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All right here we are Norton Summit this is Simon Clark one of the fastest look zooming past other Riders on noron Summit here and I my tongue is about to hit my front wheel I’m on The BMC just had to show you wasn’t on electric bike

We are zooming up here there’s a Another World Tour Rider in front from the Trek Leal team we’re about to zoom past him as well ripping up Norton Summit and uh it is a great day how do we even get to this amazing situation let’s start here this is Adelaide South Australia the

Best city on Earth to live if you want to a fitness simple living rip body fat etc etc Adelaide South Australia best city on Earth Thailand’s the best country Adela is the best city just so we’re clear two and under the Santos t under we have World Tour teams the top

Tier teams the top tier Riders the top tier crew the top tier support and a top tier advance here in Adelaide South Australia absolutely amazing I feel very grateful very blessed to be an Adelaide resident and I’ve been watching this T every year since 1991 1999 miles scotson just

Rolling past there Australian Champion 2017 men’s Road it’s just you know it’s just Adelaide has just so much talent cyclist men and women par Olympians Road Track BMX downhill all sorts all right some of the new new tech out there I got to be honest so I’m not as excited for

The bikes as I used to be you know the rim breake bikes man I used I used to get a I used to pitch a tent at TDU of all the rim break goodness but now it’s just all these embarrass to bikes anyway we’re digressing here let’s let’s get

Back to the situation all right so we’re cruising up noron Summit and uh give it give a bit of gas you know I’m just trying to make sure this GoPro is working because I do have a bit of GoPro anxiety cuz some I man i’ I’ve had some

Killer rides of the pros and I’ve press the record button and it didn’t record you just get that little spanner icon so I’m constantly checking the things working I got it in my teeth I’m holding this in my mouth right now just so you can see what bike I’m riding that I’m on

My BMC estana 2008 slc1 um and I thought I’ll give a bit of footage here just in case just in case the GoPro ain’t working we’re doing some stuff at Tik Tok and Instagram covering for some Twitter under basically just promoting to and under as I have been since I think 2008

Was the first two under video I made here on YouTube 2008 2009 uh adel’s a great place we’re on N Summit this is the high mountains the high mountains of Adelaide Kangaroos and koalas abound on here and we’re we’re clipping along here this is you know

This is decent pace I’m a 46y old office worker I’m a desk jocky you know I commute on the bicycle I ride around and so I’m feeling you know I’m feeling the sweat here and then boom I see this blue flash corner of my eye and I’m like oh

Man the race is on and I was thinking Tre Rider maybe Clos the Gap he didn’t want to so well I got to close the gap because I want to get some more footage you know and so I’m jumping on this wheel this is Simon Clark one of the

Fastest cyclists on the planet to the France stage winner vter stage winner Simon Clark is such and he’s in his prime of his career Prime of his career if Simon Clark won a monument race you wouldn’t be surprised if he win to to of France stage you not surprised if you

Won the Australian national champs if Simon Clark won the world Champs Road you wouldn’t be surprised okay and we’re ripping up this climb and I’m thinking how long am I going to last and I’m just thinking I’m on this bike I don’t need to ride and how many power we we don’t

Even know cuz I have a power meter let’s just hang on the wheel let’s just hold the wheel Harley and so I’m holding this this this camera in my mouth but I realized I can’t breathe I’m doing a George Floyd with the GoPro mouth I can’t breathe so

I’m putting the the GoPro in my hand and then I’m realizing hey I now can’t shift gears and then the pace is going up it’s getting harder and hotter and the pace is you know and you can sort of see there Simon’s putting some some wattage

Down I’m just thinking I got to put this in my mouth and now I’m doing another George Floyd moment I can’t breathe because I got a GoPro in my mouth I’m trying to change gears I’m stuck in the big I’m stuck in some sort of gear I’m

Just trying to work out this campag super record 11 speed excuse the French cuz I’m not a uh not a regular campack user look I’m trying to shift the gears I was how do this how does this you know I don’t speak Italian I’m trying to shift my gears and the acceleration

Starting I’m thinking oh my God I’m missing the shot I’m missing the shot I got to get it back up there there 46y old mammal legs we’re got to close the gap and I’m on a uh you know how old’s my bike I want a 16y old bike okay we

