My Biggest Challenge Yet! | The Road To Leadville

Fergus Ryan is hanging up his baggy MTB shorts and jersey and trading them for spandex to start his training for the legendary Leadville 100 mountain bike race. To kick off this nine-month journey of training, he heads to the University of Bath and BodyView to get some brutal baseline metrics on his fitness and body composition. Join us as Ferg discovers exactly how deep the fitness hole is, and gets a wake-up call on the trails with GCN’s Alex Paton. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - The Hardest Challenge: Leadville 100 01:52 - Why I Need This Motivation 03:18 - Lab Testing 05:52 - Analyzing The Power Results 06:35 - DEXA Scan: Body Composition Reveal 09:11 - The Result: "Average" Fitness? 12:18 - Lessons From The Lab 16:22 - Training With GCN’s Alex Paton 20:09 - Crucial Nutrition & Prep Tips 24:42 - Can I Actually Do This? Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://gmbn.eu/YouTubeMembership 🛍 Explore The GMBN Shop 👉 https://gmbn.eu/SpringTees Subscribe to the channel for more! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/Subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://www.gmbn.com/uploader Looking for MTB Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter What is the biggest challenge you have ever taken on? Let the chat know! 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDQyMpDMxs 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 We Will Never Die (Instrumental Version) – Par Hagstrom Quite Alright – White Drift Thought Wave – Joel Rampage The Thief in Marrakesh – Arc De Soleil White Sage – VELDA Aurora Borealis – Chill Cole Incognito – ProdByCamz My Favorite Time of the Year – Matt Large Hej Allihopa – Ooyy FLY AWAY (Instrumental Version) – Witchitaw Slim Operator – White Drift Run the Race (Instrumental Version) – Martin Hall Professional Zachary – Jobii #gmbn #globalmountainbikenetwork #mtb #mountainbiking 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency 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. 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: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Propain Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Propain Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria Reynolds wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Reynolds FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Met Helmets: https://gmbn.eu/Met-Helmets Bluegrass Protection: https://gmbn.eu/Bluegrass Watch our sister channels: GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://embn.me/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube