Riding The Length Of A Country In A Day | GCN's Epic Welsh Ride

Wales is a stunning country, and there's plenty to enjoy for cyclists - mountains, valleys, beautiful countryside - so why not try to take it all in in one go? That's exactly what Hank and Ollie have set out to do, armed with the latest Giant TCR, their goal is to ride the length of Wales in a day!
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[@gcn]

Do you fancy attempting to ride the length of Wales in a day? Or even another country? Let us know👇

[@ceridwen2300]

I'm actually doing this next week (not in a day though) - as part of my 2000km tour round the British isles

[@alexk3806]

I want to ride the width of Greece in a day. Patras to Athens via Delphi. Amazing scenery.

[@hottrash7503]

carry signs that say "save wales" and see if you get arrested. very beautifull. id like to see jpow ride it and give his comments, being from across the pond

[@JosephLycettCycling]

I rode the length of Monaco once. Did it in about 8 minutes.

[@JosephLycettCycling]

I’ve ridden across the width of Wales a couple of times, but never ridden from north to south

[@jordirox]

Given the sponsor, this really should’ve been called ‘GCN’s Giant Welsh Ride’

[@robbchastain3036]

Or just an entire series of Giant Rides, it'd be epic.

[@solucionesdeingles4701]

"Giant Bike Review" whilst riding in Wales

[@DeepakKumarGid]

So True!

[@oscarcaruso204]

I saw what you did there ! LOL 😂

[@christopherosullivan4550]

The biggest power couple in cycling ! Like posh and becks 😂

[@morgand1995]

gcn's own ken and barbie

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

I like Becks but only if it comes in green bottles.

[@badatmaths]

Don’t insult Hank and Ollie like that They’re far classier than those two washed up snobs

[@MrGarycoww]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@myklonsip]

Add a voice over where Manon corrects all the pronunciations.

[@edwardthomas4689]

JavaCycle911 what’s wrong with you people Manon is great in my books

[@myklonsip]

She is from wales she can actually say the town names correctly that James was messing up. It is positive comment about Manon making fun of James getting all those Town names wrong. @edward Thomas

[@matthewdavies7956]

Agreed. Poor journalism by Ollie and James when they have a Welsh girl on their team. Both made a hash of most place names.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

Does it really matter when most of the presenters on a global cycling show can't even pronounce Campagnolo?

[@lesflynn4455]

@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 lol. Hank messes that one up frequently.

[@AlejandroMallea]

GCN: Do you fancy riding the length of your country in a day? Me, from Chile: "not gonna happen" 🇨🇱

[@fabioqueiros9322]

You’re one of those that would change length to width 😆😆

[@jmbustos]

👍 Would be an awesome video though!

[@KandiKlover]

Just do the width instead haha. It flattens up a bit on the northern end of the country and there's a few low traffic roads that go from border to coast. There's also another one just a little bit north of Santiago but it's really mountainous.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

Ride the width from East to West and you hardly have to pedal at all.

[@ramellinha]

Yeah. I'm from Brasil, that's not gonna happen too. Maybe Uruguay

[@LarsRR]

I just rode the length of my country, too, and it wasn’t even that tough... ... then again, I am from Luxemburg.

[@cesarmijareslampongjr.1899]

😂 Hahahahahaha jesus

[@myriamscholtes4768]

I rode around Luxembourg - length about 322 but it took me way longer 😇😇

[@dommy7077]

😂😂 not sure how big that is but my island end to end is 21 miles. But i still got 126 miles in😬

[@garrysekelli6776]

Good that u aint from Liechtenstein.

[@kimsosson4739]

@Lars & @Myriam: I hope to do this one day. It would be a nice challenge to achieve. Greetings from the south end of Luxembourg.

[@3dflyer87]

GCN presenter at beginning of video: "we're about to go on an EPIC ride" My wife from across the room: "shocking... " 🤣

[@KaijuAlert]

Another great video from Hank and Ollie. Not as epic or as beautiful as the C2C ride, but still a great watch. These guys have great chemistry on camera, get them doing more stuff together!

[@jamesdahl6756]

Fun fact: I spent months and months wondering why I couldn’t tell the difference between James and Hank.

[@billinhouston3291]

Ya, they are twins. Even their mother struggles.

[@JohnSchley]

@@billinhouston3291 Like the weasley twins

[@Alan_Hans__]

GCN: We're going to ride the length of a country in a day Aussie: (in Crocodile Dundee voice) That's not a country, THIS is a country.

