The Things That Make Us Cyclists | The GCN Show Ep. 448

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There are some things that happen to all cyclists like crashing, bonking, and being dropped, these are just rights of passage for bike riders! Conor and Dan talk about the things they've been through on their cycling journey, plus our very own Ollie Bridgewood vs Alberto Contador at the Tour de Stations!

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00:00 Intro
00:43 This week in the world of cycling...
02:06 What makes us cyclists?
10:34 GCN Inspiration
12:43 Cycling Shorts
17:02 Hack/Bodge of the week
20:56 Caption competition
21:52 Comment of the week
25:43 Coming up on GCN this week...


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