Close the gap because I know you people out there you Harley give us the tour footage mate I don’t care how much it hurts I don’t care much how much lactate you’re producing get me that TDU footage so right so we Clos the Gap and uh there

We go we’re cruising along here and you look at the look at the technique there you can see that what’s called Suess you know where it looks like that Simon Clark you know the level is at looks like he just sit on that wattage all day just tapping tapping tapping tapping out

The Watts how many watts am I doing now if I had to estimate I’m probably doing around 400 watts maybe a bit more all right I’m really starting to you know I’m feeling it obviously as I should be uh as as anyone should be at 400 watts

Etc so I’m about 75 kilos at the moment 75 76 it’s obviously a lot heavier um than my you know 59 kilo days through two the anabolics ETC not riding that much just doing more anabolic sort of stuff only fans and watch this zooming past that rer yellow that Rider has a

Fantastic outfit for visibility and look at imagine that if we crash in the back of him would’ snap bikes that’s how fast it g there you go confirmation r on an ebike I felt like I’m I’m drafting an ebike cuz some just ripping up here and there’s another world tour ride up here

And I’m thinking man this is incredible footage passing Another World Tour Rider on the back of the world to right as and and he was just you know so you could tell what that little hand vesture there just being polite but obviously when the hand doesn’t come off the bar it means

The pace is the pace is on uh so I’m just thinking I got to hold it to the line and uh make sure that my legs are still attached to my body yes they are and we’re just this is the finish line coming up here this where it starts to

Flatten off and your legs really aiss L and you basically want to give up because wants the gradient EES off and you know but you got to hold the wheel all right you got to hold the wheel and keep on going to the line you can see

See it flashing light there was it was ging barer or something that’s probably it’s probably pinging that there’s a 46 y Hubbard on your wheel bro and know he’s just checking there see if still thereit bit surger again just checking to make sure that the back isn’t kicking

So whenever you’re drafting someone as well you want to sit a little bit to the left a little bit to the right and so we then do to get a saddle they have to wor back about taking your Chop on your front wheel all right and also you also

Want to give the rider in front a bit of uh a bit of room that don’t feel like you they’re going to take you out if they hit the brakes but again I’m an experienced riter and you anyone who’s lasting this long with n Summit obviously is an experienced riter too

But just that’s what I love about ADL man it is just an amazing place just making sure recording all right got I’ve got the PTSD GoPro anxiety all right you just got to make sure that you’re getting that footage it’s had to make sure do whatever it takes do whatever it

Takes to get the footage all right whatever it takes you got to do it okay that’s my motto this time of year whatever it takes we get the footage for you audience out there you’re all over the world watching this content I even have World Tour writers taking s of me

Saying hey I watched you this year appreciate it you so I really really enjoy uh bringing this content out there to the world promoting adlay promoting cycling cycling is the best sport in the world it’s not just a sport cycling is a lifestyle man you ride your bike to work

Your kids can ride to school we need more bikes out there on the road and that’s the official finish of n Summit there and uh at this point I’m thinking do we keep going um let’s try get some more footage but yeah RI a rip a day for

It just can’t wait for more footage and that’s all about cycling it’s such a teacher you know like I had late nights I haven’t done much training or NE blah blah blah excuses excuses excuses but I know you gang out there my supporters the haters the lovers the subs unsub

Whatever I know you want to see the footage right so doesn’t doesn’t matter how much it hurts what excuses I’ve got I’ve got to deliver I’ve got to get out there I have a necessity to get the content for the audience to promote this amazing sport this amazing City this

Amazing Race the amazing lifestyle okay not the amazing dis branks anyway you know like that’s my job that’s my duty doesn’t matter how I feel feel the job needs to get done and that’s what I’m doing and if you if you like the content

Give it a a like give it a thumbs up if you don’t give it a dislike uh share it around unshare it whatever there you go 46y old harbard still keeping up with some of the best Riders on the planet under a little bit of heat a little bit

Of gas okay A little bit of leg Sizzle up Norton Summit Norton Summit probably the most famous unfamous climb in the world signing off here from adelade Australia to under and uh yeah get some more footage this week and uh let me know in the comments

Section what you want to see and I appreciate it stay safe out there people stay carbed up stay hydrated be seen we something visible don’t get sunburnt don’t get dehydrated don’t get undercarbed and please don’t crash them the downhills and please don’t get attacked by drop bears all drop bears are real