Road Cycling Vlog: A Tough Day On The Isle Of Wight

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Road Cycling Vlog: A Tough Day On The Isle Of Wight.
The day finally arrived. It was time for me to put up or shut up.
If you have been watching the road cycling vlog on my youtube channel you will know that one of my cycling goals every year is to ride an event called the Isle of Wight Randonnee. This cycling event takes place on the Isle of Wight here in the UK and is, essentially, a bit like a cycle sportive or a Gran Fondo.
There are two rides; the short one at 55kms and the full one at 110kms. The route itself is quite challenging as you are either climbing or descending. There are very few flat roads on this ride!
Because my cycle training has not been going well so far this year I have my doubts about being fit enough to ride the long route. My initial thought is to ride the short one but, who knows, I may just have a moment of madness and end up riding the long one instead. I did this last year only to end up being extremely tired at the end.
Wish me luck with the ride.
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@highfieldbri 5 лет назад

That was like a mini documentary, great stuff. 😀👍

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Glad you liked it.

@BlaqRaq 3 года назад

Yes. He does great work

@TheAtarashiiKaze 3 года назад

"But who knows, I may have a moment of madness" - I love this statement and I agree with it 100%

@shelleyshell9441 5 лет назад

Kudos to you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾! What a great accomplishment. Self doubt can be our worst enemy. I’m glad you pushed through.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Shelley, it certainly can. I think we can all do with believing in ourselves a bit more.

@mauriceduignan6995 5 лет назад

well done Leonard your an inspiration. I'm getting my fitness up little by little for some long September rides. An Irish fan.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Hi Maurice, glad you are enjoying the channel. Good luck with your rides in September.

@Lodestone1968 5 лет назад

Maurice completely agree. Leonard inspires and provides pertinent information.

@JonnyImpreza 5 лет назад

Absolutely fantastic & inspiring!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Glad you liked it.

@sgnambiar 5 лет назад

hi, love the vlogs. i think you do a great job of giving a clear step by step explanation to us as viewers. i think this is accessible to both novices and experts. keep up the good work. you obviously are keen. looking forward to the next one!!

@oswaldomaldonado1051 2 года назад

I truly appreciate your channel. Thank you. Sending love all the way from South Korea.

@LukeChapman 5 лет назад

Nice one. Bloody good job!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Luke.

@BluefirephoenixJen 5 лет назад

We just did our first 50K. It wasn't on smooth pretty roads . It's a island in Nova Scotia. The "paved" road had pot holes in it big enough to completely engulf the bikes. We had to climb " the wall" twice The first climb was on a new road which was supposed to be gravel It was gravel for a few hundred meters then it was hiking with the bikes for another 4k. We had a lot of fun. We are both overweight and retirement age. We did have fun but next time I'll go longer route and take the kinda sorta paved road across the wall. I used a refurbished Trek 7000 and my husband a MTB from Canadian tire that he rebuilt. Our living room is starting to look suspiciously like your garage.

@MegaMonkeySkull 5 лет назад

Great job, Leonard! I did my first 100K of the year on the same weekend. Thanks so much!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Congratulations!

@jackj3917 5 лет назад

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching.

@davidpayne8413 2 года назад

ExPat Brit MTB Biker (68 yr old) living in the Philippines! Love your blog! - Great effort for a youngster well done! He He

@jal492 5 лет назад

Good on you Leonard for giving the longer ride a crack! Chapeau that man :)

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

I rather enjoyed it in the end!

@johnbroadmeadow7652 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard and thanks for brilliant vlog on this..It was fantastic to watch 👍👍👍👍

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Glad you liked it.

@philiphookham8135 5 лет назад

Congratulations on a great ride and your best documentary yet. I also did the IOW Randonee and found it to be a great experience. I'm very grateful to the volunteers who ran the event, I'm sure they raised huge sums for charity. Also to the people who live on the IOW for their patience & support while their roads are gridlocked with bicycles for the day. The Isle of Wight is a beautiful, challenging but safe place to ride. Thanks for your efforts with the video 😀

@timwalker3987 5 лет назад

Fantastic achievement and great video production. I really enjoyed watching this and feel inspired to give this ride a go next year. See you there!

@shawnriffhard 5 лет назад

Yo Leonard!! Hello from Los Angeles. U da man!! Love what you're doing here. Stay with it, we need ya!!!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Hi Shawn, glad you are enjoying the channel.

@rodneycobb9190 5 лет назад

Great job Sir! I've watched your vids and I must admit they are very inspiring. Thanks!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching, Rodney.

@BlaqRaq 3 года назад

Yep, it’s like being on spot. Great job indeed

@RailwayBobbie 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard and everyone who took part, that was amazing! The weather was lovely in the UK this time last year..what a huge difference to this year.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

It was 30 degrees last year. Where did the sun go?

