I tried making the hardest route to Box Hill…

Today, the gang and I decided to head back to Box Hill, but to keep things interesting, I created a hilly route through Surrey… and let me tell you — this ride cooked me! 🥵

The first few climbs were manageable, but it was the final two — Leith Hill and White Down Lane — that absolutely destroyed my legs, especially before tackling Box Hill. Easily one of the toughest routes I’ve done in a while.

If you’re looking for hilly cycling routes near London, or just want to see how brutal Surrey climbs can be, this one’s for you!

On this ride I am joined by:
@ChinaRides1 and @shotsbyjasper

The Route: https://www.komoot.com/tour/2404551812?share_token=a51wu1A2noLUgxbTj2kSH270SDcMzzyy9Z3ub7UjhwIOKxgXtH&ref=wtd

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Chapters:
0:00 – Preview & Intro
1:15 – Meeting the guys
1:44 – Ride out
5:29 – Climb 1
8:30 – Climb 2 & 3
11:10 – Climb 4 Leith Hill
15:03 – Climb 5 White Downs Lane
17:01 – On the wya to Boxhill

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You ready for this route, bro? Going to cook you today, Ray. Are you ready for this route? Going to cook you today. Say that again, Jasper. Where are we going? Where we going? Where we going? Messed up climb. This is such a beautiful climb. Okay guys, um I don’t know where to start with this one, actually. So Jasper’s off this week and he wanted to do a ride and he wanted to go boxill but I thought you know what instead of doing the usual boxhill route why not I make something a bit more challenging. So that’s what I did. So I’ve made a route to Boxill that has quite a few tough hills on it. Here’s the route and here’s the elevation. We’ll put it here on the side so you can have a look. Um I’m kind of regretting it now. Um yeah I don’t know what to expect. I know they’re going to be some big ass hills. At least I know that they’re going to be big. But I don’t know. I’m kind of scared cuz if you’ve been watching my channel for a while, I don’t like heels. So now I’m going to finish getting ready and meet the guys in Clubhouse. I’m so scared for this ride, guys. [Music] Today we’re going to be running with Jasper and Mosen. So, if you’ve been watching my videos for a while, you know who Jasper is. He’s basically the nice, quiet guy with the loud hops. So, he doesn’t need any introductions, but Mosen. Now, me and him have been talking through Instagram for a few days now and we finally had a ride out. He actually has a YouTube channel called China Rides. So, he basically lives in China. He goes around to different factories. He checks out how the bikes are made. Check out the different Chinese brands there out there. So, if you’re interested in seeing that, I’m going to put his link in the description and check it out. So, we got everyone with us now. Got Men, also known as CH, also known as the China Rider, and Jasper, also known as the Labra Boy. Uh, so this guy’s hubs are so loud. So loud. So loud. Such a such a toxic hub, bro. Such a toxic hub. [Music] It’s kind of flat. Hang on. Hang on. Stop it. Stop it. Joshua, hang on. [Music] Quite a bit. Okay, so we’re 2 miles into the route. Yeah, Mosen has a puncture again. Uh, so I think we’re going to have to go to B first just to sort it out. [Music] You ready for this route, bro? Going to cook you today, Ray. Are you ready for this route? Going to cook you today. I’m kind of scared of this fruit. I’m not going to lie. Like on the way here, I was kind of regretting it. I was like, we just should have done Box Hill. But it should be interesting. It should be interesting. And if you want to try it, Jasper Jasper’s going to give you the root. Jasper’s the man. In China, you don’t need the thing to change your inner tubes cuz the roads are so good. Nice show. Okay, so we’re on the way now. Hopefully no more problems with tires. Let’s go. So, when I was making this route, I wanted to make an interesting route to Box Hill. And since I’ve been enjoying doing hills recently, I added quite a few hills into this route. The first two hills, I actually don’t know what it is. I tried looking it up, but it’s not showing me. But now the last two is quite interesting. It is Le Hill and White Downs Lane. Now I’ve never done these two hills before. I don’t think I have anyway. So it’ll be interesting to sort of see how I do sort of cycling up it. Um but yeah, should be a good challenge to do. Welcome to Bushy Park, bro. Welcome to Bushy Park. Jasper’s also here. this guy’s hubs. So, apparently where he’s from in China, where he’s staying, it’s relatively flat. So, this should be good for it. It should be an interesting ride for it. He did do dragon ride recently, so let’s see if he’s still in the legs. So, we’re about 17 mi in now and I think it’s safe to say that we’re outside of London. Um, so we should be approaching the first crazy climb soon. [Music] So, I’ve actually just looked at the map. We’re actually still quite a bit far away from the main like one of the big climbs, but on the way to there, there are a few small ones, but they’re not too bad. [Music] So, I’m about 25 mi in now. Still haven’t reached the first main climb, but this route is really nice. I’ll definitely do it again. Uh but depending on how hard these hills that I’ve put on uh I’ve put on how hard they are. I’m mumbling about [Music] this route is actually so nice. Look at that. Heat. Heat. That is a steep. [Music] That was a beautiful descent. That was a nice descent. That was lovely. Yeah, the the the roads were quite smooth on that descent. That was nice. I enjoyed that. Made me happy. Good. Good. Oh, let’s go. Yeah. Oh, car. C. So, we’re about 28 mi in and apparently we’ve done the first main climb already. That’s why there was that massive descent. So, that wasn’t actually too bad. That was actually quite a nice climb. That it was quite like it wasn’t hard, right? Just quite chill. So, that was okay. Not too bad. Now on to the next one. So about a mile in from there um you go through this nice