What Is The World’s Most Average Bike Ride?

What Is The World’s Most Average Bike Ride? | GCN Show Ep. 466

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On this week’s GCN Show, we look at the stats behind our love of cycling. How far do we ride in a year? How much elevation change? What’s the average ride length? How fast on average do we ride? If you want to know, Dan and Si have the answers! We also have the latest news and all your other favourite weekly segments!
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00:00 Intro
00:36 The Most Average Bike Ride
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11:18 Cycling Shorts
17:10 Hack/Bodge
22:57 Caption Competition
24:50 Comments of the Week
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Пікірлер: 600

@gcn 2 жыл бұрын

How do you compare to the ‘average’ cyclist?

@christoingram 2 жыл бұрын

The Strava data (I assume) would be very much selection biased by GDP/socio-economic factors.

@scottbert9556 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, not well. Not at all.

@johnandrews3568 2 жыл бұрын

No surprise, I'm above average on all categories... so my mum was correct.

@curriegillespie8261 2 жыл бұрын

2021 Strava says: 7,672.6km, 39.96km avg ride, 17,471 m elev gain. 1.0056179775 hr per day

@Groegselmaschupp 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't care less......

@tipps2390 2 жыл бұрын

I started cycling in November 2020 on a £500 halford boardman. Loved it so much upgraded my bike a month later to a roubaix comp 2021. Unfortunately after just 500 miles I get diagnosed with cancer in March 21. Had the all clear in November this year and to celebrate I did my 1st century last Sunday in 7.45hrs. Great channel all ❤️

@mcq2525 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Your story inspired and strengthened me in more ways than words can express.

@BlackMamba-lt8oe 2 жыл бұрын

what cancer prostrate

@ricardoguardado4822 2 жыл бұрын

Go little rockstar ❤️🙏

@2wheelsrbest327 2 жыл бұрын

Best wishes Tipps and your century time looks good to me.

@STAY_AT_PLAY 2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing to hear, glad your clear and back in the saddle!

@andyfairchild2383 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Matthieu “hold my beer....” Dan “don’t mind if I do”

@tabishop3 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: As MVDP looks upon his favorite GCN presenter, he thinks to himself, "Beauty really is in the eye of the beer-holder."

@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 жыл бұрын

Winning GCN bottle number 64 coming up next week ....😉

@wolfgangbuchrieser-gruber2028 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the winner

@ramonvanderben8120 2 жыл бұрын

And another one for Tim... Absolutely brilliant!!!

@tabishop3 2 жыл бұрын

@@JerseyPaul90 They don't let me win anymore, so add your caption! Like cycling, the caption competition isn't just about winning, it's about having fun along the way. The more captions the better!!

@davids307 2 жыл бұрын

@@tabishop3 MVDP thinking - I bet I could even out drink him.

@danieljentsch3360 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Mathew is thinking: "Dan must have meant he was a member of the Cervelo TASTE team!"

@thebr0wnhornet 2 жыл бұрын

GCN- “we need to stop making fun of Ollie for getting dropped” Starts making fun of him for walking so slow

@stevetroyanovich2236 2 жыл бұрын

Your discussion of the start of winter sparked a thought for me: My first wife (I was only supposed to have one--but such is life) chose as our wedding day June 21--the longest day of the year and, consequently, the shortest possible wedding night of the year. I should have recognized that as an omen. The second wife chose as our wedding day December 21--the shortest day of the year and, consequently, the longest possible wedding night of the year. Needless to say, the second marriage has been utter bliss. ;-) Here's to the winter solstice!

@STAY_AT_PLAY 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that is quite a turnaround, isn't it?!

@marcdaniels9079 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment EVER !

@davidsaska2617 2 жыл бұрын

Never in my 30 years has this thought crossed my mind. Thanks

@brianboling8641 2 жыл бұрын

CAPTION: "'No worries,' said Dan. 'I changed the settings on the beer to only 130 mL. I totally won't get drunk.'"

@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 жыл бұрын

Longest ride -12:05hrs (Everesting) Shortest ride -5 meters, fell off bike at end of driveway breaking my scaphoid in wrist 😂

@ili4707 2 жыл бұрын

The question now arises: What is more impressive?

