How To Ride For Longer & Smash Your Distance Goals!

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Do you want to go for longer rides but get tired too quickly, become uncomfortable, or just don't have the motivation? Well in this video, Manon and Conor go over 7 reasons why you might be struggling and how to overcome them so that you can ride further than ever before and enjoy it! 🚴
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Motivation
1:21 - Fuel up
2:49 - Bike position
4:09 - Mechanicals
5:09 - Start slow
6:11 - Ride with friends
7:11 - Bad days
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@gcn Год назад

How far are you hoping to ride this summer? 🗻

@webputtybikecam Год назад

Riding "Chase The Sun" in 10 days time: 205 miles coast to coast across southern England in a day, my 8th Double Century

@franky12 Год назад

I hope to break the 200km this year! And maybe also the 300km...

@cauldron101 Год назад

Hopefully I will get past the 100 mile not-stop mark I've been chasing for almost a year.

@stasacab Год назад

120 km sounds like a distant, yet realistic goal. I did 100 km for the first time since the early 1990's recently.

@ScotChef Год назад

Looking for a better 100m + than the glasgow to loch lomond and back which i run now.

@peterdraper1478 Год назад

I'm 65. Done a 200k ride every month since last September, planning a 250k soon. My top tip - DON'T PUSH THE PACE TOO HARD, drink so you need to stop frequently for a wee, and eat, eat, eat.

@crusherbmx Год назад

Also, keep in mind that "long ride" is all relative to your fitness level. Don't try to do a double century when 80 km is the longest you've ridden. I'm getting back in shape after a couple surgeries, one being heart surgery. My goals are modest, but I'm still pushing. 10 days after a carotid artery surgery I could barely do 2km....2 1/2 months later I finally broke 50 km...it's all relative.

@giantolentino9186 Год назад

Doing my first 100miler in July at the Ring of Clare event. 👌🏻

@gcn Год назад

You've got this! What is the longest ride you've done up to now?

@averagereligiouschad.874 Год назад

@@gcn For me it's 62km average about 25km/h on a 3×7, my hardest gear are 14teeth cogs freewheel on a mtb

@giantolentino9186 Год назад

@@gcn so far only 120kms. But I want to do this big one in less than 6 hrs. 🤣

@jeffreylamont8111 Год назад

Best of luck

@Eric.Fitness Год назад

I'm doing mine in September 10th on my 39th b day.

@davidkerr7230 Год назад

Got a 400k ride planned for this Saturday. Going to be the biggest ride I’ve done. Super excited and also nervous at the same time.

@bibifromsenegal3617 Год назад

You got this bro!

@Beejayxx882 Год назад

That's huge!. Good luck!

@paulgordon7526 Год назад

good luck thats an epic ride !

@ImAnEmergency 9 месяцев назад

Well how did it go

@HT-rq5pi 5 месяцев назад

u still alive bro?

@robertwaldren6206 Год назад

I’ve done quite a few 100-mile rides. One thing I learned in the first few is to allow myself time to feel better. Sometimes I start off feeling rubbish and it can take 20 or 25 miles to feel closer to normal. And sometimes I feel bad after 50+ miles, especially if I’m behind on nutrition, it’s hot, or I’ve ridden a tough stretch. Those are the times to trust in your knowledge and the base miles you’ve done, and give yourself a chance to come back into form.

@gcn Год назад

Great point Robert! It all comes in waves, knowing how to push through and finish is a great skill 🙌

@sventice Год назад

Great advice here. The only thing I would add is: Be realistic about your fitness. If you've been doing 1-2 hour rides all winter, you may not be ready for a hilly 9-hour suffer fest all at once. Build up to the really long rides before you commit to one.

@johnpritchard8946 Год назад

One of the marathon runners (I'm pretty sure it was Eliud Kipchoge) said that when it starts to hurt he makes himself smile. I've tries this and it seems to work for cycling too.

@LuisFernandez-cg6lc Год назад

I started riding about year or so ago. Manage to lose 40 pounds and still losing. I have been doing about 40 miles weekly. Planning in going for 60 miles. Little by little. I’m almost 40 years old and over 200 pounds.

@gcn Год назад

We love hearing these sorts of stories Luis! Sounds like you've been putting in some hard work, that's super impressive. 60 miles is a great distance and it sounds like you are right on track. This might help 🤝ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R0NMp6zhCcU.html

@erilassila409 Год назад

I'm going on the longest ride I've ever done this weekend, so this video came at the perfect time!

@jpulley Год назад

Doing my first 50 miles this Saturday at a gravel race. Your tips from a number of videos has helped me to get ready.

@ruprecht9997 Год назад

For me the goal I set myself in April, when I started training more actively, was to be able to ride a local route that all road cyclists here do, at between 45 and 55 km length and between 400 and 550 meters of ascent, in an "acceptable" way. I've mostly reached that goal, as I did that route twice last week, on Sunday and then again on Tuesday, without major fatigue. I'm quite happy with that. Being a heavy rider at about 120 kg, and 56 years old, my uphill speed is slow, and the 45 km loop takes about 2.5 hours. I also have discovered that despite my weight I really enjoy climbing, and look forward to do lots more, balancing aerobic capability against muscle and joint strains, and slowly growing ever fitter, both according to Strava and my own observations of which gear up what hill etc. 🙂

@kleikev Год назад

This year, I did my first 100 km non-stop (also called the floor is lava) and did 920 km to Paris in four days. Both tours were above my previous limits and it was a pleasure to challenge these, but as most of the times, the hardest part was to get started, pack the bike and commit to start.

@francisbegbie5102 Год назад

Can i ask you where did you sleep in those nights? Was everything planned before?

@kleikev Год назад

@@francisbegbie5102 , I only planned the route itself and did not subdivide it. The plan was to cycle each day as long, as it feels good. So I had choosen wild camping. This resulted twice in a small forrest, at a forrest/park/something and one freshly mowed gras field. Sounds more awkward before, than while actually doing it. I always tried to find a secluded spot, but also always made it look like there is someone really only resting for a few hours, so no garbage outside, no loud noise (felt asleep very fast anyways), ... I supplied myself with spontanious visits at supermarkets and bakeries on the way, which turned out to be more difficult, than expected, since it was pentecost and I wrongly assumed, that in the Netherlands, Belgium and France the stores will all be opened. But there is always a petrol station, imbis, ... on the way. Refilling water at graveyards, sport grounds and camping places also works fine.

@jbarner13 11 месяцев назад

I just finished what I think is my 25th double-century. I've never gone beyond 400K and don't ever expect to. The biggest two factors for me have proven to be riding my own pace and staying ahead of my hydration and nutrition demand. I would add chamois cream to the list of must-haves. I don't obsess over any aspect, other than making sure that I work progressively up to at least 75% of the target distance in prep rides. (I would call them 'training rides,' but I don't really train.) One thing that works for me is to judge my condition based on how I felt at that point in previous rides. Within the same season, it is encouraging to note how your condition is improving, while in subsequent seasons, recognizing how you feel at, say, 130 miles compared to previous seasons' rides can inform whether you should take it easier or not.

@austinurias Год назад

These two have such great energy together.

@leissp1 Год назад

My tips ... When you hit the inevitable low point... (you know where you just want to pack it in and go home). Just stop for 10 or 15 minutes drink some water eat a bar and then get back on and start riding even if its slower than your pace. In a while you will feel better. It also helps to break down the ride a bit when feeling down set a target 10 k down the road then reassess and set another achievable target. Before you know it you are close to end. Having done PBP '99 and many Brevets and Ultra rides these tips worked for me.

@rangersmith4652 Год назад

Unless you're commuting by bike, preparing for an event that you really want to do, or being paid to ride, don't let getting on the bike feel like a task. When it's stops being fun, you're doing too much. Ease off to the point where it's fun again, or find ways to make it more fun, like grouping up with folks or giving yourself little mini-challenges along the way. When it's fun, you'll do it with joy. When it's not, you'll do it grudgingly or not at all.

