Can These Ex Pro Cyclists Win A Duathlon? | GCN Presenter Challenge!

Can these roadies win a duathlon? We challenged our friends over at @gcn to come join us at a local duathlon. Have they got the stamina? Will they pass everyone on the bike? Do they even know how to run? So many unknowns, you'll have to watch the video to find out what happens!
00:00 Welcome to the duathlon
00:47 Meet the teams
01:57 Duathlon race prep
03:00 GCN race a Duathlon
10:25 The results
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[@gtn]

Which GCN presenter do you think has the most potential to be a triathlete?! Let us know 👇

[@two-eyedRoy]

Honestly, Conor. The limbs in the swim and the stride length. ;) That's as an absolute. The levers for a gentle 3.5km/h in the sploosh and mandables for marathon running if he trained for them... the guy can punch out Watts on a climb when trained up. But he also seems really aware of overcooking so for a measured overall effort...

[@miguelvargas8270]

Ollie. Dude puts his whole heart into everything.

[@takingbackvegan4007]

Always have to go with Manon

[@MrTigerlilly68]

I would place my bets on Si.

[@dakilamoty5812]

Alex he is super competitive and has power on the bike.

[@sean7456]

Duathlons are such an underrated event. For me, they're much easier to train for since I don't need to travel to a pool and only need to fit two sports worth of training into a week. Duathlons fit into a busy schedule and are a really simple way to motivate a cyclist like myself to run. Love them!

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

Yet the swimming is the one which is for me personally THE perfect sports to challenge me, yet also THE perfect sports which is not such a harsh tall on my body.

[@nizam_mr]

​@@MarvinNeumannOfficial: then theres aquabike/aquacycle or swim-run events for ppl like you👌🏼

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

@@nizam_mr Didn’t know that that exists. Thanks :) But honestly triathlon is my sports 😍

[@dsd6538]

​@@MarvinNeumannOfficial Yeah e.g. some middle distance events offer that as side event

[@gtn]

It can often be the pool that stops people from training 👀 Great to hear you love duathlon!

[@utuber221]

This was one of the best segments of GTN meets GCN. We need more of this.

[@gtn]

thanks for the comment! Who would you like to see next?!

[@utuber221]

I loved the humor GCN guys brought to the show. Maybe GTN switching roles and doing a GCN challenge or get the Mountain bike channel doing a duathlon but Xtera style? Looking forward to seeing Si doing a triathlon

[@willfromfreeport]

Oo GMBN doing Xterra triathlon would be amazing. Could even get Hank in on that.

[@TheJuanlung]

Alex with his own Tri-Suit.. clearly done this before!!

[@gtn]

Hahahah something fishy here right 👀

[@thommasr]

🤔🤔🤔

[@miguelsaez340]

5:20 that level of synchronized flying mount is worth a mention

[@Ghyrtan]

19:31 for a 5k for "non runners"!!! That's very impressive!! There are not that many people breaking the 20 min mark for a 5k. I guess their VO2Max is still quite high compared to the "normal" population. Congrats guys! Is there a way I can like this video 10 000 times so we can see Si do a triathlon? 😁

[@gtn]

Very impressive right! 🙌Should we get these two back on for more?

[@peterdobos1606]

Si and Alex have experienced the deep truth of my soon-to-be t-shirted saying: Running - it's why humans invented the wheel.

[@michaelr148]

Alex is hilarious. Says what everyone actually feels in run#2.

[@williamsylvia3962]

WOW! Nice work Si and Alex! I’m a little annoyed/jealous that you 2 who are not runner can do 4min/K. I would love to see you 2 train and do a triathlon. I’m going to make a few more accounts to help bump the likes to 10k 🤣

[@gtn]

Hahahah we can't wait for those 10k likes 🤣

[@spamfremail]

Totally jealous. I am a cyclist who I'd have to say DOES run. Not a proper duathlete but run at least once or twice a week. And I do NOT break 20 minutes for a 5k except in rare and exceptional race conditions. Ridiculous that people who don't run just turn up and do 19.30 !!

[@dereknalley]

19:31 5k , Well done Alex!

[@larrylem3582]

For "not running", Alex is fast! Si is a decent runner, too. If Alex put in some run training, he might move to the front of the group in these duathlons. Can he swim?

[@gtn]

Rapid right! 💨

[@jackiewong0806]

I' was thinking the same as well. That wasa very decent pace for 5K!

[@sinancetinkaya]

Yeah, 5K under 20min for someone who don't run? Cut the bullshit :)

[@GOLTEB]

​@@sinancetinkayathe suit is a dead giveaway. Lol

[@Lazy_Jay_Racing]

Was a brilliant surprise to see you guys there ... I really enjoyed my race and now I can say I've beaten the GCN/GTN guys at a race! 😂😂 I'm sure you weren't taking it too seriously (although your bike speed was incredible) but it was a bonus to see you all joining in with us regular athletes 😁👍👏👏

[@gtn]

We may of had fun but these two took the race very seriously! You must have been really pushing it on the race? Nice work 🙌

[@Lazy_Jay_Racing]

@@gtn having an age group GB qualification slot being up for grabs definitely helps push yourself to be on your 'A' game 😁👍 (qualification achieved) Thanks for your comment 👍I love the channel, keep up the good work 👌

[@Kimberlietriracer25]

@@Lazy_Jay_Racing Congratulations on the qualification! Great work!

[@Lazy_Jay_Racing]

@@Kimberlietriracer25 thank you, it's always an honour to represent GB, even as an age group athlete 😁👍🇬🇧 Thankful that my body still lets me do it, as I move up to the 50-54 age group

[@Kimberlietriracer25]

@Lazy_Jay_Racing thats awesome! As a USAT athlete I know how hard it is. Keep up the great work!

[@blubbblubb6239]

This was a fun vid! Please more content with these two GCN guys! :)

[@gtn]

10k likes and they'll do a triathlon 👀

[@GrumpyOldMan-pk3mg]

3:50 per K. I dream of doing 3:50 per K. Well done too all 👏👏👏👏

[@SBoots29]

Me too

[@RageAZA]

its tough and takes some serious training; interval training is your friend. almost every run after an interval session i seem to beat my PB

[@gtn]

Pretty impressive right! 💨

[@RageAZA]

@@gtn especially considering your guys run pace is my interval training speed.. i am jealous.

[@richardbarnhill4794]

Did my first duathlon yesterday! As a cyclist, I crushed the bike section and was humbled by the run. Such a great event - ready to sign up for my next one!

[@s.g.engineeringltds.g.engineer]

What a great ad for our sport. Smiles all round!! Next up.., let’s get Si and Alex in the pool!! 😮

[@gtn]

In the pool! We'll see what we can do 👀

[@SBoots29]

You guys smashed it. Great job on getting the boys from GCN to join.

[@gtn]

They took a bit of convincing 👀

[@michaelmcmahon1376]

Great video, love the GTN/GCN mix videos, keep up the hard work so I can sit back and enjoy!

[@btmzi55]

Well done all around! It's great fun to see high class athletes try new sports with a learning and exploratory attitude, do well, but appreciate the effort it takes to do that sport. Tip of my cap to both GCN guys for trying something new, the GTN guys for being great guides, and to each other for hanging on during the others' stronger discipline.

[@philipjackson1589]

Well done guys you smashed it!!! I can't wait to see you take part in a triathlon now.

[@erictravis5995]

Impressive performance for non-runners! Great to see Alex and Si pushing their boundaries a bit…😂

[@NoelSlevin]

I entered the East Fortune Duathlon last month. I wish I'd discovered duathlon 20 years ago! It was brilliant. I entered the non-draft as it was my first time, and I was quite a bit slower than Alex and Si. Their running times are very impressive for people who don't run!

