Cycling Through Every County in the UK – Part 5

Day 4 was supposed to be the tough day. Things took a turn on this part…and not for the better. 😳

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hello my name is Scott otherwise known as Cycle the Nation this is the latest in my idiotic challenges i am here on Dartmore ready to start my Cycle the Nation challenge proper 109 counties 15 days 3,610 km with 3.9 Everests of climbing come and join me for the whole journey [Music] i have a new driver good morning welcome to day nine is it day nine yes it’s day nine another video for you guys i’m in a mad dash this morning it’s been a 4:30 alarm it’s 109 miles to Ed airport from the start point peasant it um and I’ve got to be there for one really ideally quite fast at the lightest um the weather’s lovely now but there’s going to be a a crosswind with a slight tail so I need to get a rigle on i’ve been really really angsty this morning haven’t I really about getting there on time so we are on the move getting to the start point so I can get a bloody rigle on pain is there today quarter of a mile turn right onto V6528 anyway I’m going to see you out on the road i need to find my clubs i’m not sure if you caught that but I went past the Northland Highway in 2 minutes up by the airport didn’t realize it was so close so yeah uh a wrigle to get on with and everything as you can probably tell hurts like a bastard knees screaming at me but that’s no surprise at the moment uh asses shouting blue murder but the weather’s gorgeous at the moment i’ve got me brand new short repeated scoo jacket on uh which arrived with due i got it shipped out to me super quick time um it’s cold really really cold sorry I’m all over the shop ah and I’ve got to get the hurry on i’ve mentioned that already it’s going to get warmer but wetter i just haven’t got time to get changed so I’m just going to have to put up with it i might be getting on the plane wet so I need to get a rigle on there might not be much recording done for on this morning but we’ll see yeah [Music] pain’s just about gone or I’ve blocked it off sorry this is mental i know i’ve given myself plenty of time just this fear of missing the flight basically treating this like a 6-hour very slow TT [Music] [Music] oh it’s a bit cold for the camera this morning keeps shutting off look at it well I wish I could have showed you that descent it was awesome fortunately I couldn’t because I’m too busy holding on with a crosswind my god it’s gorgeous up here i’ve never been up here up in the borders oh it’s gorgeous just wild and open [Music] some weather coming oh and the wind’s really bloody picking up already sort of a sidy sometimes crossed sometimes head tail wind wow come on [Music] so currently passing through uh Kilda are we on yeah we’re on so I’ve done something on the screen i’m going to have to work that out later uh I’m averaging just under 27 ks an hour at the moment legs actually feel pretty alive but you can see the weather’s taking a turn england’s parting shot for me until Saturday is rain cheers brah uh I can’t remember where my next stop is i don’t think it was here but ah I’ve just got to splash and dash basically [Music] there we go oh there we go if I do that does that work anyway right first quick rest off i It’s a proper splash and dash this uh I put a base layer on i’m absolutely bloody frozen me feet are wet through it’s getting cold and wet really cold and wet but I’ll just have to crack on i’ve got probably three and a half time is it now to 8 oh bloody hell right it’s me 2 and a/4 hours to get here oh god yeah I need to get a move on yeah I’ll be right got another four hours of this I think um let me just check the knee’s not painful but it’s making making feelings uh ride info 120k to go oh [ __ ] right i highly doubt there’s going to be an ability to record much for this run now I just don’t have time to get you out i’ll put some rear facing stuff on cuz I can do that on the move and my hands not working properly just need calories man [Music] well that’s I think 43 counties of England done welcome to Scotland that’s a climb and a half hell this is going to be a battle today jesus Christ [Music] [Music] hello Scotland let’s see how you treat me [Music] are you all right i’ve just dropped the camera right you’re going to have to go away i’m sorry [Music] it’s still like a time trial i’m just over 3 hours in uh there’s 49 miles or 80k to Edinburgh there’s a chance I can make it with a little bit of time to spare but I’ve still got to get there get changed bike in box and get checked in as uh as difficult as it is I’m kind of loving this in a sick bastard kind of way it’s horrible but it’s brilliant oh look at this view it’s like Wales again i think we just come up to Jedra or Jedra sorry holy smokes it looks like I’ve lost the rear camera today again it’s too cold and wet or the battery’s dead or something so you’ll get him up on Shhatland when I’ve got some charge on him [Music] bingo there’s one of the more frenetic 100ks I’ve done so far in my life it’s uh ah been interesting i’ve got about well I’ve gone to the road sign 38 miles to Edinburgh but I’ve got a little bit more to do to get to the other side cuz that’s where the airport is but oh [ __ ] roundabout I’m averaging 27.8ks an hour which I’m absolutely over the moon with at the moment i’m just hoping that I don’t bonk i’m trying to throw gels food fluids everything in me mint cake a lot just to try and keep me some uh some faster energy because I’m obviously burning at a higher rate than la last few days doing everything I can put you down a sec the road’s smooth here balance you look at the stats oh it doesn’t matter I’ve slowed down a little 26 no 27.6k an hour but we’ve only got 70ks to go [Music] okay I’m about 10 15 minutes from the stop first stop we got time for a pot noodle [Music] rest stop three done two two 55.5 km to go if the stats stay this way which might not that’s 2 hours and I get an afternoon off fingers crossed just got to get the bike in the box get me clothes on and then Oh no not headwind then J’s got to uh she’s going to stay at relatives we wash some of my kit hopefully that’d be awesome ah come on legs cafe legs oof [Music] someone’s put a sod big in the way yeah that went on a while woohoo what time is it 18 minute climb woo right time to get down the other side how much was that info select that was about 300 m alone of climbing 400 left in 48k we’re cross chain right and that’s us in Midlotheian at 1054 not that wind horrible coming down there so I’m just heading down this beautiful little lane just nearly missed my turn off ow that was a be in my face just got to go and I think I’ve got to pick up another county just to the east of Edinburgh and then head towards Edinburgh i don’t know if you saw the bridges from the top of the descent there but yeah I mean I’m closer than I look but I’m going the wrong way at the moment guessing many of you will recognize that view bloody hell right head to Delki smaller road again just had a little spell on the A68 which is always grim looks like there’s a shower coming in and I’ve got a sod headwind for the rest of it plus point of towns and cities shelters from the wind downside of cities traffic lights lots of them come on can’t lose time to bloody light who had massive bloody soding headwind to finish ah Jesus Christ i’m not that far away now well say that it’s still 20k bloody hell oh [ __ ] jesus this headwind is ruining me absolutely ruining me at the end oh I’m going to be tight on time the last 10k has been absolutely disgusting it’s not getting much better even though I’m going downhill uh what I’ve got left about 10k or so [Music] aha I spy an airport got five minutes spare right guys that is this part of Scotland done i’m in a big big rush to get this into there that’s the airport over there um yeah cuz running tight on time now oh that’s backwards ready isn’t it right so I will see you in Shhatland here at DRA airport fingers crossed I get to check in on time uh should be good should be good got a little bit 20 minutes that was a rush it was a rush i am bothered i forgot my recovery drink i need a toilet but I need to get that on so it’s uh 20 to 5 the flight should have left at half 2 we’re still in the airport i’m so so tired i just want to get on the plane get to the hotel eat get a bath sleep [Music] see who didn’t bring a coat in these hotels over there ah burger okay time to put this back together quickly well this is very silly helmet glasses spare shoes welcome to Shhatland i have to get past this sign but I have to actually get to the hotel which is um over there somewhere not that one uh it’s over there somewhere oh there it is i’ve just got to get to there i’ve just found a break in the weather cuz I’m got normal clothes on i’m trying not to get absolutely wet through and filthy so I’m going to sign off here that’s the end of day nine it was a really weird day proper day of two ars i’ve left my wahoo in the