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National MTB XC Rd2 2023 - Margam Park
This is a practice lap of the National MTB XC course at Margam Country Park in Wales. Plenty of climbing and straight forward fast flowy descents. The 2 long gravel sections have been set to double speed in the video, but this on-board lap is still nearly a minute slower than Joe Blackmore's fastest lap in the Elite Men's race.
From 2m35s, Sam Howes is following the group of Cameron Mason, Rory McGuire, Simon Wyllie, Finn Mason and Reuben Oakley.
From 2m35s, Sam Howes is following the group of Cameron Mason, Rory McGuire, Simon Wyllie, Finn Mason and Reuben Oakley.
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National Cyclo-cross Championship 2023 - Westmorland
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This video is of the Elite Men & U23 race at the National Cyclo-cross Championships in Westmorland, Cumbria. Riding and running with Sam Howes's bike from Sleaford Wheelers around a very testing National Champs course.
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd6 - Cyclopark
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What an epic Elite Men's race at Cyclopark. Always a top venue and a great cyclo-cross course that is getting even better every year. Sam climbed over 300 steps in this race, as he finished on the same lap as Thomas Mein. It's a great technical challenge this course and one that Sam relishes and this the first lap plus highlights from his race. All in 4k if you have the download speed.
Azencross - Loenhout practice lap
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This 4k onboard practice lap was recorded the day before the Azencross race in Loenhout by Samuel Howes of Sleaford Wheelers.
GP Sven Nys 2023
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This onboard footage shows the start of the fantastic GP Sven Nys course at Baal. Unfortunately there isn't much footage due to Sam getting a double puncture, but it's worth watching for the start alone. Just imagine your sat there, about to race the best riders in the world and trying to keep your heart rate low and then you get this build up to a start.............. I love it!
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd5 - Barnoldswick
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This is the first lap plus highlights from a freezing round 5 of the National Trophy Series. It was -2c/28f and with freezing rain, so very tough conditions. Although it just looks a really wet course, the mud never materialised as the ground was frozen so solid it couldn't cut up, so the water just sat on top of it. It made for interesting racing!......
East Midlands Cyclo-cross Championship (Senior Men)
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This is the fifth cyclo-cross race I have organised and the first time I've manged to get an on-board video of. It is from the East Midlands Senior Men Cyclo-cross Championship, held at Ancaster Leisure near Grantham. It consists of the first full lap, plus highlights from the rest of the race with the GoPro attached to Samuel Howes's bike. Sam spent all day Saturday helping me set up the cours...
Lincolnshire Championship decider at The Moat
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This on-board video is of the last Lincolnshire Cyclo-cross Championship round of the season and the chase for the championship has come down to the wire, with one of 3 different outcomes equally possible. This shows the first full lap plus highlights from a tough race as Samuel Howes, Jake Jackson and George Thompson battle it out.
Lincolnshire Cyclo-cross Championship Rd5 - Bardney
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The first lap is at double speed as the straights at Bardney are long, and then there are a few quick highlights after. This time the GoPro lasted until the finish!
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd3 - South Shields
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This 4K on-board video is the first lap plus highlights from the Elite Men's race at the third round of the National Cyclo-cross Trophy. The handlebar mounted GoPro10 is on-board Samuel Howes's bike from Sleaford Wheelers, who starts 19th out of 62 riders. Video includes bonus doulble rainbow!
The excellent National Cyclo-cross Trophy for Rd2 in Falkirk (2022)
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This 4K on-board video is the first lap plus highlights from the Elite Men's race at the second round of the National Cyclo-cross Trophy. The handlebar mounted GoPro10 is on-board Samuel Howes's bike from Sleaford Wheelers, who starts 20th out of 66 riders. This was an eventful race on a brilliant course! Fingers crossed we will be back here in January 2024 for the National Champs.
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Round 1 - Derby
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This on-board video is the first lap plus highlights from the Elite Men's race at the first round of the National Cyclo-cross Trophy. The handlebar mounted GoPro is on-board Samuel Howes's bike from Sleaford Wheelers, who starts 24th out of 71. Short cut links to your favourite rider or moment are in the comments below.