@gcn Год назад

Say it louder for those at the back!!! Cycling should be fun, we second this comment thanks Ranger!!! 🙌

@Fercough Год назад

When it stops being fun,I pop the kettle on. I tour, 50 to 60 miles per day at most. Two panniers and a front box, I have a small stove in there so when I want a brew or just fancy a long look at the view ( that's why I cycle) I get off and have a tea.. Love it.

@carlmullender2941 Год назад

The Manon /Connor little and large show is brilliant 😍

@anthonyscrivener2267 Год назад

In the cold, my greatest tip was told to me by a Canadian. Never set off warm, let your body acclimatise. If you go strait from a hot room to the bike then the very first time you do any real effort will make you sweat and then the thermal properties of your clothing are worse all day, even when the sweat dries the remaining salt makes your kit much less efficient. Not a killer on a 20km ride but can feel tragic on a 200km.

@gcn Год назад

Wise words! Canadians know there stuff when it comes to keeping warm.. trust us we've been told plenty of times 👀

@crusherbmx Год назад

Yup, and dress for the wind, not the cold. You're body will create enough heat within a couple minutes. I used to commute in -33c weather, and you'd be surprised how many people do that.

@markcowell8096 Год назад

I do my riding in the Western Cape, South Africa, but my top tip applies not only here, but to all latitudes.....don't forget a good coating of the Factor 50 before setting off on a long ride, particularly on those wind exposed noses, knees and hands

@tedwinkelbeiner8856 Год назад

I absolutely ignored all the tipps telling me to slowly increase your distance when I went for 240km last week and surprisingly I did everything right. Eating, drinking, pacing, mindset, it all worked out well and it was a great day. 😉👍

@gcn Год назад

Love to hear it! There is something to be said for jumping in at the deep end 🙌 Will you be pushing that distance even more now?

@ColinBroderickMaths Год назад

Honestly I think once you can comfortably manage about thirty miles, almost any distance is achievable as long as you pay careful attention to things like pacing and food. The biggest barriers are definitely psychological.

@davidalderson7761 Год назад

Took me about 4000km of training rides to get to do the eating thing right. I finally managed to eat all the time ( nuts berries dried fruit chocolate ) which worked really well as when I stopped for a break I could eat a Full meal instead of only 1/2 of one. Before constantly munching I couldn’t eat much at all at a proper stop.

@douglaspate9314 Год назад

Every year for my holidays I cycle to the coast from Andorra then back again when they are over. Typical distance between 215kms and 235kms and between 2300m and 3300m in climbing. It is definitely harder coming back! The most important tips are EAT and DRINK and start slow!

@stujm8376 Год назад

I try and do long rides on my mtb, but the same principles apply, so keep ‘em coming guys

@larryvaught3053 Год назад

You two are the bee's knees! Another great video. Thank you for always being so upbeat! You guys make a great team, keep up the good work and again I thank you!

@jennings016 Год назад

Love these two, Conor as I share is height as I am 6”7’. Manon makes a fanatic presenter to watch.

@whiskeytangofoxtrot2324 Год назад

Fueling up even when getting caught in the rain is a very big thing. Thanks for the constant reminders

@douglaspate9314 Год назад

And remember to drink so you don't dehydrate when it rains (Valverde!). The rain takes away any dry sensation in your mouth.

@IslaDuffy 11 месяцев назад

Great video, enjoyed that one a lot. Thanks

@brianluck84 Год назад

Hydration, nutrition, sleep and a good mindset. When the ride gets tough I break it down to small goals Also take breaks if needed. Get off the bike stretch and walk around just don't linger long enough to tighten up and cramp.

@gcn Год назад

Great tip! Sleep is a big one, we looked into this a while back 👉ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bcl84Fl6gKQ.html

@manueldias1301 Год назад

Breaks is the tip missing here. It helps to carry on in confort

@zapataboy9377 10 месяцев назад

@@manueldias1301i achieved my first 100km ride by taking multiple breaks. Could have never done it all in one go

@geoffreyhoney122 Год назад

Stellar content again gcn and Manon and Conor! These are super helpful tips, gleaned from painful experience! Love the trick of intentions at the door! I find in my most extreme anguish on long touring rides is focusing on the next near stop or just singing a song like "Stayin' Alive" and focusing on the next pedal stroke helps. Thanks for this inspiring video! Please keep this content coming and love the chemistry between you two and loved that you both are strong enough to authentically share the tough stuff in your videos too! It's the genuine article!

