How far north can you ride in 24 hours?
Restrap ambassador Josh Reid takes on the challenge to see how far north he can ride from Restrap HQ by latitude. This is The North Race.
A balancing act between careful route planning and self sufficiency, Josh planned his route through the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, Edinburgh and beyond with the aim of getting close to Aberdeen. You can find his route here: https://www.komoot.com/tour/1521954200
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We invite you to plan and execute a time-trial as far north (by latitude) as you can within 24 hours starting from the Restrap factory in Leeds. Balance marginal gains, comfort over distance, route-planning and minimal stop time to push yourself as far as possible within the timeframe.
This challenge is open to anyone, costs nothing to enter and the rules are simple.
LEARN MORE AT
https://thenorthrace.co.uk/
Rider: @Josh-Reid
This film was made by @FrictionCollective
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13 Comments
Amazing effort, Josh and beautifully shot too!
Brilliant video and a superb effort. Top job!
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Well … how unsupported a ride is, when it is filmed, hence accompanied by a crew in a car, is always difficult to answer, . Especially at night it makes a huge psycological difference. I wouldn't have written this comment, if he wouldn't have started to talk about how isolated you feel during the night – right after he had talked to the camera-man during a break. That is not "alone in the dark", sorry.
A pork energy bar always helps, well done Josh superb effort 👍👍
Really well shot and amazing cinematography. Fantastic effort all around, really can’t imagine the mental stamina to go that far in those conditions. How did the bag feel on the back after such a huge ride, it looks great but would like to know this detail.
I've seen Josh ride all over the world but somehow think he fits this landscape best.
Love the concept and how it can be done anywhere in the world. Superb film to capture the spirit of it too. 👍🏼👍🏼
I think you might just have started something pretty special! Brilliant idea and an awesome benchmark set by Josh. Well done Restrap!
Outstanding! And clearly an inhuman effort because it’s managed to get at least one negative comment.
About 40 mins, it gets a bit soggy north of Cromer !!😅😅
crazy
amazing