DAY 2 – RIDING EVERY STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE PLUS THE TRANSFERS

In this video Amy cycles stage 2 plus the transfer. Starting near Cuincy and finishing in Bethune.
191 miles with 11000 feet of climbing.

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bonjour it’s day nume on my tour to France challenge and today I’m doing stage two plus a transfer so overall it is 188 miles i don’t know what that is in kilometers just under is it 300
full tin boat
is that 300k yeah over 300 km just over 300
185 186 miles of 300k so yeah
yeah just over 300 km i have changed my gar into kilm and meters today so it’s a first for me yeah full electrolyte boo please go and yeah it’s time to hit the road it’s 5:30 in the morning so get me electrolytes in my bottles and scaddle so stage two is 218 km but I’ve just got to ride a couple of miles to get to the start point and then ride back on myself but I want to make sure I do every stage properly so yeah right so this is the official start point this is where Pagat will have his wheel on the 6th of July so let’s roll they’ve really gone to town with the decorations in this town every roundabout’s got decorations it’s great kyle is that you i mean the bull not the cyclist i’m already an hour and a half in feeling good just got to keep on pedaling right I’m 2 hours and 15 minutes in about 1 hour 45 minutes from my first food stop with Kyle but I just had to stop here cuz look at this it’s so cute pet hair is shining i’m shining too cuz I’m a sweaty mess anyway oh I’d love to lie on the beach right now and get in the sea but yeah I every time I go for a little village I’m always looking out for the tour to France stuff oh I think it’s What time is Eight cup 4 [Music] 7 8 Yeah 8:00 a we right I better get on with it then I’m 67 km in and so far I’ve had nothing but headwind but oh well you can’t choose the weather you can choose your attitude that’s what I always say as soon as I get to Kyle I’m gonna have some oil put on my chain because I had a wax chain put on but there’s definitely no wax left on it it just feels horrible like it’s making a really loud noise and it’s grindy so I think the wax might have gone but it’s okay plenty of oil or lube as they call it in the van in the car so get that when I get there it’s Kyle there’s lots of images of Kyle going on around here cows everywhere i’m only joking kyle sorry there was a painting of a cow earlier that I didn’t capture and I thought “Oh yeah another one of K.” Hey there he is a Vash I believe a cow in France is Vash I think cuz Kyle always Oh no is that pig oh no it’s cow cuz Kyle always says to me “You’re a petty vash.” Which means you’re a little cow so thanks for that Kyle getting me back oh headwind i could do without you it’s not giving up today could be worse though could be raining so let’s get on with it really I can see the shining lights of the Kodiak it’s Kyle hey oh yes bananas you all right oh headwind you
all right
headwind
i’ve had a nightmare
why
you know what I’ve left at the accommodation
what
the rice in the fridge
oh it doesn’t matter what you mean the rice
what we caught last night
the pasta
pasta yeah
for lunch that is a nightmare
that is a nightmare yeah literally just realized
have for lunch then
i bought stuff anyway i bought bananas yogurts
that’s more tub as well that I needed
yeah I got more tubs that’s not what I’m worried about obviously I bought it got taken or or rice i’m really hungry you got it when you found out because that’s
No I’ve literally just realized now
oh Kion over an hour
no that’s really bad like I need a big lunch i’ve got 200k to do i’ve done 104K and I’ve still got 200k to do i’m starving well I bought you a whole bunch of bananas got the apple things you got snacks
but that’s bananas
and then I’ll go and get you some pasta for the next stop all right
right so I’ve had two apple things i’m just going to carry on going with the bananas got a no
