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 LowsleyWilliams (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 rockstrewn 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

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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
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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
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Dead to Me STRLGHT
Alive Without Breathing Deskant

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