DAY 3 – TOUR DE FRANCE CHALLENGE – CYCLING EVERY STAGE + THE TRANSFERS

In this video Amy cycles stage 3 plus the transfer. Starting in Bethune and finishing in Dunkirk.
170 miles with 3530 feet of climbing.

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bon matan it’s day numo twah of my tour to French challenge and today I’ve got an 80 hang sorry about this i did just look at it but then it’s already gone out of my head an 87 km transfer followed by 185 km stage 3 so it is 5:28 in the A.M kyle’s trying to be a morning person trying
he’s trying and it’s time to go so yeah let’s do this oh and I am riding an umbrella today aka my grabble bike because it’s a flatter day so I want to make the use of the arrow bars
i have got a tailwind to start and then a headwind for the 187k or 85k but it’s not as strong as a wind as yesterday so someone just messaged me after watching me drive that car I’ve been looking for a new car i might get a Scoda
really
scoda what’s it now
kyle kodiak you’re an influencer now why have you got my socks on they’re my old front socks
i’ve already uh I wore them briefly yesterday and what I wear today i only worn for an hour yesterday so
I’m not worried about how often you’ve worn them i’m worried about why they’re they’re mine but you’re wearing them
i’m going I’ve got to do some washing
i suppose what was mine is yours we are married seagull right i’m ready to set off there’s lots of people coming back from nights out yeah then so the rockers
oh well they can’t get me i’ll whip past on me
i think they’ll be naughty
anyway stage not stage one but Dorf D3 part one before the transfer 8 7 km so I 3 5
hope it’s half 3 yeah it’s half 5 let’s go that sun’s a nice good morning it’s going to be hot today the annoying thing is so I did half the transfer last night and other half now and I then have to go back through where we stayed last night so I’m literally gonna go out to then go back on myself but oh well getting the miles in it’s all good i’m liking these it’s just good to have a different position and helps your hands and wrists and things so I definitely switch between bikes as and when I need to but for a flat day like today it’s a no-brainer really oo my porridge is laying heavy on my stomach i feel bloated at the capital B but on a positive it’s a Sunday morning really early so everywhere’s deserted which is good for me not too much traffic although there might be a bit by the time I get to where stage three starts which I think is called Valencine i don’t know i’m not very good at pronouncing but I’ll show you when we get there a donkey and two little ponies a donkeys are my favorite i always look out for them that’s the first one I’ve seen it’s quite far away but still got to see it i’m 52 km in i’ve been going for 2 hours i think that’s how you say it just stopped for a quick we stop because you know got to stay on top of that and I’ve got 35k left of the transfer so better crank on otherwise I’ll be late for Kyle he’s meeting me 60 mi in which is just under 100k so no actually I think 65 miles in today so just over 100k so get some snacks in keep going this is great i’m loving the arrow bars it’s feeling so much easier than yesterday already so much flatter today which I’m grateful for and I’m also very grateful for Kyle i’ve just been riding along thinking how lucky I am to have such a supportive husband and I I wouldn’t be able to do this challenge without him so I’m very very grateful for him he’s doing a lot behind the scenes and well actually you’ll see what he’s doing cuz he’s making his own YouTube video to go out when we get home but yeah it’s not easy for him he’s got a hard job of keeping everything organized packing up every morning feeding me going to the shop to get stuff so yeah I just wanted to say like without him this wouldn’t be possible so just feeling very grateful i’m a lucky wife happy wife happy life i’m 87 km down i’ve made it to Valencian aka the start point of stage three attack three um suppose will be around the 7th of July and they start just here so they’ll be whipping down there to start with got a nice little jersey up yeah I think I’ve got about 87 or something like that k now for stage three so feeling good kyle should be with me in about an hour so ready for some snacks with him but yeah I’m feeling good it’s so much easier today honestly it’s so flat i’m going so I feel like I’m going so slow cuz I want to like go faster but like no Amy you got so many days to do just go nice and steady spin your legs really easy because there’s no point in rushing just Yeah oh look at that bakery over there bonjereie Monsu what does that mean oh that’s the name of it I think the little the little mans anyway petissicisserie that’s a bit of me but I’ve got my snacks so I’ll keep on going and get to Kyle on time hopefully oh before I start pedaling stage three finishes in Dunkirk or as the satnav says Dunkirk what does it say it’s like Dunkirk they got to get the on the end anyway get me to Dunkirk cuz that’s where we’re staying tonight stage three has commenced it’s the neutral start roll out i don’t have a moto pacer but I’ll imagine that I do the gat should be rolling down here it just doesn’t feel real that I’m doing this to be honest like I’m riding where the pros are going to ride oh actually I’m not riding where the pros are going to ride cuz I just went the wrong way oh jeez i was meant to go that way so I wouldn’t be riding the pros won’t be riding here i was at the right place for the start but I went left instead of right at the roundabout i think I got a bit too excited but I’m guessing all the pros will be lined up waiting here when they go so yeah let’s take two of that okay sorry now I’m riding where the pros are going to ride how do you say to unwa also down the street oh we got the little flags ass up here i love it that the whole rest of my route today is literally stage three because it means that all the little villages I go through will have like to France decor up so that always keeps me going and I love looking for it i love the little homemade stuff so I’ll try and capture some of that today yesterday there was so much that I didn’t get on camera but I was just in the headwind getting on with it and I can’t film everything otherwise Kyle will have too much of a big job so I’m just trying to film what I can just stopped here for Santini on
stupid battle up there John i like to see John the stepdad going at it there anyway less faffing more rolling bonjour teddy bears hey if car can’t find Pepe Pepe me um donkey mascot just take one of them although I do prefer a donkey to a teddy to be honest a donkey teddy anyway I’m not yet out of Valencian yet because I keep Valencian i keep seeing things and want to stop and take photos but I can’t do that otherwise I’ll never get there so keep on going sorry Kyle i stopped again cuz I just saw this and I thought that’s nice 8 days times over here wish Kyle was here cuz I could go in there and you can go in there Kyle have a little Anyway I’m going to carry on going now right well I’m 70 million in sorry I’ve switched to miles just for a minute cuz I’ve forgotten what kilometers I am kyle’s around there somewhere
i’ve got this what kyle
stop your arm
uh have you stopped it
no I haven’t m Did you stop it’s got auto paws on it
it is i don’t want to be on the camera
why not bit sweaty
you look nice you look like a man at work this was our dinner last night
walk down a minute
i was very cleaning i’m very impressed and
found him
pepe is here pepp before I get you
i’m in a really good mood today it’s like it’s going really well i’m literally doing I’m averaging 60 mph not any effort in
yeah but you’ve probably had a little bit of a
had a bit of a head tailwind on the way down
maybe a little bit but there’s not much wind at all so I don’t think even a headwind might be hard
compared to yesterday this But it’s still
compared to yesterday this is a pip in the ocean
no it is it’s still in it really good day cuz you got it really flat
hardly any wind
and I’ve only got 100 miles left
oh yeah
i might not be able to ride today you might going too quick can’t beat cold leading
i’m going to get some fuel after this
mhm
some food then meet you at your next stop
where’s the next stop uh Lilers i’m going to meet you there do you know where we saw I started cuz we meet you yesterday
oh yeah that’s that Lil so I’m probably going to stop there oh yeah it’s like 40 miles from the end is it yeah i’m not sure i don’t want to stop in that Bun again
oh no
cuz it’s busy there
yeah i’m basically going back through where we blooming seed last night so
where you are yeah and then to that little basically doing the route I did last night
that’s fine we’re in good spirits kyle I’m sorry but I do have a job for you if you’ve not got anything to do right now
these I can’t really see out of them i don’t know what I’ve done to them but I think my eyelashes have been hitting on them or something
if you could
thank you
sunglasses
right my stop’s ding-dong done my glasses are clean i’m stocked up on snacks
i’d say that one was like clockwork
that was a really good stop Kyle i think I stopped for like 15 minutes so next stop in about 4 hours
and that’s a full lunch sh well not lunch yeah
but yeah basically was a kind of a lunch right that’s banana
yeah we’re going to eat basically I’m eating like something big every 4 hours
that banana
i’ve got a banana something big every 4 hours and snacks in between because
I’ve decided as well although find it hard it’s important yeah that was close
you all right don’t do that
right what you saying on the um
I found that was more efficient because I’ve made a bag now that’s got essentials that I use every stop otherwise you have to keep going through the same boxes you keep getting stuff out of that’s a good idea
whereas now I’ve just got a bag that I know has got all the stuff the basics you need like wipes sun cream
wet wipes very important
i’ve topped up me electrolytes as well
clean
everything’s ready right i’ll see you in about 4 hours then
yeah Lil i’ve not listened to any music yet this whole trip but I’m saving them
your shock
my shocks are in my top of my black rrook sack but I don’t need them today
charge
