Cycling In Hurricane Force Winds…What Could Go Wrong?

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  • @gcn
    @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Would you ever try the headwind challenge? 💨

    • @dukeofspeed2072
      @dukeofspeed2072 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      no 😁 I have another challenge/race for you guys! The 24h race on the Nürburgring for cyclist in July!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dukeofspeed2072 That sounds fun! Who would we send as our team?🤔

    • @panjimoulana
      @panjimoulana ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope

    • @blabla5604
      @blabla5604 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gcn Obviously Hank needs to go and Ollie.

    • @CwazyWabbits
      @CwazyWabbits ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, it would be a mad laugh :)

  • @keepay3065
    @keepay3065 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    As a Dutch cyclist I can confirm you reencated my daily commute acurately

    • @lennartschmidt5385
      @lennartschmidt5385 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh yes i live in Germany near the Dutch Boarder. We dont have Mountains but a lot Of Wind😂😂

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hahahaha that sounds like a tough daily commute! 👀

    • @cookingandlive
      @cookingandlive ปีที่แล้ว +9

      World famous horizontal mountains that are only found in the lowlands.

    • @thijsjansen7600
      @thijsjansen7600 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dit is oprecht gewoon wat je elke dag naar school moest fietsen. Heerlijk om te zien

    • @casakaiser
      @casakaiser ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And surprisingly the return has the same headwind

  • @kennethward9530
    @kennethward9530 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    GCN missed an opportunity to partner with whomever their microphone wind muff supplier is to promote an obviously effective product.😮

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Only the best kit here at GCN 🙌

  • @nikolausschallhart8654
    @nikolausschallhart8654 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    You gotta give the dutch credit for their sense of humor I guess. I just wonder how they managed to kept the start and finish constructions in place. Also, good sense of humor from GCN, sending the tallest person you can possibly find to such a race

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +35

      They love a fun race in the Netherlands! 🇳🇱 It was all Conor's idea!

    • @aliensporebomb
      @aliensporebomb ปีที่แล้ว

      He did great but he almost needed El Alto to really do the race properly - but it might be dangerous to expensive equipment hence the borrowed bikes - what bike could Conor ride that would work for this race? I think there needs to be a re-do sometime with him! @@gcn

    • @derekjolly3680
      @derekjolly3680 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah if they got Lurch (Ted Cassidy) from the 1960's "Addams Family' on a bike, it would of only been slightly more absurd!

    • @derekjolly3680
      @derekjolly3680 ปีที่แล้ว

      For that matter, these two make you think of Stan and Ollie for the contrast in heights. Except for the real Ollie being a fatso.

    • @joneinarmattiasvisser6113
      @joneinarmattiasvisser6113 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@aliensporebombhe should definetly ride a steel track bike. Sturdy and fast!

  • @AndrewBartley
    @AndrewBartley ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I love Hank stands on a rock and is still not as tall as Connor 😂😂. Brilliant vid as always!

  • @rnedisc
    @rnedisc ปีที่แล้ว +129

    As a dutchy, I was so sad I heared the race was already cancelled before I knew you guys made a video about it. But I'm super happy you got to make an awesome video regardless! I hope you guys will get to participate in the actual race another time!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We'll be back for sure! Was such a fun time 🙌 Have you ever taken part in the race before?

    • @rnedisc
      @rnedisc ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gcn I haven't but it's definitely on my bucket list!

    • @carenlinger5105
      @carenlinger5105 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would if you would let us know beforehand that you are coming

  • @liamblood5239
    @liamblood5239 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    All that this shows us is that Hank is a bloody superhuman. Fair play Hank.
    Making me feel useless for looking out the window and seeing a bit of drizzle and thinking "Not today".

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But would you give the headwind championships a go?🤔

  • @brommelstroet
    @brommelstroet ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Racing Ten Dam on a Tandem on a Dam. Epic!

    • @alexk3806
      @alexk3806 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amazing comment 😂

  • @markdavey9071
    @markdavey9071 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What do we want to see from GCN? More crazy antics like this. Great video guys. Respect to Hank!

  • @elizabethburgess3969
    @elizabethburgess3969 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Hank is a beast! I just love the Hank/Connor collaborations - always entertaining!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว

      Never a dull day with these two! What should their next challenge be?

