4 Of Cycling's Most Enduring Myths - Exposed! | The GCN Show Ep. 303

Welcome to the GCN Show - it's a busy one this week with Emma in Taiwan, Jon in Flanders and Ollie at the Taipei show. We also have news of next year’sTour de France route, gloves that might save the world, but first, we expose four of cycling’s most enduring myths!

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This week in the world of cycling we learned that the route for next year’s Tour De France is one for the climbers with more classified mountains than in any other Tour route in history. And we also learned why Dan has gone to Bologna for his holidays. The city has launched a scheme called Bella Mossa to incentivise people to travel by bike or foot instead of cars, and it’s done so by offering beer as a reward!

Now this week, we’re talking cycling folklore. We do our utmost here at GCN to share the most accurate information, knowledge and insight available about our sport. But sometimes, despite all the effort, some myths just won’t go away. Firstly then, pedalling technique - how you pedal doesn't matter! In fact, if you take the fastest, most powerful cyclists as the benchmark, you’ll see that they pedal less smoothly than the rest of us.

You have a perfect saddle height, and it’s measured in mm. There’s no such thing as mm perfect bike fit. We’re really throwing the cat among the pigeons now. The bike fit. We’re not saying they’re not worth it, they are. For many people, it transforms their riding, from painful to pain-free.

Lastly, you can't wear pro kit if you're not a pro. There is no shame in wearing pro team kit when you’re not a pro! Replica kit isn’t frowned on in other sports, so why cycling? Some cyclists will disagree, but showing your allegiance to a rider or a team is fine by us.

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Epidemic:
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Magnus Ringblom - Horror Trailer 1 T60
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Johan Svensson - Inescapable
Magnus Ringblom - Victory Themes 1
Martin Gauffin - Salty Breeze 3
Soul Chain 10 - Stefan Netsman
Peaceful Pianos 18 - Martin Klem
Soul Chain 5 - Stefan Netsman
Fast Aggressive Melodic Metal Trailer No4 - Johnny Berglund
Heliolingus - Ooyy
Classical Epics 17 - Magnus Ringblom
Call My Name (Killrude Remix) (Instrumental Version) - Blaeker
Smashing Punks 1 - Stefan Netsman
Hakan Eriksson - Freaky Bats

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