Which pro do you want to see Ollie take on next? Let us know! 👇

@RoScFan

Жыл бұрын

That eurobike is a superbike compared to my mtb. Use an entry level mtb when you want to do these "pros on a shit bike" challenges.

@leonbroekx

Жыл бұрын

Annemiek van Vleuten on a climb. Or Riejanne Markus on the TT bike. But please ditch that eurobike. It served its purpose, but don't repeat it again and again and again and again.

@zhakuki

Жыл бұрын

Nibali

@troycollett8540

Жыл бұрын

Ollie vs joe skipper

@troycollett8540

Жыл бұрын

Ollie vs harry Palmer

I always love seeing pros in any discipline doing this random stuff, not taking themselves too seriously and willing to do something a bit silly because why not?

@LSD04

Жыл бұрын

Or their bike sponsor tells them to

@demon1spence

Жыл бұрын

Very good resistance training. and a break from the humdrum so why not

@jimmythelips

Жыл бұрын

I imagine he wasn't allowed to go over a certain amount of watts

@Lee-One

11 ай бұрын

@@LSD04 but its up to them at the end of the day and it seems like they're having fun

@NikkiRidesBikes

11 ай бұрын

I agreee 😊💪

Ollie's track stand at the lights was mint, not even a wobble!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Cool calm and collected, ever the professional 🙌

@KoiFishGraff94

Жыл бұрын

Was coming here to post this, that's the real spectacle!

@sumselknoten

Жыл бұрын

Even more impressive as he as doing a hard effort just before that. At least for that makes track stands always way harder.

@Keschoo

11 ай бұрын

It makes it easier to do it uphill but anyway kudos to him

@joesinnott04

5 ай бұрын

He literally put his foot on the ground

That trackstand was the most impressive thing in the whole video.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Ollie's very proud

@mynameistakenagainandagain

Жыл бұрын

I think Ollie put the lights there just to show off his track stand, was good though!

@garymiller1216

Жыл бұрын

i always like a good track stand

@joerenner8334

Жыл бұрын

I could give it a go on that bike I think.

@richm.3477

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn As he should be!

We need more of joe, he has a great attitude! I will be cheering him on this season!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

To watch us hang out with some more pros, you should check out our 'Legends' series on GCN+ like this one with Alberto Contador 👉 gcn.eu/Contador

@garysladek9110

Жыл бұрын

Yes, my thoughts also. GO JOE!

@Flo-hu5jb

Жыл бұрын

yeah, Joe is such a likeable person!

I'd actually really love to see more about what the mechanics say about the Eurobike. Mostly because I think it'd be funny.

@pretzelhunt

Жыл бұрын

How can something so badly built also be so heavy!

@keithmaclure9101

Жыл бұрын

If they'd been properly mic'ed up, I think the mechanic commentary would have all needed bleeped out! 🤣

@brannmacfinnchad9056

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@MrRay645

Жыл бұрын

nothing wrong with a dirt cheap (heavy) bike to go hit the rail trail do some sight seeing while getting exercise but why spend money/resources faking a race bike... I can only imagine what they were thinking/saying a very bizarre "bike" for sure.

@Lee-One

11 ай бұрын

@@MrRay645 lol fr

I think Ollie should re-do this video all by himself! 1st run Eurobike, 2nd run superbike on same watts and record the differences in speed and time. In fact, I'm extremely curious to know how much a bike and its setup can make a difference to your performance!

8:43 “woah I’m full gas already” while smiling and not even breathing hard. A pro’s fitness level is just insane.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

They are on another level 🙌

@LHTkayaksport

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn and how they can recover back into a sprint so fast!

Loved how Joe had such a positive attitude! Ollie, i am sure he had some nice words for you after the climb, you are really strong 💪✌️

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Rumour has it, Ollie was asked to join the team... but didn't want to embarrass the rest of the team. 👀

@patrickenglish9593

Жыл бұрын

good to see Ollie in charge of replies again

@jamtoz

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn 🤣🤣🤣✌️🙂

Love seeing Ollie in these types of challenges. He has come such a long way since I started watching him. If not for that pesky light, he would have blown this one out of the park. Great ride. And yes, as others mentioned, that track stand was epic.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@zacharycat603

Жыл бұрын

If nobody is around I just roll through lights like that. Why wait around for 20 cars to pile up behind you?

That Eurobike has probably done more epic courses and climbs than most $10K bikes.