van but it’s logged the ride fortunately and I managed to stop it at the end of the ride yeah day nine done i will see you guys in the morning because I’ve got to ride back from that hotel to here then I’m off to Arnne i’ve got basically the whole afternoon to spend on Ornne then fly back at 4 and then 85 miles to do to get to the accommodation um it’s obviously wild here i’m not going to see any of Chland but I’m going to see this woo little bit at the end until it’s headwind and I can hardly move already but yeah I’m recording this on my phone um so I’ve got a Straa segment done recorded as proof forgiveness you don’t need proof you can see what I’m doing i’m riding on Shannon ouch right love you i’ll see you in a moment oh good morning uh it’s day 10 uh this is my lion that I can’t lying on as you have seen it was a bit of a rush last night even with all of the getting to an airport for one still didn’t get till late so I just literally got here did a uh got changed 8 did my Q&A online and I went straight to sleep so it’s like 20 5 now I think obviously not sleeping i’ve had me I’ve had me six hours i’m going to get up and get a bath because I’ve been looking forward to one of them for ages and get out of here for half seven right back to the airport which is a whole 1.5 1.9 kilometers and get to Oakley so I’ll see you in a bit well good morning and welcome to a very beautifully sunny Shhatland i am just on the bike going from the hotel which is here to the airport which is there i’m going to get myself uh get myself there get the box packed away uh bike sorry back in the box and uh yeah sit around wait for the flight which is what I’m going to be doing later cuz I need to fly to Orny oh god knee still hurts it’s not as bad i’ve had a lovely bath this morning try and ease it but that’s still horrible never mind never mind one of you got two very very difficult days to come into the headwinds and rain and a 10 out of 10 climb on Simon M’s book but look at this just wild stunning beautiful i wish I could show you a lot more of the islands but I just do not have time so I’ll uh yeah the next stage here we go [Music] welcome to Orne ow literally everything hurts i’m going to change gear i’m struggling to change gear now it’s getting that bad this hand i couldn’t hold a knife and fork properly last night but I’ve not painted as I say that bath was quite nice so I’m literally just going to nip out for 10 minutes see what the deal is down here see how beautiful it is even though it’s pretty cold cuz I’m not wearing enough cuz I didn’t carry anything from the plane ha ha so yeah let’s go and have a quick look down here by our beach go back to the airport and lie down ow ow ow ow ow ow very ow and ow again i need painkillers lots of them you guys Yeah 10 minutes is tops it is very lovely i’d like to explore more but I think it’s a stupid idea and I need to look after myself might just nip down here see if there’s a beach this way [Music] yep i’m in way too much pain to go any further this afternoon is going to be rough so we’re boarding it is quart to 4 so we’re already running late and the weather’s nice it’s genuinely good that’s now for later it might turn really nasty later uh-oh [Music] hey let’s go yes we’re on the bike it has been 29 hours since I’ve been properly on the bike wearing cycle gear um 6:00 in the evening this is going to be tough i’ve got 20 no 173ks to do no 129 130ks to do box just want to get out the city i’ve got a little bit of towing to start i don’t think I’ve actually moved my rest stops so I’ve got bloody ages to go to the first one and that’s not a tailwind that’s a freaking headwind oh that’s because I’m aiming south my head told me I was aiming north it makes a lot of sense so I’ve got a little bit of headwind to put up with um my wrist that’s holding you guys awful can’t hold a knife and fork properly struggling to change up into the big ring knee is shagged so I’ve just wanged a lot of painkillers in uh should we look at the stats no that’s not stats at all we’ll do that when I get out of the city i’m just pensive as hell nervous as anything i think tomorrow is going to be horrific genuinely up there with Wales maybe worse bollocks i think my next rest stops at the kelpies and that I think it’s 70 80k i’m not sure i can’t remember i might have just split the day up into two that was before my no bed edition where I forgot to add lania which is where I’m headed now basically I’m doing well a bonus of that is these good roads and I’m