Visma Beast A Bike | GCN Racing News Show

The podiums were covered in yellow jerseys this week, with Visma Lease A Bike taking 9 wins in 4 days! Marianne Vos took her 249th career win, and Van Aert showed off his insane sprint. We also have news from the UAE Tour, O Gran Camiño, Faun Ardeche & Drome Classics, Omloop van het Haageland and the Tour de Rwanda.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Visma Lease-A-Bike winning weekend
05:53 Marianne Vos Omloop Het Nieuwsblad sprint win
06:40 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne fastest race record
08:00 Wout Van Aert wins Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
08:53 Early season racing LIVE coverage
09:33 UAE Men's Tour
11:47 Adam Yates UAE Tour crash
14:20 UAE Men's Tour results
15:07 Vingegaard takes GC at O Gran Camiño
16:33 UAE Team Emirates win Faun Ardeche & Faun Drome
16:58 EF Education win Omloop van het Hageland
17:16 Tour of Rwanda
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[@gcnracing]

Will Visma Lease-A-Bike keep up its winning streak? 🐝

[@beardoonwheels]

Yes, it will.

[@daniluis7777]

Yes they will. Who’s going to stop them??? Not Remco for sure.

[@MazMedia11]

you sound like you can barely get the words out of your mouth. how much do you really hate V-LAB? LOL

[@sativagirl1885]

winning is the lease they can do.

[@peterfireflylund]

Contra Betteridge, yes.

[@miche_amico]

I love how Jonas seemed unfazed by the weather in Camino. And his crazy performance on stage 3 is definitely worth watching. 💪

[@smeetsnoud1]

After seeing Jonas descend like a demon, O Gran Camino organisers must be furious about the neutralised TT

[@ReX-xt2q]

For him, that is good whether

[@miche_amico]

@noud1 I'd guess they're pretty happy with the racing that did happen and the high level of riders who participated. Brings greater publicity. I think it was better to play it safe for the opening TT than risk favorites crashing out the first day. But indeed, the demon descending was a surprise. I wonder if that was planned, or he just saw an opportunity.

[@miche_amico]

@@ReX-xt2q 😂

[@jamesmugarura2530]

Am watching from Rwanda. Thank you for talking about Tour de Rwanda. Your videos have made fall in love with cycling

[@JonCannings]

❤❤

[@gerardvermaat6944]

World championship next year in Rwanda! Going to be awesome!

[@spuds1002]

Thank you Dan and GCN for the wrap up as usual. So good in the absence of GCN+

[@eonbart]

Vingegaard winning all stages last year was remarkable. This year it is even more impressive. Stronger competition. Super bad conditions (while he is better in warmer conditions). Mediocre team for Visma standards. Last stage was cut in lenght and he still won. I am not sure what to say but I dont think anybody comes even close to him when it come to stage races and is commited.

[@xosece]

had Vingegaard and so on a few meters away from me yesterday. Im from Galicia and O Gran Camiño (The Great Way) should be called O Gran Vingegaard (The Great Vingegaard). Vingo is unique here. Gotta say that the suffering of cyclists is so admirable. 4 rainy days in O Gran Camiño, but yesterday was torrential rain all day long, and there they were, my hats off (and true love and admiration) to them. They make me feel emotional 'cos of their capacity to sacrifice. Then you watch all those NBA prima donnas winning lots of money and doing nothing in the all-star and....

[@gcnracing]

That's fantastic, sounds like you had a great time there! Dan

[@xosece]

@@gcnracing hello Dan! Yes, I did. I am from Pontevedra and it was the day of the constant torrential rain, even my umbrella didn't help me from getting wet. I recorded some videos, and have other videos friends sent me. One of them lasts 20 seconds but truly shows the tough conditions in which they were riding, yet they passed so fast in a plain part of the road.... Cheers

[@fernandovega5722]

Awesome!

