7 Things Pro Cyclists Can't Do But WE CAN

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Pro cyclists might look like they have the dream life, riding their bikes in the sun and drinking coffee all day, but in reality they are subject to some very strict rules, even outside of racing. So as normal cyclists what can we do that the pros can't?
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@gcn 3 года назад

Did we miss anything? Let us know what you can do that the pros can't 👇

@scottbert9556 3 года назад

Go slow? Wear wretched cycling gear on a crap bike? Those are my specialties.

@stubbietubbie 3 года назад

I never got why the women pros never rode the super tuck as much as the men pros. I'm sure the fairer sex would've found the position more, uh... 'comfortable.'

@tomgier8548 3 года назад

I can ride any saddle length AND tilt it as much as I want. Take that, you pros out there ^^

@gelezinkelietis 3 года назад

Beer

@chrisrandall1483 3 года назад

Stop at the top of the mountain, admire the view with a cold can of fizz and take a posey photo ⛰😎

@rogersimmons8788 3 года назад

We can unclip, stick our legs out and shout 'Weeeee' like big kids as we go down big hills. I've never seen a pro do that.

@KandiKlover 3 года назад

Or just ride flat pedals.

@ToThePointCT 3 года назад

@@KandiKlover who does that? 🙄

@Bipbiprna 3 года назад

@@ToThePointCT Me

@edddggrondoon97315 3 года назад

@@ToThePointCT me

@josephcote7405 3 года назад

@@edddggrondoon97315 well I not only use clips, but have fancy cycling sandals so I don't ever have to worry about excessive foot sweat or having to locate my cycling socks.

@zeniousspy4609 3 года назад

They can’t raise their heartbeat above 450 after cycling 10 mins but I can!

@gcn 3 года назад

haha, that's very high...

@Obsidian72 3 года назад

whoa bro is your heart ok?

@BRNOOB_ 3 года назад

Are you okay?

@odizaii1700 3 года назад

He's not okay :(

@AndreGibsonBeatbox 3 года назад

@@odizaii1700 :(

@paulgraham5076 3 года назад

When Connor is waiting for Manon as the police man he looks like he's out of the village people

@dlevi67 3 года назад

More Monty Python, in my view, but good sketch in any case.

@TimRrstrm 3 года назад

And he sounded like an Irish version of the Italian guy from 'Allo 'Allo.

@ViveSemelBeneVivere 3 года назад

I think it looks more like a customer for the The Blue Oyster.

@xschakalx 3 года назад

@@ViveSemelBeneVivere My thought exactly!

@thebikepacker6982 3 года назад

GCN : Pros have to obey bike weight rules haha Me : *Looks over my 15kg bike

@Egppie. 3 года назад

that's weak I have a 27kg japanese bike

@emanuelepertile7648 3 года назад

@@Egppie. the Yamato of bikes😂

@blizzbee 3 года назад

Sounds like your bike(s) are war-ready.

@grumpus27 3 года назад

I weighed one of mine the other day - 24kg - but a good part of that would be the motor and battery I bolted on.

@johnandrews3568 3 года назад

Everyone I know with a sub UCI weight bike are easily, each of them, at least 20+lbs overweight

@mathewrose2951 3 года назад

GCN: Pros sometimes have to ride bikes they don't really like, but we'll never know. Chris Froome: Hold my disc brakes.

@ClemensAlive 3 года назад

Tbh...it never came to my mind that the KOMs are done on an eBike...but it explains a lot and helps me to blame them and not my lack of training :D

@jacksonspry5825 3 года назад

Wait I always thought this would be cheating? But yeah I’m sure people would still do it. It all makes sense

@Catcrumbs 2 года назад

@@jacksonspry5825 Yeah it is cheating. Strava has an activity category for e-bikes and they shouldn't be used for 'cycling' activities.

@genericpseudoname160 2 года назад

A few years ago, during my country's tour, the route went through my city (and "our main climb") and now a lot of the segments on Strava are KOM'd by pro riders, there's no way someone else's beating those times, lol.

@jacobandmaggieable 3 года назад

Does anyone else really enjoy the height difference between these two? It puts a smile on my face

@Lil_half_cut 3 года назад

They just called me broke in 7 different ways

@ianm8820 3 года назад

Manon - "we can use e-bikes, and they really piss pros off" - Brilliant was that one missed in the edit ?!

