What Happens When We Put A Mountain Biker In A Road Race?

Blake from our mountain biking sister channel, @gmbn, has got a pretty powerful sprint! So we set him a challenge, could he win a road race with the help of our GCN duo, Conor and Hank? Could his mighty sprint steal them the win in the last lap or has he bitten off more than he can chew?
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[@gcn]

Do you want to see more collabs with our sister channels? 🤝 Let us know in the comment section below! 👇

[@talonlan]

The collaborations and epic rides are the best content on the channel

[@alinapopescu872]

Yes, we do.

[@darius1189]

Yeeess!!

[@cauldron101]

This was really nice! Please give us more!

[@PaulTheCyclist.]

Blake on the track?

[@biggertree7063]

Any collab from each channel is just gold. New GCN series: Road to Cat 1 for Blake.

[@gcn]

Glad you like them! It would be great to see Blake progress and be able to show off his sprint properly!

[@fulldaywork4200]

Awesome idea!

[@hjcolon24]

So long as we see Hank back in some Enduro races

[@chrisridesbicycles]

What‘s clearly missing here is DS Manon cracking the whip to get it organised and aero expert Ollie getting Blake aero. I had a great time watching and I love those collabs.

[@gcn]

Glad you liked it! What would you like to see us do next together?

[@chrisridesbicycles]

@@gcn Maybe we can flip it around. Si and Dan started out as mountainbikers. Let‘s see how they can do in a MTB race without bar ends. 😁

[@miyui9269]

​@@gcnyou should be with radio and have manon as the team manager trash talking to you all

[@mracer8]

@@OneIssueVoteris a flat race

[@PhilHalson]

I thought this was going to be a 'laugh at the mountain biker in an unfamiliar environment ' video, but it was actually very inspiring. Great teamwork

[@gcn]

What has it fired you up to do? 🔥

[@bulletprufrodo]

I love how Connor and Hank just casually tell Blake that they are going to go and bring back the break, as if it would be no problem at all.

[@ceterisparibus969]

X

[@nstrug]

Ex-elite racers now in cat 3…

[@gcn]

For these two! No issues 🙌

[@dpthompson]

Love how cool Hank stays when someone swerved into his line. Nice cool “easy” with a gentle arm out. Absolute pro when under pressure!

[@gcn]

This ain't his first rodeo 👀

[@PaulTheCyclist.]

Blake did a fantastic job, He is an awesome rider no matter what bike he is on.

[@gcn]

He's a legend!

[@jaydicenso]

Can this PLEASE be a series?! I'm a lifelong MTBer getting into road riding, and I love seeing how those skills can transfer to racing.

[@dongescaner5873]

More of this please! Bring back Blake! 🙏🙏🙏

[@stujm8376]

More cross channel for all riders is well worth watching. Anna and Manon have a fantastic chemistry too, you should do more vids of those two together, get Manon on an MTB

[@laurentitolledo1838]

we demand a Blake win!

[@philipcooper8297]

I went from years of MTB to road cycling... the experience was mind-blowing. At the same effort, the road bike was just flying!

[@gcn]

The speed of a race is so exciting!

[@TwistedOnyx369]

Do you enjoy it or is it just stressful for you coming from a MTB background? I know a few MTB people here where I live who use practice crits as a way to improve their fitness on the trails.

[@Robin_Hood381]

@@TwistedOnyx369 I mostly ride enduro MTB and bought a value road bike to stay in shape about a year ago after injuring my wrists on the MTB. I see it like this: on the MTB I feel like a mountain goat and on the road bike I feel like a gazelle. I realized I need both to blow off some steam.

[@TwistedOnyx369]

@@Robin_Hood381 That's really cool! I love riding MTB (only tried XC) and I find that just a few miles on the trails gets the endorphins up. Riding MTB also equates to better bike handling and confidence on the road for me.

[@ryoukokonpaku1575]

​@@Robin_Hood381this is my experience as well coming from mountain biking. More on xc so it's a bit close to road biking, but man the top speeds is different. Mountain biking for exploring the woods while road biking from city to city for traveling. Definitely fun, though my wallet initially took a hit buying two bikes 😅

[@roadracermark7946]

More of these three together please the banter is great.

[@7111979]

I would love to see more videos like this that explain race tactics and strategy as the race is going on. Hearing from the riders as it is going on was awsome!

