Stig vs Clarkson vs Hammond vs May - CROSS LONDON RACE | Top Gear

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2014
  • In an effort to see which is the quickest way to get across London, Hammond gets on his bike, James takes to the road and Clarkson goes for a ride down the river. But will they beat The Stig who's opted for good old public transport? Clip taken from series 10 episode 5.
    Watch The Stig ride public transport as Clarkson, May and Hammond join him in a race across london. What will be fastest between Stig on the Underground, Jeremy in a speedboat, Hammond on a pushbike and James May in a car?
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  • @PendennisCastle
    @PendennisCastle 7 років тому +10493

    I love it how The Stig reacts to the outside environment.

    • @potato1341
      @potato1341 7 років тому +565

      Pendennis Castle "What is all this!? This isn't a car!"

    • @pedropereira6888
      @pedropereira6888 6 років тому +400

      Pendennis Castle i have heard he is stored in a wooden box all the time besides when they record the shows

    • @jb175
      @jb175 6 років тому +143

      Pedro Pereira you mean some say he's stored in a wooden box ?

    • @pedropereira6888
      @pedropereira6888 6 років тому +31

      All Leeds Ain't We thats right dude u got it

    • @huntermoeller4040
      @huntermoeller4040 5 років тому +31

      When I first saw you name I thought it said penis castle

  • @srinitaaigaura
    @srinitaaigaura 8 років тому +4783

    The sad part of the story is that Ben Collins, the Stig, had broken 4 ribs in a race accident a few days before and top it off, his father had passed away just 2 days prior to shooting this scene.

    • @aminnaqvi617
      @aminnaqvi617 8 років тому +36

      +srinitaaigaura isn't the Stig Perry McCarthy

    • @aminnaqvi617
      @aminnaqvi617 8 років тому +8

      +Rush Fan oh that's what Google said

    • @SuperTomsee
      @SuperTomsee 8 років тому +505

      +Amin Naqvi Perry Mcarthy was the black suited stig in clarkson's first series when the stig character was introduced. the next stig was ben collins who then revealed himself a few years later and now they have a new stig who, as he wasn't involved in the 'disagreement' and he the character was owned by BBC worldwide and not clarkson had to stay on with the new Topgear with chris evans

    • @aminnaqvi617
      @aminnaqvi617 8 років тому +13

      TomSee has the new Top Gear aired in the UK yet because it will air in May on BBC America

    • @SuperTomsee
      @SuperTomsee 8 років тому +14

      not that I know of BBC america may be showing the last episodes of series 22 which is the last series with clarkson hammond and may. chips evans' top gear hasn't started to be edited yet as far as I know, I check quite a lot

  • @ton6473
    @ton6473 4 роки тому +5100

    Jeremy: Committing speed violations on a closed river.
    James: Talking about how a car is car and car is good.
    Richard: Screaming obscenities at everyone in his lane.
    Stig: Investigating escalators and minding the gap between the doors and the platform.

    • @Joesolo13
      @Joesolo13 3 роки тому +442

      James: every single motorist
      Hammond: average cyclist
      The Stig: average tourist
      Jeremy: Jeremy

    • @SpeedBird6780
      @SpeedBird6780 3 роки тому +51

      Didn't they say there wasn't a speed limit on the Thames?

    • @JoseLopez-ox6en
      @JoseLopez-ox6en 2 роки тому +5

      Best comment.

    • @hairyairey
      @hairyairey 2 роки тому +105

      @@SpeedBird6780 Yes, and since this was filmed the speed limit on the Thames has been reduced substantially. So it can never be repeated. I believe this is because of the number of upstream ferries.

    • @benl.5790
      @benl.5790 2 роки тому

      @@JoseLopez-ox6en No.

  • @acerusea5156
    @acerusea5156 8 років тому +6856

    Some say he doesn't use Escalators because it's a waste of time

  • @TraustiGeir
    @TraustiGeir 8 років тому +4924

    Credit where credit's due: Clarksons way of getting to the airport was very clever. The first time I watched this I had completely forgotten about the massive body of water flowing through the city.

    • @TraustiGeir
      @TraustiGeir 8 років тому +133

      Adam Commenting The Thames.

    • @adamcommenting7848
      @adamcommenting7848 8 років тому +65

      TraustiGeir Yea I know of The Thames. Everybody knows of The Thames flowing through London. Isn't it what the city is known for anyways?
      I think my question was more on about how you could forget it.

    • @TraustiGeir
      @TraustiGeir 8 років тому +300

      Adam Commenting I guess I just never considered it a mode of inner city transportation. Caught me a bit off guard.