@markbaker5345 Год назад

Great tip about having a quick self check-up on long rides, to remind myself to do this I like to think "You better check yo' self before you wreck yo' self".

@richardhutchinson4740 Год назад

Hitting L2B this weekend - longest ride since getting back after a gap in riding. I know it's small beer compared to the epic rides on here but for me it's a great milestone to get through.

@fabianwylie8707 Год назад

Thanks for posting GCN , super valuable information 🚴‍♀️✔️✔️

@gcn Год назад

No worries Fabian! We hope this helps you push your boundaries! 🙌

@racyagentmac Год назад

Good reminders Manon❤️👍🚵🤘

@kivriel2660 Год назад

Vätternrundan Sweden the coming weekend. 315km. 15000 participants. Can´t wait…

@bubblesezblonde Год назад

The Celtic Duo strike again with a great vid. You should BOTH ride together in one of the 'non-race' Outbound events....well you asked. So glad Conor had nice cool weather for his ride this year. The weather can be brutal. Can hardly wait 'till Sunday!!!!

@club2414 Год назад

When I turned 60, I decided to take on a 5-ish year project to cross all 50 states - twice - for two kid's charities. We do about one state a month when life and injuries don't slow us down. (Currently on a longer rehab stint unfortunately.) My girlfriend drives the RV - and works remotely in it as well - and I take on Mother Natures' evil temperament. It's quite the adventure!

@gcn Год назад

TWICE 🤯 that sounds like an amazing adventure 🙌

@terrilhill1024 Год назад

WOW!! that's amazing.🥰🎊😘🔥🤯🎉🎈🚴

@kevinbilbee8702 Год назад

Raising your bars is a thing and getting a proper bike fit is essential. I've completed a 800 mile ride this year and am doing a 500 mile ride at the end if August. The thoughts of wanting to quit and why enter my head some where on each of my long rides. I just remind myself these thoughts will pass. Eat before, eat early and on a schedule. Pace is critical. This video hits all the important aspects of the ride. Now go out and train.habe fun and be safe.

@Phil-pq4ks Год назад

Always great tips from you guys!! Appreciation as always from Orlando! What size tires are you running? Can't tell from video. 25, 28, 32's?? 😊

@hicky62 Год назад

Just done Ride Clywd Sportive, 120km. It was tough with the weather so hot. Not helped by not fueling properly in the middle section, and rear brake rubbing for the first few miles. But I did it. It might have been slow, over 6 hours, and I was knackered afterwards, but I raised over £1600 for Macmillan, and 8 months ago, I didn't think I would be riding my bike again. So, my bit of suffering was worth it, and looking back, I only feel a sense of achievement and pride.😊

@OrgunDonor Год назад

I took inspiration from Hanks Summer Solstice ride a couple years ago. Last year on the Solstice I did my first 200 mile ride. This year, I am planning 250miles, just 1 more week til the suffering begins.

@gcn Год назад

Eeeek! 250 is very impressive!!! 🤯 How about Hanks 200 miles of rain and grime? 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xlb0DllsC-c.html

@djrlloyd Год назад

Bad timing guys. Just completed the 200 mile Norfolk Epic on Sunday. 13 hours in the saddle😝 Agree with the points you raised though, I can relate to them all now.

@erickok Год назад

Would love to see you ride on the velodrome some time and maybe draw some comparisons with road cycling. What can be learn? Or otherwise at least to see Manon drop the others. 💪

@phoneindustrydesign Год назад

3:15 yeah, tell me more about it Manon 😍😍😍

@niels3591 Год назад

Im going on a two day trip 550 km in all on Sunday 😁SOLO, so I have listened a lot to all your advise Thanks.

