I love France, BUT... (A cycling trip with Ben O'Connor)

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Three days of lightweight bikepacking through the southeast of France during a heatwave, with Ben O'Connor who just won a stage of the Tour de France. What could possibly go wrong?
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@topcentrecommunications 2 года назад

In 12 months, when this channel has 100K subscribers, I will be able to say I was among the first. Or at least the first 5K. Great content Tristan, keep them coming. P.S. I have taken the liberty of sending a link to Baston Pizza, they will love the review.

@shawnsmith7009 2 года назад

Couldn’t agree more. 🇦🇺🥳

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks so much Tim..so good to have you on board. Hopefully you’re right about both the 100k number and about Baston loving the review. 🙏🏼

@mickfanning93 2 года назад

Have been going down a rabbit hole of GCN / cycling videos lately. Was shocked by the subs / views on this. The production quality deserves way more attention!!!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks Michael! Glad you’ve enjoyed it. Hoping for a few more views and subscribers in time as the channel grows. 🙏🏼

@aizins3420 2 года назад

I agree

@LouisYTV 2 года назад

Tristan I stumbled upon your channel a couple days ago and it’s been great since just wanted to let you know your content is one of the best in the cycling community.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

@antoniocasablancasvilanova2207 2 года назад

Tristan great privileg to be able to share your rides with Ben.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks Antonio!

@kivriel2660 2 года назад

Credit card touring is the best way of doing bike trips. If it`s really hot, soak your shirt in a lake, river or fountain. The cooling effect is really good but it dries up fast. Thanks for a great video. I rode across Sweden this summer on the warmest weekend of the year.

@jean-jacqueslavigne3109 2 года назад

One of the great virtues of Cycling is that it enables one to have access to the most incredible sceneries.

@fabiobenassi5196 2 года назад

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks so much Fabio 🙌🏼

@angeliquec1856 2 года назад

from Melbourne Australia - Aussie Aussie Aussie - love the vlogs

@scugno 2 года назад

Welcome to my world in Florida. 105 feel like temp 77% humidity today. Loved the video, will be back for more views. 😀

@monrezee 2 года назад

Thank you for some really beautiful shots.

@muellteam692 2 года назад

Awesome content & beautiful scenery, I like you started living the dream while your young. I'm 65 & started riding about 10 years a go, recently retired and just starting to travel to cycling destinations, I am putting Girona on my short list of cycling destinations, wish I would have started sooner.

@bapthytonig 2 года назад

come to Alsace one day, we have the beautiful Route des Crêtes to do and it has some of the best views here. good video as always

@felixjackson2670 2 года назад

Has to be one of my favorite places to ride...here in beautiful Donegal we have.....rain!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Feeling for you guys up there! Sounds like you’ve barely had a summer!

@eto2352 2 года назад

beautiful trip! So cool to see BO'C riding out on a fun trip!

@ronshatzki6090 2 года назад

Thank you enjoyed

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks Ron 🙏🏼

@stephanesurroque1073 2 года назад

Tristan, thank you for this beautiful vidéo. Nice to meet you in Palau de Cerdanya. We wish pour croissants are good. See you.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thank you Stéphane! 🙏🏼🥐♥️

@JorikAPD 2 года назад

Hey mate, just found your channel time in my timeline and I'm absolutely loving the quality and the content 👌🏻 you gained a new sub from the Netherlands 👊🏻

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks my dude. Good to have you on board! 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@GerardEncabo 2 года назад

That’s inspiring, Tristan. Thanks for sharing the experience. I love cycling but I don’t use to have an adventurous spirit when I’m on the wheels but, hey, this type of “credit card bikepacking” is getting me thinking…

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Credit card bikepacking is a super easy way to get into a bit of adventure without too much stress..it’s super enjoyable and makes it feel like a proper cycling holiday. Give it a try sometime!

@rayjohnson3617 2 года назад

Livin the dream Tristan. What a great three days. Southern France, pizza, wine, fresh bread and great cycling. Well done and great video.

@akay4500 2 года назад

What a beautiful part of the world..! Those roads are also super quiet - inspirational stuff! Cheers!

@marcd3518 Год назад

Perpignan is cool. I lived in a small town next to the city. Good seeing centre ville again.

