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Insane that people want to cycle with 8000 people.

Try the off road (Gravel if you want to call it what the cool kids do) its far better

last year I have bought the MEN'S CARGO BIB SHORTS, which regularly sells at 270 € , at a discount. I should have returned them anyway. The pad is trash, there is no real compression, and after a couple of hours in the saddle you get sore because the pad moves a lot when riding. Also, the sizing may be opposite to the core bib, as I have an XL, but these bibs feel really wide. The straps are ok though, as I'm 6'5. This will have been my last Rapha product. I think they have nice designs, but their apparel is far from being "the best in the world" funcionalitywise

We did this in 2023. The roads are amazing but at least that year, the water stop was a fiasco. We wasted easily 45 minutes waiting to get water, and as a result of the delay we barely missed the time cut for the 312 (by 10 minutes) and did the 225. I believe organizers learned some lessons so likely was better in 2024 and beyond.

Thanks for this. Some good advice, especially about the feed stations. I like orange juice in my bottle with electrolyte tablets in. I will be attempting the 312 for the first time , next year. I've ridden up the Femenia many times and the Puig Major once. The rest of the course will be a new experience. If the colours are mandatory, I hope the pockets are deep with at least one zip section. 🙂

great pants. rapha and Pearl Izumi are the best.

What size is your bike? Also do you a longer stem?

If you compare today’s jerseys to vintage jersey from like the 70s, you might think, “damn the old jerseys are so long”. Then when you put on a contemporary like Rapha jersey, you might feel is better, till you try to use the rear pockets. You have dislocate your arm to get anything in the pockets and break your arm to access the middle pocket. Try to unzip the secure pocket. It’s not easy.

The 2024 event learnt from some of the issues of the previous year. Food stops were better provisioned, they even added in an additional water stop. The get away was also very smooth, I arrived abour 6:15 and was away by 6:45. Would echo what you say about preparation and planning, nutrition and hydration are criical and I know that in 2022 I messed these up and sufferred in the last third, in 2024 I got it right and was strong throughout. It is a great event and I highly recommend, am booked in for 2025 and looking to get my best performance yet. Great video and lots of excellent advice.

Hi guys did you rent your bikes there ? Or take your own , I’m thinking of going next year

Great info. What are the make of your glasses look good

Its quite a shame how the cyclists throw rubbish everywhere, I was picking up rubbish in the mountains for the next 2 days straight with locals while hiking. Just comes to show the type of people coming to do these events :(

We're going there (St Jean de Maurienne) next year...cant wait to do Madeleine and Croix de Fer/Glandon!!

Now I ride fast with people I don’t like, result! 🎉

Cycle on your own. Cycle like you’ve only just stolen it! Don’t let the “pay more to go faster with smaller effort brigade” divert you. Coffee and cakes are for non combatants, keep going and eat your own banana and peanut butter sandwiches…….. Who knows, one day you may be able to ride Portugal end to end on a fixed gear!

Your voice volume mate is lower than the music

Music at the same volume as the narration always boggles my mind.

Nice and straight forward recs, no wasted time. like it

So true!

Missing the video Mentioned at the end. Would love to see that.

please take the bibs off

Great review for someone like me thinking of attempting the 167 version. Plenty of great advice. Thank you.

I would have liked to see the review/test of them.

Hi thanks -you have my sympathy. I'm 60 and reasonably fit but I find the other Canaries a little intimidating. I agonised over Lanzarote for a Christmas break and, for precisely the reasons you cite, went to Nice instead. I accept that I'd need warmer gear but for me, the trade off was well worth it. The cafes are open and there is plenty to do off the bike, the climbs are varied and verdant.

Not enough camel toe we need more camel toe

Solar version for Great Britain?? It's a kind of irony or? 😂😂

the chamois is terrible, the front does come up too high, and the material isnt great. the pro team training jerseys are even worse.

pro team training is trash

Is there something enjoyable about riding with 8,000 other people? Sounds like a disaster.

Wonder what your gear set up was? Ideally would be good to do these in Zone 2. I am a heavier rider and definitely wouldn't be able to do those climbs at threshold or under.

Is it me or does the Core stuff actually look a lot better and you get a zipped pocket for that credit card... Kinda funny when you said 8:36 "stand out from the crowd" are you sure? 🤣 Because everyone is a Rapha rider these days.

You definitely need a size smaller

If you can't stitch in the pad without making the shorts look like a man-diaper, how can you claim to be a premium brand?

Another pair of bibs with comically stitched bullseyes on the private parts and chamois that sits like a brick turd on the backside. I swear bib makers are trolling us to see how ridiculous they can make us look. Except 7mesh... who actually have discrete stitching and chamois with chamfered edges for a smooth transition.

Thumbs up for putting them on! Very helpful for potential buyers like me!

Ditched all my Rapha kit

Ring of kerry in Ireland 10k riders around some of the most beautiful roads in the country, and pretty good food stops particularly in kenmare before the big climb up Molls Gap

Rapha recently destroyed their "brevet" line with a new cheaper version...no front pocket and cheaper material on the brevet now

My favorite are the "classic flyweight"(which they barely make anymore) and the "pro-team flyweight" which is discontinued and replaced by a cheaper product named "light weight"...

Best video I have watched on 312 prep and knowledge upload, thank you. Also very good video for general endurance riding. Cheers Tim B

Dartmoor classic? 100 miler. My son did the 312 this last 3 years and compared with last year he said the stops were much improved. Last years were terrible apparently. The wrist bands this year at least were distinguishable and no band only water. The guy with the puncture before it began that you saw did the 167 and apparently had 3 punctures in all that day! The atmosphere in the village was wonderful. My son every year has got better at his fueling strategy and getting it right is so important. Styrker? Bars (I've probably spelt that wrong) which have a one handed tap your handle bar opening helps.

Never did that ride but I have traned there in the 90s great place to ride I remember the drivers were very friendly and respectful

Super review. Better events (safer) and nicer locations out there - personally, I’d avoid

Very interesting info.

Too big you should wear a M size or even S I argue

Hi there are 5 main climbs in Lanza. Femes to the south, Timanfaya in the middle, Haría and Tabyesco are two different ways up same climb and Miridor del Rio in far North which can also be ridden from sea level at Orzola. The wind helps your bike handling skills and it’s the main reason why the Ironman there is the toughest in the world. Give it another try.

Awesome video! 👏 very detailed and informative. I really enjoy it. Thank you!

Did you have front lights?

You must already have a really good foundation if you've only done 5000km in 7 months leading to the event. I've already done over 5000kms of riding this year already though 90% of that has probably been junk miles and not structured training 😅 For what it's worth, I find the best pacing strategy is going by the power values found on your power curve in Strava. My 20 to 30 minute power in the last 6 weeks is around 235 watts. So on long climbs that last over 30 minutes, pace your power at 235 watts and when your going fast on the flats try and stay/surge up to 235 watts. 312km is long so save your legs.