Fantastic video. Thank you. I would love to see a video on how your presenters setup their bikes to ensure the constant flow of new bikes are going to work for them. I (and many riders I know) obsess over saddle position, reach...moving things a few mm at a time until things are dialed in. Your presenters are riding new bikes all the time and doing big rides on them where there's no room for error in setup or injuries could result. Thanks for your consideration.
I don't even watch any biking content but am into ultra hiking, so these kind of videos are very enyojable to watch, would love some more content like this.
If you like this kind of content then you have to check out the "impossible routes" of the vegan cyclist. Amazing stuff. And don't worry, he does not promote veganism on his channel - he just lives that way. Cool guy.
You have to see Vegan Cyclist’s latest impossible route video! As is the habit in the US, the route absolutely gnarly and over the top. If you love this video, you’ll love the 35 hour non-stop that gravel odyssey.
Simon's composure post-ride is always something to behold. He may no longer be a professional, but his attitude is something all pro's should strive to achieve. You're a great rider, Simon.
We need a Behind The Scenes video. How/who is following you guys on these great rides. The edits are slick, the wide, filler and drone shots are great. Big up to GCN-BTS!
Knewal, I agree, with Si's presentation making me want to jump on a plane and do the ride in a day. I used to think the same about distance, 20k seemed a long way. But after bouts of injury and ill health I decided the couch wasn't the place to be. Building up over a couple of years, this Southern summer just gone, I completed East West traverses over two major passes in New Zealand's Southern Alps. 290Km in 15hours and 215km in 11hours respectively. Watching Si I could relate to his comments but also given I'm 61 year's old and a quarter of a century older, I also felt a bit smug that I could have paced him. Certainly I didn't complain as much, but then I had nobody to complain to, no camera, no support crew. He caught the highs and lows, and the need to feed beautifully. Kudos!
I’ve recently arrived in the bike world from the long distance running world. It’s brilliant seeing the similarity between the two in these longer adventures and the ‘I just need to get this done’ attitude when everything is being pushed. It’s what it is all about. Am massively enjoying the GCN content, it’s absolutely superb. Si is a real credit to the cycling world. Chapeau fella!
Nothing makes you look your age like riding off road for 220 miles! Just full of admiration and inspiration when you see the joy Si gets from riding his bike.
34:25 "Totally meaningless but incredibly amazing personal achievement." I think that neatly sums up what we do on our bikes. Some hair-brained scheme that looks good on paper, raises serious doubts in one's mind, tests the limits of what you think you can do, but....we do it anyway. Well played.
GCN is at its best when it shows the many ways in which cycling is just the most incredible and diverse sport there is. Fantastic effort and film. Thank you.
Weird timing on this vid. I did the KAW over 3 days, with bike bags/sleeping out and loved it. Was just talking to someone, only yesterday, about the 1 hit attempt. Amazing route
@@gcn possibly one of the finest routes I have done. Great mix of surfaces. Lots of historical landmarks. Plenty of places to eat and drink. And the odd farmer's field to bivvy in...
Amazing effort Si, and great video! But I couldn't help thinking "Now imagine 5h sleep and doing it all over again. Keep that up for over 11 weeks. Then add international logistics." Mark Beaumont's record is simply incredible!
22:32 Don’t worry Si! We’ve all made that wrong turn in Reading onto the River! Glorious to see Pierreponts get another feature at your Streatley and Goring stop off! Such a good cafe with lovely people!
Well done, Simon! As an American I can say you nailed the description of Kansas, flat, boring and windy. That's why we live in California! Again, great video.
GCN does a good job with product placement. Not loud enough to turn you off, but in focus enough to please the sponsors. I imagine the revenue from your eyeballs as the product (i.e. the money UA-cam pays to GCN for attracting viewers) is a small fraction of the product-placement revenue. I'm guessing that if you "like" the video, GCN gets even more money from UA-cam. So if you like the "free" content, be sure to "like" it!
