The UK's Steepest Century ? My First Sportive, The Struggle Dales ! Incl Malham Cove & Park Rash
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I have no idea if The Struggle Dales is actually the UK's steepest sportive. But as you'll see The Yorkshire Dales provides a sensational arena for a cycling event, amazing vistas and bristling with steep climbs and kickers, some of them well north of 30% .
Hope you enjoy the views, the climbs and the chaos - Jayne has delivered an amazing edit to provide a really good feel for what makes the event so special!
Was huge fun taking part in this with Michael Burns, Phil Rich (and DS Laura), Lee Baxter, David Raynham, Tommy Blake, Paul Hamblett, Top Cat (aka Tony), Will Smith, Paul Ingram, Ed Laverack (and DS Charlie), plus amazing support and photos from Michael Harran!
Kudos to all at The Struggle Events, for making the day run safely, efficiently and with fun and support !
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Oh mate, what a video! Incredible edit Jayne. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 a thoroughly enjoyable day out, well done everyone. 🧡🧡🧡
Also... Thumbnail... 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks ever so much David - a labour of love edit from Jayne 💯👌 Was an epic day out - and incredible to see the Freight Train on a DIAMOND legs day! Sensational to ride out with you IRL💪. And superb thumbnail from Scott 👌
Excellent.
I love the dry humour in this episode.
Cheers Wes 🙏 - this was my first ever Sportive, was quite the initiation - and a sense of humour was indeed needed to make it around 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy and an excellent job done on both fronts ;)
Superb video Phill. Really well put together and a lovely memory of the fantastic day we had!
Cheers Phil 🙏 - was a superb weekend, in an amazing part of the UK. Really good to meet you and Laura, and very much looking forward to our smash around the Chilterns 💪💯
a 220 man all day long, phil! best moment of the video, is your response to seeing Jayne. wonderful. after a real struggle, meeting your happy place person is so nice. 😘
Cheers Ian ! At last 😂 - it’s amazing the effort we put in - to try and get the 220W ! But - I have a ride out soon where I ratify it in average power too 💪 When I got lost in Harrogate after, I well and truly bonked... so the level of relief to see the Jayne was very very real 😅
Did tour of Lancashire earlier this year - 170km with 2700m of climbing and that was enough! Well done!
I can imagine Conor! The hills in the North are all bristling with steep gradients 💪😅
Awesome video Phil! Truly was an awesome day out
Thanks Tommy 🙏 - it was indeed an incredible day out !💯 Was a real pleasure to ride with you - and am in awe with your fitness and endurance at just 18! 💪✊.
Superb video and edit Phill and Jayne! I can confirm all what was said above, amazing route, ride, and organization! struggle Dales is a great day out!!
As always, thanks ever so much for all of the advice, and incredible camera work Paul 💯🙏 . It was Jayne’s most complex edit yet 😅 Sensational day out 👌
My new left Titanium hip twinges when I watched you climb these steep hill 😉
This was indeed one of the most unrelenting days - I did more climbing on the recent Exmoor Epic (video this weekend) - but here each climb was like a hammer blow looming out of the horizon - proper emotional 💯
great video, phil: well worth the wait....and i fully appreciated the shout out in the video. great footage. nice clip of me riding alongside ed, also, which was a great memory.
Was really good to meet you on Greenhow Paul 💪💪 - I think you made a good decision to press on at the first stop. I found it hard to get going again! Looking forward to riding with you in the region again 👌
Nice to meet you Paul 👋🏻
and you david (great climbing). the vid inspired me to go out and do a 20min test🥵. new ftp 297w🤙.
@@htukmumfie excellent mate, well done. Some big gains will be made from that event no doubt once it’s had chance to soak in!
I see a few peeps here who could do with lowering their saddles… looked like a great event and great effort. Glad it popped up in my feed. 👍
Cheers Mad Panda 🙏 - it was a very professionally run event, and on an amazing route, for sure 💯 Agreed on the saddle height and also not slamming the stem. Thanks for checking it out 👍
Sensational video Phill, really captured the feeling of an amazing and tough day out. Really amplified my feeling that I missed out!
Thanks ever so much Nick - was a pleasure to make and complex to edit, so really appreciate your kind words! 🙏 For sure you’d have really enjoyed it, and would have been super strong there. There will be many other events we all can sign up to, and Ed has his Whitby and Wales events coming (albeit I’m in the Lake District next week) . Plus the Hill Climb Season could create some opportunity for a meet up and a smash fest 💯
Amazing video, narration and editing!! The route looked phenomenal and aptly named lol. Fantastic effort Phill, it looked like a great day out for you and the Backpedal crew 💪🥳👍
Thanks ever so much Jinx 🙏 - we hugely appreciate your very kind words! It was a pleasure to film and narrate, but a very complex edit for Jayne ! Was really lovely to ride out with the brackpedalers - a real privilege 👌
Well done Phill! Thanks for sharing your experience. Great edit Jayne - a nice mixture of the brutal parcours appreciation and Phill’s reaction too.
Thanks ever so much Chris - it was a pleasure to make, but a very complex edit for Jayne, so super appreciate your kind support 🙏 It’s a really amazing part of the uk for an event, and highly recommended 💯
Brilliant, thanks for sharing.
Pleasure Dennis - loved making this one! An epic event for sure 💯. Thanks ever so much 🙏
Congratulations Phill. Always a super entertaining vid...
Much appreciated Zaahier 🙏 - an incredible day out, and very happy to have completed it 💯
Superb video Phill. A thoroughly enjoyable watch, your comentry had me smiling throughout and provided great imersion into the efforts & rewards of the event 👏
Cheers Craig - that’s massively appreciated 🙏. Was fund to film and narrate but a big old edit for Jayne - so really pleased you enjoyed it. 👍
Superb Phil, what a sportive that looks
A truly epic Sportive, Wayne - very well organised, and in a jaw droppingly beautiful part of the UK 💯👌
Brilliant brilliant content and edit (Jayne I believe). There is no way I would be able to complete this, so it is great to see it from your perspective.
You are definitely the gentleman of CZcams. A great example to as all. Lastly the commentary overlay is so professional.
Hats off Phill!
That’s extraordinarily kind and generous of you Mark 🙏 It was a pleasure to make... but super complex for Jayne to edit, so hugely appreciate your motivating support 💯 It was also incredible to meet some of the community IRL - and looking forward to getting out and about much more (assuming we continue to head in the right direction pandemic wise! ). Will be in Exmoor for the Hardest 100 in August 👍
Fantastic upload mate, well put together, amazing scenery with jaw dropping gradients. Great to put some faces to names from the bakpdl gang. Congratulations on a great trip
Thanks ever so much Jem 🙏 - it was really wonderful to meet some of the community in real life - so lucky! The gradients make your eyes weep - but are strangely addictive 😅
Fantastic ride Phill and guy's.....epic route with a sterling effort by all!! Great video....awesome edit Jayne and informative comentary Phill....excellent!!
As ever you’re a true gent, Wayne and we massively appreciate your very generous and motivating support 🙏 Proper complex edit from Jayne! And congrats again on your own very impressive ride that weekend - super fast over that distance and elevation 💪👍
Great video Phill really well put together enjoyed it great achievement by all 👍
Cheers Carl - Jayne and I massively appreciated your kind words 🙏. And as we’ve said on Strava, Raynham junior is on a sensational purple patch - ALL KINDS OF STRONG 💪💪💪💪
What a fantastic Video!. Amazing to watch, great to see the struggle! Just incredible coverage. Amazing to see all the guys! Had to tell Alexa to shush halfway through, haha thanks for that😜 anyhow Congratulations Phill 👊 an amazing ride, 🏅 well deserved!. It sure is incredible around Malham Cove. Certainly on my list to get this route complete! 👏🌄
Thanks ever so much Sam - and very funny I started your Alexa 😂. I absolutely recommend this event - it’s super tough but extremely satisfying to get around - and ohhh so beautiful 👌
Great video, very well put together. Really gave a feel for the difficulty of the event.