    • @fayeevans1978
      @fayeevans1978 7 років тому +4

      TraustiGe

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  • @petehobson1054
    @petehobson1054 2 роки тому +999

    I like how Jeremy runs the distance from the Airport Dock to the check-in and is dying on his feet whereas Hammond cycles across London at a fair pace and is fine.

    • @jamespoole3531
      @jamespoole3531 2 роки тому +123

      Cigarettes.

    • @nightspicer
      @nightspicer 9 місяців тому +17

      @@jamespoole3531 and no exercise most likely

    • @ronyolo8419
      @ronyolo8419 4 місяці тому +2

      @@jamespoole3531didn’t they all smoke lol? I do feel like Hammond was a bit more fit than Clarkson and not just cause of cigarettes

    • @acmenipponair
      @acmenipponair 4 місяці тому +1

      @@ronyolo8419 It's much more difficult to run when you have sit on a boat for a while - your body is then not prepared to running, it has to turn up first. Meanwhile after a while biking, you don't get exhausted much anymore, because your body is already in "action" mode and just stays at that level.

  • @chrispalin4043
    @chrispalin4043 6 років тому +6641

    Hammond is seriously fit. Riding 19 mph on a mountain bike is flying. A lot of serious, amateur cyclists struggle to ride over 18mph on a racing bike

    • @appa609
      @appa609 5 років тому +165

      Cj M gamerguy348 not racers for sure. You have to hold 22-23 on the flat to keep up with the peloton in cat 5. 28-29 for cat 1.

    • @appa609
      @appa609 5 років тому +832

      I mean still pretty good for a forty something who doesn't train

    • @babygietsel2921
      @babygietsel2921 5 років тому +151

      I know you made this comment a year ago but that isn't a mountain bike it's more of a gravel/road bike and no he is’nt fit since evidently he is’nt even in his highest gear Everytime they show him riding, also 19mph is easy as I do so regularly

    • @druegnor
      @druegnor 5 років тому +412

      ~he's the fittest amongst them for sure..and see their artic episode..hammond skiing to north pole

    • @Valsorayu
      @Valsorayu 4 роки тому +23

      @Matthew Baholo ok, out of them he's aged the best.

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 9 років тому +8267

    Ben Collins (The Stig) mentioned this race in his book, he basically was told by Andy Wilman (the producer) to be as unpredictable as possible.
    So all of what he did here:
    - Jumping the gun as the race started
    - Not answering the phone, although it would have been funny if he DID answer the phone but didn't speak.
    - Not using the escalator, acting as if he was confused about what it does.
    - Reading the paper and having Lewis Hamilton's name clearly visible
    Was NOT planned out in advance, the camera crew actually had a hard time catching up with him.

    • @kaneo1
      @kaneo1 5 років тому +1010

      I just wonder what London PD would have done with a masked/ helmeted man doing this in London if there Hadn't been a BBC camera crew.

    • @calumcooper6841
      @calumcooper6841 5 років тому +175

      Richard Reavis *London Met

    • @erronblack308
      @erronblack308 5 років тому +82

      RastaSaiyaman I was actually thinking of Jeremy calling him. Would have been funny.

    • @ospreyphil8995
      @ospreyphil8995 5 років тому +446

      You can tell at the top of the escalator the cameraman stops abruptly because he's expecting Stig to walk down

    • @9bq537
      @9bq537 5 років тому +12

      Ben collins isnt the stig tho... its Perry McCarthy

  • @AlexR-ATG
    @AlexR-ATG 7 років тому +1888

    And that, my friends, is why Clarkson invented the P45.
    The end.

    • @FerroequinologistofColorado
      @FerroequinologistofColorado 5 років тому +31

      Captain ATG the p45 seriously needs to be a mass produced car

    • @tayyabnaser5649
      @tayyabnaser5649 2 роки тому

      I miss read it to ps5

    • @WackoMcGoose
      @WackoMcGoose Рік тому +1

      To be fair, both a bike and the P45 have the same "A LOT OF POO SHOT OUT JUST THEN!" coefficient when being passed by giant vehicles.

  • @squashiejoshie200000
    @squashiejoshie200000 2 роки тому +545

    I'm genuinely impressed that Hammond managed to bike the whole way going as hard as he could the entire time. Kudos.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Рік тому +34

      That's impressive for sure. He clearly has some experience riding a bike. That is NOT easy to do while maneuvering through London's infamously awful traffic.

    • @acmenipponair
      @acmenipponair 4 місяці тому

      well, the bike he rode is made to be the easiest to ride at that speed. Each bike type is designed for specific speeds. Women city bikes can barely go over 12-13 mph/20 kmh, as the users don't want more speed. Also these bikes are often heavier. Racing bikes on the other side are light and their gears are made for being fast. Which means you can easily stay at 19-22 mph all the time. A trekking bike is a middle ground - it will stay between 15-20 mph (20-35 km/h). When I bike on my trekking bike without any much pressure I easily stay at 25 km/h all the time and can go up to 35 before my gears will not allow me any more acceleration (you can then only get faster by going downhill).

