Can These Ex Pro Cyclists Win A Duathlon?

Can These Ex Pro Cyclists Win A Duathlon? | GCN Presenter Challenge!

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Can these roadies win a duathlon? We challenged our friends over at @gcn to come join us at a local duathlon. Have they got the stamina? Will they pass everyone on the bike? Do they even know how to run? So many unknowns, you'll have to watch the video to find out what happens!
00:00 Welcome to the duathlon
00:47 Meet the teams
01:57 Duathlon race prep
03:00 GCN race a Duathlon
10:25 The results
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@gtn Ай бұрын

Which GCN presenter do you think has the most potential to be a triathlete?! Let us know 👇

@two-eyedRoy Ай бұрын

Honestly, Conor. The limbs in the swim and the stride length. ;) That's as an absolute. The levers for a gentle 3.5km/h in the sploosh and mandables for marathon running if he trained for them... the guy can punch out Watts on a climb when trained up. But he also seems really aware of overcooking so for a measured overall effort...

@miguelvargas8270 Ай бұрын

Ollie. Dude puts his whole heart into everything.

@takingbackvegan4007 Ай бұрын

Always have to go with Manon

@MrTigerlilly68 Ай бұрын

I would place my bets on Si.

@dakilamoty5812 Ай бұрын

Alex he is super competitive and has power on the bike.

@utuber221 Ай бұрын

This was one of the best segments of GTN meets GCN. We need more of this.

@gtn Ай бұрын

thanks for the comment! Who would you like to see next?!

@utuber221 Ай бұрын

I loved the humor GCN guys brought to the show. Maybe GTN switching roles and doing a GCN challenge or get the Mountain bike channel doing a duathlon but Xtera style? Looking forward to seeing Si doing a triathlon

@willfromfreeport Ай бұрын

Oo GMBN doing Xterra triathlon would be amazing. Could even get Hank in on that.

@sean7456 Ай бұрын

Duathlons are such an underrated event. For me, they're much easier to train for since I don't need to travel to a pool and only need to fit two sports worth of training into a week. Duathlons fit into a busy schedule and are a really simple way to motivate a cyclist like myself to run. Love them!

@MarvinNeumannOfficial Ай бұрын

Yet the swimming is the one which is for me personally THE perfect sports to challenge me, yet also THE perfect sports which is not such a harsh tall on my body.

@nizam_mr Ай бұрын

@@MarvinNeumannOfficial: then theres aquabike/aquacycle or swim-run events for ppl like you👌🏼

@MarvinNeumannOfficial Ай бұрын

@@nizam_mr Didn’t know that that exists. Thanks :) But honestly triathlon is my sports 😍

@dsd6538 Ай бұрын

@@MarvinNeumannOfficial Yeah e.g. some middle distance events offer that as side event

@gtn Ай бұрын

It can often be the pool that stops people from training 👀 Great to hear you love duathlon!

@Ghyrtan Ай бұрын

19:31 for a 5k for "non runners"!!! That's very impressive!! There are not that many people breaking the 20 min mark for a 5k. I guess their VO2Max is still quite high compared to the "normal" population. Congrats guys! Is there a way I can like this video 10 000 times so we can see Si do a triathlon? 😁

@gtn Ай бұрын

Very impressive right! 🙌Should we get these two back on for more?

@TheJuanlung Ай бұрын

Alex with his own Tri-Suit.. clearly done this before!!

@gtn Ай бұрын

Hahahah something fishy here right 👀

@thommasr Ай бұрын

🤔🤔🤔

@miguelsaez340 Ай бұрын

5:20 that level of synchronized flying mount is worth a mention

@peterdobos1606 Ай бұрын

Si and Alex have experienced the deep truth of my soon-to-be t-shirted saying: Running - it's why humans invented the wheel.

@williamsylvia3962 Ай бұрын

WOW! Nice work Si and Alex! I’m a little annoyed/jealous that you 2 who are not runner can do 4min/K. I would love to see you 2 train and do a triathlon. I’m going to make a few more accounts to help bump the likes to 10k 🤣

@gtn Ай бұрын

Hahahah we can't wait for those 10k likes 🤣

@spamfremail Ай бұрын

Totally jealous. I am a cyclist who I'd have to say DOES run. Not a proper duathlete but run at least once or twice a week. And I do NOT break 20 minutes for a 5k except in rare and exceptional race conditions. Ridiculous that people who don't run just turn up and do 19.30 !!