@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 жыл бұрын

@@ili4707 probably breaking my scaphoid in two and getting a metal screw as a souvenir. I got nothing for Everesting 😄

@erlkoenig90 2 жыл бұрын

Twisted my ankle leaving the house, before even touching the bike. Beat that! The doctor prescribed cycling to aid the healing process. Can't say no to that!

@STAY_AT_PLAY 2 жыл бұрын

HAHA! I have the exact same surgery as well lol pretty painful to be honest though at least mine was and i've broken over 20 bones that was by far the worst yet the smallest!

@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 2 жыл бұрын

@@STAY_AT_PLAY ha I'm with you in that one. Smallest and most painful. The surgeon was surprised in was able to snap such a small bone in half. Have a metal screw keeping it together.

@sacevedoneira 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: stay with someone who looks at you the same way MVDP looks at that beer

@alexyoury 2 жыл бұрын

One reason Brazil might have slower times is that mountain bikes (XC almost exclusively) prevail over road bikes by a lot! We're mostly riding gravel or singletrack trails.

@ralvesco 2 жыл бұрын

That's true, at least 7 in every 10 rides are MTB here.

@MrSurturSword 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Good road bikes are more expensive than HT's and fast gravel bikes are even pricier than good road bikes. On top of that, most weekend warriors in Brazil are in pursuit of social rides, not kom's

@stevedog3934 2 жыл бұрын

watch out for snakes

@WerdnaLiten 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Go Avancini!!

@edudutra 2 жыл бұрын

I came here just say that.

@nag6259 2 жыл бұрын

Caption competition: Dan might not ride much these days but he's still a star on the Cerveza Test Team!

@FixedundFertig 2 жыл бұрын

👌 love it 😅

@TommiHimberg 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@chrisridesbicycles 2 жыл бұрын

Damn. You were that bit faster than me. I just wanted to write this.

@filipski595 2 жыл бұрын

this one deserves so much more votes 😂😂😂

@professorsogol5824 2 жыл бұрын

The seasons are defined astronomically: Spring begins with the Vernal Equinox (around March 20, northern hemisphere), Summer with the Summer Solstice (around June 21), Fall with the Autumnal Equinox (around September 23), and Winter with the Winter Solstice (around December 21). The equinox is defined as the moment when the plane defined by the moment the earth's equator passes through the geometric center of the sun, and the solstices are defined as the moment the sun reaches its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator. The local time of these events depends on longitude and the although the local time of these events does not vary, the terms Spring/Fall, Summer/Winter are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere.The advantage of defining these terms in astronomical terms allows discussion to share a common basis and reduces confusion.

@jg374 2 жыл бұрын

In southern Australia the seasons generally are based off the months - Summer starts December 1st, Autumn on March 1st, Winter on June 1st and Spring on September 1st. Mightn't be quite as scientifically accurate, but it is easier to remember (and the main rule of Melbourne weather is to expect all four seasons in one day everyday, so specific dates aren't as necessary) :).

@lyha91 2 жыл бұрын

Also, Si said astrological instead of astronomical. :)

@hopleyp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you professor, I think even Si will now agree with these dates

@robertrjm8115 2 жыл бұрын

I full agree with the above, seasons tart with equinoxes and solstices. The weather, or to be more precise the climate, on the continent aligns with the se dates, where deep Winter is in January / February and high Summer is mid July to end August. Britain as an island is an outlier with its maritime climate.

@professorsogol5824 2 жыл бұрын

@@lyha91 It probably would have been more accurate to say "ecclesiastical" instead of either "astrological" or "astronomical." Apparently the reason the vernal equinox is on March 21 rather than some other date such as the first of the month goes back to Pope Gregory. According to Wikipedia, he "wanted to continue to conform with the edicts of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD concerning the date of Easter, which means he wanted to move the vernal equinox to the date on which it fell {then on the Julian calendar]". And that date was 21 March.