What an amazing effort to ride over 350km in a single day Simon. It would have taken enormous willpower to overcome physical and mental pain to complete the ride. Well done!
I've watched this at least 3 times. I love everything about it. Great job to everyone involved in this amazing production. Great job Si is such a beast.
What a ride! and thanks to all the GCN team to share this kind of experience! 🙌Really motivating! And, dont be scared by the cows, they look at you because your on their field, your are scaring them 😅
The quality of the filming is fantastic. Getting better every day. I cant help but clicking on the video and I watch every minute of it. Simon is the G.O.A.T.
This piece is amazing! Both the story-wise and the production-wise. Congrats to Si! Really love how he was able to overcome himself and finish the ride!
Si amazed me with his perseverance. It helps to have a cool bike to ride. But the rest of it is on you - how you pace yourself and how you keep yourself fueled. Bravo.
'Whoop Whoop' at the start, nothing left in the tank to 'Whoop Whoop' at the end.....and that was me just watching it. Amazing, tense viewing and what an achievement!
What a great achievement. I deliberately avoided reading the comments as I wanted to watch this in full on the TV to see how you got on Is, to appreciate the full magnitude. What a great production let alone effort. Well done to all. Another to add to my bucket list. This is my first year of proper cycling - venturing put to new pastures. The distance fills me with dread though, as well as eager anticipation to do it !!
Thank you Simon for taking us on this journey with you. And don't worry, you did not cheer at the end alone, my heart cheered with you. I am 63 and bought a Trek last year, in hopes to start riding a bike again. Your individual effort makes me see that there are other ways to appreciate a ride alone. Good job Simon!!! I enjoyed every minute of this video.
Love that y’all are trying to bridge the divide between ultra running & ultra endurance biking. So much overlap between the two disciplines, FKTs being one.
The route that broke me! Did the KAW this time last year in two days, what an epic, but injured both knees as a result. Have had a frustrating year off the bike. Watching Si ride it is inspiring me to keep up the recovery and hopefully get back to it soon. Thanks GCN!
Totally unrelated to cycling, but am planning to go off internet untill my college entrance exam (which is a month away) and I wanted this to be the final youtube vid I watch. Thank you Si! You are a Legend and you have motivated me in ways I can't even describe! Thank you so so much
uhhh si, random good advice from someone who does multi centuries a few times a year dont eat garbage, if u need food, then sit and have food, if u are thirsty, drink till you are not thirsty this is not a time trial or a race, this is a test of fortitude and endurance, being able to keep a strong pace through out the entire distance is how solid paces and time checks are kept keep up these kind of videos, i hope they inspire more people to get out there and brave the elements and natural pathing foibles and realize, this is really biking, this is why we get on a bike, top just go, and keep going you keep going too, ngl mate
Si, I’ve never seen you look so spent. Great mental fortitude and courage to press on where others wouldn’t. You should be proud of that effort. All of us wannabe cyclists that think about tackling such challenges admire you. Good job lad!
I don't want to disrespect the other presenters on GCN, they're all fabulous, but Si is my favourite without a doubt. Absolutely amazing and inspiring effect mate. Congratulations to you and the crew for yet another amazing video. 😎👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It’s a great part of the world to ride. We’re there in two weeks for the Ridgeway and Kennet and Avon in a two day, 200km ride. Beer, bikes, gravel and good mates. Can’t wait.
usually a big fan, but have to voice my opinion on this, not sure encouraging folks to head down and go for it are what these routes are all about, keeping them free for access to all users if a bigger challenge than riding it fast, we would all be having a pop if a couple of horse riders came down the track flat out ! surely the appeal of gravel and tracks is not to blast it but apart from that keep up the good content.
Back in the 80's there used to be The Butser Hill run up and around "the wall". Was daft to do the run two consecutive years. Still daft enough to consider trying to attempt this on a gravel bike after watching Si make it up and over to meet Alfred in Winchester. Chapeau Si.
So inspiring movie for me who loves gravel cycling.. some month ago I also saw the film with Si and Hank doing about the same route.. seems so lovely to cycle there..
I really like the shot of the bee at 23:45. Off-road riding brings you closer to nature and nature can be wonderful. Kudos on the solid editing of this video. Adding shots like that just brings it all together.
Outstanding Si!!! What a great challenge for yourself and very inspirational to us mortals!!! Great job capturing the route and landscape and the struggles along the way!!! 💪💪💪👍👍👍
Top riding Si, this will help me to inspire my next epic ride, the Devon Coast to Coast Ilfracombe to Plymouth in a day. Only 102 mile over Dartmoor..........
We all love Si but you know what we love more? Emotional / tired Si! I think a montage is due… Huge congratulations though. Great effort and great video as always.
@gcn absolutely loved this video 👌 I did the KAW starting and ending in Winchester in just over 25 hours so I take my hat off to you for producing that time
Well done Si, absolutely incredible. There may not have been anyone to cheer for you at the end but we were all cheering at the end of the vid! Bloody good effort!
Well done to the GCN presenter non-plus ultra. Si's amazing. He's funny without trying hard to be funny. He's easygoing. He's a hardman on the bike. He's honest and earnest. Damn it, Dan Lloyd, Si needs a raise.
Congrats on the epic ride! It’s impressive how GCN presenters are able to reflect on their state of mind while feeling beyond exhausted. I’d be so grumpy. 🤣
This video is impeccably timed. Went out this morning for a 150+ km ride (which for me is a 6 hour effort and I've never ridden that sort of distance solo). However my wheel broke after 50k and I had to abandon, will try again in summer when I have the time again.
Well done Si 👏🏾 Such an incredible and inspirational ride. I almost choked up at the end as I’m familiar with the mental fortitude required for such an effort, respect ✊🏾
What a great achievement Si! Well done, your clearly had to dig deep for that one, very impressive! Great video, inspired me to get out on my gravel bike a bit more.
Having James for company can motivate anyone to do anything and can make any road exciting. Well done, Si ! And yes, one can feel your total exhaustion towards the end. But you made it!
the moment of despair when you realise that you did the loop in the wrong direction 🤣🤣 that was a bloody good effort simon. how many days was it until you could just sit down normally again 🤣🤣
epic ride and great video editing as well. It had a real story with a proper compelling beginning middle and end as well as Simon being one to the best presenters of gcn.
Si, you rock! Always great content and amazing accomplishment! And beautiful movie - very well done by the team! It's amazing that you were able to get all these nice shots
Full of admiration, and not least for your attitude towards others. The world would be a better place etc. Fantastic and considered achievement celebrating cycling. Well done indeed.
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How do you think Si did?
Fantastic video. Thank you. I would love to see a video on how your presenters setup their bikes to ensure the constant flow of new bikes are going to work for them. I (and many riders I know) obsess over saddle position, reach...moving things a few mm at a time until things are dialed in. Your presenters are riding new bikes all the time and doing big rides on them where there's no room for error in setup or injuries could result. Thanks for your consideration.
amazing day of cycling what a legend
I don't even watch any biking content but am into ultra hiking, so these kind of videos are very enyojable to watch, would love some more content like this.
hé did great! i will try my first century next summer!
Fantastic! He’s my hero.
These kind of videos are the ones I like the most, Its incredible you can ride the bike for so much in 1 go.
Agreed- quite inspiring!
If you like this kind of content then you have to check out the "impossible routes" of the vegan cyclist. Amazing stuff. And don't worry, he does not promote veganism on his channel - he just lives that way. Cool guy.
You have to see Vegan Cyclist’s latest impossible route video! As is the habit in the US, the route absolutely gnarly and over the top. If you love this video, you’ll love the 35 hour non-stop that gravel odyssey.
@@Heidelbeere04 omg mate i love you the vegan cyclist is insane his last eat one is unbelievable
I usually go for Fastest Un-Known Time, where the only stipulation is you can't tell anyone about it.
You've ruined it now.
@@MisterAndyS Doh!!!
