Racing 100 Miles In One Day | Trans Cambrian Way Fastest Known Time Attempt
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- This might be the toughest challenge Rich has faced yet! The Trans Cambrian Mountain Bike Route winds 100 miles, or 166km, through the Cambrian mountains of Mid Wales from Knighton, on the border with England; to Dovey Junction, on the Irish Sea. This will be the first of Rich's challenges to be timed, as he attempts to break the fastest known time on the route. Watch now to see how he gets on!
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What should Rich's next challenge be? - Do you have a riding challenge you are working on or want to do? Let us know 👇
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That new bike is... wow!😍
As for Rich, throw unto him the toughest challenge UK can provide! Hehehe!
As for me, my challenge is to learn MTB riding skills like bunnyhoping, manualing, etc. #BeginnerBiker
Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines!
South Downs Way - both ways!
I'd love to see him go on the Grand Raid in Valais, Switzerland. Verbier to Grimentz, 125km, 5025m of climbing, with the highest spot over 2700m.
Part of the UCI Marathon series, so other races on that kind could be fun.
GB divide!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how well this has been shot and edited
agreed
carefully planned and executed 🔥
Yes indeed. The music is also superbly well arranged and placed.
Agreed
That's an awesome achievement Rich 👊
That time is epic
I've tried The South Downs Way in one hit but unfortunately had to stop due to a mechanical fault at 76 miles and fully under how you felt on your challenge.
Great stuff #GMBN 🤘
I used to go up and down the Elan Valley all the time at uni. Such an awesome spot.
Epic ride, must be hard on the body too, respect. I'm always done after two or three hours. Thanks for the great video.
Love these vids! My god, the effort.. Well done Rich!
I wonder if you’ll attempt it again now that you know the trail and what it takes. I may have missed you mentioning it, but how much time do you think you lost when you got off the trail? Really great effort and great content! Thx for sharing 👍
Payne is a physical monster 💪💪👊👊
great adventure
Im doing this in May. Wondering about tyre choice, can you advise . I see the Reckon race have good rolling, no worries with punctures? I guess slate shale not a problem, my Tanwall Ikons cut several times in the rain on SDW , okay thats sharp flints, and ruined my day !
That is insane, huge respect to Rich, I can’t imagine how hard that would be. Im usually half dead after 50km XD
'I wish everyone could feel what my body feels like' - That's a bit wierd mate haha
GCN has been trying to kill Hank for a while, now I feel like GMBN are trying to kill Rich. Keep it up!
they need to come up with better ideas then because GCN is definitely nailing at how creative they try to kill Mr Lowsley William
Rich: carries 5 different ways to solve a puncture, doesn't carry any food on him. Respect.
😂😂😂😂 so true, there were many gels and bars in my pockets too
@@richardpayne5176 fair enough then. Solid effort dude.
Plan was not to abort mission, that's competitiveness 😁
and wears a baggy t shirt on a speed record attempt 😅
Some of my favorite GMBN videos recently have been "How much can we make Rich and Neil suffer?" and I'm here for it!
Lol mine too
Pretty sure FKT is Matt Page at 8hrs 28 minutes, good video though and a great effort.
Yeh, a good first effort for sure. My first effort on the gravel bike was 9hrs 33min. This year 8hr, 27min, 30sec.
I've done the Trans Cambrian. It was tough over 3 days. To do it in one day is a legendary effort!
Where did you sleep, did you bike the whole way back also?
What! 100miles, with a T-shirt and no Lycra??
What did you eat?! You showed yourself stopping for water, but you were out for nearly 10 hrs! How did you get thousands of calories into your body to keep going?
surely flapjacks, fuel of kings
Great effort Rich, it's a savage route! But a big shout out and huge respect to @Matt Page who took the official FKT earlier this year in 8 hours 28 total time self-supported ( th-cam.com/video/zNpEhbjtpYg/w-d-xo.html ). Also noticed you accidentally cut a big section of really nice gravel out from the official route between Tyllwyd and Llangurig
Also moving time was taken, not elapsed time. We could both take a big chunk off by those rules! 😉
@@MattPage I noticed that to.
They should have done more research into to the route and current fkt and acknowledged the current record holder. Great efforts by you and Meth💪🏼
Suppose I'll have to lend you my Cannondale fsi for another crack at it Meth😉
@@MattPage can you clarify this, do you mean that time spent resting/stopped was not included in the overall time? Also, I wonder how does Rich collecting water (and whatever else) from the back of someone's van count as 'self supported'? Are there any 'official' rules to an fkt achievement?
@@jonm7272 for an FKT it could be supported, although all previous times have been unsupported.
For the time, the quoted finish time does not include time spend still. The full time is 10hrs, 18min.
Well done Rich. I’d never heard of this and now you’ve inspired me to do it. I took twice as long (two days) but at 65 I’m nearly twice your age. For the record I counted 111 gates to be opened and closed. If you work on your gate technique you only need to save 15 seconds per gate to break the record.
