The Majorca 312 Experience ! A Celebration of Cycling & Endurance !
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Today is the big one - a festival of cycling covering 312km +4500m elevation in the beautiful Island of Majorca. Most certainly an iconic event in an Island that loves cyclists ! A massive challenge for any cyclist.
We hope this video will provide a helpful insight into this incredible event and experience, with contrasting scenery and terrain, demanding different skills and fitness - including insight on what I ate and how I paced it.
Massive thanks to Moray at All Things Ride for the my invite to the 312 and accommodation. I should add that I paid for Jayne and also a supplement for a larger room.
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Honestly Phill, your filming and editing of these cycling videos is bordering on Oscar territory. Absolutely superb video, gave a real feeling of the day. As for that 1st climb, talk about packed to hilt
That’s really really generous of you to say so Tony 🙏 - I’ve enjoyed the process of capturing the event, and the idea is to put the viewer into the event to provide a good feeling for the experience. That first climb was indeed proper chaos - albeit slow motion chaos if there’s such a thing ! 😅
Awesome man ! And thanks for saying gracias again and again. As a volunteer for the event this is much appreciated. You are all heroes. Come back next year ! 🍻
Hi Cala - and thanks ever so much for making the event so much fun and safe for so so many of us ! 🙏💯. The organisation and atmosphere were absolutely impeccable - and it was a privilege to take part - and I’m super grateful for all the meticulous planning, organisation and support along the route 🙏. I’ll be back 💯
Thank you, appreciate such a great video (must've taken you hours to edit). You've sold the challenge to me, hopefully next year 👌
Thanks ever so much Scott 🙏 - that’s hugely appreciated - was indeed a massive edit 🥵 (harder than riding the event 🤣). For sure - an epic challenge - and one to prepare for. My max ride distance so far this year was 155km (and +3500) - so wasn’t sure I was ready. But the pacing and eating is what got me through 👍
Great video, I didn't spot myself ;) As you say the thing that amazed me was A) The organisation was brilliant B) The local support. I can't imagine this kind of event happening in the UK, on a Saturday, closing the roads, where the locals come out and actually encourage you by cheering you on. It was amazing!
Hi Paul - and nice one for completing it Sir ! An incredible challenge plus as you say an amazing event and wonderful local support💯. Feel good cycling for sure 👌 Thanks for checking this out - and best of luck with your challenges and adventures for ‘23 🍀
A very honest assessment Phill, not sure after watching your video whether it makes me want to do the 312 more or less. Distance & elevation would be the challenge but the sheer amount of riders on the road & the traffic jams would put me off. Like you said it would probably help the pacing plan but all the queues at the feeding stations would be a real pain & maybe spoil the enjoyment. Chapeau for getting round.
Cheers Ian 🙏- and so pleased this was helpful to you💯. It is a slow first 60-70km but the atmosphere is incredible as is the organisation and the scenery. It’s also a massive challenge to different cyclists for different reasons - I found the flatter final 150km more of a challenge (even staying in the pace line was hard work) but the climbing half easier . But plenty of events out there, and I’ll see how busy La Marmotte is this year
Got to love an emergency coke so far in to an amazing event, another great video from the beautiful island, loving these event videos Phill and great work by All Things Ride for getting you out there to enjoy it 👌
Cheers Paul 🙏 I must confess to having an emergency coke at the my first and second stop! I could face another one at the final one 😅. Muz at All Things Ride did a fantastic job for us all - super professional and great Accomodation 👌
Fantastic video Phill and Jayne.
And the guy who started how late?? amazing!! haha
Cheers Paul 🙏 - the edit was harder than the event 🤣. Yep, Mani got the start time wrong, and spent 3 hours or more chasing back on. He’s proper strong - on the London Crit scene - and now Egypt as it turns out ✊
Cheers Allthingsride for helping Phill bring us this Mallorca series 👍 enjoyed it 👏
Thanks Ben - Muz @allthingsride is a legend for sorting this out ! 💯🙏
I rode with you for a while (I was one of the guys you and the guy in the pink shirt were towing) - I tried to return the favour and tow you back to that group (I had 312 top, ride + white helmet you pass me in the video around 9 minutes) but you're already done way too much on the front. Really appreciate the tow and the video - great work.
Hi Nick - and apologies for the delay in my reply. I thought I’d already replied to you!! Indeed I did burn myself out a bit for a while working with the guy in the pink - and I do remember you trying to tow me back on on after I ebbed away - so thanks massively 🙏. I needed to reset a bit - I find it tough to stay in the pace lines for extended time on the flat - but appreciate you trying 💯 Thanks ever so much for your very kind comment -and hope to see you at La Marmotte or another Fondo in the not too distant future. Nice work on a great time time for the 312 BTW 💪✊
More Mallorca video's Phil. Now I can show Inge how beautiful it is, and that we really need to go there on holiday :)
Cheers Marco 🙏 - and for sure, it’s a really beautiful island for cycling and to explore. Riding early is best to avoid the traffic (bikes and cars). Sa Calobra and Puig Major are both excellent climbs - as is the climb out of Soller and the coastal road 🤩. All well within your tool box when back to fitness. Say hi to Inge 👍
oh brother what a vlog... as i say this with a tear in my eye, it just proves what wonderful things we can do. thankyou for a great vlog. just proves what stamina you have on the climbs and endurance through the race. love you brother xx
I’m absolutely blown away by your amazing encouragement and support, Simon 🙏👍- it means a huge amount. And for sure - a beautiful place and sensational event to create a video - so pleased you enjoyed it! Much love to you from BRWM 💯
Fantastic video and coverage Phil - It certainly whets the appetite for pushing my limits
Thanks ever so much Dan! 🙏. And for sure it pushed me super hard - was a massive challenge. I’m going to put together a video on my training and also the nutrition for this - but definitely give it a go - nothing to lose and everything to experience 💯
Wow. What a ride. Well done mate, absolutely brilliant.
Cheers David - the kind of distance you’d destroy ! A Burrito Titan’s road trip is needed !
Proper, proper respect. I don't know how you did it. Congratulations Phill. So good you met al those ppl irl.
Thanks Agnes ! 🙏. Was indeed a massive challenge for me - but really pleased to have got it done. Also it was indeed amazing to meet so many people out on the course. Hope your training is going well 👍
It was a great ride Phil. Started early in the morning. People are very good, thank you all so much. The route was incredible dude. Again, the views were magnificent. You are perfect in your route choices my friend. Greetings as always my sister Jane. Greetings to london Phil, see you. Bye.
Ahhh you’ve seen this one also now, Atakan 😊 ! Yep absolutely beautiful for the first 160km, but quite a slog for the “final” 152km 🥵 - and to your point the people of Majorca and the event organisers were absolutely incredible - super friendly and a very professional and welcoming event 👌 Greetings to Turkey from Hertfordshire now!!
As always Phill, your videos with the help of Jayne are some of the best if not the, on UA-cam. Well done on this ride....it's a one on my radar when I find some time - always busy.
Thanks ever so much for your massively generous encouragement and support, Chris 🙏 - Jayne and I hugely appreciate it 💯. This is one incredibly well organised event, with a beautiful first 160km and a big challenge on the flatter 152 - different riding styles and skills required, so for sure once you have time, it would make an epic cycling challenge 👌
Fantastic video
Thanks ever so much Edwin 🙏 - thats massively appreciated. Hope you are continuing to recover from your illness and fitness on the biker is coming back on stream (saw you had a good but tough ride on Strava 💪✊)
Phil, you are a beast on that bike! Much respect to you.
Thanks ever so much Roger 🙏- super kind of you! I was on a good legs week for sure 😅
12 hours on the bike is more than adequate.... well said!!! Bravo Phil, chapeau bas!
