How Far Could We Ride In 24 Hours? | GCN's Winter Epic
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 16. 11. 2019
- How far can you ride in 24 hours? What would happen if you decided to set off one day on your bike and just rode, not stopping until the clock ticks past the 24 hour mark... We didn't know. James is always up for a challenge and so along with BMC he managed to persuade ultra endurance cycling legend Mark Beaumont to give it a try. Could they make it to Scotland in less than 24 hours?
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Hitting McDonald's in central Manchester at 3am, in full cycling kit, is taking bravery to another level. Chapeau!
I hit a McDonald's in the middle of nowhere central Florida at 5 am in full lycra on a 247 mile ride on Sunday morning. I can totally relate to how awkward this situation is!
B R less awkward in Manchester, more fighty...
@@thesimplecooks It's Florida, they gotta be used to that kinda people.
Outstanding guys so much respect for you đđđđ
Agreed. I was fully-expecting some trouble from the group at The Cornerhouse, not coffee talk.
Then again - at the risk of sounding like Paul Calf - Oxford Road is full of bloody students, so perhaps not surprising after all!
Mark is such a great person. Very good presenter, likable and all round good egg. Massive respect to both of you.
Great point. Mark Beaumont is a legend, such a nice bloke, really good to see in a successful athlete.
Wow I didnât know he was part of GCN. Thatâs cool. I loved watching his ultra endurance videos on his channel.
The question is... can you make an omelette out of him???đ€
Love this kind of challenge. This year I rode 600 km from Warsaw to Berlin, self supported in 31h, but it was not raining. Well done guys. đđ»
Congrats to you. What a ride!
Yeah, rain sucks. I tried Munich-Vienna with one sleeping break and failed after 5 hours in cold rain, needed another night. 2 years later I managed Kehlheim-Vienna 524 km in about 28 hours self supported.
Frank Z. I prefer to just do touring bike and take all the time and camping spots I need. I sometimes even stay in 1 spot for a day or 2 and relax in the tent if I really like an area.
How do you guys cover your feet from the rain? I bought a rain cover for my shoes, but I always end up soaking wet in the rain no matter what.
@@willek1335 maybe cycling shoes are waterproof?
Watching this must be truly inspiring for Dan. I bet he's raring to go with his 1000km+ challenge now.
CnE thinking same thing, or in dans case the oppositeđ
Yeah to Scotland and back, that should do it!
@@simonsaville9962 We all know that Dan is going to use an e-bike halfway through his ride.
@@butters6295 all ride long
Having done several 24h epics, I can truly identify with Hank. His face told the story. Watching this took me back to the dark feelings one only gets from pushing through when every fibre of body and soul, screams STOP! Quality stuff again from GCN.
I love these epic rides with Hank! To see a more in depth hour long edition of this would be pretty sweet. The suffering, thousand mile stares, look on faces of 'why am I doing this', and the sheer will of determination to even attempt and then complete this sort of thing is...well...truly inspiring in my own life. I love these 'shows on these epic rides!!!
Yes!!! Really inspiring
Welcome to GCN, Mark Beaumont.
MB has done some epic GCN vids - get looking at the back catalogue, especially the NC500
Marc Beaumont is a GMBN presenter right? I still remember his name at the introduction of GMBN long ago.
@@dan_lazaro Different Marc Beaumont! That GMBN one actually left to go do some world cup downhill racing again.
Every time I watch one of these challenge videos, it makes me want to go clip in. Regardless of the time of day. Great video and congrats gents!
1601chance me too!
It is 2:00am Calgary Alberta Sept 27 2022. I will turn 61 in January and videos like this one has me chomping to plan something. A bit late in the year, but next spring/summer, I need to do something. Some shorter trials during this fall to keep me psyched. - Cheers
Just a thought... Would a short 'Credit Roll' of the people involved in the production of these videos be possible? Acknowledging their hard work and excellent results seems such a small thing.
Yes, right on!!
I've been on a 500km+ supported ride and big thumbs up to the support crew - such rides are simply not possible without the support (and spare dry socks in the car)
Absolutely agree!....just show us the drivers, motorbike riders and camera people at the end, just a quick hello, kinda' puts a context into it......
Yes very good idea!
@@lechprotean Yes they are possible without a support crew. It's called randonneuring / audax.