no I can’t i need something savory i can’t eat anything else sweet i’ve eaten so much sweet stuff right i feel really bad for being Marty at Kyle then but I was just so like looking forward to that pasta we made it last night tuna pasta with peas and mushrooms and peppers and I was going to have half then and half at the next stop but he forgot it and it’s in the fridge where we stayed last night so some other blooming bugger will be eating that um it’s okay i had a couple of apple pots i’ve had a banana going to have another bar in a minute um and Kyle’s going to get me a baguette with peanut butter in so that’ll be in 40 miles time so I’ll just battle the headwind now and keep going and dream of my peanut baguette and hope it’s there this time i’ll just add another dagger to the heart i’ve just realized left my chocolate in the fridge as well last night Kai bought me some 99% cocoa like cacao chocolate i love dark chocolate and that was in that fridge too so oh well treats for the next guests that arrive just come to the top of a little burn baby burn it’s getting humid in a way though it’s kind of good because it’s like 27° today and obviously as I go further into the tour and go further south it’s going to get hotter so I’m hoping that’s going to help me like heat the climatize slowly but it is very humid and I can taste salt on my lips so got a sweaty upper lip right now not too uh not really a nice thought for you watching this sorry the headwind’s not giving up and I did the stupid thing of zooming out on my Garmin to see oh I wonder if I’ll change direction and I don’t going this way all the way to the end of stage two but then I think the transfer will be back the opposite way so the last bit of the ride hopefully I’ll have a tailwind kyle put oil on my chain at the last stop and it’s rolling smooth again now pantara’s happy it’s not making a crunchy like grindy noise anymore so that’s good and I know that Kyle didn’t mean to forget the passer obviously so I’m not annoyed at him and I just was a bit my because I’ve been dreaming of it so I’ll say sorry to him when I next see him cuz I feel a bit bad but I was a bit grouchy so sorry Kyle bonjour Vash hello mates woohoo oh the headwind is not letting up it’s getting stronger but nothing I can do just got to get on with it and enjoy the downhills right I’ve just pulled up to Carl i’m 158 km in so just under 100 miles so I was like “Oh yeah.” A bit early and I’ve walked along to this arrangement apples galore
have I made up
yes I’ve made up what’s this oh is that um
That’s the apple pocket
oh yeah
fresh pears oh a variety of pam they didn’t know which one that’s a nice ham oh
bananas this is heaven and I can sit bars
sit in the comfort of the scooi
go put your feet up while I sort you
i’ve got 65k left of
um I’ll have a baguette and ham and everything really
60 Oh I’m sorry yeah I got some salad putting your baguette that would be quite nice
65k left of the stage two Kyle
and then I’m not going to think about the transfer yet
i’m going to redeem myself
you’ve definitely redeemed yourself thank you that was absolutely great kyle knows how to make a good picnic picnic mood is boosted 65k left of stage two and then onto the transfer so feeling good over halfway through the day really grateful for Kyle he didn’t mean to make his mistake earlier all is forgiven all is fair in love and war oh blew my neck bad yeah this is a nice little place montreal montreal montreal looks kind of historical i think I did see a sign saying historic village cuz it’s quite like old looking so it’s nice oh we’re cobbling she whiz no not your best just come up a little burner i’ve got eight climbs left in stage two there was 28 alto together today very little pip squeaks compared to the Alps though so I’m just trying to keep it in perspective yippee woohoo there’s the sea in the distance he la I’ve got that French song in my head now the one that goes I love that song me and my friend used to sing it when we were at school i think it’s off like the Mr bean movie or something so little things like that just keep me sane while I’m riding although I probably don’t appear very sane right now sorry about that oh lovely we’ve got a burner hey someone’s been on with spray paint yeah they’re already ready for the pros they’ll be here on the 8th of July so yeah being a lot quicker than me it’s a burner hey I’m gutted because I had some of my Chester stickers with me and they dropped out my pocket so going to have to be more careful with them um yeah I’m not very happy about that but oh well hopefully someone will pick him up and have a laugh at Chester’s face with his little grenaders hat on anyway climb bites the dust onwards we go and hopefully by the time I get to the end of the stage and turn round to come back there’ll be a tailwind please almost at the end of stage two and I’ve got a burner to finish me off i’ll see you at the top blow me my neck burn baby burn this was not a fun one nearly at the top now though got one more burner I think before the end of stage two i’m on the finishing straight of stage two it finishes on a little climb nearly there then it’ll be time for the transfer