@andrewsteadman7701 2 года назад

Hi Tristan, another fine adventure. I know the feeling of being broken in the heat on a bikepacking trip. 40 degrees Celsius riding into Wiseman’s Ferry on my way to a campsite called Ten Mile Hollow. I couldn’t stomach food not even a beer at lunch at the pub. I just sat down in the shade for 2 hours until my mate said Come on Steady were moving. It was the best thing for me - I hit my second wind after that.

@gabrielcaridade6095 2 года назад

I just subscribed to your channel. Awesome videos. Thanks for sharing.....I have been dreaming about the day I will be able to ride in Europe through these beautiful mountains. Your videos are inspiring me and I like the credit card bike packing idea,

@cyclecoachcyclecoachcom8071 2 года назад

Amazing scenery and video. So long since I've been there.

@AmlungF 2 года назад

This is easily my favorite Video of you (+Ben)! I just love the insights. And Ben is just such a humble guy!! I Hope there will be plenty more of stuff with Ben in the future!! Greetings from Germany 💯

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thank you!

@gregnichols9363 2 года назад

I'm sitting here with 5 more weeks off the bike due to a back surgery that wrecked my summer racing season, and has changed my miles of smiles to bummed. It makes me wish I could have been there suffering with you and a smile. Its always better on a bike ride, so enjoy every Km always!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Sorry to hear man..hope you’re on the mend. You’ll be back out there in no time. 💪🏼

@Chreeeys 2 года назад

Epic - love your trips with Ben!

@cyclingstudentdoc92 2 года назад

Cheers Tristan and Ben for another great video. 🤘

@vanzcopz 2 года назад

kind of jealous of what europe offers for cyclist. The environment, the view and the road is so amazing

@LouisYTV 2 года назад

Me too!

@fraserparnham6402 2 года назад

wait till you come to England and its raining every day

@NoStarDomusSC2 2 года назад

Riding in France, and yes - I am jealous about myself;) amazing here!!

@vanzcopz 2 года назад

@@fraserparnham6402 180 degrees upside down compare here in indonesia (sun scorching hot and humid here) Pretty sucks either way 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@vanzcopz 2 года назад

@@NoStarDomusSC2 lucky you 😂

@johnjoyner7439 2 года назад

Greetings from lockdown Sydney. Love the videos Tristan. Good to see an Aussie producing such good videos in such a beautiful part of the world.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers John! Hope you guys are doing alright down there..I know how much lockdown sucks!

@burronorteno 2 года назад

Superb as usual.

@NoStarDomusSC2 2 года назад

I technically like before watching! Great content!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Haha a true fan right there. Thanks mate 🙏🏼

@_________4292 2 года назад

Jack, Ben and others frends nice to have people You can ride.

@neilplatt1111 Год назад

STUNNING vista

@mcaxz Год назад

One of my favorite cycling video ever... Good job Tristan.

@tristantakevideo Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Eli! 🙏🏼

@wiremukaihau6858 2 года назад

You guys are the definition of living the dream

@donball370 2 года назад

Fantastic video again. Stumbled across you with Ben's Tour 4th place finish. Great to see you enjoy cycling in all its glory from wonderful location. How good are the country roads. Look forward to seeing more (Ben's training and race schedule permitting) 🍷☕

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers Don! Might do a post-season recap with Ben once he gets through the next block of racing in Germany and then Italy. Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed. 🙏🏼

@maniastrat 2 года назад

Nice! Thanks very enjoyable & beautiful! That river in a gorge @8:15 was cool ...Man Tristan you had enough salt on that jersey to supply a Large McDonalds Fries :)

@MannBazza Год назад

I can’t put into words how much I enjoyed that. Looked like the perfect trip (aside from the bit where you were broken). Beautiful story, wonderfully told.

@tristantakevideo Год назад

Thanks Barry! So stoked you enjoyed it so much 🙏🏼

@daviddalisay947 2 года назад

This channel deserves more subscribers. Happy with your work keep it up!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Much appreciated!