  • @SerandibBroadcast
    @SerandibBroadcast 4 роки тому +620

    Richard Hammond deserved that win for the effort and hard sweating work, cycling he was doing.

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 роки тому +7

      but cyclists are knobs

    • @SerandibBroadcast
      @SerandibBroadcast 4 роки тому +20

      @@SteveOnlin yes but that was a hell of a ride, he did.

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 роки тому

      @@SerandibBroadcast no

    • @SerandibBroadcast
      @SerandibBroadcast 4 роки тому +27

      @@SteveOnlin for a car person, to use a bike, is something man

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 роки тому

      @@SerandibBroadcast gang gang

  • @DreamPen
    @DreamPen 8 років тому +1798

    5:13
    "London VTS, London VTS, this is Red Cougar. Requesting permission to go through the barrier at speed."
    "Roger, copied. Proceed through the barrier. Take Charlie Span inbetween the green arrows."
    So awesome to be able to seriously say and hear that.

    • @hairyairey
      @hairyairey 8 років тому +115

      DreamPen I wonder if you have to radio for permission? It makes sense because if the barrier was rising you'd wreck your boat! Apparently they can raise it by hand if there's a power failure. I imagine that would be hard work though.

    • @arjunachar6812
      @arjunachar6812 5 років тому +19

      Yea it makes u feel badass!

    • @antoy384
      @antoy384 5 років тому +12

      John Airey ...unless you don’t have a radio (and you’re under 13.7m, which his speedboat certainly is).

    • @barnabyg6808
      @barnabyg6808 5 років тому +8

      DreamPen I’m sorry to crush you thoughts but I can tell you the novelty does wear off slightly after time...

    • @Slemoster
      @Slemoster 5 років тому +50

      Same with Air Traffic Control when piloting an aircraft. It feels really cool for the first week or so and then it just becomes annoying lol. Especially when they ground you for things like drones, birds or traffic.

  • @Drog2099
    @Drog2099 8 років тому +4911

    I wonder how sore Hammond was the next day

    • @emilt.m.6418
      @emilt.m.6418 7 років тому +134

      RIP

    • @mortensen1961
      @mortensen1961 6 років тому +219

      Let's just say he probably did all his work standing. . .

    • @bathtub4956
      @bathtub4956 6 років тому +26

      Drog2099 19 mile an hour is my normal riding speed... then again i do race. But ye , pretty sore

    • @johnvictorengland7703
      @johnvictorengland7703 5 років тому +53

      Exactly. I'll still take the car. I'm comfortable in my own vehicle. I don't have to worry about public transport being late, sketchy and carry luggage all over the place. I don't have to worry about rain, as I would on the boat. And I'm certainly not gonna bike and arrive sweaty and with no luggage at all.
      The car still wins.

    • @tylercai
      @tylercai 5 років тому +2

      Drog2099 lol

  • @KBABZ
    @KBABZ 10 років тому +6239

    6:52 Hasn't ruined Top Gear! Bikes have gears, don't they?

    • @ElectricityTaster
      @ElectricityTaster 9 років тому +181

      KBABZ Some say he thinks pedals come from flowers. All we know he's called the Stig. Fast start in the Mercedes 12-speed, pedaling fast as he reaches the first...No, wouldn't work.

    • @KBABZ
      @KBABZ 9 років тому +48

      agun17 On the normal track, no it wouldn't! Especially after Hammond's performance in the pie-powered aluminum foil 911! But on an awesome mountain track with flamethrowers and Evil Kinevil Stig? Hell yeah!

    • @thorbjrnmadsen4984
      @thorbjrnmadsen4984 6 років тому +10

      KBABZ Some bikes don't not have gears at all

    • @PenskeGaming
      @PenskeGaming 6 років тому +3

      KBABZ Does anyone know what the music was between 5:00-6:30

    • @gameking4984
      @gameking4984 6 років тому +6

      KBABZ
      Boats also have an engine

  • @TheBANANAMAL
    @TheBANANAMAL 10 років тому +1640

    Stig is confused by Escalators

    • @adilshafi3067
      @adilshafi3067 5 років тому +86

      TheBANANAMAL doesn't like automatic

    • @jestnutz
      @jestnutz 4 роки тому +15

      @@adilshafi3067 lmao didn't think of that

    • @annmarieking3062
      @annmarieking3062 4 роки тому +2

      TheBANANAMAL and

    • @callsigncustard65
      @callsigncustard65 3 роки тому +11

      He is confused by everything that isn’t a car

    • @messiha666
      @messiha666 3 роки тому +11

      Some say he cannot comprehend things moving slower than thirty miles an hour and that he's confused by escalators. All we know is he's called the Stig.

  • @twentylush
    @twentylush 5 років тому +855

    The stig is like the playable character in a video game but in real life

  • @Spudtron98
    @Spudtron98 3 роки тому +182

    Honestly, Hammond earned that victory. Maintaining that kind of speed on a bike in the middle of a city for such a distance is a hell of a job.

  • @lordgamer4429
    @lordgamer4429 6 років тому +289

    announcer: please mind the gap between the train and the platform
    stig: what gap?

    • @bojaneiter9249
      @bojaneiter9249 2 роки тому +4

      Thats the gap between him and anyone racing him

    • @chidori7234
      @chidori7234 2 роки тому +1

      "And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver." - Ayrton Senna

  • @Loudini514
    @Loudini514 8 років тому +5948

    A motorbike would have absolutely destroyed everyone

    • @otherssingpuree1779
      @otherssingpuree1779 8 років тому +567

      +SquidCat YT What about a helicopter?

    • @canuzzi
      @canuzzi 8 років тому +141

      A maglev would have dwarfed even these.

    • @jkahgdkjhafgsd
      @jkahgdkjhafgsd 7 років тому +609

      won't beat my teleportation device

    • @sharkycat1096
      @sharkycat1096 6 років тому +46

      Louis Goodland or a jet pack

    • @AviaZou7A
      @AviaZou7A 6 років тому +27

      Walking is better

  • @neonbunnies9596
    @neonbunnies9596 2 роки тому +167

    I love how the Stig never talks. He's like a movie character with a hidden backstory but in real life

    • @borris3768
      @borris3768 2 роки тому +3

      Love how u copy and pasted the comment above

  • @irislee315
    @irislee315 4 роки тому +271

    The stig is so cute. He actually looked at the tiny gap when it said, "Mind the gap" and he sat so properly on the train. And his confusion with the escalator. 🤍

  • @Jack-hk4nn
    @Jack-hk4nn 4 роки тому +86

    “Please report any suspicious behaviour to a member of station staff”- as a guy in all white and a helmet walks through 😂

    • @kaneo1
      @kaneo1 3 роки тому +7

      ...with a BBC camera crew. It's like walking into a bank while masked up, but it's 2020 so YOU BETTER be masked.
      Camera is basically carte blanche to do whatever.

  • @nibbles6675
    @nibbles6675 4 роки тому +84

    Man, the showdown between Clarkson and Hammond was intense. From the shots of the boat speeding through, to Hammonds frequent yells, and of course the music… damn.

  • @maxchong9651
    @maxchong9651 8 років тому +197

    This music and the location in London makes it like a James Bond movie

    • @SormonAusPol
      @SormonAusPol 4 роки тому +22

      Because it is. The opening of the World is Not Enough literally has Bond chase an assassin in a speed boat down the Thames.

    • @souvikrc4499
      @souvikrc4499 3 роки тому +8

      In fact, the music came from Bond film Casino Royale.

    • @brianwong7285
      @brianwong7285 2 роки тому

      @@souvikrc4499 Not at 1:18 (That's from the Hot Fuzz Suite...)

  • @mattwardpictures
    @mattwardpictures 9 років тому +341

    _"I just remembered I couldn't have beat James because my boat blew up and I was killed!"_ -Jeremy

  • @HussPOE
    @HussPOE 4 роки тому +122

    "James has cleared the traffic" Cuts to a shot of James in traffic.

    • @Leo-tr9yg
      @Leo-tr9yg 3 роки тому +14

      The definition of traffic in london is different

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 2 роки тому +9

      As long it is moving a bit, it is technically clear of traffic. Better than standstill.

  • @gamerguy348
    @gamerguy348 10 років тому +235

    I don't get why most people are questioning why the Stig is there with them. If anything, they should be glad that they have seen and been in the presence of the Stig.

  • @danielt.8573
    @danielt.8573 7 років тому +969

    In the big city every transportation is better than the car.

    • @potato1341
      @potato1341 7 років тому +32

      Daniel T. A snail is faster than the car XD

    • @galil_6863
      @galil_6863 5 років тому +8

      Ostrich riding!

    • @MrJuancazzzz
      @MrJuancazzzz 5 років тому +3

      Let me introduce you to Bogotá. The only place in the world were it isn't.

    • @josephnguyen9928
      @josephnguyen9928 5 років тому +11

      Not in Most in the US.

    • @galil_6863
      @galil_6863 5 років тому +25

      @@MrJuancazzzz oh Bogotá, the city where cars aren't very efficent, Transmilenios are worthless, riding bicycles is dangerous and walking is suicidal. The only efficent transportation option in Bogotá is teleportation.
      But hey, least it's lot like Cartagena where you have about 23 reckless motorbikes per square feet. There are so many motorbikes in Cartagena that driving on the road feels like putting your head inside a bee hive :)

  • @JetFalcon710
    @JetFalcon710 2 роки тому +79

    I like the Stig, he's badass. I also like how he reacts to the outside world, he's kinda like an alien that just came to visit and found himself getting roped into a show with three crazed British men doing unusual things to cars

    • @tbone2416
      @tbone2416 8 місяців тому +1

      Some say he left after Clarkson was sacked

  • @j.ackermann9110
    @j.ackermann9110 7 років тому +1255

    You gave James the Car and the Stig the subway? Really?

    • @Whitebeard79outOfRus
      @Whitebeard79outOfRus 7 років тому +83

      I question myself the same

    • @xzakx7036
      @xzakx7036 7 років тому +8

      Good question

    • @lowgunfire2671
      @lowgunfire2671 7 років тому +119

      They were being unbiased in this challenge.

    • @akmal94ibrahim
      @akmal94ibrahim 7 років тому +206

      The Stig (Ben Carson) had a back injury at that time. It would have hurt him a lot if he drove.

    • @DankBlank
      @DankBlank 7 років тому +6

      Akmal Ibrahim he was sitting on the last train

  • @stingingcashew2321
    @stingingcashew2321 2 роки тому +35

    Jeremy after running from his boat to the airport: *Out of breath*
    Hammond after biking across London: *Laughs in victory*

  • @subzer0307
    @subzer0307 4 роки тому +72

    I love that moment 6:42 when finds out that Hammond arrived already and someone behind the camera giggles😂

  • @stanleyt.7930
    @stanleyt.7930 4 роки тому +107

    "Permission to cross the Barrier at speed" How cool is that.

  • @trytry23
    @trytry23 10 місяців тому +10

    If you were a tourist on that cloudy day in one of those boats, you had a view of the bridges, the Houses of Parliament, the London eye, the tower and Jeremy Clarkson in a red speedboat. You really got to see all of England in one spot.

  • @coffeedust6837
    @coffeedust6837 5 років тому +295

    I wish the Stig was in grand tour :(

    • @talhagh21
      @talhagh21 4 роки тому +4

      same

    • @rodrigo-tj1gf
      @rodrigo-tj1gf 4 роки тому

      Same

    • @woodenhoe
      @woodenhoe 4 роки тому +6

      -Ben Collins (former stig) is in GT- oh shit I was wrong

    • @ldd5
      @ldd5 4 роки тому

      Coffee Dust well Abbie is there lol

    • @abramo7700
      @abramo7700 4 роки тому +5

      AlexShrimpGame ! yeah but that’s not the stig

  • @fariasttiago
    @fariasttiago 7 років тому +228

    Hahaha I love at 2:31 where the guy walks to the escalator behind stig and he's just like 'oh shite'

  • @pedropereira6888
    @pedropereira6888 3 роки тому +52

    Honestly congrats to the production team those last few minutes with the music and all of the shots it was truly epic. Sadly we wont ever see this top gear again but wow I'm glad we had it for the time it lasted

    • @Askial_Osial
      @Askial_Osial Рік тому

      Do you know what the name of the music is

    • @MrMiracleGamer
      @MrMiracleGamer Рік тому +1

      @@Askial_Osial preliator by globus

  • @rmsaquitania9524
    @rmsaquitania9524 3 роки тому +21

    7:07 "We sat down to see if Top Gear could be salvaged"

  • @husboy1
    @husboy1 9 років тому +251

    To everyone complaining about reuploads, these are of higher quality and have the outro with the Stig.

  • @dropcake
    @dropcake 8 років тому +338

    The epic music playing in the background is called Immediate Music: Lacrimosa
    FYI

    • @dnsvls
      @dnsvls 8 років тому +7

      thank you friend :)

    • @p_davidson
      @p_davidson 8 років тому +1

      Thanks

    • @thelonesculler
      @thelonesculler 7 років тому +12

      I thought it was Globus - Preliator

    • @dropcake
      @dropcake 7 років тому +9

      Globus is owned by Immediate Music. Preliator is the version of the music that has the lead female vocals in it. Lacrimosa doesn't have the female lead vocals.

    • @thelonesculler
      @thelonesculler 7 років тому

      Ohhh right. Thanks for clarifying that

  • @Gokatgo
    @Gokatgo 10 років тому +341

    This is really old but a great episode.

    • @EthanBradburyVlogs
      @EthanBradburyVlogs 5 років тому

      @Monster Tooth true

    • @ads2686
      @ads2686 4 роки тому

      It is an even older now and it's still a great episode

    • @schumi246
      @schumi246 4 роки тому

      Funny thing is, I was just talking about this one at work the other day, and now it showed up on my recommended.

    • @immersiveparadox
      @immersiveparadox 4 роки тому +1

      schumi246 Funny that you were telling me about it at work the other day, now I’m seeing your comment.

    • @DoctorDCCraft
      @DoctorDCCraft 3 роки тому +1

      @Monster ToothThis is really old reply but a great reply

  • @swapsplat
    @swapsplat 10 років тому +208

    Wow, clips from 5 years ago.
    Thanks I guess.

    • @CJM44.41
      @CJM44.41 10 років тому +15

      Adam Williams Still cool though

    • @MrBMPL53
      @MrBMPL53 10 років тому +74

      ***** Still better than Top Gear USA

    • @MrBMPL53
      @MrBMPL53 10 років тому +1

      Yep

    • @bostonmick1912
      @bostonmick1912 10 років тому +2

      ***** agreed!

    • @Az_Anyad
      @Az_Anyad 10 років тому

      ***** There better damn be more clips! :-)

  • @MuscleboySV
    @MuscleboySV 7 місяців тому +2

    The look on Clarkson's face when he heard Hammond beat him, you could see all the stages of grief in that brief moment.

  • @chrisevans6548
    @chrisevans6548 6 років тому +78

    7:25
    ERROR
    stig.exe has stopped working

  • @calummccracken1154
    @calummccracken1154 4 роки тому +23

    London Underground: Installs Escalators
    Stig: *C O N F U S I O N*

  • @truebluekit
    @truebluekit 10 років тому +43

    These clips might be old, but I'm happy they're up.

  • @neotagatg3238
    @neotagatg3238 4 роки тому +18

    when Jeremy is in mental pain is the best episodes. He's great but it's so satisfying to see him not happy at the end of a challenge.

  • @jakamneziak
    @jakamneziak 8 років тому +109

    Interesting they didn't say how much gap there was between the boat and bike.

    • @petertaylor4980
      @petertaylor4980 6 років тому +47

      Hammond seemed quite well rested.

    • @Levermonkey
      @Levermonkey 3 роки тому +5

      @@petertaylor4980 He had certainly had time to freshen up and I didn't see any helmet marks. They can last quite a while.

    • @ericforsyth
      @ericforsyth 2 роки тому +1

      At 1:02 they're implying the boat has just above twice as far to go. That must be bullshit, though, because he seems to average 50+ mph (probably closer to 60) after that. I seriously doubt Hammond did 30 mph.

    • @filledwithvariousknowledge2747
      @filledwithvariousknowledge2747 Рік тому +1

      @@ericforsyth He stayed around 19mph wheras Clarkson was limited to 8mph until he reached that bridge where the river became unrestricted

  • @terraincognita3749
    @terraincognita3749 10 місяців тому +7

    The river is actually a great way to travel London. I was once in London with a group of students, and public transport went on strike. i figured out we could also take the ferry to our destination of the day, Canary Wharf. It was so good: relaxed, seeing London from the water, and quite fast. A great way to travel in London!

  • @lukelarson7762
    @lukelarson7762 Рік тому +8

    I love how a car show helped to prove that cars are not good for cities. I love these guys

  • @Bumblingbees
    @Bumblingbees 10 років тому +14

    I love how the check in guy is SO SMUG about Richard winning :D

  • @smoketinytom
    @smoketinytom 3 роки тому +18

    Honestly, some of these races were brilliant and I do miss them making more of them.

  • @cantfindagoodname.211
    @cantfindagoodname.211 Рік тому +4

    Moral of this story, Public transportation and bicycles are the 2 best ways of transport inside a big city (boats are too limited and not every city has rivers)

  • @AnOtherChoosenOne
    @AnOtherChoosenOne 3 роки тому +15

    5:08 me driving to work/ an appointment

    • @caxeyrose4512
      @caxeyrose4512 3 роки тому

      As a cycles this is very likely me every time

  • @arrivedknight7632
    @arrivedknight7632 5 років тому +18

    0:26 Stig looks down at gap. *oh ok*

  • @JMitchellUK
    @JMitchellUK 3 роки тому

    One of the all-time best episodes of Top Gear. True entertainment and no fake stuff like some of the later episodes with these three. Brilliant race.

  • @STAG162
    @STAG162 10 років тому +77

    Top Gear won an award (NTA) for this challenge.

  • @hesterclapp9717
    @hesterclapp9717 3 роки тому +49

    Conclusions: If you're very wealthy and live next to the river, use the speedboat.
    If you are a normal person who just wants to get there, use the train.
    If you are a normal person who wants to see London on the way there, use the bike.
    If you are a person who likes sitting in and causing traffic as well as pollution, use the car.