@gcn Год назад

Good luck! Let us know how it goes... Why not sure it on the GCN app? Our cycling community would love some insight into this epic ride 👉 GCN.eu/app

@niels3591 Год назад

@@gcn App is installed and profile made I will post hopefully sunny pictures from Denmark and Sweden 😃

@MilesGripton Год назад

Stopping for a roast, coffee & cake and a fry up are definitely things that get me through being all day in the saddle 😋

@TheChancerdog1 Год назад

My downfall is always the fueling strategy that I think I have. For sure need to set some alerts. Made it through 2 centuries so far this year and will probably start knocking them out weekly again. It just gets tough for me to take in nonstop sweets which most of our on bike fuel is.. hard to make myself eat another gel after 5 hours of them 😂

@sandgroper1970 Год назад

Few things I have learned is make sure you keep hydrated, cause I have done it where I have gotten dehydrated on a ride. And on a distance ride is trying to play catch up with your fluids doesn’t work. Another is don’t go out hard and fast and blow up half way, rather try to keep it steady .

@CaptainRon956 8 месяцев назад

I signed up for my first 100 mile ride for this coming February 2024. I ride 19 miles daily and at least once per week I’ll go anywhere from 42-60 mile’s depending on the wind. I’m in Deep South Texas where it’s all flat but can have strong SE winds. My longest ride so far was 70 miles in a little over 4 hrs. Not bad for a skinny 54yr old fart 💨

@tomasgueneau Год назад

Good tips! I'd also add inspiration as a tip. Following great ultracyling like the Tour Divide (which is currently going) can be quite inspiring for getting out to pedal longer. =)

@gcn Год назад

THIS! Look to others and feed off their good work. It's important to keep things relative and not compare yourself too much. Looking at other peoples epic rides or photos is a great way to build up the motivation 🙌

@Cristasphoto Год назад

Ty for this. Ive been riding nearly everyday after heart surgery for a birth defect. If I can ride about 3-4 miles one way and then back then Id be content. Plus Im 44 and female so I really have to fight lol

@shauncasey8295 Год назад

Keep up the good work! I don't even keep track of distance on my rides. I ride for a minimum of an hour. But typically ride for two hours, and sometimes three hours on a good day. Too much emphasis is put on distance in my opinion.

@Cristasphoto Год назад

@@shauncasey8295 Thank you.

@endcensorship874 Год назад

I remember doing my first "long ride" of 25 miles. After I finished, I stood there in the shower, totally drained and spent of any energy as the water flowed over me. I remember thinking "there is no way I could do that again!" smash cut to today, and if I do a ride less than 25 miles, I don't even consider it a good workout.

@PackFanDave Год назад

I have had two personal lifetime bests already this summer for distance and average speed. My goal is to ride 2000 miles this year. I just hit 500 for the year riding my hybrid I plan on buying a road bike in the next week or two and expect my distances and speed to increase even more after that.

@crusherbmx Год назад

I've been hearing, "drink before you're thirsty, eat before you're hungry" for 30 years now....and do I? Never. Do I suffer because of it? Always.

@robinbhairam7508 Год назад

I need to find roads like the ones you seem to find!! 😊

@marksIItimewarps Год назад

Comfort, bike fit is the biggest factor to me. I don't eat nor drink on long rides even in blistering summer temps and my problems so far has been related to bike fit if I made the wrong adjustment to the saddle for example or installed a saddle that didn't go well with me. Issues like sore core muscles and sore arms.

@eyeq1451 Год назад

Just last weekend I smashed my all time record (which was 212 km previously) and raised it to 312 km. There were some factors which helped: first it was a group ride where everyone had the route so we were able to change the lead every so often. Second we had tailwind all the way which leads me to the next point: we did a one-way ride from Berlin (Brandenburg Gate) to Hamburg (Berlin Gate) so no closed circuit where the wind could be tailwind outbound and headwind inbound. Lastly Hamburg is where I live so the further we rode the closer we got to home. It helped that on the last 100 km there were no real feasible alternatives to battling on. We could have hailed a taxi but good luck at midnight in rural Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Lower Saxony getting a taxi which is able to transport a bike. That said, it wasn't so bad, I never had any issues with fatigue, only my feet hurt afterwards.