  • @frazergoodwin4945
    @frazergoodwin4945 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Headwind race on upright bikes into a hurricane -
    GCN - Send Conner, he's as aerodynamic as a bus! 🙂
    Hysterical stuff guys.
    By the way, this road should be on anyone's bucket list to ride. Especially when linked to the paths further north beyond hook of Holland through the dunes on to Amsterdam - just do it in the summer in the sun!
    (Also disappointed you guys didn't stop for a photo opp with the cut-out podium girls left from the TDF finish line area that are still there)

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We'll be back for sure! Great riding to be had around here 🙌

  • @angad9494
    @angad9494 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of my first rides over that dam, we battled headwind/crosswinds. I was ready to quit after a few minutes. Damn-near cried.
    Crackin' effort Hank!

  • @kevin._.farren
    @kevin._.farren ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Love these two together! Wild man Hank and sensible Conor.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Quite the difference but they make a perfect pairing!

    • @antonlasy7501
      @antonlasy7501 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right!? They would've made a grerat duo in 80s action movie/comedy for sure haha @@gcn

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@antonlasy7501 We need to make this happen 😂

    • @laterreurrouge1917
      @laterreurrouge1917 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@gcnhell yes!

  • @LaurensvanRooijen
    @LaurensvanRooijen ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Gotta love the Dutch headwind championships. My parents originally are from that very region of the Netherlands, so I know Neeltje Jans pretty well from family holidays.
    It's the details like the race rules and the barf zone at the finish that make this event so unique.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure is a unique event! Would you try the race?🤔

    • @lazyremnant380
      @lazyremnant380 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The what?! Barf zone!? 😵

    • @matthiasgeuze1850
      @matthiasgeuze1850 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lazyremnant380 Yes a Barf zone for everyone who wends to deep during the race.

  • @chrisridesbicycles
    @chrisridesbicycles ปีที่แล้ว +24

    And I thought that the 80kph we had on Mallorca during that time were bad. 😂 This is totally bonkers.
    Next time, send the management of Warner to do this. That‘s about what I wish for them.

    • @pompeymonkey3271
      @pompeymonkey3271 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I genuinely shed a tear when I heard the announcement.

  • @petersauer94
    @petersauer94 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Once again Hank comes through,he just won't give up, such a tuff character Bravo ❤

  • @akactors
    @akactors ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the best of GCN! i love crazy adventures for me and you! Conner was like a sail against the wind. Nice effort boys!!!

  • @mmooppaarr6699
    @mmooppaarr6699 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Hank you are a badass dude. It was awesome meeting you at TOUR DE TUCSON this weekend. I'm the guy with the CERVELO.

  • @jansen1975
    @jansen1975 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Cheeky LifeSlowRideFast plug there. Also the way they parked the car, Stevie knew he was in the shot for sure :)

    • @MatthijsPlender
      @MatthijsPlender ปีที่แล้ว

      All old pro's on that tandem and Hank.😁

    • @1984jelle1
      @1984jelle1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@MatthijsPlenderone old pro and an amateure that was.

  • @cyclingeveryday7346
    @cyclingeveryday7346 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was one of the most entertaining GCN videos I have watched in a while lol hank is a monster

  • @slomo3937
    @slomo3937 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Hank the Tank - never giving up!

    • @BeerSougion
      @BeerSougion 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This time around even a tank would have been faster 😂

  • @RicardoRocha-lg1xo
    @RicardoRocha-lg1xo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Forget about all that aero lightweight stuff. THIS is where it’s at 😂😂… it brought back so many good memories of my time as a student in the Netherlands

  • @wspmjw
    @wspmjw ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an experience! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Hank for completing the course. Conor, have seen this before. As soon. As you stopped, I said in my mind, he's done. Sad you didn't continue but go on you for making it onto the course .

  • @mommamooney
    @mommamooney ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On point Hank throwing caution to the wind, the hurricane force wind, and soldier on. Loved it!

  • @shapeshifterboogie9853
    @shapeshifterboogie9853 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So happy to to see you guys do this race, but sad to hear that you didn’t get to do the race. Btw, my country is not called Holland, it is The Netherlands.

  • @DigiDonkey
    @DigiDonkey ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In the Channel Islands we were getting 100mph+ winds and golfball sized hailstones during the storm along with a 30ft sea swell. It toppled over 300 trees as well. So was a bit concerned at what you'd be facing particularly with the potential debris flying around. Glad you crazy guys all made it back safely.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Eeeek! At least we know where we're sending Conor and Hank next 😂

  • @agnesrosalinde
    @agnesrosalinde ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great fun to see Laurens ten Dam and coach Jim on the tandem. Whereever there are inhumane cycling challenges, Ten dam is there at start and finish.