@dereknalley Ай бұрын

19:31 5k , Well done Alex!

@larrylem3582 Ай бұрын

For "not running", Alex is fast! Si is a decent runner, too. If Alex put in some run training, he might move to the front of the group in these duathlons. Can he swim?

@gtn Ай бұрын

Rapid right! 💨

@jackiewong0806 Ай бұрын

I' was thinking the same as well. That wasa very decent pace for 5K!

@sinancetinkaya Ай бұрын

Yeah, 5K under 20min for someone who don't run? Cut the bullshit :)

@GOLTEB Ай бұрын

@@sinancetinkayathe suit is a dead giveaway. Lol

@Lazy_Jay_Racing Ай бұрын

Was a brilliant surprise to see you guys there ... I really enjoyed my race and now I can say I've beaten the GCN/GTN guys at a race! 😂😂 I'm sure you weren't taking it too seriously (although your bike speed was incredible) but it was a bonus to see you all joining in with us regular athletes 😁👍👏👏

@gtn Ай бұрын

We may of had fun but these two took the race very seriously! You must have been really pushing it on the race? Nice work 🙌

@Lazy_Jay_Racing Ай бұрын

@@gtn having an age group GB qualification slot being up for grabs definitely helps push yourself to be on your 'A' game 😁👍 (qualification achieved) Thanks for your comment 👍I love the channel, keep up the good work 👌

@Kimberlietriracer25 Ай бұрын

@@Lazy_Jay_Racing Congratulations on the qualification! Great work!

@Lazy_Jay_Racing Ай бұрын

@@Kimberlietriracer25 thank you, it's always an honour to represent GB, even as an age group athlete 😁👍🇬🇧 Thankful that my body still lets me do it, as I move up to the 50-54 age group

@Kimberlietriracer25 Ай бұрын

@Lazy_Jay_Racing thats awesome! As a USAT athlete I know how hard it is. Keep up the great work!

@michaelr148 29 күн бұрын

Alex is hilarious. Says what everyone actually feels in run#2.

@blubbblubb6239 Ай бұрын

This was a fun vid! Please more content with these two GCN guys! :)

@gtn Ай бұрын

10k likes and they'll do a triathlon 👀

@GrumpyOldMan-pk3mg Ай бұрын

3:50 per K. I dream of doing 3:50 per K. Well done too all 👏👏👏👏

@SBoots29 Ай бұрын

Me too

@RageAZA Ай бұрын

its tough and takes some serious training; interval training is your friend. almost every run after an interval session i seem to beat my PB

@gtn Ай бұрын

Pretty impressive right! 💨

@RageAZA Ай бұрын

@@gtn especially considering your guys run pace is my interval training speed.. i am jealous.

@s.g.engineeringltds.g.engineer Ай бұрын

What a great ad for our sport. Smiles all round!! Next up.., let’s get Si and Alex in the pool!! 😮

@gtn Ай бұрын

In the pool! We'll see what we can do 👀

@richardbarnhill4794 Ай бұрын

Did my first duathlon yesterday! As a cyclist, I crushed the bike section and was humbled by the run. Such a great event - ready to sign up for my next one!

@michaelmcmahon1376 Ай бұрын

Great video, love the GTN/GCN mix videos, keep up the hard work so I can sit back and enjoy!

@STR675 Ай бұрын

this video is so fun!! do more content like this please..love this!

@SBoots29 Ай бұрын

You guys smashed it. Great job on getting the boys from GCN to join.

@gtn Ай бұрын

They took a bit of convincing 👀

@bikesandlaces Ай бұрын

Epic to watch love a duathlon, very underrated events, and would love to see more around them!