Thanks ever so much John 🙏 - was a pleasure to make and narrate, and a very complex edit for Jayne - so super appreciate you saying that💯. Excellent event - but sky high on the difficulty level 😅
Well done phill & Great running commentary to go with it. well done Jayne for editing a very good production to.& a really enjoyable watch all the best 👍
Cheers Nick - thats massively appreciated 🙏 - was a complex edit for Jayne - thats for sure! Loved the day out and meeting folk, and will definitely be back in Yorkshire for more! 💯
Fantastic video Phil! Really well put together. Some great climbs in there! Looked like a real struggle! 😂
Thanks ever to much Matthew 🙏 Thats extremely generous of you 💯 It’s an incredible part of the country, and I’d highly recommend a visit or next years event 👌. Emotional + Struggle 🤣
Amazing video Phill. Great performance on those tough climbs 💪
Cheers Darren 🙏 - thats massively appreciated 👍 - was an incredible day out, in some sensational countryside 👌
I never get tired of watching these vlogs. Absolutely amazing ride. Brutal, but gorgeous! So nice to see all these the community members from both the comment sections and livestream chats. :)
Hey, @TopCat 9:31 and hey, @Michael Haran 17:12 of the orange KOMhunt T-shirt and the missing 'mo. Nice to spot you! :D
24:14 Phiiiiill... x'D
Cheers Lord - it was incredible to meet everyone IRL 💯👌 - and I remain the only person who has actually spoken to the Good Lord also 💪😁
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy VIP-only for the latter ;P
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy and we are all jealous of it 😁
@@Spikey_Mikey 😬😬😬 can’t believe I missed 17:15 on the first viewing! Thanks for the promo! 🧡🧡🧡
@@KOMshortsI was going to wear it but it was bloody freezing 😁 it is on Eds video as well buts it's as he fast forwards up the climb so you miss it 🙈
What a great video. So pleased you decided to film it. I’m doing the Tom Pidcock event in August and I’ve just been in the Dales for the weekend trying out all the climbs. Now I’m scared 😱
My pleasure Matt - it’s was a lot of fun to film and narrate 🙏. The Tom Piddock event will be tough but sensational - and getting in a ride or 2 in the Dales / Lakes / West Country will be great prep to practice pacing the steeper climbs in and out the saddle 💯
What a day ! Nice edit Jayne (& Phil of course), good and enjoyable storytelling !
Was an amazing day Pierre-Alain 👌 - and thanks ever so much for your very kind words 🙏 - it was indeed a complex edit for Jayne 😅
Did Park Rash, Butter tubs, lampmoss and Kidstones pass in a 100 miler yesterday. 👌
I saw you did Park Rash on your Instagram, proper tough! And with the 3 others, thats one tough century💪✊. An incredible part of the world 👌
Great video and great effort. You really do put together some top notch content. Keep it up 👍
Thanks ever so much Stuart 🙏 - that really is very much appreciated. We love putting the videos together - and this was a complex edit for Jayne. Plenty more to come - just rounding off a bit of time in the Lake District 👍
Awesome video Phil. Well done to you and all
Cheers Jason - that’s very much appreciated ! 🙏
Great video Phill. Glad you enjoyed Yorkshire, my playground. 😀 The climbs, roads and views are superb. Hope the roads weren't too grippy 😉😄
What a playground Tony - delivers thrills whilst tearing your legs off 😅 You are very lucky to have such a sensational playground! And we all were saying the roads are perfect - so much smoother and less potholes than eg London or Oxfordshire ! Thanks ever so much 🙏
Wow what an accomplishment guys, incredible effort by everyone. I've never tackled anything like that but certainly know the feeling when you are grateful to see single figure gradients.............
Cheers haveagoharry 🙏 - and for sure it was an amazing feeling to get round the course 😅. And it is incredible how 7% can feel so good on the back of a 20% ramp - almost like it’s flat !!
Amazing achievement!! Should be proud looked hard but so much fun! Ill be there next year deffo !!!
