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

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