At this point Ollie calling himself a sh*t rider is just straight up hustling. Not what I expect from the good doctor! 😂

@pauldolphin7961

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, he does accept he’s not that crap! 1:28

@DrewKime

Жыл бұрын

He's the guy that the local club riders struggle to hold his wheel and they all tell him he should go pro, and he explains the gap between him and the pros is bigger than the gap from them to him.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He's maybe too humble 👀

@DanielSong39

11 ай бұрын

@@DrewKime Maybe in terms of the number of people but definitely not in terms of wattage

Ollie getting closer and closer to Top Gear style with the "here's one we made earlier" and "in the world" -bits :D

@oliverbridgewood3929

Жыл бұрын

here’s one we made earlier is blue peter!

@marshallw

Жыл бұрын

"Astana's heavy bike is really slowing him down with a minute wide gap between him and Ollie! Still, could be worse." _Cuts to Ollie at a traffic light_

My first road bike is a Eurobike. It is crazy heavy, but it will make some good riding legs after riding it a few times. Yes, it has several pitfalls, but for a newbie with a very tight budget, it isn't bad for a new road bike. However, I wouldn't recommend getting too chummy with it for long if a person wants to get serious later. A few issues with it is the quality of the derailleur and the size of the chain ring. The derailleur will junk up after some time of serious rides. Also, the chain ring is a bit smaller than that of a typical road bike, possibly because the parts seem to be a mix from something that resemble various types of bikes. A positive aspect to the Eurobike is that the frame can stand a beating for how heavy this tank on two wheels is. I don't ride mine any longer except for when I am screwing around. Note: if a person is just learning how to use clips, this is the bike to do it with because a person new to clips will fall, dropping the bike a few times along with banging up the knees.

Classic, hilarious. Joe is such a good sport about it, while Ollie is giddy as a child. Good stuff y'all

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He let Ollie have his fun 🙌

The paint scheme on the Wilier was worth 30 seconds alone. 😍😍😍

@JonCannings

Жыл бұрын

Beauty isn't it

@timotius

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's really nice!!

@anotheryoutuber2463

Жыл бұрын

texture via trash bag... what a delight

Excellent video, loved the humour from Ollie and Joe.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I love GCN. But I learned more from these when they used to compare super bikes with mid-range bikes. Reasonably priced bikes by Specialist, Trek or others would do far better in these comparisons and provide more meaningful information. Methinks the makers of $10K bikes might be afraid of this. And no one looks at a $10K bike and then says "that's too much, I'm going for the $200 bike.!" But, it was entertaining! And Ollie, you look positively sickly, gaunt and under nourished. Keep up the good work!

@a1white

Жыл бұрын

This is definitely the case. When you get above a certain price point the gains are much more marginal. It’s like difference between Tourney and 105 is much bigger than between 105 and Dura-ace. But then this is the same in all sports, the top end components are cutting edge state of the art so would have to be expensive with the research and development that go into it. Unless you race at pro level you don’t really need it though.

Joe final double sprint took breath away. No blaming bad tools here. Epic.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He showed his class at the end! 🙌

Did Joe go back down and give the construction guy that 100 spot he promised if he stopped Ollie at the light? 😉

The return of the eurobike! You can bash it all you like, but after all these tests it still "works."

I think in Lance Armstrongs case it was all about who had the best chemist

@petinka721

Жыл бұрын

Team Ferrari😄

@10:07 - 10:29 is where Ollie blew his chances. Rookie, poseur error. J-Dom the perfect symbol of Rule #80 // Always be deliberately casual; Why stand when you can lean? Why lean when you can sit? Why sit when you can lie down?

The Bridgewood Redemption Tour continues… Contador, G, Dombrowski!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He's gradually taking on the whole World Tour!

To be fair, the Eurobike was much lighter until Hank filled the frame tubes with water.

@richm.3477

Жыл бұрын

That's hilarious, and should make it into the Comments of the Week segment.

I love Ollie’s comment at the end: share the show to your friends “if you have any” 😉

Joe Dombrowski was funny with his analysis of the Amazon bike. Would like to see more challenges with the pros and a day in the life of a pro.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Some great video ideas for 2023! 👀

That left me wanting to see a rematch. We saw the gap before the stop light, for sure, but so much can happen in the final 500m of a big climb. I would have loved to have seen an uninterrupted finish to see the final times.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

We think Ollie would too 😂

Never call yourself a **** rider Ollie, you're the best

“Share it with your friends - if you’ve got any” hahaha, oh Ollie, the burn! Happy new year to you too 😅

Another pro-cyclist slayed, and Ollie's legend continues to grow.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Who's gunna be next?

@user-yx1qk4sk5t

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn Paddie the baddie!