little village which is quite nice. But the other climb now is in front of us. So and there’s a bit of red. So let’s see how hard it is. Say that again. Jer, where are we going? Where we going? Where we going? That messed up climb. So yeah, we’ve done that. We’ve done this climb before uh with with Sigma Sports and it is quite steep. So, it should be quite interesting. All right. You ready? No. No. Let’s just go, bro. You don’t need to see it. No, I know. You know, it’s in front of us. I can see it. What? The next climb. We’re about 39 mi. No, 29 mi in now. Um, I think this is the next climb. It is quite a beautiful climb, bro. This village is so nice. [Music] It’s just such a beautiful climb. It’s so nice. But yeah, the climb itself isn’t actually that hard. [Music] Okay. Yeah. So, that is it for the climb. That second one wasn’t too hard. Actually, it was fine. But now, time for a beautiful descent. [Music] [Music] After the descent, it’s the next climb. [Music] So, this climb actually isn’t that bad. It’s just long. So long. [Music] Okay. So, we’re just showing Jasper’s tattoo now. Go on, Jasper. No, no. What did I say? I said, “Show me your tits.” Jasper’s tits. Jasper’s a beast of climbs. He is. He is a beast of climbs. Now, there’s a descent. Oh. Does it the descent open up into fields or is it just green? We’re all going to find out. Okay, we are going to find out. Don’t follow me. You’re going to die. Yeah, I’ll be uh 2 m apart. So, after the first two, three climbs, I was actually quite surprised at myself that I didn’t find it that hard. Be careful, though. I guess all those long rides that I’ve been doing and all those hilly roots I’ve done in the past actually sort of made me a bit stronger to climb, which I’m quite happy about. That was such a nice descent. Oh my god. [Music] So, we’re about to approach the full climb. And this one is actually quite um hard. So, we’re about 37 mi in. And yeah, this one I think is going to suck cuz Jasper warned me about it. This one’s going to suck. [Music] Don’t know if you can see that. But it’s like 10%. Oh, this one’s hard. Now it’s hitting. Now it’s hitting. [Music] The problem is as well, this climb is quite long. It’s over a mile. And uh the first bit is okay, but the last bit after the halfway point is just red. Red. Look at that. Oh my god. Eth nearly at the top. This last bit of the climb is no joke. That is the climb done. I got cooked. So cooked. That killed, bro. Yeah, Jasper’s a climber. Jasper’s good. He’s a climber. I saw his jersey flapping like uh what’s his name? Um uh that Simon Yates, right? Just dancing away. And then after the turn, I didn’t see him. So I thought maybe he went straight on or he went left. So I went left and then I didn’t see him. Was that you shouting? Yeah, I was hearing Jasper and then I turned around, I saw this guy. I was like, “Okay, I’m going the right way.” Yeah, Jasper’s a strong climber. For those who’s wondering, he only weighs 70 kg. So, he’s he’s he’s lighter on the climbs. I’m like 85, so 15 kg heavier. No, just so we’re about 30 mi in 39 mi in. And there’s basically a descent coming and then there’s one more climb. The big one. Uh sort of big. It’s not as big as this one. And then and then it’s going to be boxhill. So, there’s one more and then boxill. So, time for the descent. Cool. Let’s go. Nice event time. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Oh, wow. Okay. Why are you such a Tell me. So, so and we’re looking at the next climb that’s coming up before Boxill and I’m looking at the elevation profile. I can’t like every video I see of yours. Oh, I didn’t read the profile properly. No, I knew this one was going to be hilly. I knew I was ready for this one. Which one? This one, Jasper. What’s the next ride? Down. And we did Leil just now. Yeah, that’s the lethal. Lethal one. And then White Downs is after. Oh, White Downs is going to kill. That’ll be fun. Right. Time to finish this descent and uh kill our legs in the next climb before Box Hill. Look up. Okay. Yeah. 42 mi in, you’re going to meet this uh horrible climb. Oh god. Yeah, this one’s going to hurt. Going to take my time on this one. Guys, [Music] that was hard. That was no joke. That peaked at like 20%. And it was long at the end. Oh my god. [Music] How was that? How was that, Mosen? Did you like that climb, mate? So, after the lavender hill, that climb starts, right? Yeah. So, I was there recording and I didn’t realize like what the profile’s like. So, I just set out quite hard, right? And then I saw it kept going. So it was like 17%, 19, 23, 26, and then back to 17. So it was between 16 and to 25. Yeah, 25. Yeah, it was a steep one. That killed. That killed. Oh, there’s Jasper. Just read. How was that, bro? Huh? How was that? I was standing up the whole day. Like the whole That was hard, bro. I found it better now. Cuz you’ve lost a lot of weight. No, it’s because it’s not it’s not busy. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Usually it’s busy. There’s a lot of cars usually going up there going down the opposite way, but now it’s fine. So, now it’s just boxill there. All right, last climb, guys. This should be fun. [Music] flowing. [Music] [Music] [Music] So, I’m about halfway through this climb and yeah, I don’t think I’m going to beat my PR today. My legs have cooked from the climbs before. Uh Jasper just shuts up though. So God, that guy is so strong on the climbs. [Music] Yeah. On the right. On the right. How was that? Yeah. Good. I’m cooked. I think I did like 260. Nice. Oh, cooked. The last two climbs killed me. [Music] We’re up hill now. Taking a break. How was your first experience of a hilly route in the UK, mate? We’ve done like 1,200 m elevation, right? That’s that’s mental like on on just a flat route in the UK. You think this is not a flat route. I purposely made it hilly. I mean, it was lovely. Like I enjoy climbing. I really enjoy climbing. I’m not saying I’m a climber. I just enjoy climb feet. Yeah. So yeah, that is it, guys. That’s like the C is a