This was a brilliant watch of a monumental effort. Anything with Marc is always an instant watch, sometimes more than once. Also, well done to Robbie Mitchell for setting such a hard time previously.
Of all the GCN presenters to have with Mark, Hank is the one. He has been on some epic rides on his own and with Mark, plus he seems such a positive character to have around.
based on what I've seen of Hank, I think it'd be amazing to have him on your support team, and I don't care what it is your doing. You could be in line at a cafeteria and no matter how terrible the food was you'd feel like you won with Hank cheering you on as you tried to get through it
The mental toughness to remain committed and focused throughout the challenge really is admirable. Not to mention the physical strain Mark is able to endure. A superb achievement, well done Mark
4:01 Hank was hanging there for dear life, you could see his embarrassment, so glad Mark recognized it. Hank's longest seconds of the day for sure haha.
Having taken on the NC500, I know how tough it really is. I was truly drawn to tears watching this production and all I can say is "Chapeaux" and a massive "Well done" to Mark Beaumont for his efforts.
This Si Richardson is how you do a commute in zone 2. He was only over zone 2 for a few minutes on the whole ride according to Strava. How the hell did he do the Bealach on the TT bike and stay mostly in zone 2. I did it the week before and I was nearly in the death zone.
On the text at the start, it's stated that Mark set the inaugural record at 32 hours. It was actually just under 38 hours. James McCallum brought it down to 32 hours 23 min in 2016. That stayed until Josh Quigley then took another hour out of it in 2020 (31 hours 19 mins), and then Robbie Mitchell then smashed that last year down to 29 hours and 5 minutes. A remarkable set of achievements by all concerned over the years, chapeau !
Cross Canada. Did that in my teens and it took 30 days - it would be amazing to see Mark do this. Epic, amazing wild country for much of the way. Like Scotland, long long days in the summer. Agree with the comment that your films are getting better and better - absolutely engaging.
I just watched the full film on GCN and I'd like to make a suggestion that GCN support the last man ( Robbie Mitchell) in the same way to see if he can get the record back? Nopinz, wind tunnel you name it.... because if anyone wants that record back, he does. That would make a great film too
I've cycled the nc500. The fact he did this in just over 1 day is absolutely incredible. I cannot even imagine how difficult this must've been. What an absolute legend.
@@toosas I trained for 9 months having never ridden a road bike before. I'm quite lucky where I am in Scotland that a 15 mile route was around 1.5k of climbing so that was my training for a long time. I upped the distances as I rode more. Then I rode around the Isle of Dunoon as a typical nc500 day for us which was an eye opener for me in terms of time in the saddle and nutrition. Our team completed it over 7 days for charity.
Congrats, great effort monumental success- such a tall and heavy guy, makes the long distance records even more impressive. Could you give some nutrition details?
I would love to do this ride over a week to take in the scenery. For a personal record, 3 days with sleep and no night riding would be plenty tough. Scotland is a long way from western Canada, so likely never make it over. - Cheers
Absolutely top plaudits to Mark and the team … Marks immense determination, dedication and sheer grit to push through the pain and fatigue is so admirable…. Awesome efforts ! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
GCN, PLEASE STOP DOING PIECES TO CAMERA WHILE DRIVING!!! Jesus Christ you’re a cycling channel. Stop disrespecting all the cyclists killed and injured by distracted drivers. 🤦♂️
Absolutly nice video! I had a little question. If I do an 10h ride (230km), I need ~75g carbohydrates (1/kg body weight) per hour is this correct? So I have to eat (I use Powerbar), 1 Gel, 1/2 Energize Original Bar and one ISO Active drink (in sum 75g carbohydrates) per hour? For me this feels a lot, but is this correct? And can you create a video about nutrition on long rides, this would be very cool :-) ?
