Rich is such an inspiration! I love how he just keeps going, only ever stopping when he's finished the event or the event is, literally, about to finish him! Having done a few, much tamer, marathon 100km+ rides I can so identify with those trudging-up-that-last-hill moments! Well done, Rich! PS - awesome to see Blake there to support our hero - GMBN bromances are the stuff of legend.
We’ve all been heard to say “this is absolutely stupid” only to find ourselves doing it all over again. Strangely your “stupid” struggle has me kitting up to ride on an “absolutely stupidl” rainy day. Thanks for the stoke!
Awesome! This was an incredible performance! Oh... and yes, of course, I want more endurance-based races on the GMBN! That's the type of MTB discipline I'm most interested in.
I remember taking up cycling after about a ten year hiatus when I was in my mid-thirties. I already was noting something of an age factor. Now that I'm in my 70's, I know, indeed, that was the beginning of the decline. Held on pretty well through my 50's, but the steep downhills in fitness started in my 60's. Enjoy your 40's and 50's while you can. Not as easy as when you were 20-something, but you can still reach a decent level of fitness with steady work.
Man you made me want to get an XC bike now!! It'd be good if you could do a series on graded trails for XC(Marathon)/Enduro/DH beginner, intermediate and advanced as the disparity in grading (in the UK at least) is crazy. A blue at Antur Stiniog is like a black at Llandegla.
Awesome Job,! "You're not as fit as you'd like to be, You've on a real good bike, You've got it all setup, Everything's dialled, Just do your thing" Please consider putting this on a shirt or a Top Tube Sticker. Those are words to live by as we age.
I do recommend trying the Grand Raid in Valais. It basically is around the same place as the GCN Tour Des Stations rides are, but you just stay up the mountain. It's also a stage of the Marathon World Cup 125km, 5000m+ of climbing between Verbier and Grimentz
I once went way beyond my distance, was aching and exhausted and still 15km away from trail head. I took a rest and fell asleep 😮, woke up to realise I had 50mins before the car park automatic lock in 😮😮. I was out of water food and energy, honestly felt I was dying, so got going and remembered where I'd seen some blackberries, pedalled to there and found them, cleaned out a whole hedge row 😂 and rode like the bejaysiz back to the trailhead. Made it with 10 mins to spare. Then an hour drive home, I was never so tired. A deep deep drain of energy, you can only know it if you've pushed beyond your limit (20 times in a row)
having competed in Marathon, but in a different sport, I can say that looking back I hated every second. I was the finishing I liked, the bit when the suffering stopped.
Horrible. To know it's all about the climbs, not about the technical stuff, speed or all the fun parts of the sport XD. It's like you get to go to a theme park but you only get to clean garbage cans
Rich awesome effort dude that looked brutal. True inspiration for riders that like XC type riding 🤘 I felt and was just like what you were when i rode the South Downs Way in one day in August. Tough sections amd also pushing my bike up the last hills 😬 Awesome stuff #GMBN
Wow !!! What an achievement !! I was just on top of Lac Vert when the race was on and it looked insane from there but when I see the video, it’s just unbelievable 😮😳 All respect 🫡 Rich you’re very impressive and inspiring 🙏
Rich is the man! Wow, 151 bpm...almost enough to land you in a hospital like to 24 in the O'l Pueblo :0. Great job sticking with it and letting us live out the dream vicariously through your riding!!!
So good to watch. 100kmers are a suffer fest. I did one a couple years ago. Heat went up over 30⁰ and i realised at one stage i was riding at walking pace. Had to pull over and manage the heat exhaustion symptoms for the rest of the race, but it's still fond memories despite the pain!
This IS why i love GMBN! Seeing Ex-Pros going to the extreme and put themself to the test, once again. Proving again, that they ARE Pros. Pure Inspiration.
This vid reminded me of me when i came back to race xcm after ten years racing motos man they were hard when your not fitt enough i feel you. They dont get any easier even when you finish them in sub 4 hours with an average hr of get this 178 and i,m in my fifties go easy on the old man jokes ha ha . 😁👍✌💪
Crazy!! Just amazing what you guys do on this channel, a quality production again. Rich, you're a legend for taking on this challenge and hoping you get some decent down time to chill out afterwards. Keep up the great work guys 👏👏
Rich is such an inspiration! I love how he just keeps going, only ever stopping when he's finished the event or the event is, literally, about to finish him! Having done a few, much tamer, marathon 100km+ rides I can so identify with those trudging-up-that-last-hill moments! Well done, Rich! PS - awesome to see Blake there to support our hero - GMBN bromances are the stuff of legend.