@btmzi55 Ай бұрын

Well done all around! It's great fun to see high class athletes try new sports with a learning and exploratory attitude, do well, but appreciate the effort it takes to do that sport. Tip of my cap to both GCN guys for trying something new, the GTN guys for being great guides, and to each other for hanging on during the others' stronger discipline.

@atlantaswelder Ай бұрын

I love this so much!! Very inspiring 👏👏

@jonathanbrandenburg6508 Ай бұрын

Please keep doing these crossovers. Just love seeing the GCN guys do triathlon/duathlon stuff. Hilarious and brilliant!

@gtn Ай бұрын

They're better than they look! We're just looking forward to the 10,000 likes 😉

@philipjackson1589 Ай бұрын

Well done guys you smashed it!!! I can't wait to see you take part in a triathlon now.

@jthomp1254 Ай бұрын

Love these crossover vids. They’re my favorite guys doing awesome things!

@jasonblackwell5534 Ай бұрын

Best video I've seen for a while. Gcn did well. Should show us bike splits to everyone else.

@rkuzmic Ай бұрын

Castle Combe Race Circuit looks amazing in the morning fog.

@mcorbett01 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video. What a great effort by Alex and Si. Well done to Mark and James for shepherding them through the runs 🙂👍🏻

@gtn Ай бұрын

And for towing us through the bike 🤣

@krehme Ай бұрын

Sorry Si and Alex… I love it! So much fun to see you guys doing this. Thanks so much for putting yourself through that!

@peterburton5494 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video fellas loved it👍👏👏👏

@erictravis5995 Ай бұрын

Impressive performance for non-runners! Great to see Alex and Si pushing their boundaries a bit…😂

@coachjohn Ай бұрын

Literally one of the most fun colab videos. I'm a huge fan of GTN and GCN and seeing how well the GCN guys did I would bet there are more duathlons...or maybe a triathlon in the future.

@gtn Ай бұрын

We think these two have got the bug now 🤣

@hellostevevideo Ай бұрын

such great content as always - the community/ friendship between GCN/GTN/GMBN etc is so cool - well done folks!

@gtn Ай бұрын

We love working with our roadie buddies 🙌 Should we get them on for anything else?

@evan11048 Ай бұрын

Really fun to watch. A bunch of boys doing stuff they love together and pushing each other

@madshansson20 Ай бұрын

Great video and good content Alex is ready for duathlon

@3Max Ай бұрын

This was so much fun to watch, thanks for putting it together! I've never done a duathlon, maybe time to give it a go! Gotta learn proper draft-racing skills though...

@gtn Ай бұрын

Do it, you'll enjoy the race 🙌 Such a great scene!

@NoelSlevin Ай бұрын

I entered the East Fortune Duathlon last month. I wish I'd discovered duathlon 20 years ago! It was brilliant. I entered the non-draft as it was my first time, and I was quite a bit slower than Alex and Si. Their running times are very impressive for people who don't run!

@gtn Ай бұрын

They did great! Should we start training these two up? 🏃🏊

@backuptimmy4124 Ай бұрын

Just finished a much shorter duathlon last Sunday. I’m a Covid cyclist and a runner before Covid lol Great effort and thanks for showing us what cyclists are capable of doing! Cheers 🥳

@annelisenorth8670 Ай бұрын

Loved this!!! Si's face at the end!! OMG. I think Alex should do the triathlon, just for possibly putting his mate under the bus. Can't wait for this!!

@winklertribe5268 Ай бұрын

What a fun episode!!! Yes- they need to do a sprint triathlon!

@Morehills840 Ай бұрын

That was great, I would love to see more.

@RewildingFlanders Ай бұрын

Loved this collab! Thank you! What's next? A triathlon? Maybe an Ironman?

@jascollinscork Ай бұрын

Cracking video guys! Well done to all! Sooo surprised at Si+Alex who would have thought they'd give it such a bash 😂😂 yea I live dualathons pity there nor on that much😢

@dakilamoty5812 Ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this 💯. Alex and Si smashed it

@gtn Ай бұрын

Amazing right!

@melibaut Ай бұрын

This was a fun video! Never thought of doing this, but might try it one day!

