Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
British fixie rider Alec Briggs is heading to Barcelona to battle Tour de France stage winner & local resident Juan Antonio Flecha in the ultimate cycling challenge.
Armed with a polaroid camera, a paper map, and a bike, they have just two hours on the clock to race against each other and reach as many checkpoints as possible.
In a nail-biting game of strategy, speed, and city savviness, who’s riding style is best suited to the bustling streets of the Catalonian capital? Who can keep their cool when the pressure is on?
A unique adventure in one of Europe’s greatest cities. Who will prevail as King of Barcelona?
📺 _Checkpoint: Barcelona_ is available to watch exclusively on GCN+Watch from Tuesday 18 April.
Watch all of our documentaries on GCN+ 👉 http://gcn.eu/GCNFilms
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British fixie rider Alec Briggs is heading to Barcelona to battle Tour de France stage winner & local resident Juan Antonio Flecha in the ultimate cycling challenge.
Armed with a polaroid camera, a paper map, and a bike, they have just two hours on the clock to race against each other and reach as many checkpoints as possible.
In a nail-biting game of strategy, speed, and city savviness, who’s riding style is best suited to the bustling streets of the Catalonian capital? Who can keep their cool when the pressure is on?
A unique adventure in one of Europe’s greatest cities. Who will prevail as King of Barcelona?
📺 _Checkpoint: Barcelona_ is available to watch exclusively on GCN+Watch from Tuesday 18 April.
Watch all of our documentaries on GCN+ 👉 http://gcn.eu/GCNFilms
____________________
GCN+ is the home of the world’s most thrilling live bike races, highlights, exclusive shows and epic cycling documentaries that you can enjoy live + ad-free + on-demand + interactive + all-year round.
GCN+ is more of everything you’ve come to love from GCN but taken to the next level: more entertainment, more races, more inspiration, more access, more analysis, more science and more to watch with exclusive and original long-form films, documentaries and shows.
GCN+ is cycling like you’ve never seen it before.
#gcn #cycling
