UK's Hardest 100km - Cycling Sensational & Steep Snowdonia National Park, Wales - 3000m Elevation!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- In today’s video fellow Backpedal community member, Nick Brownbill and I undertake a recce of just half of Nick’s proposed 230km +6000m route for his proposed Backpedal event, the Giro de Wales. 115km and +3000m of climbing taking in 7 big climbs, including Stwlan Damn, Cwm Eigiau, The Colwyd and Penmashno, as described by Strava (incorrectly) as The Climb from Hell - it’s not even close to 2 of the others!
In the Snowdonia, National Park, unrelenting steep is the order of the day….where I was taught a valuable lesson, there does exist in the UK tougher climbing than even the Lake District! Plus it's every bit as beautiful.
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Enjoyed the hill narrative was amusing. Good work lads. Some serious hills! 👍🏻💪🏼
Brilliant. My new favorite cycling vlog. And not a cramp in sight!!! Kudos..
Thanks ever so much, No Ro 🙏- that’s massively appreciated 💯. This remains my hardest day of climbing - spectacular, but unrelenting steep 😅
Can't wait to get home and off this train to watch this!
I hope the edit does all of yours and Rhiannon’s hospitality and planning justice, Nick🤞. Was an amazing …super tough …super super tough - day 🥵👌😊
I think I’ve watched this before, but I’ll say again… YOU ARE INSANE! I’m extremely jealous of this video!
Thanks Earl 🙏 - too too kind Sir ! Colwyd remains the toughest climb I’ve ever done !
Cracking vid Phil glad you enjoyed your day in Snowdonia with its brutal climbs.
Thanks ever so much Simon 🙏 - that’s really kind of you 💯. Most definitely a perfect day in an incredible part of the country 🤩 - but seriously seriously tough 🥵
Nick!!!!! Awesome ride boys, enjoyed that a lot. Well done. 🧡
Glad you enjoyed it mate, I always enjoy seeing your smiling face on hard rides with Phill here too. Hopefully in the not too distant future we'll all be able to do one together!
You’re both bad bad men with fiendish minds ! Matlock Top 10 vs North Loop of Giro de Wales 🥵 An absolutely sensational day out, and I’m looking forward to riding IRL with you both (albeit I may not last the distance !! )🤣
Great video Phill! wonderful views. :)
Love the (rather rushed and panicked ...) "How much further???" hahah :)
😁 Cheers Paul - hope Jersey is going ok 🤞 - yep the views are exceptional in Snowdonia - and the distance for the full giro de wales, is right up your street Sir! And yep ….. when desperation sets in 700m into a 3100m climb, you know you’re in alllll kinds of trouble 🤣
watching your videos is getting me through the dark months Phil
Thanks ever so much for reaching out with such a lovely message of support; Johnny 🙏. And for sure - a long old winter - but I reckon once the next Beast from the East has passed, we’ll start to get a little taste of spring 🤞
Wow Phil.. another amazing ride.. those were some truly disgusting climbs you did there.. well done chapeau in very large doses :)
As always, cheers, Pete - your support is massively appreciated, Sir 🙏💯 Yep - I thought the hardest climbs were in the Lake District - but Snowdonia takes things a notch higher for sure - all kinds of disgusting gradients - but somehow exquisite purgatory 🤣
Thumbs up and subscribed as my own legs are hurting watching that last unending climb. Bless you sir…bless you!!!!
Thanks ever so much, Tim 🙏 - that massively appreciated 💯. Colwyd remains the toughest climb I’ve ever undertaken bar non (Galibier, Alpe d’Huez and even Hardknott are all easier 😅) Really motivating for me to get such wonderful encouragement 🙏
TH-cam should add a double thumbs up button for that effort alone phil. Hats off to you. I'll remember this video for motivation when I'm next struggling up a short high teen climb. 👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers Swardy - that’s extremely generous of you 🙏💯. Colwyd is one hellish climb - no doubt! Still the hardest I’ve done
Looks like a great time!!!
For sure Harry - an amazing day out with Nick 💯👌 🤩
Great video looking forward to riding this route
Cheers Danny 🙏 - massively appreciated, Sir! And for sure - it will be epic 👌
Deserves an Oscar for best scriptwriting and narration . Can’t decide if Nick should be in for best performance in a supporting or leading role. Another classic from Studio BRWM (Jane 👏👏) . A great watch. 😀👍
Thats beyond generous of you Stephen 🙏 - and there is no doubt that Nick is the leading man, and Rhiannon the leading lady 👌💯 - was an epic - brutal -stunning and draining route from Nick 💪. And cheers on the edit - we had enough material to make 2 excellent videos - but Jayne worked her magic to make just the one 😍
Stephen you are going to make me blush but it's definitely all about Phill's cycling and Jayne's edit. Rhiannon and I are flattered to be in the supporting roles, and I'm just delighted people have enjoyed watching it because I so thoroughly enjoyed riding it!