About 4 hours too many, Jerome - and 8 is usually a once or twice a year thing for me!! Much prefer 2-4hour rides 😅. And thanks ever so much - massively kind of you as always. Loving the fun you are having with friends riding out in the sun on Insta 🤩
The video we've all been waiting for 😍
Cheers Nick - hope it lives up to expectation! We only just got it edited in time 🥵
Great to watch this back, you got some good footage! Enjoyed seeing Euro's on at the start, he is a good lad and a machine on the bike!
Thanks ever so much James 🙏 - really appreciate you saying so 💯 And thanks for the tips and advice for the 312, plus the route card. It was really good to meet you in person and chat, and hope you are getting back to normality now once again in the UK. I really enjoyed riding with Euros, and saw him again in the final 1/3, where I was super grateful for the chat, and a tow 😅
Thank you for sharing another amazing video.
Pleasure Mark 💯- and as ever huge thanks for your very kind support 🙏
Another Powerful Paceline to the Rescue - love that line!! Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Love your vlogging skills and editing snd of course loved the interviews with other cyclists especially the London Crew. TopJob Phil - i might be tempted next year
Cheers Toks!! You’re too too kind as ever 🙏 But it’s hugely appreciated! A mountain goat like you would do well on this course - provided you find a pace line to the rescue for some of the final 150 🤣. And it was amazing to see so many from London - if highly recommend it next year👌. Hope all is well
Great job, really enjoyed this! The 312 is on my bucketlist from now on!
Thanks Arnage 🙏 - I’m ever so pleased this has helped you to decide to ride the 312! It’s a really well organised event, amazing people supporting and taking part and an electric atmosphere 💯 A really good challenge for all 👌
Cheers for the video Phil I knew you’d have one up. Late night video recon for my 312 in a few weeks great position and time 👍
Cheers Aky 🙏🙏 - have a coke and a couple of the Swiss roles at the feed stops - eat well and all will be good💯. Enjoy Majorca Sir !!
Another great ride and fantastic bit of video reportage Phil. You really do capture the essence of all of these events, it looked beautiful (the first part anyway…). Look forward to seeing more of whatever you have planned over the summer.
Thanks ever so much Andrew - and I very much appreciate you saying that🙏. With the different cameras, angles and edit we are trying to give a realistic first person view of what’s it’s like to be immersed in these event’s💯. Plenty more to come 👍
Spectacular ride!! I can hardly imagine doing a 12 hour ride with all this elevation. Chapeau sir 🎩
Thanks ever so much Mieke 🙏 - that’s hugely appreciated . Oddly enough I found the “final” flatter 150km the toughest - but either way 12hours pedalling was a massive challenge for me 😅
Nice ride and video Phil. Nice to meet you and hopefully see you again soon.
Cheers Euros 🙏 - was really good to meet you in person! And sorry I butchered the pronunciation of your name. I didn’t know what you looked like IRL and then misheard and managed somehow not to put 1+1 together 😅 I massively appreciated your company (and draft) in the second half - I was at my low point by that time! See you in Wales - and hope you make a full and rapid recovery from your injury 👍
I live in the States so Mallorca is a reach, I can at least ride vicariously through your awesome videos Phil..cheers!
Cheers Valiant 🙏- and what a place to live 🤩 ! Jayne and I used to be out there 3-5x per year pre pandemic, and are booked for a return in October. Really pleased you enjoy these European experiences, and hopefully plenty more to come 💯
Gracias for that lovely video Phil 😁 It looks like you enjoyed the 312 more than Ed by the way you went about it 👍🤣😁
Gracie Michael 😁 - and thanks ever so much as always for your kind encouragement 🙏 - yep I did enjoy the event massively - contrasting scenery and also cycling skills and fitness - and only having to ride at my endurance pace was a big help 💯
What a day, what an event !
It’s absolutely incredible, Mallorca Cycling 🤩💯 - and so sorry for the delay in my Sorry for the delay in my reply - I had a bad crash 2 weeks ago and only just getting back on my social media 👍
Fantastic video of a fantastic day mate, the views looked incredible and the feat of completing it sub 12 hours must feel incredible. Well done Phill and thanks for all your work to share the experience with us!