What an amazing effort, I canât even begin to imagine how difficult this was. Mark is a machine and massive kudos to Hank for setting this up and completing the ride. Beast đȘđ»
"The Struggle" 20% grade... LOL! Suitably named. Great job guys!
The UK has the most beautiful sceneries of the world... Hope someday I can ride there, wonderful place.
We don't know how lucky we are here!
It definitely gets taken for granted
Hmmm, it doesn't, though :)
" Sports nutrition at its worst". Never a truer word spoken Mr Beaumont.
McDonalds food is delicious.
@@erobertson1417 Of course it is. Theres a subtle difference between taste and nutritional value.
Protein and sugar... Tick
There is no way I could take on McDonalds (or Burger King, Taco Bell, etc.) and continue riding for very long. The grease is just too hard to digest.
That is not so uncommon in the self supported ultra cycling racing community. You eat whatever you can find without wasting much time. I think it is in this movie where Leal Wilcox puts fries in her head tube bag with condiments on top, it looks gross: czcams.com/video/AEEGIt6FC34/video.html
My cycling buddy just sent me this. Iâm seriously worried. Great job boys. A good watch!
Another epic ride and video! I could almost feel the suffering seeing Mark's and James' faces and body language. Chapeau x 2, gents.
Full credit to you guys and thanks for putting this together for us mere mortals. In my uni days many eons ago, I asked a buddy if he did anything special in the holidays. Mal was a wonderfully quirky (and dryly understated) guy, about 6'3" and he casually said that he hadn't done anything much. I pushed him a bit and he said - oh, I rode to Adelaide and back if that counts. From Sydney, that's about a 2,800km return. None of knew he even had a bike. Great spirit and many thanks again - cheers from Sydney, Dave
Earliest I've been to a GCN video -I love the content! You guys are a huge inspiration to us Cyclists.
Beautifully photographed, really well-made altogether.
Great stuff.
Another wonderfully shot video! I could 'feel' the pain as James and Mark carry-on through the rain and cold. I feel inspired every time I watch on of these videos! Keep up the great work!
Absolutely brilliant video. Love these types of videos. More of them please!
Well done! Huge respect! I rode a big one from Edinburgh Scotland to Poland earlier this year - 1700 km in 8 days ; )
The longest one i did in a day was 320 km Edinburgh - Carlise and back.
A big one? So was that a tall bike or a penny farthing? =P In all seriousness that sounds like an epic ride. Camping or hotels?
@@Boopop1024 he just did it without sleepđ
Can I have your Strava please?
@@Boopop1024 B&B and hotels. Needed a good nite sleep after cycling ; )
@@leszekpawowski2638 yes - if it wasn't on starva, it didn't happen lol
That was really good. Genuinely appreciate the content. Just like GCN of old.
Love it. Keep t up.
I wanted to watch the whole video before commenting but guys... Wow what a ride. I picked up a bike not more than a month ago with the intention of doing an Ironman 70.3, hence why I follow GTN too. But these videos actually make my eyes shine from happiness and joy. I love endurance sports and next spring I'll go on a bikepacking trip for sure. Maybe up to Scotland from here in Italy, long ride but 100% worth it
Loved it guys, absolute nutters, love watching you two, your 1903 Tour de France day was my favorite GCN vid from last season, amazing... and hey, big thanks to the crew for bringing this to us!! Just riding is not at all the entirety of this video's creation! Cheers to all, ROCK ON GCN.
That was a great effort. Iâd love to see a âmaking offâ video too. Maybe some of the pain and come down of the aftermath?
Great video Mark and James! What I loved about your ride was that it was utterly pointless. And that is the impedious for most epic journeys. Doing somethiing hard and ultimately futile simply to prove that you can do it. Well done.
I raced a âTin buttâ 12 hr with my 12yr old son on the back of my Tandem in 1992. 192 miles in 12hrs so we decided to ride the extra 8 to make 200miles. Food became something to hallucinate about after 6 hrs. We ate every 45 minutes after 2 hrs and within 10minutes i could detect the food like a drug coursing my veins. My sons energy would peak quickly then crash just as quick between eats. We kept each other entertained thru the event and perfected hopping the tandem over seams and small holes to fight any boredom (high speed railroad track hops on the tandem soon after the event). It was an epic bonding event!
Congratulations to the both of you on your epic 24 hours and is a true IRON BUTT event!
Tremendous guys. Great entertainment. Mark Beaumont really enhances the authenticity of these rides and provides a great gauge of the pain and suffering given he really knows what it takes to be an ultra endurance athlete. Excellent again.
GCN, have you ever thought of covering a 24h Rad Am Ring guys? 24h around "Green Hell" of Nurburgring. Very few participants from Britain...
I had no idea this existed. I think I just found my own next challenge.
@@mathewrose2951 prepare for HELL đ I've completed it 4 years in a row and as much fun it was, it is a mission!
@@mathewrose2951 It's a fantastic event, seriously take a look at it. We've done it twice now in our little club and have had such a good time.
I looked into it and it's possible to do in teams of 2,4 or 8. Could be a sick challenge! Such a tough course though with lots of climbing and the descents in the dark must be interesting as well.
There's some helmet cam footage on CZcams of a lap around the nurburgring during daytime and I have to say it looks super tough.
Best GCN video this year I could feel the pain
You guys this was amazing to watch! Thanks to all the production crew and presenters involved in putting this together! Truly inspiring and awesome to watch!
Well done Mark and James, inspirational riding. Beautiful footage of an epic adventure - well done to the crew too.
I now Chromecast GCN videos onto my tv as they're too epic to watch on a phone screen. James you're a tough cookie with all your recent GCN endeavours đđȘđ
just hooked a tv up tot he desktop computer to watch this one. I agree, the epic ride videos are too epic for a regular monitor. I can't understand how anyone would have enjoyed them on a phone.
I have many fond memories of Bath when my wife and weâre visiting the UK. Discovered scones , clotted cream , and strawberry jam.
Awesome ride
Clotting creams the best mate
Absolutely astonishing, brilliant and TOTALLY inspiring!! Thanks you guys!!
You guys are just legend!! Im really loving these different sort of posts you've been doing lately. Live the Adventure!
I wonder how many times he thought, "I couldâve been home already." The mental challenge of this ride had to be harder than the physical exhaustion. Not to mention eating McDonalds đ€Šđœââïžđ€ą
At least McDonalds in Europe still tastes good. It is about the same taste as 70's McDonalds in the USA used to be. What we get in the USA is awful now, if you can even eat it.
DNFU I tried coke with the hfcs recently as I live in the uk and I can say I feel truly sorry for you in America đ€ąđ
Deffo mental was harder
@@Dang_Near_Fed_Up I ride so I can eat at McDonald's whenever I want (which is not that often). Same for pub food, pizza, you name - riding keeps the calories in/out in balance.
@@lechprotean My statement about McDonalds "if you can eat it" is a reference to how bad the quality of American McDonalds soyburgers have become, at least those here locally. The burgers no longer taste anywhere near as good as they once did.
I know several people that can not process them, ending up physically ill every time that they eat a burger there now. If it were Taco Bell not McDonalds, I would make jokes about it being Montezuma's Revenge, but this is supposedly hamburgers, not tacos. If your stomach can still process their burgers I wish you well, but personally I will not even attempt to eat a burger from McDonalds any more, and I know of more than a few others who will not as well.
Don't get me wrong I am not criticizing your choice of food, I eat home cooked 100% beef hamburgers regularly myself, just not McDonalds mystery patties. Take a look at the nutritional information sheet for McDonalds burgers and you might change where you get your burgers from as well. Personally I would like to see an ingredients list for the mystery patties they serve at any restaurant in America now. The only thing I can say for sure you will not see in a modern burger is 100% beef, be it McDonalds or somewhere else. Soybean has been substituted for a large amount of the meat in many meals in American food, just to name one thing you would likely find in the ingredients list now.
One of the best GCN videos
Great video...makes me want to jump on the bike right now! Longest ride I've done was 679km. It was 24:42 of riding time, but took us 30:52 with stops. The pain in your faces brought back a bunch of memories! You're dead right that you only look back with fondness, despite feeling the exact opposite at many point of the ride. Also... NOTHING so amazing as finally seeing & feeling the sun again after a long night of riding in the dark! Major props to both of you!!
Fantastic! James and Mark you are inspiring.
love the hug at the end.
I suppose you realize that this is technically and epic autumn ride. Can't wait to see your epic winter ride.