@sisankles6589 2 жыл бұрын

Si: "No one can argue when Christmas is, can they?" Well, yes they can. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. :)

@aliancemd 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how fair the comparison of distances traveled per country is, Strava is used mostly in English-speaking countries(US and UK make up almost 50% of active users), it's not exactly something "popular" outside these. It's not like the grandma in Netherlands is uploading her rides to Strava, but she rides quite often.

@amandajane8227 2 жыл бұрын

Great point. i don't bother using the garmin when I ride my shopping bike and it goes out more often than the other bikes.

@skulluxe1541 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Dan: “hey Matthieu, bet you can’t beat me on Zwift” MvdP: “Hold my beer!” Dan: “Don’t mind if I do!”

@ldduke 2 жыл бұрын

The editor should do some explaining about the reason why the stats shown when talking about Brasil were the ones from USA. ;)

@matt4drummer 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Also, in the first section, Si and Dan are left of centre. I thought it was weird and the desk confirms it. Maybe the editors are ready for the Christmas holidays! 😁👍

@workingguy6666 2 жыл бұрын

Can slightly conform - I ride with a ton of Brazilians who now live in the USA.

@RobertHopkinsArt 2 жыл бұрын

And, why oh why, did we have to calculate the average speed ourselves? Lame.

@morganbrewer8712 2 жыл бұрын

MSBrewer here! Thanks for the Hack for my 3D spacer. Was a great fun project and is opening the doors to more 3D printed spacers! Big up the GCN crew 🤙🏼

@dalehall7347 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Si and Dan, Just finished my final FTP Test for GCN's Zero to Hero workout plan on Zwift. My FTP is up 30% and my weight came down 6%. My FTP went from 2.5 W/KG to 3.4 W/KG. Couldn't be happier with the results. Well done GCN on the great program!

@grahamjones8441 2 жыл бұрын

Caption competition. “He has his beer, I have monopoly with Sy” MVP thought and a smile of happiness came across his face.

@lukaskaciasvili9351 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: “Everybody talking about Dan and MVDP, but my focus in on the guy in the middle who photobombed the picture in cool style.” 🙌

@malharpatwardhan4796 2 жыл бұрын

Caption competition :- MVDP thinking, " Oh boy wouldn't I like a nice beer, maybe I'll ask wout for one after winning this week's race"

@VandimFerreira 2 жыл бұрын

Caption competition: MVP saying to himself after seeing his idol and favorite GCN presenter: "One day Mathieu, one day..."

@tanisleach7829 2 жыл бұрын

In response to the winter conversation from a meteorology student at Oregon State University: The reason why meteorological winter is December 1st to February 28/29 is because this is the most likely time for wintery weather to occur in the NH. The coldest temperature on average also occurs around January 15th in the NH (varies by location), halfway through this definition of winter. Astronomical seasons start differently because they are based off of when the equinoxes and solstices occur. Winter solstice is December 21st because it's the day the NH tilts away the most from the sun.

@chadarmstrong9053 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP “I see how Dan made it pro, always taking a draft while others do the work”

@mekongvelo4592 2 жыл бұрын

Winter starts if the temperature drops just below 30 degrees C 😂 😂 😂

@robbchastain3036 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Central Pennsylvania, I pretty much just divide the year into two seasons--Mid-October to Mid-April is generally cool or cold, Mid-April to Mid-October is generally warm or hot. And no knock on specific seasons, just that the lines between them are hazy around here, tho' I do like it when a day is true to its season, like a spring morning or a hot summer afternoon or even a mighty snowstorm in winter.

@LaughingSaint66 2 жыл бұрын

wow its been ages since Dan subtly told us he rode for Cervello Test team !!! I almost forgot 🤣

@waynehollard 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Dan Lloyd of the cerveza test team warming up before moving on to the cycling 'shorts'

@GrumpyOldMan70 2 жыл бұрын

i love watching you guys. Don't know if you love each other or hate each other but you are good fun to watch.

@johnverinder6827 2 жыл бұрын

CAPTION CONTEST Dan and MVP at the first ever session of the Dan Lloyd Pub Academy.

@robertrjm8115 2 жыл бұрын

regarding seasons start: Seasons start with equinoxes and solstices. The weather, or to be more precise the climate, on the continent aligns with the se dates, where deep Winter is in January / February and high Summer is mid July to end August. Britain as an island is an outlier with its maritime climate.

