FNLD GRVL and HLL CLMB - Gravel Race in the HAPPIEST COUNTRY ON EARTH - Worst Retirement Ever
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Valtteri Bottas and Tiffany Cromwell teamed up with the organizers of SBT Gravel to host a gravel race in Bottas's home country of Finland. Why the hell would people fly all the way over there just to ride dirt roads? Thanks to invisiFRAME, Emily and I got to find out.
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A great video, from start to Finnish.
😂
Haha coming from Finland 😊
Having not been to Finland, but having spent a month total (in 1992) training and racing on the track in Blaine, Minnesota, I can attest to that feeling that people there are already thinking about the upcoming winter even though it's June.
As a finn I can confirm this.
Me too and after Canada MN hae more Finnish immigrants than everywhere. There are 1 million people of Finnish background in Northern America with Duluth and Saint Paul having the highest amount of Finns in the population in the US.
Minnesota is like France. Its not nowhere near arctic circle.
As an LA resident, I wholeheartedly endorse your mayoral campaign platform of remove the roads and putting in cycling infrastructure. 🎉
29:18 is the most golden moment of this video, which is a nugget itself! LOL! Thanks Phil! Safe travels see you in our canyons ;)
That was the most Finnish thing ever.
Wake up babe, Cookie Monster posted a 31 minute gravel video!
13:31 You have no idea how close you were to being mauled to shreds - those not-a-puffins (barnacle geese) are vicious!
The plant in the community garden is an allium. Also beautiful in flower.
The real reason this is one of the happiest places on earth is because this is a society that focus’ on the quality of life of all of its citizens. Give that some thought for a moment.
Untrue. We Finns are the happiest lot in the world because we are the second most uniform people after Papua and so we are not so much out to get "the others" as the ununified Americans. Despite our lower income as the Americans. We take things easier than the Americans despite us being less happy go lucky rather smart getting over our long and harsh winters that classic Russian aurhors comment on with envy like: The weather gets colder and the Finns go out with more clothes and the Russians look on with envy, they are gonna lock themselves indoor even more.
@@JanneRasanen2what does "second most uniform people" even mean? Sounds like some bullshit
@@jonnenne The second least ethnically diverse. It was even said that in my youth we lived in a monoculture, because everyone saw the same programs from the only 2 tv channels.
@@jonnenne they meant united. The context clue should have been what they said after that.
If you're an American, kinda embarrassed that you couldn't sort that out. 😔
... a society that focusses*
Hunter Thompson ran for Pitkin County sheriff back in the 70s and one of his platforms was to remove all the asphalt from Aspen, build a parking lot outside the town, and make it car free. However, he did not win.
He also wanted to rename the town ‘Fat City’ 😂😂😂
Also Free mescaline
Barnacle geese. If you want to see puffins, you need sea cliffs topped with turf. I recommend Unst in the Shetland Islands, but there are probably easier places to get to. I think the puffin population of Finland is zero. Maybe Emily was thinking of Moomins?
By far the most entertaining and funny vid you posted 👌
Great video!, That part where Tiffany rides through those rolling hills is just awesome
One of your best ever videos! Awesome looking gravel race (especially those rollers). And sharing so much more of the trip was great! But where was Valtteri?
Kiitos!
Finland is where world rally championship the 1000 lakes rallye is held. It's the spiritual home of Rallying. Finland has many legendary f1 drivers and Rallye drivers.
Thumbs up from Finland❤
Nice coverage of the race, and a good take on my home town 😄 Next year, I'll have to participate in the race! All in all, an awesome video! :)
Sandstorm always makes me think of the Twilight Computrainer racer.
Great video! You will see moose and deers in helsinki area also quite often. On the nearby areas like Espoo almost daily. What you dont see is the sun high at 2am. That picture was taken in LAX time etc and was simply faulty. If you go all the way up to the north you will find that the sun will not even get under the horizon during the middle of the summer for more than 2 months. There is also an opposite during the winter when the sun will be below the horizon for equal time ;)
Does...does Phil know that those influencers don't actually teleport with those kinetic scence transitions?
Well done Phil and Emily- great video. Entry prohibited!
This event honestly looks amazing.
Thanks for the outstanding recap! Ps still jet lagged 😭
Getting passed by dinosaurs 💀
Excellent.
There are small deer in Helsinki, and moose can be found just outside the city.
I have not only witnessed that but also filmed that and called the police.
Possibly your best work yet!
I like your handlebar fender 💪🏼
Greetings from National Land Survey of Finland. We calculate it with computers and our database.. (number of lakes).
Nice to see people enjoying my local hoods
Great video. The Finns are really hard working people. Work ethics!