@farizrd

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn Rohan Dennis please

@angelinatang4255

Жыл бұрын

Wait, who won? Bit confusing near the end.

@user-yx1qk4sk5t

Жыл бұрын

@@angelinatang4255 Not Ollie.

I loved seeing the Team Mechanics setting up the Euro bike 😂 you can tell they enjoyed messing around with it

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

They weren't used to such primitive tech 😂

That was fun! Joe was great and I hope you can get him on more GCN episodes.

Means if I lose 20kg from now, it feels like I ride $15K bike with this weight…

I’ve managed through my cycling journey starting in 2001 to the present, to achieve the status of a CAT 3 racer. I no longer race but at the very beginning I got an actual bike fit that has worked well for me for over 22 yrs. I keep my exact stem length of 120 mm, handle bars 44 cm width and the saddle of choice is the Fizik Arione or it’s similar models. Even when I purchase a new bike I keep my same dimensions with a tweak here & there with my saddle to achieve my ultimate fit for comfort @Global Cycling Network📌

great video as per usual. - I would love to see a comparaison between 1500-3000-4500£ bikes (brand new bike 2022 or 2023) - and another one showing a 3000£ bike from 2023-2020-2017 (price at lunch ) and how it has evolved.

@thek3743

Жыл бұрын

No noticable difference whatsoever.

It's time for another 5vs1, but with Ollie on the time trial bike!

Joe got lucky there, but showed us the big gulf in class that there is between a pro and good amateur. Even when Ollie was at cycling weekly I've enjoyed watching his videos. He's very intelligent, really knows his subjects and has a tremendous amount of enthusiasm

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Cycling what sorry? ... Never heard of it 😂

@alexjohnson6462

Жыл бұрын

You can try to memory-hole Cycling Weekly, but you can never erase Ollies Project 49 legacy. That was probably the finest bit of riding he has ever done (or anyone at GCN, even in their pro days for that matter). What I can't figure out is if he was able to go over 30mph for almost 50 minutes in Project 49, how come he could not achieve his Hour Record goal. Even though its an extra 10 minutes of riding, he should have been able to get closer to it than he did.

I love how Joes mechanics and teammates are all just laughing at him…. 😂😂

@jinxterx

Жыл бұрын

Laughing at the bike, not him.

10:26 those guys are like "no way, it's an Astana rider and GCN!"

The amount of free marketing material you guys have given to EuroBike... They'd never dream of having riders of this caliber on their bike, multiple times, being seen by millions of viewers!

3:28 anybody else notice the Trek-Segafredo women’s team riding past in the background?

For a moment I thought Joe would not actually be able to lift that Eurobike! GCN has certainly gotten its moneysworth out of it. Ollie looking good!

These are always a blast, Ollie, even if we know how it's going to end. Really enjoy them.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Did you think this was how it would end? 👀

"he can recover quicker and go again" damn i felt that

@kakarot2430

Жыл бұрын

Ladies like that

@hotsky83

Жыл бұрын

Hahah nice

I saw a Eurobike in the wild just before Christmas. To make the ride even better, the owner had the saddle tilted upwards about 20 degrees

That recovery time from Joe was Insane! Especially on an unfamiliar heavy bike and climb. Ollie's Trackstand was clean too.

Next please. pro female cyclist vs male amateur

Ollie you are strong. Much respect. It would be even more interesting if the show uses a $1500 aluminium bike with 105, instead of Eurobike.

What is more staged? this video, the post-Tour criteriums or a Stages powermeter?

Absolutely a hoot of a upload!!! You guys are great!! Thanks to Joe for being a great sport and professional as could be!!👊👊🤙🤙

Love that climb. I wouldn't fancy going over the other side on the eurobike.

Love the conclusions , “it is all about the bike “ when the Eurobike took the V 😂

Reminds me of the scene in the movie “Blazing Saddles” where they stopped in the desert for a toll booth. “Somebody needs to go back and get a shit load of dimes.”

The Willier paint job is amazeballs - it’s what Elsa would ride if she could in that stupid long floaty dress.

Let's be real here Ollie has upped his training and his overall fitness on the bike~ If you put an amateur on the bike the Pro cyclist still would have won of the cheap bike. I think we all know Ollie is like semi-pro these days! haha

@speedsociety9177

Жыл бұрын

yeah he is at 5W/kg which needs some pretty rigorous training to get to as an amateur

Pure entertainment mate. Laughed really hard on the last 100 meters. Good job.

I just got back into cycling after about a decade off. I hope I can still track stand. That was awesome!

Loved de video! The music for when they’re riding is awesome! Thank you!

Ollie is absolutely smashing it! Super strong right now! 💪💪💪

Lol just Brodie May Chapman and Gaia Realini riding past at 3:27 Goes to show that all the pro teams really do winter training together all in the same area.

The paint on the handle bars looks incredible. Wheels are amazing also.

the Palmares/legend of the Eurobike continues to grow! Whether its a world tour pro or Hank riding it into deep puddles, it never fails to perform!

Ollie sabotaged him from the start immediately dropped it drive side down 🤣

Great vid, like the humor of both Ollie and Joe. "How is my position?" "Aero. You look pro!" Mwhahahaha. :)

Great video!!!! We all know Ollie won… I think upgrading components on the euro bike to see how much weight can be saved would be a good video…replace everything just keep the frame

Жыл бұрын

Spot on target! Seat post, fork, handlebar and chainring are hi ten steel. Just replacing them for aluminum parts would shave good 3 to 5 kgs. On the other hand, the frame is heavy as hell alone and it's geometry is akward.

Yay Ollie! Great job!

Fantastic lads, I love these types of videos so much! Ollie, you rock lol

The pro bike is a definite super nice, whether it's in biggy smalls, jaunty angle, or with the valves not lined up!

So cool! Love It! The Willier is amaizing!

JoeDo is awesome. Very much enjoyed seeing some Dombrowski content.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of a blue fade bike with these colours. But this is WAY better than my dream! So sweet... Great video, just loved it!

Not normally into road bikes but that Willer is a thing of beauty 😍

This was awesome!! Thanks for making me laugh, as usual, Ollie!

Love this kinda content 🫶🫶🔥🔥🙉 thanks GCN🤟

As an American, Joe was my hope for a Grand Tour winner. He won the baby giro 10 years ago. But alas, he rides a life of mediocrity now.

Awesome Video!! Ollie rocks. Track stand was great.

Tough and humble Joe D., thanks for playing along with this request.

I loved the intro - oooh, all their fancy equipment (sarcasm). I mean, who hasn’t thought that? We’re all delusional 😂😂.

"I guess these are. . . Shifters."🤣🤣🤣

Great job, Noe! Wishing you a fantastic season.

Without a doubt that’s the funniest video you’ve ever put out! 😂 Well done GCN and Joe!

I love this video series! I think another interesting video would be to put the pro on like a bottom of the line proper road bike. E.g., aluminum frame, claris group set etc. It seems that you really do go faster if you have a great bike compared to an amazon bike; but how much difference does it make to go from the most affordable "true" road bike (~1,000 dollars), to what many riders would consider a good road bike bike (~$3,000)

While I get that this is really just an ad for Wilier, please be conscious that the Amazon bike may be all someone can afford. And if it gets them out riding, then that’s the most important thing. It’s not all about the bike. It’s all about going for a ride.

Very great episode with the astana team, love it!

That really is a stunning paint job! The Wilier isn't too bad either.

@a1white

Жыл бұрын

😂

The best type of videos, love when compared

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

with that heritage, this eurobike is probably the most valuable eurobike ever. this on bike probably made gcn more money then amazon selling them ;) you should have made everyone singh it who has driven it. it was a fun video even if oliver is a pretty good rider and traffic lights are always a pain in the....legs.....

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

You should check out our 'Cheap bike challenge' film on GCN+! 👉 gcn.eu/cbc

Ollie warns Joe about bad workers blaming the tool, then proceeds to blame the traffic light. Classic Bridgewooding. 😉

@oliverbridgewood3929

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Great vid and Ollie’s track stand was pro level, should have won that one quite easy if no traffic light 😁

Impressionante!!! Complimenti per il video bellissimo!!!

Such a good video. Thanks everyone for making it.

Ollie: "Share this video with your friends....if you've got any" I feel personally attacked.

The final 500m is really exciting showing how a top professional cyclist can generate power from nowhere after being punished by this cheap bike for more than 6 km and to win the race!!!

17 Kilos? Impossible, even my fatbike with 4,6 inch wide tires is less than 15 Kilos!

The Eurobike is back!!. I love it. You should auction that bike eventually. It is legendary.

I love that paint job 😍 that's one of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen!

Really well done Ollie ! Joe is a big not only for the uphill's watts 🔝 I like this format, it would be great to do it with an amatour vs pro sprinter 🚲

The first time i saw this channel was just abt 10 mins ago and im already loving it

I think the Eurobike has made the most appearances on GCN. I’m starting to fancy one for training purposes.

@bikeguyhk

Жыл бұрын

Eurobike is good for making you appreciate more your current bike!