A 200km Audax riding from Stockport to Eccleshall in Staffordshire and back to Stockport.
Passing through knutsford and on to Helsby near the Wirral then South via Audlem and onto Eccleshall (135km)
Returning via Maer and Middlewich to finish in Stockport
[Music] hi uh morning uh we’re off to uh echool today I’m doing a test run uh for PE orx um it’s a 200 kilm we’re going out towards um well we’re going west to Hell’s B and then we’re going to go sou South East down through Chesire uh shopshire into epol at the at the bottom that’s the turn round point and then we’re going to come back up back up Northeast uh up through middle witch back through chesher back to cheel in Stockport okay just adjust the camera wagon roll [Music] got the start ebra it let’s go chle register let’s go next one hsby um 53 km stale just stay around much the airport this well we’re going around the airport now ringway as it us they’re climb to winds [Music] [Music] carry on uh West to hsby then we’re going there then we’re changing direction [Music] [Music] great B with [Applause] hey mate my just on the uh Hill up to uh hsby um been on going on quite a bit to be honest not too far just where that Mast is ahead see it that’s the top then we’ll drop down and then it’s the first control right we’re at the top of the hill on the way to hsby that’s where we are hsby that way uh controls there approximately 50 something kilm I think um we’ve come this direction going that [Applause] way and there you go quite High quite Misty beautiful day right let’s get going to the control h [Music] [Music] there’s a load of girls up there at the top you with them right we’re at the controler Hells B just down that little lane there uh but the eev it works here so that’ll do um right next one’s beaston Castle uh about 20 km yeah about 12 15 Mile something like that it’s a lovely day today very quiet need to go up here clim in Del May [Music] Forest going to stop around the corner here it’s a co-op get some supplies hopefully then that should get me to Echo o [Music] yeah brw if you can see it but we’re going up there beast and castle there we go climing up now 1.2 km right just climbing up to beaston Castle it’s just up ahead of me now it’s a control there with a information control just check that and then uh down vodam equisol which is about 130k I think instead a ride anyway it’s a hot day onwards [Music] here we [Music] are right um just registered at beaston Castle it’s about 50k now to uh eazor it’s a little cafe there but I’ve had to stop okay there’s an information uh question on there and uh right let’s get going there you are there’s the bike uh 50K echool that was all coming into the town now [Music] okay we’re that see whole time on it just going to log on uh I’m going to get a brew and have a look right next walk middle witch been a bit slow to be honest because um I think there’s 1,600 M of climbing and I think ,300 of them cheers mate is um 1,300 of them is to here so yeah been doing a bit of climbing on the way uh nothing nothing too massive but just loads of draggy Hills anyway thanks nice day right we just left echool side a br a Coke um hot weather um going um Northeast now yeah nor East back home um had a bit of a Tailwind uh I think I’ve got a bit of a Tailwind now so hopefully we should make fairly good progress um anyway onwards this is Mayor um I think this has got something to do with Charles Darwin and yeah sure his wife was from me something I anyway I’m probably wrong and the um the only married into the family Char down that makes sense you mix it up [Music] rade [Music] little witch control at the end of this road and then uh that’s it back to Stockport [Music] [Music] 20 C to go approximately yeah no 30k car do right let’s get going in midle Wich got to be back by 20 P 10 I should be well oh lagging it down I didn’t think I was going to get back without putting this on but anyway coming down quite heavy thunder in as well going to take a chance and uh get up the road a little bit clear well famous last words things you do for fun look it I’m less than an hour away from old so to put up with it I’ve been unlucky with the weather oh right just coming into chle uh Stockport at the end about half M the’s okay yeah it’s been a ride of two well a ride of 3/4 hot windy and climbing and then um blacking it down so I’ve about it all you don’t get this on gcn right bring you back okay we finished renle that’s the end of it this this is the um basically a rot check for the echool 200 a p codax uh ride it’s going next Sunday from uh CH here in stock um fcy next year um or if this comes out in time and you see it it’s on next Sunday so uh don’t forget no lightering
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Our Blighty weather is a bleeding joke 🤣🤣🤣
You don't even break sweat do you. Big respect to you. However you misjudged that weather. It was forecasted to be coming in from ghe southwest, which it did. It caught you out without the right gear in my opinion. You're a hard man.
You are correct in thinking that Maer is associated with Darwin.🙂 I assume this was on Sunday? We were on the Tour Of The Berwyns starting from Duddon, Cheshire. The forecast was for heavy thundery downpours later in the day, so we were trying to make sure we got back ahead of the downpours. As it turned out a pothole in Chirk finished my ride (completely knackered tyre, wheel ok, thank goodness), but my riding buddy managed to get back just before the rain hit. It's a great route if you fancy trying it, but it does have a fair bit of climbing in Wales.
Does dodging the rain while putting on your jacket count as loitering 😁 well done on the ride, looked like some lovely roads, at least the rain was on the homeward leg.
Great video again and very inspiring
Nice one Bob, shame about the rain… cheers
Great vid again Bob. I know I've asked you before, but what is the camera mount you're using? I've got an onboard one and the images vibrate like mad – even with the horizon stabilisation feature enabled.