This was beautiful! You really have to be brave to ride in such rough conditions , for that long. My longest ride was just two weeks ago, 263 km with a tailwind all the way, no rain, in the daytime. I can tell you I was fed up by the time I arrived to my destination. That was less than 9 hours of riding... I can't imagine what a 24 hour ride does to your head
Mark seems like the most genuine guy on the planet. Love watching videos with him.
Well done lads epic! You have planted this idea in my head now and I want to do it! :-)
Great vid lads đ
Wow, that looked tough!
Awesome. More with Mr Beaumont please!
What a challenge. Good on you both. You can add that to your list of achievements. Bravo !
Some beautiful shots of the 'w' in nailsworth, glos in the early parts of this film
@@jameslowsley-williams4243 one of mine also being a Stroud resident
@@jameslowsley-williams4243 yes been up there many times. Usually with a huge queue of traffic behind me đ
Some lovely rides around that area - Minch, Cherington, Kingscote, Tetbury etc
love the vid. James seem to pop up with the unconventional. decinding doing 24 hour, asking mark, etc. great presentation too.
Loved the video. Challenging, inspirational and real. Well done guys
Epic in all the ways! The ultra endurance legend with his apprentice riding on "BMC" endurance bikes! Great video GCN!
Very well done, but absolute bonkers :D
Nobody:
GCN: How far can we ride in 24 hours?
Me: How far can I ride in 24 minutes? đ€
Totally inspiring. Congrats Mark and Hank on a wonderful adventure.
Iâm new to road riding but loving these aspirational challenges. Great presenters, sound track and filming.
I see âepicâ I jump in with a big like!
Epic! The last time I tried a 24h stint! I was unable to ride for 8 months! I mashed my feet.... it was an of road ride though!
Well this has inspired the shit out of me. No other sport gives you the same feelings of freedom and exhilaration, pushing pain barriers and releasing negativity from your mind. Great video.
Thanks guys. Exactly what I needed to inspire me to get back out on the bike.
Those bikes are đ¶đ
2:37 It looks like the "old" GCN guys are retired đ
It would be interesting to know how many stops you did within the 24h.
Two very likeable guys. Awesome. Plus GCN, good coverage on this one, you get the sense of the journey over the 16 minutes.
Amazing. You two are on to something. It feels contagious.
The Clapham Village store is staffed by volunteers from the village, it's been a regular stop after caving on Ingleborough.
Love the Clapham Village Store - best place to stop. Riding Along the A65, not so much!
I fell short of my 500km target for 2019 by 5km back in June during the Summer Solstice. Winter 24 hour... wouldn't dream of it here in the UK that's for sure!
This really shows, what the human body is capable of, if only the mind is strong enough. Thank you for this EPIC ride and the superb videography. Congratulations to Mark and James!
I would love to have Mark Beaumont as my friend and do these kind of rides. What a great bloke. James is also inspirational by taking on these challenges with him. Absolute treat to watch!
you can come to TAIWAN try âone day two towerâ (about 520k from north to south
12:10 the cyclists 1000yard stare đą
Thank you for producing awesome videos like this one ! I hope that one day GCN France will be born
Absolute epic! I already clicked LIKE about 3 mins into the video and you gents did not disappoint. Thanks for the very inspirational video. đđđ
Has Hank taken over for the Brick, as GCN's Pain Face designate?
1: 11 those are some well inflated tires
Did you watch the whole video frame by frame ? đ
Yeah... what do you think? 120 lbs?
So impressive - the honesty, the effort, the achievement.
HUGE respect guys............so inspirational âïžđ
It would be cool to hear about the clothing you used as the ride progressed.
Yeah, that wind + rain must have been terrible so how you coped with that all would be great to hear.
24 hours without glasses? your eyes would be red...
I guess they put them down for the takes.
Agree, between just the wind, and the debris that comes up from riding behind another rider in the rain. Keep it real, GCN - if they wore eye-pro, at least show them taking it off for shoots.
@@workingguy6666 OMG, and we didn't see them peeing, either! They must have gone 24 hours without! Could have caused serious bladder problems! Oh, wait...
@@beeble2003 to that end, I would like to have known how many stops, and for what lengths, they did. I guess none of it matters for the rest of us, though, as we don't have support cars and support motorcycles.
@@workingguy6666 The ride is on Strava (twice, in fact) for anybody to look at. They stopped for about 15 minutes after 4hrs20, 7hrs and 14hrs10, and about ten minutes after 17hrs20 and 19hrs20, another 15 minutes at about 21hrs30, and about ten minutes at 23hrs20.
