What Happens When A Beginner Tries Track Cycling?

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Our beginner Phil is up for anything on two wheels. We brought him along to France for the launch of this year’s Track Champions League, to find out just how fast he could go on a flying lap. With advice from Manon, current track stars Pauline Grabosch and Gavin Hoover, and Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy, how will Phil get on in this velodrome challenge?
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Checking out the velodrome
2:31 Top tips from the pros
4:36 Onto the track!
6:26 Debrief with Manon
7:45 Advice from Sir Chris Hoy
9:07 Flying lap challenge!
9:43 Results
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@gcn Год назад

What challenge would you like to see Phil take on next?

@paulbradbury4397 Год назад

How about a epic journey back to his Staffordshire Roots? He’ll need to drop that Bristol accent though!

@larrylem3582 Год назад

British Human Power Club road race on a recumbent bike

@WerdnaLiten Год назад

Send him to GMBN.....

@DarenC Год назад

I challenge GCN to have a guest/beginner/amateur on who isn't white

@phillipbailey7080 Год назад

Thank you for having me Manon and Sir Chris. What a thrill that was. Merci 🇫🇷 (I'm learning)

@FlatSpinMan Год назад

Good effort, man. Funny to watch your nerves but then you seemed to really seize the opportunity. Looked fun.

@LifeInJambles Год назад

Oh man, great job! Wasn't expecting to see you comment on here, loved to see you tackle something intimidating with such enthusiasm!

@phillipbailey7080 Год назад

@@LifeInJambles cheers James. Pretty intimating with the lights, pros etc watching. Didn't want to be "that" guy that fell off!

@phillipbailey7080 Год назад

@@FlatSpinMan it was, go do it! The rush ofthe flying lap was crazy

@LovetheIPAs Год назад

Bravo Phil!! Well done.

@DC-lu5qs Год назад

I really enjoy these videos where one of your regular presenters does a deep dive on their favorite discipline or aspect of cycling. Their personalities really shine, it's nice. Keep it up!

@gcn Год назад

What other cycling genre would you like us to dive into? 👀

@LifeInJambles Год назад

@@gcn True crime. I dunno how, but I wanna see it.

@LifeInJambles Год назад

...... I may have misunderstood the question.

@DC-lu5qs Год назад

@@gcn Whatever your presenters want! That's kind of the point of my comment - I like seeing *them* go deep on what they love. Your content is great, but when your presenters let their personalities and interests drive, it's next level.

@i4npanman Год назад

Ah yes track cycling! Going fast, incredible tech, and making a left turn. The NASCAR of the bike world. We love it!

@gcn Год назад

so simple, yet so fun 🙌

@LifeInJambles Год назад

Ah yes, brakeless bike messengers. The hotboi drifters of the bike world. We love it!

@lestick4368 Год назад

A buddy of mine always calls it hippy Nascar, and I couldn't agree more.

@robertmyers5269 Год назад

Yep. Add some bumping of shoulders and hips.

@vipergtsrgt1 Год назад

Don't forget insane crashes. I just barely missed a training crash with 6 other bikes once. It was absolutely nuts.

@emiljarengrim2536 Год назад

Great effort by Phil!! Must admit that when it said beginner vs velodrome I was so hoping to see Harriet tackle the velodrome! Make it happen please!!😎🤟

@phillipbailey7080 Год назад

Glad she wasn't, Harriet would have smashed me on the the flying lap!

@HattieHaha Год назад

@@phillipbailey7080 phil are you taking the piss I would fall off 0.3 seconds in mate 😭

@emiljarengrim2536 Год назад

@@phillipbailey7080 Mate! Would have been even better with a "Beginner vs. Beginner" race! 😃

@emiljarengrim2536 Год назад

@@HattieHaha You'd smash it!! As Manon once said. "If you can ride a bike, you can ride the track!" You got this!😎👏

@petewillmot Год назад

ANother brilliant film guys! I genuinely have googled my local track at Palmer Park, Reading to find out more and begin some steps to try out track cycling! Phil is an inspiration so thank you for putting this film together!

@gcn Год назад

Great stuff Pete 🙌 Let us know how it goes 😊

@pshar8674 Год назад

Amazing - always wondered about this. Well done Phil and thanks for the great video Manon,x

@1942rita Год назад

It was great to see/hear Sir Hoy.-a legend, and helpful to a newbie.❤

@richardcrowe5157 Год назад

Thanks, I really enjoy it when GCN does track content.

