I was joined by Ross for this video as we had a challenge in mind. After a quick 300 mile drive up to the North West of England we set off on our bikes for a village called BownessonSolway, which was the start point for our ride. The challenge we had planned was to set off from the west coast of England as the sun set, and try and make it over to Newcastle on the east coast before it rises again, hence the title: Race Against the Sun. This was a really fun challenge, and 'challenge' was certainly the word for what we faced, I won't give away whether we made it, but it is safe to say we felt the time pressure all the way to the end.

In this video we also share a giveaway that I have planned to mark reaching 5,000 subscribers. I will be making and giving away a custom frame bag, so as I say in the video if you would be interested in winning this then please leave a comment saying something like '"I'm in", or "give me a frame bag!". The winner will be chosen using a random comment selector, and I will announce the winner of the giveaway in an upcoming video.

I hope you enjoyed this video, there will be a few more instalments from my European van trip which will come out over the next couple of weeks, I then have a few fun things planned over the summer before I travel out to America in late July to start my ride of the Trans America Cycle Trail. If you would like to follow along please subscribe.




Links

Kofi (If you want to support the channel): https://kofi.com/matryder

Komoot route for ride:
https://www.komoot.com/tour/152281752...

Custom frame bag video:    • Making a Custom Frame Bag for My New ...  

3 Peaks Challenge (which we mentioned in this video):    • UK Three Peaks 24 Hour Challenge  Un...  





00:00. Introduction
03:05. Setting off at sunset
08:41. First stop
12:07. Halfway
15:01. Intermission
17:46. Back to the ride it's getting tight
20:49. Under the River Tyne
23:03. Did we make it?
27:44. Goodbye