By the end of this challenge, Rich was well and truly F.KT! Good effort! :)
A true self supported ride doesn't have a van following you with water and food.
Next challenge?
West highland way?
Tired me out just watching this Rich, so will have to have another 40 mins on the sofa before i can do any thing else, awsome effort.
😂😂😂 me too
This reminds me of racing 24hr races back in the day. To this day my longest ride ever was a 257 mile 24hr MTB race I did in California, but it would be cool to beat that in a point to point some day
Huge respect, especially after doing this route over 3 days in July. It is a brutal ride.
Taking out your own stitches and riding an epic distance completely self supported- you are super hardcore Rich!!!
this challenge looked insane bro!
Must have been!
I’m really surprised that zero time was spent on nutrition, which is one of the most important things on such long rides, especially if you are going for time.
Why he isn't wearing a hydration pack is beyond me. It's much more efficient and you can store nice food in most of them, like CamelBak etc. As well.
@@The2808erik And I couldn't see any food either. If GCN wants to motivate people to emulate some of this, they should really emphasize the importance of nutrition and hydration. If you watch other FKT videos, then you know how big a role that plays in the preparation and execution.
So , not self-supported then
Well done and good stuff dude thank you from me and my Channel ⭐️👍
The tyre is too fat to be quick. Please understand that fat tyres are marketing scam.
Err the route on Komoot appears to be private. Can you please make it public?
King 🤴Richard I doff my cap to you, arise Sir legend
Amazing challenge! Would love to see another epic ride though
Why didn't he use lyrca?
I mean that's gotta make a difference over such time.
I felt more comfortable in baggies plus it made it easier to carry stuff…. Who knows maybe Lycra if there’s a next time 😉
@@richardpayne5176 that's a reasonable answer.
Hats off for the effort and time.
Awesome and great vid. Pretty epic that the quickest time over the loop was fully self supported as well hey!
your body aching? 🤣 wait until you 50 than it hurts after 30 miles... well done you can feel like a hero after this tour
Self supported effort and you fill yours bottles from the camera crew van? Thats not self support...
But great vid and strong effort!
He has such a good attitude, I love this guy
Sick
Fair play that's some effort!!👏🏻 I live in this area and know some of the routes you did, brutal climbs and it looked warm that day.... Respect!! 😎💯🤜🏻🤛🏻
I'm knackered after 35Km's on my eBike 🤣
what a beautiful country, thats was really good for xc endurance training:))
That was an epic ride and so beautiful. Phenomenal effort on your part.
Just wondering why you didn't go a full suspension lightweight XC bike? Would have been easier.
Love your videos Rich, and watching this one was a joy. Thank you for crossing the pain barrier for all of us. Hats off to the guys behind the camera too. Do you think you would have been quicker on a gravel bike?
Was in Knighton a few days ago to do the hopton xc loop absolutely incredible. Can’t believe you averaged 11 mph for almost 10 hrs. Love to do this with my 5 year old over 2 weeks but there may not be enough jumps to keep him interested 😅
Well done Rich. I feel your pain. I did a 100 mile mtb ride a few weeks ago to raise money for alzheimers society charity. It was a tough day. 💪👏
Great job Rich! Talk about killing it... then you left here to go shoot with Blake and Neil. You're nuts!
Hats off to the video and edit crew as well. Very well done video. Great job documenting the adventure.
Epic that Rich well done, you will never no how much riding 100 miles Offroad dose to you unless you have done it 😉 well done again keep up the good work.....
Hi Rich, how savage is this compared to the South Downs way winch to Eastbourne?
Rich, sincere admiration for that. Two summers ago my son and I got lost and turned what should have been a hard but doable 32 mile ride in Moab into a 46 mile beat down. While not a 160km ride, a 46 mile fight at 10K' of elevation was horrible. 100% related when you said "I just don't have it". All of you guys are such an inspiration in your own ways.
Wow... what a challange... I ride total 30-40km single track a day and I am like much worse than how he was at the end, and he rode... 100miles... amazing job, great video, epic scenery as Wales never disappoints... and nice bike! Thank you guys, love these videos ;)
Cheers ma dude 👊
Self supported.....I dont think so with a support van supplying water.....
*Cam bree an. You can get most Welsh pronunciations on Google. However dialect may be different as North and South have quite a few differences.
Should have gone full aero. Skin suit, shaved legs, aero socks. It would have helped... especialy with the climbs. Just kidding. I would die around 50 km, probably even without attempting to be fast.
Next challenge Is the MB Race for the next year ? 😉 The most difficult race of the World !
Absolute respect dude 🔥 what a ride that was!!!
Wow....Rich is a machine ! Incredible scenery as well. Thanks for sharing . Peace
This was big effort. Having just completed my first multi stage MTB race - 4Islands Conquer the Rocks Croatia. It would be great if GMBN or GCN could do a feature episode on how to prepare for a multi stage MTB race. The like of one of the Epic Series races such as the Swiss Epic or other. 4-5 days.