@paulinfrancis Год назад

Love the track content! Getting in to track cycling is the best thing I have done for myself in terms of cycling. Road racing felt like putting a square peg into a round hole for me, but sprinting on the track suits me and my body much more 😊

@paulmcintyre7630 Год назад

That was so good. Well done.

@cschmitz Год назад

Love it! More track content please!!

@andyfairchild2383 Год назад

Great video, enjoyed that! Well done Phil. I’d love to have a go on the track. I was lucky enough to win a ticket to one of the Revolution Series events at the Manchester Velodrome a few years back. Honestly it was one of the most exciting things I’ve seen. The atmosphere was incredible and the speed…wow! Oh and I got to watch Sir Chris win the invitation Kerin too 😊

@maxim-fit Год назад

This is great, well done to Phil. Would love to try cycling in the Velodrome.

@knarf_on_a_bike Год назад

Sir Chris is like the nicest gentleman ever! Great video!

@jenmac287 Год назад

Loved it

@JIMMYHIBBS1 Год назад

Agree - I’ve done everything from criteriums to time trials to cyclocross and track racing …. And the track is the peak of cycling fun !!!

@adam872 Год назад

I would be absolutely bricking it doing this, so well played Phil. Also, how much of a legend is Chris Hoy, both as an athlete and as a bloke.

@justinschultz4325 Год назад

Seeing this makes me excited for Track Champions Leage. Starting tomorrow! Woop Woop!

@gcn Год назад

Enjoy, Our eyes will be glued to the screen 👀

@TheTerrier Год назад

This is like a panic dream where you're trying your best and getting shouted at in a language you don't understand

@bikeskimawk670 Год назад

Good form Phil! Well done.

@Oldgames1000 Год назад

First GCN vid ive watched in a while. Loved it.

@gcn Год назад

Now you've got quite a backlog to go through 👀

@geoffreyhoney122 Год назад

OK Manon! That was amazing! And it has pushed me to explore our velodrome in Milton Ontario, near our home in Hamilton! Too cool! Super content! Hats off to Phil! He obviously excelled on the wonderful tutelage tips. I would die of nerves!

@gcn Год назад

Go for it Geoffrey! The velodrome is amazing, no cycling experience like it. Let us know how it goes!

@GaryThomasSNSEP Год назад

Nice job Phil. Did a track "day" once and forgot to keep pedaling after the finish, thankfully only a split second so kept it up. Wasn't so lucky training on a crit course where I tried drinking water from a regular plastic bottle. As I was putting the cap back on, forgot to pedal, went off the course over the bars, and just missed a tree but still fractured a shoulder blade. My fixie has been parked ever since.

@SJPMs Год назад

Inspirational video. Well done Phil / Manon.....gotta get me a taster session booked at my local velodrome!

@phillipbailey7080 Год назад

Love it, I'm going to get over to Newport soon!

@chrisridesbicycles Год назад

I‘d love to see the Global Bike Festival happening next to a velodrome and have the option to try track riding myself.

@jasonhack60 Год назад

Would love to try this, looks super fun!

@gcn Год назад

Find your nearest velodrome and give it a try 🙌

@stephen4347 Год назад

Track cycling is the best discipline no doubt! Now we just need a track to ride on.

@dorydiavelone3531 Год назад

Track cycling is BEYOND FUN IT IS AMAZING !! First time Ever on a track or fixed gear bike ( 54 years old) And phobic about heights) I LOVED EVERY SINGLE SECOND …. Would like to try for a National win next year now 57) it is truly mind blowing!!!

@gcn Год назад

So great to hear 🙌 Will you be tuning in to the track champions league?

@GdF420 Год назад

Great video ! That blue bit on the bottom part of the track as Phil called it has a specific name, it's the Côte d'azur

@jameslee-pevenhull5087 Год назад

Winter training for the road was always on a fixed. Mine is a MangoBike , 46 x 16. A bit heafty, hey, it's training. After a few road bashes, fixed bike will 'fit like a glove'.

@yisraels4555 Год назад

Got an introductory ride at my local velodrome (Tel Aviv) what a great experience. Wish it was a bit closer I would sign up for a course to really learn to ride on the track. Every serious rider should try this is at least once.