@@nickbrownbill3413 It’s a skill all of it own to make the most brutal of climbs look so enticing. Terrific stuff 👍😀
That was incredible again Phil! 💪 Welldone for hanging in there and actually quite nice to see you suffering majorly, seems you're not a robot haha!
Thats really lovely of you to say so Janek 💯 and as ever I massively appreciate your generous support 🙏. Absolutely - I suffered on those 2 climbs like nothing else - and even Penmachno was quite a struggle after 🥵 Took me about 2-3 weeks to recover after what had been a lot of long hard rides, and only just getting back into the KMs again 👍
Wow , that looked an amazing challenge and effort . Looked harder than hardknotts 😱👍
Thanks Tony - massively kind of you 🙏 - an amazing day out, and for sure, I think it edges it !
Amazing video Phill, perfect distillation of a brilliant day out. Jayne has absolutely nailed the edit there, thank you Jayne! Couldn't have asked for a better route or better company, and delighted you can show off my beloved Snowdonia with the footage too. I'll repeat what I said at the end there, would love to ride with you again and welcome you back to Snowdonia if you fancy it, we could always preview the southern loop 😂
Hi Nick - it was incredible to meet you in person and the power behind the thrown, Rhiannon 💯👌. And for sure - an absolute pleasure and a privilege to ride the Northern loop with you - and if over the Christmas period we have a crisp day, I’d love to recce the Southern loop - let’s keep an eye on the weather 💯. Jayne is super pleased to have got the edit distilled - you and Rhiannon and Snowdonia could have provided us with 2 super high quality videos 👍✊👌
Thanks Nick. The footage of your Welsh backyard was great and fingers crossed I did it justice (unlike Phill’s pronunciation of Betws-y-Coed 😂)
You more than did it justice Jayne, can't imagine how much work it was looking through it all and putting that together but it's brilliant. Really highlights everything I love about the area, you've done a fantastic job :) mispronouncing Welsh place names is the English tourist's rite of passage in Snowdonia 😂
Monstrous climbs! Wow! Well done, Phill! No small feat.
As always, a pleasure to see some Backpedal community members! Nick, 5 stars out of 5! :D
I'm both excited for the full Giro de Wales à la Brownbill to go on, and fearful for what it will do to you all. I think dividing it into loops is wise xD
19:16 That's no emergency coke. I guess anything will do in those circumstances though :P
7:40 So many parts made me laugh in this one, but this one takes the prize! hahaha x'D
Ps. Oh and hiya, Rhiannon :)
The hardest I’ve ever faced, Lord - no question 🥵 The full Giro de Wales - 230km and +6000 - may well be beyond me - loops will help ! 7.40 - yep Nick doing that with a 28 - was insane 🤯😳
Ouch. I felt every painful lungful. Another wonderful video, thankyou
Thanks ever so much Michael 🙏 - the climb up The Colwyd was the hardest I’ve ever done 💯😅 - and in tomorrows video I’m back in Snowdonia where we take on another super super steep climb called Blwch y Groise
Looked both beautiful and brutal those climbs 😍 stunning ride gents 👏
Thanks ever so much Craig 🙏. Absolutely sublime part of the U.K. and savage 🥵. But an exquisite kind of purgatory on the steep stuff 💯
the perfect surface on the way up towards the dam.
Literally it could not have been any smoother, Jonathan - like riding on silk - sublime 👌💯
Great ride and great route. This reminds me why I need to bring my bike back to Snowdonia. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Dolphusmeyer 🙏 - was my first time in Snowdonia, and it opened my eyes to what I’ve been missing out on also 👍
Phil, thanks so much for letting me ride along with you and for giving me an opportunity to see so many fantastic places that I will never experience in person. With this video, you've exceeded your own high standards. Cheers.
Roger, thats incredibly kind and lovely of you to say that 🙏 I love exploring on the bike and meeting people in the community - and Jayne and I love making these little films - so the pleasure is all ours 💯. I’m sorry to hear you won’t get to experience these places in person, and hope all is ok and that one day you will 👍
I’ve loved all your content over the summer and autumn Phil, thanks for sharing these epic rides with us. The scenery looks utterly breathtaking in that part of the world, your elevation gained this year must be off the charts. Good luck with your Zwift season, in a medium that’s often full of big egos and despite your very clear ability your humility really stands out. Chapeau.
