How I'm Training For The Toughest Ride Of My Life... With NO Spare Time

Conor Dunne provides a critical update on his preparation for the 1,350km Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco after a major training setback. Following a bout of COVID that sidelined him for 12 days, Conor shares his "glass half full" strategy for rebuilding fitness using indoor training and focused Zone 3 efforts. Join Conor as he navigates the balance between a busy job, family life, and the daunting challenge of one of the world's toughest self-supported races. 🤝 In Collaboration @ROUVY 💥 Chapters: 00:00 - The Atlas Mountain Race Challenge 00:39 - Disaster Strikes: My Training Setback 01:22 - Rebuilding Fitness & GCN Group Rides 02:24 - The Pro vs. The Parent: Balancing Life & Training 03:16 - First Ride Back: Assessing the Damage 04:42 - My 6-Hour Weekly Training Secret 05:40 - Using ROUVY to Master Pacing 11:54 - Final Stats: Is It Enough? 14:59 - The Road Ahead: 4 Weeks to Go Rouvy rides with Conor, times and dates: 📆 ⏱️ 19th January Monday 5pm GMT. Unbound Gravel | Tallgrass Prairie | Kansas 20.13km: https://riders.rouvy.com/events/05dbe0b2-8e07-4c44-9f90-58fab8b1e096 26th January Monday 5pm GMT. Sea Otter Gravel Easy. 17km: https://riders.rouvy.com/events/5a9452a8-09a9-43bf-8fbf-5e66c8133b1f 29th January Thursday 4pm GMT. Big Sugar | Pea Ridge | Arkansas: https://riders.rouvy.com/events/7df949a1-f3fb-4716-9597-7a67561b0288 2nd February Monday 4pm GMT. Crusher in the Tushar | Circleville | Utah https://riders.rouvy.com/events/a4a4f727-0b6b-4643-ab8e-df638f66b932 Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks 👉 https://gcn.eu/JoinYTmemberships Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing! 👉 https://gcn.eu/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter 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 Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides Have any of you ever had a major illness derail your goals right before a big event? How did you mentally and physically get back on track? Let me know your comeback stories below! Watch more on GCN... 📹 https://youtu.be/fBdqk0eku7Y 📹 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 🎵 Boom (Instrumental Version) - Nyck Caution Die For You (Indie Pop Version) - Andreas Ericson Fate's Symphony - Dream Cave Golden - Helmut Schenker #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife 📸 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: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli 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 Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels CeramicSpeed: https://gcn.eu/GCNCeramicSpeed HJC Sports: https://gcn.eu/hjcsports Shimano: https://gcn.eu/shimano 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