CYCLING 300MILES / 480KM TO SCOTLAND PART 1 | 200km RIDE DERBY TO LANCASTER | HEADWIND!

Part one of my ride to Glasgow to see the Women’s Tour of Britain. I’d had enough of the headwind by the end of the day but it’s all good training & I’m so grateful to my Mum for coming to meet me at the end. Tomorrow’s ride is 280km to get me to Glasgow – last big training ride before Tour de France.

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good morning it’s 10 past 7 in the A.M so actually a bit of a later start than usual for me it’s the day after our really busy but amazing day in London and I’m going to be heading to Glasgow because it’s the Women’s Tour of Britain final on Sunday it’s Friday today so today I’m cycling 200 km to Lancaster and then tomorrow I’m cycling about 280 km from Lancaster to Glasgow get there tomorrow night and then Sunday hopefully enjoy the tour of Britain with SIS who invited me there so I thought let’s ride there it’s my last big training ride before my tour to France challenge which starts 3 weeks today when this video goes out it will probably be like two weeks because I start on the 27th of June feeling a little bit nervous it’s raining outside it’s meant to rain for like the all morning and then hopefully dry in the afternoon tomorrow rain all day so drowned rat vibes incoming my very kind mom is meeting me in Lancaster tonight she’s going to stay with me where I’m staying so I’m not on my own so that’ll be nice kyle can’t join so I’m going solo so I packed up Panta she’s got tail fin on i’ve got a load of stuff in there stuff in here snacks mainly and yeah bottles with electrolytes my plan today is just to keep riding try not to stop too much just fill my water up when I need to and get there hopefully not too wet i’ve got quite a hilly day today up through the peaks and then through the forest of Boland to Lancaster so let’s roll just started my ride in absolute panic i’ve done a mile i had to stop my route and restart it because it flashed up saying low power and I thought “Oh my god my p my D2 is low power.” But I thought it can’t be i’ve charged it run Kyle in a panic like “Oh you’re going to have to give my mom the DI2 charger cuz I’m locked out the house now i’ve not got a house key.” But it turns out I stopped my Garmin and had a look it’s my power pedals that are low so not as bothered about that i can survive without power good morning sheepy and cows yoohoo 15 miles down 110 to go today feeling good the rain has stopped let’s get to Lancaster hello there mies got a bit of a headwind today wasn’t forecast but I’m used to it by now every ride I go on seems to have a headwind but maybe it’ll change direction later decided to wear my Arero helmet today not for speed just because it’s forecast rain all day tomorrow so it’ll keep my head drier and warmer hello ladies woohoo climbing in the wind kind of got like a cross headwind as demonstrated by that lovely flag i’m 33 miles down i’ve got 92 millise to go getting a banana in it’s a very big one actually it’s the biggest one I’ve ever seen massive more next for me it was so windy got a strong headwind today that I wasn’t expecting you can see the grass blowing that way and I’m going that way so not ideal but taking my time not worrying about my speed today no pressure to get there at early or anything mom will be there when I get there so she’s getting the train she’s a sensible one got some sheep over hello ladies all right anyway going to delay my jacket and get rolling gee boys I just got blown across the road by the wind it’s so windy i’m having to really really like initiate positive mindset because I was just looking down at my speed and I was like Amy you’re going so slow doing rubbish i like no Amy you’ve done 34 miles and over 3,400 ft of climbing already you’re not going to be going fast today you’ve got a big bag on the back with all your stuff in which is going to get heavier tomorrow cuz mom’s bringing some stuff for me tonight you know got my wash bag and everything in there it’s windy it’s hilly you’re tired from yesterday it’s not about speed it’s just about keep being able to keep going so trying to be nice to myself trying to remind myself that I can do to France i can do it just it’s okay to have slower days i won’t care on tour to France if I don’t get there till midnight every day i’m doing it so let’s keep pedaling keep going all I need to do is look up and then we’re smiling again climbs keep on coming but we’re getting up them slowly but surely i’m heading up there climb coming the climbs just keep on coming today and so does the wind but I’m trying to make myself be positive the can and I will getting there just got to the top of another burn baby burn stopped here cuz I know there if you can see the skyscraper buildings of Manchester so be going down now and we’re on the outskirts of Manchester not through Manchester like me and Kyle did last time we cycled to Scotland cuz that was not fun and yeah keep on rolling going have to try and find somewhere still we soon cuz getting desperate but I don’t want to do it here cuz there’s a few few cars and peaky eyes so don’t want to flash anyone but yeah let’s keep going oh man heck it’s stop start central today i’m not joking there’s been so many traffic lights today i think this about my 11th set of traffic lights it was a massive queue but I’m not weaving in and out i’m just waiting here get there eventually probably about midnight by the time I get there