(upbeat African music)
- Shavo!
- (mumbles)!
- Am I worried about my opponents?
No, I worry for my opponents.
- Andale, andale, andale!
Go by, go by, go by!
- My shape, is not the best shape of my life.
(upbeat music)
- Mama Mia.
- Grace, (mumbles)!
(laughs)
(beep)
My face is right in your bum.
And it's not nice.
- [Announcer] Trouble with employing ex professional
cyclists is that they're a competitive bunch.
A lifetime of racing, elbows out, fighting for every
inch of road is what would seem a hard habit to break.
So it is that even within the harmonious team GCN,
there remains a fierce rivalry.
Just who is the best?
(calm music)
Well, viewer, by the end of this very special GCN video,
documenting the race to end all races,
you will know once and for all.
(calm music)
One, two, three.
(upbeat music)
- We've found ourselves in beautiful Menorca.
An absolute mecca for all cyclists.
And I think the perfect test would be a lap of the island.
300 kilometers long.
Yeah, what you reckon?
- I think you're right.
It probably would be the ultimate test,
but, it's after two o'clock and I do not fancy
riding one of these for 312 kilometers.
Instead, something shorter and more intense.
Now, I think we should race to the lighthouse
at Cap Formenor, it's one of the iconic rides on the island.
I think we should take these boys on it.
- Okay, us for GCN, and then representing on Espanol,
we've got Sebastian and Oscar.
And over on that side, we've got Alan from GCN Italia
and Doigt, from GCN Japan,
making up what (mumbles)?
- (foreign language)
- [Announcer) The rules of this race are simple.
This is a time trial exhibition.
Each team will set off from the view point of Es Colomer,
two minutes apart from each other for safety reasons
and they will ride as fast as they can to the famous
lighthouse at Cap Formentor.
Fasted team will be crowned the winners.
At just 13.85 kilometers, this route should
be a mere sprint for our ex professional cyclists.
But with 413 meters of elevation,
and some dangerous twists and turns on the starting
decent, will it be quite that simple?
There'll be no official prize for the potential winners,
only pride and honor to their respective countries.
Lets see how the riders are feeling the night before
the big race.
- So big challenge tomorrow.
Jimbo and I, hank boy, on the tandems.
I think we feel like we've got this one.
- We're going to win it (claps).
- Literally, yep.
The only thing that worries me a little bit
is look at the state of these two.
They look like all they do trainers ride their bikes.
Climbing goats.
I think we're going to have to call some sort of crash.
Something Hank's very good at so we'll get that in
early on.
Hope some goats are crossing the road on the up to--
- I mean if we can't win, we might as well just
take them out.
- That was always Hank James' answer.
If you can't win, just take them out.
- Yeah.
- But in all seriousness, I'm on the front.
- No, you're not.
We'll a rock, paper, scissors it.
- The only place you get to go on the front
is a mountain bike and that's
because I don't have a license.
(inspiring music)
- We have just taken delivery of our race machine,
our pride and joy.
This is our tandem, complete with beautifully
comfortable saddles, which to be honest,
I'm really pleased about.
A back brake for whoever is brave enough to sit on the back.
And mud guards to keep us clean when it rains.
- Yep, we've made a few adaptations to the bike already.
You'll notice we got our road pedals on there.
Other than that we've got calibers at the back
for extra braking.
- Again, one activated by the rail lever.
- We've also got a rack so we can carry.
I don't know what we can carry in there really.
That'll be good fun to work out later.
We've got upswept bars, Shamana Tony seven speed
drive train and it's green.
- [Hank] How much does it weigh?
- It weighs about the same as three or four normal bikes
I'd say.
- Absolutely perfect, right.
Real question mate, I'll steer the ship.
I'll steer us to victory, mate.
- Don't think so, I've seen the scars on your legs.
I think I'll drive.
- Really?
- Really.
- Rock, paper, scissors?
- No.
- Seriously?
We'll have this discussion later.
(inspiring music)
(upbeat music)
- [Announcer] Pair number two now,
perhaps the greatest Italy, Japan cycling collaboration
since Nipoveni Fantini.
But how do they fancy their chances?
- I feel bad.
Also because my shape is not the best shape of my life
for sure.
Doigt, never train.
He never train.
I am afraid that I have to push a lot.
(yells)
- (foreign language).
(beep)
(yells)
- Yukileyuki.
- [Announcer] And they're off.
Alan at the helm, Doigt in the engine room.
What could possible go wrong?
- (foreign language).
- Whoa (laughs)!
- (foreign language).
- [Announcer] It seems to be quite the baptism of fire
here, tentatively negotiating these turns on the decent
right after the start.
- (foreign language).
- Left, okay, perfect.
- I just put in the big gear.
- (foreign language).
(inspiring music)
- [Announcer] Now, it's our third pairing.
Our Spanish speaking duo of Sebastian and Oscar.
Looking lean, focused, composed.
Of course, looks can be deceiving.
- Three, two, one, go!