Too too kind Nick ! And thanks ever so much - was really happy with sub 12 💯 and have had a decent training benefit from the endurance since. The Northern loop in Snowdonia was harder though 😅
Congratulations on a great result and thank you for sharing your experience. It is an event I would like to do in the future and your vlog has certainly helped
Thanks ever so much Alan 🙏 and it’s a pleasure to share. The idea is indeed to give people a good idea as to what’s it’s like to be immersed in the event, and really pleased it’s been useful. Best of luck with it in 2023 🍀
Amazing vlog and performance Phill. Scenery in the first half of the ride looked sensational 👌
That’s really kind of you to say so Darren, and hugely appreciated 🙏. The climbing half and coastal road is very very special - and the atmosphere electric 👌
Great effort just amazing well done 👍 🚴♂️ a fan in Switzerland 🇨🇭
Thanks ever so much from London to Switzerland Michael 🙏. I hugely appreciate your very generous support 💯👍
Great video Phil, thanks.
Thanks ever so much Stuart - that’s hugely appreciated
Having just recently got some assiomas and translating power from training on Zwift to the outdoors, I can definitely see how effective knowing your power zones and riding to them could be on an event like this. It’s certainly transforming my outdoor riding, managing my efforts, pushing and backing off where necessary. Perfect for gauging your effort for this.
Nice one Mat - I love the Assiomas, and to your point following the lab tests, all I did on this event (after the initial traffic jams) was ride to 200-230W and recover on the downhills. Oddly enough riding in the pacelines was the toughest - even at the back, because it was very surgy. But the power meter will make a massive difference to pacing your efforts on both the short rides and long 💯👍
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy The only difficulty I’m finding with outdoor workouts is finding the right roads to do the session. I live in the Wirral and I can manage short anaerobic or vo2 max efforts but even then I struggle for a decent stretch of 5 minute road without having to stop or slow right down for traffic lights/junctions etc. longer sweetspot/threshold intervals I’m finding I’m going into wales to find some climbs but even there is no climbs longer than 15 minutes. I think it’s going to be trial and error finding the right roads.
I have to comment again, mate, "Mountains fear you." it's that simple 👌🏻👏🏻👌🏻
Ha ha !! Too too kind FTW! But very much appreciated 😊. I was on a good legs week in Majorca 💯
Felicidades por el reportaje y por tu educación
Gracias Al Cid !! 🙏 Very very kind 👍
Chapeau 👏👏👍
Thanks ever so much Sean 🙏 - massively appreciated. An incredible event on a beautiful island - but those “final” 152km …. proper tough 😅
Made the edit! Bringing back all the memories Phil! What a day - won’t be doing that again but boy am I going back Mallorca when the opportunity allows. Great to meet you in person - maybe catch you in the a Chilterns at some point 👍
Cheers Ben ! And was really good to see you out there ! The second half is seriously attritional - and I very much appreciated the company and also your draft ! And for sure - I’d love to ride out over the Chilterns - a good puncheurs training ground. Had a training ride out there before the 312 👌
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy excellent. Quite easy for me to head out that way, so let me know when!
Well done Phill nice video blog as well.
Thanks ever so much Paul 🙏 - proper hard event and even tougher edit 🤣
Great video, ride and work Phil!
Cheers Ethan 🙏 so sorry you missed it, and hope all well
All right, in the last video I said that that one was the one I was waiting for but it's this one!!!!
Oh, those surges to catch the pack...always worth it although you need to burn some matches ;)
I am glad that you experience a great ride there (happy for someone who has lived there for some time haha)
Hoping to go there next year for the experience! : )
PS: Stunning time, under 12h! Congrats!!