Total moving time is given as 21hrs 5minutes, and total elapsed time as a few minutes over 24hrs. I've only listed an hour and a half of breaks, but I didn't look closely for potential shorter breaks. There's also time stopped at junctions, traffic lights and so on.
Respect ++ man ... You guys really did that....just respect for you guys....love what you did....wow just wow
Awesome ride guys and very well done, you'll defo look back at it fondly. I did an impromptu ride from Sheffield to Durham solo this year and it's one of the best things I've ever done on a bike. Total euphoria.
Again we love you from Iraq
That's a sweet comment. As a matter of curiosity (and aside from the cold wet weather which we have in abundance), how does the British scenery appear to you? Does it look foreign and exotic, or quite boring and soul-less?
I've never been to Iraq. This is an fyi I guess.
I've lived in Colorado, USA all but one year of my life.
I love the UK landscape. Ireland too.
@@graememorrison333
Im from iraq to..
For me I'm seeing it very very incredibly beautiful The towns and paved streets are fantastic Mountain and agricultural areas are more beautiful I hope to visit the UK and Europe on a bicycle one day
@@gadsden472 how is it different from colorado. I'm from wales btw
@@yuppp5885
Colorado is interesting in that it has what is called the continental divide in the Rocky mountains. It's where water will flow to either the Atlantic or Pacific oceans depending on the side. the highest point in the lower 48 states is in Colorado as well.
We have plains/grass land, alpine mountains, rolling hills, desert-esque/dry areas, and even sand dunes.
It's not as green here year round. Watching vids that are filmed in parts of the UK in Nov/dec it appears that it's still very green there. It's -8°c as I write this. It can get and stay even colder. Summer can be over 37°. We can get feet of snow or very heavy rains or be completely dry for months. I've seen snow in July and ate Christmas dinner on the patio before.
Within a few miles from my front door I can ride a century that will contain mostly rolling hills or flats or extreme climbing, or a combo.
We have micro climates/area that resemble what I see in pictures of the UK. And they are some of my favorite areas.
Colorado is generally regarded as a beautiful state. It is. I would say, for me, it's stimulating. I envision the UK as calming/relaxing. More gentle maybe.
This is incredible!!! I ride with my dad he's 50 years old and I am 11.He and me took a ride on a bike from Croatia to Italy :).It was 650 kilometers.The avg. speed was 27.8.
THAT IS FAST
Well done Mark and James another epic ride.
Grandiose effort both of you. Super episode!
Itâs confirmed, James is the strongest rider at GCN
James Lowsley-Williams Hank you are unbelievable! đ±đȘđŒ
Do they find suffering fun or something?!
In sports in general(I was an athlete), there is joy in pushing yourself.
Bloody brilliant effort chaps. đ
I bet Dan is getting worried now!
Motivating, encouraging, inspirational, etc, etc...great video!
6:18 "Its very cold"
I thought you were used to that... You live Britain after all...
It's only cold in winter... Anything upwards of 12 degrees is temperate.
Great video. However at @1.40 it should read âScottish Borderâ. Youâre missing a T.
Epic. Thanks for sharing. Well done guys.
Inspiring and a great watch, keep them coming. 145m is my biggest. Controlling the mind was the greatest challenge during the ride.
Really curious to know the calories burnt in this ride.
@@jameslowsley-williams4243 All the respect man! Cracking video as wel.
@@jameslowsley-williams4243 Incredible effort James. Well done!
First . !
Awesome ride! not many people can take on the physical and mental challenges of a exploit like that. Very impressive and enjoyable to watch, thanks.
My ride doing the Canadian Grinduro this past summer was my longuest ride ever. Not the most kms but the mist time on the bike moving. 6h50m. 24h?, that is something else.
cheers, MC
Wow! Mark and Hank, what a bonkers and impressive ride you've done. Chapeau!
You guys deserve way more views! Love the content on your channel!
Setting out on a 24h ride with bikes you'd never ridden?! madness.
That is one the most mind boggling things about this performance. The saddle choice alone would be critical for this kind of ride.
Damn, guys - job well done! Vicariously watched the entire ride and feeling all verklempt now for some reason - very inspiring. Gorgeous England scenery to boot, particularly towards the end. I hope to ride there one day.
Thanks guys! Prepping for my cross Canada ride while listening to this was perfect.