NEVER AGAIN?!! BRUTAL Valley of the Tears RACE, Gran Canaria! // Desafío La Titánica!

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NEVER AGAIN?!! BRUTAL Valley of the Tears RACE, Gran Canaria! // Desafío La Titánica!

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Күн бұрын

This is it!! The race up the Valley of the Tears... Desafío La Titánica!
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MASSIVE thank you to Free Motion, Gran Canaria, for inviting me out to ride this event!
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@andrewhall127 Жыл бұрын

Massive congrats.... well done - to someone who only got into riding 5 years ago, lost 20kgs and never believed it was possible to do epic things people like you are an inspiration. Keep it up!

@The80shilling Жыл бұрын

From a crusty old Mountain-Biking Scotsman, who just turned 61 years old. all I can say is ..... WELL BLOODY DONE LASS!!! I loved going on that journey with you.

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!!

@duathlete827 Жыл бұрын

Love watching you pass others on the climbs. Especially when you pass one of the men lol. I die doing a 5 minute climb with a 5% grade lol. Way to go young lady! Don't let that effort go to waste, build on it going forward this season.

@steveyost5530 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for videoing this while you were in the middle of suffering. Seeing the guys in front of you really showed the steepness of that road. That is hard to catch on camera where the viewer can appreciate what you are going through. Very aptly named "the wall!" Great job riding. You are amazing!

@myroncunningham9042 Жыл бұрын

Way to go girl You crushed it... Your attitude is like ninety five percent of it great attitude. Love you buddy...

@andygoldensixties4201 Жыл бұрын

Katie has turned herself into an impossible-climb-shredder, she was as fresh as a rose at the end of La_titanica...

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Toooo kind!! 🤍

@mickyfinn1948 Жыл бұрын

You are amazing, Katie - totally insane, obviously, but amazing! #Queen 👏⚘️🙏

@frans.7975 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Katie! Nice to meet you again and thanks for showing our amazing island in such a perfect way! Hope you come back soon!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your awesome island! Staying here longer so you havent got rid of me just yet :)

@trekmadone1048 Жыл бұрын

Was waiting for this video with great anticipation, KATIE I knew you could do it!!!. As you said NEVER SAY "NEVER AGAIN" "TE QUIERO KATIE KOOKABURRA" I LOVE YOU !!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU !!!. From TX USA woop woop !!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Awwwww THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! xxx

@jamesmckenzie3532 Жыл бұрын

Loved watching the person in front of you "walking" the bike up the Wall.

@johnmcnulty1129 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid, well done You'll be back again next year. Flying up there like an eagle ! Keep being amazin ☀️ 🦅

@stevehughes975 Жыл бұрын

Massive challenge, huge respect Katie. Some of those gradients were brutal!

@guyscampervanadventures Жыл бұрын

Well done Katie! You never gave up despite the pain and heat! What a great achievement 🥵❤

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

I’m too stubborn 🙃🙃🙃😂

@nickdalby5450 Жыл бұрын

You are an inspiration. I dont mean your cycling ability but literally your ability to inspire others. When I came across your videos 3 years ago I was recovering from complex P.T.S.D. and was contemplating bikepacking camping solo from Wirral to Torrevieja, 2500km, 17000m ascent in total. Never cycled more than 10 miles before. I did it last year (and survived). I was 68. Your words " it's just a bike" and something along the lines of " you can get off and walk" was a lightbulb moment for me. Your words and your allround 'niceness' (if thats a word 😂) got me through some tough times. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou

@d9dga Жыл бұрын

"tweedle-ee-dee" - the ultimate insult that is the Garmin auto pause whilst climbing a hill

@randorecumbent Жыл бұрын

Congratulations, KK! In constant awe of your achievements. Always forward. Ever upward. Well done!

@petemoring67 Жыл бұрын

MY legs were aching after watching this video - And I'm sat at a laptop on my kitchen table 😄 .... Good stuff!!

@davewatt8840 Жыл бұрын

Hats off to you Katie, bloody mountain goat would struggle on those hills. Great video as always 🎉🎉

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@tonygoddard8039 8 ай бұрын

Great stuff Katie, thank you. So very human! Looking forward to getting out there too.

@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496 Жыл бұрын

Full respect ... that was awesome and you were even smiling at the end. Completing that ride must be so satisfying. I'm thinking you probably had a double helping of beans-n-toast for breakfast! Well done Ducky!

@patford9943 Жыл бұрын

Congrats Katie!! Who else would do a day’s worth of climbing with video and commentary!? Love your videos! Love your positive attitude!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

THANK YOOOOOU!! Xx

@TBat0431 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant achievement Katie❤

@christine_penn Жыл бұрын

Great job Katie! Knew you could do it! Could see the pain on those brutal sections, but you pushed through it. Could also feel that sense of accomplishment when you hit that third massive peak. It is such an awesome feeling when you know you have done it. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, you are an inspiration!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

That is such a lovely message thank you!! X

@sharndawg007 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff Katie!!!! Well done x 1,000 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

@iain7061 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing achievement that was, well done. To get the video and being able to speak while on those climbs is an achievement in itself.

