Can A GCN Roadie Ride The Hardest Mountain Bike Race In The World? | The Megavalanche
When Blake Samson got an invite to ride the Megavalanche, he jumped at the chance to take it on again. To mix things up a bit, this time he wanted someone to share the experience with. Knowing that James Lowsley-Williams (aka Hank) at @gcn is always up for an adventure, Blake decided to see if he could succeed where GCN had failed and find a challenge that was too much for him!
With minimal experience on a mountain bike, would Hank even be able to complete the 21km long snow and rock-strewn course, let alone race hundreds of other riders down it? The boys headed to France to find out...
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 - Intro
2:33 - Chapter One: Practice
11:07 - Chapter Two: Qualifying
21:00 - Chapter Three: Main Race
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🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵
You Don’t Know (Instrumental Version) - Psuche
SUPRA - STRLGHT
Venture - STRLGHT
Vibrations of the Universe (Instrumental Version) - Psuche
Water Baby - Gregory David
Plumage - Jobii
Pressure Lover (Instrumental Version) - Blood Red Sun
RAGE - DonVayei
Rave - STRLGHT
Ready to See My Baby (Instrumental Version) - Big Girl
Sandstorm - Chris Shards
Streets of Gold - DonVayei
Lost Together (Instrumental Version) - Coma Svensson
Mass Hysteria - STRLGHT
Minitaur - Tigerblood Jewel
Fractured Paintings - Trevor Kowalski
Ganja - Ooyy
Distortion Swell 2 - SFX Producer
Dead to Me - STRLGHT
Alive Without Breathing - Deskant
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