mom’s getting there all at 4:00 or 5:00 and I said I’d hopefully be there by like half 56 i’m going so slow going so slow at the minute i think what’s my average speed actually 14 mph i’m not going as slow as I thought doing a lot of climbing oh wrong green let’s go flaming jerky got to the front it’s gone red again so another 5 minute wait it’s like a fiveway crossroad here gee whiz sorry Mom if I’m late this is why this some sort of sick shape there’s more road works now more traffic lights like traffic light 15 of the day another one this is actually a joke now it’s literally just like the fifth traffic oh I’m going i’m going i’m going god that was literally the fifth traffic light in the space of a mile and that’s not exaggerating no more red please just let me have green well I’m 62 and 1/2 miles in i’ve got 62 and 1/2 miles to go just stop for a little peanut butter pit pit peanut butter look at that every time I get the camera out loads of cars come past been silent for the last 5 minutes luckily did a we in the grass down there no cars came past so all good yeah I’m getting some food down halfway there done more than half the climbing so that’s always a positive i’m just hoping I’m going to stay dry but Oh blooming neck just literally started raining i think I jinxed it oh well might have put the rain coat back on anyway get this down and hit the road crank on right rain coat’s on straps on it looks like the rain’s setting in so this is going to be fun oh well could be worse could be Kyle on the building site laying bricks so let’s enjoy it hopefully I’ll pass over but this is what’s to come tomorrow cuz tomorrow is forecast all day rain for 175 miles so oh well can’t change the weather and change your attitude so got to try and pretend I’m loving it no I will I will enjoy it but rather it be dry oh welcome to summer in England june this is what we get panta is not happy with me she’s not a fan of the rain she’s gonna have to get used to it though cuz I’m not a fair weather rider as you can tell although I’d rather be indoors right now jeez sun come back oh jeez wet i’m wet and I’m cold i’m riding my bike i’m going up a hill i’m questioning why put the Katy Perry remix there for you got some blue sky ahead though so positivity blue skies coming my way the rain stopped i’m in Lancasher or Lancashire yeah either way I’m on the right road to Lancaster might have to take my coat off soon cuz I feel like a boil in the bag going up a climb munching snacking on the move feeling really good now and I’ve only got 48 miles to go which seems like a very short distance to me now so I’m happy looking forward to seeing my mom so grateful that she’s coming to see me but I’ve got some climbs before the end cuz I’m heading into the forest of bowling so it’s not over yet woohoo hello sheepy got about 35 miles to go i don’t know what is up with the traffic today but there’s road works again there’s red lights again so I’m just waiting it’s raining again and I’ve got some big red climbs coming up in the new forest so yeah getting ready for them tapping the legs come on Codins you can do it i call Codloins my legs basically i don’t know why oh god swallow i missed my turning off the cycle path i’m now going back on myself about the way I should have gone gee whiz it’s the second time I’ve done that today not with it ribble Valley if Kyle was here it would be Ripple Valley it’s definitely a headwind [Applause] now thanks for that wing gods not in my favor today this isn’t a joke there’s more road works and more red lights this is the red light district and not the type car I’d like actually I hope you wouldn’t like the red light district bit more sensible than that well I’ve got 25 million to go but 25 very hilly miles i’ve just text mom saying some uh ingredients for dinner tonight i said “Could we do like a chicken sort of stir fry with rice?” But I’m really craving some mushrooms so I’ve said “Can you get some chicken mushrooms a pepper some spinach rice and any kind of snacks but preferably some kafir yogurt with fruit and a crunchy apple?” So we we’ll see if she delivers the goods but I will pay her back for them anyway this is a medieval church apparently i go up there i always find myself in a graveyard no one really disturbed you at church it was quite nice but normally the tap as well to fill your water up when I was freewheeling down that big hill like looking down on all the towns and stuff it just makes you realize how small you are how many millions of lives are that you know nothing about no one knows really about me either but like I know that some people might take that the wrong way but for me that just kind of like it just like is a posit not a positive thing but like makes me think it puts life in perspective like it doesn’t matter if things go wrong it don’t matter if I don’t go that fast today like no one actually knows it just puts Yeah you’re such a small little dot in so many people and you got to just make the most of your life and enjoy it and not worry about what people think cuz majority of them don’t even know you exist so just do what makes you happy and spend as much of your life doing what you want to do and what you love and with the people that you love i miss Kyle today i really wanted him to come but he just couldn’t he’s working and we’ve got Chester so I miss Chester as well but after tomorrow day in Glasgow watching the women and then two and a half weeks at home tapering down less miles lots