@jacksonbangs6603 Год назад

Here in Southern Oregon I am planning a 100+ mile ride up to Crater Lake National Park, around the rim and back. This ride has lots of climbing, but I find the view of the Lake to be worth it. This ride will hopefully help me build up to doing my first double century ride of the season. Great videos as always!❤

@gcn Год назад

Double century! That is going to be epic, is it part of a planned event or off your own back?

@jacksonbangs6603 Год назад

@@gcn It will be planned by myself as a solo ride. Not to many people that I know would be up for a hilly double century.

@daveanolik8837 Год назад

Swift Summit 200?

@LTDcyclone Год назад

Biggest thing for me to remember is steady and calm breathing.

@OfficialWildPi Год назад

Doing my first ever bike packing trip in August with a mate, will definitely use some one these tips on the way

@gcn Год назад

Awesome! Where are you heading? 🗺

@OfficialWildPi Год назад

@@gcn doing roughly 400km round trip over 3 days from Toronto to a small beach town on the shores of Lake Huron. If all goes well we’re planning on doing a trip to New York next summer

@chrisstrider Год назад

Bad days can be the best days ❤

@stasacab Год назад

I try to plan my rides so that I first go to rural roads and at the end it will be suburbia, with lots of possibilities for buying food, filling water bottles and so on and even possibly train stations in case I have really bonked and need to end my ride.

@cruachan1191 Год назад

Definitely need to find my balance for eating and drinking on a ride. Did 40km (my longest ride so far) on Saturday in really hot weather on a hilly route on NCR 74, felt rubbish on the way out but after stopping for lunch and turning back went 10 minutes faster on the way home, probably helped by the ascents being more gentle in the opposite direction!

@itstrbo Год назад

I use a product called Tailwind, works great for getting in calories and hydration on a ride

@Eric.Fitness Год назад

September 10th im doing my first 100 miler. On my 39th b day. Yesr after a bad knee injury i will be ready.

@bennetthasty7886 Год назад

Conner should do Steamboat Springs gravel in CO

@crusherbmx Год назад

I usually start slow, but yesterday, in the heat, I decided to see how fast I could go against the wind 5 minutes into my ride...half an hour later I was paying for it, fortunately my performance came back after about 15 km and a short break.

@bibifromsenegal3617 Год назад

Training for a 110 mile ride from Budapest to Subotica in mid August

@jonathansprenkle8466 Год назад

This goes to mindset, take a moment to sit up and admire the scenery! Training for Ragbrai! Did 84 mi other day, more butt butter!

@ilkoremmers6256 Год назад

Myself and a buddy are trying for a 580km (360 miles) ride somewhere next month. Already did some 300+km (180+ miles) rides before and i am missing some tips. If you feel rubbish take a rest, stretch your legs and get out of your bike position, you feel way better after. And have some back-up ready if you really can't do anything anymore.

@davidalderson7761 Год назад

Another thing about further is …… everyone can. Because not everyone can go faster and faster on the bike they got. Not everyone can have the most wonderful bike on the market. But everyone can ride a bit further/farther and challenge themselves and feel achievement, no matter how further/farther they go.

@jamaicanturtle6313 Год назад

Great Video! But i dont rly go with the point in rising your handlebar at 3:25. The huds and the handlebar should be leveld horizontally to keep your hands in a position that is ergonimic for your wrist. If you raise them your wrist is angled to top all times when using the huds and if you have an aero shaped handlebar in the "resting position" your wrist is angled too. I had some wrist problems from that for quite some time rising helps in getting a comfyer riding position but on long term its bad for your hands if you dont do it with a riser bar or spacers. Thanks for all the Content!

@davidalderson7761 Год назад

Far better to pack an overnight kit and ride till it’s dark sleep for a while and ride home. This is the way to try further/farther as it lets you really gather the “how far can I get” question. Add in tracking so your family know where you are on a app or something and your sorted. It’s what took me from 32km to 4000km to the north cape. I knew what I needed and I knew what I didn’t need. ( I also knew what comfort was boiled down to during sleep time ). Knowing what too light meant as well as we seem to fixate on microscopic weight kit that won’t keep you dry or warm.

