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When Blake Samson got an invite to ride the Megavalanche, he jumped at the chance to take it on again. To mix things up a bit, this time he wanted someone to share the experience with. Knowing that James Lowsley-Williams (aka Hank) at @gcn is always up for an adventure, Blake decided to see if he could succeed where GCN had failed and find a challenge that was too much for him! With minimal experience on a mountain bike, would Hank even be able to complete the 21km long snow and rock-strewn course, let alone race hundreds of other riders down it? The boys headed to France to find out... ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Intro 2:33 - Chapter One: Practice 11:07 - Chapter Two: Qualifying 21:00 - Chapter Three: Main Race Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Shop the latest GMBN Jerseys! 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 Did you think Hank would make it? Would you like to take on the Megavalanche? Let us know in the comments 💬👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Watch Blake run through Hank's bike and kit 👉 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 You Don't Know (Instrumental Version) - Psuche SUPRA - STRLGHT Venture - STRLGHT Vibrations of the Universe (Instrumental Version) - Psuche Water Baby - Gregory David Plumage - Jobii Pressure Lover (Instrumental Version) - Blood Red Sun RAGE - DonVayei Rave - STRLGHT Ready to See My Baby (Instrumental Version) - Big Girl Sandstorm - Chris Shards Streets of Gold - DonVayei Lost Together (Instrumental Version) - Coma Svensson Mass Hysteria - STRLGHT Minitaur - Tigerblood Jewel Fractured Paintings - Trevor Kowalski Ganja - Ooyy Distortion Swell 2 - SFX Producer Dead to Me - STRLGHT Alive Without Breathing - Deskant #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking #Megavalanche The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: Nukeproof Bikes: Orbea Bikes: Park Tool: Smith Helmets & Eyewear: Crankbrothers Pedals: Shimano Footwear: Ergon: Vittoria Tires: FSA: Spank: Topeak: Garmin: Peaty's Products: Wahoo: Worx Power Tools: CamelBak: Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - GMBN Tech - Electric Mountain Bike Network - GMBN auf Deutsch - Global Cycling Network - GCN Tech - GCN Racing - Global Triathlon Network - GCN Italia - GCN en Espanol - GCN auf Deutsch - GCN en Francais - GCN Japan - GCN Training -