@CarlForde 3 года назад

sound of the camera motorbike while showing Manon on the e-bike. more grating than usual

@ToThePointCT 3 года назад

ikr! I did a double take

@ArneHulstein 3 года назад

I'd add "wear the clothes you want". That one comes from experience, as I know there was at least one pro cyclist who loved the undershirts of his previous team so much more, that he would actually wear them under his new team's jersey. Needless to say, that he did not do that on races where there was a chance he wanted to open the zip on his jersey, so he wouldn't get in trouble. 😉

@BernardManansala 3 года назад

03:23 "... no one give two fiddles... " You kiss you mum with that mouth?

@DGOS2012 3 года назад

I really felt Connor's sadness when he dropped his ice cream. Life is so tough these days.

@bettyjones8363 3 года назад

Did Connor get another ice cream?

@davidfrancheteau4770 3 года назад

He'd just called it Ollie and then he dropped it...

@aberdeenal3234 3 года назад

If Manon adopted that position on Connor's bike she'd still not reach the pedals

@Kingjay814 3 года назад

1:28 ya know we can also use fenders and mud guards too 😂

@mrvwbug4423 3 года назад

I'm sure the pros could too, if they could shed enough weight off the bike to make the 6.8kg weight with mud guards haha.

@biketrybe7071 3 года назад

After seeing Connor running we can never make fun of Ollie again.

@SirWilliam23 3 года назад

In which video did Ollie run, I have to see it

@briantruck2284 3 года назад

😂🤣

@arranw165 3 года назад

Whenever Connor addresses Manon I look behind me and shield the ball

@Krieghandt 3 года назад

A pro mechanic told how they would doctor equipment to look like another brand so the rider wouldn't get in trouble.

@andrewazar484 3 года назад

I've for sure seen riders using non-sponsor saddles and shoes that have the branding removed. Typically its the big names on the teams, but it happens

@mrvwbug4423 3 года назад

In the MTB race world it's quite common to see tires (usually Maxxis) with the branding blacked out, Loic Bruni probably being the most famous example with his blacked out Michelin DH tires, since Specialized DH tires are known to be rather lackluster.

@exitmud 3 года назад

5:46 the reason why Ollie got dropped that one time.

@BikesRGuid 3 года назад

Manon in full on Welsh "...it's bloody brilliant!" 🤣 Love it!

@tomgier8548 3 года назад

Here I am thinking Ollie's running style is - well - "challenged" and then Connor happens.

@rockyhiggs 3 года назад

Conor running in cycling shoes is the real life version of Jack Skellington learning to rollerskate

@tomgier8548 3 года назад

@@rockyhiggs this is pretty accurate, I have to say

@LouieBaLLz 3 года назад

UCI: We're doing it for your safety. Also UCI: Don't worry about the rain and terrible riding conditions, it's perfectly safe.

@jirivorobel942 3 года назад

Well, mandating bikes more suited to rain and other unpleasantness would harm bike sales, as the manufacturers would be forced to make a quiver-killer: something that handles like a regular road bike, but much more practical. They can do it, they just don't advertise it because of their reliance on n+1.

@mistagregory 3 года назад

Pros can't stop at every beautiful vista to snap some photos

@Obsidian72 3 года назад

I bet even Connors cleats are dissapointed in his running style

@paddywiggle 3 года назад

Funny cuz he’s the only runner on GCN

@orppranator5230 3 года назад

Bike cleats DO make it hard to run...

@RafaelFaenir 3 года назад

This was a funny one, thank you for the quality entertainment, GCN! And please, more Connor running as a Mustached Policeman xD

@wanna-be-cowboy 3 года назад

Conner: "rains 30% of the time in the UK" Me: laughs in scottish

@philipplorenz9485 3 года назад

Great outfit Connor! Quite cold and a bit rainy today... so grabbed a beer, going down to the workshop for some meditation and wait for better conditions. Love it to be an ordinary bike enthusiast :-)

@101dogdays 3 года назад

gcn can you please stop nigel farage from coming up at the start of all your videos 😂😂

@mrvwbug4423 3 года назад

if you're watching in browser adblock plus will block youtube ads, but if your're watching on the phone app there isn't much you can do

@davecasey4341 3 года назад

I haven't seen a YT ad for a couple of years now. Ad blockers are the best invention for the internet.

@RockyScorcese 3 года назад

Well that’s on you and the dank places you’ve been hanging out on You Tube...

