Can 4 Amateurs Beat A Tour De France Champion? | Geraint Thomas Vs GCN

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A few months ago we tried to race against actual pros on the open road, and it's fair to say we were thoroughly beaten. But what if that race was on Zwift? And what if instead of three pros we raced only 1? Well we got in touch with Tour de France champion and all-round legend Geraint Thomas who, to our surprise, was more than happy to give this race a go! Can our presenter line up beat a real life Tour de France winner? The results might just surprise you...
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@gcn Год назад

Who would you like to see us race next?

@kevinmartin35 Год назад

Greipel

@olivergaitan4455 Год назад

Mark cavendish

@ellipticalsoul Год назад

Remco

@RealDodnmy Год назад

Boris Johnson

@thehomelander2183 Год назад

Can you do another with Andrew feather on him vs a you guys on a climb? Would be incredible. Thanks guys.

@DominicBurford Год назад

G was definitely holding back. He wasn't even out of breathe while the others were gasping for air. G has nothing to prove - he's won the TdF and is happy to let the other guys have a win. A true gentleman and sportsman.

@marks4471 Год назад

Exactly. Ollie could barely talk while G was maybe at 70%...LOL

@prestachuck2867 Год назад

I don’t think G ever got himself over zone 3 of 5. He basically warmed himself up, and rode just below his sweetspot, never out of breath. Worked just hard enough to break a sweat without a fan blowing on himself. Had he gone full gas at any point, the lot of them never would’ve been able to catch him again. G is one class act. Such a great sport.

@bilwit Год назад

@@prestachuck2867 No you can see the w/kg at 14:20. The thing is that it was only 12km/27 minutes. He could do that effort for twice that amount (even longer), whereas Ollie was spent. Endurance fitness is more logarithmic, which is why shorter courses level the playing field a lot more. If they did an hour or longer course (or a steep one like AdZ/AdH), his WT level fitness (even in the off season) would more easily separate from them.

@chrisridesbicycles Год назад

@@bilwit Absolutely correct. G is good on long steady efforts, that‘s why he didn‘t react to every sprint Pog and Jonas did on the climbs. I GCN tried this against a MvdP or WvA now in full cyclocross mode where 1hr full gas counts it would look very different.

@phenofinder9145 Год назад

Okay. All we got from this is natural cyclist don't have the red cells to keep up with a pro

@stevenking9357 Год назад

That was hilarious. G was chatting up Ollie and Ollie couldn't even get a word out.

@HuntShootOffroad Год назад

Power zones lol

@medwintombocon3399 Год назад

Zone 2 😆

@davepratt9909 Год назад

Tossing the bottle and pounding the bars was classic.

@daviddjerassi Год назад

Geraint is one hell of a sportsman i give him full marks not many champions would do this ,Thank you GCN i loved the video.

@exmum Год назад

Thomas was sitting at 400 watts at 120 bpm, that is just so crazy and shows how far off us mere mortals are with the pros

@upgrade222 Год назад

I belive he wasn't wearing a hr monitor

@PhiyackYuh Год назад

Not surprising really. He’s a pro for a reason.

@jimmyc3594 Год назад

That was Toby the German lad who also came in last. 🤯🤯🤯

@mattiapalombi1597 Год назад

No HR data

@gcn Год назад

Hahahaha... you saying he went easy on us 😂

@bryannguyen3625 Год назад

I love how much trash G talks. What an icon. I keep getting more and more impressed with Ollie. Dude is putting in the work and it's paying off!

@adam872 Год назад

Yeah I enjoyed that. Constantly alpha-ing the GCN lads. Good fun.

@steven320 Год назад

Jokes aside,Ollie is a quality rider. Looking lean and fast. Nice job.

@farmerpiney Год назад

4.7 w/kg is a solid A rider

@MattButlerAL Год назад

I love how easily G was able to make comments to the GCN boys during the race....he made it look like a ride in the park!

@gcn Год назад

Hahaha he was all over us 😂

@saxmon3000 Год назад

G says, "thanks for the zone 2 workout guys!"

@chasc301 Год назад

G is a legend. Enjoyed hearing the crew giggling in the garage too.

@billywills5807 Год назад

G needs to be a regular! The banter was epic! Good on you Ollie! Best video clip I’ve seen in awhile! Ollie did you peak for this??

@ChrisGuarraia Год назад

Loved Ritchie’s comment about Ollie-“From dropped to dropper.” Seriously, though. Dr. Ollie is a beast. Well done and Good Luck, G, on the Tour Down Under!

@biglegcatluvr Год назад

Man I really hope G does RU-vid when he retires, the dude is just so funny and charismatic. Also holding sub 5.0w/kg at like Z2 really shows how much physical talent top level cyclists have even if we try our hardest

@tankbirdfinder6219 Год назад

I love it!, Quote from G, "Hank you don't have to brake for corners on Zwift" that is classic and totally RAD. True gentlemen and good sport.

@gcn Год назад

Just putting a couple of jabs there 😂

@zeiss72 Год назад

The insatiable trolling by G on Oille was hilarious! Great content again GCN!

@gcn Год назад

Thanks! G is a great sport for having us

@gs78798 Год назад

G was so entertaining the whole race. :-) "Is this the cheat? You have to go (...) out of the saddle? You're all out of the saddle." Gets out of the saddle as well. 😂

@bryansmith7490 Год назад

Way to let Ollie win G, it will build his confidence. Thomas wasn’t even breathing hard after the ride 😂

@gcn Год назад

Hahaha might come back to bite him if Ollie suddenly turns pro. 🙌

@alycevonrothkirch8698 Год назад

Yes to more collaboration videos! Good to see Richie and Tobi... When are the English-speaking GCN presenters going to appear on GCN auf Deutsch speaking German? (Here's hoping...) And seems to me that Geraint was holding back just a tad. Which just confirms that he's a nice guy. Cymru am byth!

@gcn Год назад

What do you think they should make us do 😬?

@suisinghoraceho2403 Год назад

Not sure their Germany would be up to scratch.😂

@mikedittsche 11 месяцев назад

@@suisinghoraceho2403 Ollie seemed quite proficient in German at the Eurobike - I really enjoyed that episode and had a good laugh at his unexpected bits.

@suisinghoraceho2403 Год назад

😂😂😂, nice dig at quick step and reference to Ian at the end.

@MrPotatoYouTuber Год назад

Geraint Thomas looking like he was doing a zone 2 ride. Absolute beast of a cyclist.

@gcn Год назад

He is one amazing rider 🙌

@schorniflo Год назад

He actually did :D

@primaltone Год назад

That was epic. Amazing to see how utterly unbothered G was while GCN boys were dying. That said, hats off to everyone but Ollie's the MVP here. Way to go, Dude: you inspire.

@chrisfoglesong2017 Год назад

This was the funniest video you guys have done in awhile. G interviewing Ollie at the end of the race had me dying. 😂

@joeelliott2157 Год назад

G's questions didn't seem to be that tough, but it still left him speechless.

@swilson94 Год назад

Looked like G was holding back. GCN riders were blowing chunks and G looked like he was cruising. I think he's assuaging your egos, fellas 🤣

@jovan.vuckovic Год назад

He probably didn't want to go above zone 3 🤣

@stennan Год назад

@@jovan.vuckovic looking back we can not see heart rate.

@ezeekwheel Год назад

@@jovan.vuckovic lol was going to say the same 332w is definitely stub threshold

@joerenner8334 Год назад

Ya think? Lol! G puts down 500 watts like he is riding a bit of tempo. Probably was!

@mmmbetter55 Год назад

Clearly lol

@fritzcoleman4915 Год назад

That was very funny! What a great sport G was. I loved him quizzing Ollie like they were riding in a car. Truly lol. I hope G really did have a good time and will maybe make another appearance on GCN.

@tomrachellesfirstdance7843 Год назад

G is a legend he was casually keeping up while taking the Michael. Must be a brilliant team-mate, I hope he does more videos

@jonathandeng3397 Год назад

Albert Contador, now Geraint Thomas. Ollie the maillot jaune slayer!

@gcn Год назад

The difference in their facial expressions says it all! 🤣

@ssaunders2k Год назад

What a guest G was ... top trash talking banter... cracking vid.

@GalleryBones Год назад

How can you not love G he's such a great guy

@KenSmith-bv4si Год назад

Can't get much more "real" than that, seriously awesome video.Thanks Geraint Thomas.

@DeTaPix Год назад

Would be amazing to see Ollie's VO2 max test.

@willsketchesmusic Год назад

It’s probably in the high 60s, given that he says he’s done 5W/kg over half an hour at around 68kg and using some estimates and formulas.

