Cycling The World's Largest Bikepacking Event | A 500km Epic In Tuscany

Conor has taken on a few big events over the years, and this one he really wants to give it his all!
He's decided to take on the Tuscany Trail, a route taking in the beautiful landscape of this region in Italy. This is certainly not a race, but a challenge for everyone involved! He has set himself a goal of completing it in two days. Can he do it?

00:00 Introduction
01:24 What is the Tuscany Trail
03:05 Building The Bike For the Adventure!
04:32 What Bike Is Conor Riding?
06:29 Day One, The Ride Begins
09:50 Refreshments & Food
11:55 @wahoofitness Roam Route Plan & Features #AD
13:15 Day One Continued!
13:55 @CampagnoloSrl Ekar GT Groupset #AD
15:09 @sellesanmarco1935 Saddle & Bags #AD
16:00 Riding Into The Sunset
19:45 Time To Get Into The Bikepacking Tent
21:00 Day Two
22:10 Where Gladiator Was Filmed!
23:06 Morning Coffee In Pienza
24:05 Day Two Continued, Riding The Roads Of Strade Bianche
26:50 Snack Time In Siena
27:50 Time To Get Moving!
29:25 Certainly Not Roads Perfect For Riding!
29:45 Lets Descend!
30:21 More Food For Conor!
31:20 Where Is Conor? Will He Do It?
33:17 On The Road Again
34:08 The Final Push
35:38 Robbie Williams Joins Conor
36:04 The Final Push Continued!
37:50 He Completed It!
38:17 Conor Describes The Amazing Feeling Of Completing The Tuscany Trail

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🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵
'Til All That's Left Is Ash - Ludlow
A Moment of Truth - DEX 1200
Alteration - Karoliina Gabel
As Light Unfolds - Megan Wofford
Atlas 17 - Ooyy
Bright Afternoon - Frank Jonsson
Calm Inner Thoughts - Victor Lundberg
Diametrical - Aerian
Dive! - Laura Platt
Dont Give Up on Love - Ludlow
Eine Kleine Nachtmusic - Traditional
Floating in a Butterfly - Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid
Full Service - Damma Beatz
Gladiators - Experia
Granny's Basement - Stationary Sign
Labyrinth - Lennon Hutton
Last Snow - Hampus Naeselius
My One and Only - J.F. Gloss
On the Inside - Sun Chime
Orchestral Rise - Rannar Sillard
Oro - Hanna Ekstrom
Rapid Rise - Rannar Sillard
Reni - Valante
Ride It Out. - Ludlow
Rise And Stop - Rannar Sillard
Rise From Suction - Rannar Sillard
Secret Medicine - Sugoi
Storyblox - DEX 1200
The End, Again - Par Hagstrom
The Road Less Travelled - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
This Weather in Me (Instrumental Version) - Ludlow
VOLTAGE - BLUE STEEL

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📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images

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[gcn]

Let us know what adventure you would like us to go on next?

[biggertree]

Slow-paced, non-competitive content is great for Conor. His joy is infectious.

[stewarthinsley]

When ever I feel fatigued, I always say to myself, 'I don't have to do this, I get to do this' it changes my perception and gives me that bit more energy mentally and physically. Good on ya Connor, you smashed it 👌

[KelvinSuddith]

I love these long form features with Connor. There’s something about the way he talks about riding and fun and the journey of the ride, it really brings me back to having my first bike

[JrgenEgballe]

Thank you for bringing back the spirit of GCN+ to Connor and the team 🤩This had all the elements that made GCN+ films so EPIC and motivating with a beautiful and challenging route, great B roll, drone shots and music and lovely editing. Please keep this type of content coming 🥰 and ease off on the silly comparison/competition videos (..can Olly swim across the Mediterranean... will Si beat GMBN in a barrel roll down a mountain... what happens to your fitness if you eat pancakes every day... etc. etc )

[ericcoxtcu]

I've been missing this kind of content since GCN+ shut down. Thank you for the extended video.

[johnpayne]

Thank you for taking us along, Conor. What a glorious ride.

[craigr]

Connor, never have i wanted you to fail more.

Simply so we could all enjoy more of the stunning landscapes and see you take that dip in the sea on arrival. I so wished you had decided to make it a 3 day adventure, while your blood sugars were low prior to your bolognese. Sometimes you need to channel your inner Jack Thurston.

Defo one of GCN's best videos, really miss this type of content that used to come via the app.

Keep up the awesome work, love that you love what you all do ❤ it really shines through.

[PumpkinVillage]

Conner is outstanding in this format. I'm a card carrying member of the Idiot Club on a bike. 65 thinking I'm 45. Another outstanding production by GCN. Thank you and take care, Al

[GregJC]

These long form, ultra endurance videos GCN puts on are some of my absolute favorite content on YouTube

[bettyjones]

One of my new favourite videos from GCN. Conor is so nice and self-afacing, entertaining and full of adventure. The backdrop of the scenery of Tuscany. Amazing. Thanks

[robhogg]

Fantastic, the sort of film I've missed since the closure of GCN+. Please more of these

[markwinterton]

Wow .. just a brilliant video you can watch again & again ..cheers GCN and Connor

[shepshape]

I have to admit, with all the stopping you were doing, I never thought you'd make it in two days. HUGE tip of the cap to you for doing so. And you're absolutely right, it's much more about the journey and not the destination, especially when you're riding through beautiful country like that.

[arjanschild]

I did the TT last year, ...the only mistake I made was that it took me 3 days instead of 5, or 6. The environment is just too beautiful to rush through it. Sometimes I felt like riding into a postcard...simply amazing.

[craftingday]

I intended to watch the whole thing but I was sleeping throughout the video but when I woke up, the part @37:19 intertwined with my drowsiness but it was so dream-like, very hazy. I cannot explain how that ending scene with the final push and with the music makes this video so dramatic and emotional. Good job with the editing!!

[m.droberts]

Not a cyclist, but gcn has drawn me in, beautifully crafted content every time.

[TheBigCK]

I love that Conor snuck mention of "Type 2 Fun" into his Tuscany narrative. Any of us who watched and loved the GCN+ documentary "Slow Pro Tour: Canary Islands" remembers when Larry Warbasse defined Type 2 vs. Type 1 Fun for Conor. I even filmed that scene on my phone while re-watching SPT:CI in the final days of GCN+ when i tried to re-watch as many of the films as possible before they vanished into the evil WB void. So glad to see the videos on GCN's current platform approaching GCN+ films in length and spirit. Conor's next bike-packing trip should include Jack Thurston or Larry Warbasse! Cheers and thank you GCN.

[jeffreywilliams]

Maybe you could have a video on how to manage the logistics of doing this on your own (i.e. where do you leave your bike case and other luggage). Not all of us have a team following us in a van. Good video despite Conor not suffering and cracking.

[arjanbrugman]

Conor is the ideal bikepacking ambassador, almost making suffering appealing to all😂