Thanks ever so much Dan - this really is extremely motivating for me, and hugely appreciated 💯 🙏 When I set off after them I thought it would be pretty quick to latch on…. But time seemed to standstill - but as you say worth it. The road gets quite grippy after the town, and the draft made a massive difference. Was an incredibly well run event, and an awesome experience - so hope you enjoy getting back out there and completing the 312 next year 👍💪
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Hope so Phil!
Cheers and keep coming the good content 💪🏼
Great video, really enjoyed it and kudos for riding for almost 12 hours! Btw the music fade in at 10:55 was quality 👍
Thanks ever so much Jinx - really appreciate that 🙏. Jayne did a fantastic edit - and music and says cheers!!
Now that's a huge achievement and them some, well done Sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks ever so much FTW 🙏 - was very relieved to get it done 🥵 Final 150km was proper hard work 😅
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy How's your daughter doing in Liverpool 🤔
@@fucktheworld1207 she loved Liverpool, but not the course - so is back home and trying to get an apprenticeship 🤞. Thanks for asking
@Bike Racing Without Mercy My pleasure, and good luck to her in what she chooses to do in life 👌🏻
Looks like an awesome event, great vid
Thanks ever so much Stihldave 🙏 - an incredible experience, and really appreciate your kind support 👍
Making it look easy
Cheers, Ross 🙏 - was easy enough the first 160 - but the “final” 150 … 🥵 🤣
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy they are real jokers making the flat half the second half where people are much further apart lmao
Good stuff phil thank you
My pleasure Huw - always good to hear from you! As always really appreciate your support 🙏
Smashing Phil. 11 hours on a bike. Fair play. First half looked like a bike fitters wet dream 😂😂😂
Thanks ever so much Pete 🙏 - longer on the bike than I prefer… by quite some margin 😅 - but beautiful for the first 160km, and for sure all the carbon is on display 👌
As always... Another great video Phil...
Thanks ever so much Jaise, thats massively appreciated - was a beautiful part of the world for a big event, and that first 160km 👌🤩
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy How much interested are you in exploring the tropics? We ( I belong to a club called KEG Bikers, a small group of cyclists from Kerala, India) had organised an event called Tour of Thekkady 2022 on April 30th, 160km, 3000m of climbing.
We are looking forward to organise the second edition in the coming year as well . If you are interested in exploring the tropics, I'll give you a heads-up when we plan the next one.
All the very best to you...
@@jaisejohnson thats really interesting Jaise, that looks like a beautiful part of India for a cycling tour 🤩 Believe it or not I’m already getting stuff in the diary for ‘23 ! But keep me posted 👍
So what is next? I guess u achieved everythin possible, cheers!
The million dollar question TFFHG ! 😁. I have a stage event coming and then I
La Marmotte - aiming for faster time. But looking for new challenges - and only just scratching the surface 🤞Loads more to learn and improve
Great vid Phil 👌 may give up on this running idea and jump back to cycling. Would love to one day do this.
Thanks James 🙏 - that’s hugely appreciated . You’re a very strong cyclist and I can imagine very accomplished runner . I’m tempted to try a fell run or two, but the cycling is so much easier for the body to recover from (I found that as I got past 40) the aches and pains and tightness through the muscles really impeded me!
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy thanks Phil that's very kind of you to say. Unfortunately my riding engine is hampered by my running "chassis" which is quite frustrating 😑, keep up the good videos
Great video Phil, thanks for sharing. I think you said 'gràcies' more times in this video than the Vegan Cyclist says 'dude' in any if his productions, that is some going!
🤣 Simon - yes ! And that was only a small sample! It’s really well organised and so many marshals and people supporting - Gracias was the word for the day!
Think I need to get my arse into gear if I’m going to give it a go next year phill. Cracking vid as always 👍
Cheers Nick 🙏 - it’s an amazing experience 💯 and I’ll do a little video to summarise my own training in the 4 months prior - surprisingly few rides over 3 hours !
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy I would personally much appreciate that. And look forward to what you done for your preparation for it Phill. I know like Ed said anyone can do it you have just got to pace yourself. As everyone else is different.But I would just like to go and do something like that but be prepared properly if I was to do it. So look forward to seeing your preparation what you done. 👍
Gracias !
