How We Prepared A GCN Roadie For The Hardest Mountain Bike Race In The World

When we stole Hank from @gcn to take part in the Megavalanche with Blake, we knew that he had the fitness to make it to the end of the gruelling course, but his MTB skills definitely needed some work. The guys took a trip to @BikeParkWalesOfficial so Blake could teach Hank some mountain bike skills like line choice, how to ride technical drop-offs, and the best way to ride rock gardens! Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 NEW GMBN XC Kit! 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 Have you made the switch from road cycling to mountain biking? What did you find the hardest about making the change? Let us know in the comments 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Watch Blake and Hank take on the Megavalanche 👉 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Peacemaker - Splasher! #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: Nukeproof Bikes: Orbea Bikes: Park Tool: Smith Helmets & Eyewear: Crankbrothers Pedals: Shimano Footwear: Ergon: Vittoria Tires: FSA: Spank: Topeak: Garmin: Peaty’s Products: Wahoo: Worx Power Tools: CamelBak: Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - GMBN Tech - Electric Mountain Bike Network - GMBN auf Deutsch - Global Cycling Network - GCN Tech - GCN Racing - Global Triathlon Network - GCN Italia - GCN en Espanol - GCN auf Deutsch - GCN en Francais - GCN Japan - GCN Training -