I reckon Hank's enthusiastic companionship and his wife's tenderly presence along the way proved more motivational to Mark Beaumont than any seamless aero suit or any geeky marginal-gain tactic! He has heroically set another benchMark 🤠 #LivingLegend
Erm.. probably should check your facts GCN.. Marks record in 2015 was like 36 hours. I know because I was on the team that supported the person who broke it. By hours…
Absolute beast. Out of curiosity. How is it that the bike doesn't need to meet the highway code for riding at night? Specifically the reflectors on the pedals and the red rear reflector. Is the bike exempt because it is a registered world record attempt, or how does that work? Rule 60 "At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85)."
Excellent record. He could of gone a few mins quicker with a different helmet choice. As he's moving his head alot and massive gap between tail of helmet and his back.
i recently did a solo 240km around Jeju island KR, and it took me 16hrs elapsed time. Headwinds on coatal roads was hell. Mark is absolute beast doing 500miles in 29hrs 😮💪
Unskippable ads = instant dislike, especially when u mention 4 sponsors. I know filming costs money (my profession for 12 years now), i guess 5 k for this clip. Which should bemore than covered by your sponsors. And merch sales. Heck, i might ecen buy a jersey if u dont push me to do so!
Mark is a great guy, who has done many amazing achievements. But the level of support for this ride does make me a little sad to see. Challenges like this shouldn’t require 3 (maybe more cars) driving 500 miles each. Providing a numb draft the entire way. Just seem excessive & a unfair on anyone else taking on the challenge
Factually incorrect as usual: the Bealach na Ba climb is only 625m. There is a place in the Uk where you can ride 660 cumulative metres of height, but I'm not telling you where it is.
Saw Mark starting off from the castle when I was on my usual morning commute to work. I grumble sometimes about my 7 mile commute…don’t think I’ll be grumbling again. Not all heroes wear capes…some wear skin suits!
There's moments in life that I just want to be normal, but when I see people like this I realise that one thing is for sure, fuck normalised life, we may have our ups and downs but we're here to do extraordinary things, otherwise I might as well be dead. I love inspiring people, people that ain't afraid of crossing the barrier. Thank you Mark, you made my day, in the middle of all this uncertain mist, you are a beacon showing us the way. Thank you
this route is inexplicably gruelling- do to it at this average speed and without stopping is utterly outrageous. Going up the north west coast was difficult enough in daylight, let alone in pitch dark
That man can go to some dark places mentally, he's the reason I got back on the bike 15 years ago when I saw his Man Who Cycled The World documentary on BBC.
It's mentioned during the film that Marc got his chain waxed. Considering that most of the waxes require a dry time of about 8 hours, I am curious to know what kind of wax was used. Is it more of a solid product like a hard paraffin?
I know from my experience doing suport on a Trahs Cuba record ride in 2011, that even fron the drivers seat of a suport car the is gruling stuff and much ore technical than the average cyclist might think,
That was absolutely immense!! What a machine Mark Beaumont is!! Huge well done to him and all involved in this record-breaking effort! A truly excellent watch! 👏🙌
Capturing human endurance and performance at the peak of what is currently possible - just awe inspiring. Well done to all involved in this challenge and to those who have pioneered before, setting the bar so high.
Is mark wearing a libre blood sugar sensor? is this just for stats/checking? ps cant find that Mark is diabetic so presume its some sort of checks ( or ive misjudged that round shape under his suit that looks the size of a libre sensor!)
in 25:16 on his left arm... is this a freestyle libre sensor for measuring the bloodsugar? is mark diabetic or is it a common thing to monitor bloodsugar on ultra long distance rides? nice video! what a challenge!!!
I was just about to hop onto my bike and pop round the route in 27 hours but then I remembered I'm washing my hair that night and I can't really be bothered now.
I have a feeling he could have done a bit better with same setup but the "bullhorn" handlebars set a bit higher for climbing or just go with regular handlebars with the drops cut off for weight
Is that a freestyle libre I see in the back of his arm at the end? Must admit I skipped a fair bit of this, but the nutrition aspect would be an interesting topic in its own right. His wife did awesome too 💪
What other ultra-endurance challenges would you like to see Mark take on?