[@gtn]

They did great! Should we start training these two up? 🏃🏊

[@krehme]

Sorry Si and Alex… I love it! So much fun to see you guys doing this. Thanks so much for putting yourself through that!

[@evan11048]

Really fun to watch. A bunch of boys doing stuff they love together and pushing each other

[@STR675]

this video is so fun!! do more content like this please..love this!

[@annelisenorth8670]

Loved this!!! Si's face at the end!! OMG. I think Alex should do the triathlon, just for possibly putting his mate under the bus. Can't wait for this!!

[@backuptimmy4124]

Just finished a much shorter duathlon last Sunday. I’m a Covid cyclist and a runner before Covid lol Great effort and thanks for showing us what cyclists are capable of doing! Cheers 🥳

[@jonathanbrandenburg6508]

Please keep doing these crossovers. Just love seeing the GCN guys do triathlon/duathlon stuff. Hilarious and brilliant!

[@gtn]

They're better than they look! We're just looking forward to the 10,000 likes 😉

[@hamidq9547]

Did my first duathlon at 55 yrs old a couple of weeks ago. Looking forward to my next one!

[@ianstewart8301]

Love when they’re crossovers! It’s like what happens in Marvel cinematic universe! Now, do one with swimming and biking

[@RewildingFlanders]

Loved this collab! Thank you! What's next? A triathlon? Maybe an Ironman?

[@bikesandlaces]

Epic to watch love a duathlon, very underrated events, and would love to see more around them!

[@mcorbett01]

Fantastic video. What a great effort by Alex and Si. Well done to Mark and James for shepherding them through the runs 🙂👍🏻

[@gtn]

And for towing us through the bike 🤣

[@madshansson20]

Great video and good content Alex is ready for duathlon

[@jasonblackwell5534]

Best video I've seen for a while. Gcn did well. Should show us bike splits to everyone else.

[@markbphilip]

Love the challenge based vids! Would love to see GTN training the GCN/GMBN teams for something epic like a middle or full distance tri!

[@jthomp1254]

Love these crossover vids. They’re my favorite guys doing awesome things!

[@winklertribe5268]

What a fun episode!!! Yes- they need to do a sprint triathlon!

[@andrewmcalister3462]

An excellent introduction to multisport, and less intimidating to a beginner than the swim aspect of a tri. Well done Alex and Si.

[@RSaban11]

Well done GCN team, really amazing running

[@hellostevevideo]

such great content as always - the community/ friendship between GCN/GTN/GMBN etc is so cool - well done folks!

[@gtn]

We love working with our roadie buddies 🙌 Should we get them on for anything else?

[@atlantaswelder]

I love this so much!! Very inspiring 👏👏

[@peterburton5494]

Fantastic video fellas loved it👍👏👏👏

[@jascollinscork]

Cracking video guys! Well done to all! Sooo surprised at Si+Alex who would have thought they'd give it such a bash 😂😂 yea I live dualathons pity there nor on that much😢

[@clairel3730]

Just brilliant ! Great camera work and drone shots. I was a marshall that day (bike out/in) and I made the video 😀 . Great effort all four of you - it was captured brilliantly. Being out on course I didn't know how close it finished. Thanks for the selfie afterwards 😀

[@gtn]

thanks for marshalling! 🫶

[@andrewmcalister3462]

​@gtn You should do a video from the perspective of all the behind-the-scenes/volunteer roles that go into producing even a local Sprint Tri. Sometimes as athletes, we don't give enough appreciation to these folks.

[@Morehills840]

That was great, I would love to see more.

[@coachjohn]

Literally one of the most fun colab videos. I'm a huge fan of GTN and GCN and seeing how well the GCN guys did I would bet there are more duathlons...or maybe a triathlon in the future.

[@gtn]

We think these two have got the bug now 🤣

[@jonathanzappala]

That was great, well done Si and Peter!

[@jarekp1437]

I wish I would be able to like this video multiple times 😂

[@dakilamoty5812]

10k likes 😂

[@melibaut]

This was a fun video! Never thought of doing this, but might try it one day!