    • @user-yx9pd9bv5q
      @user-yx9pd9bv5q ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was great fun indeed, but that was not LtD on the tandem, but his podcast friend Stefan

    • @agnesrosalinde
      @agnesrosalinde ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-yx9pd9bv5q Are you sure?

  • @scotmarana7299
    @scotmarana7299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 16:02, the look on Hank's face with the sad umbrella is priceless!

  • @duncanmacphee200
    @duncanmacphee200 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I live in Worthing and cycled to work in Brighton for about 4 years, regardless of the weather. The winter rides home were into a swirling south-westerly coastal wind and it could be unbelievably brutal quite often. I'm talking flying debris, beach pebbles being blown into the path.
    What is worse though is the side winds. There are a few points on the ride where you have to brace yourself for a sudden, vicious side wind (imagine being violently pushed from the side by an invisible thug). That being said, I really enjoyed the battle against the elements (cycling isn't cycling without a sadistic edge is it?).

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds Brutal!😱 Would you give the headwind championships a go? You've got the experience 🤔

    • @texasflood1295
      @texasflood1295 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds a little like riding around Corpus Christi Texas in the spring. Many times I have cleaned dirt from inside my ears after a ride with 40 mph crosswinds. Once with a tailwind, I was able to maintain a speed of about 20 mph for several miles without turning the cranks once.

  • @Jaqaroo
    @Jaqaroo ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Well done lads! Brilliant effort and a very enjoyable video!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! Would you give the headwind challenge a go?💨

    • @Jaqaroo
      @Jaqaroo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gcn ermmm.... yes. Hank is very motivational in these kind of things.

  • @kevinhoffmann3713
    @kevinhoffmann3713 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hank hanging with a tandem in the wind is the most impressive thing I've seen in a long time

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was incredible wasn't it!

  • @Cyclingdavp123
    @Cyclingdavp123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember that wind well!!! We were on a bike packing trip in the Netherlands and had to make it back to the ferry at the Europort. We had to cycle 25 miles from Den Haag in the height of that storm!!!!! It was crazy!!!!! Chapeau to you both.

  • @bikeyclown4669
    @bikeyclown4669 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a wonderful race. Successfully riding in and negotiating nasty headwinds is a badge of honor equivalent to climbing hills in my opinion.

  • @GhostTrainPhoto
    @GhostTrainPhoto ปีที่แล้ว

    As a stormchaser...I am proud to see you guys dipping your toes in the water. I usually bring my bike on chases so I can ride earlier in the day, while the storm sets up, and decides what it wants to be when it grows up. That has also led to me making timing mistakes and riding my bike in a tornado warned storm, desperately trying to get back to my car...on several occasions

  • @rotation-y2n
    @rotation-y2n ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You have to cycle round Limburg. Dutch cycle infrastructure combined with actually intresting scenery and hills makes for amazing riding. Could go for Amstel Gold Race as well or the gravel series

  • @aliensporebomb
    @aliensporebomb ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolute insanity! Thanks so much for this - glad to see that the race being canceled did not stop some determined participants!

  • @michaelbishop1492
    @michaelbishop1492 ปีที่แล้ว

    Proper silliness. Right in my wheelhouse. Glad you are all safe.

  • @Mortensens01
    @Mortensens01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im blown away by yet another fantastic adventure! Thank you Hank and Connor for making my day !! 🚴‍♂️💨

  • @ABiketoEscape
    @ABiketoEscape ปีที่แล้ว +2

    btw, that region of the Netherlands is a dream for bikepacking trips of 2-4 days (although sometimes you do spend a full day with a headwind)

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Think it would be around 5-7 days if all the riding was this windy!😂

  • @thijsjansen7600
    @thijsjansen7600 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God, I remember cycling to school thru these winds (around 8 km) and hating it yet loving it. Always wanted to preform at this race but sadly I live all the way up in the other side of the country, just to expensive to get there by train...

  • @SBoots29
    @SBoots29 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here I thought the flat prairie head winds in Canada were horrible. The Dutch have that beat. Great video. Hank is a rock star.