[@larshansen4557]

Altso , al says if it cold in the tour poggi wins , well this tell vinge can in cold weather , we still have to see poggi in hot step climbes

[@peterfireflylund]

The landscape of O Gran Camiño looks surprisingly like that of Denmark, except for all the uphill/downhill stuff. It feels very homey :)

[@CRBenham20]

man it would have been nice to be able to actually watch these races on GCN plus.... big F for the idiots in charge that got rid of it.

[@camillelively]

You can blame the parent company, Discovery.

[@markmorgan8784]

RIP Racepass/GCN+, I used to be a Tour de France watcher, GCN+ got me hooked on all these other races and now I feel I'm back to square one.

[@xander0901]

It’s great to see Egan Bernal recover his form in the early part of this season. Rooting for him to keep up this look and eventually contend for some stage wins.

[@japphan]

249th victory on the road. Just read that again.

[@gcnracing]

incredible isn't it! Bossing it since 2004 when she won the World Junior Road Race Championships!

[@kingsize55]

Almost reaching Merckx levels (276)

[@x43x]

I refuse to pay monthly for HBO Max + another monthly fee for sports when I just want cycling coverage, so thank you for posting this.

[@2011hwalker]

Why dont you support your sport? HBO Max have a huge roster of races for less than $20 a month. Cycling won't survive if broadcasters don't see the interest.

[@x43x]

@@2011hwalkerI did, when GCN+ was stand alone for $60/year. I even bought a Fire Stick to watch it on my TV. Warner is lumping it in with all the other sports now, which have a much higher rebroadcasting fee. I don't want to pay the NHL if I'm not watching it. I was happy to pay for HBO Max when it was $14.99/month. Then they raised the price. Then they took away 4K and said you had to pay $20 for that privilege. Now they want another $10 for sports? I wish cycling would get their shit together and have one place that I could watch races. All the different orgs making separate TV deals. In the US, there are at least three services I need to subscribe to now and its stupid.

[@dawnc5797]

​​@@2011hwalkerit's extremely inconvenient because it's live coverage only. Video on demand is the only way most of us can watch the races due to either the time difference or because we have to work. I personally will not pay for something I can't use. 🤷‍♀️

[@helloitsjordan]

@@dawnc5797 Hi! I subbed to Max recently to watch cycling and have been able to watch replays of most of the races. I'm not sure if every single one will be available as a replay, but it looks like most are so far! I am in the same boat as you where I can't catch any of them live due to work etc.

[@BreakawayB]

Road racing is back, *babyyyy!!!*

[@user-ox4lg3gd7c]

If you can call this normal, I am glad to get back to it. Nice job Dan!

[@peterdobos1606]

Long time since I've seen a ride more perfect than the one Vos pulled out at Omloop het News-something

[@KoMDraegast]

You almost had the name right and then had to pull the i-dont-know-anything move eh?

[@cyberbeat11]

@@KoMDraegast chat gpt races

[@peterdobos1606]

@@KoMDraegast...blat?

[@LifeTimeGrandPrix]

Didn't miss a second of the weekend's racing!

[@tasty_fish]

Definitely worth searching Joe Blackmore’s final stage win on the official RwandaTV channel - not just for the wheelie but also the insane commentary as he crossed the line!

[@ChrisCapoccia]

UCI & UAE need to review their concussion protocol. There's no way Adam Yates should have been allowed immediately back on his bike. Everyone watching the coverage knew it was a concussion

[@mbdelker]

Visma is definitely in top form, it’ll be interesting to see what happens when all the contenders are together in one race this season!!

[@Onionring007]

love you pronouncing bjerg in the best of danish and not with the hard G

[@NosyNorseman]

Vingegaards Camino numbers are comparable to his form at Dauphiné last year.. this is either really scary or a problem 😊

[@julianallen515]

We never had to worry about missing the decisive breaks when GCN+ showed from start to finish. RIP GCN +. Are the components T-shirts going to be back in stock? I'm sick of seeing Alex wear them and not being able to buy one.

[@roswelt8809]

Pls highlight of world tour race

[@CatManDoSocial]

That new t-shirt design that Dan's got on would make a really cool poster. I'd buy one.