Cheers Ethan 🙏 - it was a massive challenge for me, and I was super pleased to get round 😅. And absolutely I very much recommend The Struggle Dales - an amazing route, in epic countryside plus not many cars - and very very professional event management team. 👌
Really beautiful video, Phill and Jayne. Phill, magnificient you and the others did this. Those climbs looked really steep and long. OMG. I am proud of you and the others. Also I liked it very much to see ppl from the chat on film, although I think I wouldn't recognise them IRL because of all the huge cycling glasses. I hope one they I will be able to take part in such a British sportive. Super to watch this.
Thanks ever so much Agnes 🙏. Beautiful part of the world = beautiful video (especially with a Jayne edit 👌). It’s amazing to meet some of the community IRL - made the day fly by. And for sure - when travel is back on there are plenty of events and one day we’ll be able to travel your way or you to the U.K. 💯
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy I hope it will happen Phill. Well it is not only the scenery, the filming and edit had much focus on the ppl and I loved how you were your polite and communicating self even during the steepest climbs.
Awesome Phil. A real challenge. Great footage and I can’t even imagine the pain of some of those climbs. Well done.
Thanks ever so much Nigel 🙏 - definitely the toughest challenge I’ve ever tried on a bike 💯 When you see the hills and gradients looming towards you, it is a case of digging in and trying not to go too far into the red 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy your system obviously worked Phil. Riding to power etc. But awesome footage. Thanks again. Must have been a hell of a day and a hell of an edit. Cheers
Enjoyed seeing your epic ride around Yorkshire Phill, and nice meet some of the guys 👋
Thanks ever so much Nat 🙏 Exmoor and The Dales - both stunning and steep 👌 Was really good to meet up with the community in real life. Looking forward to getting to Exmoor again also - if only we can find a place to rent!!!!
Phil what a great vid.. looks like a brilliant experience and you did amazing my friend.. some serious hills.. well done
Thanks Pete - we really appreciate that 🙏 The Dales is a sensational part of the U.K. - and great for cyclists - great roads and not many cars (provided the rain holds off 😅)
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy will have to add it to my list of places to visit
Really enjoyed that one Phil , epic climbing , well done 💪. I'd sleep for a week after that
Thanks ever so much Sean 🙏 - it’s a sensational event, and I can report that I could barely drag myself out of bed for work the following Monday....and Tuesday 😅
Well done!!
Cheers Tim 🙏 You’re a gent 💯
Wow there is nothing like the English countryside. Love Postman Pat territory! What an amazing video ... 30% gradient 😱 Amazing climbs Phil, congratulations!!! Hope there were M & S buns waiting for you in the car !!!
Agreed, it’s a jaw droppingly beautiful part of the UK, Pena 👌 - and although the climbs are super steep, they are somehow very very addictive 💯 Highly recommended when you visit . For sure, I’d bought the iced spice buns, and inhaled one after Jayne got me back to the house we rented (I well and truly bonked getting lost in Harrogate 😂)
Good work Phil, well done sir...
Cheers Barnsy 🙏 - super kind of you 💯. An incredible part of the UK 👌
Well done Phil... epic cycle 💪
Cheers Gerry 🙏 - thats hugely appreciated! An epic event, in a stunning part of the world 💯
Loving the videos!
Cheers Harry 🙏 - had a lot of fun making them all ! All kinds of gradients ! 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy ha ha ha Grate job on both!!!
Hadn't had time to watch it sooner, but it must've been an epic ride. I hope one day I'll be in a position (both physically and logistically) to ride with you guys. Great video!
Thanks Marco! 🙏. And for sure you’d be strong enough💯. And likewise I’m super keen to get out to Europe - you’ll love Alp D’Huez 👌
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy I know I will, I've been there in 1995 :) I'll probably love it even more when I get to the top :)
That is pure brutality! 🥵🤯 Tremendous effort guys💪👍
Thanks ever so much Alphi 🙏 - was super tough, but massively enjoyable with the company and amazing views! Yorkshire is most certainly an amazing place - and great for the climbing fitness 💯
Well done. Great video.
