The World’s Strongest Cyclists Don't Race Bikes | Crazy World of America’s Cup

The America's Cup is considered to be the oldest international sporting trophy in the world, dating back to 1851! With that comes some iconic moments, such as Australia II winning it back in 1983 to the thunderous tune of Men at Work’s ‘Down Under’, breaking the 132 year win streak of the New York Yacht Club! However, the New York Yacht Club looks to break their dry spell in an innovative way by using the best tech and individuals from the world of cycling! Si goes on a deep dive on how the New York Yacht Club's 'American Magic' aims to accomplish this task! In collaboration with @SRAM 🤝 https://gcn.eu/SRAM 00:00 The world’s most powerful cyclists are not cyclists 01:27 SRAM x American Magic collaboration in America’s Cup 02:17 The America’s Cup 03:28 The "cyclors" for American Magic 06:05 Protocol to find the best cyclors 06:53 Strength conditioning 07:27 Zwift race 09:13 Trying out the recumbent rig 09:55 What do cyclors do in a boat? 13:15 How good are they on real bicycles? 19:57 The American Magic experience 22:36 How SRAM helps American Magic 25:51 Conclusion Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks 👉 https://gcn.eu/JoinYTmemberships GCN Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnuploader Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Ever thought that cyclists can be sailors at the same time? 🚴⛵️ Watch more on GCN... 📹 How Fast Were The Tour de France Femmes On Alpe d’Huez? 👉 https://youtu.be/vDm1-6gAe4c?si=5casSRouYLcReiMN 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcn.eu/editorschoice 📹 Or why not check out our Features Playlist 👉 ​​https://gcn.eu/gcnfeatures 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Crunched - Bonkers Beat Club Desert Fire Blues - Will Harrison Enough This Time - Rockin' For Decades.mp3 Fainting Goats - OTE Goggles Zoom In - SFX Producer Hustlin Man Blues - Will Harrison Knockin on Whoever's Door - The Big Let Down LA LA LA (Instrumental Version) - Adelyn Paik Love For The Ocean (Instrumental Version) - Pastis No Need to Fear - Will Harrison Reverie - Dusty Decks Rockabilly Hell - Roy Edwin Williams Rush Slow - par Stay Toxic - Matt Large Taurus Boogie Rock Express - Grevens Tid Unmasked - Will Harrison Video Knights - spring gang Waking Up To Another Day (Instrumental Version) - Ten Towers Walking Around (Instrumental Version) - Coma Svensson #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #sram #americanmagic #americascup #sailing #boatracing #groupset 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind the scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to your attention, showcase the best places in the world to ride and get exclusive access to events and races. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside Cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca MET Helmets: https://gcn.eu/methelmets Strava: https://gcn.eu/strava ShadowStand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration AGU: https://gcn.eu/AGUxGCN Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@GCNTraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn