3 jours de gravel et bikepacking en Irlande du Nord. Du vent, du vert, du whisky, de la pluie, un peu de stout… et un vélo @Origine_Cycles Théorème GR Ultra à l’épreuve. Tu montes ?
Bienvenue en Ulster : 260 km, 3600 m de D+. Voici l’Irlande comme on l’aime.
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00:00 Teasing
00:03 Intro
00:30 Débarquement à Dublin
00:40 Arrivée en Irlande du Nord
01:14 Direction les Mourne Mountains
03:43 Belfast
04:55 Ballyboley Forest
06:30 Nos vélos Origine Théorème GR
07:51 Glens of Antrim
08:52 Scenic Route
09:49 Bushmills Whiskey Distillery
10:30 Giant’s Causeway (Chaussée des Géants)
10:55 Remerciements (outro)
11:33 Générique de fin
12:00 Blooper
Where do you ride in Ireland?
Remember to ride on the left. We’re heading that way. We’re at the epicenter… We’re disembarking in Dublin, We arrive in Dublin under… …torrential rain! So, Dublin, what’s it like? Wet! Is this typical Dublin weather? BAM, here we are in Northern Ireland. We just stopped at the train station in Newry, just past the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Smooth ferry crossing from Cherbourg. We had a pretty calm night. And now, about 70 kilometers ahead of us we’re heading into the Mourne Mountains! We’ve got 63 kilometers, 3h09 of fun little roads to cover. It’s 2:27 p.m.,
and our train is at 7:00 p.m. Let’s just hope the rain stops a bit. So, we’re looking at 1000 meters of elevation
over a 70 km ride The issue is
that every climb hits 12%. It’s going to be something. See that wall ahead? Then stop talking and start pedaling! Arnaud, if you stand in the middle, you can film, and we’ll cross the bridge easily. We’re taking a slightly shorter alternative. We may have been a bit too ambitious with the initial plan to ride most of the Mourne Mountains, instead of sticking to MTB trails,
since the bikes could handle it. But we’ve got a train to catch to Belfast tonight, last one’s at 8 pm,
we’d rather not miss it. So, we’re going to shorten the loop. * So, are we climbing this?
* Yep! …because of some recent work a lot of trees have fallen. * Was it a storm?
* Yes Normally, it’s a trail * Yeah, that’s right.
* It’s supposed to go through, we planned to do that then pick it up here and reach the top. That’s Bald Mountain He’s not German,
he just has no taste! We just rode nearly five kilometers of climb and gained almost 250 meters of elevation Oh, it feels great to reach the top. The view is totally worth it. What breed of sheep is that? “Cheviot” The start of the route was rough
getting out of Belfast, let’s be honest… Here’s our “map keeper”
also acting as our “time keeper” Yeah, we better not take too long. After that, once we left
the annoying section, we entered the… I don’t know what exactly (laughs) Ballyboley Forest and there we found some nice
gravel tracks wide trails the forest took quite a beating
from the storms We’ll pass Mount Slemish —
should be beautiful. From afar. It’s a small mountain
topping out at 437 meters, we’ll pass to the right then we’ll join the Antrim Coast and Glens National Landscape And how are the bikes so far? Super comfy! Honestly, for what we’ve done in the forest section a bit rough, but nothing bad. It rides super well,
really comfy We’re on 2.2″ tires 55 mm wide. Running barely 1 bar, so very cushy The Origine handles
really well with the rigid fork
and dropbar setup You’re on a gravel bike,
not some clunky Monster it’s very responsive No, honestly, it’s a great surprise;
it’s perfect for what we’re doing Bit of road, bit of trail —
and handles great on tarmac. Not sluggish,
not at all For me, the drivetrain’s perfect
for the elevation we’ve got Yeah, I had my doubts at first The gearing, I thought…
it might be a bit We wouldn’t be able to go fast
with… I think it’s a 34 in front and in the end, you’re happy
to have the small 34 and big cog I think I’m on a 48 You must be on 46 * Yeah, a bit less than you
* But honestly, it climbs well When we hit that 24% wall,
we were glad oh yeah, really glad
we had the granny gear Even had to do some hike-a-bike. We’re heading down
the little path just over there Well, here we are, third and final day of our adventure
in Northern Ireland. We left Cushendall this morning.
And now we’re pretty much on the “Scenic Route.” Except the “Scenic Route” follows
the coastline closely and all the elevation that comes with it. Today’s goal, the route mostly follows the coast. We’ve got amazing sea views and the end point is Portrush,
way up north in Northern Ireland Just before that: Giant’s Causeway Which is THE geological formation to see around here A little change of plans
for the day. We had asked the tourism board,
at the last minute, if we could visit Bushmills Distillery,
the famous Irish whiskey. The tourism board just called us
to say it’s possible for a tour at 2:30 p.m. Except it’s nearly 1:00 p.m.
and we’re not exactly close by, so we’re stepping on it. Pedaling fast,
to at least make it to the tour of the distillery. What wouldn’t we do
for you, dear viewers! What are you drinking there? This one: Black Bush! It’s quite sweet… And that’s it, our little Irish adventure
comes to an end. Thanks to Tourism Ireland
for helping organize this trip and thanks to gear partner
Gore Wear for the outfits. Outfits that came in really handy
throughout the ride, especially in Dublin,
getting off the ferry when we got that little dose
of classic Irish weather. Of course, big thanks to our partner
on this project: Origine Cycles who provided us with
two Théorème GR Ultras. Perfect match for this
Irish adventure. Well then, see you soon
for another cycling video. * We’re heading that way!
* Which way are we going? * Let’s hit the pub!
* Oh yeah! Nothing to declaring! Xavier is negotiating his loan… * That’s what a 12-year-old tastes like…
* Woohoo! It’s quite pretty. You good? Not too cold? He’s gone! Bye Allan! Allan’s a good guy, but he’s a bit of a softie with the cold.
1 Comment
Bravo les gars ! j'ai adoré votre bikepacking