I actually quite like this chap.. he's very "explain everything..comment on everything" for the YT likes I guess, but an enjoyable rider....
But... Dude was given a place in Ard Rock and clearly didn't do any research on the event! Set of blatting it up the road in Turbo.. used half his battery by stage 2... NO WATER OR FOOD!!! (plus he did the race on an E-bike...so DQ..)
He seemed light hearted about his under-estimation, but come on.... theres's plenty of info about the distance/elevations etc etc..
I just found it quite amusing!
DrP
Maybe he does it ALL, including the mistakes/underestimation, for the Youtube views and likes?
Maybe he does it ALL, including the mistakes/underestimation, for the Youtube views and likes?
OMG...have it...have i... been duped?
I dunno - no water on his bike..nil on his GFs... No back pack...
I'm going to maintain my innocence here and believe it all to be true!
DrP
can't stand his videos.
I think he does it as part of YT and it’s an excuse when he doesn’t do so well, seen it in other vids too
Anyhow it’s worked hasnt it
In an illustration of how little influence he/she/them/it 'influences' me (I hate that term) - WHO ?
This the guy who rides 3mm from the back wheel of his partner in a lot of videos?
Is DrP only just coming to realise that we're surrounded by idiots?
Anyhow it’s worked hasnt it
indeed it has ;o)
no water on his bike..nil on his GFs… No back pack…
Was that part of the required kit list? Or just something all weekend warriors believe they need?
He must have been gutted to have raced so hard only to find out after the finish that being on an e-bike disqualified him
Was that part of the required kit list? Or just something all weekend warriors believe they need?
Kudos for you if you are happy to ride the whole of Ard Rock without food or fluid!!
Is DrP only just coming to realise that we’re surrounded by idiots?
The more I work...the more I frequently realise this!
DrP
Couple of lads asked for directions back to the start near the bottom of stage 2 because they'd found out the the transition to 3 was a bit long so they were binning it.
Surely they knew it was a 40km ish day when they set out.
did you end up watching the whole video to find out just how much of a wazzock he wasI just found it quite amusing!
He must have been gutted to have raced so hard only to find out after the finish that being on an e-bike disqualified him
He wasn't alone. 73 riders on ebikes riding in the non-ebike categories, which seems monumentally stupid given there was ebike specific categories
https://www.rootsandrain.com/event10867/2023-jul-23-ard-rock-ard-rock-swaledale/results/
Surely they knew it was a 40km ish day when they set out.
What's the elevation? Cos 40km is not much is it
Tom Cardy was at Ardrock!?!?!?!
Get Louis Theroux it!
Tom Hardy was at Ardrock!?!?!?
With his girlfriend Jude I heard.
Lay off him..... He's from Essex* so not likely to have much experience of any hills or big days out.
Danbury, anyone?
*so am I, but had the foresight to escape as soon as I had the chance.
Here's something interesting
Peaty and Bryceland both raced and Pinkbike has done "rig checks" for them in the past couple of days, both of which showed ebikes.
However both of them raced the non-ebike class, yet neither of them has been disqualified unlike the others who did the same.
R&R pics show them both on ebikes
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider1004/josh-bryceland/photos/filters/events10867/
https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider994/steve-peat/photos/filters/events10867/
Well he's not known as cheaty peaty for nowt is he?
Very singletrack POV but why on earth are people allowed to do Ardrock on e-bikes?*
I’m not (totally) anti e-bike. They’re a great training and sessioning tool but Ardrock is meant to be a physically challenging race. Zooming up the transitions in turbo mode seems to be rather contrary to the spirit of the weekend.
*exceptions obviously made for those who require e-bikes for mobility purposes.
He's famous and I assume matey with the organisers so I guess he's allowed to do whatever the hell he wants? And Pinkbike lap that kinda stuff up too by doing a bike check of a standard looking e-bike with some stickers and, coincidentally at the end, some Peaty products... I had a read of it last night thinking there might be something interesting but tbh, I think people would find a bike check on my own bike would be more interesting...
Glad I did Ard Rock a few times when it was a much smaller do...
Very singletrack POV but why on earth are people allowed to do Ardrock on e-bikes?*
Its the future :S
Sadly judging by the ‘Valley’s Enduro’ round I did at Brechfa it’s the only way they make any money so I suppose that’s the answer.
Was there an ebike catergory for the Sunday race? Doesn't seem to show on Roots n Rain
Very singletrack POV but why on earth are people allowed to do Ardrock on e-bikes?
When I were a lad Enduro racing (Ard Rock) was called XC, and you rode up them 'ills and down em as fast as you could, no big suspension to help you get down, or motors to help you get up.
Them were days.