it’s quite nice here there’s a wedding going on up here hey so that’s stage two ding-dang done now I’ve got to load up the transfer but here’s the finish so that’s 223 km down i’ll be back in a minute with what I’ve got to do next but I’m glad to be here okay now I’ve got an 84 km transfer to do so looking like this bit hilly but 84k to go so not too bad considering what I’ve already done today i’ll give Kyle a little bell and get on my way i think he’s either going to drive out to meet me or ride out to meet me i’m not sure but little pick and then keep going right I got a random quick picky for me they also follow me on Instagram so thanks for that random French guy and I’ve just wiped down a smoothie and I forgot to say where I am i’m in Blonde Sire sorry if I said that wrong anyway time to head now to the place where stage three starts so 84 km i’m sorry repeating myself Kyle good luck editing this 244 km down 63ish km to go i’m feeling very hot and sweaty but Kyle’s told me he’s going to come and meet me before the end with extra water and electrolytes so that’s good and I’m going to stop in a minute and have a bit of my baguette that’s hopefully not too sweaty actually it’s here i’ve been munching on it a little bit um and yeah I’ve just downed some little gel not gel but like little chewy sweet things that are like really high in carb so hoping that will get me to the end finally got a bit of a tailwind so that’s nice but it’s the same image I’ve had all pretty much day all pretty much day i’ve gone dally pretty much all day the actual joke of this is that where I’m staying tonight is literally really close to where we stayed last night cuz the tour is so back and forward at the start so yeah thanks for that tour organizers making me go here there and everywhere meal worm if you know you know the video with my sister in she always shouts it so I was just thinking about her mealworm i wonder what meal worm is in French we’ll have to look that up i don’t have a clue what it’ll be deja is breakfast but no deja is dinner but it’s not dinner it’s meal so I’m going to Google that later meal i was just talking to myself and then Kyle pulled over past me oh am I glad to see him cuz I’m on my last sip of water hallelujah i said he’s going to pull in up here thanks Kylie oh that really lifted my spirits i was just thinking oh it’s probably going to be like another hour till Kyle’s with me i better stop somewhere for water but the man’s on it bonapatita is the mean mom
yeah i was literally talking to myself as you drove past me it made me jump i was like talking out loud to how many miles I had left
i didn’t want to beep at you but
you did beep at me and I
Yeah I didn’t want to but you weren’t paying attention
did you see me talking to myself
yeah it was really annoying though cuz the tracker showed you coming over this hill parked up good spot i thought “Oh is this immaculate immaculate timing?”
Yeah
and then I checked it again and you down the road so I went to where you were and you were miles away from it
which is kind of gorgeous
i’ve got 35 miles to go just an air club ride but it’s just very rolling now it’s not Paris paris actually
I’ll be done at about half 7 I think taking me a bit longer because of the headwind but I’m not bothered about that
it’s not headwind now
no it’s not now but it was for 200k we actually have got a tailwind now
i’m enjoying it i’m not complaining i have done a bit of complaining today but it is actually you know I’m very in a really good position to be able to do this i’m very grateful to be able to do it and what I’m doing is nowhere near as hard as what people with mental health problems struggle with every day and their family struggle with so nothing that I face on this challenge is going to be as hard as that so
direct tailwind all the way to Bethuni
woohoo
whatever it’s called
it’s called Bthoon but I call it buffoon cuz I’m with the
I call it Bethuni
cuz you’re a buffoon
um I had to go for a toll toll tag worked immaculately well done so
impressed what’s your POA now then
right drive back yeah by the time you get back I’ll have any kit
by the time you get back I’ll have 15 miles um I have 20 miles yesterday by the time I get back to come out and do 10 if you want to spin your legs don’t bother going in the kit just come out in shorts normal shorts if you want no
if you move set button put your rib shorts on you just come in normal t-shirt what
where’s the donkey kyle’s lost Pepe and I’m really upset about somewhere
you better find him
he’s definitely about cuz you more I nearly left