@RSaban11 Ай бұрын

Well done GCN team, really amazing running

@hamidq9547 Ай бұрын

Did my first duathlon at 55 yrs old a couple of weeks ago. Looking forward to my next one!

@markbphilip Ай бұрын

Love the challenge based vids! Would love to see GTN training the GCN/GMBN teams for something epic like a middle or full distance tri!

@mikeflanagan4096 Ай бұрын

Loved the race. Loved the teams.

@clairel3730 Ай бұрын

Just brilliant ! Great camera work and drone shots. I was a marshall that day (bike out/in) and I made the video 😀 . Great effort all four of you - it was captured brilliantly. Being out on course I didn't know how close it finished. Thanks for the selfie afterwards 😀

@gtn Ай бұрын

thanks for marshalling! 🫶

@andrewmcalister3462 Ай бұрын

@gtn You should do a video from the perspective of all the behind-the-scenes/volunteer roles that go into producing even a local Sprint Tri. Sometimes as athletes, we don't give enough appreciation to these folks.

@jarekp1437 Ай бұрын

I wish I would be able to like this video multiple times 😂

@dakilamoty5812 Ай бұрын

10k likes 😂

@taylorho2451 Ай бұрын

This was a really cool video.... I'd love to have a new pair of shoes for my first every Adelaide PREPD Marathon this year!

@alfredotejada9630 Ай бұрын

Excellent Video!!

@themussile3335 Ай бұрын

Great to hear shouty Dave. Always a legend at DBmax events

@crabjamm Ай бұрын

An absolute legend.

@gtn Ай бұрын

It's great having these local legends 🙌

@user-ng3rf7wz1d Ай бұрын

Watching this having just done a Duathlon today myself - 3km of it was on sand. Love watching Si and Alex running!

@gtn Ай бұрын

Sand! Where did you do your race? Sounds amazing 🏖

@user-ng3rf7wz1d Ай бұрын

@@gtn Harlech. It's an amazing event - highly recommend it. The views from the castle make awesome videos (hint) and you could try cycling up the steepest street in the world or run up the steps to the Castle (latter is part of the race).

@sigfreed11 Ай бұрын

Best video in a while from the GxN teams

@far_out_travels Ай бұрын

Cool video guys, really enjoyed this one 👍🏼🇿🇦

@gtn Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@andrewmcalister3462 Ай бұрын

An excellent introduction to multisport, and less intimidating to a beginner than the swim aspect of a tri. Well done Alex and Si.

@VogtJurgen Ай бұрын

Such a fun video, well done guys

@jonathanzappala Ай бұрын

That was great, well done Si and Peter!

@scottmarriott1185 Ай бұрын

That was great, well done and top bike riders are also decent runners….who knew😂😂

@gtn Ай бұрын

These two impressed us 🙌

@deankrain Ай бұрын

Great video, as usual.

@Jdwmaguire Ай бұрын

Brilliant!!!🎉

@chevtrains Ай бұрын

Might have to try duathlon now

@pieterhanekom Ай бұрын

Awesome video guys!Well done to Alex and Si for keeping up with Mark and James

@gtn Ай бұрын

they did pretty well didn't they?! What would you like to see them do next?

@stevenbird1431 Ай бұрын

That was amazing guys, well done 🥇

@marie-louisekarlander2366 Ай бұрын

😄🙌👏Well Done and fun to watch.

@paulgodman-wf5lk Ай бұрын

Great video. 😊

@ichor20 Ай бұрын

Absolutely LOVE duathlons! So much fun. Im 38 and can't float to save my life 😅

@riaandavel8517 Ай бұрын

This video was awesome! 🎉

@stevedouglas3975 Ай бұрын

Could see from Si's running style the extra weight of the ankles hindered him...

@innesdunbar Ай бұрын

Great team work everyone, a good move to mix up GTN and GCN into two teams, how good were the bike sections? absolutely flying!

@gtn Ай бұрын

We're a big family 🙌

@TheImprobableIronman Ай бұрын

Loved this. Well done to the GCN guys. Never thought I'd see Si in a trisuit - you just need to work on getting him to ditch his socks now.....