  • @Gazzar
    @Gazzar 2 роки тому +4

    1:16 "James had cleared the traffic....." and could now slow down to his usual speed.

  • @DamiensTrainsandTravels
    @DamiensTrainsandTravels 5 років тому +5

    7:50 Thank you James! You ruined Top Gear, but he made up for it in North Race when he beat Tornado the locomotive and motorbike

  • @Glaiceana
    @Glaiceana 10 років тому +43

    One of my favourites, the stig was hilarious in this xD

  • @thegoodmudkip3652
    @thegoodmudkip3652 5 років тому +15

    3:26 That's the score from Tim Burton's Batman (1989)

    • @Tobias-yn5td
      @Tobias-yn5td 3 роки тому +6

      Hahah i wondered if anyone noticed, its also from the lego batman games

    • @thegoodmudkip3652
      @thegoodmudkip3652 3 роки тому +1

      @@Tobias-yn5td I'm well aware of that too! That game was my childhood!

  • @sanctificate6285
    @sanctificate6285 Рік тому +6

    Imagine just casually enjoying a day on the London Eye when Jeremy Clarkson passes you at 70mph in a red boat

  • @jsg0170
    @jsg0170 6 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the best bits of TV produced in British history, ever.

  • @Jackomac43
    @Jackomac43 9 років тому +346

    How to get needless likes:
    BRING BACK CLARKSON

    • @desertrat1357
      @desertrat1357 3 роки тому +8

      BBC = Bring back Clarkson

    • @countshrubula5997
      @countshrubula5997 3 роки тому

      @@desertrat1357 Clarkson prefers the ITV: interesting track virtues.

  • @tgrobbo7457
    @tgrobbo7457 8 років тому +87

    'The show is over' - Clarkson
    Karma

    • @Krisu0
      @Krisu0 7 років тому

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  • @jezzaus2124
    @jezzaus2124 Рік тому +1

    What I love about this is the location maps with Clarkson talking over the top of it. It is like a weird pre level brief on COD.

  • @SupercarFansOfficial
    @SupercarFansOfficial 2 роки тому +2

    This is how my parents describe going to school when they were little

  • @SargentZombieHunter0
    @SargentZombieHunter0 8 років тому +14

    Can I say, so much background music in the first 4 minutes from Hot Fuzz

  • @dmc1200
    @dmc1200 7 років тому +31

    Stig went the slow way, use the Jubilee Line to Canning Town and change there, going via Bank is tediously slow.

  • @rhysf.505
    @rhysf.505 2 роки тому +1

    The use of Tipsy "Space Golf" during the Stig parts caught me off guard...Top Gear has such good music choice...

  • @mustafaerc
    @mustafaerc 10 років тому +68

    They are tormenting poor Stig by making him use public transportation! Such cruelty

    • @potato1341
      @potato1341 5 років тому +6

      Mustafa Ercan let's be real, if it was Stig driving and James taking the public transportation, they'd both have a much higher chance of winning.

    • @tangomoggy
      @tangomoggy 4 роки тому

      @@potato1341 The bicycle would still have won...but the Hamster could have won by a larger margin, if he had used all the gears available on that bike...! Not once did he use top gear...!

    • @crispyshaman4937
      @crispyshaman4937 4 роки тому

      @@tangomoggy true

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 2 роки тому +1

      But Stig might terrorize London by driving ludicrously fast due to his ignorance to the concept of speed limit.

  • @JagerLange
    @JagerLange 4 роки тому +9

    One of my favourite races on the show.

  • @lokwkeux7004
    @lokwkeux7004 2 роки тому +6

    Jeremy will always remaind me a Bond villian

  • @ajayparihar3155
    @ajayparihar3155 Рік тому +1

    I love this type of camera quality in these old shows.

  • @roeiboot4
    @roeiboot4 3 роки тому +1

    This was arguably the most fun race in all of Top Gear.

  • @BleezyMonkey
    @BleezyMonkey 2 роки тому +5

    huge respectto cameraman for having to walk at 70mph on water just to record clarkson's boat

  • @ashipnerdoffical4260
    @ashipnerdoffical4260 6 років тому +11

    This was surprisingly epic

  • @benlynch3098
    @benlynch3098 7 років тому

    When that music at the end starts playing it becomes probably the most tense thing I've ever watched

  • @tranz2deep
    @tranz2deep 2 роки тому +2

    The clip ending with the Stig staring down the viewer just makes it perfect.

  • @Asian_J3sus
    @Asian_J3sus 3 роки тому +3

    2:05 “Some say he walks like a robot and he’s afraid of escalators....”

  • @crashfan9997
    @crashfan9997 4 роки тому +3

    2:05 - 2:31 The music 😂😂😂😂😂
    The Stig is the best.... man this show was the GOAT 😂

  • @RoadRunner1980
    @RoadRunner1980 10 років тому +3

    This was a great race. I wanna see the Stig participate more often in these races!

  • @nervesconcord
    @nervesconcord 4 роки тому +8

    What the hell is up with the check-in guy's head at 6:32? He's like a collectible in Fallout.

  • @tyronewhitehead3123
    @tyronewhitehead3123 3 роки тому +4

    This is pure gold when Hammond Clarkson and may doing top gear all three did a stearling job and a fab job to all who worked on this show the stig made my day thanks for the great years every one 🙏

  • @muhammadraihansaputra2380
    @muhammadraihansaputra2380 4 роки тому +4

    4:18
    Stig: this the first i am enjoyed the challenge, without throttle and brake

  • @AudieHolland
    @AudieHolland Рік тому +1

    First, I never was their biggest fan. But this ending climax was edited in such an epic way
    I just wanna see an hour long movie including the 'coming up with the idea,' the planning part, the start, mid and this part, the finale.

  • @alimasood4000
    @alimasood4000 7 років тому +524

    if the stig got the car then it would have won

    • @gijs.22
      @gijs.22 7 років тому +161

      And have a speeding ticket

    • @Xanatos712
      @Xanatos712 7 років тому +200

      Some say he's made over 1,500 origami lampshades out of speeding tickets, and can only be photographed in the infrared spectrum.
      All we know is, he's called *The Stig*.

    • @yofatha9799
      @yofatha9799 7 років тому +1

      +panda gaming44 lol

    • @killjoy_ao4653
      @killjoy_ao4653 7 років тому

      uh........noo...

    • @kin2xyou335
      @kin2xyou335 6 років тому +6

      yea he'd just drive it on the water

  • @YasirAhmed
    @YasirAhmed 10 років тому +10

    This guys are just great! Best show on earth.

  • @ZiFrenZie
    @ZiFrenZie 6 років тому +8

    0:32 - Heat Soundtrack

  • @sykeassai
    @sykeassai Рік тому

    This is still an amazing bit of television pitting all 4 of them to cross london in a race, taking different routes and different methods of transport. I honestly don't know of any other time a race like this has quite been done before or since.
    Partly because of the manpower to film 4 people at once.

  • @richardshort3914
    @richardshort3914 5 років тому

    Part of why _Top Gear_ was always so good, was the film editing and supporting music.

  • @Free_Krazy
    @Free_Krazy 2 роки тому +4

    How cool would it be if you could actually do your daily commute along a river in a speed boat!!!
    But just imo, knowing a bit about London, using public transportation perhaps mixed with a bike seems like the best all rounder.

    • @davidrenton
      @davidrenton 8 місяців тому

      you can , there's even a uber boat with room for bike's and you can use the Oyster card (which is for Tube,Trains and Bus). if you live along the river, say to the east and need to commute into central London it's a viable strategy

  • @Guntherson220
    @Guntherson220 4 роки тому +4

    I love how the Stig taking public transportation looks like a lost child. 😂

  • @HiopX
    @HiopX Рік тому +1

    My favourite episode of Top Gear

  • @ZoidsXtwonine
    @ZoidsXtwonine 10 років тому +1

    Oh man, I loved this race!

  • @roflcopter4388
    @roflcopter4388 9 років тому +40

    If Jeremy drove the car this would've gone down a whole lot differently... THANKS A LOT JAMES.

    • @LMO169
      @LMO169 9 років тому +45

      If Jeremy would have driven, the car would be a wrack

    • @privatezeron
      @privatezeron 9 років тому +1

      ROFLcopter You meant The Stig?

    • @Harvester236
      @Harvester236 9 років тому +22

      ROFLcopter Let's be realistic, driving in London is absolute hell. There's always congestion, and bikes can easily beat cars and buses by shooting through the traffic jams.

    • @tangomoggy
      @tangomoggy 4 роки тому +1

      If Jeremy had been driving...there's a good chance there would have been a major road rage incident...!

  • @coreylahey7344
    @coreylahey7344 3 роки тому +5

    1:35 you've got to be crazy

  • @totalcreativegaming6681
    @totalcreativegaming6681 3 роки тому

    0:53 I love the Bond style music there, that’s a really cool touch, it also reminds me of a time when me and a friend went on a boat ride down the Thames quite a few years back and we started humming the James Bond theme tune, and the skipper/ driver actually ended up playing the Bond theme through the boat speakers.

  • @RFGfotografie
    @RFGfotografie 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing camera work :P Hillarious and great acting. Nice sceneries. Great video :)