Great stuff 👍
I hate sandstorms too. From the song to the actual weather phenomenon. The "security" is great but not actually free. Every finn pays an incredible amount of taxes to support it. Our cars and driving are taxed pretty much to oblivion at this point. I also want to address the obvious coffee issue in your video: I´m very sorry (not really) but we drink it more AND BETTER. The difference is like summer and winter. You´re the winter in this case. Thank´s for the video. Thumbs up 👍
ha thank you
Emily was singing i wear my sunglasses at night by a canadian guy. Corey Hart. Its not a good song.
I believe it was sunglasses at night by Tiga and Zyntherius (aka Jori Hulkkonen, from Finland). It's a great song.
Check out the Alpecin Deceunick rider at 8:37 doing the HLL CLMB.
Now I'm wondering what KOMs there are to grab in Disneyland, excluding the hotel hallways of course!
magic MOUNTAIN
Finns actually commonly suffer from a *lack* of vitamin D, because during winter we get so little sunlight. The government even recommends using vitamin D supplements due to this.
OK, I may stand corrected by the soundtrack during the credits..... hahahahaha
"It's 10:30", clock in the background 8:45
0:22 text on screen: my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
The women were crushing it. Tiffany is a monster. That downhill section looks like an absolute blast! She was sending it!
8:03 I don't know why but with onboard camera your handlebar seems to point toward little right.
I believe it's due to camera angle ?
That was nice 🙂
In Minnesota the state bird is the misquote.
Do you perhaps mean the mosquito?
Nice!
It wasn't an aggressive duck. It was a "Canada Goose" they are all over the place, even here in Poland.
People will get these two species quite often mixed, but it's a barnacle goose.
They are quite plentiful in the parks, as the mowed grassfields (that are also unused) are like the best place to hang out for them.
Where did you buy the WTF hat please?? Love to buy one!
Don't know, but was very well fitting :) WTF of course means Welcome to Finland :)
What's the song at the end?
I have not watched to the end but judging by the comments it is Darude: Sand Storm.
it is weird that you were in my city.
bathroom is not toilet thats just english, it’s ”vessa”, i dont know why he said that, maybe he got confused. ive never seen a puffin, they dont exist in finland.
That was a joke my good sir
Great vid love you are a pro but not that dull stiff elitists persona going on.
If only I would shut up. Said 1 American ever…
Bro just taught you to say bathroom in English by accident😂 easiest is to say in Finnish is 'vessa'. 😅
You absolutely should have gotten this guy to do the A cappella version of Sandstorm for you
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they're happy on cheap estonian alcohol
Estonia isn't cheap anymore😟 And the Brits and Germans beat Finns in drinking nowadays, what's the world coming to..
@@mikrokupu true, wages and prices have risen in estonia. and germans and brits have always been solid lushes; perhaps there are more now than there were 10 years ago visiting estonia. but it's the finns who return with headaches on sundays via tallink and eckerö but still have the stamina to raid the duty free store as soon as it opens on-board too;)
Dont act like you are no influencer 😇😅
15:25 Lord have mercy. Pedestrian trying to enjoy sunny leisure outdoor walking and whole wide road cyclists storm in and pass by inches away. Oh lord have mercy
Emily makes videos better. Just saying.
Hi PHL..FN fNy...ya..
Gravel doesn’t want you here, go away roadies
Lmao stop actin like its not the same sht basically. Enduro guys laugh at both of you, oohh me like to pedall xDDd
Also, that is neither a puffin nor a duck. That is a goose! 🤣
Phil, as a Kiwi with a a Finnish partner, you nailed the tourism intel. Can confirm excellent gravel roads, still rideable through a long season and also on snow if you’re able to fit spiked tyres with clearance. Summer cabins in summer, Sauna & Alcohol in winter. Wildlife you will find early AM in spring.
Great video - one of Phil's best. Love Emily - she makes all the videos better!
Best outro song ever. Keeper!
Pretty sure you will not see a skunk in Finland so the roadkill Emelly saw was a badger.
Really nice video.
Yep we do not have skunks but we do have badgers as mean as the US.
I think raccoon dog (supikoira) would be more probable option? Badgers are not that common.
@@Pave999
Yes, sounds likely now when you mention it. Didn’t think of it since I am from Sweden and they are much more rare here so in Sweden badgers are much more likely. Most flora and fauna is almost the same in Finland and Sweden but there are a few differences.
Their happiness is based on black metal bands per capita.
Actually heavy metal bands per capita. Cheers from Finland.
@@JanneRasanen2 Wintersun - Time II : D-40 😄
As a Finn, I just want to point out that great gravel roads are literally everywhere. I live in Helsinki and there's an awesome gravel road 50 meters from my doorstep. Nothing special about that. 😂
Muikku hyvä. Sauna hyvä. Runebergin torttu hyvä. Järvi hyvä. Metsä hyvä. Kiitos ja anteeksi.😊 Hiekkatie erinomainen 😮
I personally don't have much interest in biking or gravel riding, but this video was so entertaining that I watched the whole thing. Very well filmed, no dull bits and extremely fun personalities
thank you!
