Did you catch Strade Bianche on Saturday? Let us know what you thought in the comments below!

@aiolus

3 жыл бұрын

Jep, and I was impressed for sure

@nickjohnson710

3 жыл бұрын

Was a amazing display by mvdp he will do this in any cycling event he enters 🔨🔨🔨🔨 I still can't get over when he beat Nino in his first world cup win in Czech republic, he attacked through the pits in front of all of the other teams ,you could see nino shaken his head!!!! He couldn't match him.....this is nino after all

@rafaelfranco7041

3 жыл бұрын

No white shorts...

@robbchastain3036

3 жыл бұрын

We need more pro roadies to go off-roading, epic, kick up that dust.

@paulbigbee

3 жыл бұрын

Justifiably spent a lot of time on MvdP and the men's results but barely a mention of Chantal Black and the women's race, and a complete absence of any footage. Disappointed.

Caption contest: Is Mathieu the greatest cyclist ever? Let's decide with a van der Poll.

@jakem6720

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant LMAO

@Viddokiddo

3 жыл бұрын

Well, we've still got Eddy Merckx. MvdP won't be exceding him. Maybe Tadej Pogacar will.

@Dennis-gr8ex

3 жыл бұрын

@@Viddokiddo neither will pogacar, Merckx’ palmares is too impressive it will never be surpassed. Also it’s unfair comparison, cycling is much more global now.

I know absolutely nothing about cycling as a sport and even I knew when I watched the highlights of that race that that was something special.

Caption: Italian police seek Dutch cyclist photographed brutally attacking an innocent mountain

@lifeisgood12341

3 жыл бұрын

Clever

Caption: The moment Mathieu van der Poel’s handlebars thought..’just a little further!

@cyclingnerddelux698

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the laugh!😂

Caption: Mvdp: "Alpecin you at the top Julian"

@MarkKnopflerjunior

3 жыл бұрын

This deserves a trillion likes

@omrishahar1855

3 жыл бұрын

perfect

@Mjdssdfff

3 жыл бұрын

Dang, the master has spoken

@cannondale1950

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! So terrible it's great

@piano0b

3 жыл бұрын

brilliant!

I was going for a ride today, then saw Van der Poel's numbers, brought my bike back to the garage and ate a box of cookies Just pure denial

@cyclingnerddelux698

3 жыл бұрын

Same!😅

@mazevx2451

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 But yes

@joowwwllllll666

3 жыл бұрын

Why? You can’t compare yourself to a pro cyclist.

@lothburke2243

3 жыл бұрын

All jokes aside never compare yourself to anyone .. Just be happy pushing whatever you can

@lhd9979

3 жыл бұрын

same here ahahahah me while eating the cookies: "amateur"....

Alaphilippe wins the caption contest: 'I thought I was going pretty fast myself'

Caption: MVDP makes climbing hills look easy. It must be his natural inclination.

@christopherbudden1652

3 жыл бұрын

Oh god that’s amazing

Caption: Julian Alaphilippe: "Watts Mattieu van der Poel got that I don't?!?"

@cypriano8763

3 жыл бұрын

Synthetic hemoglobin!

@brentperez4700

3 жыл бұрын

I like what you did there.

Caption contest: Van der Poel: "In the netherlands there is this big mountain with a 50Meter climb with a 5% average gradient. So... you know... I am used to climbs."

@kratkidokumentarci224

2 жыл бұрын

Hahha 50 meters...

Note to self!!! Do NOT watch GCN when struggling on intervals and they show you Van der Poel numbers #inadequate 🤦‍♂️🙌

Caption contest: Van der Poel isn’t leaning, the hill is actually bending from his power

Caption: MVDP to Phil Gaimon: “Have fun trying to steal THAT KOM Cookie Monster!”

Caption: Van Der Poel single handedly reversing the Earth’s rotational direction.

The photo for this week's Caption Competition is one of the best cycling images ever!

Caption competition: Mathieu, come back! You've dropped your hammer!

Caption competition: "Canyon Execs: Tell MVDP if he snaps the frame he's paying"

@iancuk

3 жыл бұрын

Here, take my like Unfortunately GCN doesn't like talking about snap, crack, defects etc. Especially about Canyon 😬

@MKV1196

3 жыл бұрын

my man needs some canyon ti frame

@firesurfer

3 жыл бұрын

@@iancuk Maybe they should hire Hambini?