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

I think the lack of chatting like usual shows how tough it was haha!!

@EmmaLouUK Жыл бұрын

You are beyond amazing! Super inspiring Katie ❤

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@augusthavince8909 Жыл бұрын

Katie Kookaburra! In defiance of gravity!

@sallyme Жыл бұрын

Amazing and inspirational… loved the music too; like a heart beat

@MaSc Жыл бұрын

Wow wow wow! Congratulations. This is so hard - respect! I visited the valley of tears yesterday...

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

how was it??????

@MaSc Жыл бұрын

@@KatieKookaburra Well... already by car it was exhausting. Next time I will try it by bike, I promise! Your video has inspired me a lot here! 😀

@TheHuester44 Жыл бұрын

Katie ! You are a beast ! I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. That looks like a brutal one race / ride . Huge congratulations for completing it and doing well in it . 🙏👌😊☮️❤️

@Velo_sina Жыл бұрын

Great Vid Katie. Love Gran Canaria - cycling paradise - and although I now live on the otherside of the world - your video took me right back to the fond memories of that island... Although I did shudder a little at the sight of VOTT... done it 3 times... and like you .. each time i swore 'never again' ... but in a strange magnetic way - it just pulls me back for more punishment time and time again...

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Why do we do it??? Hahahah!! It’s just a climb like no other as there’s no where you can just bail haha!

@carlosyusteramirez3729 Жыл бұрын

I love GRAN CANARIA ..!! Thanks

@grahambell9831 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Katie 👏. Your 2024 start line awaits! 😊

@333wheeler Жыл бұрын

The savage Canarian Sun ! Think a few Spaghetti Westerns used that as location. Remember not to fall off on to a Cactus is the takeaway.. Better Island than Tenerife in my opinion for riding

@pegleg1968 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Katie!. well done

@andyhindmarch9805 Жыл бұрын

GC is brutal! That is some effort - well done!

@darrenchubb6926 Жыл бұрын

Hi Katie well done you climb well you don't give up like me great views one tuff lady take care

@jimpeyton1459 Жыл бұрын

Mad props KK. I am exhausted 😩 watching you. You certainly pushed through the pain.

@wolfade89 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Katie, you did it again. I’d be a sweaty mess, walking the bike up hill. Great achievement, great video.

@petertreadway Жыл бұрын

Wow! That is one hell of a grind but what a climb! Massive well done. That’s another cycle event on my bucket list then. 😂

@garylparr Жыл бұрын

Hooray! Congratulations! Well done.

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂🙂

@s23bho38 Жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@El_Ultimo_Kilometro Жыл бұрын

You are an amazing woman !!!! Thanks 👌🏻👍🏻

@brad146 Жыл бұрын

Well done. great ride. Not jealous at all. 👍👍😊😊

@nickchandler8091 Жыл бұрын

A monumental effort. Brilliant work, total respect.

@miles1467 Жыл бұрын

Well done Katie on a superb ride but also a great quality video. Being honest, it’s the first time that I have watched one of your videos for a little while and I thought that the quality of the footage and the video editing was top notch.

@patbriggsmbr Жыл бұрын

Those people playing the drums where awesome, well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@larryryan6003 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@Louisejames23 23 күн бұрын

Personally I’d avoid anything with tears in the name 😱😊 well done Katie ❤😊🚴‍♀️

@KatieKookaburra 23 күн бұрын

Hahah wise!!

@malcontent_1 Жыл бұрын

The end of your videos are funny - like that excited new friend who just _can't_ bring herself to hang up at the end of a phone call

@ChrisW444 Жыл бұрын

Loved that, thank you and well done.

@martinsoelby5902 Жыл бұрын

Valley of the Tears is not for the faint hearted. I guess that´s why it´s called Valley of the Tears. When you hear the Garmin going to auto pause you know it´s slow going. Can I recommend Granfondo Stelvio Santin in Bormio as the next thing. It is EPIC riding.

@goldbrick2751 Жыл бұрын

Luv ya Kookaburra, respect!

@leighdickinson8299 Жыл бұрын

Well done there Katie

@bennunn5951 Жыл бұрын

Wow Katie that was incredible, made my 44k sportive look like child's riding. Your an inspiration to me to keep pushing to improve.

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Nooooo don’t be silly. I remember my first ever 60km and it felt like I had ridden around the world!!! :)

@pauljenkins2501 Жыл бұрын

Total respect to you, Katie! That was an awesome ride that you did there....

@bradsaxton6354 7 ай бұрын

We are truly gluttons for punishment. I saw your previous video and now this one. Great job. If you are ever in the USA, check out the Alta Alpina 8 pass challenge. I did that a few years ago. Beautiful and a serious challenge. 20'000 of elevation climbing and 198 miles. It's another one of a kind. Maybe someday I will get to do that ride. Cheers.

