How Hard Do XC Mountain Bikers Train?

Professional road cyclists or pro cross country mountain bike racers, who trains the hardest? With the help of Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Oli Beckingsale, Hank swaps his usual road workouts for an XC MTB specific training plan for a week to find out. He's in for a little surprise, it might just be tougher than he thought...

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