@boyhoy1978 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Captured on film, the only moment when Dan wasn't telling MVDP about his time in cervelo test team.

@cmdkick6086 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Find someone who looks at you like MVDP looks at Dan drinking beer.

@MusicInSilico 2 жыл бұрын

you are my winner ! XD XD XD

@jgj657 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Mathieu giving Dan a head start on the Amstel Gold race

@bele13 2 жыл бұрын

Love the first place inspirational photo. I'm planning to move to the area myself, so it seems like I have quite some riding to look forward to. 🤩

@johnflynn5255 2 жыл бұрын

Caption competition... Dan shows Mathew that he's in a GLASS of his own

@andreasunger2652 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP looking at Daniel Loyd: „When i am retired like Him i can drink as much beer as want.“

@cpollock 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: The real reason why Dan is MVDP's favorite GCN presenter.

@bhargavsawant611 2 жыл бұрын

I started riding in March 2020 after my Tumor surgery, and till December 24th, I've put 2200kms+ . Also, Triban RC 100, is my first ever cycle, All thanks to GCN ! ♥️ Planning to do around 3000kms till March. Wish me luck !

@Doktor_Al 2 жыл бұрын

The average rider is the one who truly believes they are an expensive upgrade away from getting better. Constantly.

@brookegravitt4117 2 жыл бұрын

you two are the best pairing on the channel!

@Pionirish 2 жыл бұрын

What, better than Hank and Hank's dad?

@01banksjon 2 жыл бұрын

Does Lizzy only give you guys permission to use her cycling shorts intro a set number of times? Bring back Lizzy :)

@suggyltd9577 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent show boys! Makes me want to get out for a ride before winter (21 December) gets here!

@OrtolanoByronBay 2 жыл бұрын

Date of season changes is a historical change adopted from the British Navy. By changing seasons on the first of the month helped sailors know when to change from blue uniform to white (and vice versa). As a result, the change of the seasons is on the first of the month throughout the former British Empire, whereas most of the rest of the world changes seasons on the Solstices and Equinoxes.

@christianmorgan7505 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Mathieu: With hair that good, I'd give Dan the Alpecin contract. Why? Because he's worth it.

@Mscott30 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Dan demonstrating to Matthieu how he finishes his own Amstel Gold

@robbchastain3036 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: "Mathieu noticed that all evening, Dan celebrated a little between every Cervelo Test Team story."

@HaydenLucke 2 жыл бұрын

"your-eye-null" The brits again show why they needed us to perfect this language. 🤣

@ramonvanderben8120 2 жыл бұрын

Si calling the German total of 5.4 billion m of elevation change on 657.6 million km ridden 'quite flat'... To us Dutchies that sounds like only riding uphill... I wonder what the total amount of m in elevation gained would be if the Dutch did 657.6 million km... It still wouldn't be more than a couple of hundred meters....

@aubertribaucourt8296 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP: "I hop I'll never had to compete against the legendary Wout Van Draft from the Cervelo test team"

@AsierEraso 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Now we know why Dan is MVP's favorite GCN presenter

@sharbanxiv 2 жыл бұрын

caption: MVDP: "Im hoping Si wont find me here to rope me into another game of monopoly..."

@traezer 2 жыл бұрын

This past year of riding was: Avg Ride Dist: 34.1miles / 54.8km, Avg Ride Time: 2hrs, Avg Ride Elev: 1,311ft / 400m - mix of road and gravel. Winter starts Dec 1st and ends Feb 28th. :)

@bikeanddogtrips 2 жыл бұрын

caption: MvdP quietly thinking to himself, " I can see a floater in that beer"

@CyclingthePeaks 2 жыл бұрын

An hour outdoors would be a short ride for me, but an hour on Zwift is about all I have interest in.

@mattmcdowell5225 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding "WINTER"... I set my cycling season based on St. Patrick's Day (march 17th) to start, and my birthday at the end of Nov. No Matter the temps, snow or ice. Some rides require a Mt. Bike rather than road machine.