The ev12 cycle route from start to finich
RAAM
Around the world in 10/20days. 🤣🙌🏻
C'mon, let him take a rest!😂
Thank you for converting km to miles
GCN really is becoming a true film production company. The likes of Mark Beaumont and Andrew Feather really add a whole new dimension. Well done.
Advertising Company !!
@@waynesmith4589 So what?
@@GarethRules It means you can never trust the reviews , which is what we need if you’re going to spend your hard earn dosh 💰
@@waynesmith4589 oh PO ffs
@@waynesmith4589 dude, every media company is advertising company. They advertise something, GCN never claim as "review" company.
The man, Mark Beaumont is a machine.
The Mark bot 🤖
for guys from kona or ironmans he is nothing special
@@damianzurowski1018they’re all machines haha
This was a brilliant watch of a monumental effort. Anything with Marc is always an instant watch, sometimes more than once. Also, well done to Robbie Mitchell for setting such a hard time previously.
Robbie did a great ride 🙌 Keep your eyes peeled for the full length doc on GCN+
Mark continues to excel throughout the hardest challenges. 👏 Super human effort!
His mental strength is amazing! 🤯
We saw Mark when he had about 50 miles to go, climbing out of Helmsdale on his way back south to Inverness. Brilliant achievement !
Thanks for coming out to support Mark! 🎉
Wow, what a super ride! Mark's ability to focus on the task at hand while dealing with the pain and fatigue is unbelievable. Congratulations.
It's incredible to watch 👀
Of all the GCN presenters to have with Mark, Hank is the one. He has been on some epic rides on his own and with Mark, plus he seems such a positive character to have around.
The mental and physical strength is inspiring, congrats Mark.
He smashed it 🙌
based on what I've seen of Hank, I think it'd be amazing to have him on your support team, and I don't care what it is your doing. You could be in line at a cafeteria and no matter how terrible the food was you'd feel like you won with Hank cheering you on as you tried to get through it
Worlds best cheer leader 📣
@@gcn and madman in his own way!
Congratulations Mark, that was an amazing ride! Thank you GCN for such an awesome video
Thanks for watching Tim, glad you enjoyed it 🙌
The mental toughness to remain committed and focused throughout the challenge really is admirable. Not to mention the physical strain Mark is able to endure. A superb achievement, well done Mark
Glad you enjoyed the video 🙌
@@gcn Yep, this is great GCN content. Loved it.
What an achievement for the team and a unique athlete, you did Scotland proud…again
Thank Ian! 👍
4:01 Hank was hanging there for dear life, you could see his embarrassment, so glad Mark recognized it. Hank's longest seconds of the day for sure haha.
I don't understand how his lower-back isn't broken after just half of that, amazing
Lots and lots of practice. A perfectly fitted also helps 👍
Me: "I just did a half century, and I'm feeling great about it."
Mark: "That's cute, I just did a half millennia."
Having taken on the NC500, I know how tough it really is. I was truly drawn to tears watching this production and all I can say is "Chapeaux" and a massive "Well done" to Mark Beaumont for his efforts.
Can you all imagine how much effort is put into these records, like as a student athlete cyclists this is like an inspiration to me
Glad we could get you fired up 🔥
We did this in 5 days and were f@%ked. This video really doesn't highlight how tough some of the climbs are. Mark makes it look easy!
This Si Richardson is how you do a commute in zone 2. He was only over zone 2 for a few minutes on the whole ride according to Strava. How the hell did he do the Bealach on the TT bike and stay mostly in zone 2. I did it the week before and I was nearly in the death zone.
I'm assuming you got the figs off Strava - how much elevation are climbed on this route?
@@milessmith589 his elevation gain from Strava was 9812m. His stats for endurance are incredible.
@@strawhorn1 thanks for the info 👍.