of time with Chester lots of time with Kyle i wouldn’t be where I am without him and he’s Yeah he’s a he’s the real hero behind this channel really so this bike wouldn’t be riding without him so yeah he’s a good egg most of the time apart from when he’s leaving cheese gratings in the club and you know mess around the house but no one’s perfect are they oh a minute look at the sweat on my saddle sorry Mom when I get to you might be a bit of a stench hello cowies oh have you been left out mate have you been left out he’s thinking I want to be with me mates over there getting fed i want to be getting fed too he’s actually Oh I think he’s a bit stressed or she think it’ll be a she climbing up the hard climb is approaching i’m not sure if I’m ready for it hello little caries a Hello you big woolly beggars they were a woolly kind i like them in the winter I’d be one of them it’s so gorgeous around here i’m heading towards the trough of Boland the wind is a killer now headwind I’ve had enough of you oh you serious another one there’s no one bluming here got a sensor burner approaching 430 ft to climb 1.1 miles long let’s do this i kind of wish I didn’t bring a full deodorant i should have bought a half empty one weighing me down oh well makes you stronger let’s get up there and stop moaning hello there lady that’s where we’re heading up there red bit [Music] incoming come on codoins get me up there that was a burn i don’t think I’ve done that one before i was keeping my jacket on to try and get my body used to being hot for to France so yeah definitely feeling hot right now city of Lancaster hey that’s nice means I’m not far i love it around here it’s so nice i don’t think I’ve ridden on this road before forest of Boland you are beautiful we’re climbing again come on Lancaster you’re only six miles away now not too long to go let’s see i’m hoping I get a nice Skippy after this i’m quite high up wow this has made the climbing worth it it’s beautiful and the sheep hello ladies hello you old hag oh sorry sorry it that is what I like to see right camera’s going away for my Yippy yippoo woohoo less than 5 miles to go i’m nearly there one last burner to finish me off i thought I had nice free wheel but no another one at least there’s no traffic lights around here anyway forget about cooked i’m charred char grilled hey the last climb of the day is ding dang done two miles to go get me down to Lancaster mother I’m coming for you she told me she got there just after 4 it’s just after 5:00 now so she went to the shop for me so we’ll go and see if she’s delivered the goods got into Lancaster realized my route ended not where the accommodation is so I just had to find it but mom’s just told me that she’s just walked to the sainsburries and she’s walking back to the accommodation so I’ll probably come across her in a minute perfect timing really tell you what I’ve spent I’ll have to look how long I’ve spent stopped today but all I stopped to actually get off the bike was to eat my peanut butter pitter and go for a couple of weeds and at that church but I’ve spent so much time stopped today at traffic lights and road works don’t know why there’s so much traffic around road works hopefully they’re filling in some potholes right I’ve got to look out where I’m going now so my mother hunt I’ve spotted her she’s got a little trolley with her hang on mother hello hang on got to uncip hello there have you not been to the accommodation yet no oh no you walked straight from the station yeah walk to the station to Sainsbur posh yeah and it’s a posh granny bridge my nose is running thanks Mom really appreciate it to backy on the way back yeah do with it don’t think you got far to walk i’ll ride with you now i’ll just go slowly with you well you go if you want it’s all right i’ll ride along with you that sounds good nearly there good yeah oh bless my mom she does get free train travel so she makes the most of that cuz where my dad works but I’m really happy that she’s come and met me here cuz I’d be all right staying on moon but I like having someone with me and she she’s always up for a night away from dad to be honest so the havoc he causes i said to her mom why don’t you go to Audi there’s an Audi on the way she went “Oh no we’ll have a sainsburries.” Well not the way you think Mom although I do shop at Audi there’s nothing wrong with it or Tesco i don’t know where we’re going here is it that one oh no could be any of these uh I better cut the camera and leave my mom behind and find out where we’re meant to be going we’re just working out how to get says drive up to the garage door we won’t be doing that we’ll be walking and wheeling the garage what the cobble i know have you been to Manchester before it’s quite nice actually i can’t believe this look at this nice heat you like this well y’ expect this if we get this on tour to France I’ll be happy carlo will be in his element wasn’t that expensive but it wasn’t too bad either wi-fi mom we’re obviously in a posh area of Lancaster yeah we’re in a posh area aren’t we Mom we’re in your kind of area look at these you need a couple of these for your size of coffee though that’s not big enough for you is it espresso i’m boiling carrying that stuff up sorry about that little garden area so what’s in there is that locked that’s locked i think that might be the toilet but sorry that can’t be oh no it’s lock oh that’s fine in the back look at this that’s nice that’s one of those love chairs we might be sharing