That’s hugely appreciated Bred 🙏 - we loved putting this one together and really appreciate your positive energy
Great Video phill 👍
25 mins of very enjoyable entertainment 👌
Thanks ever so much Paul - that’s massively appreciated 🙏. Loved the event and company and putting this together with Jayne 👍
Congratulations Phill, excellant, by the way your machine(blue willier:)) ) is super, thanks for sharing. From Türkiye with hello. Bye.
Hi Abakan - thanks ever so much 🙏 - we were all absolutely in love with Yorkshire by the end of the ride. Maybe one day I’ll get to visit Turkey 🤞.
2:00 I can confirm Phil Means Michael Burns not Haran 🤣 I was in a car all day 😁
Nice video, glad you enjoyed the rolling kickers that Yorkshire has to offer 👍
It did confuse me. I even had to rewind to hear it again. Very strong of you to ride away from them up that climb, stop at the side, setup your Tee-flag and take photos of everyone before catching back up and finishing the ride as well. :P
Can’t believe I made that error!!!! Got it right at the end though - phew 😅 Amazing day thanks Michael 💪💪💪💪
@@lorddilego6805 😂😂😂😂😂
@@lorddilego6805 I even had to overtake Ed as well to get those shots 😂 Don't worry Phil we can believe it 😁 at least I can tell people I have proof I rode the struggle 😉
These hills are no joke indeed. Over 30%, lucky you! We don't have that here. :) Great video!
You couldn’t have said it better Gerben - serious gradients! But incredible cycling - and thanks ever so much 🙏
Those climbs are incredibly steep! Well done Phillip!... Now we are waiting for your fueling strategy! on the video I thought your pockets weren’t too full of food ;-))
Cheers Jerome 🙏 - perpendicular gradients 😅. I had plenty of carbs in the bottles and also we stopped at 2 feed stations which had excellent bars and gels to replenish - so I felt good throughout 💯
That looked super tough and I’d definitely be struggling on a lot of those climbs 🥵✊🏾👍🏾👊🏾
It was all kinds of emotional Paul - when you see each new climb looming up at you, with double digit gradients - it’s just a case of dig in 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy I wouldn’t have a big enough shovel for that 🤣
Nice ride
Thanks ever so much Reyguarin 🙏 - it’s still one of the most challenging (and beautiful) rides I’ve been on to date 🤩
good show. earned your jammy dodgers. appreciate the effort making the video. looks top.
I definitely did inhale a few treats afterwards, FFF 💯 😅 - and thanks ever so much 🙏 . Was a real pleasure to film, but a complex edit for Jayne !
Cracking video.
Thanks ever so much Ethan - super kind of you! 🙏
Absolutely great video Phil! Thoroughly enjoyed it 👍 hopefully bump into you one day for a chat
Thats extremely generous of you Joshua 🙏 - we loved putting this one together 💯 And for sure it will be great to have a ride out and meet up,. I’m sure there will be plenty of events / trips where a number of us can get together for a smash and a chin wag 👍
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy if you’re ever in or around the Peak District be sure to let me know 👍
Brilliant stuff as always Phill….I think you are a glutton for punishment 😂
Thanks ever so much Noel 🙏 - hugely appreciated 💯 And yes!
Looks tough but awesome! Like I said on Ed's video, I've done the Fred Whitton a couple of times and this one looks similar. The route profile looks just as relentless, with a higher peak to boot. Gonna have to give it a go one day, especially as I'm just over the border in Lancashire, especially if there's a medal on offer (Fred Whitton doesn't give one, just a printed certificate and "Good effort" :D).
Cheers Daren 🙏 - and if you’ve done the Fred - then it would be remiss not to add The Struggle Dales to your palmares! I’m in the lakes next week - and due to complete the Fred in Sept (albeit I may need to postpone to 2022).
Excellent video. Nice to see other parts of the uk. Very Devon like in terms of the terrain without the sea and sand. Hard hard miles so credit to you all. Rounded off 290 miles in 7 days wondering when this would appear today and a treat to see when home from a super emotional Sidmouth loop to paraphrase you Phil 👌😂👍 out of interest does training indoor translate to outdoors or do the variables of traffic, wind, form etc change it more than expected? Thanks again.
Thanks Pete 🙏- that’s super kind of you! And the hills are similar to the West Country - Exmoor also💯Noce work on your distance this week 💪. Definitely the power and fitness developed indoors translates outside. But traffic - traffic lights - pedestrians and cornering all do reduce the average power on a long loop. But with a good run like the one I had this Monday (vlog to come) - and stopped only 90sec out of 2hours, then the power is very similar
Nice one, top effort and well deserved. How did you find my native county 🤣?
Cheers Liam 🙏 - I loved the Dales 💯. But super super tough riding !!! I have noticed the benefits since returning 😅
Awesome video and well done on smashing the struggle. It has inspired me to do a local Sportive in September.
Just wanted to ask when you mentioned using your core especially when climbing out of the saddle how do you do that? Brace it to keep a solid torso? Thanks
Cheers VBML 🙏 - and that’s a really good objective. I always reckon get stuck in - give it a go and see what happens💯. With the core - I think for me a lot of the strength comes without bracing - because having done a lot of strength it is naturally stronger. But there are times when I’ll engage it a little more at high effort just to keep stable 👍
Great video Phil, ever tried ridding off feel without the power and HRM? I think a few rides like that could help become more efficient on the bike with gear selection etc before switching back to the data.
Hi Sam - it’s funny you say this. Because on Monday I was leading Paul on a route I’d plotted and had the map up most of the time. And it turned out to be one of my best rides - so for sure I think you are onto something - and I’ll be doing more without the data 💯
I’ve just completed Band of Climbers hardest Gran Fondo, 100km and 3100 metres of climbing! Peak District was brutal!!
Nice one Chris 💪✊ - I’m guessing you took in Winnats Pass? That’s a lot of climbing in 60km less 🥵😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy It was climbing for the sake of climbing. Wish I’d joined you for this effort! Your blog is amazing. You follow me on Strava, copy the route and give the Peak District a try 🥵
Fantastic video‼️ I found myself enjoying watching suffering people 😏 I’m sorry if I missed this but what was gearing in your bike? Once again - well done! I’m going to suffer a bit myself, FTP test for me on this beautiful Sunday....
Thanks ever so much Jarek!! It is strangely addictive . I run a Compact on the front and a 30 on the rear. How did your FTP go??
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy Thanks! As always - my FTP test were lower than I was hoping for but giving that during last training block I've had anti-covid vaccination, I'm really glad of my +2% 😆277W
Hi what gears were you running front and cassette. Interesting to see funny thing was I just looked at a video of one of those steep climbs today which pop up on my time line. Once a week on that root would be a good workout👍
It’s a Compaq and a 30 Barry - worked well. And I couldn’t agree more - I was super super tired on the Monday and Tuesday (full rest day) and then a little jaded for a couple more days. But on Sunday, I had an amazing ride out - felt super strong. 💪💯
Thanks Phil for another great video, really enjoyed that!
Can I ask; do you run a dedicated power meter on the bike, pedals/crank?
Thats massively appreciated, Lee 🙏 - thoroughly enjoyed filming this and putting the vid together (albeit a complex edit for Jayne!). I use Favero Assioma Duo pedals - and always calibrate ahead of each ride. I find the power is very similar to the WattBike 👍
Stunning, great vlog Phil. May need to speak to your thumbnail creator!
I think struggle events photographer seemed to have a thing for Black and White 😂😂
Cheers Gaz 🙏 - thats super kind of you and hugely appreciated ! Scott’s from KOMHunt.tv creates the thumbnails, and as you can see is a genius - so tap him up on his channel for any commissions 💯
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy haha he’s claiming copyright over the use of Black and white as this is Gaz THE Black & White Photographer. Need a new username Gaz haha
I’d forgotten Gazwagon was Gaz!! 💪💪💪
"I think this is about 250 watts" 🤣
I laughed at that at the time and just now watching it back Ruben 😂
@@michaelburns1389 😂 yes - turned out I wasn’t even in the ball park 🙃
Comment of the video for sure 🤣
@Ruben de Klerk I was next to Phil R behind him looking down at 300 watts and getting dropped😅
Nice.
