I have taken my bike to DUBAI and this time I have rode around a specifically made bike track called Al-Qudra with my good mate Tom! This track is out in the desert and itβs over 80km long! Iβm also going to show you where we are staying in Dubai and even challenge Tom to a table tennis match!Β π
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the cycling GK cycling Vlogs are back and I am out in Dubai on my bike the beauty of where we are staying is that it is out in the desert and look at this place and we are right next to a purpose-built cycling track called Al cudra it’s like 84 km long have a look R leg is just there it is like this all the way no traffic anywhere it is absolutely beautiful I’m going to show you what it looks like I’ll show you our hotel later all that car of stuff let’s get going we got a big day ahead of us here we’re going to do I think we’re going to try and do about 100K 100K simple as that let’s go right we’re just about to actually start the ride she’s faster than you we’re just about to actually start the ride and I’ve realized I’ve had a bit of a stinker um I’ve forgotten to bring my uh garment Edge uh head unit out with me the hotel is about sort of 5 miles back that way which is fine it’s not the end of the wheel cuz I could just use my Marquee uh watch because it connects up to all my sens and stuff like that however I have got something that is pretty pretty beautiful have a look in this little bag of tricks here thank God I have this with me by the way um is this little thing here look at that it’s a little watch clip basically what happens with this is yeah dead simple that goes into your head unit like that boom you take the straps off the watch so say what that then it was at this moment that he knew he um gin can you send Ben a new Marquee watch please oh please don’t be scratched it’s all right that’s like Gorilla Glass boom look at this see there you go you just start your ride can’t believe I’ve just dropped my watch as showing it durability I love this watch as well right come on let’s get going big day ahead of us let’s go let’s go God damn not bad this is it beautiful come on say something do something the camera’s on say something nice camera that mate yeah your okay so I have been back out on the bike now for 6 weeks maybe eight weeks whether it’s out on the actual road bike or indoors on zift doing a training session or crit City race something like that either way mental healthwise wow the Improvement has been incredible at the time of recording it’s actually about January the 25th um so I’m doing dry January anyway so that is helping but um I wear my Garmin watch to bed every night so I get to see like my sleep score my HRV score everything is the best that it is literally ever been genuinely the best it has ever been and honestly I think it’s down to the bike and no alcohol it is as simple as that um I absolutely love it I’ve got so many more things I want to do this year I want to do loads more charity rides London to Paris cure leukemia um a few more cycling holidays as well uh this place is incredible by the way Dubai this time of the year it’s 25 26Β° um wow absolutely [Music] beautiful they are some big ass horns by the way she you okay okay I’m good I’m good sorry just a flat small stones on the road you want us to just put some air in it for now okay yeah may as well haven’t we we’ll see if it gets here home or not anyway oh that’s a massive hole massive yeah he must have hit the only Stone on the whole entire Road oh poor guy a few moments later look at this right the poor guy is there he’s literally sweeping the stones off the road oh well good deed for the day D mate good deed for the [Music] Daya so that is our hotel that’s where we started we have gone up up and that’s where we currently are we’re about 40 km is in so far what we did yesterday was a bit of a beast right so we started we went vom then all the way back back to our hotel it was 100 kilm it was a bit of a beast it was lovely though uh we’re currently here we’re going to head up there to the Tre bike store get coffee little bit of food sweet as a nut by the way when you come out here make sure you bring plenty of water bottles there’s not too many water stops okay um and Sun cream because it’s warm simple as that track bike store nice little bit of coffee back to the hotel and beat Tom about 10 n at table tennis B [Music] sham you know what I haven’t even seen a car actually on the road like the road is there next to it but I haven’t even seen a car on the actual road [Music] yet leave it don’t get involved it’s nothing to do with you boom look at this look at this that is a picture oh than you don’t mind damage to it for the ground the size of them cars Jack G should be proud of them Cales look you want see the snack that I got all right so um have no clue what that is if you can get in the comments down below and let us know um it’s basically like a big light right we are at the actual start of the aludra cycle track right now this is where the the Tre bike store is located this where if you come you can sort of like hire a bike all that kind of stuff they got loads of nice little coffee stands all the way over there all that kind of stuff um just have a look at some of the bikes in this place so w beautiful we’ve got about another 15K left and we’re back to the hotel um a little bit of sunbathing table