[@gergelyvoros9372]

Agreed. Btw, NorCal Cycling has some great content on race tactics, especially the ones abOut Dutch road racing

[@athaliawhitworth]

Also loved Conner’s kid cameo at the end - thanks for normalizing families on set at “at work”

[@petef15]

Hope to see more. Really demonstrating to people who don't 'get' road cycling what's fun about it.

[@gcn]

Lets convert some MTB'ers over to the fun side 😉

[@ItsATrap614]

@@gcn Well I'm a MTB'er who came over from GMBN to watch Blake and I'm now scrolling through road bikes online! 😅

[@brandona.6726]

We have to do something while the trails dry🤟

[@MarcusBrito]

What a great video! And I loved the new presenter in the end. A bit quiet (and somewhat short), but definitely makes up for it with charisma!

[@christopher2041]

Blake is just such an outstanding human being, would love to see more of him, maybe some bikepacking

[@alicejwho]

Hank and Conor after the race, hardly looking as though they're even bothering to breathe😂 I dont know why I'm laughing...I'd be like that after 50 metres of that speed. Well done, Blake!

[@gcn]

Blake smashed it 🙌

[@boriss.861]

5:00 in this so far has got to be one of the best GCN videos ever! Good race boys! The Editors kept the jeopardy too!

[@gcn]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. What other challenges should our presenters do?

[@boriss.861]

@@gcn Where possible it would be great to have colabs. Have you any closet Tri Elves or Pixies those sitting behind a desk wold give Tri a go.

[@boriss.861]

@@gcn Let's go on the journey to get the mountain biker fit to do an hour. Back up team but you have to take Connor & Hank on the journey too.

[@PolarisFlare]

Always love these collabs whether it's GCN going on the trails or GMBN competing in a race. Would love to see the GMBN and GTN presenters challenge climbing challenges or possibly team up against Andrew Feather.

[@gcn]

I think we've learnt that teaming up against Feather never goes well for us 😅

[@chrisplatten2293]

@@gcn Seeing him on your videos does not give the full impression of just how fast he is. I thought I would try a 'half feather' up Bealach na Ba. He has the KoM at 24:44, so how about aiming for under 50 minutes. In effect twice his time....nope just over an hour. In fact, riding back down, I was not much faster than he was riding up!

[@pbjorklund]

Blake seems like such a great guy. One of those people you would just like to have a beer with. (His bike shed build series on gmtb was really entertaining for some reason)

[@chriswarr3676]

Totally agree

[@Millicente]

This was so much fun. I love seeing the team race together! I just asked for something like this too a few days ago. Now we just need a group taking on a fondo

[@VIEultimate]

I hope they take 2-3 from each channel to do the (gran) fondo. Then they could make a video for each channel showing their respective perspectives.

[@alinapopescu872]

Yes, bring Blake back! And pay more attention to Jesse, he's got important things to say ❣

[@iconhotel182]

that was fun to watch. cool to see conor and hank in their element working to guide blake. cool camera angles and fun soundtrack! would def love to watch more of these crossovers

[@rachelharvey71]

Blake is a brilliant addition to the GCN team, he’s a perfect fit for the Hank and Conor dynamic the mutual respect shines through its fantastic role model behaviour for the next generation well done boys ❤

[@richardedward123]

One of coolest GCN vids I've seen. Wow, I could feel Blake's stress. Fun to watch.

[@302hardtailr6]

That was awesome. It was very impressive and intense especially when you add in the team tactics. Great work from everyone!!

[@gcn]

It was a fun day out, Blake smashed it and we can't wait for him to come back 🙌

[@randyhale4181]

It would also be interesting to see Dan Lloyd in this group.👍🏼👍🏼

[@BigWojS]

RIP ankles

[@gcn]

Dan wouldn't be seen dead riding a bike 😂

[@TecuciMustard]

Blake sending it on all surfaces. Would be cool to do a cyclo cross collab with him, i think his physique would be more suited to that

[@gcn]

Not sure we would be able to keep up! Those skills will be rapid 👀

[@prestachuck2867]

@@gcnSet him up to ride with J-Pow!

[@sigurd9143]

I love the Humor in the GCN Videos. Pure Gold. Please do more Racing Videos like this. That was awesome. So much insight into the actual strategy stuff. Blake did a great job. Absolute Madman. Loved every second of it.

[@randyhale4181]

One of the best gcn episodes to date, I think you guys should do this again👍🏼👍🏼

[@gcn]

I'm pretty sure we will be!

