you're a legend mate, thanks for watching this as always. I always said I'd share the good and bad. Have a good ride tomorrow at the sportive and we'll get that coffee soon when I get my life in order 😂

Oh mate. I've been exactly where you are quite a few times. Not quite to the same scale as in I can probably stand about half of what you can your way fitter than I am. It's pushed me to always be overprovusioned which isn't always good on a big ride I'll have the ability with tools and spares to fix just about any mechanical short of a crash.winter stuff, full rainproof, lighter stuff for when the sun's out. When training I constantly embarked on rides which were probably a bit out of my depth. But I learned q lot from them. I also don't usually leave myself much choice in finishing, I deliberately pick somewhere that is half the distance or a circular route. And have found myself, unable to produce more than a crawl home many times. But then I would work at that level of miles until I could ride strong all the way. Then step out of my depth again. It's a process, you can't win them all, but either way you'll be stronger for the experience! I wish I had your fitness.

you did what?? As in the whole course?? Thanks for watching mate I appreciate it

@@andycultracycling i did complete the 21 stages of last years TDF, good for 3600km and 56000m of elevation, but the main difference is i did sleep in (crappy) hotels every night, so for me you are a legend because you have to Carry all you’re lugage and sleep under (rainy) blue sky’s. Respect is at it’s place for Guys like you.

Thankyou mate but that sounds like an epic challenge

Cheers Kurt mate, thanks for watching, glad you enjoy :)

Thanks mate I appreciate the feedback 😁 900km?? That must have hurt too, sorry to hear about that

All good here now grant mate hope you’re all good 👍 thanks for watching

thanks for watching as always, it was tough to watch and share but I can't just share the good days

So true

Many thanks for watching!

Thankyoiu mate I appreciate that, it was hard to watch and share it to be honest

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching, I have a few learning points to take forward from this one

I think it was the right thing to do, not easy at all but hey ho, good training at least 😂

Thanks :)

thank you :) I appreciate that

This is how we roll here, not just the sunshine and rainbows :)

thanks a lot Sharon I appreciate that :)

ah hopefully you had a fast recovery that sounds rough, next I'm heading to turkey so yes, I operate very well in the heat usually so lets see how that goes :)

Anytime buddy, replies to these I don’t see usually but yeah get hold of me any time 👍

Thanks for watching :) I appreciate the feedback, enjoy that ride

unbound looks pretty mental, I may have to build up to that smashfest

Thanks mate, appreciate that, onwards and upwards :)

Thankyou mate, all good thanks, good fuel for the tcr :) thanks for watching

Thankyou mate :)

Thanks for the comments, yes lots to take away from this one

thank you for watching :)

Thankyou mate I intend to 😁

ah cool ,thanks for watching :)

Thanks! :) I always said here I will show the bad as well as the good, you can't win them all right, you win or you learn

Cheers bud it defo does not

Good work mate :) trains down here don’t need bookings thankfully so just walk on 👍

@@andycultracycling Thanks for the reply , I guess my concern is if I can't get on I'd miss a connection .

It was really bad wasn’t it, I did wonder when I saw your scratch, then I noticed longer needed to wonder 🤣 it was rough out there

This is my way I hate when ‘influencers’ show only the smiles and sunsets. It was rough but great training, thanks for watching 😁

was good to see you buddy, you know exactly how it felt up there

@@andycultracyclingIt’s the look on your face at 42:00 that sums it all up. Monumental effort to just keep going, definitely one to be proud of despite scratching.

Thanks mate yeah a lot to learn on this one

Takes a special kind of jobsworth to look at someone cold, soaked to the skin, race numbers and not let them on the train....unbelievable.

GDF was proper hard! it was good to meet you mate, hopefully see you at the start of another race 👍

thanks for watching mate :) it was good training for sure

Thankyou mate it’s good of you to say that, it was a bit rough but I hate people that only show the sunshine and rainbows

@@andycultracycling I did PBP last year and it was sunshine, "easy" and great fun. But if I only said that, you'd not hear how hard it was for me to get there; not hear about when I was throwing up at a motorway service station 300km into one of the qualifying rides. I can't do youtube videos and am very glad you can/do

cheers buddy it was a pretty tough one but lots to take away and improve :)

thanks for watching as always bud

Thankyou mate

thanks :) it was tough to film and publish but I always said I'd show the good as well as the bad here

You’re the man Jeff I really appreciate the feedback 😁

cheers buddy I lobe making these so thanks for watching :) it was a bit tough to film and publish, you can't win therm all

thanks for watching matey, hope you're good

Thank you mate I appreciate that

Your videos are inspirational anyway, but this was on another level. If we knew everything was gonna be dandy, it wouldn't be an adventure, and this was an adventure. Fantastic effort, and honesty, and epic adventuring, well done mate 👍🚴

Thanks mate :) I do feel for you living that life 😂 the fold was to hopefully help as I had a knee 'niggle' going into the event. So wet/cold knees for many hours usually just get more sore... not ideal. thanks for watching :)

have a good ride Sunday :) I will always show the bad too, some just show the smiles and sun. Thanks for the feedback too

hello mate! I remember Coop Corbridge well 😂 hope we meet for that spin soon when I get my life in order

Thanks so much mate :)

Hey, I was considering that actually. I don't want to dine out on this one too much but I did learn several things on that event so I should do that really.

cheers Peter :)

Hey mate, summer here has been off to a slow start. I’m from south uk and it is drier on the roads but it seems the north had it pretty bad lately. Those are the wettest roads I think I’ve had to contend with in the uk, but I’m what they call a ‘southern softie’ 🤣

definitely, this one was tough to watch and film

Thank you mate

Alex mate, was good to see you, next ride I co I plan to eat a bunch of haribo but no chewing 😂

cheers Chris mate, was hard to watch and share but Ill always show the bad too on here

agree with you there, look after yourself :)

This is interesting, I googled it but can’t see much as bonk is probably more a cycling term, you mean liver enzymes increasing due to exercise with no sleep?

thanks for watching :) headspace was the biggest factor so I am going to focus on that pre TCR now

hi mate, I think the day of the start was OK for me I had a good sleep etc. The issue for me was lack of headspace in the lead up, I have ruthlessly cut things out to have better headspace and less stress. without being dramatic, I wasn't in an ideal place mentally, that was where I fell down I think bud. But at least Ill be in a better place for the TCR now

Thanks for subbing mate, hope you enjoy it :)

its a fun ride but you can't win them all :)

Hey, I'm thinking to get a second Garmin as a backup I think

ah I think I remember that, I was training with my buds in but thought I clocked someone shout something :)

hey, we've had a slow start to summer. generally water and colder

you're right on both counts. When I needed a nap in the morning that was a bit of a warning sign. I had too much on my plate recently so have been ruthlessly cutting back on what I do to help with headspace before TCR.

thank you buddy :) They are Oakley Radar

Hey, it’s called monkey see I believe 👍

@@andycultracycling thanks. Enormous feat by the way. The weather really can take everything from you, doesn't matter how fit you are. Especially over multiple days if there is no chance to dry. I think it was the right call to scratch.

Thanks bud

That’s Ilkley moor.

@@damianlud you are right, what a plank!

you're not wrong!