avoiding Edinburgh city i’m going round and underneath the dust ah it’s wind oh I’ve got 40 mph wind at 9:00 hopefully it’s a tailwind and not overly dangerous i’m ignoring the leg i am compartmentalizing the pain i’m putting it in its own little black box and telling it to booger off you’re not there go away can’t happen don’t have time i’ll deal with you another day well in 6 days pushing 300 W i’m doing 16 ks an hour oh this is hell ah [Music] I spy trees ahead i’m hoping the road cuts through them looks like it might and get some shelter uh this road is 14ks long till I turn off and I don’t know which way I’ll go i’m cold oh honestly these are the moments mate these are the moments ah I genuinely sometimes think if I just chuck myself in front of a car it’s horrible i know i know I’d never do it but God the thought enters your head i’m never doing something this tough again never let’s do something else [Music] look at how hard they move so cold oh god [Music] oh it’s there i didn’t see where I’m going [Music] i’ll come back to you later oh hello gang um so I ended up knocking on a door taking refuge in someone’s house and calling J she came she’s brought me more clothes she’s brought me more food um I believe Lon’s on his way to come and intercept me as well i’ve now got a tailwind i’m still at warm but that will come cuz I got three layers on now i’ve got me thermal shuts on so the only problem is I can’t find me lights so I’m going to ride to Faler which is an hour and make a judgment call i might have to change tomorrow to an absolute monster of a day but for now I just want to crack on try to get warm by putting some effort in also today can’t find my heart rate monitor it’s been a bloody disaster unmitigated up over the highest order so inter international rescue number two this is lawn he’s Well you’re local aren’t you fairly fairly local fairly so he’s going he’s come out to meet me he’s run into a bloody headwind horrible i did it in less clothes than you were but yeah that’s just about the only thing I’ve done today for eat and rest yeah so first plan is just to get to Falerk to the uh KFC there that’s where the rest stop is supposed to be we’re going to assess the situation see how light it is and work out from there right west Lotheian another one by I lost count days ago by the way how many counties day 10 yeah day 10 i know there’s 22 counties in Scotland i can’t remember how many I’ve got left doing a few today you know i’m knocking a few out quickly uh I got some done yesterday 19 minutes past 9 no 19 minutes past 9 yes north Lannshire we’re in North Lure it’s not quite as quick a dip as I had to flure that was about 200 y that was awesome but yeah yeah weather’s being weathery scotland is delivering why I couldn’t have done this 3 weeks ago it’s bloody lovely this lawn is disappearing off that way it’s absolutely epic thank you so much honestly honestly that was such a boost not just the ride but it was the message saying “I’m coming out coming out to join you.” Just immense and I’ve got no front line for the other one I’ve got working um that’s an issue cuz it it’s not dark but it’s not light all the cars have got lights on i’ve got a light on on the back of my helmet so that’s okay i just got no front light there’s one in the van but J says it’s not working so if I have to stop at Falerk and find somewhere for us to rest up for the night I’m adding 50k to tomorrow which means [ __ ] that means it’s a 200 mile or 325k day with crappy weather we might have to but yeah feels a lot better now with a tow i’m warm and a lot lot happier cuz I don’t think I’ve ever been that upset for that long it was Yeah I I was genuinely thinking of just binning it all off and lying down and letting hypothermia take me but I think I’ll be able to manage tomorrow with especially the first half if it’s still windy in the right direction in the morning that’ll help alone i have to be late back and up early again the day after uh yeah this I forgot to do an outro that’s the end of day 10 i stopped 50k early no lights so we’re at Falerk Wheel right now i’m going to get 4 and a half hours sleep get up stupid early 325ks tomorrow maybe more um it’s raining it’s going to be 40 m hour winds but I’ll be warm so yeah i’ve literally just remembered to do this just as I go to sleep it’s 10 11 and the alarm set for 4 thank you very much for watching see you next week for the next adventure see how that goes cuz tomorrow looks like a disaster zone as well as the day after