Caption competition: MvdP is putting down so much power that Siena is actually moving backwards

Absolute Genius, I subscribed to GCN+ early February after all £19.99 was such a bargain. However until today I had not watched anything. Then you announced that it was now available on Samsung TVs. What a game changer. Now I can't stop watching. 3 films in and loving it.

Its hardly surprising MvdP is on form early in the season when he just came off his CX season, but still, those power numbers are mind bending. My only concern is that he is still young and maybe he is racing too much and may burnout early and that may prevent him from being regarded as the best ever. But at the moment, he is certainly untouchable

Caption: MVDP is clearly a rider steeped in excellence.

Caption: Me when she says her parents aren't home.

@caption: Mathieu is not tilted, the earth moved when he kicked.

I wouldn't forget Roger Devlaeminck, also a world champion in cyclocross and winning multiple classics and monuments for being (one of) the greatest, most versatile cyclists who ever pushed the paddles. Reminding that he did that in the Merckx-era...

We got you Dan, all the way to the end.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

You've got more endufanxe than I have. Dan

Caption: “aha juilian! I have beaten you Egan!”

@tangc

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, good one

Two things on this week's show 1. Best duo of presenters PERIOD 2. I gave survived till the end, Dan :-)

I don't really get much into debating who might or might not be the best cyclist of all time. I just love watching guys like van der Poel, Van Aert, Alaphilippe, Pogacar, and Sagan go at it, and do it with style!

“Hey Mathieu - this was supposed to be a no drop ride”

Caption: "Julien Alaprochaine!"

@AgentSmith16

3 жыл бұрын

We've got ourselves a winner right here.

@lockstockandcarol

3 жыл бұрын

Joli

Nice bike lights on the second place of "inspirational photos"

By not mentioning WvA I think you're discrediting him a little too much. Granted, he's not a mountainbiker, but WvA has shown incredible talent in both CX and on the road in many different disciplines. Sprinting, TT, climbing. I am so glad that we are able to witness these two legends battle it out together (with the likes of Alaphilipe, Sagan, Roglic being spectators most of the time).

Caption: "Watts a hill anyway? I'm from Holland, I've never Siena one before. I'll just cycle across it"

When he sets the hour record between Tour de France victories while notching up 6 days we can begin to consider him the greatest.

Caption: "1.21 jigowatts!!!"

@cjwoudenberg

3 жыл бұрын

Nice reference 😄

Caption: Italian family overjoyed: Washing dried immediately after van der Poel flew by

Caption: Unesco is investigating brutal attack on world heritage pavement in the historical city of Siena.

@michaelhilbert6919

3 жыл бұрын

Love this

It's easy to say MVDP is the greatest right now and may well be the greatest of his generation, but to say he's the GOAT at this point of his career could be the GCN kiss of death. Lets wait till the autumn of his career and see if he can eclipse 525 because unless he does 526 or more, he simply won't be the GOAT. BTW, do we have power numbers for Merckx? Hmmm

@moreseun

2 жыл бұрын

Good points made here. However I think they just meant to rev us up and incite commentary. It makes for good interaction wouldn't you say? He is producing the best numbers and that is undeniable. 💥❤️🚲

I didn’t realise he was as old as he is. To be an ATG he really has to concentrate on winning everything he can on the road for the next 2-3 years. As fun as cyclocross can be...we’ve seen you can win at that, we don’t need to see any more.

Yes Dan I made it to the very end. An endurance feat up right next to my vEveresting.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

😂 😂

Caption: UCI considers banning dangerously fast uphill sprint finishes

Caption: You need big watts if you “van der Poel” away from your competitor.

I think what truly is making MVDP the best of all time is his rivalry with WVA who is arguably going to be the best of all time as well. Imagine if Boonen and Cancelarra went up against eachother all year round?? Well, we have a new and improved rivalry, and I believe it will truly produce the 'best of all time.' We are so very lucky to watch this era of WVA vs MVVP unfold throughout years to come.

