<div>🎥 Find the show and watch it on YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3wX7mQqr5Y"> GCN Show Ep. 614</a> 
 
Can too much cycling actually be BAD for you? New research sheds light on this long-running debate...and we're diving straight in. Dan &amp; Si also share the results from the first-ever European Mechanic's Championships, their inaugural "Cool Head of the Week" award, and why one top triathlete won’t be winning the Tour de France anytime soon... Turns out, he’s not up for the pay cut! 
 
00:00 Welcome to the GCN Show! 
00:42 This week in the world of cycling 
02:32 Can too much cycling actually be BAD for you? 
08:00 Cycling Shorts 
08:08 Bike Mechanic’s European World Championships 
09:45 Zoe Backstedt Finished 3rd Overall With No Teammates 
10:51 Fayetteville (Arkansas) Bikepacking Route Network Launch! 
11:39 Zwift Racing Score 
12:49 Lifetime Grand Prix Series 2025 
14:18 Why Kristian Blummenfelt Won’t Ride in the Tour de France... 
16:45 Hack/Bodge of the Week 
25:07 Caption Competition  
26:54 Comment of the Week 
28:18 Special Guest Appearance 
31:25 More Comments! 
33:53 This Week On GCN 
 
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