@mattmcdowell5225 2 жыл бұрын

But I've also started considering a new old-guy rule: "Never Ride in Temps Colder than you are Old".... So while each season gets a little shorter, it also gets a little nicer every year.

@johnandrews3568 2 жыл бұрын

caption: Dan smugly taking a quaff of beer after humble-bragging to MVDP how he once rode for the Cervelo Test Team.

@jamesheade8429 2 жыл бұрын

Caption contest: Why is there no drink in my hand? Dan Lloyd WAS my favorite GCN presenter.

@dragoclarke9497 2 жыл бұрын

"There's nothing like starting a foggy ride then climbing up into the sunshine" Nice, yes, but beaten by flying a Boeing 757 from a foggy runway in Bergamo and climbing out over the Alps on a cold winters day 🙂 Scarily enough my average ride is 17 miles and 1hr20.

@MusicInSilico 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Contemplating whether age, or sense of accomplishment might be the cause for this empty stare and stale emotionlessness, where there used to be joy, when you are yet to find out, you are the only one in the room not knowing there is no alcohol in that beer.

@malcraghill7 2 жыл бұрын

It's time we accepted that the seasons (in the UK anyway) are not equal in length. Winter (Dec-Mar) and summer (Jun - Sep) are 4 months long and autumn (Oct - Nov) and spring (Apr - May) are 2 months long. That's how it feels in Cumbria anyway.

@petermann6379 2 жыл бұрын

'No-one can argue when Christmas is' ... Cue huge brawl between Western Christians and the Orthodox church!

@VictorElGreco 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t speak of “optimum” ride duration but yes, 1 hr 15’ to 1 hr 30’ is fitting as a pre-breakfast ride before a busy day.

@bikeanddogtrips 2 жыл бұрын

caption: MvdP becomes a John Lennon fan, singing "🎹🎼 I'm Just a jealous guy" silently in his mind

@moishecallow56 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP "Maybe one year I should try this "off season" I hear everyone talking about"

@ltrtg13 2 жыл бұрын

Christmas starts in the UK supermarkets about September. I bet there are even some people getting ready for Christmas 2022. Can't they wait until Christmas 2021 has finished.

@BobbyMoglia 2 жыл бұрын

Dan's caption suggestion! 🤣🤣🤣🍻

@laluapadong 2 жыл бұрын

I'm male 39 from Indonesia & i got coronary heart disease (CHD) on April 2021. After that i start to cycling everyday (before that i used to cycling weekly or monthly). My average speed improved a lot from 19 kph before CHD to nearly 27 kph now. Before got CHD i used zeopoxa app but after got CHD i used zepp and strava app. I'm riding XC full suspension bike with 26"x1.95 tires. The bonus is 20 kg weight loss and reduction of cholesterol level

@benjaminzachwieja8133 2 жыл бұрын

Caption" Mathieu, did I forget to mention I was on the cerveza test team?

@declanfaughey8471 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Dan enjoying a zwift beer.

@lepregator463 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: "MVDP can only watch as Dan takes the lead on the Kwaremont"

@onairsebcycling 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Exciting finals for the Cerveza Test Team.

@martincatterall1310 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP looks on in envy at washed up ex-pro's ability to dispatch a Belgian

@jameslee-pevenhull5087 2 жыл бұрын

The 'Average cyclist', according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is a ( male ) cyclist who can achieve a 200W Functional Threshold Power. They mark this feat as 'Healthy men'. 1hr17mins was my commute to work. LOL When I go touring, 20 miles between stops, or 1hr 30mins ish. 13.5mph = 21.75kmh. ( Close to average ). My FTP is 235. Bit above average. My PB 25mile TT is 1:07:00, LOL, dead average LOL Winter Solstice 21st Dec. 25th Dec, rise of the sun (Son). Bianchi. Longest surviving bicycle manufacturer. Introduced the 'safety bicycle' five weeks after J.K.Starley's Rover in Coventry.

@lancecalixtro 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP thinking this is the reason Dan’s career didn’t progress further

@Bunny-Hopp 2 жыл бұрын

#Caption: Matt's eyes beerly ever leave Dan, not even on screen grabs from GCN.

@easternbrown 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: This, young Mathieu, is known as a Zwift half where I come from

@wardieleppan8443 2 жыл бұрын

Dec 21st is the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. Days get longer during winter and shorter during summer as the first day of summer, June 21st, is the longest day of the year. After that, days get shorter

@kevind4383 2 жыл бұрын

Around here, fall and winter just kind of slowly bleed into each other. We've had the early winter sunsets for quite some time now but the weather has just been a seasonal mix of clouds, more clouds, wind, {shakes fist} damned wind, cool rain, and slightly milder (but still not fun to get caught outside in) rain. Haven't had any frozen precipitation to speak of or any ground frosts, so it's certainly not what some people would call winter weather. I'm just gonna say that it officially became winter upon the capitulation of the last of the little yellow flowers that line sections of a local trail that I frequent, and I haven't seen one in about ten days. On the plus side, tomorrow is the first day where the sunset actually starts moving back and by new year's eve we'll have gained a full ten minutes in the evening despite somehow losing six in the morning. No one really cares about those morning minutes though.

@iacek.s 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Mathieu daydreaming about training camp at Cervelo Rest Team

@Dhungerf60 2 жыл бұрын

The clip where James walks thru the smoke on Dutch corner, is the best.

@neilmdon 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. I actually AM a meteorologist and my wife is an astronomer…. FIRST, “Astrologically” speaking is ASTRONOMY! tisk tisk tisk. The astronomers do define seasons on the solstice and equinox, but as I am also a Celt, the celts and others used the “cross quarters” - Beltane (May day) / Lughnasa / Samhain (Halloween) / Imbolc (St Brigid’s Day, more or less Mardi Gras. Pagans seem to have returned, so you can find people running around on these days (not Pagan’s Biker Gang - don’t mess with them). So it is Midwinter and Midsummer for just the reason you declare. By that measure Winter should start on Halloween. That is a bit silly though - even though the general circulation switches from summer to winter conditions quite quickly at the Solstice (the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, moves from roughly the northern tropic (Cancer) to the southern tropic (Capricorn) quite rapidly - much more quickly than the sun at noon itself - it takes a while to actually cool the Earth (really the ocean) down, so yea, Meteorological winter (as in it is cold and nasty) is skewed later than Halloween and starts in mid - late November. Hah.

@orcus09 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Guy at the back: That was my drink!.

@scotskinner4350 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not too surprised to learn my favorite speed and distance to ride is average.

@bujang3022 2 жыл бұрын

Caption Contest: MVDP getting starstruck with his favourite GCN presenter.

@wtargentina 2 жыл бұрын

Scottish summer ends at 9pm on August the 1st. Scottish winter starts at 9.01pm on August the 1st.

@gileswright8320 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Si, re:calendar, there are at least two dates for Christmas, the orthodox church celebrates Christmas on Jan 6th. I feel its important to clear this up and also add to the seasonal confusion.

@mr.t8713 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: ''When you try to impress Mathieu with what you 'trained' during your coffee stops''

@spinnetti 2 жыл бұрын

I've only now just noticed the sneeze guard between you. Reminds me of a bank, a prison visit or a salad bar lol

@tompenfold5962 2 жыл бұрын

An hour ride is great, as Si says you can be in and out the house in no time and ride at an average pace that is a lot higher than when you cycle for 2 hours plus

@GregLanz 2 жыл бұрын

In Canada winter lasts from about October to April. This year we got a record 2 weeks of actual summer then 4 months of rain, slush, and forest fire smoke.

@larter_larter 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: When your friend group does something to one of your mates drinks and wait for the reaction.

@davidd.7339 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: MVDP: "Who is this boozer again? Ah, my "favorite" GCN presenter, that Matthew Stevens!"

@playandteach 2 жыл бұрын

Caption: Matthieu 'Retirement suddenly looks attractive'.

@leanneearle3652 2 жыл бұрын

Winter starts when the daylight savings takes an hour away and spring starts when we get the hour back. I go for rides after work but not in the winter when it's dark. Another reason to get rid of daylight savings!!