Lincs Cyclo-cross Rd3 - Scunthorpe lap (4k)
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This quick practice lap was for round 3 of the Lincolnshire Cyclo-cross Championship at a new venue for CX racing near Normanby Hall, Scunthorpe. Sam came 2nd in the Senior race on the day.
Lincs Cyclo-cross Rd 2 - South Elkington lap (4k)
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This onboard lap was by Samuel Howes who won the Senior race
2022 National MTB XC Rd 2 - Newcastleton
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This enjoyable Newcastleton course has changed a lot from last years National round here. Although a sizeable section of a lengthy climb had to be removed due to earlier storm damage, the course was cleverly put together to include similar elevation overall and it was considerably more technical than last year. The blue section of trail used previously was now ridden uphill in reverse, and the ...
Lincs Cyclo-cross Championship Rd 6 - Nettleham
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Lincs Cyclo-cross Championship Rd 6 - Nettleham
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd 6 - Skipton (4k)
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National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd 6 - Skipton (4k)
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd 5 - Cyclopark (4k)
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National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd 5 - Cyclopark (4k)
National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd 2 - Westmorland (4k)
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National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd 2 - Westmorland (4k)
HSBC UK National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd1 - Derby 2021
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HSBC UK National Cyclo-cross Trophy Rd1 - Derby 2021
On board race lap! MSG MTB XC Rd3 - Haughley Park
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On board race lap! MSG MTB XC Rd3 - Haughley Park
The epic XC course for Round 1 of the HSBC National MTB XC Series 2021
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The epic XC course for Round 1 of the HSBC National MTB XC Series 2021
MSG MTB XC Rd2 at Twisted Oaks - First lap of the race! (4k)
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MSG MTB XC Rd2 at Twisted Oaks - First lap of the race! (4k)
MSG Rd1 2021 Haughley Park practice lap
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MSG Rd1 2021 Haughley Park practice lap
Chasing Jo around Sherwood Pines Red (with Covid Diversion) (4K)
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Chasing Jo around Sherwood Pines Red (with Covid Diversion) (4K)
MSG Rd1 Henham Park - Fast practice lap
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MSG Rd1 Henham Park - Fast practice lap
Awesome watch
Thank you 🙂
New to cx but looks great fun, slight random noob question... Why do you not wear gloves?
Great footage and brilliant win! Also, really good rider etiquette.
excellent effort fp , its always cold in barlick :)
Best course preview by far
nice video ty, looking at the surface id risk it for a biscuit and use dmr supermoto 2.2 folding skate park tyres , it looked dry with not a lot of loose, roll faster / climb faster and with 1000ft every 4.6miles itd be a big advantage imo, i use them any dry day at afan wales on orange five how long was the race ?
Looks like a great place for riding bikes 👌
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Great to see a race like that - at the pointy end. Welll done and great video, thanks.
Thank you Kieran 🙂
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Nick Craig doing really well in the under 23 race :D have to be honest that course looked heavy af. good job getting around it
Nick Craig is phenomenal! How a 53 year old consistantly beats the mass majority of the field is remarkable. My son Sam is 20 this week and one of his goals is to be racing at a high level in his 40s. It suddenly dawned on him this week, that if he wanted to be winning races then, he'd have to be able to race quicker then than he is now, as Nick is still beating him. Sam has managed to beat Nick on the dry fast courses, but as soon as you throw some mud in to the equation, Nick is just a joy to watch as he ploughs through the field in front of him.
@@RichardHowesPhotography a very worthy goal for Sam, Nick is a phenomenal role model.
That's a CX course I'd love being a roadie at heart. It must cover a large area. Need to rewatch the race now. Thanks and keep up the good work Sam
It was a great race! Well worth watching back.
watching CX from my comfy chair at home is about as close as i'm going to get, have to be honest the muddy sections look minging, i'm a fan of the sport but its funny i dont feel the want to take part.