I love Rich's adventures. I can really relate to the longer distance riding, XC and Marathons. Great stuff!
What an epic journey. The scenery is just stunning. Hats off to you Rich, for having the stamina to go through with this demanding, yet utterly beautiful route. Cheers!
Self supported = Rich also drove the van.
Good effort on the route! Truly impressive.
You might have been better off with a hard tail or gravel bike. Didn't look like you really needed a full sus.
Awesome job. Much respect.
Absolutely brilliant stuff Rich you should be proud of yourself for that achievement👍🥇
I'd like a bike like that. My entry level Cube wouldn't be up to it. Nor me, nor my LBS can get the rear derailleur to shift properly. Damn.
I think you could definitely get the FKT if you tried again. Especially if you focus on nutrition, and if you didn't have the filming to deal with. Looks like a great challenge.well done.
I wanna do the Chiemgau King in one day. It‘s 164 km and 4600 Meter of elevation.
Talking of terrible chest pains and your heart going like a 450 motocross bike, you really should have stopped a lot earlier. It's one thing to be exhausted, but those are heart attack symptoms. I'm disappointed you didn't address not stopping in the video and hope you aren't recommending others continue with similar symptoms. Hope it was nothing serious.
Mad ups for Rich! Well done, sir.
I'm surprised you didn't wear you XC gear to be more comfortable? I hate wearing baggies on long rides, well done though 👏
i would say that's a gravel bike challenge. Dont tell Lachlan Morton, SuperX or Scapel he'll destroy
Another excellent GMBN vid, keep it up guys
Man that was an epic effort! You did amazing! Fantastic video and thanks for bringing us along for the ride 👏
While watching this I remembered a farmer being attacked by dogs and the conversation between the farmer and the cyclist
It still cracks me up to this day🤣
I am sure Blake and Neil can't break this challenge 😂🤣😂🤣
Care to try it again with a Gravel Bike? Seems as though that route is ideally suited for one…
Rich, please whip that hair off; it’ll take ten years off you! 👨🦲
Wow sos close but still impressive to be honest stay safe love the vids from philippines❤👏
What chain lube did you use? I'd imagine dry lube wouldn't last the entire trip.
Amazing effort Rich! Super quick time :)
Rich all I can say is young man you did one hell of a goddamn good job
Congratulations on your fkt I hope you did Pete the 9 hours and some whatever hell it was
Again congratulations
Now go eat and rehydrate
Great route 2 many gates spoil it tho think Matt Page has quickest time
I think he did it on a gravel bike as well, it would be slower on an MTB
My mistake just checked he did it on a MTB in 8 hrs 28 mins
@@plainsrider yeh think so he's a nutter 🤣 he done the Nc500 in 3 days. I don't know him very well but think he was 24 hour british champ or something like that
This is so impressive. I did the trans Cambrian last weekend over 3 days and I was ruined. How the hell he did this , I do not know.
Fantastic effort and a beautiful bit of filming. Just a thought though (while recognising that this is GMBN). It looked as though there was nothing in the route that a gravel bike , probably with suspension forks, wouldn’t have done quicker and probably for the most part more comfortably.
It's been done by the same guy on both types and he was quicker on the mountainbike; and he broke the record.
Anyone who does it in a day is both very very fit and blessed with decent genes and a bit of an idiot. Completely misses the point. It was designed to get folks into remote areas to enjoy the scenery and relax. Mind you Matt Page seems decent and self effacing, and at his level rather less of an idiot. It's not really suitable for wannabees, not in one day or even two.
Awesome video! The challange seemed insane, Rich was really hurting at the end!
At 13 mins in that is technically the wrong way for TCW! You are meant to ride through the forest with the wind turbines in rather than up the road climb, although I don't blame you for not as it is rather monotonous!
sick!
Well done. Effort given trumps finish time in my book.
Top bloke Rich what a challenge and well done respect. That would take me 2 days or so to complete 😃😃
Damn so beautiful! Love the gmbn epic rides.
Great effort but the finish point of the route is so sad. It could have been near the water or something more rewarding than a railway :))
Amazing effort Rich. Well done
Probably not sponsored by any insert brand cause you didnt mention wich one you ride with but nevertheless it would be interesting to know wich brand you have it on the rear tire :)
Epic awesome challenge mega cudos Rich that is a hardcore distance and pace
amazing venue ,shot brilliant , well done
@gmbn as nice as that canyon lux trail is I think it was the wrong bike I believe he may of done it better on a gravel bike
Next time have the respect to pronounce the Welsh names correctly!
Brilliant effort 👌.. ive done a few 90 + mile rides on mtb mainly road & canal sides in around 8hr 45min its no easy task so to race yourself off terrain top marks
this has some particularly tiring sections, its no regular xc ride for sure