4 DAYS ALONE: Solo Bikepacking the Pyrenees

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In August 2023 I packed up my bike, left my apartment, and spent 4 days cycling alone in the Pyrenees Mountains. I called the trip the Tourmalet Strike Mission. This is what happened.
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00:00 Intro
03:39 Day One
09:52 Day Two
21:03 Day Three
28:06 Food/nutrition segment
38:22 Day Four
39:02 Tour de France recap with Ben O'Connor
45:35 Trip statistics

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@antoniocasablancasvilanova2207 8 ай бұрын

What an adventure! You are such a great story teller! Your filming and editing is superb! Motivating and informative..Gracias!!!

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Antonio! Always appreciate your support. 🙏🏼

@ssaini5028 8 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo 1st day a digusting amount of carbs but highly effective.

@Fili_Sapy 8 ай бұрын

One of the best cycling vlogs I've ever seen! What a beautiful trip that was

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, that means a lot 🙏🏼

@Everything_Bagel 8 ай бұрын

I love the minimalist creditcard packing setup 🤙 great video

@kimwalton2873 8 ай бұрын

Your mixture of cycling and vidiography is unmatched. Thanks!

@CGA22 7 ай бұрын

Super cool!

@Rafael-vu2xn 18 күн бұрын

I have been dreaming about something similar. Such high quality content, thank you!

@DadsRidingBikes 8 ай бұрын

This is the content I would love to keep seeing more of! Great filming as always!

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Really aiming to do more of this style into the future. Glad you enjoyed 🙏🏼

@koen216 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! You’re an absolute beast. Love the video’s, keep up the good work.

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@chrisd3105 7 ай бұрын

Such a good video Tristan!

@fernandomigallonroma7366 8 ай бұрын

Superb Tristan! Directly to the Top2 videos from you! 💥

@softwarecyclist5348 8 ай бұрын

Good to see you are back to the vlogs!

@xAudiolith 8 ай бұрын

Appreciated the long format man. Really kept it concise and interesting throughout with tons of amazing shots. You're doing something really cool for the road scene with this stuff 😘

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@petergaskill2753 8 ай бұрын

Oh man what a great video on the best roads! I agree the route blows away the Ventoux route. Mountains make it epic!

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Definitely a different vibe to the Ventoux route! Haha. Exactly the same route as what we did in 2016. Wild to think that was 7 years ago now.

@rolfguggenbuhl5642 8 ай бұрын

One of your best videos ever. Good colours. Crazy beautiful clouds in the first two days. Can feel you were profoundly happy. Love your work.

@volodymyrkomliev5849 3 ай бұрын

What are the amazing views on this journey! Thank you for this video! 👍

@danseb1975 8 ай бұрын

Such a great trip and amazing video! Thanks for taking us with you on this epic ride. Also really interesting and great idea to share your fueling.

@Cannonwoods546 8 ай бұрын

Great video I’ve have been waiting for this one

@GardieJackson 8 ай бұрын

Tristan: you never disappoint! Great story telling with action video and star appearances make for a truly beautiful experience. I recommended another BMC ambassador (initials are AB) to you after I rode with this person last week. Keep up the great work! I love my '23 b&w SLR 01 too!

@William24009 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

@newbarker523 7 ай бұрын

Loved this in so many ways. Subscribed.

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, so glad you enjoyed 🙏🏼

@scugno 8 ай бұрын

Such a great video I planned on only watching half now and half tomorrow. Ended up watching the whole video; super impressive effort mate. Glad to see your back riding with a wahoo.

@Yocambio 8 ай бұрын

Olot is underrated. I've been fortunate to enjoy the sunrise there a few times. You chose a great route and I'm inspired to give it a go at some point.

@ShawnIsBatman 7 ай бұрын

Epic adventure!

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙌🏼

@nomisllab 7 ай бұрын

One of your best mate. Well done 👍

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼

@ailacca 7 ай бұрын

not much of a commentator, and there are so many positive posts already but I felt like I needed to share my appreciation for your skills, storytelling, inspiration. great that u can follow your dreams and share that so widely. You have a great sense of modesty that allows us less skilled to feel that we learn but also dare to dream that we could push ourselves in a similar way. looking forward to seeing more of your content.

@tibioltseat 4 ай бұрын

And y love your videos 😍😍😍,keep up the good work.

@tristantakevideo 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@neilmckenna236 7 ай бұрын

It has taken me a while to get around to watching this .... great video and my god, what a trip! Amazing roads, would absolutely love to do that 👌

@wadejacobson5126 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

@gewinner3455 8 ай бұрын

What a mindblowing trip with so many amazing impressions and clips! The video definitely does the whole thing justice so no worrys needed there! So fun to watch, makes me wanna leave as well! 😊

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏🏼

@SanshoTheBailiff 7 ай бұрын

Just found your channel, love climbing myself! keep the contect coming.

@iainedgar4076 8 ай бұрын

Best to date Tristan reinforced fueling and took that to another level. Your videos are unique in the cycling world keep the faith.

@simontong6859 8 ай бұрын

Yep, you’ve well and truely done it again Tristan. What an absolutely awesome ride and video you’ve managed to pull off!

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Simon!

@__marshie 8 ай бұрын

Looks like paradise!

@ajfmaughan 8 ай бұрын

Pleasure to watch one your vids again. Nice work, great format

@Lopess9 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic ride, incredible video. Thanks!!!

@wendysuperfan1014 7 ай бұрын

thanks Tristan.

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Wendy 🙏🏼

@Mathieucros31 8 ай бұрын

I am injured at the moment with knee pain . Bad mood. Your videos always put my mood up ❤

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Glad to be able to help man. Heal up. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@_________4292 8 ай бұрын

that is adventure! Wow

@derekcravenPT 7 ай бұрын

Once again a great video of a great trip. Awesome photography, lovely sharp video!

@2Latsabb 8 ай бұрын

Hi, I absolutely love your videos and always look forward to your insights! I think it's important to note that recent oral health research has shown a growing concern regarding the impact of high carbohydrate intake on dental health for endurance athletes. Consuming a lot of carbs over a long periode of time, like you do on this trip, can highly increase the risk of dental caries, gingivitis, irreversible periodontitis and erosive tooth wear. While I understand the energy benefits of carbs during workouts, remember to take care of your oral health. Keep up the great work, and thanks for always providing great videos!

@jasonhalls4758 8 ай бұрын

That was a fantastic video. Any chance you could do a video on what you actually took with you. I’m keen to see what others take as I think I take too much but what ever or how little stuff you take really seems to work!

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Jason 🙏🏼 That video is currently in the works, for release this coming Tuesday. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@paraiccullen 8 ай бұрын

NGL, this is an epic motiviational video for us cyclists who love food! Absolutely epic eating challenge, nice cycling thrown in there too 🤣 Need to up my weekly KMs, I'm only playing an amateurs game!

@marcroca2706 7 ай бұрын

super video as always!!!!! Thank you very much for the content mate

@xymek24 8 ай бұрын

Those are the videos I always waiting for - awesome rides, beautiful views, and big cycling inspiration. Love it😻

@cameronsmyth2277 8 ай бұрын

Great watch!

@wazzup105 8 ай бұрын

Strike mission.. I like it!

@mick6ful 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you

@bennyw5041 7 ай бұрын

Another fantastic vid from you mate. Totally enjoyed watching. 🙏👍🏼

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼

@jalebkhan 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the adventure and the advice, Tristan!

@veloperformance 8 ай бұрын

Oh wow what a fantastic trip, thanks for filming and telling that story, awesome 😎

@illnatured55 7 ай бұрын

Top man, epic trip

@andrewlydic9910 8 ай бұрын

Gotta love that bike! Great vid mate

@joedupont2216 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your incredibly beautiful ride! Just starting to follow cycling and I’m incredibly impressed with the physical abilities of pro cyclists. Very inspiring. Great channel.

@lukebeveridge7344 8 ай бұрын

Perfect! This is the content you do so well and I have seriously missed from you. All the best 😊

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Luke 🙏🏼

@manfrommontreal 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Ben is a great guy!

@MarkPhilp1970 8 ай бұрын

One of your best. Straight into my favourites list. Awesome video and effort.

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Mark 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@peatdeloosha2463 7 ай бұрын

Awsome ride and a great trip. A lot of interesting thoughts and fueling insight to take away from this video/vlog/story. Now I have to go watch it a few more times because there was just to much to take in with that scenery. - good to see Ben out there with you for a bit !

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy it the next time/times you watch it. 🙏🏼

@KikeLiLK 8 ай бұрын

EPIC, MASSIVE & SUPER INSPIRING as always Tristan! Keep up with the fantastic job and inspiration man!😊

@james58018 7 ай бұрын

mint content. beautiful photography as always

@dastolh 8 ай бұрын

Love the content man!

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤘🏼

@AndreaMuttoni 8 ай бұрын

Awesome ride! Despite the "credit card bikepacking" gear, would be really interesting to know what you brought - i.e. the bare essentials, and how you manage it throughout the 4 days (aside from cleaning the kit). Basically the same breakdown you gave for nutrition, but for everything else. Anyways, congrats!

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Andrea! I’m in the middle of editing that exact video now, a complete bikepacking breakdown of everything I took. It will be released next Tuesday. 🙏🏼

@Everything_Bagel 8 ай бұрын

great looking forward to the follow up video! @@tristantakevideo

@daroit 8 ай бұрын

Looking forward to this breakdown video. The frame bag looks unreleased 😬

@Dcoyle 8 ай бұрын

Gr8 vlog , so jealous of your playground. Have rode my bike in the alicante area for years but girona looks unreal. Must visit soon.

@DavidK140 8 ай бұрын

Great vid mate , good to see another big adventure vlog ! Well done

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Cheers David! 🙌🏼

@mjr3151 8 ай бұрын

Followed you riding this one on Strava Tristan and wow, what a fantastic video to go with it. Really enjoyed watching that, I think the best cycling video I’ve seen on KZfaq, very inspiring too, many thanks for sharing

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks mate! 🙏🏼

@blacksnowredsnow38 8 ай бұрын

best view

@Greg.Sutton 8 ай бұрын

That was great to see. I love the Pyrenees great place to ride a bike. I did the Aspin / Ancizan loop the other way round to you. Much preferred the Ancizan - seemed more rugged and raw to me. That said the surface is quite grippy - none of the smooth tarmac that the aspin has......lol.

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Yeah they views off the Ancizan are pretty spectacular, especially for a less documented climb. The Aspin was much more crowded but that road…🥹

@eddysobieralski8075 8 ай бұрын

It's been far too long Tristan! Thanks for the great video and sharing the trip 👍 And a bonus Ben too! 😎

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Eddy 🙏🏼

@carlobalzer3238 7 ай бұрын

Well done amazing view great video 🗻⛰️🏔🌞

@sasatrifunovski 8 ай бұрын

Yooooo this was a MAD one mate❤❤❤ Storytelling you present is always a joy to watch-smashing it🎉🎉 Also -5800 el gain in a single ride🥴that’s months worth of climbing for me 😂

@trukweaz 8 ай бұрын

epic, mate.

@GerardEncabo 8 ай бұрын

Ah, love this "credit card tripping". I enjoyed this a lot 💎 Great one Tristan 🙌🏻 And yes "Bonaigua" stands for "good water" 😁

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 🙌🏼

@johnjoyner7439 8 ай бұрын

Freakin awesome mate. You're a machine with an unbelievable backyard to play in. Such great shots, as always. Views are a little better than on my Botany Bay loop. 😂

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Haha thanks man. I feel very lucky to have access to this area..it’s quite incredible.

@RM-tp3gb 8 ай бұрын

a brilliant video Tristan really enjoyed this insight especially after seeing unfold on your strava at the time! Are you planning a strike mission anywhere next year?

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. I haven’t planned anything specific yet but I’d like to keep the concept going. Maybe a little further away next year..the Alps or Switzerland perhaps?

@jeanc4849 8 ай бұрын

Hi Tristan, amazing video as usual ! :D What is attach to the basis at the right of your cockpit ? Looks like a light ? (we can see it around 30:20)

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼 That’s my 360 camera. I didn’t use it for too many shots but you can see a couple throughout the video.

@max1548 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video as always! I'm curious about your kit, you said you washed it at the end of each day, was it dry the next morning? Usually when I wash mine (in the machine) they're not dry for another 20h or so.

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 Before I hung it out I’d wrap it in a towel and twist it up to get rid of as much water as possible, but yeah, it was usually 95% dry by the morning.

@robertmunnemas3070 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video! Could you tell us what was the kit you were using to carry all your stuff?

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I used Apidura bags - a 5L racing saddle bag and a 1.4L frame bag. I’ve got a full review of it all coming in the next video. 🙏🏼

@l0ner1der 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video Tristan. Is there no border control between France and Spain where you cross? Not that it would be an issue, just interested 🙂

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Not at the top of the Portillon, and not in many other places where you can cross the border. Surprising, but yeah, that’s the case.

@l0ner1der 8 ай бұрын

Interesting, thanks for replying 👍

@JohnBr0 3 ай бұрын

Thinking about doing a trip like this in the summer. What size cassette/ chainrings were you running?