i’m in spirits we’ll charge them tonight random car like it’s obviously a French car cuz it had the French thing on its number plate just went past and the woman put her hand out the window i was like “Yeah yeah.” So I don’t know if they like follow me or whatever but that was a really nice mood boost so yeah that was really nice i am an hour after meeting Kyle so about 3 hours time I’ll see him again spirits are high i’ve got a headwind for the rest of the day but it’s really light so nothing compared to yesterday so just keeping on pedaling having been deja vu here oh yeah I came through here this morning going back on myself now got a lot of little nats having free ride on me um keep going through those little bug things you can see them all on me sticking to me sun cream so bit annoying but nothing I can really do about that probably got more over my face as well oh well i am 90 mi in according to my watch um I do have kilometers on my Garmin but I’ve not got the right screen on at the minute so sorry about that basically I’m over halfway just riding with this fella he doesn’t speak English and I don’t speak French but bonjour bonjour we’re trying to pigeon talk to each other whoa steady on there mate think you take the corner too fast there [Music] hey I’m 174 km down i’ve got about 100 km to go and I’m currently providing a free moving habitat for the local bugs literally I keep having to wipe them off they’re all over me but as long as they don’t bite I’m okay but doesn’t really feel very nice sticky and horrible so yeah but oh well nothing I can do about it i just ran out of water and I was getting really worried because I’m not meeting Kyle for another hour and a half but then I came this little fella tobac no tobac i did ask for aqua which is Spanish but then I realized Leo Leo E au it is isn’t it water oh sweet nectar right I can message Kyle now and say I’m all good and carry on a pity rouge light a little red light kyle’s just called me say he’s going to meet me earlier so should be with him soon the day is nearly done well less than 100k to go so it’s not too bad just wish these flies are bug off horrible feel like I’m moving walking talking bugs life we got the whole cast of them on me arm to be fair I could probably join the cast stench for me part of the bugs laugh now right come on light give me the green cuz I’m ready to go so I’m now in Bethoon which is literally where I started from this morning next stop Dunkerk the end of the stage we’ve got about 70k left something like that so not too bad but yeah it’s a bit annoying that I’ve done so many miles alone just come back to the same place but you know it’s the way of the tour i like to zigzag here there and everywhere so looking out for Kyle now hopefully it won’t be too far i do know there’s some cobbles in Bthoon so probably bumping over them in a minute here we go the cobbles oh we’ve got a route bar right got to go through there jeez so I’m back in Bthoon sorry I did go over the cobbles and I decided not to film that bit so I didn’t fall off but they’re getting ready there’s some sort of bike thing going on kind of love these old vintage bikes i can see I can see my baby there look at these these are what the old tours used to ride great and the old Sky jerseys kyle Kyle loves those jerseys but €250 a pop I think will give it a mess anyway better get on with it because car will be waiting for me but wish I could stop and look around there’s loads of cycle stores here it’s great olivoir bthoon i’m a buffoon for riding around all blooming day there and everywhere right carry on on the cobbles kyle is waiting for me somewhere whoa gee whiz i do love a cobble in France it’s good for my legs actually cuz it’s massaging them but it’s not too good for my hands right I’m 194k down i’ve got 80k to go just having a little palm i love these like puree palm things kyle’s getting me some little smoothies to take with me and yeah Kylie’s here kylie kyle you would have loved it in there they had vintage bikes in Bthoon and vintage jerseys
i know jeff
but I thought the vintage jerseys are €250 a pop um what other ones are there yeah one of those pink ones cents what’s that flavor berries raspberries
oh yeah yeah yeah go for that
you want two
just one I’ll take with me thank you
yeah I know just one on the go thank you
what else can I take with me
yeah you got some dates and
Oh I’ve got some more snacks for you to write down what I’ve eaten since I’ve been gone since I’ve been gone but you need to tell me what you want
i’ve had a blueberry oat i’ve had a macadamia nut oat bar and I say as one of those strawberry ones you know what I mean and a banana all three right i’m re snack topped up i’ve got dates i’ve got energy bars i’ve got little smoothie 50 mil let’s go
see you later Kyle see you in Dunkerk see you have some videos i almost checked something for you all right i’ll just check that and then I’ll go i’m now on the same road I was on yesterday having deja vu again going back the opposite way so yeah I’m I’m enjoying like the flatness of today but it is like getting a bit cuz it’s the same views I’ve already seen and I’m actually really excited to go down to the south of France and getting in the Alps and that’s what I’m excited for although that’s going to be the really hard bit so maybe I should just enjoy this bit for now i’m trying not to think too far ahead one day at a time it’s really muggy at the minute i’m absolutely sweating like a boar is that a saying in i don’t know but um at least that’s helping me heat acclimatize cuz it’s going to be a lot hotter down in the south front so we’ll get the ice vest out for that oh I like this little place look at this it’s like riding a little confetti oh hang on there’s a race going on down here jeez some sort of paraton race going to I’m going to have to root diver down here oh jeez i’m going have to go on the pavement look at this hang on a minute some sort of le I have to go down the pavement and walk don’t want to cause an obstruction blooming Nora right looks like I’m walking a bit then just walking a bit or the pros whip pass is one whipping on me to bring the average speed down a bit right I