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Daisy Duke is a bloke called Ben.
Daisy Duke is a bloke called Ben.
Really? I’ve almost defecated with disappointment.
3) you can become reliant on the support crew to the extent that when something untoward happens, it's a cue to bail rather than tough-it-out - e.g. that at the time you feel that it would be unsafe to continue, which is a fair call, but one that you have less option to adopt if you are unsupported.
Mark Beaumont said this exact thing about when he rode through Australia with a 60mph headwind for days in the desert. He said the parts where he really wanted to just pack up and go home were the bits that he couldn't, because to turn back to the next safest place was just as bad as carrying on.
Superhuman effort, very well done. I would have got back in bed with that weather.
Monsterous ride, much being proud of oneself to follow I hope.
All the more impressive for being able to pick up the bike to above head height at the finish line instead of crumpling in a broken heap!
Wind assisted, so it doesn't count.
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Ah yes: The supportive porridge pan at 0.11 ;-). My word, I'll have to share a picture of the rucksacks that Nicola and I were carrying! Any more vids?
Jase, I'll let Nicola know that she still has the record for this 'hairy chested' challenge 😉
that pan was used as a makeshift cowbell at 3am in the middle of Glen Coe 😉
Phil's planning to edit all my vids down into something cool. I just thought that the fart video was worth sharing early..!
Excellent stuff, well done.
Seeing as "If it's not on Strava, it didn't happen" here it is:
[url= http://app.strava.com/rides/22266509 ]on Strava[/url]
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Great data and stunning to see the whole physical ordeal expressed as a cold 'double' red line. Mere mortals might think it's an error in system! Helpful for other aspirants as they can see the van-support points slightly off-route from this trace - this shows some really good prep was made. What will really bring the sub24hr debate alive is if the Conic + Balmaha roadside deviations were removed from the challenge as the Conic hill trails are in a worst state than ever, and the roadside deviations are annoying for walkers when it's busy. Zapping up the road from Drymen/forest will make sub24hr possible. Trouble is, this then belittles Phil's incredible achievement. My view: Keep it as it is, and let people aspire to any form/time of completions on the 'walkers/multi-use' WHW. If in future years, if the WHW managers create a MTB/walker/lambing conflict free version then the 24hr double change can be considered then, and actually, as record holder, perhaps Phil influences this future?
[quote=garytompsett ] Zapping up the road from [s]Drymen/forest[/s]Milngavie to Fort William will make sub24hr possible.
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Like you say - you either do the WHW or you don't and the WHW includes Conic Hill and all of those annoying little detours!
Notwithstanding all the TCW chatter (glad we got that one sorted 😉 ), what an incredible effort to do the WHW in that time, in those conditions! Not sure I'd even be brave enough to take it on. Huge congratulations to Phil!
Seriously impressive. Well done that man!
Very impressive, happy to lose a KOM on the route to Phil.
I noticed on Strava he actually rode the WHW North to South on the 18th of August as well, took another KOM of me then too, thats some recce in itself.
Chapeau sir!
He was busy the week before too.
https://twitter.com/Spillippe/status/248101581382373376/photo/1/large
I'm starting to hate him.
Phil's ride write-up. grab a cuppa, it's a long un
http://teamjmc.jmc.it/?p=3320
Great report - but how do you turn off the constantly changing background picture on the website? I nearly had a seizure reading it!
no you didn't.