On the text at the start, it's stated that Mark set the inaugural record at 32 hours. It was actually just under 38 hours. James McCallum brought it down to 32 hours 23 min in 2016. That stayed until Josh Quigley then took another hour out of it in 2020 (31 hours 19 mins), and then Robbie Mitchell then smashed that last year down to 29 hours and 5 minutes.
A remarkable set of achievements by all concerned over the years, chapeau !
What's the total elevation on this route?
My longest ride PB is 58 miles.
Mind you I was bikepacking on a steel bike fully loaded.
Cross Canada. Did that in my teens and it took 30 days - it would be amazing to see Mark do this. Epic, amazing wild country for much of the way. Like Scotland, long long days in the summer. Agree with the comment that your films are getting better and better - absolutely engaging.
Mark is an absolute legend. Insane ride. Love the hank and Mark bromance
Think Hank was happy to sit this one out 🥵
The entire video I could only think of one thing: what the hell is that thing on Hank's upper lip??
I just watched the full film on GCN and I'd like to make a suggestion that GCN support the last man ( Robbie Mitchell) in the same way to see if he can get the record back? Nopinz, wind tunnel you name it.... because if anyone wants that record back, he does. That would make a great film too
Here here, I would like to see that also.👍
Have to say, not only an amazing effort but also the production of the video does it justice too.
Mix it all together and its a modern day masterpiece
What a savage. After 2h of riding I am usually ready for a good break but this guy spent a whole day on it.Brutal.
Come to the UK and do some audax
You don’t get any acclaim.. just ride
please make Malay (MALAYSIA) subtitles I don't understand much English 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I am speechless what an effort... amazing work by the support crew... congratulations to all...
Thanks for watching 👀
I've cycled the nc500. The fact he did this in just over 1 day is absolutely incredible. I cannot even imagine how difficult this must've been. What an absolute legend.
Anyone else that has ridden the route would agree, amazing ride 💪
how long does it take a mere mortal to cycle that? thanks
@@toosas I trained for 9 months having never ridden a road bike before. I'm quite lucky where I am in Scotland that a 15 mile route was around 1.5k of climbing so that was my training for a long time. I upped the distances as I rode more. Then I rode around the Isle of Dunoon as a typical nc500 day for us which was an eye opener for me in terms of time in the saddle and nutrition. Our team completed it over 7 days for charity.
@@sh-mufc wow, welld one you, also thanks for putting it into perspective - this guy is super human!
Congrats, great effort monumental success- such a tall and heavy guy, makes the long distance records even more impressive. Could you give some nutrition details?
More amazing than the result is that Mark can actually sleep the night before an attempt like this.
Wow, unbelievable. Well done Mark.
Thanks GCN for taking us along for the ride 👍👍
So glad Hank got that fist bump again 😅 @4:00
I would love to do this ride over a week to take in the scenery. For a personal record, 3 days with sleep and no night riding would be plenty tough. Scotland is a long way from western Canada, so likely never make it over. - Cheers
Lots of people tour this route at a much more holiday friendly pace. If you ever find an opportunity to try it, it's amazing 🙌
They should rename it the Mark Beaumont 500. 👍🏻 can we see Mark and Hank set a tandem record for the same route?
Absolutely top plaudits to Mark and the team … Marks immense determination, dedication and sheer grit to push through the pain and fatigue is so admirable…. Awesome efforts ! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
He's a real inspiration 🤯
Hank you're a champ for providing all the support.
Doing a hundred miles before having a 4 minute pee break! Insane!
Congratulations Mark.
Is there a tandem record ?
It's my kids that are getting pictures with Mark at the finish. My oldest asked Hank if they were doing it on the tandem next.
I'd like to do drive that route one day... and still probably take longer. Epic stuff!
GCN, PLEASE STOP DOING PIECES TO CAMERA WHILE DRIVING!!! Jesus Christ you’re a cycling channel. Stop disrespecting all the cyclists killed and injured by distracted drivers. 🤦♂️
Absolutly nice video! I had a little question. If I do an 10h ride (230km), I need ~75g carbohydrates (1/kg body weight) per hour is this correct? So I have to eat (I use Powerbar), 1 Gel, 1/2 Energize Original Bar and one ISO Active drink (in sum 75g carbohydrates) per hour? For me this feels a lot, but is this correct? And can you create a video about nutrition on long rides, this would be very cool :-) ?
