Movies: Gcn

GCN Presenter Simon Richardson & endurance cyclist Jenny Graham are spending a whirlwind 24 hours in the Colombian city of Medellin. Once the country's murder capitol, this cities dark past is long gone, now a safe a vibrant place, described as one o...

The hour record is the original race against time. 1 hour on the clock, ride as far as you can in that time. It's one of cycling's most prestigious achievements and one of it's toughest physical challenges. In 1972, Eddy Merckx, arguably the greatest...

The Rainbow Jersey is the crowning achievement of any cyclist’s career, proof that they are the very best in the world. GCN stats guru Cillian Kelly heads to Belgium in a lighthearted jaunt to chat to ex pros, pros and journalists about how the Rain...

Simon Richardson and James Lowsley-Williams head to the Himalayas on a quest to discover Nepal’s mysterious ‘Forbidden Kingdom’, the remote mountaintop city of Lo Manthang. Breath-taking views, lung-busting climbs, and incredible encounters with loc...

Conor Dunne and Larry Warbasse reunite for the first time after 2 years to embark on a 5-day journey across the Canary Islands. Larry is still a world tour pro smashing big races on the calendar, whilst Conor has chosen a new path in life as a GCN pr...

Standing proudly amongst the pantheon of cycling’s most revered mountains, the Stelvio boasts some of the longest and most challenging climbs in bike racing. Relentless switchbacks over impossible gradients beneath extremes of weather. It is on the r...

Chris Boardman’s 1992 Olympic gold medal changed his life, and helped put Britain on the road to becoming a cycling superpower. Boardman was known as an innovator, whose understanding of training and aerodynamics was years ahead of its time. Oliver B...

It was the biggest and brightest team ever to join the peloton; a squad of superstars that won practically everything on the calendar during the 1990s. Mapei was cycling’s first modern superteam, defining the sport for a generation. But what were the...

We follow round the world unsupported record holder Jenny Graham as she takes on her very first endurance road race, The Pan Celtic. This 1995 kilometer self supported UK based ultra race which is in just its second year is truly brutal with only 50%...

In the mid-1980s, one team dominated the cycling headlines: La Vie Claire. Despite a ferocious internal power struggle between two of the sport’s biggest stars, they racked up more than 100 wins. Wearing their iconic Mondrian jersey, Bernard Hinault ...

Railing a corner at speed, it's the ultimate exhilaration on a bike! In this action packed adventure pro crit racer and high speed fanatic, Alec Briggs takes a deep dive into the fast art of cornering in a bid to discover just how important this skil...

Ex-pro cyclist Si Richardson heads to Ovaro in northern Italy to tackle the infamous Monte Zoncolan. Joining him is former professional, Dan Martin, who battled to a top 10 finish there at the Giro d’Italia in 2010. One of the toughest mountains in ...

Ex-pro cyclist, Ted King has a lot of love for his home state of Vermont. With its rolling landscapes, rugged gravel roads and its fantastic craft beer scene, he was never unhappy to return home after his time spent in pelotons around the world. As b...

When the infamous blue and black jerseys of Team Sky burst onto the scene in 2010 it heralded a new cycling era; the decade to follow became the Sky years as they dominated the sport. Fuelled by vast sums of money, they placed a rider on top of the T...

Join Dan Lloyd on a ride through time as he traces the story and impact of the greatest one-day race in the world: the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dan meets multiple winners like Stijn Devolder and Johan Museeuw, current top pros like Oliver Naesen, and lo...

A unique, small wheeled, folding bike has taken the world by a storm. An idea conceived in a London bedroom back in the 1970’s, The Brompton now graces the busy city streets across the world. With exclusive access to Brompton HQ, ex pro cyclist Simo...

Reynolds Technology has been responsible for the tubing in the world’s most famous bikes: Jaques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault’s Tour winning Gitanes; Eddy Merckx’s DeRosa; and Miguel Indurain’s Pinarello… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Reyno...

Alex Stieda, the first North American to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, visits the legendary Tom Ritchey to learn more about his life, his inventions, and his legacy. In 1976, Tom Ritchey and his friends made history by bringing the m...

Colombia is a country famous for coffee and cycling, with beautiful mountains and awe-inspiring geography that helps form both. Simon Richardson and record-breaking endurance cyclist Jenny Graham go on the ride of a lifetime to discover what makes Co...

Mitch Docker knows nothing about cyclocross. But after a 15 year pro career on the road, he fancies a bit of a change. He’s heading to Belgium for a crash course in CX; watching it, riding it, & racing it. With an all-star cast of ‘cross mentors - i...