@inz_uzi Ай бұрын

Oh, don't be so harsh on him. It would expose the ankles he's so ashamed of 😂

@joelecho Ай бұрын

When Alex had his head tilted back near the end of that first run I thought he was cooked. Well done to stick on it. Also fun to see these guys tear it up on the bike.

@will44bott Ай бұрын

As a runner who came to it from road cycling, I can totally relate to Alex's pure hatred of this haha Amazing work all. Well done GTN for putting up with the GCN lads.

@chriscook4130 Ай бұрын

"Waiting for somebody just to tell me I don't have to do it." - Beauty!

@francisprenen Ай бұрын

Alex and Si are definitely in good condition. Enjoyed this video. And Si, 40y is still a young man. Wouldn't it be nice to see pro-competition for 40+

@Daniel-fm5bq Ай бұрын

I enjoyed this more than I expected!

@gtn Ай бұрын

glad you liked it! 🫶

@ianstewart8301 Ай бұрын

Love when they’re crossovers! It’s like what happens in Marvel cinematic universe! Now, do one with swimming and biking

@lancecrawley9542 Ай бұрын

Alex, love the Oz Trails hat. 90 minutes from me!

@davewilson7762 Ай бұрын

Bugger, I did this event but was in the second wave starting at 09:30, if I'd known you guys were there I'd have arrived earlier to cheer you on. Pretty impressive running for cyclists, I think you'd do even better at a standard distance event, primarily because they're non drafting and you'd get maximum benefit from the bike leg. Your next GCN challenge? By the way as an old fart I got nowhere near your run times so respect👍, also I'm still waiting for British Triathlon to let me know if I've qualified 😥, but that's another story...

@gtn Ай бұрын

These two did amazing! 🙌 It would have been great to see you but how did your race go anyway?

@davewilson7762 Ай бұрын

@@gtn unfortunately not quite as well as I hoped, I wasn't quick enough in the first run to tag onto the guys in the V65-70 category who finished in front of me ☹️, however I did find myself with 3 guys as we formed a useful working group on the bike but even so we couldn't reel in the aforementioned leading group... On the second run I managed to get away from my immediate category competitors, eventually finishing 5th in category 🤷, possibly my worst category result, however there were more competitors out in my category than I'd expect to see so probably not too much of a shock, sadly. I suspect that won't qualify me for the European champs next year, but sadly British Triathlon have failed to let me know on that score, despite me registering my intent to qualify when I entered the event🤦. That reminds me I must chase them up... Do you publish a diary for the events you intend to compete in, especially when you do these challenges, if not wouldn't it be worth considering for the future?

@harry1583 Ай бұрын

Now, time to pull some GMBN guys to GTN!

@lgarcia67 Ай бұрын

Get Simon and Ollie to do a half Ironman. Oh that would be fun to see.

@gtn Ай бұрын

it would be very funny!

@elka2palka Ай бұрын

Love it!

@markmoriarty4039 Ай бұрын

I love this video, I think it’s a great showcase for how good duathlon is as a sport. The GCN guys clearly enjoyed the event and put in some decent runs. A 19 minute 5k is pretty good for a ‘non-runner.’

@gtn Ай бұрын

These two loved it 😍question is, will they be back?

@angrymikko Ай бұрын

We need a full tri to complete this series!

@gtn Ай бұрын

10,000 likes and Si tries a triathlon ... 👀

@mandysweeney7622 Ай бұрын

Really want to see them do a Sprint!

@clairereach36 Ай бұрын

This was my first duathlon too! So much more painful than triathlon. If you can do a duathlon you can definitely do a triathlon.

@billcodey1430 Ай бұрын

fun watch!

@Dunky80 Ай бұрын

That was brilliant.

@naali2769 Ай бұрын

this is very good content!

@gtn Ай бұрын

thanks!

@richardprice4611 Ай бұрын

We need more cross over videos, GCN, GTN, GMBN

@alangar4184 Ай бұрын

Nice one!

@starrichens3397 21 күн бұрын

Im entering a duathlon thats in a month and a half, trying to run a few times a week and getting out more often on the bike, but do you have any other training tips other than practicing flying mounts and maybe starting the cycle with your shoes clipped in already?