How To Make Your Pedalling Technique Smoother Than Ever | GCN's Pro Cycling Tips

Watching pros pedal is almost like observing a piece of fine cycling art. They look so smooth and relaxed on the bike as they turn their cranks towards victory. But how do they get their cadence so silky? Conor's here to give you his top tips and get you pedalling like a pro.

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[josephburke]

Seeing a 6’8” man doing a plank across a country road gives a whole new meaning to creating a “bridge”.

[greggderrick]

Can GCN tell me why Conor puts 20 inch BMX wheels on his Pinarello - 😂

[YG-ueec]

He's got more space in that front triangle, than I have in my apartment.

[SuperOlds]

The presenter did an excellent job. Easy to understand, hope he does a lot more of these types of videos.

[dougduchateau]

...so for some light hearted quarantine entertainment - next week let's see Conor ride Emma's bike...

[AtharvaVaidya]

How tall is he? The frame is so much bigger than the wheels he might just be a metre higher in elevation than the peloton.

[ethanklein]

Video: How to pedal smooth
Final tip: Pedal smoother
In all seriousness I love your content keep it up!

[rato_gordo]

Really like connor videos its nice to se us tall guys represented

[martinaxe]

This video caused me to reassess my saddle height. I ended up dropping the seatpost a good inch. Soreness at the end of a two hour ride was greatly reduced. I have recently been trying different saddles and neglected to adjust the seatpost. Thanks, GCN!

[lockharj]

This guy is a great addition to the team

[steamedwhiterice]

This channel is so far beyond me, and I'm totally ok with that! Still love to watch and learn.

[TWROC]

This was very helpful and timely as indoor training seems a good place to practice the pedal stroke. Thanks Conor.

[osbogosley]

The best way to smooth your pedaling is to do one leg riding on a trainer or on gradual climbs. I was still beating 30 yr. olds when I was 50. I'm 70 now and finally riding again in retirement.

[NicSynaes]

At 5:32 - that’s actually the M25 he’s planking across...

[trevorhayes]

single leg pedalling on the turbo is great for smoothness & improving technique. Riding a track bike/fixie too is also good for that constancy of pedal motion.

[themelted]

Power yoga and cycling are the perfect partners, balance, strenght, core strenght and indurance. Forearm plank is great but dont disenguage your core like our narrator keep it rigid. If anyones does have 1 leg longer, check your hip joint alignment as in most cases the long leg appears longer as the hip joint is out.If so find a Holistic healer as its easy fixed. Great vid and advice
Thanks !

[zachh]

What a great presenter, definitely grew into the role fast Conner! Your are fun to watch...although 5:25 is more of a Tipi than a plank lol

[rap]

It's nice to see that the folks at GCN are once again recognizing the importance of a good pedaling technique. I saw a recent video where Simon made the absurd claim that pedaling technique is not important. A smooth, round pedal stroke is critical to producing a more powerful and efficient stroke. The reason many pro cyclists make pedaling look so effortless is because, due to their good pedaling technique, IT IS relatively effortless. Working on pedaling technique is one of the most important things you can do to improve your speed, power, endurance and most of all FUN.

[paddyorourke]

Love this video not to much technical jargon easy advice to follow for us folks who are new to this and GCN please remember this as the pros out there already know a lot of these tricks where as we do not so keeping it simple like this works great video maybe a spin of channel like GCN amateur might be an idea 😀

[fastharri]

I was always taught to keep my feet in line with the bike as any angle could cause knee issues. Took the advice seriously as I had an earlier knee injury and went from spending the following week in agony to painless more efficient riding, albeit with a mid float setup.