Come to California. We have climbs you will LOVE!
I do indeed love California arklat - and have ridden Mount Umunum which is epic, and also the cable car climb in Palm Springs. Very keen to get back to California as soon as travel restrictions allow 💯💪
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy Well, that is cool. There are many other rides that feature either long grades, and also very steep climbs.
Thanks Michael H - did Phil not tell you about the deed poll I signed to change my name for the day....? 😂
Michael Bee...bbb...Bee.....bb...Burns the Burns Burns!!! So so sorry for the error at the start there - but at least I got it correct at the end 😅. Was a sensational day out 💯
Trust me this is one name you don't want, just ask Scott about pronouncing it correctly 😂😂😂 Which Phil did a superb job of doing 👏👌 Phil you may of got it wrong at the start but you do it with such grace 😊
I see the creed ‘high cadence is key’ was roughly disturbed by the steepness of the yorkshire climbs
😂 Mick - well and truly disturbed ! Clearly Victor hasn’t ridden in Yorkshire 💪💯
This looks like torture. I'd pack my bike up and come to the U.K just for this.
Troy - if you get the chance definitely make the visit 💯 A sensational event in stunning countryside 👌
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy I certainly will do so sir, cheers! :)
Your bike was creeping cause you torqued the hell out of it on the 40% grade.
Cheers Karl 👍
those walking up hills aren’t necessarily weak or unfit. they probs have daft 53/39 gearing which came already fitted on their bikes.
I couldn’t agree more - I had a Compaq and a 30, and regularly was in the smallest gear. Trying that with a 28 on the back would require a lot of strength and endurance at super low cadence 💯
Struggle is tough but not a patch on the Fred Whitton
Agreed - made a video on the Fred in Oct 2021
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy good effort man
Well done, didn't bode well for the guy pushing his bike on the second climb.
😂Kev - that’s exactly what I thought - the sheer battle to have another 10 hours of cycling ahead of you .... and there were plenty of walkers on all the climbs after Bedlam 😅. Much appreciated 🙏
how do you all know each other in the BAKPDL community ?
It was the first time we’d ever met, Andrew 💯 I’d mentioned I was riding it in a few live streams, and Ed similar and people signed up, and we coordinated via BAKPDL Discord. Jump in on the next one. Am looking for a fast one in the Chilterns Hardest 100 in June and the Redbourn Road Rider in July, plus Exmoor Hardest 100 in Aug 👍
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy ahhhh that's so cool! will look up the Exmoor Hardest 100 as its down my neck of the woods!
for cyclists not scared to lift weights (just posted by trainingpeaks): trainingpeaks.com/blog/risks-of-concurrent-training/
Cheers FFF - I’ll look at this after work 💯
40%...really? And, make sure to take the bike back to the shop, show them the video and maybe they will redo it for free. Great video and ride!!
I do reckon the Bolt sometimes over-estimates the steepest gradients, Lee - but bottom line you were proper strong in the saddle on 20-30% gradients 💪💪. Massively enjoyed riding with you Sir 👌
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy you have the wrong Baxter: however, with a great name like Baxter, it’s ok....LOL. Still an awesome event. I did an event here, Stateside in Maryland two years ago that was 125 miles and 17,000 feet of elevation. By far the hardest event that I have done. It was called the Diabolical Double! It has since been canceled as I really wanted to go back to do it again. Cheers!!
@@ajlexinicole7 😅 - I’d ridden around the event with Lee Baxter - so my apologies 😊. That Maryland event sounds like an absolute beast - 5750m of climbing and that distance - a sensational achievement Sir 💪👍
i would love to do on of these i do a regular 100 miler . id be to embarrassed to rock up with my shit bike 😢
These are amazing events - and a lot of fun. And in my experience the cycling community is lovely and people turn up with all kinds of bikes - and expensive, affordable and beat up but reliable . I’m lucky to have a couple of nice bikes - but I have to say for me the real joy is the activity itself and the time with others - and when I’ve hired much less expensive bikes abroad I’ve had as much pleasure and have not been that much slower 💯 So if it looks good - give it a try, the organisers of this event are lovely