Andrew, I’m absolutely blown away by your incredible supportive message 🙏 - it means a huge amount to me 💯 We’ve loved filming and editing these little adventures since the first one in May, and to have support from people like yourself makes it incredibly rewarding . I feel like through cycling I rediscovered all that is beautiful on our doorsteps - and made some great friends along the way. So for sure I hope plenty more real world content to come - because to your point, there’s only so much getting dropped on Zwift I can manage over the winter 🤣 I just looked at Strava and it shows 145,500m of elevation - albeit a lot in the first half is on Zwift, which comes a bit easier in my experience 👍. Thanks again Phill
Pure and utter Philth! Cracking effort 👌 💪
🤣 Adam ! Genius 👌 - love that ! Savage was the word 🥵 And thanks ever so much for you kind support, it’s massively appreciated 🙏
Great day! Already looking forward to your videos in italy :)
Was a perfect day thanks C. Fau 🙏 👌- and am super grateful to Nick for plotting the course and showing me his beloved Snowdonia 💯. Italy was incredible and the video is likely in early Jan - due to being super busy with work and having a backlog of other videos to put put - but was exceptionally beautiful in late Autumn 🍂🤩
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy Yes it was an incredible autumn, but there is rain and snow incoming by the end of the week...January is great, great content to watch while on the trainer :)
Woowww wow wow Phil :))) It was a great climb my friend. Congratulations. The roads, the scenery and the weather were so beautiful. By the way you are very good at climbing dude. 💪💪💪 and you look so strong now my friend. i love this channel so much and your driving style is very nice Phil. Also, your way of explaining is excellent.👏👏👏 thank you so much for everything my friend.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️ I'm looking forward to new videos. With hello dude...
You are extremely kind for providing such incredible encouragement and support Atakan 🙏 - this was indeed my toughest challenge in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK - and I really appreciate your generous comments - makes a huge difference, sir ! Jayne and I love putting these videos together - and the comments from community members such as yourself make it ever so rewarding ! Much kudos from London to Turkey 🇹🇷💪✊
@Bike Racing Without Mercy Greetings from Turkey to the Lovett family. Thank you Phill, goodman. 👏👏👏
Such a great video! Really enjoyed this. Was chuckling out loud on that massive climb at your commentary!
Once again massive thanks for your support Richard 🙏 - it’s super motivating 💯. Pleased you enjoyed the narrative - I do enjoy figuring out how to bring the story of the day and the climb to life 👍
Hi Phil, greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 dat was 1 serious day of climbing 👏 inspirational stuff, wat beautiful scenery, great company also which is always half d battle i find lol, defo worth a subscription 👌 well done 💪👍
Greetings back to Ireland from London Dave 👍💯. Thanks ever so much for your encouragement and subscribing 🙏. And for sure Nick was incredible company and provided amazing support to drag me up those climbs 😅. A stunning Celtic adventure 👌🤩
Wow! Not sure which is more amazing, the climbs or Nick's ability to chat away as if he's your DS encouraging you from the team car! That boy has some heart and lungs on him. Not forgetting your effort too Phil, well done both👊
Cheers Simon - massively kind of you 🙏. You hit the nail on the head - Nick is strong on another level ! I mean he’d just done hard intervals on the climb before 🥵💪
Wow. “Burn the last of the matches, and the box to boot!” Great video.
Thanks ever so much Andy ! I’ve only cycled in Snowdonia twice - but on both occasions it was very special. And Colwyd remains the hardest climb I’ve ever completed !
Oh what a beautiful climbs. So nice you got to stay with Nick and ride with him.
Agreed, Agnes - another revelation for me - absolutely outstanding beauty 🤩 - Am super grateful to Nick for showing me it💯
Jeez… after watching this I’m questioning my ability to get round the Welsh Giro!! 😬😳… Need to speak to you and the BackPedal crew to see if they need to put together a special prep training plan to help out here?!!!
Great video though Phill! Riding in my favourite part of the world! ❤️😁👍🏻💪🏻
Me too Chris …., very much me too !! 🥵 I’m not sure I’ll be able to do the full 320 and +6000 - I think the base fitness is key, but also the ability to surge way over threshold repeatedly for 30-120secs is critical 💯 Nick’s love of the area is infectious - and for sure it’s a true joy to ride around - adored it, and I can see why you do too ! 🤩
Fantastic, beautiful, memorable 100km ! Thank you for sharing those views and efforts - and well done to Jayne & you for the edit & commentary !
Cheers Pierre-Alain 🙏😊 - and hope you have recovered from the neon chase race last night 🥵. It’s another stunning part of the U.K. - and we had enough film for 2 quality videos, but to your point Jayne nailed the edit to distill everything down 👌
Taken a bit of hiatus from all things tech. Great video as always.
Great to hear from you Paul 💯💪 Hope you are well, Sir ! Cheers for reconnecting - it’s much appreciated 🙏
Great Vid guys... I really need to ride so much of that next time I am down there. Nick's DS skills in getting you up those climbs Phil reminds me so much of someone... can't quite place it though!!! LOL!
