Speaker 1: There have been many excellent inventions throughout our time on this planet.
However, the bike is the greatest. And here is why.
In the animal kingdom, humans are way down the list of athletic ability,
but do you know what happens when you give a human a bike?
We eclipse all of nature. Millions of years of evolution and even cars and jet engines. We become
the most efficient animal on the planet. Speaker 2:
60 cal on a 100-year-old bike is where I'm going. Speaker 1: We become free. Free to roam.
Free to soar. Free to fly. Speaker 3: This is just
like a road through paradise, isn't it? Speaker 1: That's why bikes are so blummin' great.
We can ride bikes simply to get from A to B
cheaply and quickly. To get to work, for work. In a world where nine out of every
ten people have to live with air that is so polluted it's dangerous to breathe,
the bike can also be an answer. Liberating cities from congestion and smog, bikes can be good for
the health of others, but also our own. Speaker 4: We were all alone for miles
then you just hit this place. Speaker 5: There are just people everywhere.
There's traffic, there's noise, there's bustling. Speaker 1: A world on bikes is a world with
less heart disease, stroke, stress, and obesity. We can ride bikes for our health
or just for the hell of it. Speaker 6: He's looking at
your bike like, "That looks good." Speaker 1: We ride bikes to feel good.
Speaker 7: Oh, tarmac. Yes. Speaker 1: To feel alive.
To spend time with friends- Speaker 8: Oh mate, what a journey.
Speaker 1: -our loved ones. To spend time alone. To challenge ourselves. To push our
boundaries. To explore amazing places. Speaker 4: I've never seen anything
quite like this. Speaker 1: But also
to make the ordinary extraordinary. Speaker 4: This place is magnificent.
Speaker 1: It's not just seeing the world through a window, it's being part of it too. Being in the
moment. Not in a bubble. A bike gives you infinite horizons and endless possibility.
Bicycles can change lives. Bicycles can save lives. Bicycles are our past and our future.
We love bike riding in all of its forms, and we want to get as many people on bikes as possible.
We want to spread the word, and we want you to spread the word.
Let's get more people cycling. Let's make them happier, let's make them healthier,
and let's make the world healthier. Speaker 9: It feels like a pilgrimage
every cycle you make, you know? Speaker 4: Yes.
Speaker 1: That is why we ride and why we've been sharing our passion for cycling on GCN
for eight years. To better share that passion with you, we've created GCN+
for more adventure, more inspiration, more riding, for the best cycling films and documentaries.
It's cycling as you've never seen it before. Speaker 9: This is one of the most
unbelievable rides I've ever done. Speaker 10: You can feel your bike just
dancing across the loose gravel. Speaker 9:
The most incredible road. I think I've never ridden my bike in a place quite like this.
Speaker 11: Apparently, it takes just 20 hours to create this frame.
Speaker 9: I use those roads to see the beauty of the mountains. It is quite incredible, really.
Speaker 12: Just wild. Speaker 13: There's quite a big storm coming.
Speaker 14: It's pretty cold. Speaker 15: What a way to start a bike ride.
Speaker 16: We might be inventing a whole new technique
of going around [unintelligible 00:04:09]. Speaker 4: It's such a wild place to live.
Speaker 17: This isn't just a bike ride, this is a proper expedition.
Speaker 18: This is going to be an epic. [00:04:33] [END OF AUDIO]