7 Essential MTB Skills XC Pros Use That YOU Can Too!

Top-level XC riding is a rich, challenging area of mountain biking, with complex climbs and technical descents it requires riders to have a wide range of skills. Isaac Mundy has compiled some useful tips from the world of pro Cross Country that you can apply to your everyday riding. These tips include preparing your body, mastering sprint starts to get ahead of your friends, and much more. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Getting Started Fast 01:53 - Gauging Pace 03:16 - Fuelling 05:46 - Carrying Speed 06:35 - Relaxed Descending 07:15 - Finding Attack Points 08:15 - Light Is Fast Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN+ 👉 https://gmbn.eu/mtb23 NEW GMBN XC Kit! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/XCKit Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNshorts Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://upload.gmbn.com/ Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter What are you going to use from this list? Is there anything you would add? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 The Ultimate Bike Park Challenges 👉    • The Ultimate Bike Park Challenges | Rich V...   📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 4 Malcolm - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist Anatsuri - Osoku Future Daze - Major Tweaks Should I Let Go_ - oomiee #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Nukeproof Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/nukeproof Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Smith Helmets & Eyewear: https://gmbn.eu/Smith Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Spank: https://gmbn.eu/Spank Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys Wahoo: https://gmbn.eu/WahooTraining Worx Power Tools: https://gmbn.eu/Worx CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing GMBN Tech -    / gmbntech   Electric Mountain Bike Network -    / embn   GMBN auf Deutsch -    / gmbnaufdeutsch   Global Cycling Network -    / gcn   GCN Tech -    / gcntech   GCN Racing -    / gcnracing   Global Triathlon Network -    / gtn   GCN Italia -    / gcnitalia   GCN en Espanol -    / gcnenespanol   GCN auf Deutsch -    / gcnaufdeutsch   GCN en Francais -    / gcnenfrancais   GCN Japan -    / gcnjapan   GCN Training -    / gcntraining