Cheers John 🙏 - hugely appreciated 👍 - and for sure I was very lucky to have Nick plot the amazing route, and coax me up the Colwyd - I’d have stopped mid way without his support 😅 Nick’s super strong to be able to chatter away nonchalantly whilst doing something like that - he’s an absolutely incredible rider💯
The commentary alone got you a like. Because the subscription has been in place for a while. ;) Well done Phil.
Thanks ever so much Jordan 🙏 - I massively appreciate your kind words and support ! Loved Snowdonia - its a must do …. Albeit 230km and +6000m may be a bit above my pay grade 🤣
Great resolve Phil. I'm a fairly new cyclist and I live on Vancouver island. Hills everywhere. Also 90kgs lol. Your content gets me excited and motivated to face those challenges
Thanks ever so much for saying so, Liam 🙏 - it’s hugely motivating for me to hear that the videos make you want to get out and hit the climbs 💯. That’s the best thing about cycling - irrespective of our weight and strengths and weaknesses - there’s so much we can do to provide challenge, fulfilment and extend our capabilities beyond where we thought possible. I love cycling for the same reason 💯
Another superb video Phil (and Jane), I felt for you being reminded how far you have to go! That would destroyed me as I always have hope the end is round the next bend 😂👍
Thanks ever so much Mark - that’s extremely generous of you as always 🙏 And literally when I learned that we’d only done 700m out of 3100 - I could have stopped right there! And after the initial hairpin it was live by the minute and when I nearly stopped - the second ! Literally primal 🥵
To steal your phrase Phil there were some truly “disgusting” climbs on that route. Chapeau 💪🏻
Thanks ever so much, Ian 🙏 - super kind of you 👍 In reckon disgusting and sublime encapsulates it - absolute exquisite purgatory 😅
Beautiful ride and smashing video as always! Absolutely smashing! I would have come on this ride just for the dinner the night before!
The pasta and cinnamon buns were indeed epic in their own right 👌😋. I’d not been to Snowdonia for a long time - and had forgotten just what an incredible part of the world it is 🤩 - albeit incredibly challenging - but worth it for the vistas - I’m looking forward to getting back 💯
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy “I would have quit after the really steep bit…”. HA! Which steep bit? The Cowlyd looked absolutely soul sucking! Thanks, but no thanks. I am properly psyched to try Bwlch er Groes now though!
Wow! Just, Wow! What an incredible effort. What beautiful country. What fantastic commentary. Respect, Phill and Nick.
Thanks ever so much Martha 😊🙏 - that’s extremely kind of you and massively appreciated 💯. Nick is an absolute gent - and it was a real privilege to ride out with him in his beloved Snowdonia 🤩
Oh the delights of mirrored lenses nobody can see you crying when your legs are dying 🤣.well done on some awesome climbs and brilliant content,thank you
Love that phrase, Rob - would make for the perfect cycling song👌- and very very true 🤣 It’s a pleasure to make these videos, and thanks ever so much for your super kind encouragement 🙏
Oooo, 115k and 3000m, Band of Climbers managed to squeeze 3000m in to 99.4km😉Don't forget we have the "warm up" ride down in south wales a month before too! Bit easier to get too with the M4 link!
Yes - a little poetic licence Ed 😅 - albeit for me the ride ended after Penmashno - I was ruined 🥵. Yep - the South Wales warm up will be epic and a lot more accessible - phew !
Beautiful views there
Views on Views, Mick 🤩💯👌
Amazing effort again Phill I’m tired just watching that 👍
Cheers, Paul - thats massively appreciated 🙏! And this was indeed the ride that broke me - had to have a period of recovery after all the events and big rides over August - October, so just building back some fitness now 🤞
Respect Phill.And it’s always nice to have a bit of encouragement to drive you on 👍
Cheers Nick - massively kind of you 🙏 - and I’d have never made it up without Nick to encourage ….. was on my chinstrap 🥵
My legs are screaming just watching this one mate. I even think my HR was nudging 95bpm sitting on the couch watching. Well done Phil.
Cheers Jeremy 🙏 - that’s massively appreciated 💯 I can report my legs took about 4 days to recover - and the body about 2-3weeks. Was the last long ride of the season - so needed to reduce the KMs dramatically after 😅. Hope your training is going well
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy it’s stopped mate. Knee surgery on the 14th…..
Having watched that, all I can say Phill is that if Hell has a hill then Cowlyd is that hill. I feel I know need to lie down myself. Nothing but my total respect and admiration. Superb mental strength as well as Legs of steel. chapeau Phill, chapeau 👏👏👏
Perfectly said, Tony 👌💯 - the Hill of Hell would have been the perfect title for the video 👌😁 . It was only when we did the edit and power overlay that I realised just how high my HR was the entire climb - I rode it all on feel, due to fear of stoping - so barely looked down at the computer during the ascent 🥵 Super kind and very generous of you to say so Tony 🙏😊- and for sure this was the ride that put me too far into the red this year, and took about 3 weeks to recover from💯
What a great supportive rider is Nick. Hé is even more talkative than you while suffering. I really admire you both!!