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

I love this friendly back and forth. Great for the sport.🎉

[@D4D22]

There's nothing better than sharing a sport you love with a friend! Super exciting video! Would also love to see a "Blake's Road to Roubaix" or something similar

[@amandanorth6526]

Great to see!! Brilliant video - Connor and Hank were awesome and Blake is such a character. I'd love to see more videos like this

[@chanito_nyc]

“Finishing at the back of the bunch”. True weekend warrior right there!

[@gamby16a]

The in-race footage in this video was fantastic!!! Super fun to be inside of the race with the GCN lads. Brilliant, fun video.

[@denzfajardo4331]

Blake and Hank is my favorite presenter not a single moment of boredom .

[@gcn]

No energy gels needed with these two 🙌

[@gcn]

The Bromance 😍

[@kathyljohnson6203]

I had no worries about Blake with his mtb skills and this was really fun to experience from the inside. Great teamwork! 👊❤️

[@MrMuggsly]

Hank and Blake are just the 2 most lovable scamps. I can never get enough of those 2

[@nickcoulter973]

It's awesome seeing guys who just plain love playing bikes together. I am definitely interested in seeing Blake train and take another crack at it.

[@geoffcorvera8998]

Awesome video y'all! Great video guys - got me totally rooting for Blake and getting a look into what racing is like.

[@murtheblur33]

What a fun video! Blake crushed it, what a good sport. Would love to see Hank, Connor, and Blake keep training together and win a race.

[@TorrentUK]

Hank has such a great race face. You can tell he's an absolute pro. Absolutely love the collabs on both channels.

[@ojtibi9906]

Exciting! Even if Blake didn't get the result they hoped for, I can truly say this is an exciting collab!

[@bradpeterson6894]

Loved the video! Awesome to see Blake racing - well done man!

[@nisched.]

Full on Blake training to race would be fascinating. Also more of connors kid stealing the limelight in every video.

[@orbeuniversity]

Another excellent video! The music, video editing, composition, etc; are fantastic. This video should be the inspiration for a movie.

[@geoffreyhoney122]

Great video! Fun to see the teamwork! Well done Blake! So sweet to see Jessie at the end! More of him please!

[@djvanrooy]

Love seeing old photos and snippets of the GCN presenters in thier Pro eras😎. Would love a GCN video focusing on each of the presenters' time as professional riders with an overview of their specialities and some more cheeky pics and vidoes.

[@philbailey2647]

Absolute peak GCN. Blake what a man and awesome to see serious racer Hank 💪

[@romeo.ardael]

That was actually epic! Loved this. That was exhilarating.

[@chbrosz]

Fantastic chemistry with these lads. Nice vid guys

[@ricardostao]

Awesome, love to see this racing content involving riders with less experience on racing, like myself. keen to take my chances sometime soon.

[@Bazerca]

Loved this, great work Blake!!

[@cabrown0525]

Excellent video! Way to go Blake! (music was epic as well!)

[@leedorney]

This is a great explanation of road racing and in bunch what its like, the near continual efforts to pull attacks back...

[@Jdwmaguire]

Scary stuff to watch but good kind of scary! Good job Blake, GCN you did this perfectly well. Kudos!

[@derickcastillo9083]

Great job Blake. We see road racing from the best in the world and think, "That looks easy", then we try it and we think, "I had no idea". I am proud of you for giving it a shot!

[@Toastybear1]

This was cool, firstly the whole concept but secondly, seeing inside a race like this, cool insight

[@gcn]

Glad you liked it. The inside of a race bunch is fascinating!

[@satchmotionrc8202]

I love all the crossover gcn gmbn episodes! Keep the good work Blake you'll get there!

[@1TimeRunner]

Brilliant. Great video. More please. Congratulations Blake!

[@andrewhayes1339]

Another fantastic presentation, it was great to see the business side of Hank & Conor for once. Absolutely loved it 👍

[@magicknight8412]

Well done, that was quite exciting to watch

[@dennisfloyd8514]

Love that Blake is down for anything.

[@adamsandler4076]

Love the video! I especially liked the idea of "us draging Blake towards the finish so he can unleash his max power". That was really exciting to watch

[@peterslater7791]

these three in a race vid or even just bombing down to the pub would be great entertainment. nice work all!

[@881Gino]

As a MTB rider, I’ve got massive respect for Blake giving a road-toad race a go and being in the mix. Good on ya mate!!!!

[@fjallmann]

LOL 😂. Blake shaving his legs to optimise sprinting performance. Blake, that was a great effort!

[@r0bv123]

Well done Blake! Definitely would love to see a follow-up end of summer road race for him after a few more practice races. And yes, add the other GMBN and GCN crew to help out!!