@akhileshenator 3 года назад

Pros can't do the 'flying' posture either, I think. You know, lift their feet off the pedals and bring their body parallel to the top bar. Then again, I know I can't, dunno about you guys.

@nuclearbanana1631 3 года назад

Awesome video guys! Keep it up! But a lot of us, particularly Americans, don't know much about pro cycling. Could you make a video on how to "get into" pro cycling and understand what's going on?

@supernoodles908 3 года назад

1:27 when I woke up today, I didn't think I'd see that. Interesting day

@peterfranzjr.1190 3 года назад

I just love seeing how non-aero Conor looks in his drops vs Manon on her top tube!!

@matthiaserlacher6122 3 года назад

Quick gcn plus review: I'm very happy with your offer! It's a great product! Just one suggestion for an improvemet: Meet the legend Dan "The Boss" Lloyd!

@nickkravatz7523 3 года назад

Manon's acting just gets better and better in some of these skits. It's epic.

@gustavmeyrink_2.0 3 года назад

Back in the 70s and 80s when I got into cycling pros didn't do any training. No time for that because their team entered them in 2, 3 or even 4 races every week during the season.

@funvee 3 года назад

I'll watch ANY video with the Dragon Lady! LOVE Manon! ...Connor is great too :)

@drmoynihan 3 года назад

Yayayayay! I love these informative and fun videos. Thank you Manon and Connor for your silliness. :)>

@pavelsfik 3 года назад

That icecream combo :-D ahahahaha didnt expect that ... i could see disappointment in his eyes.. lol :D

@Henrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy 3 года назад

let me guess what Boliver gonna say: “Pros don’t get *dropped* in group rides but I could do it as much as I want (or don’t want)”

@jarobkid 3 года назад

That pro just hopping over the curb at 06:21 at full speed was insane! Can't even do that at slow speeds on a hybrid 😂

@davecasey4341 3 года назад

... with a ramp. ;)

@benedicvelasco 3 года назад

Connor: thEy HaVe t0 StIck t0 ThE ProGram... Speaking from the heart, Connor? xD

@shaunmcnally7631 3 года назад

The picture of Manon in the supertuck next to Connor sitting upright on his bike :-)

@klaasdeboer8106 2 года назад

Fried fish is horrible here in amsterdam, so when I take the train to the Hague with my foldable mountainbikish bike which gets me wherever I want and goes in the train for free, I allways eat fried fish in the hague, I am not going very fast anymore at my age, but I just enjoy the scenery of the coastal route of the netherlands, I can ride all the way back to Amsterdam, but often I take a train for the last part, because the last part is ugly and parallel to a busy highway, I even stopped being irritated by my fellow 50 plus elderly on electrical bikes passing me, but as long as I am fit enough to pedal, I won't go electric, there is allways a gear on a classic 3x7 that gets me wherever I wan't without sweating.

@ADCFproductions 3 года назад

0:26 "So coming up are A LiSt Of ThInGS..." and there goes the ice cream 4:00 not fair!

@Philobiblion 3 года назад

I don't know when they added Manon to the team, but she's great.

@MichaelSnasdell 3 года назад

lol @ the disappointed face at dropping the ice-cream

@andrewince8824 3 года назад

We can ride anything we want. It's beautiful. You can have that SRAM drivechain on Mavic wheels and Magura brakes and sod it, you can throw on some Shimano discs. You haven't got a bunch of sponsors to please, you can pick whatever you want.

@Solarsystem50 3 года назад

Connor's bits should be the official bike police footage from now on. Awesome Freddy Mercury mustage

@sknkwrksowner 3 года назад

Manon looks at carrot cake then thinks, "hmm...options for wedding." 😁🙌🏾

@humphreyw8150 3 года назад

I found a bmx track on my last ride in Birmingham. WHAT a mid ride gem!! 😂

@LUMIGOCHA 3 года назад

Glad you finally showed Ollie's sister. GCN Family!

@mohammadosman1544 3 года назад

A week or two ago, I was showing my nephew that the pros do the super tuck while descending. Haha, didnt know it was not allowed anymore.

@chazpilks 3 года назад

We can look outside, see it’s raining and say “no, not today” and just watch GCN+

@vinblick1251 3 года назад

seeing the bmx track at the end🤣🤣 I took my road bike to a skate park. I bet a pro has never done that

@stubbietubbie 3 года назад

Pros not getting to choose their equipment. That one year at (the now sadly defunct) Tour of California: "F***ing SRAM!!!"