[@WillFaustCuber]

That's not a knife. THIS is a knife!

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

@@WillFaustCuber that's not a spider this is a spider

[@moi7748]

😂😂

[@KeithHeinrich]

Was just thinking the same thing. 300km is a normal ride round the hills for some folks in these parts.

[@wspmjw]

That is a Continent!!

[@willaherne2879]

Did Manon authorise this?!

[@LegSpinna]

Riding Way-ells without Manon? That's like having fish without chips, cheese without pickle, jam without strawberries........ You can do it but why would you?

[@tommccafferty5591]

I could't believe that Manon was not part of a ride across Wales.

[@erich8258]

Especially when instead we get Ollie at his most over the top and salesman-like (at least in the intro)

[@vedhed21]

cheese and pickle? is a thing?

[@efusco]

My first thought exactly...

[@Morzsaszar]

She wouldn't be able to do it

[@qibble455]

"No one want's to watch us being sensible" hehe Loved this video. Giant success imo:D

[@sailinggreenpearl2571]

That bit was so funny :-)

[@pabloj3]

Living vicariously through GCN! I’m on week 2 of being a couch potato whilst recovering from a broken clavicule from a bike crash. Thanks for keeping me inspired!! You guys are awesome.

[@jamesllewellyn5840]

Proud Welshman here that's extremely thankful to have these roads to ride on! Great vid as always both, excellent!

[@thekugelschreiber7744]

It's absolutly amazing. Every time I think GCN has reached the limit with some challenge they come up with something even crazier.

[@matteo.ceriotti]

Glad that you guys mentioned this time the convenience of being followed by a crew and not to have to carry all that is needed for a 300km ride. It is a considerable advantage and security, that most of us don't have, and you can ride with clean bikes and make Giant happy 😄

[@zyghom]

2 most crazy dudes from GCN together on EPIC ride - lovely ;-) even the ad part does not really disturb. LOVELY

[@7albert7]

Terrific photography, great editing, and superb weather. This was a treat to watch. Keep it up!

[@vedhed21]

That feeling of being absolutely done in, but also over the moon about what you just did. Too many emotions.

[@aaroiseverything]

loving these epic rides!!

[@alwaysgoclockwise6019]

I did a 302km ride in 27/12/2022 doing a Sydney metropolitan/Wollongong megaloop. It is a very satisfying achievement not every cyclist can do. It pushed me to new limits and we did it in 40 Degree Celsius heat and I had an RD mechanical giving me only a 25T rear fixed and a 48/32T FD gearing. What a day!!! My hardest day in the saddle. Even harder than the Peaks Challenge I did in 2021.

[@sailinggreenpearl2571]

Fookin ell, seriously wtf, what an epic ride. That ride deserved a 90 min widescreen version for release in cinemas. Hank and Ollie FTW!

[@gcn]

Cheers Mike 💪🏻

[@neilaquino5294]

WOW!!! I WISH I COULD'VE JOINED YOU GUYS!!! love from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@KOMHuntTV]

This video should be an hour!

[@Morzsaszar]

This is an ad

[@KOMHuntTV]

Morzsaszar Yeah most vids are for GCN but still could have watched more of these two 👌👍

[@Morzsaszar]

@@KOMHuntTV I dont even belive the actully do the rides, just make some shots during the course. Big part of it made with car.

[@petinka721]

They had needed Manon for that ride. Great bikes to great presenters!

[@samanthasmith6430]

Me: fish and chips GCN: chippy tea

[@DrJRMCFC]

Brilliant. What stunning scenery and climbs. GCN on top form. Chapeau for the ride too.

[@gcn]

Thanks JR

[@davepratt9909]

I expected Manon to make an appearance at a cafe stop. Great job and this was more an ad for Wales than Giant.

[@pranavharikrishnan9840]

The shots, editing and colour grading is amazing these days. Great work GCN

[@samuelmosmeyer7331]

I just love seeing these two go on crazy adventures.

[@andrewshirley4497]

10 o clock stop and the couple behind are supping on pints!!!!! That’s Wales for you.....

[@jamesdahl6756]

Andrew Shirley Is it morning drinking if you are still drinking from the night before though?

[@OFFSHOREDOUG]

Hank is ace. Ollie suggests a stupid challenge, Hank “I’m up for it”. These two guys are just a couple of good lads.