@DanceonthePedals Год назад

That's amazing!

@gcn Год назад

Wow sounds like you've been smashing the distance! It's a great point but we think that the sleeping outside only really appeals to a small selection of cyclists. It might a jump to far for some 🤔 How about a overnight bag for a hotel or B&B?

@davidalderson7761 Год назад

@@gcn maybe….. it became a disease to camp in hotels on ultra distance events. Before certain individuals wanted to just win at all costs it was I believe the done thing to camp out. It’s very safe and for most people makes it CHEAPER to achieve. Being sponsored to win an event doesn’t level the playing field. Longer Distance overall does equal up the boys and girls event a lot to make it unisex.

@davidalderson7761 Год назад

@@gcn the way I did it was initially on a MTB with some fluids and waterproofs kit and warm jacket too. 32km then 2 x 32 then 3 x 32. Thst got me to a 100km so I signed up for 700k Alba Ultra wirh Alba Rosa Cycling club. That got me to sign up for All Points North. Then NC4K. But the learning came in doing multi day rides and carrying multi day kit ( 2 nights and 3 nights in the woods ) a coupe of hotel stops in cities I didnt want to wild camp in.

@ichwillkuchen Год назад

Munich to Prague 2 weeks ago with some mates. 500km in 4 days. Not exactly epic, but beautiful ride!

@performingartist Год назад

My summer project is a three peak MTB trail ride in the southern black forest. The third peak is the summit of the tallest mountain in Germany outside of the Alps. The start is my front door and the total distance is 89 K with 9200 feet of climbing. Most of the trails average 12-15% with several sections above 30%.

@gcn Год назад

😬 That is going to be a big push! Fancy taking Hank with you? 😂

@performingartist Год назад

@@gcn Hank would love it, It's beautiful. He has to do it on a vintage 90's hardtail like me though!

@soniaperez4221 Год назад

Longest ride ever.. 125 miles Grounded Nebraska gravel event on Jun 24th! 😬🤠🥳

@The_Cotswold_Cyclist Год назад

My, Tadej seems to have had a growth spurt, Tadej Dunne! Nice hair sir!

@johndoiron9615 Год назад

Mechanicals are my biggest fear on long rides, as I'm not good at fixing things. I need a mechanic to ride with me.

@akactors Год назад

I pkan apx 2000 mikes over 30 days of July, yearly. Mist important are correct clothes and protection to be prepated to succeed.

@secretagent86 Год назад

how do you raise the handlebars on that Pinarello? gorgeous ride but that is the downside of carbon. In our old steel steeds just a quick turn of the wrench and the bars can go up or down a LOT.

@BrianRPaterson Год назад

I notice that the GCN crew all seem to ride naked? Well, at least when it comes to hands. How about wearing gloves? They add comfort over longer distances, stop your hands getting ripped up if you fall, or slipping when you sweat. They even help prevent sunburn on the backs of your hands! Gloves are great. Fingerless or otherwise. Depending on the weather.

@donwinston Год назад

Tried six 100 mile rides last year. Completed three of them. Ninety plus degree temps did me in for the other three. Not going to do that this year because it takes two to three days for me to recover so I don't feel miserable and weak on my next ride (I'm 61). That is too long.

@jacquesmeyer41 Год назад

My motto also is to start slow and then taper down..... LOL

@jonchapman10 Год назад

Lots of chamois cream 😊

@paulgordon7526 Год назад

I hope to do a 100 mile ride this year (I have done some 70 - 75 mile rides but not tackled the 100 mile one yet) I'm 61 and 107 Kg so age an weight against me but I like a challenge

@crusherbmx Год назад

I remember a 60 km ride I did about 28 years ago, in 35c heat, that was an average ride for me then, thought I drank enough....NOPE! was hallucitating for the last 10km and for 2 hours after the ride. I live in a place where +35c and -35c weather can happen 4 months apart...I've ridden in both, the heat is harder.

@NJStrix23 Год назад

I'm trying to break my record of 50 miles. I'm only 15 and have loads of exams so training isn't really happening right now but afterwards I am hoping to smash my training and beat that 50 miles mark!

