I Signed Up To My Biggest Challenge Yet

Conor has officially entered the Atlas Mountain Race, an infamous 1,350km ultra-endurance event across the Moroccan wilderness that requires climbing the equivalent of Mount Everest three times. In this first episode, he heads out for a brutal 100-mile benchmark ride to test his fatigue resistance and shares advice from last year's winner on how to survive on just minutes of sleep. It’s a huge leap from the World Tour, but with strict vetting and extreme terrain, does Conor actually have what it takes to finish? Chapters: ⏱️ 00:00 - The Big Announcement 02:30 - Advice from Ollie 03:35 - The Benchmark Test Ride Begins 04:30 - Why Am I Doing This? 07:58 - Advice from the Race Winner - Surviving on 8 Minutes of Sleep 10:39 - A Cautionary Tale: When It Goes Wrong 15:26 - Am I Ready? Final Thoughts: Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks 👉 https://gcn.eu/JoinYTmemberships Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing! 👉 https://gcn.eu/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter GCN Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnuploader Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides Conor admits he is genuinely nervous about this one! 🇲🇦 Do you think his World Tour background will get him through the ultra-endurance suffering, or is the Atlas Mountain Race a completely different beast? Drop your advice and predictions below! 👇 Watch more on GCN... 📹 https://youtu.be/Bp71K7DKlaU 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcn.eu/editorschoice 📹 Or why not check out our Features Playlist 👉 ​​https://gcn.eu/gcnfeatures 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Ascent - Martin Landh Danger Ahead - Etienne Roussel Displaced - Robert Ruth Ghosting - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Miscellany - David Celeste Open Up (Pour Your Spirit Out) (Instrumental Version) Sun Quake - Tellsonic Tension 4 - Fredrik Ekstrom The Light from Within - Howard Harper-Barnes The One I Want (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies What We Discovered - Philip Ayers #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind the scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to your attention, showcase the best places in the world to ride and get exclusive access to events and races. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside Cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca MET Helmets: https://gcn.eu/methelmets Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels CeramicSpeed: https://gcn.eu/GCNCeramicSpeed Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn