Cycling 725km from Southampton to Edinburgh

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In less than six months time, Matt and Harry will be racing as a pair in VIA Race. A 4000km self-supported race across Europe.

This is their first preparation ride from Southampton to Edinburgh. Enjoy.

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It is 9:40 a.m. just about take over to 700 km to Go M already uh dispatched me we probably as expected going a little bit too quickly on this first hour average speed over 31k an hour but uh you know just gives us a bit of room to ease up and not have to rush tomorrow morning five five out High really high

It’s all good I feel like uh we now realized how long is it going to Tak but we’ll be all right what going the mindset away after the first 300K Fight 50k in he’s already on his second piss stop all we have to do is do that full Time we’re still on quite a familiar roads it’s quite hilly but I think I prefer that over the kind of the flat you can use different muscles get a bit recovery on The Descent think I enjoying it [Applause] [Applause] you stay inside most of the time but you don’t see to my eyes why don’t you come outside and see what it’s like I think you find that the weather nice you go get a drink it’s not as bad as you think you puke in the sink but you’ll be fine

Wake up around then you do it again and again and again and [Applause] again we’re coming up to 8 hours 8 hours the sun is starting to set we’ve been Trucking along lots of busy roads it’s getting into rush hour now almost 5:00 I’m uh I’m really starting to feel it I’m not sure what Matt is are you feeling it

Matt a little bitar that’s I got the morale food out man horse crings horse crings coming Around I have no idea where we are I think we might be somewhere near B Birmingham Birmingham I don’t know I’ll find out when I’m editing the Video good evening hope sure you can see my face we are I think we’ve just ticked up to 12 hours half a day also tied over about 300K decent go we had a quick stop there our first proper break of about half an hour I think Vibes at the moment are all ride High Tuesday morning I don’t know what time it is half 7 ping it down 322 kilm to Go Finally stopped raining uh the whole morning so far has been pretty miserable both me and Matt soaked through but some uh some sad news uh yeah Matt just got too cold really and uh he’s bailed in in Lancaster got on the train so I’ll see him

See him this evening I’m going to try and push on uh I feel a lot better now I I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday finally I’m actually I actually want to eat I spent the whole time so far just eating cuz I know I

Have to rather than eating cuz I want to eat something uh which is really tiring just forcing food down all the time but I think about 250k to go a lot of climbing yeah hopefully a little bit more enjoyable than the morning you can’t seem to find the me to life I

Think it’s hiding behind there something but you’re trying to climb but you’re wasting your time you’re a little behind and you can’t hear AWI but it’s not too late there’s no need to Wait from the where you change and keep running keep running keep Running I’ve had my head down for the last 100 km or so the Tailwind we enjoyed earlier for the first uh yeah that we enjoyed for the first few hundred km turn into a headwind so I’ve just crossed into Scotland on my lonesome 135 kilometers to go to get to

Edinburgh uh it’s quite hilly Sun’s just gone down let’s get it Done oh you can’t see my face I’m just coming up to the top of the last major climb less than 80 km to go uh I’m 420 M up and it finishes at ground level so basically all downhill uh I know that’s not the case but I Can

Dream this climb is uh I can kind of see the outlines of some crazy views but obviously I can’t see the actual views so I’m sure it’ll be quite pretty if I wasn’t doing it at 8:00 in February [Applause] for