I Meet him today here in Italy but not in the situation I wanted to 🤣🤣😭😭😭 I'm not gonna spoil aniting yet just remember mi helmet set
We’ve all been heard to say “this is absolutely stupid” only to find ourselves doing it all over again. Strangely your “stupid” struggle has me kitting up to ride on an “absolutely stupidl” rainy day. Thanks for the stoke!
Rich well done mate yet again,your the master at getting these epic rides done.Much respect.Take a well earned rest.
Rich awesome video chap 💪 🔥 The tone of this was completely authentic, and insightful. Brilliant, loved it, 🙏 ❤️
Come and do Berg & Bush in South Africa, 3 days of +- 60km each in one of the most beautiful places you could ride.
Rich, you are amazing! And the whole GMBN crew (from camera crew to support crew) are so great!!! Thanks for another inspirational video!
Why in the heck do the English say milestone instead of kilometer stone?
Great video and good to see something that isn't Enduro for a change. It would be great to see Rich take on some stage races such as BC Bike Race.
Awesome! This was an incredible performance! Oh... and yes, of course, I want more endurance-based races on the GMBN! That's the type of MTB discipline I'm most interested in.
That looked brutal,Brilliant achievement Rich you sure did an awesome job dude 👍👍👍
I remember taking up cycling after about a ten year hiatus when I was in my mid-thirties. I already was noting something of an age factor. Now that I'm in my 70's, I know, indeed, that was the beginning of the decline. Held on pretty well through my 50's, but the steep downhills in fitness started in my 60's. Enjoy your 40's and 50's while you can. Not as easy as when you were 20-something, but you can still reach a decent level of fitness with steady work.
I felt your pain and joy of accomplishment 🎉 Awesome achievement 👍
These events are where you really find yourself mentally as much as physically.
Man you made me want to get an XC bike now!! It'd be good if you could do a series on graded trails for XC(Marathon)/Enduro/DH beginner, intermediate and advanced as the disparity in grading (in the UK at least) is crazy. A blue at Antur Stiniog is like a black at Llandegla.
i really enjoy this format of gmbn
Awesome Job,!
"You're not as fit as you'd like to be, You've on a real good bike, You've got it all setup, Everything's dialled, Just do your thing"
Please consider putting this on a shirt or a Top Tube Sticker.
Those are words to live by as we age.
Hope you have seen the GCN about carbs during riding, where you have to eat around 100-120 g/h to fuel correctly?
Seeing rich ride this xcm made me think about my friend. My friend rides with a 38t chainring for every game... How??
Geez rich that looks hectic! Such nice scenery for such a gruelling race.
Another episode of “Let’s Kill Rich”, lol! I like your approach to the race, “milestones”.
Incredible Rich, hope that scratched your itch for a while.
RACE SOME MORE!!!! 😎👍💯 Congratulations Rich! 👏👏👏
Rich you are a legend. Brilliant video, awesome challenge. Well done. What have you got for us next ????
I do recommend trying the Grand Raid in Valais. It basically is around the same place as the GCN Tour Des Stations rides are, but you just stay up the mountain. It's also a stage of the Marathon World Cup 125km, 5000m+ of climbing between Verbier and Grimentz
Well done Rich… I felt your pain! Have you tried the Sellaronda Hero…? Agony but beautiful! 86k/4500m😅
I once went way beyond my distance, was aching and exhausted and still 15km away from trail head. I took a rest and fell asleep 😮, woke up to realise I had 50mins before the car park automatic lock in 😮😮. I was out of water food and energy, honestly felt I was dying, so got going and remembered where I'd seen some blackberries, pedalled to there and found them, cleaned out a whole hedge row 😂 and rode like the bejaysiz back to the trailhead. Made it with 10 mins to spare. Then an hour drive home, I was never so tired. A deep deep drain of energy, you can only know it if you've pushed beyond your limit (20 times in a row)
Nice Job! Way to push through it! 🍻
having competed in Marathon, but in a different sport, I can say that looking back I hated every second.
I was the finishing I liked, the bit when the suffering stopped.
Nice Finish Rich!
Any insight on what shades you are wearing on the non riding interview portions (tortoise Smith somethings?)....
Thnx! 😎
C’mon Rich come for the Transvesubienne north of Nice next time. Better ratio of descending to climbing for you :)
I'd love to know why you picked this specific race?? Seems brutal!
Hey man, DFL (dead freakin' last) is still more epic than DFS (didn't freakin' start). Well done dude!