[@abp1400]

Never bought the "VLAB is headed for a downfall this year." No three tour sweep, but I like their chances in TDF and Vuelta. Yes, WVA is not domming for Jonas at TDF, but I believe Cian will, and of course Sepp, too.

[@Stephen-nq5kd]

Dan you were my favorite presenter on the show today. Would you send me a water bottle?

[@kubrabenelli9117]

RIK!

[@imamexx]

What about Mark? What's happened with Cavendish DNS 5 stage at UAE tour?

[@dawnc5797]

He had a fever and the team decided to rest him.

[@normal_norm2627]

HELP!! Anyone in the US figure out how to continue getting cycling? I've seen some on Flobikes but it's very restricted on coverage. Anyone use a VPN? I'm older and can't seem to get it to work. Frustrated.

[@leonehardt2378]

Tiz cycling

[@l.a.kornell4498]

I gave in and got the Max app, streams Eurosport so gets you most of the races. Peacock and Flobikes fill in the others.

[@matthewlewis2072]

VPN? Pretend to be a Brit, we won't tell

[@jonathanstein1140]

search Road Cycling on KZbin

[@normal_norm2627]

@@matthewlewis2072 lol. now if I can only figure out how to get it to work correctly.

[@martinfeeneyUT]

How many are now watching cycling less as a result of Discovery. Used to know all this news but now I don't even know what races are on now 😂. Real step backwards.

[@stephenroberts1369]

Agree, it's just silence in Australia now . Hopeless

[@kathyljohnson6203]

It's horrible and not funny at all.

[@heleneicker6251]

I check their social media, Facebook and Instagram to know what is happening, then watch on KZbin. Very little coverage in Souh Africa too.

[@petrabuis]

my goodness

[@jonathanzappala]

I’m long on KZbin comment record hating WVA’s Red Bull lid. But here it marked him out to the others like they ellow jersey does in the tour. I’ll admit everyone chasing him marked out the whole race, let Jorgensen and Tratnik slip away while they think they are marking the guy to beat.

[@darrene8036]

Any idea when we are supposedly getting our refund for the GCN+ subscription? I thought it was automatic?

[@natursyndk]

My refund came automatically via PayPal if I recall correctly

[@matthewlewis2072]

I got mine the next day

[@gcnracing]

Hi Darren. I presume the subscription was done through Apple? All other subscriptions have been refunded, but we are having real trouble getting apple to even START issuing refunds. All we can do is continue to press them, but they have a history of long delays in similar situations. Dan

[@johnwestwell2241]

I got mine very promptly, but I set up a direct debit from the bank, so it was paid into my bank account.

[@darrene8036]

@@gcnracingyes, via Apple. Sorry to bring it up in this thread but it’s been frustrating. Clearly from the comments here other payment methods are being refunded so it does appear to be an Apple thing. I will press also.

[@matthewlewis2072]

Vos, the female Merckx?

[@danphelps8120]

Hey GCN! I just watched your video a few days back gut bacteria and poo doping. I think we should all start calling this "Turdo Charging".

[@gcnracing]

😂

[@dawnc5797]

😂

[@kathyljohnson6203]

Congrat's Kristen Faulkner on your beautiful win! Hey Warner Bros - her fans in the US and elsewhere never got to see that race, either. So nice of you to destroy the momentum that women's professional racing had going last year, and MTB, and many more 😡

[@epincion]

Dudes I'm surprised GCN is still around

[@whatwelearned]

Why? They existed before the app, you know

[@gcnracing]

We're not going anywhere! 🫶

[@salvadorhernandez9796]

Not sure about this team? 🤫

[@boomshine7]

imagine how it feels 'I was so close, ... oh nevermind, he was sprinting on a flat tire'

[@delphi123]

His name is pronounced Toms Skweench not Skoinz.

[@MattGrovesFTW]

Cycling needs a NFL RedZone style option where they go to live coverage of all the races going on a given day. Americans will know what I’m talking about.