  • @cb6866
    @cb6866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you to Conor, JLW , and battered crew ! You definitely sent the right people ...looked hilarious and a bit dodgy .

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was just a tiny bit dodgy😂Hopefully we can give it a proper go next year!

    • @cb6866
      @cb6866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gcn pockets full of rocks

  • @woutervanr
    @woutervanr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SICK! I did a cycling trip last summer and cycled across there with wind force 6 maybe 7 which was already insane (with bagage and 100km total that day). I can't imagine wind force 9-10 with rain!

  • @sten6043
    @sten6043 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing that the sound recording is so good.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only the best equipment at GCN🫡

  • @morgand1995
    @morgand1995 ปีที่แล้ว

    my fastest ever cycle was from barra to the top of uist with a howling tailwind. it was fabulous and made up (just) for the years of it not being so. but i was young then. today it was a bit breezy and mildly damp so i watched this, stayed on the couch and had a nap. good effort lads!

  • @CapnBarefoot
    @CapnBarefoot ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's the Netherlands guys... Holland are two of the 12 counties in the Netherlands. And to be specific , the Stormvloedskering is in the county of Zeeland, so not 'Holland'. And maybe you know, but 'Holland' was used in other times and I know normally you are pretty well thought about those things.

    • @WimTheWebmaster
      @WimTheWebmaster ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was thinking the same. Also I think about 99% of Holland (the counties) are below sea level. Another little fact it’s the North Sea, not the Ocean. Not used to GCN getting things wrong.

    • @gur262
      @gur262 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh. I'm German. I only now learned that Niederlande isn't interchangeable with Holland

    • @CapnBarefoot
      @CapnBarefoot ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gur262 well let's be honest, today, the day after the elections. We're Holland again, so you can forget what I've said. Haha

  • @mottohorn
    @mottohorn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would like to thank Tom Scott for introducing me to this event. And thank GCN for representing it in this iteration! Albeit without much participation! Haha

    • @eljanrimsa5843
      @eljanrimsa5843 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Dutch cancelled the race when they saw who was participating.

  • @redalert2834
    @redalert2834 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's tough to maintain 10 miles per hour on the flat going into a strong wind coming off the sea here in the UK even if you normally cruise along at 20mph. It's not all that rare in winter on seaside roads, especially ones with a south-westerly bearing, to see winds that can slow you down to walking pace and strong gusts than can momentarily bring you to a standstill.

    • @casakaiser
      @casakaiser ปีที่แล้ว

      Hank barely made a 5km/h. 10 miles per hour and he would have flown across that dam.

  • @archy_bold
    @archy_bold ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that Connor was so up or giving it a go, despite presumably knowing that he was just going to act as a huge sail!

  • @jelle7224
    @jelle7224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One ride I did I had to push 300 watts to go 13 km/h. Decided to turn around shortly after and enjoy the very brief way back with the massive tail wind.

  • @derekjolly3680
    @derekjolly3680 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those two guys on the tandem, they were an awesome team, and with the backward caps too! Like Dutch tandem "Breaking Away"!

  • @PaulJakma
    @PaulJakma ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "we made it to holland" - lads, you were drinking coffee in Zierikzee, which is *not* in Holland, it's in Zeeland. A different province of the Netherlands. It's like you flew to London, drove to Edinburgh and then said "We're in England".

  • @geoffreyhoney122
    @geoffreyhoney122 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was BONKERS! and STELLAR! simultaneously! Amazing content Conor, Hank and gcn! What a ridiculously inspiring super difficult challenge! I love how Hank just takes off anyway! Glad Conor was the voice of sanity! The tandem hadd an unfair advantage. I would love to try this but only if it weren't canceled. Keep this great stuff coming!

  • @johnmurphy2189
    @johnmurphy2189 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the pairing of Hank & Conor!

  • @palleppalsson
    @palleppalsson ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Upwards of 16kmph," 16000 mph is pretty fast.

    • @ByronAllis
      @ByronAllis ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @terryhollands2794
      @terryhollands2794 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine the huge wattage you got to make, to push into a 160,000 mph wind. 🤯

    • @ByronAllis
      @ByronAllis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@terryhollands2794 enough watts to air a quarter pipe and land on the moon

    • @ByronAllis
      @ByronAllis ปีที่แล้ว

      But only if you wear your aero socks

  • @rivnuts7398
    @rivnuts7398 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This event reminds me of my collegiate days when the annual “Nude Olympics” running race would be spontaneously declared by the upperclassmen on what they thought might be the coldest, sub-zero night of the winter. The participants kit consisted of a scarf and sneakers!