[@sigfreed11]

Best video in a while from the GxN teams

[@taylorho2451]

This was a really cool video.... I'd love to have a new pair of shoes for my first every Adelaide PREPD Marathon this year!

[@rkuzmic]

Castle Combe Race Circuit looks amazing in the morning fog.

[@angrymikko]

We need a full tri to complete this series!

[@gtn]

10,000 likes and Si tries a triathlon ... 👀

[@themussile3335]

Great to hear shouty Dave. Always a legend at DBmax events

[@crabjamm]

An absolute legend.

[@gtn]

It's great having these local legends 🙌

[@dakilamoty5812]

Absolutely loved this 💯. Alex and Si smashed it

[@gtn]

Amazing right!

[@mikeflanagan4096]

Loved the race. Loved the teams.

[@3Max]

This was so much fun to watch, thanks for putting it together! I've never done a duathlon, maybe time to give it a go! Gotta learn proper draft-racing skills though...

[@gtn]

Do it, you'll enjoy the race 🙌 Such a great scene!

[@user-ng3rf7wz1d]

Watching this having just done a Duathlon today myself - 3km of it was on sand. Love watching Si and Alex running!

[@gtn]

Sand! Where did you do your race? Sounds amazing 🏖

[@user-ng3rf7wz1d]

@@gtn Harlech. It's an amazing event - highly recommend it. The views from the castle make awesome videos (hint) and you could try cycling up the steepest street in the world or run up the steps to the Castle (latter is part of the race).

[@chriscook4130]

"Waiting for somebody just to tell me I don't have to do it." - Beauty!

[@innesdunbar]

Great team work everyone, a good move to mix up GTN and GCN into two teams, how good were the bike sections? absolutely flying!

[@gtn]

We're a big family 🙌

[@stevenbird1431]

That was amazing guys, well done 🥇

[@will44bott]

As a runner who came to it from road cycling, I can totally relate to Alex's pure hatred of this haha Amazing work all. Well done GTN for putting up with the GCN lads.

[@joelecho]

When Alex had his head tilted back near the end of that first run I thought he was cooked. Well done to stick on it. Also fun to see these guys tear it up on the bike.

[@lgarcia67]

Get Simon and Ollie to do a half Ironman. Oh that would be fun to see.

[@gtn]

it would be very funny!

[@pieterhanekom]

Awesome video guys!Well done to Alex and Si for keeping up with Mark and James

[@gtn]

they did pretty well didn't they?! What would you like to see them do next?

[@francisprenen]

Alex and Si are definitely in good condition. Enjoyed this video. And Si, 40y is still a young man. Wouldn't it be nice to see pro-competition for 40+

[@ichor20]

Absolutely LOVE duathlons! So much fun. Im 38 and can't float to save my life 😅

[@marie-louisekarlander2366]

😄🙌👏Well Done and fun to watch.

[@lancecrawley9542]

Alex, love the Oz Trails hat. 90 minutes from me!

[@Jdwmaguire]

Brilliant!!!🎉

[@P_Izenberg]

sub 4 minute pace on the first 5k....how did they run so fast with no training!? They have to do a triathlon now. At least a super-sprint event.

[@scottmarriott1185]

That was great, well done and top bike riders are also decent runners….who knew😂😂

[@gtn]

These two impressed us 🙌

[@VogtJurgen]

Such a fun video, well done guys

[@clairereach36]

This was my first duathlon too! So much more painful than triathlon. If you can do a duathlon you can definitely do a triathlon.

[@jamesmcdonald7763]

Bump to get “Si in a tri”. #non-draft olympic distance - he will smash it

[@deankrain]

Great video, as usual.

[@mandysweeney7622]

Really want to see them do a Sprint!

[@alfredotejada9630]

Excellent Video!!