Nick is indeed a true gentleman and as strong as an Ox, Agnes 💯💪 - I’d have never made it all the way up the Colwyd without his support and encouragement ✊
You're too kind Agnes (and Phill!). It was Phill's legs that got him up those hills, not my babbling.
I used to play ultimate frisbee at university with Nick. Very random seeing him pop up in your video haha. Looked like a great loop.
Hi Niall! What a blast from the past eh. Are you a cyclist these days? I put down the Frisbees and got back on the bike a few years ago now, it was a good change as I'm slightly less intense cycling than I was on a frisbee team... 😂
@@nickbrownbill3413 yeh mate , good to know you are well. I would call myself a cyclist now yeh. Was never skilled enough in the frisbee so something more focused on suffering suits me better! I'll give you a follow on Strava to follow you adventures on the bike. I get the impression you have many!
@@flairabc Hi Niall - small world ! And as we cycled around we were talking about core strength, and Nick said that the ultimate frisbee had helped his core a lot . It’s definitely an epic route, and a part of the world to check out for sure 💯🤩👌
I went on a Biology field trip for a week to Betws-y-Coed back in 6th form. Didn't have my bike with me, but seeing as it was probably 1986 and I'd have had a 5-speed 12-21 with a 52/42, it's probably just as well. 🤣
🤣🤣 - yep that gearing would have made you never ride a bike again after attempting those climbs 🥵 Nick had a 28 and a compact - all kinds of strong 💪
Good climbing for you Southern flat riders. Glad you didn’t get a nose bleed Phil 😂😂😂 love the video 👏👏
Cheers Paul 🙏🤣 - indeed I very nearly was given a nose bleed by the Welsh monsters 🥵 Loved my first ride out in Snowdonia 🤩
Fantastic video
Thanks ever so much Gavin🙏 - I massively appreciate your encouragement 💯
Yes run for your lives, he's coming in hot and he won't be denied!!🐏🐑. Bravo 👏🏿👏🏿
🤣Reggie - very much - hot and and with the heart rate on fire 🔥 - and those sheep didn’t expect to see us storm their house 😂
Stunning ride in some amazing parts of our little island. Nick seemed liked the perfect ride partner for the day,all pieced together so well by editing chief..jayne.
It’s a jaw dropping part of the world for a bicycle ride, Shaun 💯🤩 - and Nick was the perfect gent to hold back a bit … a lot …. a great deal .. to pace me up the climbs ! proper strong 💪. And thanks on the edit - because Jayne took enough content to make 2 high quality vids, and distill it down to just this 👌
What a nuts climb!! Congratulations on your accent of that monster.
They are both absolute nuts, Greg - and right next to eachother - I should have filmed the other one 🥵. Literally the steepness is unrelenting - but the views !!! Ohhh the views 🤩
Phil!!! Its still scares the be-jesus out of me! I did the Cowlyd a few year ago with a friend Erik. Absolutely killed me - triple well done mate - 🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations on the epic video edit too.
Your climbing guide Nick is a real monster. Hands down thats the Best video vlog on climbing ever!!
The Colwyd sure does leave a massive impression on the brain, Toks 😅. And I have to say that Cwm Eigiau was not trivial either 🥵 Nice one for conquering it, and thanks ever so much for your super super kind encouragement including on the edit 🙏 Jayne took about 2 good videos worth of film and managed to distil it into the one 👌 Nick is exceptionally strong - and very generous in his encouragement , it makes a massive difference on the monster that is The Colwyd 💯
Well done man!!!! Great and motivating video. You seek out the most challenging routes. Chapeau!!!
Massively appreciated Richard 🙏 - and for this outing - ignorance was bliss… Before turning the crank in Snowdonia I had been under the impression that nothing was harder than the Lake District in the U.K. …. Am almost glad I didn’t realise how tough it would be 🥵 - but worth it 🤩
Great content Phil 👍 amazing efforts up those climbs! I love the narration throughout especially on the painful sections. I felt like was on the climb with you and I had lactic build up just watching 🤢 Thanks and well done!
Thanks ever so much for your wonderful encouragement and support Daniel 🙏 - it’s super motivating 💯. We love filming and editing the videos - and try to bring the climbs to life - so it’s great when it works 👍
that looked disgustingly tough Phil, Kudo's!
Cheers Joshua 🙏 - disgusting, brutal and sublime are indeed the words 😅
Another superb video, Phill. Looks like another area for a recon soon.