@henri-5606 2 года назад

Did that last segment a few days back, starting on the Collada 7h30am, soooo nice. Was inspired by one of ur previous videos (“hardest commute in Europe”) and indeed going from Empordà up to the Collada is a lot harder than the other way around, but really enjoyed both ways. Thanks again Tristan for the inspiration and the amazing content you put up! Your commentary is always interesting and smart.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks Henri. How good is Collada in the early morning?! Love it. Glad you’re enjoying the videos 👌🏼

@jbas8465 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing such a great video with spectacular scenery and content. You and Ben make a great team, maybe even a Cycling Touring Company one day. Thoroughly enjoying! 👍👍👍

@miette2347 2 года назад

3:38 Parfaitement ! 👌 Nice video ! I'm happy to see Ben O'Connor, he's a fantastic rider, his victory in Tignes was superb 🤗 Watching from France (not the side where there is a beautiful sun..... 😢) Thank you Tristan for this video :)

@ajfmaughan 2 года назад

Another cracking video. Any morning I get up and a new tristantakevideo has dropped is a great start to the day!!! Loving the production and being part of the journey.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers Andrew! Stoked to hear you’re loving them. Makes the work worthwhile hearing these kinds of things! More to come…🙏🏼

@paudomenech2054 2 года назад

your videos are amazing man, love to watch them!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks man 🙏🏼

@gregnicolai32 2 года назад

Amazing trip Tristan, thanks for sharing this

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks Greg!

@liamburke1336 2 года назад

Awesome content Tristan! Honestly some of the best cycling vlogging content I've seen - spectacular views and awesome to get insight into some of the routes Ben trains on. Expecting a collab with the Cycling GK soon! :)

@MrFornicater 2 года назад

Mate you should run a gopro on some of these rides. An unedited hour long vid of a scenic section would be perfect for a Syd lockdown indoor session.

@velander_dd 2 года назад

Hey man, never stop making videos, please. Love this

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks for the love Marius! 🙏🏼

@callanrobison2674 2 года назад

Love this! Perfect inspirational video to wake up to in locked down Sydney. Man those morning views and light! Planning my own adventure now!!

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Always love providing a little escape for those who can’t.

@shibommondal5666 2 года назад

Amazing, watching from India.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks mate!

@markanderson7412 2 года назад

Well done lads, that’s the way to do it, did a lap of Taiwan that way, 12 riding days 15 day trip 👍 Night markets for dinner and 7-11’s everywhere for day essentials And aircon haha

@jonpierce2395 6 месяцев назад

Road bike heaven 👍

@RudiDwiHartanto 2 года назад

I'll keep commenting and liking the vids hopefully the algorithm bless you soon. You're making genuinely great content.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks Rudi 🙏🏼

@matthewevans5091 2 года назад

Great content and commentary ! Really enjoying these and reminds me of going out to the Pyrenees and Alps so much every year. So during the past couple of years with the Covid lockdowns its been more challenging. Fond memories and here's to next year.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers Matthew! Hope you’re able to get over to the mountains in time.

@jbrown4501 6 месяцев назад

Great video! Excellent editing and amazing music choices!

@tristantakevideo 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much 🙏🏼

@mariuszw4888 2 года назад

wonderful views and routes 😍👍👌

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks mate!

@krisbowditch827 2 года назад

Has to be the best place on earth to ride a bike .. absolutely stunning can’t wait to get back to France, hopefully once all this Covid19 is on the decline.. great video by the way 🤟☀️☀️☀️❤️🚴‍♂️🙏 chapeau 🎩

@JaredKime 2 года назад

Those Cordel bags look amazing. Thanks for highlighting them and showing what you typically pack on trips like this. They’ve been on my radar for a while now and have wanted to order some. Any way you can convince them to make an exception and ship some to me in the US???

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

They’re great man..highly recommended. The Service Course has a very small number of Cordel handlebar bags currently and they ship to the US, and I can also recommend Apidura if you’re looking at alternatives. The 5L racing saddle bag is nice and small and neat, and the expedition handlebar bag packs down pretty small as well. Check those out and give credit card packing a go!

@judd7699 Год назад

Seriously good country side 🥂

@hadoush4247 2 года назад

Your vlogs are truly amazing! Have binged a lot of them this weekend - First Class 👌Looking forward to follow the development of your channel 🔥

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks man! 🙏🏼

@simonopie2436 2 года назад

Another great video! Nice to see another down to earth pro 🤜🏻

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers Simon!