@ChrisGuarraia Год назад

I wish we had more velodromes in the States. The closest one to me is at least a 5-hour drive away.

@marcusingram522 Год назад

I’ve got a track day to book which a friend got for my 40th, looking forward to having a go also

@gcn Год назад

You'll love it, Will you be watching the track champions league? 👉 gcn.eu/tcl-rd1

@HattieHaha Год назад

GO PHIL

@phillipbailey7080 Год назад

Game recognising game 🤣 Can't wait to see your next chapter 🙌

@HattieHaha Год назад

@@phillipbailey7080 can't wait to see YOURS omg smashing it

@davehollingworth5537 Год назад

Well done Phil. Looks terrifying but you did brilliantly.

@feedbackzaloop Год назад

Ah yes, one more underdog we all wish to be in place of. It was clear from the start Phil will have a good time, once we saw those quads enter @ 0:31

@chriss6971 Год назад

Track bikes look awesome too

@dylanhunt5368 Год назад

That looks quite fun!

@gcn Год назад

It really is 🙌

@ronaldthered6650 Год назад

Cannot get enough track content nor enough Sir Hoy!

@metpham Год назад

looking good Manon!

@LovetheIPAs Год назад

Enjoying these track videos - I still don't have the goals and strategy of each event firmly in mind though these videos and the track cycling series should help.

@gcn Год назад

Hope you enjoy the Champions league 🙌

@ethangodridge6833 Год назад

Well done Phil and great coaching Manon. On the subject of track cycling, what a bloke Ed Clancy is. Shook his hand when he came into my school as a kid.

@gcn Год назад

Great to have those connections 🙌

@philbailey2647 Год назад

Thanks Ethan, coach Manon was brilliant!!

@charleshulsey3103 Год назад

Remember Dory? "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." That's basically the fixie mentality.

@beepbop9 Год назад

1:30 Manon learns teleportation haha. Always wanted to try track. This video may have encouraged me to try

@gcn Год назад

Give it a go! We love it 🙌

@jwarmerdam7578 Год назад

video idea: pro cyclist on roadbike with gears, vs track cyclist on track bike. who's going to be faster (over different distances)

@SukritGoel Год назад

This video is so informative! I've been wanting to start cycling for a while, but was afraid I wouldn't be able to handle the harder workouts. This video has helped me realize that I can do it!

@joeshmoe7967 Год назад

Definitely would have been my event if I had gotten into competitive riding. As a teen I rode everywhere and loved the televised events. No facilities here, would have had to move. Probably a bit late to start now, I haven't been a teen for over 40 years.... Still riding though, did a winter (technically mid fall, but snow everywhere) ride yesterday, and reminded myself I need new tires. - Cheers

@billhambelton7698 Год назад

Had a taster session at Lea Valley. Loved it but came home absolutely spent.

@gcn Год назад

A day well spent we think🙌

@midnightmotions 3 месяца назад

please make a video taking a track bike to the streets, with no brakes! Many people use feet retention as a break system it`s fairly safe!

@12inchchopstick86 Год назад

We need to get Coach Greg into GCN

@krnezak1586 Год назад

I really wish i had a track near by. The only track in my country is 625km away.

@kevcroft2815 Год назад

I’d love to see someone do the Rad Race that Hank did two or three years ago again. Might be a bit cruel to send Phil as a beginner. He’s obviously got a turn of speed on a fixie though. It would be a great video I think.

@gcn Год назад

Oooo we'll have to see what Phi thinks about this 🤔

@philbailey2647 Год назад

@@gcn Ha always a yes from me. My beard will need some work to fit in with the "cool kids" though.

@casiinotown Год назад

🔥

@mmmeijerz Год назад

Oepf, look 875 madison beautiful bike

@BeyReaper Год назад

Theres a guy in Dallas trying to bring back the velodrome. I hope he brings it back bc I’ve been wanting to try out track cycling.

@gcn Год назад

Yes yes yes! Can you get involved and help out 🙌

@BeyReaper Год назад

@@gcn I’ve reached out to the guy to ask him about putting the track on my university but he said he’s currently in the middle of working out a deal to build an indoor track. The land isn’t the issue but raising the funds and capital are the hard part. And it’s not a small amount. I’m keeping my fingers crossed though.

