Well in Tony. My pal did it again this year after the 200 last year but I couldn't bring myself to do it, so fair play for jumping back in.

Great result, you could been eating a pork pie on the sofa, but you did the gravel event. Well done.

Top man, keep going Champ . . . . And nowt daft 👍

Year 1 200k, Year 2 130k (last year, miserable), Year 3 300km road audax (happens every year apparently) -10.30pm overnight start from Morpeth - it was so, so so, cold overnight, well under zero, passed through Kielder. Much more pleasurable than forest tracks looking at yet another tree. Well done =)

Well played Tony. Sign up again and imagine that ride without the cramping, you’re just one (pie) variable away from cracking the Dirty Reever formula! Great vid and top effort, nice one.

Totally agree Tony after doing the 200 last 2 years done the 130 this year defo a better day

Great one Tony - 7:22 is an excellent result! You shouldn't be so 'ard on yerself! Well done!

lol kind of mirrored you, 10 mins quicker than last year, put that down to better weather, cramp in back of thighs which I don’t normally get nearly killed me on last climbs, well done mate

I wish I was moaning about 7hours 22mins!!!!! I took 10hours and had abscesses on my arse😢 Great work Tony and vid😄👍

That will give the other half a chuckle seeing her C1 in front of you driving there. I was next to you in the car park but you looked busy with the leg cream. First ever cycling event for me, did the 200km on a 26inch mtb fully rigid with drops, took me 12 hours, aiming for sub 10 next year. Also aiming for sub 100kg and sub 20kg bike, marathon plus's just will not flat but are 1200g each! Less than 24 hours after and I wanted it again. Hammy went 40 miles in so feel you pain and by feed three I was fully bonking and anything more than zone 2 was killing me, so loved the last climbs! With a group of guys from work we raise over £7.5k for a local youth charity. The speed you guys went at is just nuts! Hats off to you bud. You should bring Frances next year for a laugh!

Dead jealous in a strange way, well done Tony 👍

I had 3 cheese topped Pork Pies during the 130k, felt very fresh at the end, should probably have cracked on really. Defo some savoury required!! 🥧

Great effort Tony! I didn't think you'd go back after last year!

Well done Tony, proper achievement! Disappointed you didn't take a pork pie, a 50/50 bottle of full fat coke and water with a Greggs bake and a pork pie has been scientifically proved to be the best cycling fuel, maybe with a pocket full of jelly babies, just in case 😉

Always awesome Tony. Keep up the great work legend 😊

Well done Tony .... an amazing effort mate. Well done.

Well done Tony. I never thought i would hear you say that you walked up some of the later climbs. It must have been a bloody hard event! Great video and treat yourself to some pork pies. Take care.

Tony, you were still there doing it, that's the fighting geordie spirit in you, and that's all that matters mate 👌🏻

Top job Tony. Gravel is just harder!! I live in Australia and a 200km day on the dirt is no mean feat....particularly if you average 27km/hr. Maybe you need to make an Aussie trip to the gears and beers event in Wagga Wagga( so good they named it twice😂). I'm sure Scott would pay your way!! Top vid as ever

Well done, amazing event! What a great day, the 200 sounded epic! Hoping to step up to the 130 next year

Well done Tony. Type 2 fun - see you there next year! I had mechanical issues so ended up doing the 130. Vowed to give it full beans in the 200 next year. Be good to get a motivated group to do a fast even paced one.

Chapeau Tony 👏 👏An adjustment to training , a tweak to a food strategy & consider a specific hydration strategy to include a regular salt & mineral intake?

Mega effort dude 👌

Blooming good effort lad it's not the sort event you normally do or train for so not all bad. The cramps might be down to salts e.g. no pork pies. 😃

Been a cramp sufferer all my life and the savoury salty dirty food definitely helps me 😉

Cann't keep a good man down ! I think that event would be a toughie whatever the conditions. Maybe with top Summer fitness you might handle it a tad easier .

Nice vid, great ride sounds super tough- hope to enter at some point ✌️

Pork pies laden with salt, maybe you didn't replace that salt in your drinks etc ? Good effort getting out there.

Well done, Tony! Sounds like the cramping had to do with your blistering pace; power PB after power PB, and all that.

Nice one mate 🫡

Awesome effort in a brutal event. Pack some liquidised black pudding and return for the 200k next year? 😀

You'll be back till you get the result you want.... 😄

The bike setup looked so leet and mean! N o w t D a f t

Mate, you're being overly-critical on yourself. Hopefully you feel better on reflection once you've processed it. You know yourself you can go sub 7. You said it. Back yourself, you gained 20 minutes on last year, nothing to say that you can't do that again in 2025. It would feel class to get sub 7. I would be over the moon with your time as well! Great effort, maybe bring an emergency pork pie next year!

Thanks Tony ...you sound tired , go eat some pork pies and rest , after you chin wag !