@CapeCornwallCarpentry Год назад

Quality video, fantastic channel

@tristantakevideo Год назад

Thank you!

@jamesknight9717 2 года назад

Awesome video as always, keep it up.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers James!

@MarkPhilp1970 2 года назад

Credit card bikepacking, this ride is in the bucket list. Looks amazing.

@DavidK140 2 года назад

Hey mate , recently discovered your channel - done the like and subscribe thing ! Great content , look forward to more and coming along for the ride 🤟🏼

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Cheers David! Stoked you’re loving it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@looee___ 2 года назад

Tristan do you have a video or are you planning to make a video along the lines of what it takes to ride with Ben O’Connor? OR, your cycling journey to WT fitness… would love to hear or watch your story. Cheers mate

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Hey Luis, I’m thinking of making a video about my cycling journey in terms of riding, training and racing..give me a rainy day and I’ll make it happen 🙏🏼

@SecretLuckyValentine 2 года назад

Could you do a video on your pre and post ride stretching routine? Especially post ride - find that I struggle with those a lot.

@breathestrongcycling3672 2 года назад

Those roads tho!....I'm just gonna copy paste that comment on all your vids 😉👍....also it's nice to see a pro that can just enjoy riding for ridings sake.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Absolutely..gotta enjoy the reason he got into riding to begin with!

@Shombaiskey 2 года назад

What was the intro music? Anyways a beautiful vlog Tristan keep it up mate!

@RudyGold 2 года назад

Nice one homie! Really good footage

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks dude 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@great_live_music 2 года назад

Hey Tristan, time to put the albedo effect on your side ;) The black jersey didn't help with the heat! Nice video btw, liked and subscribed :) Edit: You arrived at the same conclusion as me, wasn't yet at that part when I commented :)

@alainpryt9641 2 года назад

Bravo à vous 🎩👏👏👏👏👍🇫🇷🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️😉

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Merci Alain!

@glasmo 2 года назад

Cracking content and a great way to start another day in the Lockdown Capital of the World living vicariously through your lens. Keep it up and yes, you do deserve much more recognition. #twogoodblokes

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 Let’s see what the future holds for TTV.

@wendysuperfan1014 Год назад

thanks Tristan an d Ben

@tomrachellesfirstdance7843 2 года назад

What a video, really enjoyed it you make me quite envious beautiful locations. I got to say it must be a heck of a challenge to ride with Ben and film 😂 Top notch video though 👍

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Haha thank you. It’s a bit of a challenge but one of the better problems I have to face, that’s for sure. Glad you enjoyed it!

@benmaher01 2 года назад

Awesome videos, really enjoying the content. Interested to know how you go about planning these rides and routes.. do you load onto your Wahoo directions? Or just whip out google maps every so often? Cheers

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

This trip was mapped out by Ben using Strava, google maps and street view, and then turned into 3 GPX files we loaded onto our Wahoo’s to follow each day. Strava and Komoot are getting quite good at easily making GPX tracks to follow, but Ben put in the extra work using google street view to make sure the roads looked rideable and enjoyable. Glad you’re enjoying the videos!

@kevwells 2 года назад

New fav cycling youtube channel, no it is not because Ben was getting changed ;)

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Hahaha cheers Kev.

@carlos3510 2 года назад

Hey Tristan, great content. Just discovered your channel and it's a breeze of fresh air into my video feed. Was wondering what device you're using for on-bike filming ? Looks like a phone is reflecting on your shades but the quality /filming angle is too good. Is it really just a smartphone? Thanks for the answer. cheers

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Hey Carlos, stoked you’re loving the videos! These are all filmed with an iPhone 11 Pro - I use the wide angle setting a lot, and shoot in 60FPS for the smooth look. Other than that literally no colour grading or anything. The iPhone really is an incredible tool for things like this. Hope that helps.

@carlos3510 2 года назад

@@tristantakevideo Thanks for the answer, appreciate it! Was looking for ways to record some of my rides to share.. Oh and consider coming to ride in the Vosges (France). Great views for your vlog, lush nature, nice climbs (and delicous wine..).

@mschmhegrt 2 года назад

No toothbrush?? 😂. Joking aside, what a great video/trip. Made me want to go Card Packing really bad

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Toothbrush was a given so I didn’t include it..haha. Credit card packing is well worth it.