think I’m okay to mount the old Veil again now because they even have them in team cars and everything i think it’s like a junior race here’s a team car coming now here we are team car they take the cycling very seriously in front anyway better to get on [Music] one word muggy i’m sticky i’m taking these little flies on a holiday to Dunkerk i’ve got a climb coming up but it’s not not that big really it’s only just over 100 meters for you know the only real climb of the day and then a nice descent but I’m just so hot right now so I’m just trying to keep going nearly there nearly at the end of today going to get a nice cold shower when I get back maybe a popsicle [Music] up I go 0.8k to climb nearly there hey we’re at the top it finished on cobbles which I didn’t film my garment just went off saying emergency detected incident detected hold down any key to stop so I have to hold down a key otherwise mom my sister and Kyle will be getting a text saying I’ve fallen off so yeah we’re entering a sector of the of the tour tap isn’t it the tour stage yes that was one section mate hey is that Oh no it’s not i thought that was Kyle but it’s not gone to Lai thought that might be Kyle here you streak straight on the cobble here kyle did say he might come out and meet me but he might not it depends so we’ll see but anyway I’m literally dripping in sweat it’s so humid i’m wet to the touch right I’m going to carry on we got more cobbles come on Nora it’s not very easy this isn’t Woohoo get me down to Duncan baby hey hey done Kirk hala blumloo i’m on the home straight of stage three i’ve just ridden past Kyle he’s walking down to meet me and this is the finy day hello mate right wait for card and find the accommodation stage three yes finny here we are got this little sign out they’ve got their little Jersey flags here’s Kyle walking up to meet me cuz my route didn’t end where the accommodation was ended where the stage ended so it’s hated with a capital H let me tell you that what’s Kyle doing he’s taking a photo he’s doing his doing his socials hello mate there’s somebody like lobsters should have bought a chest to stick a stick on here although actually no i don’t think you meant to stick them on there he’s been a wrap scallion ears whatever that is k’s here i’m going to pedal slowly next to Kyle
how far How far is you’ve been learning French today
i’ve had to say that to someone today
crazy to say I don’t speak French i’m English right what time is it what time did I finish finished about 5 minutes ago
5:35
5:35 is that the end
yeah it’s finished do you think I think we finished about the same time on day one
yeah well I think right how far is the walk it
is not too far
about
This is nicer they’ve resurfaced all
approximately 10 minutes okay I’ll pedal slowly then i’ll spin out me legs
yeah they’ve resurfaced that ready for the cruise
all right
still got my blooming socks
i’m just looking at these
my legs are forgetting how to pedal
right I’m showered i’m stretched i’ve washed my hair and I’ve got the stats today I did 171 mil 274 km i went up 3,530 ft which is 1,076 m so basically pretty much pan flat
flight day of bit of walking
flightest day so far and my bum was in the saddle for 10 hours and 44 minutes and my average speed was 15.9 mph highlight of the day I saw a donkey low light of the day the amount of bugs they’ve all got a free holiday to Dunkirk now cuz I’ve deposited them in the shower but yeah going well so far tomorrow let’s see what the road book says so there that’s top secret you don’t have to look at that
i made it you silly beggar
top secret as anyone else 160 mi tomorrow with It looks worse than it is cuz that second
Oh yeah cuz tomorrow I’m doing a half transfer to stage four and then half of stage four and then on day five I’m doing the other half of stage four and five
yeah and I’m doing stage five cuz stage five is just a TT very short 20 m you can do the TT with me that’s Anyway one day at a time we’ll think about tomorrow first 30th of June tomorrow are you doing the TT full gas
no I’m blooming not
TT we have any gas left by that point
you are plenty of gas
i’m winding already i would have eaten this plate of mush
doesn’t look
No it doesn’t look good but it’s really nice kyle made this
but thinking of this meal was it was all very good like produce so it was all fresh like
fresh veg and stuff
but I want went for more nutritional value this time
lots of potato
potato loads of veg tuna yeah really nice
tomatoes
thank you Kyle salt pepper
anyway I’m going to leave you with Kyle found out on the video yesterday’s video I said I wanted to find No day before yesterday
I said I wanted to find out what meal worm is
i was surprised about that didn’t you you didn’t think I paid attention and I forgot so Kyle what is it verine verine
yeah I’ve got to do it in the mealworm voice verine if anyone doesn’t know what that means basically my sister for some reason always shouts mealworm when we go running oh just a little side note thank you so much everyone that’s donated the reason we’re doing this is for shout slashinthemix that was not a trump that was my hands oh don’t get sidetracked
in the mix mental health charity i’m not checking how much has been donated today because I want to save it for when I’m struggling cuz that will boost me so it Kyle’s seen it he said it’s good but I want to I need these little mind games to help me keep going so when I’m struggling if I struggle tomorrow I’ll look but yeah goodbye