Indeed, I always try and get FUKT
Simon's composure post-ride is always something to behold. He may no longer be a professional, but his attitude is something all pro's should strive to achieve. You're a great rider, Simon.
Si challenging Hank for title of Resident Maniac. Nearly 17 hours of riding and cows! Well done.
We need a Behind The Scenes video. How/who is following you guys on these great rides. The edits are slick, the wide, filler and drone shots are great. Big up to GCN-BTS!
Thanks! We really appreciate this praise, we're all really proud of this vid!
Hear, hear! This was a beautifully shot video. Loved the drone shots all the way through.
yes, great stuff. Inspirational.... loved it
Yeah the logistics of this must be non-trivial. Really well done.
@@gcn but really we need a behind the scenes video.
Absolute legend. Si is the best 😁 congrats dude. Also kudos to the cameraman for cheering him on near the end.
Absolutely fantastic effort by Si, and a great job by everyone else who put together this video with some beautiful shots throughout.
Weren’t some of the B-roll shots beautiful? Thinking especially of the bumblebees on the flowers. Such good quality videos.
There's always one in the comments, bumming the camera crew. I bet they don't ride their bikes much.
Knewal, I agree, with Si's presentation making me want to jump on a plane and do the ride in a day.
I used to think the same about distance, 20k seemed a long way. But after bouts of injury and ill health I decided the couch wasn't the place to be. Building up over a couple of years, this Southern summer just gone, I completed East West traverses over two major passes in New Zealand's Southern Alps. 290Km in 15hours and 215km in 11hours respectively. Watching Si I could relate to his comments but also given I'm 61 year's old and a quarter of a century older, I also felt a bit smug that I could have paced him. Certainly I didn't complain as much, but then I had nobody to complain to, no camera, no support crew. He caught the highs and lows, and the need to feed beautifully. Kudos!
I’ve recently arrived in the bike world from the long distance running world. It’s brilliant seeing the similarity between the two in these longer adventures and the ‘I just need to get this done’ attitude when everything is being pushed. It’s what it is all about. Am massively enjoying the GCN content, it’s absolutely superb. Si is a real credit to the cycling world. Chapeau fella!
Nothing makes you look your age like riding off road for 220 miles! Just full of admiration and inspiration when you see the joy Si gets from riding his bike.
34:25 "Totally meaningless but incredibly amazing personal achievement." I think that neatly sums up what we do on our bikes. Some hair-brained scheme that looks good on paper, raises serious doubts in one's mind, tests the limits of what you think you can do, but....we do it anyway. Well played.
GCN is at its best when it shows the many ways in which cycling is just the most incredible and diverse sport there is. Fantastic effort and film. Thank you.
Thanks Kenny, glad you enjoyed it
Weird timing on this vid.
I did the KAW over 3 days, with bike bags/sleeping out and loved it. Was just talking to someone, only yesterday, about the 1 hit attempt. Amazing route
How did you find it?
@@gcn possibly one of the finest routes I have done. Great mix of surfaces. Lots of historical landmarks. Plenty of places to eat and drink. And the odd farmer's field to bivvy in...
This put a smile on my face. When the going gets grim, keep pedalling. What a great effort and video; well done, team!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Amazing effort Si, and great video! But I couldn't help thinking "Now imagine 5h sleep and doing it all over again. Keep that up for over 11 weeks. Then add international logistics." Mark Beaumont's record is simply incredible!
22:32 Don’t worry Si! We’ve all made that wrong turn in Reading onto the River! Glorious to see Pierreponts get another feature at your Streatley and Goring stop off! Such a good cafe with lovely people!
Sheltered in this cafe once after being pelted with hailstones. Lovely spot!
Well done, Simon! As an American I can say you nailed the description of Kansas, flat, boring and windy. That's why we live in California! Again, great video.
how does GCN churn out so much great content with such regularity. and it's all free. folks we are blessed
Indeed we are.
hmmm...not quite free...I find this channel so inspiring it has become hard to NOT spend money weekly on my gravel bike!
