I raced 600km across the African Desert in 40 degree heat.

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I raced 600km across the African Desert in 40 degree heat.

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Жыл бұрын

I can honestly say this was the hardest, most challenging thing I have ever taken part in. 6 days of riding 100km+ (6 hours per day) in 40 degrees heat through the Sahara desert certainly took its toll. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy!!
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@chriswoodward7429 Жыл бұрын

Awesome effort Cam. Wise to listen to the signs of heatstroke, go for medical assistance and duck out of final stage. No shame. I did same whilst riding in Colombia. Felt first effects, stopped and got in support van. One guy in group didn’t listen and is lucky to be alive. He lost all sense of direction and went over the edge of the climb. Fortunately he was spotted, rescued and taken to hospital. All the time delirious fighting and hitting out at his rescuers. His heart went into overload and docs had to stop his heart and reset it a few times. Don’t mess with heatstroke it could be ☠️. Chris

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, it's a tough one to take. Was having heart palpitations too the night more which added to the decision. But luckily all okay. Glad you were too!

@dewald.oosthuizen Жыл бұрын

Bru, this was epic! Well endured, well documented, well inspirational and well done 🙌

@ewanwelsh4339 Жыл бұрын

I have been watching you since you went out with Cycling Mavern. I Think this is your best vid yet.

@dehansmith7747 Жыл бұрын

I love the ultra-distance documentary genre on KZfaq!

@Johnny-ek3fk Жыл бұрын

Awesome effort cam. Those turkey teeth are looking great on cam cam 😂

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

I need to remember to wipe my face after I've brushed my teeth. phahahha

@northyorkshirelad11 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video, Cam! Brutal riding conditions. Amazing effort from you too.

@SJM5050 Жыл бұрын

Epic effort Cam. That looked so tough especially for an Irish lad not used to such intense heat! Hope you found the nearest McDonald's and got yourself the biggest feed.

@gavinward3176 Жыл бұрын

Great video mate, you persevered and achieved a lot! Glad you are alright and motivated to have another go. Any plans for another ultra endurance race? It might be your niche.

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gavin!

@jimbo2112 Жыл бұрын

On fire again, Cam (almost literally!) Keep this content coming!

@JanekDetko Жыл бұрын

One of your best videos that Cam loved it! Welldone 👏

@HirdyGeneral Жыл бұрын

Epic video that mate. You’re a hero for carrying on as long as you did as it looked brutal. Looking forward to the sequel now! 😊

@saulsarry Жыл бұрын

That looked absolutely brutal. Lancashire doesn't prepare you for that but incredible effort!

@ridethelakes Жыл бұрын

This is the best video you've done in a long time. Great video, more of this please!

@derekcravenPT Жыл бұрын

Awesome effort to get so far as you looked pretty fried by day 4. I hope now that you have cameras again there will be lots more vlogs!

@simonalexandercritchley439 Жыл бұрын

Dude.Awesome effort and you did the right thing,health first,better prep next time. Mtbing is great in N.Z you should come. Sub antarctic to sub tropical,mountains to sea,desert and rain forest,an outdoor paradise.

@Chris7illey Жыл бұрын

excellent job!! I can’t believe how much differently (harder) your video portrays Titan over the promo videos they put out!! much respect, heat is a killer!! 👍

@gpe1279 Жыл бұрын

Hi bro, I hope you and yours are all well and I'm sorry I haven't been commenting on all of you recent videos....there have been loads!!! This particular vid shows the work of a genuine O.G.the game! To notice the little stick formation at the bottom of that tree was beautiful....a small break pushed down and then surrounded by small leans. Not many would pick up on that bro. Good on you and fairplay. Love and full respect from a sunny UK (for a change) 💚🪴🙏

@samuelhodges7593 Жыл бұрын

This is an amazing video, Cam! New bucket list event to try. You made the right call pulling out though - no shame in it, and often all part of the experience of these extreme events. Props to ya mate

@andrewjohnson9896 Жыл бұрын

A wonderfully inspirational video. I can see this as your new vocation, with the right training, you would do well at these events. Good luck.

@ryanashleywaterman Жыл бұрын

Amazing. What an effort. Brutal

@AlexanderTanned Жыл бұрын

Really tough race. I can't stop thinking that that aero helmet must be hot as in the desert...

@anass-SOLO Жыл бұрын

Morocco is a very beautiful country I enjoy every time a long bike ride, there is snow, desert, jungle, seas, everything is there, cold weather, warm to hot, one the same day and the same country

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

Yes! I'd love to come back and explore it some more, away from the race :)

@anass-SOLO Жыл бұрын

@@Cameron_Jeffers It will suit you a lot in the north of Morocco, because it has a somewhat cold climate, forests and breathtaking views You are welcome anytime

@grahames9228 Жыл бұрын

Good effort. Can't help bad luck. This is probably one of your best videos.

@JSC131 Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal effort well done thats one tough event great content.

@tomstephenson5452 Жыл бұрын

My question is why did you take a non vented aero helmet?

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

bad decision making.

@smallrob19 Жыл бұрын

This was great! Looked incredibly difficult. My favourite video so far.

@richardhutchings1980 Жыл бұрын

Real Dune 2 vibes with this video. Well done mate

@allthingsbike.2574 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Cameron. Loved that ! 👏

@alainpfammatter8224 Жыл бұрын

Great video and MTB event. Thank you for sharing. Very nice Bike btw

@danl2294 Жыл бұрын

So many questions. Need a full debrief video.

@stu09 Жыл бұрын

That was fucking great mate. Feeling very inspired to take on something crazy

@tonystrange7224 Жыл бұрын

Superb effort Cam considering the lack of prep. Back next year fully prepped to give it a real go perhaps

@xxxmtb Жыл бұрын

Great effort Cam, Ain’t no joke MTB stage races, just done cape epic 8 day stage race myself and was hard, fortunately I was prepared. Should try some of the Spanish MTB stage races.

@allymack9246 Жыл бұрын

Great effort and video, Cam! Curious as to how you find the Gamechanger helmet in the heat?

@TBat0431 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Cameron ❤ 9:33

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

thanks mat e

@evosportychop8332 Жыл бұрын

Miguel Indurain huh, oh the company you keep Cam

@scottmccann4509 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant well done, loved following your adventure. I was engrossed with your regular updates throughout the race when you probably weren't in the mood and pushing yourself to the extreme. You going to attempt it again with a bit more preparation? 👍💪💪

@kennedystuart5685 Жыл бұрын

Super human effort. Well done man. You are a beast

@MrSmid888 Жыл бұрын

“Last week I decided” 😮😂👍🏻 0:22

@MrSmid888 Жыл бұрын

….that looks brutal, heatstroke is no joke, I had it once just out hiking in the sun, you just feel so ill and weak, and I was the same water did nothing. A cold bath for 30 mins helped. Scary stuff, big effort.

@mennothju Жыл бұрын

Well done bud, very impressed!

@aaronhamlen8215 Жыл бұрын

crazy race, good luck on your next adventure.

@tweedledee4605 Жыл бұрын

Wow how much weight did you lose by the end, you looked like skeletor at the start of stage 6! Good job tho can 💪🏻

@wwjol Жыл бұрын

that girl on the gravel - did she made it ? unbelievable 😮

@mrm5711 Жыл бұрын

I'd imagine finding the right hydration/electrolyte balance in such unfamiliar conditions would be really difficult. Great effort.

@SuperYobo Жыл бұрын

That helmet look super hot with little vents 🥵🔥

@AlanJames Жыл бұрын

It's an Abus Gamechanger

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

haha. Yeah. Definitley not the correct helmet choice

@steve-bs3qp Жыл бұрын

Great Video Cam the desert is amazing

@waynewilliams109 Жыл бұрын

Great video Cam! Love it.

@keithevans5667 Жыл бұрын

OMG I had heatstroke when I was 16 and still remember it to this day! Chapeau for going as far as you did..... I did the London ride 100 Sunday in 21 degrees! on a Brompton! And where you were it was 40 degrees ! That is like an air fryer 😝

@funkydisciple Жыл бұрын

Great video Cam.

@merseypicsvids Жыл бұрын

I mean, you're from Lancs. We struggle with the heat when it gets in the high 20s, so fair play getting that far. Looked brutal and those endless, dull stages with no scenery or signs of life. Blimey.

