The Toughest Bikepacking Adventure I've Ever Done
232K views · Jan 18, 2026 · Sports
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@gcn · 8 months ago (edited) · pinned
What’s the toughest multi-day ride you’ve ever done? Let us know 👇
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@BenHughes3 · 8 months ago
I'm so glad the film makers made the decision to continue on and finish this video. The final result is excellent!
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@friarexob · 8 months ago
Big thanks to Tom and Hugh for finishing the filming job of this adventure. RIP GCN+
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@steveyankou4144 · 8 months ago
Pretty wild that Greg Van Avermaet didn't remove his bags to get the KOM. Respect.
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@gcn · 8 months ago
Who is excited for this one?!
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@Fanifu · 8 months ago
I am. I am from Peru and my husband is crazy for bicycles and bicycling.<br><br>Watching together. Thank you for making this great video.
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@neilmdon · 8 months ago
Conor you need those Irish stripes back on your kit mate
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@juanbuyogarcia8950 · 8 months ago
Greg is gold, like his medal. Best GCN episode ever
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@stephenauckly · 8 months ago
Aaaaand now I miss GCN+ all over again. Shout out to the camera people who knew they lost a job and continued on. And Conor "this is the most stuff I've ever had on my bike" Dunne who now considers this normal.
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@aliverbirduponmychest3055 · 8 months ago
I took a trip to New Zealand to visit a friend back in 2006. What a spectacular place. I just decided one day I would do a bike packing trip so I could experience NZ close up. I hadn't been on a bike for years, had no experience of bike packing, no bike or kit. So I went and found the cheapest bike I could find at $200 NZ dollars, about £67 at the time, I got a sleeping bag, a foil blanket as a ground sheet, a torch and a whistle. I had a rucksack with a built in 2L bladder, two football tops, 2 pair of footy shorts, 2 pair of socks, 2 pair of boxers and a pair of PRADA trainers. I took the train from Christchurch up to Picton then the ferry across to Wellington. I decided to do an email blog to my friends all over the world and called it The Cowboy Wears PRADA. I had no plan, no route, booked nowhere to stay, I just got on the bike and off I went on my multi day tour and it was the best experience I have ever had. I slept in backpacking lodges, on beaches in my sleeping bag, even at a bus stop one night. The best thing about it was my encounters with wildlife. Riding through the countryside with a herd of Deer running alongside me was incredible, they could not take their eyes off me. I took a few days off in Kaikoura and went swimming with a pod of wild Dolphins, the most wonderful surreal experience of my life. My friends absolutely loved the email blog they found all of my adventures absolutely hilarious. I thoroughly recommend it to anybody, we only get one life and it is a short one so go out and experience this wonderful planet we live on, I do!
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@JinnyCJ · 8 months ago
Brilliant, so glad you could finally show the adventures. Loved the little dog companion on the final to the summit. Think he was thinking “what’s all the fuss about, I do this every day”!
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@jgsimons · 8 months ago
So glad you guys were able to retrieve this footage. Great content!
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