@paulcripps9051 5 лет назад

Brings back some great memories from the day. Well done Len - great achievement on completing the full route after all your doubts in the build up to the day. Already looking forward to next year!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks for coming, Paul and for all the help filming. I’ll hold you to it again next year! Well done you for completing it too.

@jesuscruz836 5 лет назад

Good showing Leonard. Well done.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thank you.

@heidijarvis777 5 лет назад

Yay 😁 Really enjoyed watching this on my TV. Well done Leonard for completing the long route. It made me smile and I gave you a thumbs up 👍 at the TV when you said “I’ve got this”. It’s an amazing feeling which is why we love cycling.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Heidi, it is indeed! Good luck with the Birmingham Velo ride on Sunday and Happy Birthday!

@Havalaf24 5 лет назад

Congrats. Ive not been on the I.O.W since the 70s , thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hats off to you.

@georgec2894 5 лет назад

The ride, the video, and even the commitment to reply to the hundreds of comments: A job very well done! All this coming from an islander living abroad and missing the island that little bit more now!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks George. I feel if people take the trouble to watch and comment the least I can do is reply, even if it’s only a short one. I had a few too many to reply to last week but I hope to put that right.

@moochincrawdad 5 лет назад

Well done for the riding and the great vlog! 😀

@tinniswood2577 5 лет назад

Good effort Leonard, nice Trek you have.

@Bobo1941 5 лет назад

Well done, Leonard. I never doubted you! This video was the cheering-up medicine I needed.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Robert. Glad to hear that I have cheered you up.

@duckicanuck 5 лет назад

Woo hoo! You rock Leonard! What an amazing day and a fantastic achievement.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

It was a great day!

@bencee55 5 лет назад

That was a wonderful ride!! Well done!! I'll be sticking @ your channel.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Glad you are enjoying the channel.

@ickeausberlin36 5 лет назад

Thanks for an interesting and nicely done vlog.

@MOK109 2 года назад

Great video. An Inspiration. I'm going IOW June 18 can't wait. Thank you for your video loved watching it

@jamesparvana716 4 года назад

Just recently found you on you-tube. I have enjoyed watching your videos very much. Well done on this long ride. You are inspiring me to get out on my bike and enjoy the outdoors. Cheers!

@kimrice394 2 года назад

19:16 yellow jacket. This would be me after that ride. 🥴 Thanks for taking us along.

@zyphod 5 лет назад

Well done, looked like a good day out!

@rsantos15 4 года назад

Seem to be watching your videos out of order, but that was inspirational.

@tgreaker 5 лет назад

Great ride and wonderful video. Thank you Leonard!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Thomas.

@nigelallen9933 5 лет назад

Very good documentary. Makes me want to do next year's 👍

@hondasaurusrex6998 5 лет назад

Great stuff! Congratulations on the completed ride. Once more, long rides are more of a head game than anything 👍.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

I agree that mindset has a big role to play when it comes to long rides but, believe me, it can also be down to good old fashioned fitness sometimes.

@budycelyn 5 лет назад

Success!! very well done, glad you went for the long route, looks like it was worth the extra effort, great video again

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

It was definitely worth it.

@mikieson 5 лет назад

I think you are a stronger rider than you give yourself credit for. Not sure how far you rode in "miles" but seems a good distance. My furthest ride was 100 miles after only a year of riding. Trek FX 7.3..and Of course I wore normal everyday clothing "tshirt,long sleeve shirt,thick zip up hoody and a yellow vest.Sweat pants,couple pairs of socks,tennis shoes..It was quite cold out..AND talk about hills..good lord!!! It was big hill after big hill after big hill the whole dang way.AND then we turned around and did all again back home..lol..and by "we" i mean myself and a lady that is 20 years older than myself. AND she was leaving me on every hill..haa!!..didnt care though. It was the challenge i was after. Keep going Leonard!!

@lancebuck4038 5 лет назад

Great ride and video. Well done Sir!

@s5gv2 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard, congratulations on a great ride. Love the cinematography, interesting, informative and engaging

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Christopher.

@chrishodgson1968 5 лет назад

Brilliant, well done 👍

@winstoncat6785 5 лет назад

Fantastic! Well done! And you can see the improvement which is always nice.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Not sure I’ve improved but it’s certainly a place to start.

@nathanwoodruff9422 5 лет назад

Great video Leonard! Thanks again for showing the tough side of bicycle riding.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Nathan, glad you liked it.

@davidstihler9689 5 лет назад

Spectacular, what a great video. Well Done!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks David.

@elsy523 5 лет назад

Bravo Leonard! A great achievement to start the season and a great video.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Elsie.