@leeomurchu1213 Жыл бұрын

That looked amazing but absolutely brutal. Fair play to you. I'm not sure the Abus game changer was the best choice for hot conditions though 🥵🥵

@alexparker8355 Жыл бұрын

Well done epic adventure. Just to be there is awesome.

@travisreed5965 Жыл бұрын

You Have More Stages Completed Than I - What An Adventurous Episode There Brother Cam - Like WoW - Where Did The Gravel Bike Gal Finish - How Many Days Later Before You Felt "normalized" Again Stay Rowdy , Cheers

@huntingsynth Жыл бұрын

What did you have in the 7 liters of water? Hopefully sufficient minerals/carbs?

@henrymolloy-sherratt5930 Жыл бұрын

Next you need to do strath puffer (24h mtb race) in Scotland, in January.

@dhbdaily Жыл бұрын

Mate absolute props to you looks though af!!!

@annieg2010 Жыл бұрын

Amazing effort! Not to mention documenting it all too 😅. Listening to your body in that state is crucial, heatstroke can turn fatal very quickly - so you set a good example. Well at least the viewers have the upside that we might get to watch you do it all over again (minus heatstroke 🤞🏻)! This might be a stupid question, but were you taking on plenty of electrolytes as well as water?

@MichaelWareFitnes Жыл бұрын

Good effort, great video

@theademerckxfiles9967 Жыл бұрын

Gosh - that was a tough watch! Sensible decision in the end. Well done ❤

@Dominator00000 Жыл бұрын

Well this was fantastic :)

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@andrewschirmer3849 Жыл бұрын

Kudos Cam looked brutal you did well nonetheless health first

@ImranShaikh-gh2wd Жыл бұрын

Great effort

@globalmarauder8682 10 ай бұрын

I live in that heat since I was a child......the heat itself is no problem but dwelling under the sun without shelter for extended periods of time is just foolish, also people that have no choice and have to work under the sun (like builders or farmers) don't drink much water after the sunrise till sunset.....the more you drink the more you sweat the more dehydrated you'll be. However you have my respect for trying something as extreme as this.

@reecedawson6113 Жыл бұрын

Just crazy, well done

@GrahamRicketts Жыл бұрын

what happened to gravel bike lady ?

@tobimaxx Жыл бұрын

Well done to you👏🏻and Alina👍🏻🫶🏻

@shaylorcyclingwahoolecol8313 Жыл бұрын

Great video Cam. I assume Ribble have to accept you riding a Trek because they only make hardtails?

@Fluffyhead5 Жыл бұрын

Well done lad

@shanegreen2583 Жыл бұрын

Looked tough asf. Great effort though man

@lpoolck17 Жыл бұрын

Did the girl on the gravel bike make it? Guessing her forearms and hands definitely wouldn't have without having suspension, but curious to know if the rest of her did 😅 I personally think the rides/races/routes where a gravel bike performs the best are few and far between. Definitely in the UK anyways.

@Spikey_Mikey Жыл бұрын

At least you will have some banging tan lines 😂 Was it just water you were drinking? What about electrolytes

@lpil Жыл бұрын

Wow that was wild

@ThePlenderleith Жыл бұрын

Man needed some crisps

@migoubcn Жыл бұрын

Only 40ºC'? I have at my garmin 56ºC of max temperature on 4th stage😱🌞🌞

@robertsmme Жыл бұрын

You tried. Good effort

@deadpool8340 Жыл бұрын

Heavy conditions there!!

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

Too bloody right!

@deadpool8340 Жыл бұрын

@@Cameron_Jeffers need a week on the Sunbeds for acclimatisation to the heat next time !!

@veloman59 2 ай бұрын

Knob! 😂😂😂

@michaelmike3865 Жыл бұрын

Bro you should sign up for the Nedbank Desert Dash 🇳🇦

@Cameron_Jeffers Жыл бұрын

Yeah?!

@crypto_que Жыл бұрын

40° doesn’t quite cut it. You have to say 104° F.

@GC-uq2pd Жыл бұрын

I will never understand how we can take a plane to fly to distant location to cycle. That's completely anachronic. When I lived in the UK, I saw tons of people flying around the world for fun. I hope all of this won't detract the climate to a point such that I won't be able to cycle around my place peacefully for the rest of my life. That's not sure though. But it seems you enjoyed these few days, so it was probably worth my future years.