@@chawley52 money spent on a bike is always money well spent.
GCN does a good job with product placement. Not loud enough to turn you off, but in focus enough to please the sponsors. I imagine the revenue from your eyeballs as the product (i.e. the money UA-cam pays to GCN for attracting viewers) is a small fraction of the product-placement revenue. I'm guessing that if you "like" the video, GCN gets even more money from UA-cam. So if you like the "free" content, be sure to "like" it!
"If you are not paying for the product, you are the product"
What an amazing effort to ride over 350km in a single day Simon. It would have taken enormous willpower to overcome physical and mental pain to complete the ride. Well done!
I LIKE this series of long distance riding videos. It inspires people to go further. Love it !!!
These really are beautifully shot aren’t they? Never has suffering looked so lovely along the way.
Great job Si, The longest I’ve ridden was 200km road or 100km gravel route. Couldn’t image doing double or 4x that. You’re a champion
Mega effort there! Congrats on the FKT and HUGE day in the saddle 🙌
I've watched this at least 3 times. I love everything about it. Great job to everyone involved in this amazing production. Great job Si is such a beast.
Should watch the version on GCN+, it's 15 minutes longer. That's the one I did. No ads to interrupt things either.
What a ride! and thanks to all the GCN team to share this kind of experience! 🙌Really motivating! And, dont be scared by the cows, they look at you because your on their field, your are scaring them 😅
Bravo Si. And for finding the energy to finish the vid in full presenter mode for the Tech channel! What a fantastic feat! You should be super proud!
The quality of the filming is fantastic. Getting better every day. I cant help but clicking on the video and I watch every minute of it. Simon is the G.O.A.T.
This piece is amazing! Both the story-wise and the production-wise. Congrats to Si! Really love how he was able to overcome himself and finish the ride!
Si amazed me with his perseverance. It helps to have a cool bike to ride. But the rest of it is on you - how you pace yourself and how you keep yourself fueled. Bravo.
That's some achievement! Can certainly feel your pain at the end though in that last piece to camera!!
It was some effort!
Congrats Si on that epic ride. When you finished I felt your emotion in that awesome achievement. GCN rocks another great video. Well done.👏👏👏❤
'Whoop Whoop' at the start, nothing left in the tank to 'Whoop Whoop' at the end.....and that was me just watching it. Amazing, tense viewing and what an achievement!
at this point i watch everything with Si. He is just such a cool and relaxed guy.
What a great achievement. I deliberately avoided reading the comments as I wanted to watch this in full on the TV to see how you got on Is, to appreciate the full magnitude. What a great production let alone effort. Well done to all. Another to add to my bucket list. This is my first year of proper cycling - venturing put to new pastures. The distance fills me with dread though, as well as eager anticipation to do it !!
Glad you enjoyed it! Check out this video for some helpful tips 👉 ua-cam.com/video/Yxyn4xrU5kw/v-deo.html
I can never fathom these extreme long distances. That's some crazy effort
Well done Simon on such an epic ride. Another amazing video from yourself and the GCN crew.
Thanks Si and GCN for being incredibly inspiring. Congrats on completing the Challenge!
Man, Si. You are such an inspiration to ride out and just do it.
Kudos to the GCN team for shooting and editing this!
No personal achievement is meaningless. An inspirational video Simon. Thanks 👍🏼
Thank you Simon for taking us on this journey with you. And don't worry, you did not cheer at the end alone, my heart cheered with you. I am 63 and bought a Trek last year, in hopes to start riding a bike again. Your individual effort makes me see that there are other ways to appreciate a ride alone. Good job Simon!!! I enjoyed every minute of this video.
Love that y’all are trying to bridge the divide between ultra running & ultra endurance biking. So much overlap between the two disciplines, FKTs being one.
I love KAW, so was a bit concerned about people racing it, but I appreciated Si's thoughtful reasoning and comments. Monster effort, bloody well done.
The route that broke me!