I know how you feel. I did my first cyclo-cross race about 30 years ago and I thought that's enough and have never raced it since 🙂 I love the sport now though, from a spectator, supporter, photographer point of view. I don't think there's a better cycle race to watch. It's just constant hard acceleration, brake, hard acceleration again and amongst that mud, sand, off cambers, steps or anything else the course designers can think of. I take my hat off to all who race it. It's an epic sport
Nightmare, really disappointing after the effort made to race there, must be gutted.😢
that was unlucky :(
Partly bad luck, but equally his pressures were too low for the hard drop on to tarmac. They were fine in practice, but you always go harder in a race. 2psi more next year 🙂
Top effort, I raced in similar conditions below freezing that weekend and it was horrible to say the least! Kudos.
Hope everybody gets a can of brake cleaner for Christmas :D Another great vid, thanks for the upload.
i think all you CX racers are mental for racing in those conditions but well done for getting out there in the first place.
love these!
such a dull course, but the effort was fantastic!
Thought I was watching Sweeck vs Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal for a bit there! 😄👍
Haha, there were definitely some team tactics going on, but fortunately there were only two for Sam to contend with 😀
amazing racing!!
Wow great filming and well done Jake cracking ride 👏 👏 👏
What an exciting race...Almost a grass crit!...so fast
unreal faith in your grip levels considering the speed you take flat dry corners, impressive riding
Great watching your obvious skills. I’m a firm subscriber of skills over power, as my power is waning.On the subject of tubeless I’ve been training on challenge tlr baby front and grifo rear for 2 to 3 years. Both with a standard 25 mm polyurythene home made insert and stans sealant. Ran as low as 17.5 psi with no punctures in all that time. One ripped side wall which would have killed any tyre or tubular. Defo think the extra 30g insert improves the ride quality and probably the ability to ride it flat to the pits.
Thanks Lewis, your comment is much appreciated as we've been watching your fine skills up close for the last 5 years. I remember at the World Masters last year struggling to comprehend how you could be SO much visibly faster than anyone else through the twisty and slippy wood section. That really showcased your bike handling. That's really interesting about the insert, and especially as it's home made! I'd always dismissed them after watching a review of them for MTB wheels. The conclusion then (3 years ago), seemed to be perfect for getting you home, but too much of a comprimise for XC racing. I think I should get a pair for Sam to experiment with. We've just had 4 Challenge TLR Baby Limus tyres delivered today. One pair will go on one bike and the other 2 for spares. On first inspection, they look a great fast rolling and mud clearing tyre, as they are very similar to the Donnelly PDX WC tread pattern that Sam has been using up to now. However, the tread blocks look 2mm taller on the PDX tyres, so we'll see if the shallower Baby Limus tyres makes any difference at Paignton as Sam can test two identical bikes with the different tyre set ups.
Great bike handling skills and really unlucky with seat. Netting and tyre issues. Brilliant how you still kept going. You'll do really well in races were those things don't happen. Well done
Another corker Richard. Love reliving these courses. Can I ask whether Sam uses tubeless out of choice or is it a sponsors thing? I know I wouldn't, personally. Have never found something that won't burp when you put race pace into corners.