In 1968 Merckx won 32 races. 1969 - 43 1970 - 52 1971 - 54 1972 - 50 1973 - 51 1974 - 38. I'm wating to see Van der Poel win 50 road events total, before appraise his all time greatness

Caption: MvdP, the greatest hill sprinter I've ever Siena

I really like MVDP but calm down guys, let's not rush. Besides, don't be like the kids that, are so excited with their new toy, that they forget the older ones are still pretty amazing xD

@badhorse84

3 жыл бұрын

exactly

Hi Dan! I caught the comment at the end. But it is a bit surreal to be watching this, and listening to Dan commenting on the Tirenno-Adriatico on Eurosport, talking about GCN+ at the same time.

@34:19 I made it. I wear a men's small and am quite partial to the red hooded GCN sweatshirt. Thanks!

Caption: Van Der Poel does Watt-ever it takes

Caption competition: Mathieu van der Poel in the Strade Bianche or Space X's latest launch attempt?

I drive for work, I drive trucks and buses daily as I'm a Diesel mechanic. I also cycle to work most days. I've had cars skim past me at high speed for no reason at 6am on empty roads, with plenty of room to over take safely. While driving I've met cyclists coming up one way streets with no lights or hi-viz on or not checking or signalling before the change position on the road.

Dan, I made it all the way through the show (as I always do). Watched Strade Bianche on Saturday morning--my first race ever on GCN+! Woot!

Chapeau MVDP for releasing his numbers. It would be great if this was part of the broadcast to add to the storyline when it is happening. UCI should focus on making the broadcasts more entertaining with in race numbers rather than hugging.

Dan, I watched till the end. 😲

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's commitment! Dan

@adamcoatham

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! 😁

@_Digitalnative

3 жыл бұрын

Am I eligible for a GCN Elite water bottle if I watched it twice through to the end?

Thank you for the Android TV GNC+ app. This was an unexpected win! I'm watching GCN+ Features with my wife on the big screen, and it's the first cycling content I've managed to get her to watch. Please keep those coming!

I always watch to the very end, after the outtake seeing Matt fall off his bike trying to go over a log, when he was learning cyclocross with Si and Lasty years ago

Caption: "Does Van der Poel own a certain talking car?? He's trying to take me out using the oil slick!!!"

Caption: " first one up there gets a free snickers"

For anybody else who knows what a Roku is because you own one, I recently discovered that you can use your Roku as a wireless monitor for a Windows PC. Just go to Settings>Display, then "Connect to a wireless display" and choose your Roku from the list. It's a decent workaround while they work on an app.

Dan, I watched it til the end. Caption contest: MVDP: " You see, where I come from, we don't have any hills. So I get extra excited riding them."

Caption competition: When the whole world is falling but you need to finish the climb and the race

Caption: Hills are just flats at an angle.

@nagak112

3 жыл бұрын

Had me laughing out loud 👍

Last time I was out on my mountainbike, passed some young guys. "Mathieu!!" they shouted, I cheered back. Yes great for popularity of the sport.

MVDP along with Sagan... What a team mate combo they'd be. Just sad that a power house like Tom Dumoulin retired. He was a rider for GC and spring classics (cobbles included).

@nickjohnson710

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're right about tom.....but missed out him having a 💩 behind a sign 😉

Caption: Better step on it. Bridgewood is breathing down my neck💪👀

Caption: MVDP still wants to be in isolation... at the front

Towing Alaphillipe to the final punchy climb would be the wrong tactic for, well, just about anyone else in the peloton. the ferocity of MVDP going away was truly breathtaking.

Caption: Mathieu van der Poel- ing away

Caption: MvDP turned to Allaphillipe and says "Siena later, my wattage hater"

Caption: Everyone on earth at MVDP attack- 🤯. Blake Samson- pff I can do that

The best about "Matje", is his love for all cycling disciplines, and he's loyal to the guys who give him the chance to practice these. With no other team he would have that kind of freedom like the Roodhooft brothers give him. Im also well chuffed hes dutch of course. 😎

MvdP is the best at cycling, cycle-cross and mountain biking

@alexandreboyenval3140

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, Jordan Sarrou is the best at mountain bike. And Pauline the best woman of course.