I reckon Hank's enthusiastic companionship and his wife's tenderly presence along the way proved more motivational to Mark Beaumont than any seamless aero suit or any geeky marginal-gain tactic! He has heroically set another benchMark 🤠 #LivingLegend
Erm.. probably should check your facts GCN.. Marks record in 2015 was like 36 hours. I know because I was on the team that supported the person who broke it.
By hours…
Absolute beast.
Out of curiosity. How is it that the bike doesn't need to meet the highway code for riding at night? Specifically the reflectors on the pedals and the red rear reflector. Is the bike exempt because it is a registered world record attempt, or how does that work?
Rule 60
"At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85)."
Such an amazing rider blows me away every time I watch something about Mark Beaumont.. a huge inspiration 👍🤩🚴🏅
Great determination Mark. You crashed the time. Now other rider have to suffer more. Congratulations.
Excellent record.
He could of gone a few mins quicker with a different helmet choice.
As he's moving his head alot and massive gap between tail of helmet and his back.
i recently did a solo 240km around Jeju island KR, and it took me 16hrs elapsed time. Headwinds on coatal roads was hell.
Mark is absolute beast doing 500miles in 29hrs 😮💪
Massive congrats to you on your ride. Sounds an epic! This attempt had for to much for my liking. Better than most world tour teams 🤯
Mind blowing - well done. I was part way round unicycling NC500 when Mark flew past our team. Fantastic achievement - next?
Unskippable ads = instant dislike, especially when u mention 4 sponsors. I know filming costs money (my profession for 12 years now), i guess 5 k for this clip. Which should bemore than covered by your sponsors. And merch sales. Heck, i might ecen buy a jersey if u dont push me to do so!
Well done, the filming, the effort just perfectly done from the whole GCN team and also Mark.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙌
"And also Mark"???????
@@davelaycock5016 Yes I mean the quality of production is fantastic. These are TH-cam videos and you feel like watching a great documentary :D
What an effort!
Out if interest though - what did Mark enjoy more, this effort or the 3 days bike packing with Simon?
Mark is a great guy, who has done many amazing achievements. But the level of support for this ride does make me a little sad to see. Challenges like this shouldn’t require 3 (maybe more cars) driving 500 miles each. Providing a numb draft the entire way. Just seem excessive & a unfair on anyone else taking on the challenge
...the "last" 150miles. That's like... 230 kms? OMG! I maybe do 2 x +200kms rides per year
Factually incorrect as usual: the Bealach na Ba climb is only 625m. There is a place in the Uk where you can ride 660 cumulative metres of height, but I'm not telling you where it is.
Saw Mark starting off from the castle when I was on my usual morning commute to work. I grumble sometimes about my 7 mile commute…don’t think I’ll be grumbling again. Not all heroes wear capes…some wear skin suits!
You got to envy Mark, having a beautiful supportive loving wife Nicci Kitchin.
There's moments in life that I just want to be normal, but when I see people like this I realise that one thing is for sure, fuck normalised life, we may have our ups and downs but we're here to do extraordinary things, otherwise I might as well be dead. I love inspiring people, people that ain't afraid of crossing the barrier. Thank you Mark, you made my day, in the middle of all this uncertain mist, you are a beacon showing us the way.
Thank you
WWOOWW!!! and congrats man., really an example of concentration and commimment with a pursuit ;-)
this route is inexplicably gruelling- do to it at this average speed and without stopping is utterly outrageous. Going up the north west coast was difficult enough in daylight, let alone in pitch dark
Another phenomenal effort from Mark Beaumont, I’d be happy completing that in six days!
That has to be hard on the night shift balancing giving Mark whatever he wants vs telling him, "No Mark, you have to get this down."