Thanks ever so much Chris 🙏 - really appreciate your very kind support 💯 - and definitely it’s a must do part of the U.K. for the cyclist - just carb up 😅
Brilliant effort on that climb Phil! What a monster!!! Muro di Sormano while you’re in Italy? Beautifully set above Como… 😉
A monster of the most ferocious kind, Mark 🥵 - but stunning 🤩. I’d love to climb that one in Italy - but work beckons, and I’m now enroute for 3 days of meetings in Frankfurt! We’ll have to meet up for a ride when the weather turns and I’m over one weekend 👍
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy yes definitely let’s do Frankfurt at some point 👍 we can sort you a bike from here if need be. Enjoy your stay this week
@@markbentley4343 perfect - thanks Mark. We should keep an eye on the weather in the new year to find a time to meet up when I’m here . 👌
Very well done 👏
Thanks ever so much Phil 🙏 - always the gent for the wonderful support 👍👌
RESPECT.
Thanks Matt 🙏 too too kind ! But for sure the Colwyd is the hardest climb I’ve ever taken on - even Hardknott isn’t as tough !!
Fair play Phil phoenamal effort beast of a climb well done.
Cheers Jeff 🙏 - realty appreciate that ! And for sure - was relieved to just get up it 🥵
I bet lol well done.
Well done guys, looked like freshly laid tarmac up to the dam, The Coled looked absolutely brutal, would have struggled on a ebike lol.
Thanks ever so much Kev 🙏 - and the tarmac on Stwlan Damn was velvet smooth - better even than in Italy 😁 - The Colwyd was on a different level to anything I’ve experienced - was better not to know much about it before attempting 🤣
Sensational video! And lovely to see that Nick can also not be a knobhead :)
Looking forward to hopefully riding here in April! These views are... Mindblowing!
🤣 🤣 Ian - genius comment 👌 And indeed Nick can indeed not be a knobhead 💯😁 It’s epic - sensational - brutal like I’ve never known - but perfect - definitely one for you to come out for 👌
😂 Thank you Ian, I do try sometimes...
They've done a great job here haven't there? Phill's captured the vistas perfectly and Jayne's stitched them in to the perfect showcase of Snowdonia splendour.
He saves that for the real special occasions Ian.
@@DavidRaynham85 🤣
Very impressive 😁🤙
Cheers Jay 🙏 - that’s super kind of you Sir 💯
Not a problem some high level of fitness to get up that elevation 😎🤙
Lovely stuff. Back pedal base plan ordered. Hopefully arriving in Training Peaks tomorrow.
Thanks ever so much Jonathan 🙏 - and nice decision to invest in the structured training ! Winter gains incoming 💪💯
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy Looking forward to it.
Outstanding scenery again Phill, you pick some lovely places and people to ride with Nick is a nice chap, perfect company on the welsh hill! Great video and edit as usual guys, what a hideous route though, I love hills but wow. Nicely held when you spun to a standstill, a bit of roller skills came into use? Have a great week!!
Evening Wayne - and hope you are getting back into the swing of the training, after your off 🤞 No question - Snowdonia - is right up there with the best in the UK - only the hardest climbs 🥵. Nick is a true gentleman - but can plot a fiendish route….. I’m not sure that the full Giro de Wales comprising 230km and +6000m is within my pay grade 😬😅. Yep - when I skid - i went into fight or flight mode - and I think the roller training and core stability helped get me out of it 💯 You too sir !
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy cheers Phill, I'm getting bact to it!!
Nice video Phil. Great effort in gods country. Its brutal here in places.
Thanks ever so much Jason 🙏- and no doubt this is divine countryside and climbing forged by the gods ! Absolutely adored it 🤩💯
Cycling my dream rides vicariously through your TH-cam channel! Thanks again for your effort. Where can I find this route? Do you have Komoot page?
Cheers JT 🙏 - super kind of you ! If you look at my Strava account (link is in the description to the video) and go to 10th October - you’ll see the route 👍
Cross is boss.... followed by the worlds slowest clip in haha work needed!
What a ride though and a seriously good day for it!
Ahhhhh Giorgio - I wouldn’t make it out of the start pen on Cross ! Got mud in my cleat on my first gravel ride, and spent 5mins trying to clip in and then 5clearing out the mud 🤣 Insanely lucky on the weather - in the wet the super steep stuff would be sketchy 💯
cool video.. subscribed!
Thanks ever so much KB 🙏 - really appreciate that! My latest video is also set in Snowdonia - on a different loop, and including Bwlch y Groes - in the snow! Very pretty party of the world … but steep 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy cool. my goal is to be like you and cycle the north coast 500 solo to find inner peace. inshallah your channel continues to grow
I'll stop commenting on this soon I promise, but final thing, congratulations once again on your ascent of the Cowlyd Phill. I hadn't realised how high your heart rate was for so long, that is some sensational mental fortitude to keep on pushing. Really amazing effort. (I'm done adding more comments now I promise)
🤣 luckily I hadn’t realised where my HR was either ! I barely looked down at the computer - did it all on feel - I was away with the fairies 🧚♀️ . Was only when we watched back the climb with the power overlay that I realised just how arduous this was for me 🥵 - but magnificent 💪
Great video guys, haha, The Colwyd looks horrific, not far from me, so it's on the list!