    • @LeafHuntress
      @LeafHuntress ปีที่แล้ว

      Might i introduce you to another Dutch tradition, de Nieuwjaarsduik:
      th-cam.com/video/2E80spDB3_c/w-d-xo.html

  • @NickBainas
    @NickBainas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely the most fun video you guys have done! I couldn't stop giggling the whole video basically.

  • @zebharper2113
    @zebharper2113 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maniacs! I just came in from a ride, seeing a foot strong tree being felled by the wind, blocking the road. Due to recent knee problems i was out with an e-bike rental. I never knew, these hunks are meant or able to be lifted over an obstacle, by the sheer force of panic. Now i try to give my knee a rest and watch GCN for the rest of the evening. Stay safe folks!

  • @3dprintersawhiteboard401
    @3dprintersawhiteboard401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I rode there a couple of years ago, headwind and raining, when my tire failed completely. God, that was such a shitty day. This dam is still parts of my nightmares.

  • @klaxxon__
    @klaxxon__ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy smokes, that shot of Connor's bike getting slapped around in the wind was effective to drive the point home.That was not the time for the deep aero wheels :D

  • @Long_Toe
    @Long_Toe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a Dutch expat overseas this was a great "homecoming video". To see that awesome roads again, the cosy township of Zierikzee (See-rick-say), and then the Oosterscheldekering (too difficult to pronounce). Also very funny that Connor says the race might be cancelled as winds are too dangerous and in the background a roadcyclist passes through:-)

  • @Gekoman333
    @Gekoman333 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “It’s hard to illustrate just how windy it is on camera.”
    Idk, the camera guy barely able to stand says a lot 😂
    Dope song when y’all kicked off the ride 🤘and I like to imagine, when Hank got his bike, he immediately pointed the headlight down and said “I’m gonna need that aero”
    💨 😳 🕶️ 🍃 🧢

  • @tmill2001
    @tmill2001 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great wind! Hank the hammer!

  • @rustcohle9589
    @rustcohle9589 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In a cycling jersey answering phonecalls in office is real dedication.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Got to be ready for anything in GCN HQ!😂

    • @conordunne1
      @conordunne1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always in uniform 🤘

  • @kaltonian
    @kaltonian ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that was awesome guys.....but what happened to you Conner....?,
    Hank.....i take take my hat off to you sir.......no wonder they produce such great sprinters with all that flat land & extreme wind.....well done to you both

  • @richcrompton6891
    @richcrompton6891 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lol! Bonkers but it looks like a whole heap of fun! The Dutch Rad Race!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sure was fun! 😂Would you give it a go?💨

  • @erents1
    @erents1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very funny and exciting! Makes me think back to when my friend was blown off of his bike by a strong wind on the big island of Hawaii! We had just toured from New York to California, and had never seen wins as strong as the winds in Hawaii, my friend with his 35 pound bike and 25 pounds of camping gear and food was launched 5 feet straight out of his saddle into the deep grass on the side of the road. Uninjured but humiliated and degraded. We turned around and rode back down the hill to town to sleep it off till morning.

  • @lestar123
    @lestar123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up for the @Live Slow Ride Fast tandem

  • @redpandamaniacal
    @redpandamaniacal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This looks like it'd be great to try. The nature of the event though means I'll likely never be able to give it a go, considering it'd be difficult to get off work and book a flight from Japan on such short notice, and I'd be positively crushed if I did somehow manage to spend all that and it got cancelled.

    • @gangstreG123
      @gangstreG123 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only 6 months until typhoon season!

  • @Dutchmeister
    @Dutchmeister ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool video. Live near the Stormvloedkering and wind definitely can be tough over there :D

  • @richardbeute68
    @richardbeute68 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Welcome to the Dutch Mountains GCN. 😂 The country where you always have to make sure to have the wind in the back on the way back. 😅😂
    Awesome video.

  • @01FozzyS
    @01FozzyS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hank's bike is a fixie with a Sturmey Archer. 🤣 Now that was an experience of a ride boys!