@philadams9254 Год назад

@@willsketchesmusic he did 5.8 for 7:01 at the national recently. My mate was a few seconds ahead and had his VO2 Max measured at 70 in September

@trakov Год назад

G teasing Bridgewood - classic 😂 “so what’s good about this Zwift thing? What does GCN stand for?” 😂😂😂

@lilbruin Год назад

GT making a crack about Hank's intellect and OB laughing. With friends like these …

@donaldyoung8866 Год назад

Brill, loved G’s trolling while the rest were breathing out their arses. Nice one Ollie

@michaelmerry678 Год назад

Brilliant when Gee threw the bottle and banged the bars, it was a laugh out loud moment.

@kestralrider313 Год назад

Very entertaining video watching Geraint toy with you guys; Ollie was crushing it today, and it's been fun watching him transform from the GCN presenter most likely to be dropped, to become a climbing beast. Ollie, we hope that you keep up the training and habits that led to your transformation. I was surprised to see Ollie riding hills with the disk, but maybe the Zwift math/physics support this equipment choice.

@gcn Год назад

Ollie has been smashing it 🙌 Now he is dropping pros!

@yules_3000 Год назад

At least G didn't fall off his bike this time ;) Kidding. What an amazing person.

@Eramsay121 Год назад

That's why they had the race indoors, for his safety

@chrisridesbicycles Год назад

Cav would be interesting if you bring in GMBN‘s Blake and manage to drag him to a sprint. On Zwift, everybody is more or less the same aero (except from 130cm Dan Lloyd)

@lifeisgood12341 Год назад

The way G was steaming is super cool. I want to ride outside and steam myself now

@daetann Год назад

G doing a warm up, GCN doing a heartattacker. nice show. all the best in AUS, G!

@DTeazee 7 месяцев назад

love at 14:00, there's just steam coming off the back of Geraint Thomas lol

@mikediep8578 Год назад

Zwift marketing totally got me. I'm a total amateur and can only do like 120 watts for 15 minutes before I'm done but it's so fun.

@willian.direction6740 Год назад

Well done great fun and banter with some exercise thrown in. Looking forward to see G flash past at TDU. I always remember his great attack on Cork Screw.

@Musketman84th Год назад

Dude totally threw that lol

@trentmiller4149 Год назад

Probably my favorite GCN ever!! G is a legend!!

@mickwilson2170 Год назад

Fast is fun.... but I'm sure G is faster!!! This must be one of the most fun videos you have ever produced! Big props to how far ollie has come and a massive thanks to G for being so amazing with his time.... you can see how much mature athletes self confidence elevates the entire sport. Amazing job everyone

@gcn Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lilly7500 Год назад

Frickin love these GCN vs. Pro races!!!

@jimbo2112 Год назад

Riding with the Cromwell Road Massive! Nice work Ollie.

@TonyMilsom-fe9fn Год назад

What great fun! Brought a smile to my face -the fantastic effort of the GCN team and then the relative ease with which G rode. Well done one and all. Zone2/3 mainly for the man - threshold and beyond for OB. What are their individual FTPs?

@reusserfarm1 Год назад

Way to go Ollie, you have definitely have improved your performance and that’s a feather in your cap from all the times you’ve been dropped. Loved the interview with G after your race, lots of great questions and his answers.

@gcn Год назад

We can drop him all we like now, Ollie beat G... what more could he want? 😂

@localride51rivertrail37 Год назад

Superb. Absolutely love this video. So much fun and great competitive cycling spirit. Obviously G is being a good sport and just having some fun riding on Zwift. They are all incredible athletes. Cool stuff.

@gcn Год назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

@AirSpace Год назад

Zone 2 ride for G and Ollie savors the laurels. Great sportsmanship.

@invalice123 Год назад

G is a legend in my heart

@jebrossard Год назад

That was epic! Quote of the week: "...from dropped to dropper!".

@oxjepoxje Год назад

Nice bit of zone 2 training for G

@jishnu13 Год назад

Very entertaining vid, my fav bit "want some water"? Love it!

@robfreshwater7726 Год назад

This feels like a victory we are going to be hearing about A LOT!!!

@starlitshadows Год назад

While Geraint was taking it easy I do think Ollie suprised him a bit with this performance. Good on Ollie. More of this guys. Quite enjoyed this one.

@gcn Год назад

He's making a thing out of dropping pros 😉

@ASGundogs Год назад

I’d say G had been watching the “ Ride Slower to go faster video” and didn’t want to break the talk test 🤣

@jonathanzappala Год назад

Ollie on the rivet, and G talking in complete sentences 😂

@Chreeeys Год назад

GCN - you guys produce so much good content. This is really a gem :D

@gcn Год назад

Ollie wont be forgetting this one in a while 🙌

@ViveSemelBeneVivere Год назад

That was great edge of the saddle stuff! Well done Ollie! Commiserations to G!