That man can go to some dark places mentally, he's the reason I got back on the bike 15 years ago when I saw his Man Who Cycled The World documentary on BBC.
Record by about 35 minutes. Cutting rest stops 6 minutes short was significant!!!
It's mentioned during the film that Marc got his chain waxed. Considering that most of the waxes require a dry time of about 8 hours, I am curious to know what kind of wax was used. Is it more of a solid product like a hard paraffin?
I know from my experience doing suport on a Trahs Cuba record ride in 2011, that even fron the drivers seat of a suport car the is gruling stuff and much ore technical than the average cyclist might think,
Incredible. Is MB actually human? Looking forward to seeing what's next 😃
That was absolutely immense!! What a machine Mark Beaumont is!! Huge well done to him and all involved in this record-breaking effort! A truly excellent watch! 👏🙌
Capturing human endurance and performance at the peak of what is currently possible - just awe inspiring. Well done to all involved in this challenge and to those who have pioneered before, setting the bar so high.
Mark truly has set the bar with this one! 💪
This is amazing! I would be curious to see a breakdown of what he ate throughout this.
Great idea! Fuelling for a challenge like this is a real science 🍕
he's like an English National Treasure
Cough cough ... Sir Mark Beaumont.. Cough cough 😉
Interesting Ultegra. I’m a novice rider. Is Ultegra better than Durace? This bike has Ultegra, I’ll get Ultegra!
Can someone explain how Mark could sit on the saddle after 200 miles? Is his bum made from concrete? 🤔
Epic. Love these videos, keep them coming!
Great achievement
13:20 - Aye.. sums u lot at GCN up... symbolism will be your downfall son! did they make you do that?? or are you one?
You guys should do a UK coastline loop with Beaumont. That'd be a good endurance ride.
Is mark wearing a libre blood sugar sensor? is this just for stats/checking? ps cant find that Mark is diabetic so presume its some sort of checks ( or ive misjudged that round shape under his suit that looks the size of a libre sensor!)
Fake news. Until you show the whole clip of him cycling for the whole 29 hours, then you have proven nothing.
28 hours+ in one hit, absolutely amazing, total respect to Mark Beaumont, 28 hours in a week is enough for me 🥴
Unreal effort. Good luck breaking that record. This will stand for decades.
that outfit makes him look like early 1900s scifi and Spaceballs had a baby
in 25:16 on his left arm... is this a freestyle libre sensor for measuring the bloodsugar? is mark diabetic or is it a common thing to monitor bloodsugar on ultra long distance rides?
nice video! what a challenge!!!
Mark a monster! It's to bad that he and his teammate were unable to finish the Race across America, because of covid. I hope they try next year.
In general but especially in this clip i missed an after run brief. Please include that after coming GNC endurance runs.
An absolute machine. Well done.
26:06 Daddy said he's going out for a quick spin round the block...
I was just about to hop onto my bike and pop round the route in 27 hours but then I remembered I'm washing my hair that night and I can't really be bothered now.
I have a feeling he could have done a bit better with same setup but the "bullhorn" handlebars set a bit higher for climbing or just go with regular handlebars with the drops cut off for weight
Mark Beaumont is a legend! Always love seeming him on the channel!
We love having Mark take on these crazy challenges 💪
That’s insane. What a cycling machine! Well done on the production as well.
You should check out another one of Mark's epic challenges in our 'Everesting' documentary on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/8848m
Mark Beaumont is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will.
Wow phenomenally impressive, and not forgetting the support team!
This guy reminds me of the Rebels at the beginning of Ep. 4 A New Hope.
Is that a freestyle libre I see in the back of his arm at the end? Must admit I skipped a fair bit of this, but the nutrition aspect would be an interesting topic in its own right. His wife did awesome too 💪
The total amount of calories needed for an endeavor like this is simply mind numbingly large.
For a dude going on a bike ride, that's quite a carbon footprint they're racking up.