Did the KAW this time last year in two days, what an epic, but injured both knees as a result.
Have had a frustrating year off the bike. Watching Si ride it is inspiring me to keep up the recovery and hopefully get back to it soon.
Thanks GCN!
please do tell, what happened to your knees?
I can just picture Simon weaving on that road. Not to avoid the pheasants and rabbits, but to make sure to wee on them as he rides along.
I have just done this route over 2 days and it was HARD - total respect to you Simon!!!
Totally unrelated to cycling, but am planning to go off internet
untill my college entrance exam (which is a month away)
and I wanted this to be the final
youtube vid I watch. Thank you Si! You are a Legend and you have
motivated me in ways I can't even describe! Thank you so so much
uhhh si, random good advice from someone who does multi centuries a few times a year
dont eat garbage, if u need food, then sit and have food, if u are thirsty, drink till you are not thirsty
this is not a time trial or a race, this is a test of fortitude and endurance,
being able to keep a strong pace through out the entire distance is how solid paces and time checks are kept
keep up these kind of videos, i hope they inspire more people to get out there and brave the elements and natural pathing foibles
and realize, this is really biking, this is why we get on a bike, top just go, and keep going
you keep going too, ngl mate
Tons of respect to Si, and for me as well, this is the content I enjoy the most, both here and on GCN+
Just because of you I've started cyclecross and gravel riding. I have gravel, cyclecross and endurance bikes. You are the man.
Amazing, Si! Congrats!! Congrats to the crew for the support and great shots! Always enjoy the long GCN videos!
Well done Simon, great achievement and great video for the rest of us😉
WOW:
A big SALUTE @Simon
thats was an EPIC ride.
I so felt you, in your dark places - who wasn't there yet?
Sweet victory for you.
Greets
Si, I’ve never seen you look so spent. Great mental fortitude and courage to press on where others wouldn’t. You should be proud of that effort. All of us wannabe cyclists that think about tackling such challenges admire you. Good job lad!
I don't want to disrespect the other presenters on GCN, they're all fabulous, but Si is my favourite without a doubt. Absolutely amazing and inspiring effect mate. Congratulations to you and the crew for yet another amazing video. 😎👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Excellent video! I live in Kansas and grew up riding on the gravel roads in Kansas. I never imagined that it become well known for gravel riding.
It’s a great part of the world to ride. We’re there in two weeks for the Ridgeway and Kennet and Avon in a two day, 200km ride. Beer, bikes, gravel and good mates. Can’t wait.
usually a big fan, but have to voice my opinion on this, not sure encouraging folks to head down and go for it are what these routes are all about, keeping them free for access to all users if a bigger challenge than riding it fast, we would all be having a pop if a couple of horse riders came down the track flat out ! surely the appeal of gravel and tracks is not to blast it but apart from that keep up the good content.
Wow! What an achievement! Incredible effort. And I love the filming, amazing. More like this please!
Thank you! Will do!
Back in the 80's there used to be The Butser Hill run up and around "the wall". Was daft to do the run two consecutive years. Still daft enough to consider trying to attempt this on a gravel bike after watching Si make it up and over to meet Alfred in Winchester. Chapeau Si.
Congrats Si!! Enjoyed watching your epic journey and sharing it with us all!! Well done.
Huge kudos si fantastic effort
Huge effort! Much respect from Canada!
Thanks for the video. I can totally relate. A decade ago I finished Unbound (210 miles) in 20 hours flat.
So inspiring movie for me who loves gravel cycling.. some month ago I also saw the film with Si and Hank doing about the same route.. seems so lovely to cycle there..
This is actually insane! Such an amazing dedication Si! 💪🏼
I really like the shot of the bee at 23:45. Off-road riding brings you closer to nature and nature can be wonderful. Kudos on the solid editing of this video. Adding shots like that just brings it all together.
Watching this after being knocked off last weekend- can’t wait to be back on the bike!