@skippervevo8441 Год назад

When he asked Olly the full meaning of GCN, that was a knockout attack 😂😂😂. Nice video. This simply shows that champions are not made in a day

@PercyTP5161 Год назад

Great video. G looked like when they warm up before a big stage, easy spinning. You GCN riders are strong cyclists, then you see a pro who is pretty much free-wheeling and keeping up, just males you realise how incredible they are. Great content as always :)

@jeremyedwards3612 Год назад

Great to see the original G pain cave. Insight into a bit of cycling history there.

@BethanyBlount Год назад

Stellar job, Ollie!! "From dropped to dropper" :D

@gcn Год назад

He smashed it 🙌

@RobertForrister Год назад

OMG so much fun to watch. Good job all

@gamby16a Год назад

Fantastic video. Result notwithstanding, it shows how G & other grand tour pros are a different species. Him calmy chatting whilst heckling a dying Ollie was genius. 😄

@luckbox360 Год назад

I remember G doing a 24 hour charity event on Zwift , I had to fight so hard to keep up with him for on hour...I think he was averaging like 180-200w!

@philridley7457 Год назад

Fair play to you Ollie ..banging performance

@mib7483 Год назад

Awesome job Ollie! I have been in that breathless, don't even look at me position.

@238949 Год назад

Geraint looks so annoyed, fabulous :)

@pcm9969 Год назад

G was hardly breaking a sweat. He was chatting, no sprinting to the finish, etc. But it was good action anyway. And kudos to Ollie. He is an inspiration.

@DavidS358 Год назад

Brilliant loved this!!! More please

@fabianwylie8707 Год назад

The pain cave 😂😂. Love it GCN 🎉🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️💪

@brunohighflyer Год назад

EXELENT CONTENT! Keep up the good work gcn

@aGhost0o Год назад

This was great fun to watch. Hit the like as soon as Geraint squirted Ollie with the water bottle!

@chrismadge7292 Год назад

Hilarious, G was a great sport racing with you guys. 😊

@davidmurray3685 Год назад

Oh that was glorious!! G and GCN.... two total legends... Cracked up with Gs antics esp the water bottle squirt 😂😂😂😂

@gcn Год назад

Hahahah do you think he went easy on us? 👀

@ethangodridge6833 Год назад

Thanks G and GCN. Really enjoyed that and what a bloke G is.

@gcn Год назад

A true legend of the sport 🙌

@liamroche1473 Год назад

Four GCN presenters in zone 5 can beat one TdF winner in zone 2 to 3. :) Great job everyone!

@struancochrane753 Год назад

What a good sport G is. Great work lads.

@GaryMarsh2 Год назад

Outstanding effort GCN... Of course, G's 400 watts at 120 bpm blows me away! Great video. Let's see Sepp Kuss in one of these!

@siquq Год назад

What a good video! Thanks GCN.

@socacyclist Год назад

That was great. Loved it. I ran into GT at the airport in Nice (also on the same flight) earlier this year and he is a very nice guy.

@jbdvries Год назад

I thought I was watching a GCN video, but Ollie didn't get dropped... This must be a new channel. Well done Ollie!

@gcn Год назад

He's making a habit out of dropping pros 👀

@mattmcdowell5225 Год назад

We don't care who you guys race next... As long as they're gonna have as much fun with it as G seemed to while spraying Ollie w water, slamming his bottle down. etc. Somebody who isn't in the Pro peloton, but would have fun in this kinda venture.... Mr. Shut Up Legs. Jens?!?

@chrisbaum998 Год назад

You are amazing Ollie!! Enjoyed seeing more of a personal side of professional cyclist Geraint Thomas. Awesome Video. Give us more GCN!!

@gcn Год назад

Thanks a lot! Have you seen our interview with G on this weeks GCN show?

@chrisbaum998 Год назад

@@gcn Yes, 24 questions was fun also!

@FlatSpinMan Год назад

That was good fun. G seems like such a good guy.

@kevin._.farren Год назад

Ollie turning himself inside out. G…cracking jokes and goofing around. Pretty sure he held some in reserve, though he was sweating pretty good. Quality guy all around.

@gcn Год назад

Hahaha did he let Ollie win? It depends on who you ask 🤷‍♀