@samgeldard5656 2 года назад

"im happy im me not a goat" Ben O'Connor

@stevec6232 Год назад

You really deserve 200k subs!

@tristantakevideo Год назад

Thanks man. I hope to one day get there. 🙏🏼

@Oakpathetics 2 года назад

Awesome video and great tips for “credit card bikepacking”.. what do you wash your kit in? Just the shower soap at the hotel?

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Hey Dave, glad you enjoyed. Some people take a very small bottle of washing detergent with them (pour some into a little single-use shampoo bottle for example). But on this trip I just used the shower soap at the hotel. Thanks for the question!

@Oakpathetics 2 года назад

@@tristantakevideo thanks mate, you’ve given me the inspiration and info to take on a credit card trip! Maybe not the mountains of Andorra, but the Brisbane valley rail trail 😂 keep the videos coming!!

@boyhoy1978 2 года назад

I bet its not the same but the light on the video from that morning ride was beautiful...... also where are the cars... its amazing.

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Yeah the light was beautiful, and thankfully it’s a nice quiet corner of France so there weren’t too many cars around.

@boyhoy1978 2 года назад

@@tristantakevideo defo not the video I needed in isolation, looks amazing. They always do though, enjoy them all, isolated or not 🤣

@bikenbeers 2 года назад

I've only recently found your channel. This is top-shelf content. The videography is superb as is the chatty style with Ben. It's also good to see how a mere mortal cyclist mixes it with a pro-cyclist. What cameras are you using? Is it the same camera for the closeup chats as it is for the stunning landscape imagery?

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Thanks so much mate! Really appreciate the kind words. Everything you see is shot with my iPhone 11 Pro, with some of the descending footage shot with a GoPro Hero 9. 👌🏼

@bikenbeers 2 года назад

@@tristantakevideo thanks. I see from some other comments that you are planning on doing a video on how you take iPhone footage on your bike. Looking forward to that one. Cheers.

@vladvultur3347 5 месяцев назад

Hi Tristan how did you did on the rim brake on all the decent ? I wanna go in Mallorca with my rim brake bike what you recommend about it .

@tristantakevideo 5 месяцев назад

Hey mate, I had no problems at all..I’ve used rim brakes in Mallorca many times.

@phoenixtwelve1972 2 года назад

I'm so jealous right now !!!!! ........................ Lockdown sucks ass.

@shaunpratt5521 2 года назад

I'm curious to know what Ben thinks of the saddle he is using

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

We were actually speaking about this on the ride back to Girona on day 3. He loves it. He says it takes a bit of time to soften up and the white has obviously turned yellow so black is a more obvious choice there, but in terms of comfort it’s great apparently. 👌🏼

@shaunpratt5521 2 года назад

@@tristantakevideo thanks for that, i'm after a new saddle & have been looking at the black version. Nice to have some honest feed back

@antspage Год назад

what were you guys eating on the bike? didn't look look you were packing much in your bags? were you stopping at cafes/petrol stations for food/fuel etc

@tristantakevideo Год назад

We both had a combination of bars and carbohydrate powder, but not a huge amount and instead stopped along the way at cafe’s, etc for water and a couple snacks. In hindsight I definitely would’ve benefited from taking much more.

@antspage Год назад

@@tristantakevideo cool thought so I guess it’s hard to cover all aspects Loving some of the older episodes - cheers man

@tristantakevideo Год назад

@@antspage Thanks mate 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@dominicbritt 2 года назад

I'm guessing that was 3 days of Z1 for Ben?

@alanbeauregard4074 2 года назад

Cool format, take a great Pro with and enjoy life…..somewhat 😂

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

Haha there were some better moments and some worse. But a great trip all round!

@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802 2 года назад

Perfect bike touring, credit card, hotels and limited clothing! Why anyone wants to bust their balls dragging a fully laden 30 kg bike up and down the country side and sleeping in a sometimes cold soggy wet tent is beyond me??

@tristantakevideo 2 года назад

I’ve had the same thoughts. I mean both have their advantages but for this purpose it was a real pleasure. 👌🏼

@jean-jacqueslavigne3109 2 года назад

At the beginning of the video, I was wondering if wearing a black kit was very wise. Now we know. It was not.