@jenniferw6081 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

@rabh6746 Жыл бұрын

Never again, see you in 24🤣Those climbs were brutal, I love climbing also but only for the descent afterwards😉Your strength, both physical and character got you up there so well done👍

@juliannejameson8987 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Katie you are just amazing and inspiring but really like a best mate too - so glad you felt strong and smashed it!!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! That’s such a nice thing to say thank you x

@Francesco_M. Жыл бұрын

I actually hate the feeling of struggling on climbs as it kind of reminds me that I'm not good enough and all of my dreams and aspirations were just that, fantasies born out of thin air. Instead the kind of cruising experience you sometimes get to taste while climbing repays you of all the suffering of training and validate the ardour of hoping that in fact you are enough and belongs there. You Katie, we know you belong there!! Our little Kookaburra, we just love your freedom. 😄🙂 😃😁😊 :=]

@donhaller7367 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations Katie! As I said on the last video. You are an inspiration to all cyclist. I can't even imagine riding this route. Just amazing!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Don!!! 🥰🥰

@simonlishman Жыл бұрын

Amazing effort and great info video 🚴🏼‍♀️💨❤️

@SpeedDamai Жыл бұрын

great achievement katie.

@bikenband Жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you on your epic accomplishment! 5:08 🎯 that is a great mindset to have. I’ve done a few off road events that were 50 miles plus, with 8 to 10K of climbing. The first two I was pretty miserable the last 20 miles so I changed my strategy for the 3rd. I told myself I was going to ride at a brisk but comfortable pace for the first half then turn up the heat on the 2nd half. Ended up with one of my best finishes ever and didn’t have that “never again” voice running through my head at the end.

@emersonchan Жыл бұрын

Que sofrimento ! Mas no fim, a satisfação por ter vencido o desafio é incrível. Subida é uma das "drogas" do ciclismo !

@lisacummings8169 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!! 👏 That looked brutal, I just cannot fathom how you ride up those hills. Massive well done Katie 🙌 x

@jamar959 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Epic ride - Katie you crushed it! My bucket list includes seeing you on a ride! Cheers!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

We have to make it happen!!

@chrisstrider Жыл бұрын

Fantastic ❤day at the office Katie

@andyblades8946 Жыл бұрын

Awesome ride Katie, well done!! (Never doubted it). PS 8:08, I can’t be the only one that thought “go on lass, ‘ave ‘im” when we saw the other rider zig-zagging 😂

@meneersjonnie Жыл бұрын

Wow super Katieeeee!!!🎉

@guitarmatt191 Жыл бұрын

Loved watching that Katie - great result too! You'll have to go back next year and try to get on the podium... 😉

@dems_mtb Жыл бұрын

Awesome !! Well done, be proud!

@global_nomad. Жыл бұрын

another one for the bucket list

@mikebthevegan8665 Жыл бұрын

Well done Katie, that’s an awesome achievement and fantastic to watch. You have come so far!

@robinsonsadventures2174 Жыл бұрын

Well done girl!

@chrisemblen7812 Жыл бұрын

Chapeau Katie. Awesome, you are a true warrior. Inspirational.

@timjones4594 Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for bringing us along, what a day ! well done, epic.

@Dugsoft Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing well done 😊 that looked well hard

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t an easy ride haha! X

@sandles003 Жыл бұрын

Woohoo, you ledgend. Watching your video made me smile. GO KATIE.

@chrisobyrne5675 Жыл бұрын

Katie - many thanks for some glimpses of Puerto de Mogán, had some lovely holidays there when the kids were young…….even persuaded my wife to watch a cycling related video!!

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Woohoooooooo I can see the conversion happening now!!! :)

@johnroper7776 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Well done Katie and hope you have recovered by now. 😊

@frankcerioni1345 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING video Katie! Had me not only in the Valley of the Tears but also in tears! 👏❤️

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Awwwwww 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@JamesSocialCycling Жыл бұрын

Well done you😊

@ShawnIsBatman Жыл бұрын

Truly brilliant.

@christiangonzalez1868 Жыл бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS

@theeuropeancyclepaths8206 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Katie. Not just the ride but the effort to film it under pressure and do some very decent editing… Keep it going girl 👊

@ianmacdonald487 Жыл бұрын

Pretty impressive, Katie! I didn't quite follow how you ranked at the end, however. Doesn't really matter, you did it!

@andykinsella5195 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic effort Katie.. well done. That looked absolutely bloody brutal..

@veloperformance Жыл бұрын

Well done thats brutal that climb : )

@buck197 Жыл бұрын

Look forward to you doing it again next year 😂😂😂😂

@hannahfleet4044 Жыл бұрын

Smashed it 🙌 well done Katie

@lukestockton7348 Жыл бұрын

Think this is up there with one of your best videos. Not just because of the event but also because the filming and editing. Well done! See you on Dovies

@KatieKookaburra Жыл бұрын

Awwwww Luke!!! So glad you think so :) loved editing this one. Filming was a bit more of a challenge than usual 😂