  • @alexk3806
    @alexk3806 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    July 2023 in the middle of storm Poly in the Netherlands, my daughter and I cycled Bromptons in very strong winds and rain. Luckily the wind was at our backs, but it was still character-building

  • @paulmusters6802
    @paulmusters6802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "We are in Ziewieziekie, I think I've said that right" 😂😂😂

  • @nicholastaylor4437
    @nicholastaylor4437 ปีที่แล้ว

    Riotous, joyous...er, fun? Some of the best of GCN. Good luck to you!

  • @acatonasnowboard21
    @acatonasnowboard21 ปีที่แล้ว

    rip that umbrella at the end omg shed a tear laughing so hard at it blowing sideways then inside out

  • @lisapet160
    @lisapet160 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:15 standing high.

  • @lbx5359
    @lbx5359 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s even more impressive than the wind speeds is the quality of the mic’s ambient noise suppression!

  • @glennoc8585
    @glennoc8585 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the Netherlands, haven't been since 2016 but still looks clean and a cycling friendly nation.

  • @wykydgt
    @wykydgt ปีที่แล้ว

    It's nowhere near as bad as this but, Tour de Darke in Greenville OH was brutal this year. The first 2/3 of the course was cake but, the last portion was nothing but 12-18MPH headwinds from every direction. Kudos to Hank for being the resident GCN cyborg!

  • @mikekent9488
    @mikekent9488 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a fantastic video. Had me chuckling all the way through.

  • @tomcruz3774
    @tomcruz3774 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is what the weather feels like whenever I'm done with my job and errands and I want to ride my bike for fun

  • @chrism5433
    @chrism5433 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah what a great Sunday night show cheers. Absolutely love it 🎉

  • @mileslong9675
    @mileslong9675 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s hilarious! I would have loved turning around and coasting back, as well.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  ปีที่แล้ว

      Would you not go full speed on the way back just to see how fast you could go⚡️

  • @RahLoh
    @RahLoh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i live on the northwest coast and this is most of my commutes. especially when the wind changes direction by the time im heading home 😅

  • @magicknight8412
    @magicknight8412 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good effort guys, that looked mental out there!

  • @MrGarycoww
    @MrGarycoww ปีที่แล้ว

    Go go team GCN F£#@ yeah! 😂😂
    I love the way at the end Conner is worried about looking after Hank, like a mother and her out of control child! 😂😂😂😂

  • @colinlewis6777
    @colinlewis6777 ปีที่แล้ว

    The tailwind race would make a great sequel! 🌬️

  • @neilturner2068
    @neilturner2068 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was Hank not tempted to come back the other way? Imagine the speed with that tailwind.
    Also Hank standing on the rock to be the same height as Connor at the end was 😂

  • @Joris_at_planet_Zarkulu
    @Joris_at_planet_Zarkulu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "I'm now sheltering behind a rock" hahahaha

  • @spingus7091
    @spingus7091 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this! Please never stop with the crazy fun cycling adventure videos

  • @willmo1725
    @willmo1725 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should have gone the other way with the wind some of the funniest rides ever the wind at your back. Good show, happy hollidays to you all at gcn!!

  • @johnr5252
    @johnr5252 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never really thought about the effect of wind when cycling until one ride at the shore. I set out on a casual morning ride for about an hour only to return into a head wind that took twice as long! Crazy.

    • @XEinstein
      @XEinstein ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I live on the Dutch coast. All my bike rides start with a check of the wind direction for this very reason.

  • @erikpierik9806
    @erikpierik9806 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool, the Oosterscheldekering used to be on my standard cycling route when i lived there nearby (Colijnsplaat) some years ago. I never took part in this race but it looks like fun.

  • @capio78
    @capio78 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never underestimate a posh lad. Hanks a beast.

  • @prestachuck2867
    @prestachuck2867 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank standing on that giant block next to Conor reminds me of Vizzini and Fezzik from The Princess Bride!

  • @laterreurrouge1917
    @laterreurrouge1917 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Hank on the loose" should be a series of its own within gcn ^^

  • @VideobyKB
    @VideobyKB ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in a moderately windy city, and would love to give this race a try sometime, to see how it compares. I actually don’t mind a bit of headwind, but I’m sure this would be worse than anything I’ve ridden in.

  • @nickbrownbill3413
    @nickbrownbill3413 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hank - "Don't know what happened to Conor"
    He's 9ft tall mate! I'm amazed he didn't take off like a kite. On that dam his head was probably the highest point in the Netherlands

  • @aldude9511
    @aldude9511 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank and the umbrella was too funny.