Can I Survive A Ride With Tour de France Pros?
We go behind the scenes at the Lotto-Intermarché altitude training camp in Sierra Nevada to see exactly how pro cyclists prepare for the Tour de France. Follow Ollie as he attempts to survive a grueling 174km ride in 37°C heat alongside pro riders Georg Zimmermann and Yeno Berckmoes. Chapters: ⏱️ 00:00 - Pro Level Fitness 01:12 - Why do the Pros Train at Altitude? 02:46 - Pro Nutrition: The 200g Carb Breakfast 03:30 - First Look: New Orbea Orca Aero 05:14 - The Route: 174km & 2000m Climbing 11:24 - Adaptation and Heat Strain 15:11 - High-Tech Hydration 18:16 - 31-Hour Training Weeks 19:02 - Ollie Hits the Limit in 37°C Heat 22:56 - Conclusion Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks 👉 https://gcn.eu/JoinYTmemberships Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing! 👉 https://gcn.eu/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter GCN Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnuploader Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides The pros were clocking 31 hours of training in a single week during this camp—what is the most distance or time you’ve ever ridden in 7 days? Let us know your personal records (and your favorite mid-ride cooling hacks) in the comments! 👇 Watch more on GCN... 📹 • We Test 7 Tour De France Bikes From 7 Decades 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcn.eu/editorschoice 📹 Or why not check out our Features Playlist 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnfeatures 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Infected (Instrumental Version) - LeDorean Against the Clock - Dian Shuai Bowery - Dylan Sitts Breakout - FLYIN Commence Orbit - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Dark Eternity - Siddharth Parashar Dead City Blues - Conditional Dead City Blues (Instrumental Version) - Conditional Faded in Florence - Guustavv Final Scene - Aiyo Heroic Actions - Wendel Scherer I Can Not Explain - The Big Let Down I Can Not Explain (Instrumental Version) - The Big Let Down Sports Rocker - Taelimb that feeling - dreem The Chase - Siddharth Parashar Token - dreem Truth is (Instrumental Version) - SRA Vivaldi_ The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 Summer_ III. Presto - Michelle Ross Wasted - LeDorean Wasted #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content, including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind-the-scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly, it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to your attention, showcase the best places in the world to ride and get exclusive access to events and races. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside Cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Hunt Bike Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Hunt Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Gtechniq: https://gcn.eu/Gtechniq Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels CeramicSpeed: https://gcn.eu/GCNCeramicSpeed HJC Sports: https://gcn.eu/hjcsports Shimano: https://gcn.eu/shimano Cyclowax: https://gcn.eu/cyclowax Sena: https://gcn.eu/Senacycling Princeton Carbon Works: https://gcn.eu/princetoncarbonworks P1 Race Technologies: https://gcn.eu/p1racetechnologies POC: https://gcn.eu/POC Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech - / @gcntech GCN Racing - / @gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - / @gtn GCN Italia - / @gcnitalia GCN en Español - / @gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - / @gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - / @gcnenfrancais GCN Training - / @gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - / @gmbn GMBN Tech - / @gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - / @embn

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