🤣 Gracias Bryn ! Gracias !!
very well done and well paced. great vid. (glad you didnt "cane your arse off😂"). note. couldve recorded last bit of ride on mobile phone and merged gpx after.
Cheers Paul 🙏 - and for sure I reckon the slow first 2.5hours was a good thing overall, and knowing where my aerobic threshold lies also made a big difference to the pacing (as did the eating ). Cheers for the tip on the file - that’s very good to know 🙏
just did my first Fred at the weekend and found the beta fuel powder and chews did the trick over 8 hours, had a couple of cliff bars and a caffeine gel for taste change, but carrying 2 750ml bidons with 3 sachets worth and a spare 3 packets allowed me to consume much more than previous nutrition strategies. Rode in Majorca a decade ago but never in the 312...
Congratulations on completing the Fred, Global Nomad 💪💯. If you can do that you can do anything on a road bike event 👌. Agreed - I had 2 big bottles with the beta fuel and a spare sachet (plus electrolytes ) - and drinking your carbs is easy and makes a huge difference. I’m planning a little video on this subject
i can’t see a reliant robin beating your time. in a head to head race the trotter’s van would be nowhere. two wheels good, three wheels bad (to misquote “animal farm”).
have you noticed fellows like dylan johnson are using clip-on aero-bars for super long gravel events? saving 45mins+ over equivalent distance of the 312?
I’ll keep an eye out for Del Boy and Rodney on my next event, FFF! 🤣But 2 wheels definitely best 💯 . I hadn’t realised that. But I do find it comfortable to ride a lot on the drops, so although not as aero it’s better than on the hoods. Doesn’t surprise me the time saving - the drag is such a massive factor
Awesome vid Phil✊🏾 I’ve been waiting for this one and it didn’t disappoint. You’re a true legend and hopefully I’ll be able to claw back enough fitness to do this ride sometime soon 👏🏾💪🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
Too too kind of you Paul 🙏 💯 - and so so pleased you enjoyed it 👍 For sure, as your fitness comes back on tap, its something to build to. My largest ride this year was the Strade Bianche (155km and +3500 - albeit on gravel), so this was more about the pacing and the eating - and digging in the second half when it got a bit tough . Hope you remain on the road to recovery ❤️🩹
@@BikeRacingWithoutMercy Thanks Phil 🙏🏾. I’m trying to get there, albeit slowly, but slow, steady and consistent is my game plan ✊🏾
Thanks for the video, what time did you arrive in the start pen?
I can’t remember the exact time, Jammin - but I arrived about 20mins after the optimal time - coz it took about 20mins to get over the start like after the event commenced
wow that's crazy packed on first climb, not sure i'd enjoy the tunnel @ PM in such a large group... was the descent controlled?
I’ve never seen anything like it, Chris 🥵. The tunnels to the Puig Major descent were ok - because the speed was low. Generally if you kept to the right and let the faster riders past on the left - all was ok. But there are crashes each year on the descents
The lesson is, don't use wahoo bolt for endurance race 😂
🤣Rivan - agreed - or get fitter and faster !
Looks like fun fun fun!!! Great video!
Massive fun for the first 162km, Harry - relentless for the ‘final’ 150km 🤣
It looked like a hard ride for sure. but you are fit no problem 💪👍
@@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed cheers Harry - too kind Sir ! Too kind 🙏
It's ❤️🔥facts!! 👏👏
Having just recently got some assiomas and translating power from training on Zwift to the outdoors, I can definitely see how effective knowing your power zones and riding to them could be on an event like this. It’s certainly transforming my outdoor riding, managing my efforts, pushing and backing off where necessary. Perfect for gauging your effort for this.
"being at kind of endurance pace for most of the climb" - 🤣🤣he is totally out of breath and barely able to speak...I can hear your panting. Nice video though👍👍
Thanks Caitriona 🙏 - super kind of you !