Cheers Cycling Switchbacks 🙏 - and yep horrific, sublime and exquisite purgatory are all words I’d use to describe the climb. To experience the full joy - do the Cwm Eigiau climb first - it’s close by and you’ll find 1.2km replete with switchbacks of sheer hell 🤣
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy 😳😳. They both get 11/10 in Simon Warren's Welsh climbs. I never tell my wife the ratings before we do them, she might not speak to me again😂
@@ad9898 probably for the best there 😁 - unless she uses an e-bike. But 11/10 feels fair to me 🥵
damn that route is beautiful! very enjoyable video. cheers, gains were made this day! un-do-able for me :(
Thanks Sir FistFHolyGuacamole 🙏😁 - super pleased you enjoyed this vid - and for sure mental fortitude gainzzzzz were made on the 10th October - no doubt 🥵
Top video Phillip🔝👌Roads looks quiet. Stunning views. What’s the jacket you are wearing? Best regards Martin
Cheers Martin - that’s hugely appreciated🙏. Quiet roads, good tarmac, epic epic views - cycling perfection 👌. It’s the Cafe du Cycliste Albertine - I love it 😍
I see why you are waxing lyrical regarding these climbs Phill.. It looks like a right challenge.. I cant wait for the welsh Giro!.
Ahhhh I was wandering when you’d see this, Lee 😁. Proper hard - in part because Cwm Eigiau and Colwyd are so nasty and so so close together - but trust me - Colwyd is an event in its own right 😳. Looking forward to the Giro de Wales - but not sure if I’ll be upto the full 230km and +6000m - something for us to train for 💪
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy fully agree. This is very much anticipated for me. I think the potential for not being “up to the job” is what is luring me in. Double Uber pretzel for training rides?
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy it also looks beautiful, which makes me wonder why it’s not a cycling Mecca. Just as easy to reach as the lake’s.
Lee I know with the Lakes on your doorstep travelling to ride your bike may see like a waste but if you ever fancy a Snowdonian adventure drop me a message, I'd love to show you some sights without it having to be the main event too!
@@nickbrownbill3413 maybe the Southern loop recce?
Perfect timing for some pre ride inspiration Phil. Landed in Tenerife with a 100k/2500m ride up Teide tomorrow featuring a hired a Wilier. Top vid as ever 👍🏻
Nice one Anthony - that sounds like an epic epic holiday you’ve got on your hands Sir 👌💯. Appreciate you reaching out - and enjoy ! Just pace it carefully the first few days - the flight and altitude may make life hard the first few days - for me anyway 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy the level of concern is high! Thank you for the luck, I may very well need it :)
@@Grind_Over_Matter Hope it’s going well Anthony 💪
Made it to the top, thanks Phil. Stunning roads, scenery and weather. The slog across the crater to the Parador was perhaps unnecessary mind. The descent was sublime. They make good roads the Spanish.
Interesting to watch the HR and power slowly drop as the altitude rose too.
Philipp, once visiting Swiss by cycle, don't miss following: Ächerlipass, Gatterlipass, Haggenegg. All of them 12% and 1000 VAM. Without merci ;-)
Hubertus….Hubertus - You Sir are a gent ! I’ll give that a crack for sure - appreciate the heads up 🙏🙏
What a crazy climb
💯Stuart - 3km of pure insanity 😅
That's serious climbing. You should have offloaded the weight of the flapjacks before the first climb. The cafe du cycliste jacket is very smart.
It was indeed the most serious climbing I’ve ever done, DieselDizzy 💯 - luckily Nick was carrying the flapjacks ! Albeit I had a lot of camera stuff on the bike and in the pockets 🥵. They now have a sale on the Albertine Jacket from Cafe du Cyclist - I love it 😍
Man Wales is stunning. Do you make these routes available to others ? Nice video thanks
Thanks ever so much KO L 🙏- super pleased you enjoyed the climb and my little voice over 😊 Yes - in the description to the video is a link to my Strava account - and if you go to 10th October, you’ll see the ride 👍
Wow-wee! I had no idea Wales has such beautiful and demanding (aka disgusting) climbs!
Splendid (if you're not doing 300 W lol).
Impressively you did them not on your dedicated exquisite climbing machine (the Wilier)
Well done, sir.