MVDP the greatest ever? He is good and all, but he is no Dan Lloyd! SMH!

@itarry4

3 жыл бұрын

Much to his eternal joy!

@robbchastain3036

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, let him have his pro career and become a GCN presenter before voting on whether he's greater than Dan.

MvDP is amazing but let’s not forget WVA and his heroics last year-their cyclocross battle has been brilliant this winter-the image of WVA holding his lead and looking for revenge but clearly absolutely on his limit, on a CX Sunday said it all. I really look forward to seeing the pair of them slugging it out this year on the road and seeing what Tom Pidcock can offer too

That is world class riding, from what I know watching NorCal and others doing thoes kind of numbers so far out from the finish demonstrates either insanity or serious confidence. Usually sprints are what, from 250m? Insane!

Hardest I've ever laughed at GCN show was after "compatibility"

I agree but let's remember that he completely cracked at worlds in 2019.

@jonoharper4729

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, don't exaggerate, he simply got his nutrition wrong. Understandable for an attack minded rider that hadn't ever ridden over 250kms before.

@andrew7taylor

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonoharper4729 Except he won Amstel and finished 4th in De Ronde earlier in the year, so he has ridden over 250 km before. He may have gotten his nutrition wrong, but he definitely cracked.

@WouterN23

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrew7taylor The big difference is a warm/sunny race or a rainy race. If you've ridden competition in the rain you would know it demands a lot more nutrition than the same distance on a warm/sunny day. Thats why he cracked because of his nutrition.

@andrew7taylor

3 жыл бұрын

@@WouterN23 In the end it doesn't matter much why'd he crack, does it? Van der Poel did and he got nothing. Pedersen didn't and he got the jersey.

@WouterN23

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrew7taylor it was his first year of road racing so I guess he did very well even tough he cracked. Lets watch the next few years, I'm sure he will win that yersey aswell.

To address the Sagan vs MVP popularity topic: I think it's like "Han Solo" vs "Darth Vader", the first being popular for its charisma and sometimes cockiness, the latter being popular for being able to annihilate anyone.. See the parallel?

Not only the insane Wattage but the untouchable CLASS & ALLURE of MVdP on the bike... a Cycling God

Caption: "Cry Watts, and let slip the climbing dutchman!"

Guys. On the road, MVDP has won one monument. I bet he will never win a Grand Tour. Merckx won 19 monuments, more than 30 cClassics, and 11 Grand Tours, set the hour record and won hundreds of races on the track. Merckx won the first five TDF’s he rode. Get that? The first five times he road the Tour, he won. I love watching MVDP and he is a phenom. But your lack of historical perspective is a bit embarrassing.

@bikevideos3435

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but did he win a cyclocross worlds?

@neilablard2768

3 жыл бұрын

I get your point, but in fairness to GCN, the premise put forward is 'Greatest Cyclist', not 'Greatest Road Cyclist'. Merckx hasn't won Cyclocross world titles, nor won MTB world-level races. 'Greatest Road Cyclist' is Merckx all day long, but when you start to widen the category, it's a bit less nailed on.

@simonrichardson5259

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, there’s no way anyone will ever surpass Merckx’s record of victories, but the sport in the 60’s and 70’s is not the same one as today. It’s possible to be a better rider than Merckx and not win as much I think.

@neilablard2768

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonrichardson5259 it's the variety of MVDP that staggers me. He didn't just beat everyone up a climb. He beat the world champ up an Alaphilippe-made climb, in a wattage bazooka that made us all speechless. He won the World cyclo-cross in front of a fairly decent rider (???) in WVA, and he's beaten Nino Schurter at MTB. He's beating peak World Champs in all disciplines. Staggering.

@julmeissonnier

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilablard2768 Ok, Merckx did not win in MTB... and he did not have an iPhone either... But I guess Van der Poel is not going to win The Super Prestige Pernod International 7 times either (it was pretty much equivalent to the World TT championship)...

"Peter who?" I laughed so hardddddddddddddddd mate

As always love the interaction between you all, great shows, keep them coming.

I DESPERATELY want to see MVDP participate in Grand Tours

@cyclingnerddelux698

3 жыл бұрын

Super agree. Maybe I'm a dinosaur, but until he does, and dominates, I can't crown him the greatest.