@ccamire 5 лет назад

Great video. Love your drone shots, music, shots and commentary I still think that your ketones video should have given you some ideas about trying this low carb strategy to enhance your power Like i said before, now I can do 3-4 hr bike ride on just water/electrolytes + pacanes at 63 yrs old and maintaining a 28-30km average For 40yrs, i loved carbs but now I have discovered a new nutrition strategy not just focused on weight but also on avoiding diseases it surely gave me an idea to do the ride next ride since we live in Spain

@clacclackerson3678 5 лет назад

How many grams of pecans would you eat on a 120km ride?

@christiannedostie4031 5 лет назад

Probably 60gr of pacanes pacanes easier to digest and more energy

@leftymadrid 5 лет назад

Good on you Leonard!!!! :-) What an excellent ride, good choice on bike, a better fit feeling bike much more important in my humble opinion... Brilliant!!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

If the bike fits it’s so much easier to ride.

@steveb1972 5 лет назад

Congratulations!👍🏻

@stevewalter3742 5 лет назад

Well done, awesome effort. Great video. Thanks Steve. 👍

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Steve.

@tdaubner 5 лет назад

Thank you for inspiring me to do more

@lvtiguy226 5 лет назад

Fantastic job mate! i now have another ride on my bucket list. I hope I can join you and your friends if I manage to get across the pond again sometime soon. Keep up the great videos and your encouragement. You are an inspiration to all cyclists! Thank you!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

You would be very welcome to join us.

@Chrisb286 5 лет назад

Great work, you made it look easy. Great footage of the event. Must get on the the island this year, looks great.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Give it a go. I'm sure you'll love riding on the island.

@5x9withQSB 5 лет назад

Awesome well done and thanks for sharing.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@Alex-vq9vj 5 лет назад

Nice to see the ride to the Strava data! Good for you that the far route felt a lot easier this time than last year. Congrats on finishing more easily! I think that's one of the rewarding things about cycling: even with set-backs due to illness, job, family commitments, crappy weather etc. that might keep you off the bike for a week or two - even after breaks you always see you're getting stronger, faster or the same segment just feels easier than only 3 months ago... 💪🏻 Weather sounds pretty much identical to over here, unfortunately (+ a few hours of rain here pretty much every day). It's really a travesty for going into mid-May. Spring and summer temperatures are very overdue!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

It really is amazing how we are getting virtually the same weather. It really should be warmer for this time of year.

@dickham 5 лет назад

Great ride Leonard, thanks for sharing.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Dick.

@MoyMacGill 5 лет назад

You made a cold day look Beautiful. Excellent video and your videos help me to stay on my bike. Thanks

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Its a beautiful place to ride.

@sw9506 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard. Great highlights of IOW . Brings back memory’s 👍

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks. What are your memories of the island?

@sw9506 5 лет назад

leonardmlee we rode it recently with the FCC. It was sunny and only a bit windy near the needles. A fantastic day out 👍

@stephenlegg262 5 лет назад

That was very inspirational. Well done Leonard.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Stephen.

@amypowarzynski1737 4 года назад

Great video. I am inspired to go for a century this year.

@glendyble4725 5 лет назад

Inspirational ride and video Leonard, great effort.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Glen.

@theavenger3363 5 лет назад

Really well done 👍👍👍

@e1951v 5 лет назад

Great ride, great route, congratulations on your ride.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Ernie.

@franklohrey7278 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard to be able to go that far beyond your comfortable distance and produce an informative and entertaining video of the ride is a great achievement congratulations

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Frank.

@madiantin 5 лет назад

Excellent! I'm so glad you did the long route. =)

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Me too. I surprised myself.

@Wayfarer-Sailing 5 лет назад

Delighted for you - great stuff!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@marxomaga5964 3 года назад

Got me motivated to try and go a bit further everytime. Cheers!!

@chippymc 5 лет назад

Smashed it! Enjoyed the vlog, well done Leonard. 👍🚴😎

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Mike.

@Radnally 5 лет назад

Beautiful ride. Thanks. Reminds me of my younger days. I only ride mt. bikes now because riding on the road here in the US scares me.

@richardharker2775 5 лет назад

Haha! Too many choices Leonard. I never sleep well the night before a feature ride. Back onto bike fit, I have a "few" bikes, had three bike fits from different "fitters" and the last was by a physiotherapist (best). But no matter how I try and mimic the sizes from one bike to the other they just ride differently, feel different and have different levels of comfort. Drives me nuts so I tend to stick with the one that feels the best despite it not being the one I like to be seen on. Thanks for the video again. The ride looks good. Anyway, safety first, fun second.

@Drpepper99uk 5 лет назад

Well done on the ride, fantastic video editing skills and really informative ;-)

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@EzaVinylAddict 4 года назад

Wow well done ! Looks like a great ride mate!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

It was. Shame it’s been cancelled for this year.