i was thinking about him earlier and I was thinking Pepe in a cell i was Oh I want to get Pepe actually i want to see him and give him a stroke but where is he
i nearly left him a Leo but your mom said he gone
no I didn’t your mom left
where is he then he’s in there somewhere
he’s in a bag somewhere okay
i don’t know what bag which bag where
we got a car full of bags
what’s the apartment like
and a bike with a bag on it what
what’s the apartment like it’s good
will it be happy
yes bigger than last night
well that’s not hard last night you couldn’t swing a bling cat around
couldn’t swing the pet around couldn’t swing pet around him now well you couldn’t cuz we bloomingly lost him i haven’t lost him he’s not tempor temporarily misplaced
right anyway I better get What time is it 10 5 Well what have you got left about 7:30 then 35 miles i’m so glad you’re here because I was struggling a little bit you
only got 58k ain’t you that’s nothing
as my friend Jesse 8 says tap it out
tap it out
take it steady it’s fair you got a nice cell in now it’s rolling hill so you get
What donation do we on
have you
Can I have a look
have you not seen
we have a lot no no let me show you
no no i’ll lad it cuz I want to see i like loading it i’ve not checked since last night what were we on last night 7,000 or something weren’t we 6,700 on it
yeah let’s see
i know what we’re on
do you how do you know you’ve been looking
well I looked early today when you messaged me the link
my aim is 10,000 10,083 told you what the hell gone like 3,000
Kodiak with you
kodak kodak
keep calling the Kodiak yes I brought it camera i think this is a moment
i can’t believe it
i brought it with me second day in
i can’t believe it mental matter
we’re going to help like so many people with that
yeah it’s incredible
counseling sessions and everything
makes you feel good as well feel a bit emotional emotional
no you do right i need to get the Kodak out yeah can we get the code out for this that is
what the actual What the actual hell i can’t believe it Kyle honestly I’m in so much shock like thank you so much to everyone that’s donated i can’t believe it like this is I didn’t think people would donate that much and yeah Kyle’s getting the Kodak i call it the Kodiak i think it’s cuz our car is called a Kodiak
i didn’t see one of these i went to vlog
basically Pinterella were doing a film about this ride and they’ve given us this to do one photo a day sorry we’ve kind of forgot yesterday but I think this is a good moment to take a photo we’ve hit the target in day two i’m so grateful like the reason I’m doing this is to help people and I know that’s going to make a difference so thank you so much like I honestly didn’t I doubted we’d get that target so thank you everyone that’s donated thank you so much right there’s been a few hills today i’ve not danced any of them but I think it’s time for £10,000 donation dance
got to be a big one Amy hey we got 10,000 bolognies not bologonies we got 10,000 smackaroonies what the hell what the hell
right let’s get this ride down i’m really motivated now
my duty should be done now
i’m going to be smiling all the way back
no I’m clocking out soon if you don’t hurry up I’ve done my hours
fortunately you don’t get to clock out you’re married to me now get on with it
bye Kylie here he is oh hang on and he can’t overtake me here cuz we’re on the brow of a hill hopefully he’s going to a nice safe overtake of me clear here he comes have a sticky bottle sticky bottle
right see you i love you i just can’t believe we’ve hit the target i’m so happy i’ve got 35 miles to go today i’m going to enjoy them without the camera and just reflect but thank you so much the reason I’m doing this is because when I started cycling to be totally honest like I didn’t want to be here really really struggling I didn’t really see a future and I’m so glad I like did have that future cuz look where I am now and I’m so grateful for everything I’ve got and yeah I’m just happy to be here so I hope that other people that struggle can get to the place I am and that that money will help the charity to help people so yeah I’ll see you at the end of the ride actually no i’ll see you when Kyle joins me i’d love to get Kyle on the cam seven or eight Malone to go and look who’s rocked up hey Kyle up next to me or behind me please i don’t want any draft i don’t want any drafting for God’s sake i don’t want to cheat
that was definitely a headwind on the way out yeah did you feel the headwind i had that headwind for like 230 or 40k today what’s that