[@TrailAddict14]

I enjoy watching it 😍 Probably this will be my next adventure, a 300kms ride in one session...after my 14 days isolation w/ this covid19 (i was test positive 😥) So far, ive done 216kms in 7 hrs w/ total 9hrs in one session 😊 Keep it up GCN for giving us motivation thank you 💪💪💪

[@whitebeardcycles]

Another banger of a ride! Well boys keep them coming.

[@shikaze66]

"Robots are cool". Ollie is a man after my own heart :)

[@badgerbadger5061]

I've ridden the length of Wales myself but it took me a week. An awesome ride whatever pace you go at.

[@nathankrup]

Damnnn. This is the earliest I’ve ever arrived to a GCN video.

[@Victor-oz3zo]

I do love the TCR. I just recently got the 2018 advanced pro 0 model, with the dura-ace mechanical groupset and it is stiff, light and surprisingly comfortable.

[@jonathanentwistle30]

Awesome presenting on GCN, they nail it

[@carlstatham594]

Chameleon Atlanta ..... wow. Still looks good. Last year or so Giant's colourways have really been great. Love their deep red.

[@kateshephard4920]

So nice to see this route, I’m cycling WIAD next year (wales in a day) and it’s a similar route - lovely to see what to expect. I cycled C2C last year, a similar route to yours and it was so nice to that video too. Brought back so many memories.

[@abikeesclerosada]

Really a great ride! I wish one day i could ride in wales, such a beautiful country!

[@christianemeiners9224]

The black one!

[@Damian_Hunt]

I’ve driven that route, and that was draining! Chapeau lads!

[@turnipus]

Planning this so you crossed the Severn bridge at sunset was an absolutely genius move. Gorgeous!

[@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan]

So much positive energys somewhere on the Scots mountain !!!!!!!!!

[@olliedickason3248]

I’ve been to loads of these places it’s so cool that I’ve been there and so have you guys !!

[@leslie7922]

Giant: you get to try the bike for 24hrs GCN : cya in 300km

[@cayennepeppa707]

You guys ride well together. It shows on the video. Real good. "Absolutely battered." quote of the video. The pint was worth it, I'm sure.

[@nickw6175]

"chippy tea" by the lancashire hotpots ( you can find on on most music downloads platforms !) should be his theme tune

[@zanea6820]

awesome video, we need more of these long ride videos they´re the absolute best

[@cesarmijareslampongjr.1899]

The production quality is just superb. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼💯

[@GreatJoey91]

Love the new epic ride series 👌 really inspiring me to plan a big ride! The duo of Ollie and Hank is definitely a winner, "shotgun not describing the route" 😂😂😂

[@matthewbaynham6286]

After admiring the beauty of Wales and crossing the Seven Bridge, you can now admirer the wonders of Avonmouth.

[@SimonChristy]

Monster ride chaps, Chapeau! Saw the gpx on Strava - 30kmh is brutal. Great production but note to editors: a 30min cut would be fine

[@muhdfarid7246]

Such a beautiful country. Man.

[@brianmagee5847]

Amazing ride! Can't believe they didn't get Manon to join them for a segment. I love the opportunity these videos provide to see places I dream of visiting on my bike.

[@robbchastain3036]

Do coast-to-coast across the States next year in the RAAM. Imagine all those fans along the roadside, cheering and wondering which one just rode by. "Was that Hank? Or Ollie? Hard to tell, they all go so fast." And then the GCN Chevy van with shag carpets could toss out some swag and tea bags.

[@manny1922]

These epic rides are awesome Olly and Hank 👌, thanks for inspiring epic days out in the UK.(can't do it in one day but probably manage over a weekend) Love to see more!!

[@IamBlueDragon_]

Love this episode. Finally, Ollie and Hank can fill the void since Matt left GCN.

[@chinaiwei]

That killer landscape! Wow! Please do more videos like this in a clear blue sky weather...Kudos!

[@willemniehorster9836]

you guys have the best job on the planet!

[@moi7748]

Great video - I've been waiting for it to come out ever since I saw it posted on Komoot!!! Nice one 😁👍👍

[@natyrawilliams7433]

I enjoyed this a lot! One the the best Ive seen. It was a days work and a few hours of overtime.🤗🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚵‍♀️🚵‍♀️ Ride On !

[@nouphabmixay2080]

I want more of these paid promotions if it means more GCN videos. Loved it. Would have loved it more with chippy tea.

[@justgoingoutside5243]

More of this ! This, the coast to coast, original Tour de France stage and the NC 500 are all fantastic...

[@mauricetremblay1324]

You guys are crazy. Love it. And love the places you ride. Beautiful!