@terrilhill1024 Год назад

🔥🎉🎈🎊🔥😘🥰

@Flexible_Olive Год назад

long distances make me think maybe i should get a motorcycle...

@yukiko_5051 Год назад

And then when you do get a motorcycle, you realize car is much better for long distance

@_Inferis Год назад

@@yukiko_5051 Just get someone to drive for you.

@stevencampbell1150 Год назад

Some great tips tho my only problem is I don't have any friends to ride with as I own a gravel that I ride on the road and I have no intention of changing wheels or tyres just to join a club which is what they wanted me to do. Riding with friends is only feasible if you're all roadies or it is where I live in Northern Ireland anyway. That's why I ride on my own.

@gubsak55 Год назад

I only ride for pleasure and exercise and usually only 110 to 130 km. I used to forget to drink, when it is not too hot. I ride along for one or two hours without drinking and without sweating and suddenly I feel tired and not thirsty at all. Then it is usually two late and I have to recover at a lower speed the next half hour desperately trying to drink more than I want. And I tend to be too optimistic and happy and ride too fast when I start. Three hours later I am too tired to bother to ride at a decent speed. As I ride for pleasure on a nice road I stop at a restaurant to eat, and then I too often eat too much. After such a big meal I just want to lie in the shadow and have a nap. And even worse if I get a couple of cold beers. The alcohol takes away all my energy and all I want is my wife to take the car and get me. She is not very friendly if I ask her such favours 😢 Fortunately at least in Germany you now can get good non-alcoholic beers. I don't really like colas at sweet sodas. Usually I plan my tours so that I can take the train back some of the way if I run out of steam, and if that is not possible I prepare better following your advice 😂

@dewidavies7995 8 месяцев назад

12hours=236miles 19.7miles average. My best in 1992. Including timeout, it was a time trial . Now 56years best thiS year 38.1km= 1:20:00 on zwift cycling Level 16, 19stone 4.5ponds now. In 1992 I was 10stone 7pounds.

@DanceonthePedals Год назад

The night before long events or races, we make pasta with clams. Light protein, easy to digest. Sauté your garlic in olive oil,use a bit of clam juice,, a bunch of parsley ( the whole bunch) and 2 small cans of minced clam. Add chicken stock a bit i(nstead of white wine). Simmer. S n P… just light easy meal. 30 minutes so can get rested. Top your cooked pasta. Serve with baguette. Perfection.

@gcn Год назад

Is it lunch time ... we're getting hungry 🧑‍🍳

@nemure Год назад

I never eat during rides. I ride 100km distances every week 1-2 times per week and all I do is to carry 2 water bottles and eat properly at home, that's it. If it's super hot I sometimes stop in to a gass stop to buy some drinks but that's it

@HCMORGI Год назад

my personal tip: don't have your saddle tilted forward. upwards of 200km it becomes quite a challenge to stay seated correctly, even if you like the agressive tilt on shorter rides. your butt will thank you

@b9904 Год назад

Audax 200km Baler, Philippines

@deathblosomrules Год назад

What does we've got all the beams mean?

@elkid6743 Год назад

I always seem to start well my prep….but give up right after I finish ‘fuelling up’……..:-(

@mcfly3510 Год назад

I rode from Denia, Spain to Valencia and back because I wanted to ride 200k which I haven´t done for years.

@gcn Год назад

Awesome! Out and back rides can be a great option!

@buckcitycrunk Год назад

find out what your limits are before your big ride. i have a speed i can hold for 2 hours, but it drops 2 kph for hour 3, 2 more kph for another hour and then back to original speed. so i dont go out of the gate at top pace. i stop digesting if i go as hard as i can. i have to drink 1 L fluids per hour to replace 65% of my fluid loss. that's right. i track sweat each ride so that i can stay on top of my hydration. i found that 65% is the lowest amount i can replace and not dehydrate on 2.5+ hour rides. i start hydrating and loading carbs 2-3 days ahead of time. i have a 10 hour ride this saturday. wish me luck