(yells)
- (laughs) (foreign language).
- (foreign language).
(yells)
- (foreign language).
(British National Anthem)
- Not too worried about Alan and Doigt,
'cause to be fair, Doigt looked like he's going
on holiday with his little camera on his hand,
sunglasses on.
I'm a little bit nervous about Seb and Oscar
because started lickity.
- They looked unreal, don't they?
They look like racing whip its.
And what do we look like?
Two English men on a beach with a fish and chips.
- We look like we've eaten well.
- Yeah.
- Three, two, one.
- Go!
Up, up, up.
- Why we tuck in.
- Oh, we've broken it baby.
(laughs)
- We've actually broken it.
- We've broken the bike (laughs).
(beep)
- Three, two, one.
- Go!
Upa, up.
'Cause it's like 'Cool Runnings' isn't it?
- Yeah.
- Raw!
- Oh, she's making some weird noises.
On the brake, on the brake.
Drop a gear, drop a gear,
turn the cranks, turn the cranks.
- Up again, up, up, up, up.
- Okay, I do not like that noise.
- Left foot down.
- Weight on the tires, pedal, pedal, pedal!
- Sound like a little engine.
My face is right in your bum.
And it's not nice.
- On the brakes, on the brakes, ewe.
Hard on the brakes.
- I'm terrified, oh I'm scared.
I've got Opy on the front.
He's got no fear.
- And now on the brakes, hard on the brakes.
- Let go, let go, let go!
- (yells).
- All right, got left turn coming up.
- I've overshot this one many a time in the past.
Oh, leg on the brake, leg on the brake.
- Get wide, get wide, oh that's a car boy.
The drain is making it sound like we're going slower.
Change gear a bit.
(beep)
Quick, quick, quick.
- Ah, no.
(upbeat music)
(laughs)
- Ah, (beep).
- (foreign language).
(beep)
(foreign language).
(upbeat music)
- Water, water.
Gratzi, Yuki.
(upbeat music)
(Spanish music)
- The bike feel a little strange.
Soft maybe, when we stand on the pedals but
I think we're doing okay, huh.
- For me, it's like the bike is not straight.
Like it's on the right side right now.
I don't know if it's the bike or it's you Sebas.
- Yeah, maybe.
- If you're heading on straight.
- So many years in professional,
I think I lean to the side.
- No, no, no!
(beep)
- [Announcer] It was all going so well
for Oscar and Sebas, but alas once again,
the machines have let them down.
- (foreign language).
- [Announcer] Who knows where neutral services got to 'em.
But wait a second, I think they've sorted it.
Back on the road.
They've been watching some maintenance videos
from somewhere.
- Yes!
- (foreign language).
- Come on, come on, come on.
Ready, come on.
- To me, to you, to me, to you.
On we go.
Grubby hands and all.
A little support down hill.
Please don't fart, please don't fart.
- Your bum all right, saddle all right for you?
Saddle's big enough yeah.
- Good.
(upbeat music)
- Ah! (claps)
- That's the spirit of it.
- There you go getting bit by a mosquito.
- Why, because we're going too slow?
- I'm trusted your air Chris.
Half past seven, I can see the light at the end
of the tunnel.
- Yeah, light at the end of the tunnel.
(calm music)
- [Announcer] With the decent and a short flat section,
our pairs are on to the stunning climb to Cap Formentor.
This is where they'll need all four legs working
in synergy as they tackle the gradient.
We're not done defending just yet.
- I'm getting towards the edge of my physical ability there.
- I cannot talk so much.
- (foreign language)!
- No, no!
- (foreign language).
Ah, ah!
(foreign language).
(exciting music)
- (foreign language).
- We need to the steeper than them.
This too soft.
(beep) Man, we're going to die.
Crazy, downhill ride!
- They're all up in my head now.
- Great Scott!
(yells)
(beep) Get out!
- That was so much harder than I thought like,
15 kilometers, it's not that far but it's actually
quite a long ways to ride absolutely flat out.
But I felt like we communicated really well together.
Solid hand shake.
- Yeah, buddy.
That was so much fun.
It was hard but it was so much fun.
It's cool to work as a team.
I just hope we won, I just want to know.
- [Announcer] And the results are in,
Alan and Doigt, or should I say Japalia,
come in third place with a time of 34 minutes
and 15 seconds.
Chris and James, with a time of 32 minutes and 26 seconds.
And the winning time of 31 minutes and 55 seconds
is GCN and Espagnole duo, come in first.
- Oscar, congratulations.
- Thank you mate.
- Congrat--
Great job, good race.
- Yeah, well done, well done.
- Well done Espanol.
- Well done.
- (foreign language).
(laughs)
- GNC fam.
- (foreign language).
- Yeah, if you guys enjoyed the video as much
as we did making it,
then make sure you give this video a big like.
And if there's other GCN presented challenges
that you think we should give a go,
then let us know in the comments section below.
(yells)
(laughs)
- Yay!
(laughs)