@beachesbikescoffeecats1917 4 года назад

OMG! I thought this was going to take place over several days! I am completely shocked and amazed that you did this in 5 hrs and 33 min! Well done!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

See you there next year!

@gavinjmcgrath6983 5 лет назад

Chapeau, Leonard! Good stuff on your part! I did the long route 4 years ago - and Military Road is as hard as you mention! The weather can be pants but when the sun does emerge, what a stunning place to ride. You've inspired me to think I should do next year's ride! Cheers!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

You should ride it. It’s a great event.

@scottphelps8272 5 лет назад

I love your positive attitude, mate!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@monty2078 5 лет назад

Congratulations Leonard, we'll done and a great video.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Monty,

@johnhampson7 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard. And a damn well made video too.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks John, I try my best.

@Countrystock 5 лет назад

I’m lucky to live on the island and this was my 4th randonee. Brilliant vlog the best one by far I’ve watched. New subscriber ☝️

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks for the sub, Andrew. It’s a great event and a great place to ride.

@waterside13 5 лет назад

Well rode Leonard, you should be pleased with that effort. Great doc. too.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks John.

@dennisspors7530 4 года назад

I really enjoy your low key yet insightful comments. I am 70 and restarting my cycling. Building my base right now. I gave up the office for the bikes recently.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Enjoy your cycling.

@eilrach299 5 лет назад

Fantastic stuff, Leonard!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Charlie.

@RCThis 5 лет назад

Inspiring dude you are. SUBSCRIBED

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

I appreciate the sub.

@rRRzx10 3 года назад

Well done, looked a challenging course . Do hope we are able to enjoy some similar events later this year 🙏🏽

@jollygoodvelo 3 года назад

Fingers crossed. Sadly not this IOW ride: the 2021 ride was cancelled in November

@shemmac4700 3 года назад

Brilliant video

@therotundrider2456 5 лет назад

Excellent Leonard. Congratulations on making it around buddy, you done good. So much so, you have inspired me to make it a challenge for next years event, I have already contacted my cycling chum and asked her to put it on her calendar. Thanks mate, great video as always. 😊

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Robert. Let me know if you do ride it next year. Perhaps we will see each other on the way round.

@therotundrider2456 5 лет назад

@@jollygoodvelo I sure will. Thank you. 🙂

@waynekerry6559 5 лет назад

Great vlog mate , loving the channel bud

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Wayne

@chappywookie 5 лет назад

Well done congratulations on the long route.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@KeithAVass 4 года назад

Well done on completing that distance. I maxed out on only 52 kms last year but suffer from leg cramps quite a lot. My trike is about 5 times the weight of a racing bike so can't complain.

@AD-rx8wc 4 года назад

Some ride that mate - well done!

@maxheadroom7687 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard, knew you could do it!😎🇦🇺👍

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Stephen.

@dream2sea 5 лет назад

Inspiring!!! 👍 Good job!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@allangrubb3933 5 лет назад

Well done Leonard lookin good mate. Great documentary.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Allan.

@Markusong38 5 лет назад

That was easy, kudos my friend. You deserve a piece of cake.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Thanks Mervin. I wouldn't say it was easy but it was nowhere near as hard as I had anticipated. I deserved several.

@kevinbennett437 3 года назад

Great job Leonard. Really enjoyed your video. I have lived on the island my whole life and have done the randonnee many times, but always on my mountain bike.. Got back in to road biking again in 2014, but for one reason or another haven't done the ride on skinny tyres. Your video has inspired me to sign up for 2021 (hopefully it will take place), and enjoy that fantastic route once again. Thanks. 👍👍👍

@jollygoodvelo 3 года назад

Sadly, the organisers have already cancelled the 2021 edition but I plan on riding it at roughly the same time. If we are free to ride together, I hope to do it with some of the subscribers. You would be very welcome to join us.

@kevinbennett437 3 года назад

@@jollygoodvelo ....... That sounds like a plan. Would be very keen to do this. Thanks for the offer. 👍

@jollygoodvelo 3 года назад

@@kevinbennett437 Stay tuned to the channel. Once I know a bit more, I will announce it.

@bradbell4055 4 года назад

And I will try to ride everyday when the weather cools down I love riding never expected it like your videos

@jerrydufresne1886 5 лет назад

This is awesome, definitely inspired me to sign up for an event next year!

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

Maybe see you there!

@marcsturgess2111 5 лет назад

Well Done Leonard - great achievement, and a really good video. The drone shots at the beginning were amazing ! I have to say that you do look a lot more comfortable on the Trek rather than the 'Dale. Good Choice.

@jollygoodvelo 5 лет назад

I’m going to try and transfer the position from the Trek to the Cannondale.