[@dbmaxsportstimingandevents9583]

What a great video. Rematch next year guys..? 😁

[@Nessunego]

Bike is the discipline where most of the gains can be achieved, morover bike fitness can partially translate to running fitness. I would not be surprised that a pro cyclist can achieve more than good goals in duathlon. If you wanna be sadistic, just let them swim, too...

[@gtn]

We're working on getting these two in the pool 🤣

[@far_out_travels]

Cool video guys, really enjoyed this one 👍🏼🇿🇦

[@gtn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@chevtrains]

Might have to try duathlon now

[@andrewfeatherstone2265]

Do a GCN vs GTN road race! That's would be a good watch.

[@riaandavel8517]

This video was awesome! 🎉

[@harry1583]

Now, time to pull some GMBN guys to GTN!

[@TheImprobableIronman]

Loved this. Well done to the GCN guys. Never thought I'd see Si in a trisuit - you just need to work on getting him to ditch his socks now.....

[@inz_uzi]

Oh, don't be so harsh on him. It would expose the ankles he's so ashamed of 😂

[@markmoriarty4039]

I love this video, I think it’s a great showcase for how good duathlon is as a sport. The GCN guys clearly enjoyed the event and put in some decent runs. A 19 minute 5k is pretty good for a ‘non-runner.’

[@gtn]

These two loved it 😍question is, will they be back?

[@davewilson7762]

Bugger, I did this event but was in the second wave starting at 09:30, if I'd known you guys were there I'd have arrived earlier to cheer you on. Pretty impressive running for cyclists, I think you'd do even better at a standard distance event, primarily because they're non drafting and you'd get maximum benefit from the bike leg. Your next GCN challenge? By the way as an old fart I got nowhere near your run times so respect👍, also I'm still waiting for British Triathlon to let me know if I've qualified 😥, but that's another story...

[@gtn]

These two did amazing! 🙌 It would have been great to see you but how did your race go anyway?

[@davewilson7762]

@@gtn unfortunately not quite as well as I hoped, I wasn't quick enough in the first run to tag onto the guys in the V65-70 category who finished in front of me ☹️, however I did find myself with 3 guys as we formed a useful working group on the bike but even so we couldn't reel in the aforementioned leading group... On the second run I managed to get away from my immediate category competitors, eventually finishing 5th in category 🤷, possibly my worst category result, however there were more competitors out in my category than I'd expect to see so probably not too much of a shock, sadly. I suspect that won't qualify me for the European champs next year, but sadly British Triathlon have failed to let me know on that score, despite me registering my intent to qualify when I entered the event🤦. That reminds me I must chase them up... Do you publish a diary for the events you intend to compete in, especially when you do these challenges, if not wouldn't it be worth considering for the future?

[@fabadabean]

Well done!! Now let’s get all of the GCN presenters to complete a Tri. Sprint or Olympic - chef’s choice.

[@troycollett8540]

Team triathlon

[@richardprice4611]

We need more cross over videos, GCN, GTN, GMBN

[@Daniel-fm5bq]

I enjoyed this more than I expected!

[@gtn]

glad you liked it! 🫶

[@matthiaswuest7271]

Seeing Alex in a £800 tri suit makes my heart hurt 😂 glad it's getting used at least!

[@paulgodman-wf5lk]

Great video. 😊

[@Dunky80]

That was brilliant.

[@josiah9008]

I recommend you do a Powerman Duathlon Classic distance race, It is 10k run, 60k bike, 10k run. It is a series in Europe. Unfortunately it was discontinued in the US because because long distance Duathlon is to hard for us.....

[@billcodey1430]

fun watch!

[@stephenneal23]

Alex should definitely do an Ironman. He's 2/3 of the way there, and the swim isn't that bad.

[@ZeroSeriesMMX]

I've always thought Alex was a quick study for multisport, but to actually deliver good results, heck yeah, I'd love to see Alex do even just a 70.3.

[@alangar4184]

Nice one!

[@joemalone4322]

Go Si. Triathlon here we come 🎉

[@quovadis5172]

Another like for Si. 😊👍🏻