@tristantakevideo 3 ай бұрын

I had 53/36 chainrings with 11-30 cassette. 50/34 chainrings would be more comfortable though..some of those Pyrenean climbs are pretty long and steep in places. I’ve got a bikepacking breakdown video from this trip I released just after this video if you’d like to see my full setup.

@nicolasmoreau3434 8 ай бұрын

Another beautiful video Tristan :) QQ: I have the exact same helmet, where do you store your sunglasses? Struggling with my Oakley Jawbreakers at the front

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 Yeah it’s the one downside to that helmet. I either wear them backwards tucked underneath the back of the helmet or hook them over the back of my jersey with the arms folded closed.

@nicolasmoreau3434 7 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo cheerios, I end up doing the exact same thing. Looked a lot into getting a safe helmet and the tech in the Spherical seems robust, strange they did not incorporate sunglass storage! Happy cycling Tristan!

@JordanHammond7 6 ай бұрын

That's a lot of pre-packaged carbs to buy & carry. Every tried just taking a 500g pack of white sugar each day to mix in your water? Pick one up each night of the trip for 80c and top up the bottles as you need.

@tristantakevideo 6 ай бұрын

I haven’t tried it but it’s not a bad suggestion for future trips.

@antspage 8 ай бұрын

impressive as always im thinking a lot of others 5000 m of vert in one day! is my monthly target on a big month ! and then to keep rolling them out for next 2 days! well filmed, well documented. well explained, well in awe ( how you kept track of everything you ate i do not know )

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Ant 🙏🏼 I had to make voice notes the entire way, knowing I’d be making that nutrition segment. Every time I ate something I recorded a video of what it was, then opened the notes app and would dictate out the kilometer, the hour, and what I ate. Definitely took some dedication to make that happen when I was deep into each day.

@antspage 7 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo you make it look so effortless ! The art of a good you tuber and a great bike rider

@nationsnumber1chump 8 ай бұрын

that's alot of gels, how does that not explode your gut? Just practice? or is there something else you eat afterwards to make sure you can eat that much again?

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

It takes a little while to adapt. In winter I’m usually training on 40-60g/hr then by summer 80-100 in training/racing. I felt totally fine with the amount I ate during this trip which was nice.

@marcelsow5817 7 ай бұрын

That's a sickening ride. I crash going up Epic KOM and AdZ in Zwift and you do 5k climbing on an 11-hour ride? Are you starting at IL Lombardia tomorrow?! 😉 Do you mind sharing your gear setup? I'd imagine you run a 34 cog in the back or your legs are easy super human or dead tired after a day?

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Hahaha thanks dude. I run 11-30 on the rear, 53/36 on the front. 36/30 is enough to get me up most hills..thankfully none in this trip were too crazy steep. I’ve got a full bikepacking breakdown video from this trip coming this Tuesday. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@marcelsow5817 7 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo ride on! I forgot that you are not just a strong cinemaphotographer but also a strong rider. I will humble myself and look at your Strava data :-)

@zantherstrikexd 8 ай бұрын

yeww howdy

@BobMcKerrell 8 ай бұрын

Epic ride man ! Loved it in Luchon. We climbed Superbagneres to the ski station which was awesome but nowhere near your meterage 👍😀🚴🏔️

@Mi7cro 7 ай бұрын

which bags did you use?

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Apidura backcountry frame pack and Apidura racing saddle bag. I’ve got a full review of the setup coming on Tuesday. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@ghostandtapeDoesVideo 8 ай бұрын

Nice vid, once again. However, Cacaolat is sold all over Spain 😤 Thank god 😂

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Haha good to know. I can never really find it elsewhere but I’ll need to search harder.

@bobfoster687 8 ай бұрын

What was your gearing?

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

I run 53/36 on the front and 11-30 on the rear.

@ramirosanchez-crespo3809 6 ай бұрын

Great trip and better storytelling. Btw, your ‘Ripoll’ pronounciation is as catalan as one can be. Ride on.

@tristantakevideo 6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼

@bobfoster687 8 ай бұрын

Was the new bike fit beneficial?

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I had zero issues the entire trip. 👌🏼

@cosinus_square 7 ай бұрын

what's that 'ping' sound?

@cosinus_square 7 ай бұрын

nvm, it's the calorie counter

@Lepercurtidoo 8 ай бұрын

This is not bikepacking .... hardly have any bags and sleeping in cozy hotels ...

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

How much of it did you watch?

@CycoWarriorx 8 ай бұрын

Bro if our paths ever cross, I’m buying you a beer (or whatever you drink)… until then, sir…. 🫡🍻

@bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb366 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video Tristan, I love the idea of credit card packing!