@SushovonSamuelRorrison

3 жыл бұрын

@@cyclingnerddelux698 right.

@armandsimonis7992

3 жыл бұрын

MvdP will not dominate in the Grand Tours. Winning stages, yes, green jerseys, if he wants to, sure, but winning overall? No, very unlikely. He hasn't the physique for it. With some specialized training and dieting etc he can improve it for long climbs but even then his chances will be small. But most important, it doesn't appeal to him. Cross, MTB, classics, worldchampionships, stages, small mostly flat-ish stage races like last years BinckBank Tour, yes. Basically everything with climbs with a max of 5 - 10 minutes, especially in the final 50 kms.

Let's be real: we all know WVA is just as beast...

@yarniefcu6197

3 жыл бұрын

MVDP always beats Van Aert on the mtb so I think he’s better

@Sinho0078

3 жыл бұрын

@@yarniefcu6197 you mean Cyclocross ... I haven't seen WvA on a MTB yet.

@yarniefcu6197

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sinho0078 exactly

@mathieuvanderpoel4007

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sinho0078 In Cyclocross yes but WvA can do everything on the road. Paris-Roubaix will be 🔥

MvdP's grandfather, another of the great cyclists of all time. would have been proud to watch this.

Downloaded the GCN+ app on my Samsung TV prior to today’s Paris-Nice. Great app. As someone who is not always keen on the commentary, I especially liked the lack of commentary, even though the settings were set to English. I might not have been too happy had it been Dan and Matt commentating 😂 Did notice the “Ambient Sound” option, though, for future use... Result. Keep it up folks, this ad free cycling experience is top notch 👍

How we all forget Wout 🤷🏻‍♂️

@lukaskaciasvili9351

3 жыл бұрын

Most of the fans didn’t. It is quite ugly, how many cycling media are hyping every 3 months someone else...and not always fairly - or very unfairly to some others. Not far ago they called Sagan GOAT and there was reasonable and factual argumentation for both Sagan and Merckx. All good there. Then everyone start to hype the kid named Remco, even before he delivered. Was (IS!) he hopeful? - of course he deserves attention, but at that time it seemed like some ppl gave him credit for sun coming up. Then suddenly all went to Wout, again he deserved all of the hype, but again, just few months later, media pretend like MVDP is GOAT, even though he doesn’t have enough result, he has strong legs, but does often tactical mistakes and struggle to come up with strategy (if needed). Power is not all. And then - Alphilippe’s power log must look insane too! It was not like MVDP came 10min before 2nd guy. He won, he has biggest punch power (CX is the key here), but HE DID NOT make Julien and Egan look like tourists! ...and then there is other extreme. remember how Mads Pedersen won WC? Poor kid got no hype, many thinking he was lucky cause of weather, but ever since then he prove he is super interesting to watch and very consistent and versatile - but he gets very little attention. :( ...Talk about MVDP being GOAT can come, once he will earn it - but that is couple of “road-rainbow jerseys” away. Doesn’t have to be in a row! ;)

@ericerickson6633

3 жыл бұрын

Who!?

@silvanalopes9666

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukaskaciasvili9351 hell of an answer! 👏

#Caption when I pressed the button Alaphillipe and MvP were next to each other!

what do you say now that we have seen W. van Aert win the Mont Ventoux stage and in Paris at this year's TDF? Another unbelievable cyclist.

The beast with the baby face. What a rider, MvdP.

You're going to get a flood of people saying Merckx but I say it's Beryl Burton.

@simonalexandercritchley439

3 жыл бұрын

Beryl was amazing,those open road TT's wow.

That ride was epic!

Very surprised. Can't complain! Those are great bottles! 😁

31:35 Dan sounded real sassy with the "not really" lol

Eddy Merckx people. Eddy. Merckx

Caption comment : "I knew my disc brake were rubbing!". And of course we all listened until that 😊

Caption: Dan I always make it to the end, striving to be the Van der Poel of the GCN fans

Caption competition: Mathieu v d P.: "Dry your eyes mate, I know it's hard to take, but my legs had some strength left. There are plenty more races this year. Oh, I love the Streets."