And…. Now I want to go to Finland. That’s a gorgeous ride.
There's moose that sometimes wander into Helsinki sometimes. Few years ago one walked into a bank 😅
did anyone give that moose a muffin?
@@zevrobins905 nobody was aböe to do rhat as the moose triwd to takw a door with him
Phil, this is a great content. Had fun watching it! Lezz goooo!
A great video by the way. My second time in Finland, first time in Lahti…we’ll be back again next year.
Great to see Tiffany ripping it
I have never thought about having difficulties falling asleep during Finnish summer but I guess when you grow up here you get used to it. You just get used to sleeping/being awake no matter what the light level is.
the outro was sick!
I already laid my kit out for tomorrow morning's ride. I just replaced the jersey with a flappy Hawaiian shirt.
Best Video in Ages, thanks Phil! (Sandstorm at the end may have been the main reason) ... someone needs to make a Phil hand puppet and it needs to sing Sand Storm
now that music is stuck in my head 😅😅 😂
Plenty of great disc golfers from Finland...no idea why/
In part the first generation of the late 1970s having the first national championships in 1978 or 1979 according to European champion Seppo Paju's father where he partook. Or me and others who brought learnings from the home of the sport here to Finland. If you want to see vintage disc golf from the TH-cam Channel that taught the entire sport to film: Lcgm8. Almost all of my filming is there except 1 event in Tali Open on the oldest Finnish dg channel hirsimaki.
Come to Anchorage Alaska in June! Only 1 hour time difference to LA but the same sunlight! Go on a ride @ midnight. We have beautiful ride scenery!
Yeah Finland and Alaska are located equally far north, the climate is milder over here though
I used to work for a Finnish company (Suunto) The fingineers always told us that there was no Finnish word for 'please'. They also were slightly dour people, maybe because Garmin was kicking their ass.
That is true. Techically you can use word 'kiitos', but it isn't used in the sentences the same way as 'please'. That's why Finnish people tend to forget to use the word please in their English, there is no 'please' in Finnish translation of the sentence.
Well, there’s “ole hyvä” but nobody uses it.
@@AnttiPeltola Yeah you kinda have to restructure your sentence and words in that sentence to convey "please"
I think I need to visit Finland 😊
When worlds collide - my favorite retired pro cyclist (actually second to Zirbel - college teammate) and my favorite F1 driver. Love the content.
Edit: The closing credits killed me. Chef's kiss.
ZIRBS! I'm fine coming 2nd to him
I saw you filming on the Thursday. 11:42 in this video my wife and I walk past you on the street 🙂
You had a Strongbad type ending with your Darude Sandstorm impersonation. Great video!
It was so cool to see you finish! I had a mechanical, so I had to walk back to the start, but the vibes were amazing. So cool to see my favorite ex-pro YouTubing cyclist in person. I hope I get to see you at SBTGRVL too!
Very funny. Thank´s and greetings from Finland. Your visit was perfectly timed in case of seeing the most beatiful side of the country for sure.
Thanks* (plural, no apostrophe)
@@einundsiebenziger5488 thanks
The devastation on the first race 😂😂
This type of vid was awesome. We need more of the homegirl Emily on these vids riding with you! Did you see any horse taco stands out there? Thanks for the video
those geese looked pretty wild to me
“It’s 10:30pm” is wild! 🤣. Broad daylight.
I think I love Finland now.
There have been some moose sightings in the capital area, but they are rare. Lots of deer live inside city forests though. The wildlife signs you saw by the roads are for moose and deer. Reindeers only live up north, but if you go up there you will see reindeer just by driving around. There're no puffins in Finland unfortunately.
Skunk in Finland? Thats something :D
That happy meter is ridiculous propaganda but Finland is beautiful.
No it is a researched fact. Meaning how unhappy are the rest of humans?
The photo at 12:29 can´t have been taken at 02:00 in the night. Even though it doesn´t get dark during the middle of the summer, the sun won´t particularly be seen. Especially that high in the sky.
You missed Keskuspuisto (Central park) Gravels, where you can find deer and many other wild animals.
As a finnish person I must ask what is a puffin you were looking for? And the bird on the road is a white cheek goose. They get aggressive during mating
Nice introduction to Finland, cool to see you ride around my hometown Espoo! Good choice of route!
I have never thought about difficulties of being influencer. Thank you noticing
20:16 I just wish You'd have the data on the screen during this roller coaster... 😉
Aren't Puffins over here in Canada?
Yep and in the north Atlantic. Puffins are not usual in Finland what you saw were Canadian geese not white Europeans.
@@JanneRasanen2 Those were barnacle geese. They are smaller and have larger white cheek patches than canada geese.
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Oh. Why do everyone call our geese Canadian then?