Why You’ll Shed Weight Cycling, And Why You Won’t | GCN Show Ep. 252

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On this week’s GCN show we’ve got a number of ways to lose ways through cycling, some new world tour kits, and an exclusive interview with Gerard Vroomen of 3T. All this as well as all your usual GCN show favourites!

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Commuting by bike is as good as going to the gym for weight loss. A study by the University Of Copenhagen showed significant weight loss from a reasonably short daily commute.

We’ve learned that the newly crowned Bake Off champion Sophie Faldo is also a very handy cyclist, a national masters track champion in fact!

Si has a look at the brand new EF Education First team kit at the Rouleur Classic.

Former UCI President Brian Cookson has announced his intention to start a women’s world tour cycling team.

On tech of the week, we’ve got an in depth look at the brand new 3T Strada that will be raced by Aqua Blue in the 2018 season

Mathieu Van der Poel continued his dominant season, adding the European championship to his bulging palmares. Sanne Cant won the women’s championship in a close fought battle with Lucinda Brand

We award the first ever Hack of the Month to Lucia Adsett for her derailleur clamp, chain fixing hack from last week.

Finally, in Extreme Corner this week we’ve got a crash that we could watch again and again 😂

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Johannes Bornlöf - Epic Trailer 04

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