[@user-gk8pv7sg6r]

Visma Beasts on bikes😂

[@feedbackzaloop]

As much as I like dubstep, this intro is ill-fitting and too loud

[@georgerand6343]

Womp Womp 😢

[@gcnracing]

@feedbackzaloop are you a fan of Skrillex?

[@sabrinakappler4962]

I don’t care what that was. It was a horrid intro.

[@garmin3317]

ok grandpa

[@reecedawson6113]

Ok

[@stephenroberts1369]

Anyone worked out how to watch racing in Australia yet?

[@matthewlewis2072]

The Monopolies Commission are going to be investigating Visma-LAB at this rate. 6 races, FFS

[@candacereynolds1723]

@2:05 WELL, OPINIONS are like A-HOLES, Everybody has one!!! lol (-:

[@keepingtherubberdown5715]

Love the shirt but the LOGO is far far to big.. Keeps me from purchasing.. :(

[@miche_amico]

I thought the same thing. It's a great design but the large round logo ruins it for me.

[@whatwelearned]

Visma getting a little bit too much like 2010s Ineos for my tastes

[@simonroberts5033]

Inios weren't around in 2010!

[@japphan]

With the difference that Skyneos had the biggest budget by far back then. They secured victories by outspending the opponents, on top of having the best stage race rider. With today's fairly equal budgets for the top 3 teams (UAE + the aformentioned), Visma should not stay this dominant over time, provided the other teams are well managed.

[@whatwelearned]

@@simonroberts5033 They were called Sky

[@roadcyclist1]

​@@japphanVisma has a much stronger set of riders with great depth compared to the other teams. It is not even close.

[@whatwelearned]

This is true but hasn't happened yet. Even Ineos didn't win all three GTs AND do really well in classics@@japphan

[@jethroduarteman]

Jesus please turn that music down. Blew my tv speakers when the video started

[@CBMaster2]

Worse intro music ever, please don't do this GCN

[@WerdnaLiten]

Not great for UK MTB racing when a promising youngster is lost to the road.......Hopefully Aldridge stays in MTB.....

[@gcnracing]

Or combines it at least. The draw of wage level is always going to be a temptation I guess. Dan

[@jamiepaolinetti5087]

Wow, Visma reminds me of the old days when Mapei would do this same thing... It's a mystery! They must just be more motivated than EVERY OTHER pro team. Just Hilarious how you guys and the rest of the press never says anything about this kind of team wide performance in your reporting until the police get involved.

[@JonathanvG-wj1ro]

clown

[@Soli11]

Because cycling is sports and in sports then it's very common for a single team to dominate or at least win more than other teams? It is also usually the same handful of players that win in tennis, in football then you will typically find a core of the same teams in the Champion's League, in F1 Red Bull is ruling now and before them then Mercedes dominated for 7 years. Visma and UAE have most of the top tier riders on their teams. Why are you surprised that they are winning? UAE haven't even unleashed their strongest weapon yet.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Terrible music selection. No like from me. Where's the smooth drum and bass from the past ? Dubstep is so dumb.

[@fautqucabele2070]

OK, I left when you started talking about the women. No interest in that. You might consider to upload separate videos.

[@jasehoad9397]

You might want to consider not being a dick :)

[@bundfisker794]

Spot on mate 😂

[@johnwestwell2241]

It's called the Racing News Show. If women are racing, then that's news and should be included. There's no need for separate videos.

[@dawnc5797]

Keep on stepping then. Women have just as much right to be in the conversation. We're not going anywhere.

[@bikeyclown4669]

Bam! 💥 Let the games begin. 🎉🎇🎊🎆🪅🧨The cobbled classics are my favorite part of the road cycling season. Get ready for a bumpy ride as the big men of road cycling start scraping. It's already off to a great start.😊

[@tripleb7232]

Of course! When you blood dope the world is yours! 💉🩸

[@dawnc5797]

According to a recent GCN video it's literal 💩💩 that's all the rage now. Blood is so 90s.