Why We Race | What It Takes To Be A Pro Cyclist

If you love riding your bike when you’re young, it’s natural to dream of wearing the yellow jersey of the Tour de France, or winning a sprint around the velodrome after a gruelling Paris-Roubaix. Pro cycling is a demanding sport that pushes you to your limits like few others, so why would we even want to become a professional cyclist? As a recent ex-pro, Conor Dunne is the perfect person to share the story of how he got hooked on pro racing, and offer some tips to aspiring pros. Subscribe to GCN+ for cycling as you have never seen it before! Live racing, shows & cycling adventure films: https://gcn.eu/plus Subscribe to GCN Racing: https://gcn.eu/gcn-racing Check out the GCN shop: #GCN #Cycling #BikeRacing Check out the GCN App: https://gcn.eu/app Let us know what your favourite race is, and which races you’d like us to cover. Music Licensed By Epidemic Sound: ES_Act I Fluvial - Jo Wandrini.wav ES_Up and Beyond - Airae.wav ES_Ad Infinitum - Oh the City.wav ES_We Are All Dreamers - Arlo Young.wav ES_Big Big Trouble - Czar Donic.wavES_The Power of Agony - They Fall.wav ES_Cheese and Crackers - Arthur Benson.wav ES_Traffic Jam Ambience - SFX Producer.wav ES_A Tribute to Gold - Duke Herrington.wav ES_Magic Awaits - Howard Harper-Barnes.wav ES_Once I Was A Cat (Instrumental Version) - Suffer City.wav ES_New England Pond - Epidemic Sound.wav SFX ES_Record Scratch 3 - SFX Producer.wav ES_Jet KC135 Pass By 5 - SFX Producer.wav ES_Glass Break 17 - Epidemic Sound.wav ES_Auto Tires Squeal - SFX Producer.wav Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Racing brings you the best of the world’s bike races to your screens, wherever you are: the finest live race commentary, in-depth analysis and behind the scenes access from your favourite events are all here. So get involved, join us, and get ready to be in the thick of the action. Engage with on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on cycling racing. GCN - https://gcn.eu/SubscribeToGCN GCN Japan: https://gcn.eu/subscribe-gcn-japan GCN Italia: https://gcn.eu/GCN-Italia Suscribirse a GCN en Español: http://gcn.eu/Suscribirse The GCN Club - http://gcn.eu/club YouTube Channel - http://gcn.eu/gcnYT Facebook - http://gcn.eu/gcnFb Instagram - http://gcn.eu/GCNInsta Twitter - http://gcn.eu/gcnTW GMBN Tech - http://gmbn.tech/subscribe GCN Tech - http://gcntech.co/subscribe EMBN - http://embn.me/subscribe