I'm glad you're enjoying them 🙂This won't be a quick reply Dave as tyres are one of my favourite subjects! I had 7 years working in the tyre trade in my early career (fitting, then sales rep), so ever since I have studied tread patterns, carcass construction and rubber firmness, whether it's for my car, motorbike, race bike, or push bikes. Tyres are the one thing that keep us in contact with the ground, so I don't see the point in skimping on them. However.... Sam can use anything he likes as he's a club rider and I'll buy him any kit he needs, or he could buy it himself as he works and saves well, but the tubeless tyres he has been using over the years have been really fantastic for him. When he started as an first year under 14 he ran tubes and clinchers like everyone else. In his second year him and his brother punctured 5 times between them through thorns or similar, so we converted to tubeless tyres and have never had any issues up until the nationals this season. Finding out what pressure you can run without burping is part of the learning curve as it will differ for all, due to weight and force. He found when he was using the original Donnelly PDX tyres as a youth he could run 25psi and anything lower would burp, but they were only 120tpi sidewalls. When he was a junior and we found the 33mm PDX tyres actually measured 35mm wide so failed a UCI check at a National Trophy, we switched to the more expensive Donnelly PDX WC with 240tpi sidewalls. These have been fantastic tyres and Sam has always been able to run 22psi with no issues. He can run lower, but if he hits anything hard he will pinch puncture the sidewall. I know some people with tubs will run mid teens, but I really question if they need to. When Sam tried a set of tubs from Dave Earth at Crawley as a Junior, he was lapping no faster on the bike that had those, than the bike that had his PDX tubeless tyres. 3 weeks ago we bought a new track pump with an LCD display and my conclusion from the last two races, is the old guage was either running 1-2psi innaccurate and over reading, hence why Sam's tyres have only just started burping again after 3 years without a hiccup; or it could just be as Sam is now faster and stronger than he has ever been, he can of course generate more force through the corners and that is needing the extra 1psi. The PDX WC tyres, Sam has had fitted to both bikes for every race for the last 3 and half seasons have unfortunately been out of stock everywhere for the last 11 months, so for Paignton he will have one bike on PDX WC and one on Baby Limus which are a very similar pattern, so it will be interesting to see how they compare. One thing I can tell you is the Challenge tyres are a lot tighter fit on the rim than the Donnelly tyres, and they are also have 25% more threads in the sidewall, which will make them more supple, so they may be able to be run 1 or 2 psi lower, but we will see. I do think far too many people are too conservative in their tyre choices. I'll never forget the national champs at Hetton Lyons. You'll remember how muddy that was in places and a good friend of ours and a top 20 rider in the Elite race was running a rear tyre that looked like a motocross tyre, the blocks were so square and deep. However, in the race before which Helen Wyman won, I photographed her muddied bike next to the podium and noticed she was on file treads. I asked how on earth she could run those when most people I knew ran full mud tyres. She said, when you are running through mud, it doesn't matter what tyres are on your bike, but for the few other sections where I my lose a little time, I more than make that up on all the fast rolling sections. I think that's some of the best cross advice I've ever heard. If you watch Sam's videos, you will see he will often lose time on the straights (as he's not a roadie) but fast rolling tyres definitely help minimise it for him. He does however always make up lots of time through the corners. This shows that along with his great technique, he has plenty of corner grip from his tyres. I am sure a couple of pairs of tubular wheels with full muds may be helpful for racing once or twice a year tops, but the extra expense can't be justified for such little use and such little gain. On top of that, as a photographer, I'm not sure many weekends go by without me seeing someone roll a tub, never mind all those that puncture. It's old technology for me and having tubeless tyres that seal themselves most the time, is a lot more beneficial for most of the races through a season. At Westmoreland last season when Toby Barnes and Joseph Blackmore had a sprint finish for the win, both were running Schwalbe X-One tubeless tyres and Joe's tyres were the stock ones that came out the box with the bike from Canyon. Although slippy, that was the driest I have seen your course by a long way though. What I would recommend if you are having tubeless issues, is check your rims and tyres are ETRTO compatible. The NEW Challenge tyres that we ordered are made to that standard, hence why they are tighter fit on Sam's rims than the PDX WC tyres which aren't.
@@RichardHowesPhotography Hahaaaa I know you see rolled tubs a lot - but that doesn't really happen once you've learned to stick them properly. Great to see Sam progressing so well anyway - he's getting dead strong now. FWIW I hopped the hurdles in warm up and instantly decided it was way too far to the pit if I ended up clattering one in the race and puncturing, so not worth the risk. But that's the wisdom that comes with (extensive!) age. :-)
Really enjoying these videos and the insight they give into top-level UK courses and racing. Thank you!
Thank you 🙂
Superb filming..so exciting to watch!