what snacks you got oh please be careful oh yeah i love them i’ll have one of them now 300k down baby that’s uh How many K did I do yesterday 230
230 yeah 530k down from the challenge still a long way to go and that’s my ride ding dang dly we’re in Bethoon the start of stage three kyle’s a buffoon and uh going to go in the accommodation now and I’ll do the ride stats once I’ve had me shower cuz that’s the priority so yeah that feels good that does because that was hard today in that wind let me tell you anyway hey Kyle I’m 9% he climatized apparently
surely that that keeps
that should be on 100 by the end of this trip oh my D2 needs charging by the way
i’ve gone down 9%
d2 needs charging cuz I didn’t actually charge it i knew that it was charged before we came but didn’t fully charge it and I’m riding on the rea tomorrow for the TT bus
cuz you got actually got a really anyway let’s go and get shower oh this is a nice little boo we’ve got the bed there car’s got everything out ready for me got me yoga mat ready to stretch porridge out for the morning oh that’s the cherry juice did you measure it out so this is what the pros have apparently it’s really good for recovery sweet is that where
curry shake hey look at these cold biscuits
and then there’s some normal water there that I’ll put in the fridge for you in your flask and the bottle
thank you so much this is nice got the bikes in with us thanks bae right I’m going to have a shower
bathroom
blow me a minute kyle you’ve done a quite good job here
your bikes in here
let’s have a look at the bathroom oo it’s nice nice big shore get shrink in there right bottoms up and I’ll be back with the stats in a minute right then so I had my shower i’ve had my dinner i’m looking like a hot mess and I feel like one the ride stats are in i did 190.83 83 mi or that is 45 km sorry my straa is still in miles and feet i went up 11,263 ft kyle I’ll put the meters here won’t you Kyle
all right
and my bum was in the saddle for 12 hours and 31 minutes average speed 15.2 mph so
perfect
not too bad but I’m ready to Oh what’s that we can’t relax just to relax on
i’m ready to slip into sweet slumber because tomorrow I’ve got 170 mi i got it a bit wrong though the stage three doesn’t actually start from here i’ve got like a 50 something mile transfer and then stage three which finishes in Dunkerk where we were the other day Kyle you could go to have a nice cafe couldn’t you while I’m peding is that nice one in Dunkerk we went to the big glass
no but I don’t have bundles at a time i wish we did anyway um yeah it’s time to go really thank you so much for watching thank you to everyone that’s donated thanks to all the sponsors of this ride that’s made it possible who are going to be on the next screen and yeah Kyle good luck with editing this
mhm
thank you so much for watching tt to the FN T for now goodbye guys you want to say goodbye
goodbye
oh Kyle by the way tomorrow’s going to try and find Pepe the mascot
we’ll find it cuz I’m upset about that oh let’s finish with the crunch test cuz I’ve been looking forward to this all day
i bought you two batches though
well I’m going to assess
i put some in the fridge
i put both in the fridge i’ll put the other pack in the fridge
i know but one’s been in there since
Let’s assess which we think
two
by the way do you like my color coordination right now because I think this purple really matches with this red
hold on which ones are which ones are already in there the jazzes these ones are already in there
the galas
right so we’ve got the galas now galas to be honest aren’t normally a cruncher they are normally a musher even in the UK jazzes you can normally Jazz you can normally rely on them but actually these garlands do feel really country they’re quite cheap €2.9 that’s quite good actually oh that feels
I do feel them
well I’ll give you a tip if you’re in a supermarket don’t let anyone see it just give it
No I did i felt one
give it a quick If it mushes in you know it’s
No I did feel it sometimes you can’t tell
you’ve told me this before
because sometimes you can’t tell them sometimes it feels hard and it just lets you down on the on the crunch let’s see i’ve got high hopes for this Kyle because Jazz are my favorite so sounds like crunch
it’s a really good cruncher m now I’m going to give that crunch 9 out of 10 have crunch before that is really hype in the crunch scale taste could be a seven doesn’t taste Well probably actually a six it tastes kind of like water but it’s nice and I probably need some water after today tomorrow’s going to be 31° anyway goodbye