[@matteosardelli9502]

Epic rides have always been my favourite kind of gcn videos 😍😍😍

[@tigahead]

Cycled Chester to Llandeilo some years ago (albeit it in three days, with full camping kit). Have to say of my three long distance rides (LEGOG and the Northern 500 being the other two), from a purely cycling perspective it was my favourite. Empty roads, stunning scenery, and towns and villages packed with personality... Good times, and great video. Thanks!

[@urbanjungle9600]

I’m sure it’s been said many times, but my goodness Wales is a stunningly beautiful country.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Fantastic effort guys. I cycled from Manchester to Abersoch for a chippy. There are some great roads in Wales to cycle on.

[@federicozancolich9094]

FANTASTIC RIDE!!!!! good job Guys.

[@wranglercycling6420]

I don't see how could this adventure be any better... awesome footage from Wales county side, Casey Neistat soundtrack like, coffee break, drama... great episode...!!

[@thegrumpyscotsman1986]

Love these videos. I dont have the legs to do these distances so I enjoy watching people do what I can only dream of😂

[@goldfever4570]

Wales never fails!

[@truk64]

Looks like such great fun! Cycling and GCN...it’s what keeps me sane! Keep up the good work!

[@gcn]

Thanks Kurt

[@tammystringer4044]

Awesome ride . Great videography capturing that beautiful scenery.

[@thezilmer]

When Ollie started talking about lasers and carbon cuts, I started looking at the ducks in the background.... :p

[@Tom.Connolly]

Brilliant show lads very inspiring, looked like a super day in the saddle with to Mates👍

[@aaronkelly2414]

Love these videos. GCN at it's finest.

[@aghorn]

That is very epic. Incredible scenery and great weather. Lucky guys. Would you all be able to post a longer version? Would love to see more of the scenery and ride.

[@lostagain2434]

Brilliant, inspiring ride, that route looked great, I’ll have to give it a go!

[@Seezor]

That was my kind of ride. Thanks for sharing guys. One other comment. Hank-"I'll race you" Ollie-"Don't think you pronounced that right" Ollie was right to him RACE equals DROP😉 Although, I know Ollie would drop me. Cheers boys.

[@geoffreyfowler9198]

The integrated seat post is next level (even if it looks kind of weird)!

[@armaana6085]

A pro tip from someone i know , use the toughest methods to ride whille training like weight bags at feet and back and heavy bikes and less aero bikes so that more power and stamina get build up and be used in aero bikes while any cycling event making it look easier in the major event.

[@vOCesUGa1]

Cool editing, the colorist nailed it!! DoF! Some great Camera shots. Almost as good as mine! huge choones!!

[@heatherdunsfordosteouptn5049]

Awesome scenery and fun between the boys! Wish these videos could be a little longer! Would have liked to have seen more after the coffee stop... 👍

[@Kobe404]

10:25 Hank what you're looking for is "Simple" - don't ever change hahaha!!

[@ralfmimoun2826]

Rode the width of Denmark last year, just a tad over 160 km. These long rides, alone or with a friend, are just great.

[@peterdavies7872]

Great video, epic ride and some stunning scenery. Inspired me to do the same ride and route next year with my son...although over 3 days 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍😉

[@YDysgwrAraf]

17:30 - That's on one of my quick lunchtime circuits. Nice.

[@bentoomey15]

Ollie gets to ride the better-riding bike, and gets to look at the better-looking bike under Hank the whole day. He definitely drew the long straw on this one.

[@vernefits1953]

Beautiful bikes

[@Mububban23]

Another beautifully filmed epic ride, on a modern classic bike. Other reviews I've seen of the 2021 TCR reckon the integrated seatpost is detrimental to comfort, but the Advanced Pro bikes with regular carbon seatpost are surprisingly comfy for a race bike.

[@nigelstanley3674]

Cracking. Epic ride. Great bikes

[@maxs6775]

Rait Ratesepp has the world record for the fastest ultra marathons ,20 , 30 and 40 days ! 180 km cycle , run a marathon and swim 3.8 km every day in approximately 11 hours

[@georgitomov6914]

Adventure mates forever 🥇🥇

[@sionifan2987]

You should have had Manon pronouns the plases

[@johnoakleymusic]

@@samuelmustapha1976 tryna?!

[@georgedawson235]

Pronouns

[@Mike51254]

Pronounce the places !

[@kathyerickson9402]

Loved it! Beautiful scenery, challenging climbs and great tech! Thanks guys for another epic ride!🚴‍♂️🚵‍♀️🍻