Thank you Paul 🙂
Great ride. Interested in your tyres. What type are they? Do you use inserts? How low pressure can you go? Why tubeless over tubular? Thanks
The tyres are Donnelly PDX WC, but this race was probably the last time Sam will have them fitted to both bikes as I haven't been able to buy any more for the last 11 months. The tyres are a very similar pattern to a Challenge Baby Limus, so that is what I've ordered going forward. For the next race in Devon, Sam will have one bike on the PDX WC and one bike on the Baby Limus, so it will be interesting to see how they compare. No inserts and pressures for Sam who weighs around 10st/63kg can be run as low as 20psi but the softer the pressure, the more issue you have with rim strikes puncturing the sidewall. Over the years 22psi has been perfect for him, but for the first time he burped his rears on both bikes on the same corner at that pressure in South Shields, hence asking for 23psi in the video. The reason for this specific tyre and why tubeless over tubular is a combination of cost and technology. The only benefit I see to tubular tyres are in the deep mud when you can run pressures lower than tubeless, but how many really sloppy mud races do you do in a season? It doesn't justify the expense for me. For any other race conditions, I prefer tubeless as any standard puncture to the tyre by a thorn or similar is just sealed in seconds with the sealant and should you need to change the tyre on a rim, you can do it in 5 minutes, so you don't need stacks of rims. Added to that, as a photographer, I used to nearly always see someone with a rolled tub in a race. It's getting a little less common now as more people switch to tubeless. Sam has run these tyres on both bikes for every race for the last 3 years. They are perfect for all condtions as they have a very fast rolling centre line of tread blocks, but a very open tread pattern away from the centre line, so great at dispersing mud. They then also have good size cornering tread blocks (as per the baby limus), so give great corner grip. One last thing to note about the Donnelly PDX WC is don't confuse it with the standard Donnelly PDX tyre. The standard PDX is exactly the same tread pattern, but although it states 33mm on the sidewall, it measures wider, which we found out to our peril when Sam went from youth to Junior races as the UCI commissaires will check tyre width. They are also a 120tpi thread count in the sidewall, so the lowest they could be run at for Sam was 25psi before they burped as the sidewall wasn't as flexible. For local league races or for non UCI races, they are perfectly fine though and that is what we run on my wife's and other son's cross bikes.
Great video. What tyres were you running out of interest?
Donnelly PDX WC www.donnellycycling.com/products/pdx-wc-700-x-33-tubeless-ready-clincher?variant=29665474216049 Do you race at all Andy?
Great effort and excellent video
Nice one and great riding!
Great effort. Sometimes bad shit happens to good people. Onwards and upwards for the next round.
Great stuff!
Brilliant Sam. Mixing it with the best in the country 👊💪
List of riders in front 00:00 Matt Ellis - SRCT MUC-OFF 00:23 Jenson Young - Garden Shed UK-Ribble 00:39 Simon Wyllie - Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 01:08 Matt Ellis - SRCT MUC-OFF 03:00 Tom Couzens - Montezuma's Race Team 03:30 Matt Ellis - SRCT MUC-OFF 07:44 Ali Slater - Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy 08:45 Huw Buck Jones - Backstedt Bike Performance 09:16 Huw's slip 'n' save 😀 10:20 Huw's wattage bazooka! 😀 11:43 Matt Ellis - SRCT MUC-OFF 12:20 James Madgwick - ALL IN Racing (apologies for the spelling James!) 12:46 Callum Laborde - Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 13:23 Joseph Smith 13:54 Bjoern Koerdt - Shibden Cycling Club 14:52 Tom Couzens - Montezuma's Race Team 15:23 James Swadling - NSR - Nigel Smith Racing 15:52 Bjoern Koerdt - Shibden Cycling Club
Awesome ride. Well done.
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In real life it was a lot rougher, the stabilisation makes it look smooth! Nice video, thanks for sharing! 👍
CX course? More like an off-road criterium!
I did the vets race and loved how technical it was
I've had 6 or 7 people tell me how much they loved the technical nature of the course. I just love the variety of course designs, conditions and locations that you get through a season 🙂
perfect lap 👍🏼
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great video, my word that was fast
Pure power course
They took out the sketchy bowl like section after the flyover next to skate park
I know! It appears only vets and youths are good enough to ride it 😁 As conditions got sketchier, it was taken out, along with other sections to reduce the length of the lap times.
Good video! Who is the rider?
Thanks Sam. The rider is my son Samuel Howes from Sleaford Wheelers. He's a first year U23.
Yep he good n a nice lad to boot
Got to admit I miss cross now and again 👍✌️
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