💯Wes ! Snowdonia in Northern Wales is exceptional in terms of its beauty and also it’s quiet roads and unbelievably steep and long climbs !! This ride with Nick was an absolute joy - and for sure I’d have been better off taking the Willier in place of the Colnago 😅
Bravo Phil! The scenery was just spectacular 👍👍👍how can one ride those hills day in day out if you lived in that area? Back to riding the Colnago?
Thanks Larry - massively appreciated as ever, Sir 🙏 - Yep - I think that if you live in Snowdonia you get good at climbing hills - albeit there are some flatter routes with rolling terrain and smaller hills - I understand 😅. I like to show the bikes equal love 😍
The agony and ecstasy of mountain riding. Looked like a real killer!
The Yiing and the Yang - 💯 - savage and sublime, you encapsulate it beautifully Jonathan 💯👌 It ruined me for quite a while after 🥵
Wow thats one of your best. I've always wondered how hard the Cowlyd is. I've never done it. Would you say harder than Hardknott? Some say yes, I'm guessing you would too.
Excellent save when you mashed the rear mech. Great courage buddy some Would have used that as a divine get out of jail card.
Finally, I grow Carolina Reaper. I'll send you some in the summer
You clearly like your food nuclear hot Steve 🥵💪 - for sure I’d love to try a tiny amount of the reaper ….I think 🤣 I’ll do a little comparison of the 2 climbs - but you guessed right - Colwyd takes the prize . I was super chuffed to keep it upright - which helped spurred me on a little bit longer - but in truth I very nearly did give up on the first tiny flat bit - was only Nick’s encouragement that kept me pressing on 💯
As someone who has lived in Snowdonia for many years, I cringed when you said Betws Y Coed the first time.
Yep - it’s it’s tough to pronounce . Beautiful part of the world you live in, Gafr 💯👌
Man vs. Food!!
One of my old favourites, Eric ! 👌🤣
"we get some nice light relief of 10%" 😂
Joking aside, great effort chaps and top support Nick!
Thanks Patrick 🙏 - super kind of you 👍. And yep ! Nick’s definition of light relief is a beauty 😅.
Brutal 🥵
Sublime purgatory, Paul - Brutal and beautiful 🥵🤩. Hope you and the family are well 👍
Good grief that is some climbing in a stunning part of the country..... is that part of the route Nick is planning on Backpedal?
It was climbing like I’ve never known it, Stephen - relentless steep - but sublime 🤩 And yep….. it was merely the harder Northern half ….yep half of the route ….. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do the full 230km and +6000m - its the sheer intensity of the climbs that did for me !
Apologies if this has been asked and answered many times, but is it possible to grab the gpx files for these rides ? They look amazing would love to ride them myself. Thank you
I’ve not been to north Wales for 30 years, but remember a climb near swallow falls on the A5. You turn right as you go over the bridge, back then it was called the ugly house climb. I’m not sure if you did this one as your second climb on the video?
Hi Barry - good to hear from you 💯 - it could be the same climb - right off the bridge and then starts ok followed by 1.2km of hell 🥵. It was called Cwm Eigiau- and I didn’t see an ugly house - but sensational part of the world 🤩
Barry I know the climb you mean well! Phill we didn't do it I'm afraid, it's not far from where we went but just the other side of Betws-y-coed to the direction we went. The Ugly House is a very... Distinctive landmark and its another great climb :)
@@nickbrownbill3413 cheers for clearing that up Nick - I’m assuming it’s flavoured disgustingly steep 🤣
What’s the puffer jacket you’re wearing in the vid?
Hi Jonathan - it’s the Cafe du Cycliste Albertine - absolutely love it. And it’s on sale now - 20% off this weekend - which is irritating for me 🤣
Hi Phil, how do we follow you on Strava and zwift ?
Hi Tony - in the description to all my videos you’ll find the link to my Strava- and all the rides are posted there (this one was on 10th October ) 👍
Hi, is there a strava route for the ride?
Hi Neil - yes - if you follow me on Strava and go to 10th October you’ll be able to see it. My Strava address is in the description to the video 👍
that looks absolutely stunning, I'm gonna add it to my to do list,
I've recently found you're channel and subbed, a little constructive criticism, I'm not a fan of the "i went up this climb in x time putting me x in the leaderboard" no one cares more than you about you're strava times
Hi Cumbrian Rider - and thanks ever so much for subscribing 🙏. This is an absolute must - so great to hear you’ve added it to your list Sir 💪💯.
I agree that I’m never much interested in other people’s Strava times etc - but I find that there is a lot of interest in the data and the segments - and a lot of questions (even though I post the link to my Strava) - so I add all of the data. Also there’s an element of the content in that I started on Zwift and always was wandering how the indoors power and speed translated outside - so I’ve done a fair bit of content to compare and contrast - and the little times up the hills are also my own momento’s . Hope this explains why you are correct 💯 - but why I’ll continue to post them 👍