[@gcn]

Watch this space! 👀 He'll be flying come September! 💨

[@rosseverest9543]

Great Insite too for people that haven’t raced yet! Welldone Blake

[@dorydiavelone3531]

Love when y’all enter real races…… great stuff!!

[@Z-u-m-a]

Brilliant effort guys - enjoyed that

[@gcn]

Thanks! For some more inspiration from here at GCN, you should check out our 'Zero to hero' film on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/z2hata

[@mxdoug]

Absolutely bang on that advice thanks.

[@phearnden]

Love these GCN/GMBN colabs ❤

[@gcn]

Thanks! What would you like to see us doing next together?

[@daveincowes]

great work Blake, and a really good insight into road racing and the team work involved. TDF next! whoosh

[@lostinature]

love these videos. The collabs emphasize that every bike is a good bike :)

[@suttonfarms2343]

I absolutely love this videos. So much fun. Keep it up! :)

[@thepie4052]

Brilliant collab vid! Top effort Blake 😎

[@davidf2281]

That was genuinely exciting. Great vid, and great editing and camerawork 👍

[@gcn]

Thanks so much! What should we get Blake to do next with us?

[@davidf2281]

@@gcn A week bikepacking with Ollie.

[@zeiss72]

Awesome collab! Now we just need Conor on a MTB going down a trail. 💪🏻

[@conordunne1]

Oh yeah!! I want to try jumps!! Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it 🙌

[@gcn]

Maybe that'll be our next one!

[@GreginSJ]

A better test would be to see the roadies and Blake going up a steep trail and/or a up technical steep trail.

[@jss1921]

Great Video! Don't know Blake (don't watch GMBN) but seems like a fun down to earth guy. Loved the racing action. Good shots from within and the drone. Please do this race again or similar.

[@weatherwithyou4122]

That was fantastic entertainment! And enlightening too! I love cycling, but I’ve never had that fantasy of being a pro. Not because it is not awesome. But because the bunch finishes are so scary!

[@Juanchitohh]

...these uploads are more of a precentors personalities that are enjoyable to watch...and what's being presented are just secondary...mad respect to blake & awesome collab 💯

[@alc2347]

I was hooked! This whole video was great fin to watch 😮 I would like to see a video on racing strategies and techniques you guys used

[@feefee8ify]

Really enjoyed that and well done Blake!

[@garryhaines3066]

love to see Blake do more of this......the man is a ledg

[@bdugdale83]

Enjoyed this. Blake is a legend.

[@AlexChklar]

Thanks for the great memories!

[@TwistedOnyx369]

I've wanted to see Blake and his sprint on a road race for a while now! I love this! I knew he would make a good road racer.

[@gcn]

He's smashed it! Should we get him back for some racing? 🏁

[@TwistedOnyx369]

@@gcn if he isn't too stressed out from the first time. Crits are fun, but they can be nerve-wracking.

[@fleetadmiralhazen]

GCN & GMBN please make a Epic Rides episode with Hank & Blake riding a CX & Gravel bike. Also adding challenges for them complete would be nice.

[@daskleineM]

I love Blake + Hank content so much, it's like they are brothers.

[@PVVI2015]

Thoroughly enjoyed that😊

[@Tex735]

GREAT video!!! Good on ya, Blake!!!

[@diegovelasquez6056]

Awesome. Would like to see more race videos like this, maybe with drone footage

[@kristiannaumov4643]

wow what a race for Blake! it definitely got my pulse racing while watching. It is always a good video when GMBN and GCN are collaborating.

[@gcn]

Thanks Kristian! We loved having Blake on the channel... Looks like Hank enjoyed the trade too! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqvNmnZ-f8yFjqM

[@kristiannaumov4643]

​@@gcn yes, already saw that video. Hank was amazing. The spirit that those two are spreading is always positive and motivating.

[@davidlintern3985]

Great vid lads, well done Blake 👍

[@omniAK]

I love the crossover content between GMBN and GCN

[@oblivionapproaches5790]

This is a great episode, I'll put it up there with Manon's Danish gravel race and Conor's Unbound gravel ride, two of my favorite episodes.

[@morosis82]

Great video with Blake, but also amazing to see how the ex pros work in the peleton, you dont get that view very often woth this level of transparency!

[@RudiDwiHartanto]

Simple man of the internet knows when we see blake we press like

[@harimathur2191]

Da

[@aungier93]

These are the types of videos I subscribed to GCN and GCNMTB for