tenis bit of learn come on sweet now right let me just show you what we’re filming this Vlog on today in my hand right now what you’re watching me on is an insta 360 pro Ace this is like the all singing all dancing bad boy it’s got like flip up lens it’s it’s proper yeah it’s got absolutely everything and then what I’ve also got with me today is that little bad boy there have a look at that what I’m pointing at there is the insta 360 go3 the beauty of this little camera let me just hand you over to Tom have a little look at this so this is like a flip up screen that goes up and down like that but as well this little thing pops out yeah and in the match day Vlogs that I was making for Rex and I was wearing a chest cam yeah so this thing pops out boom look at that there you go that thing goes onto there it can also go back into there use it as like a normal insta 360 go fre how cool is that it’s good isn’t it very good very very good there you go that is the official like start and finish line of the old cudra cycle track uh we just left the Tre bike store headed back to the hotel I think it’s about 15K back there oh yes and I’m buzzing too cuz it’s about 11:00 11:30 and it’s already about 28Β° sweet thank you momy [Music] cheers have a little look at the room a nice little twin beds boom oh come on that’s not bad is it got the little bite box over there right and I’ve showing you the room quick shower suntan lotion table tennis sunbeds come on this flipping lunatic here right has been giving me AJ baji for years literally for years saying that he’s a better table tennis player than me today we finally get to put it to test put it to bed I’ve just gone and got some brand new balls my Footwear of choice a Birkin stocks and I’m going to leave on cuz I don’t want you to feel bad damn right as well let’s go come on the score 13 5 right ulot um going to go some bve I’ll show you what food we have later okay I’ll show you a bit of the food um I hope you’ve enjoyed the Vlogs um it’s been nice to to be back a bit cycling has it yeah yeah we’ve enjoyed the cycling uh yeah missed it really really missed it like I said mental healthwise massive massive Improvement um we’ll see you all soon bye woo [Music] [Music] sweat out
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Name me a more tedious and dull destination to ride your bike than Dubai π΄
Just out of interest, why did you stop cycling?
Too flat for me would get boring after 10k
Can't think if any place more boring to cycle. jfc
Good to see you out in Dubai Ben! I moved here in august to work in real estate, let me know if you ever need anything whilst you are out here π¦πͺ
What a cycle lane that is. I need to get out there .. love the cycling vlogs as well Ben
is the ride flat and wind-free? would love to take the track bike there and get some hard KMs in. doesn't look like there is much scenery but just means pain cave is reached sooner
I find the Garmin sleep score to be poor. Mine doesn't track my sleep and wake up times well at all. It was still tracking me asleep 20 mins after I had woken up, 5 mins of which I was up and walking around the house.
Makes me question other readings such as HRV.
Is that what purgatory is likeβ¦. π
Good too see the CGK is back!
Come do a proper crit Ben! HMU
Need to come to Adelaide for the Tour Down Under!!!
Why the hell would I ever want to cycle in a desert?
Hi Ben and team, I would highly recommend Chapman's Peak Drive on the western cape peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa! One of the best views in the world! Would be amazing to watch your content in my home country as well as bringing focus to this incredible city! Keep up the great work!
Canβt decide if this is paid Garmin ad or a paid Ad for Dubai tourism
Ben you should come to sweden and Cycle the famous VΓ€tternrundan. 315km around a big lake. If you havent already done it ofcourse
Sad to see the complete sell out to an awful country as UAE, where human rights are completely lost. People are getting imprisoned in that country just for trying to live what is considered normal lives in your country, England.
Money is obviously everything to some, shame on you
Cycling content on the CGK, wow! π
Great to see the cycling vids are back! missed them! Very true what you said about mental health and cycling it really does help massively.
Dubai looks amazing! So glad you are back vlogging bike rides. Nice one Ben. ππ
Great vid. Like Insta hardware but does anyone know a way round Insta insisting on access to all your photos when editing?
looks like a straight line mission on that map
Any KOM points up for grabs?π«
100km in the desert no problem, the lack of climbs would kill meπ
It's smashing track. Enjoyed a few good rides there.
Never mind Al Qudraβ¦more like βhow could yaβ sell yourself out to the Arabs
Lost interest after Ben went to wrexham, the content got really poor with him just chatting. So glad to have proper cycling content back!
loving the return of the cycling vlogs
Welcome back.
Brilliant Ben, so good to have the cycling vlogs back big man.
Dear me… who on early wants to ride in a desert…. BOOOOOORRRRRING….. good grief turn it in….
Ace wAtch mate
Lovely tarmac I'm sure but the route just doesn't look rewarding.
Love the cycling videos, miss the cycling videos, keep them coming! π
That table tennis bit. I bet Tom lost his shizzle off camera
why use the watch not wahoo?