- Trek-Segafredo's new signing John Degenkolb
may have won Paris-Roubaix and Milan–San Remo
in the same year, 10 stages of the Vuelta,
and Gent Wevelgem for good measure,
amongst numerous other victories; but can he make the grade
in the GCN versus John Degenkolb challenge
where he'll face the barista challenge,
the thigh-biceps circumference off,
a sprint, and a John Degenkolb quiz?
(epic string music)
So John, thanks for agreeing to do the challenge today.
I'm just, are you fit?
Are you ready?
Are you up for the challenge?
- Yeah, I mean, we're here for training camp
and not for holiday.
So even in training camp you have to challenge yourself,
and I think we should do that today.
- Let's do it.
(beeping)
(intense rock music)
- It's one-nil to you.
So how did I go?
- That was pretty fast with tailwind.
Actually, that's something that I don't like.
Okay, so you had kind of an advantage.
- Oh well, it was one-nil.
Still got three rounds to go.
I think up next is the bicep challenge.
Ooh, I need a rest.
Round two is the bicep and thigh circumference off.
First on the oche is John.
We're going to measure in centimetres
the diameter of your bicep.
Looking pretty good.
We have 35.2 centimetres.
35.2, just gonna stick that in the computer.
(beeping)
Right, you need to measure mine.
Let's get some tension in there.
- Yeah, where's your tension?
It's 33.5.
- 33.5?
I think you beat me-- - It's a little less, huh?
- By quite a bit less. (beeping)
Thighs are up next.
You still have a small lead.
I'm gonna have to stand up for this one.
We'll do you first.
57.3.
57.3 (beeping)
- [John] It's 54.2
- Oh, he's beat me on both; I can't believe it.
54.2. (beeping)
I don't even need to add those two up to see
that at the moment it's two-nil to John Degenkolb.
(John inhaling and clapping)
(relaxing classical guitar)
So, round three is the barista off
and we have Fabio Felline who comes from a family
of kind of baristas basically.
He's gonna show me and John exactly what needs to be done.
So we're gonna step back and let the maestro
show us what to do.
(milk bubbling)
So Fabio set the bar pretty high.
Me and John now have got to try and match that.
I'm just gonna have a sip, if you don't mind,
just to sort of.
Temperature feels good.
Yeah, that's pretty spot on.
That's pretty spot on.
John, do you wanna go first?
- I'll go first, okay.
(calm string music)
(hissing and bubbling)
(tapping)
- [Fabio] His looks pretty good.
(John groaning)
- [John] I say nothing.
- So, what are we saying out of 10
for John's coffee or cappuccino?
- It's not bad, huh?
- No, no, no, no, six.
- Now Stephens is on the oche.
(light, fun instrumental music)
(clicking)
(hissing)
Just massaging the bubbles here, massaging the foam.
(laughing)
Would you reckon this is, this is round three.
- Ay there, presentation, five.
- Five?
- The point is, I mean, I used to do this.
I have a coffee machine like this at home.
- You did a big mistake when--
- [Matt] The last, the big, it's too much of a wave.
So that was what lost me the points.
Is it the right temperature?
- No. No. (all laughing)
(exciting horn music)
- It's the John Degenkolb quiz
where I'll ask you five questions about yourself.
- Shouldn't be the hard, huh?
- Okay, well I've got-- - You would think, but--
- [Matt] Question one: your first Vuelta stage win
was in 2012, what was the name of the town
that it finished in?
- (exhaling) I have no idea.
I know some other names, some other stages I've won there.
- I'm gonna give the answer.
The town is called Viana.
- Oh, okay.
- Okay, so it's one-nil to Matt, at the moment.
(laughing)
Okay, so who did you beat into second place on that stage?
- Allan Davis.
- Ohh, he's got it right!
One-one, very well remembered.
What was the average speed on Paris Roubiax when you won?
I'm going to give you three choices
and you have to choose the right one.
Is it A, 43.690 KPH?
Is it B, 43.476 KPH?
Or is it C, 43.557 KPH?
(laughing) - Come on!
- Is it A, B, or C; one of those answers is right.
- 43.557, I don't know.
I really don't know.
- That's incorrect; it is B, 43.476.
Two-one to Matt at the moment.
Okay, we move on now to question number four.
In 2013 when you won Paris Tours
who did you share the podium with?
- For sure there was Arnaud Demare on the podium.
- That's correct.
(laughing)
Look I'll give you a little clue.
- You know where this is going.
- I'll give you a little clue; he's Danish.
- He's Danish, okay then Michael Morkov.
- Yes, I gave him a cheeky clue there, but it's two-two.
Question number five: can you name three races
from the four races that you won
the points classification jersey in 2014?
- I won the Vuelta, the green jersey.
- [Matt] Yeah you did; that's correct.
- I think I even won Paris-Nice?
- [Matt] Paris-Nice, well done.
- Four Days of Dunkirk?
- It's an incorrect answer.
I'm afraid I have won the quiz three points to two.
I'm gonna put you out of your misery, John.
- What was it? - Etoile de Besseges
- And also Tour of the Med.
- I better said that.
- But there you go.
John Degenkolb thank you very much.
I think you still win the competition 3-1.
Thank you very much for
being such a good sport. - Thank you.
- John Degenkolb, fantastic stuff.
- It was great fun. - Thank you.
Thanks again to John Degenkolb of Trek-Segafredo
for taking the challenge.
I was roundly beaten by three points to one.
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