets left behind on a desert island looking for Lasty, and Dan takes his training plan outside 👍

Can you think of a harder sport than cycling? Or is there one where the athletes suffer as much? Let us know in the comments below 👇

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📹 HUUB Wattbike's Story | 

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Why Cyclists Have The Highest Pain Threshold | The GCN Show Ep. 320

It’s the GCN Racing News Show.  We’ve had an incredibly busy week of racing with the Tours of Oman, Algarve, Andalucía, Haut Var, Valenciana, and then the UAE Tour just starting with some INCREDIBLE speeds.  We’ve also got a heap of amazing stats, plus news of the Tour de France Grand Depart in 2021.

We bring you all the latest news and results from the Tour of Oman, the UAE Tour, the Volta ao Algarve, the french early season stage race the Tour de Haut Var, the Ruta Del Sol (otherwise known as the Vuelta a Andalucia), the UCI Women’s WorldTour Setmana Ciclista Valenciana as well as the final weekend of cyclocross. 

What was your favourite race over the weekend? Will we see more Astana dominance in 2019? 

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Rapper's Delight: Astana On Fire In February | The Cycling Race News Show

Can you turn a cheap secondhand bike into a super bike? Jon's on a mission to find out with a budget aluminium frame from eBay, and a series of upgrades just how much faster can we make it? 

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📹 Huub Wattbike's Argon 18 | 

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Can We Turn A Cheap Bike Into A Super Bike? Ep. 1

You may or may not have heard of the HUUB Wattbike track cycling team, but with their obsession with aerodynamics and no stone left unturned attitude, they are certainly creating a stir in the track cycling scene. With world records already set, the team are setting their sights very high. Watch the full video to learn more about them...

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How Did These Normal Guys Become The World's Fastest? | HUUB Wattbike

Whilst at the Derby velodrome with the innovative track team HUUB Wattbike, Ollie took a closer look at their Argon 18 bikes with their team rider and aerodynamicist Dan Bigham. With no stone left unturned this machine is certainly optimised for speed, what do you think of it? 👇

Thanks to the guys at HUUB Wattbike for their time and letting Ollie have access to all their equipment. They're a small team taking on the worlds best, and so far they've certainly proved their worth. Expect big things from these guys in the near future.

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Is This The Fastest Bike In The World? | HUUB Wattbike’s Argon 18

Whilst you don't need a great deal of kit to get started on Zwift. Aside from your subscription to Zwift itself, all you need is a basic turbo trainer, a speed sensor, and just a smartphone, and away you go. But what difference does the most premium set up make?

You don’t need a great deal of kit to get started on Zwift. Aside from your subscription to Zwift itself, all you need is a basic turbo trainer, a speed sensor, and just a smartphone, and away you go.

However, you can also invest in some amazing equipment to enhance your experience, Wahoo here have kindly supplied us with their full Kickr range, so we not only have an interactive smart trainer, but we also have a smart fan, and the climb which replicates gradient too. 

But what’s ultimately the difference between a high end and a more basic setup? We thought it was about time we try out both setups head to head to find out.

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Budget Zwift Setup Vs Premium | What Is The Difference?

On the ground at the Tour Down Under, Jon checked out the Cannondale SuperSix EVO of EF Education First rider Lachlan Morton. With a striking new colour scheme for 2019, this bike is sure to stand out in the peloton. What do you think, Nice or Super Nice? 👇

Frame & Forks: Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi Mod
Wheels: Vision Metron 55 SL Tubulars
Tyres: Vittoria Corsa
Handlebars: Vision Metron 5D Integrated
Stem: Vision Metron 5D Integrated
Seatpost: FSA K-Force Carbon
Saddle: Prologo Nago C3 Carbon
Shifters: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2 
Brakes: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
Front Mech: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2
Rear Mech: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2 
Chainset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100P
Pedals: Shimano Dura Ace
Chainring Size: 53/38
Power Meter: Cannondale SiSL w/power2max
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 11/30

Bike Weight: 6.90kg
Saddle Height: 76cm
Reach: 58cm
Drop: 11cm
Bar Width: 42cm
Stem Length: 130mm
Tyre Width: 25mm

Finishing Touches - Prologo Bar Tape, Race Number Holder, Out Front GPS Mount, Tacx Bottle Cages.

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February 2019

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