@gabrielcharland2757 Год назад

Could you do more in depth video about the velodrome like you do for road bike? I feel like all of the velodrome content on your channel is directed towards absolute beginners

@robertmyers5269 Год назад

Gearing? From the numbers I get around a 85 inch gear. 48x15 or so.

@travisstrangman Год назад

More Manon at the velodrome!

@gcn Год назад

Her happy place 🙌

@monetaryjack1705 Год назад

Looks fun, pity there's only the one in Scotland indoors in Glasgow named after Sir Chris and that's 120 miles away....oh well, can't have it all got the Cairngorms instead lol

@scottlawson9899 Год назад

Nicely done Phil. If that was me, they would be spending equal parts of picking me off the boards and changing my diapers.

@acegard7801 Год назад

Having Manon as a coach is a pluss too.

@gcn Год назад

She is a fountain of track knowledge 🤯

@here_1_am Год назад

Is it a fixed-gear bike? The pedals spin as the rear wheel rolls? 😳

@FRANKIEJ360 Год назад

😍

@gourami7 Год назад

Its simple just go fast !

@lolbubs11111 Год назад

track!

@srpelissier Год назад

mains en bas, accelere...sounds easy :D

@dovy6666 4 месяца назад

wait is this 200 or 250 flying? if its 250 omg that 15sec is insane

@bikeanddogtrips Год назад

10:32 - newly crowned tai-chi master Sir Chris Hoy demonstrates the skill of bending and manipulating the air ahead of him 😁😂

@LiquidRengar Год назад

Please do Sir Chris Hoy vs Manon 😅

@gcn Год назад

what throw down that would be 🙌

@LiquidRengar Год назад

@@gcn Gonna be tense!

@shaori1469 Год назад

One day

@OneDougUnderPar Год назад

Talk about dopplegangers! On the right: Chris Hoy, on the left, Chris 'n Chips Hoy.

@Boopop1024 Год назад

The thing I always wonder about track cycling is, if someone wants to get in to it but isn't a world class athlete, what is the medium to long-term experience of it? Can people go to a velodrome in the same way that you might go to a swimming pool, and do a few laps regularly? I don't mean taster sessions and that sort of thing. Are there races for us mere mortals with no aspirations (or hope) of national/international competition? One of the many things I like about road cycling is you can enjoy it without racing. I'm not sure how one can work track cycling in to their life regularly without at least being one of the best cyclists in their local area.

@gcn Год назад

It's worth reaching out to your local velodrome and seeing what they offer. There are often weekend leagues or sessions. 👀

@nstrug Год назад

Yep, once you get accredited to your local velodrome you can just turn up for open sessions, just like going to a lane swimming session at your local pool. All velodromes also run track leagues with races at multiple ability levels. If you actually have a velodrome near you it’s a fun and inclusive scene and very accessible - track bikes are very cheap and you can always get a hire bike when you are deciding if it’s for you. Of course if you don’t have a local velodrome then it’s a lot harder.

@xshutupyoufuckmouthx7777 Год назад

First comment! Shoutout from Spain guys ⚡️

@gcn Год назад

Nice one 🙌

@cyclingnerddelux698 Год назад

Manon said it was "easy," and they started to explain everything.

@gcn Год назад

She's a natural on the track, it's simple for her 👀

@metinanilaydin Год назад

Where is the brakes 😅

@joffbrown Год назад

Why is only fix gears only used I would love to try it fix’s gear really give me the 💩 why can’t it be a single speed free hub ?

@nfaron4 Год назад

Every master was beginner

@yazzijazzi5152 5 месяцев назад

That’s not a flying lap, that’s a flying 200m. If it was a flying lap of 250m his max speed would have been higher for a time of 15.1 seconds.

@danfuerthgillis4483 Год назад

Oh the world of track cycling “Hold my 30,000$ bike” 😂

@filippopogacar Год назад

Who’s the German girl?

@seanmeager Год назад

Poor fella ... must feel very exposed having to chat to a buff, fully clothed Chris Hoy while in lycra.

@philbailey2647 Год назад

Not really - wouldn't waste the the time comparing myself to 6x Olympic Champ and Knight of the realm. Be happy being you 🙌

@seanmeager Год назад

@@philbailey2647 ha fair play. I meant that not as a sleight, of course. Always feels to me like it almost breaks the ‘fourth wall’ to have a convo with someone not dressed for cycling, while Lycra-clad.