Just out of interest and my old age forgetfulness. What did the XC race used to be called that covered most of the good DH sections that are now 'Enduro'
Funniest bit of the Tom Cardy vid was him saying Ard Rock in a southern accent
Why are people allowed to do ardrock on analogue bikes? So slow and old fashioned, clogging up the transitions and getting tired. Can't be much fun. Do they arrive on a horse and cart as well?
Ardrock is meant to be a physically challenging race.
I always thought it was meant to be a big money-spinner for the organisers, from the frequent feedback on here about pricing etc. and the massive volume of entrants.
I always thought it was meant to be a big money-spinner for the organisers
thats my thoughts too, given the organisers used to do an XC race on the same hill on the same DH sections.
Cut out XC and put the Word 'Enduro' in there (which gives people an excuse to push their bike up hills looking at the TC vid) then you get way more people turning up.
Can't stand that fella, if I had to describe him as a beverage I'd say he's like a cup of decaff instant coffee but with steamed milk to make it seem a bit more fancy but still has no substance.
Was there an ebike catergory for the Sunday race? Doesn’t seem to show on Roots n Rain
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Can’t stand that fella, if I had to describe him as a beverage I’d say he’s like a cup of decaff instant coffee but with steamed milk to make it seem a bit more fancy but still has no substance.
I completely get what you mean, but almost a bit harsh.
Hes just a normal bloke with a talent for riding a bike. Its interesting watching how his career has gone compared to Sam Pilgrims. You almost see now that Sam has distanced himself from Tom.
Tom and his GF have put all their eggs in one basket, and I hope it works for them, but their vids are always a bit cringe as they both dont look comfortable in front of the camera, and everything is just a bit too sick/awesome/stoked for my liking.
However both of them raced the non-ebike class, yet neither of them has been disqualified unlike the others who did the same.
When you enter you tick an ebike box. Maybe if you don’t tick it no one actually cares and your result stands with only your mates to call you out. The pros presumably bring a haul of bikes and just pick whatever takes their fancy / they get paid to ride.
those on ebikes had been marked as N/C on roots and rain results, presumably non competitive.
i noticed peaty and danny mac both have 'n/c' on their placing as do quite a few hardline riders who raced on the saturday.
i also noticed on sportident results, joe barnes was in 4th place, so i was surprised to see him on the podium
love the riding, even without pedal assist. and the event is great,
they need more showers and water access for all camping fields, nearest water source for us was across the road, which isnt on..
ps its been called the ard rock enduro since 2013, was it an XC race before then
I’m not (totally) anti e-bike. They’re a great training and sessioning tool but Ardrock is meant to be a physically challenging race. Zooming up the transitions in turbo mode seems to be rather contrary to the spirit of the weekend.
Also - it seemed rather unfair that tom CarDy was also ripping past non-E riders on the stages with a bit of climbing....
Anyway - I'm all for E bikes (I don't ride one, but the OH and my son do so we can ride together) but it's getting annoying now that certain events are going E bike ONLY (the Ex in 2024, for example!!)
DrP
Glad I did Ard Rock a few times when it was a much smaller do…
@DaveyBoyWonder very much this. Had some good times Ard Rock, think I did the full Enduro five years in a row, the last being '18 when just felt to have grown to big.
Much prefer Boltby these days.
Also – it seemed rather unfair that tom CarDy was also ripping past non-E riders on the stages with a bit of climbing….
Southern Enduro guys have learned this lesson and the Eebs are now the first Cat out... So by the time the manuals are headin up the hill, the Eebs are already out of the way and on stage 2 for example, therefore they're never overtaking all the manuals
This has the added bonus that all the Eeebers seem to stand around after their races and heckle, cheer, jeer and laugh and shout at all the manual riders, which makes for a very enteraining atmosphere at times
yeah...but... Cardy was entered in the NORMAL race, but took an eeb...
Hmmm...
DrP
just watched the video, never seen the lass before but she says everything were shouting "kara move over", she DNF'd after s1, he completed in just under 25 mins,
i should be proud i was only 5 seconds slower on a normal bike
i dont get ebikers using full power, i've only ridden an ebike up a big hill and even in the lowest setting they race up, with minimum effort
@ simon, agreed, its got too big and basic facilities showers and water have not grown with the number of riders.
ended up jumping in river for a cleanoff, as the showers were too far away with queues..
we keep saying we'll have a year off, but the riding is fun and new riding friends want to get involved.
boltby gone the same way, first few times i rode that it was great, but thats at least doubled in size the last few years
Yep, I'm also in the category of glad I did it a few years ago, along with Boltby, etc. That said, these things are still worth doing once for the experience, surely.
We had a two dayer at Dyfi and BPW recently, just 5 of us, great riding, no queues and the campsite had showers and water too. Thats more my thing these days or a good Scotland trip
Weird that you have him among the main field interfering with legitimate competitors on the pedally sections, not to mention obviously being much fresher because he can just casually spin up even the worst bits of the transitions. Even complains about being held up at one point...