Is Oxytocin The Secret To The Cycling Buzz? | GCN Show Ep. 585

Clock16:24, Tuesday 26th March 2024

Scientists have found that cycling increases levels of the love hormone, oxytocin. How does this affect your mood? Could cycling improve your social or even love life? In cycling shorts, the first openly gay man to cycle around the globe and Mathieu van der Poel signs another 10-year Canyon deal.

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00:00 Intro
02:00 Exercise boosts levels of oxytocin
09:55 Cycling shorts
10:01 Paying respects to Chris Barker
10:32 NEW segregated bike path in Dumfriesshire
11:25 First openly gay man to cycle around the globe
11:54 Mathieu van der Poel signs 10-year Canyon deal
13:22 Vittora release new tyres
14:38 Strava release best efforts feature
15:19 AGU cycling commuting jacket 👉 https://gcn.eu/AGUxGCN
16:57 Hack/bodge
22:54 Caption competition 👉 @camelbak
25:53 Comment of the week
30:53 Coming up on GCN

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