Well done mate. You are mentally strong but you’re clearly working so much you can’t put the training hours in. Nothing to do with your age buddy 😁👍🏼
I just finished a mtb marathon in Wales and can really relate to the struggle. Good work Rich
I am thinking if a 47mm 700c chunky tyre Gravel bike good enough for this kind of terrain?
Horrible. To know it's all about the climbs, not about the technical stuff, speed or all the fun parts of the sport XD. It's like you get to go to a theme park but you only get to clean garbage cans
Congratulations on finishing and thanks for keeping us other salty old dogs motivated.
Chwarae teg boi that's a well impressive effort.
100km at 8hrs moving time. He aint road biking, friends.
Another wonderfully inspirational video.
I would not have finished it so big cheers to you for just getting through
Rich did so well, was good to see Blake there for a second to give him a push along
I’d like to see you get some slippers on, grab a bucket of ice cream and zone out in front of the telly.
If this doesn't deserve a Like, i don't know what would! 👏
Big effort Rich! Rest up and recover. 😎👍
Si Richardson couldn't do this - look at those cows!
amazing inner strength to complete such a race!
Impressive Rich, Nice done!
Well done Rich drag Blake along next time 😂
"So it's time for another classic GMBN "Let's try and KILL RICH Challenge"... 😄. Best opening since that bank heist in "The Dark Knight"!
nice work
Thanks 😊
Well done Rich. You are amazing. I think your XC content is my favourite on this channel.
Good Stuff!! Welldone Rich!! I will go training tomorrow 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Rich awesome effort dude that looked brutal.
True inspiration for riders that like XC type riding 🤘
I felt and was just like what you were when i rode the South Downs Way in one day in August.
Tough sections amd also pushing my bike up the last hills 😬
Awesome stuff #GMBN
Wow !!! What an achievement !!
I was just on top of Lac Vert when the race was on and it looked insane from there but when I see the video, it’s just unbelievable 😮😳
All respect 🫡 Rich you’re very impressive and inspiring 🙏
Rich is the man! Wow, 151 bpm...almost enough to land you in a hospital like to 24 in the O'l Pueblo :0. Great job sticking with it and letting us live out the dream vicariously through your riding!!!
So good to watch. 100kmers are a suffer fest. I did one a couple years ago. Heat went up over 30⁰ and i realised at one stage i was riding at walking pace. Had to pull over and manage the heat exhaustion symptoms for the rest of the race, but it's still fond memories despite the pain!
Congratulations! Great ride, great team work, great filming, great story telling!! Cheerio!!
Nice work Witchy 👏
This IS why i love GMBN! Seeing Ex-Pros going to the extreme and put themself to the test, once again. Proving again, that they ARE Pros. Pure Inspiration.
What was the bike of choice for this race? And why not the superlightweight Orbea Oiz?
This vid reminded me of me when i came back to race xcm after ten years racing motos man they were hard when your not fitt enough i feel you. They dont get any easier even when you finish them in sub 4 hours with an average hr of get this 178 and i,m in my fifties go easy on the old man jokes ha ha . 😁👍✌💪
Awesome effort. I live in Morzine and know how brutal the climbs are there
Crazy!! Just amazing what you guys do on this channel, a quality production again. Rich, you're a legend for taking on this challenge and hoping you get some decent down time to chill out afterwards. Keep up the great work guys 👏👏
Well in Rich, that's a brutal experience but one you'll remember
Makes me want to go do some xcm event straight away 😄🚴💥 Amazing content!🎉
More xc content!!!
You are a hero!
No Rich, Arizona actually nearly killed you.
Good work. x
Props Rich! You never find me anywhere near one of those marathon races!!
That was awesome! God bless you Rich❤🎉
Phenomenal effort Rich, huge respect 👊
Looks like it would quicker to push up some of the steep hills😬
Really good video, you should do some more like this 🎉
That looked savage Rich! Well done!
Well done, that was tough!
Wow. Just Wow. Kudos Rich💥
What frame was he using?
Mondraker
It was a Mondraker F-Podium DC size large. Full kit and bike check out tomorrow 👊
@@richardpayne5176 awesome cheers dude, great effort 👌
Top effort Rich.
Fantastic ! Well done ! 👍
Awesome video as usual
That was a class finish.
WOW 😮😮.
👊👊👊👊👊
Rich is a hero !!
First!
😂
Congrats!
What bike is that?
You can find a full bike and kit check here! th-cam.com/video/Zf3Q3CGQu0A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=boFgYc6MJwLuU5Wv
Bravo! Impressive achievement!
Well done. What bike is that you were riding?
What was the fastest pro time?