Outstanding Si!!! What a great challenge for yourself and very inspirational to us mortals!!! Great job capturing the route and landscape and the struggles along the way!!! 💪💪💪👍👍👍
Love these tyre of rides as I'm getting into endurance old age lack of speed 👌
Congratulations, Si. That was one hell of an epic ride. 👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻👏👏👏
Well done Si and the rest of the team to do this wonderful video.
Top riding Si, this will help me to inspire my next epic ride, the Devon Coast to Coast Ilfracombe to Plymouth in a day. Only 102 mile over Dartmoor..........
We all love Si but you know what we love more? Emotional / tired Si! I think a montage is due… Huge congratulations though. Great effort and great video as always.
Amazing!!! Videos don't get better than this. A big thank you Si.
@gcn absolutely loved this video 👌 I did the KAW starting and ending in Winchester in just over 25 hours so I take my hat off to you for producing that time
solid effort si, you seem to power through and just get it done, in good humour whilst being able to communicate all the way to the end
Well done Si, absolutely incredible. There may not have been anyone to cheer for you at the end but we were all cheering at the end of the vid!
Bloody good effort!
Thanks!
Well done to the GCN presenter non-plus ultra. Si's amazing. He's funny without trying hard to be funny. He's easygoing. He's a hardman on the bike. He's honest and earnest. Damn it, Dan Lloyd, Si needs a raise.
Congrats on the epic ride! It’s impressive how GCN presenters are able to reflect on their state of mind while feeling beyond exhausted. I’d be so grumpy. 🤣
This video is impeccably timed. Went out this morning for a 150+ km ride (which for me is a 6 hour effort and I've never ridden that sort of distance solo).
However my wheel broke after 50k and I had to abandon, will try again in summer when I have the time again.
Well done Si 👏🏾 Such an incredible and inspirational ride. I almost choked up at the end as I’m familiar with the mental fortitude required for such an effort, respect ✊🏾
Amazing work Si! So inspiring to see you face down your fears like that. The bike ride was pretty good too.
Congratulations Si! Fantastic video, thanks for editing out the singing bits this time! 😆
What a great achievement Si! Well done, your clearly had to dig deep for that one, very impressive!
Great video, inspired me to get out on my gravel bike a bit more.
Having James for company can motivate anyone to do anything and can make any road exciting.
Well done, Si ! And yes, one can feel your total exhaustion towards the end. But you made it!
Who the hell is James? 😁
@@inz_uzi Hank. His real name is James.
@@alinapopescu872 Yeah, I know. Nobody calls him James.
@@inz_uzi Simon does. Once in a while. To me, Hank is a sound, not really a name. On the other hand, he's more Hank than James 😉
Epic effort, well done Si!
And what a great video to enjoy on a Sunday night, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
the moment of despair when you realise that you did the loop in the wrong direction 🤣🤣
that was a bloody good effort simon. how many days was it until you could just sit down normally again 🤣🤣
Amazing ride and effort ,and well done GCN on an excellent video
Great to watch, superb scenery, camera work and fantastic effort by Mr R to complete the ride.
epic ride and great video editing as well. It had a real story with a proper compelling beginning middle and end as well as Simon being one to the best presenters of gcn.
Well done Si. I admire your commitment and determination.
@15:05 cows Si? That's a load of bullocks. 😄
Kudos for your epic ride! 🥇
What a monster epic ride. It’s these kinds of videos that make me want to ride long, all day in the saddle rides. Way to go, Si! Chapeau!
Great video & amazing effort Si!
Si, you rock! Always great content and amazing accomplishment! And beautiful movie - very well done by the team! It's amazing that you were able to get all these nice shots
Thank you!
Full of admiration, and not least for your attitude towards others. The world would be a better place etc.
Fantastic and considered achievement celebrating cycling. Well done indeed.
Wow!! Congrats on that accomplishment, If I'd known you were passing my house I'd have come and cheered you on!!
That Pro TT style, really efficient position, minimal hip movement, lean and mean, really looking like you mean it. Well done indeed.
Just ridden round over 5 days, now I understand how well Si went, cracking effort.