@peterparahuz7094 3 года назад

2:53 Reminds me of Laurent Fignon ordering foie gras in a restaurant. The owner had been a fan, and he refused Fignon's order, because "France expects him in top shape in order to win TdF". Fignon was appalled, and went into the kitchen where, for spite, he ate a jar of raw lard. Ironically, that resulted in him getting a tapeworm, which ultimately led to his withdrawal from the 1986(I think) TdF after a week of racing.

@charlesjungclaus 3 года назад

Wow!

@timsd_ 3 года назад

Connor's policeman accent sounds like Dafydd from Little Britain!

@royevans4581 3 года назад

The law of financial flow prevents me from owning a super light road bike. 😁

@the_undecidead 3 года назад

I'm in love with Manon's bike. Damn it

@markstacey8474 3 года назад

that's cheered me up this dull Friday.

@rh6078 3 года назад

Strong Slender Man vibes from Conor's silhouette as he disappears in the distance

@seejay6367 3 года назад

The size difference between Manon and Connor makes it more hilarious

@iancuk 3 года назад

Running Police-Connor looks like a Stickman or jack Skellington 😂

@chrisdrewery2760 3 года назад

Connor should definitely grow a moustache. Looks great with one!

@cardiaccyclist7477 3 года назад

(Semi) serious question. Has Conor ever done the super tuck in a race? Firstly I am wondering how he would fold himself into the space between his saddle and bars, even on his gargantuan bike, and secondly I am wondering if it would serve any purpose?

@johnandrews3568 3 года назад

Seeing Manon's line deviate wildly while in the supertuck is why it is banned. YIKES!

@classicgent9645 3 года назад

Wish you guys did some sweet-As trix at that bmx track Yo! 😁

@VaibhavTipnis 3 года назад

GCN presenters on sponsored bikes : We can rIdE wHaTeVeR BiKe wE WaNt😂

@matthewlewis2072 3 года назад

1:27 I can't be the only one thinking it looks like Conor's cacked himself, can I?

@ChristianBorrman 3 года назад

yeah I want the video where you try to use your brakes on that wet road in the supertuck 😂😱🤦‍♂️

@daharkkjw 3 года назад

What accent was that Conor lol ? Great Vid!

@omgahandlelol 3 года назад

Eating whatever is a sure thing

@SillyDaddyPH 3 года назад

What a fun vid! Thanks, you guys!

@JoeBleasdaleReal 3 года назад

1:08 DI Harry Batt has been demoted to a PC 😂

@mrvwbug4423 3 года назад

I've heard rumors that some of the pros are considering using dropper posts on their race bikes to be able to get something close to a supertuck within the rules. Basically drop down the saddle and get as low as possible on the top tube.

@alexisiskooll 3 года назад

Awesome! Thanks for the laughs!

@RezaAgustaJalanEnakEja 3 года назад

Super Tack is Dangerous Position Manon.. :D

@nicolejhondelacruz9339 3 года назад

Could you cover the topic on how cyclist take a leak during a race?

@bettyjones8363 3 года назад

It was a hoot. More videos like this please

@jstanotherstranger 3 года назад

Suddenly stoping in the middle of the ride to take Photos of landscapes/Selfies.

@rmiraflor 3 года назад

1:19 “Young man, there’s a place you can go!”

@aeriumsoft 3 года назад

wait a minute... you're eating ice cream on a bike? -"Top 10 Things Not To Eat While Cycling" flashbacks-

@DB-sm2do 3 года назад

We can use mudguards to stop us looking like we've soiled ourselves, but actually seeing that 'Policeman's' posterior, maybe we can't.

@phuckle 3 года назад

Conner does a really spot on impersonation of Dan Lloyd

@bejoalan 3 года назад

Pros: Can't ride super lightweight bike due to regulation Me: Can't ride super lightweight bike due to financial restriction LOL

@mateagoston8145 3 года назад

Connor would be an awesome police officer haha!

@kentzy6814 3 года назад

Oliver Bridgewood is very kind i did not expect him to reply on me but he did he is a very generous person

@stevem.3646 3 года назад

Be careful of eating whatever you want mid-ride. One poorly timed egg sandwich had me racing for an old "port-a-pot" on an abandoned construction site. Desperate times indeed...