a double bed tonight mom should we go and have a look upstairs oh actually no first let’s see if you deliver cuz I did say on the YouTube about the list I sent you so let’s see if you’ve done well what did we get oh yeah right go for a mix extra mushroom yes i’ve been craving mushrooms pepper i got a soy ginger and garlic sauce and rice noodles yeah nice chicken skin’s a bit squashed out yeah lots of protein yummy the best looking bananas I could find thank you two quite crunchy apples yeah yes thank you one now one i bought this oh yeah like them yeah what you doing that for i wasn’t sure if you’re allowed to yeah well oh well s it’s an SAS protein flat snack yeah my lattes oh yeah um not l I got some cooking oil yeah good idea not that cheeky little bottle of wine for me yeah we have the whole bottle don’t tell your dad well silly bag walking all that way i might mango oh yes that’s my favorite one and I got some blueberries to go with it i wanted to get you a kiwi as well but they didn’t have individual ones that’s fine but in We obviously have a lot of problem with shoplifting because in the self scanner I went to go out and do and it says you must scan your receipt to go out blowing out good job and leave it the tent that’s really bad i know i thought I’m going to give you a nine out of 10 only one thing i would say green peppers are the worst one oh are they don’t you ever realize that don’t you ever taste the difference green peppers green peppers are really bitter whereas red and red and red and yellow are always a bit more sweet dad always really But dad likes bittery stuff don’t he green always tastes a bit notified to be fair i didn’t specify so can’t knock you down a little porridge pop as well for the morning cuz I thought happy i’ve got porridge with me in my bag already mom that you bought these mama ones but they had like like with they were in the gluten-free area but they had like with spiced apple or strawberries i do like they’re all right but I’ve got I bought porridge with me cuz you bought me some stuff haven’t you so I’m going to be weighed down even more tomorrow i bought what everything there for you anyway should we have a look upstairs and I can then I can do my ride stats and then we can put the camera away mom look at all your milk in there oh bloody hell and condiments and take it home wasted money on that i did well I wasn’t sure oh tomato sauce mustard is that jam and butter oh there’s butter but that’s that’s marmalade i’ll pass on that take that home dad eat that oh god take dad a freebie right mom we’ll go and look upstairs little video got a bottle of wine in there pay extra for that what’s that in there we’ll go and have a look tour around upstairs and I’ll do my ride stats and then we’ll cut the camera cuz it’s a Friday you enjoy yourself Mom oh I like it i’m going to go and have a sneak peek upstairs hey I’m going to have a look upstairs while you’re faffing around i think we’re sharing a double mom oh it’s a big double i think it’s a king size oh plumbing this is the kind of duvet I want i really want one of these duvies cuz it looks so I’ve got that light shade at home ooh nice big bathroom mom waterfall shower mom what’s falling down said no not nothing’s falling down i said waterfall shower and shampoo and conditioner oh what so you didn’t need to bring me any oh there’s extra weight I bought sorry no I will use yours it’s probably better i know what you’re like with shampoo and conditioner you only buy the good stuff right all right I’m going to cut the camera and then I’ll come do my ride stats and then we’ll say goodbye because hay fever i’ve had hay fever as well cuz I want to enjoy time with mother off the camera got to say 10 out of 10 crunchy apple mom crunchy tasty juicy so mom’s giving me a thumbs up you happy about that anymore can’t see through your bear focals don’t worry um anyway ride stats for today i did 125.34 miles or as allowed to say Maloney so that’s just over 200k i went up 11,191 ft which is more than I thought I was going to go up cuz the Garmin told me 9,000 ft and my average speed was 14 mph so I’m happy with that it’s not that fast but it’s fair i only get 14 mph if I’m going downhill in the headwind it was enough today apparently I burnt 5,853 calories i need to get them back in and my power pedals died so my average power was not 41 watts i’m telling you that i think it was about 150 160 oh and I like this bit the athlete intelligence epic long-distance ride with challenging conditions showcasing incredible endurance by spending most time in active recovery that’s a lie cuz my power pedals died but oh well i’m going to hide my power from Sha so people don’t think you are yeah the camera screen just go black that’s fine you just tap it it goes back to normal there you are right then anyway I’m going to have water mom’s going to have a wine i am and hang on I’ll get the camera so you can come in mother mom’s going to cook me a stir fry so mom’s doing Kyle’s job today but we’re doing to France so yeah 175 milesi in the torrential rain tomorrow going up the shap in the morning so it might they might be wrong the forecast might be wrong said it all week and I’ve just checked again i know don’t think about it but I will be I will be getting up early mom sorry that’s fine your dad got off 4 this morning i’ll be getting up at like 5 quart 5 leaving at 6 so okay sorry about that i stink of sweat anyway thanks for watching goodbye want to say goodbye bye