I CANT believe my ROAD BIKE survived this race (The Belgian Waffle Ride - A RACE BREAKDOWN)
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The Belgian Waffle Ride is maybe one of the HARDEST bike races in the world. With 90 miles of road, 45 miles of WTF type gravel, totaling 133 miles of "what am I doing with my life". The Belgian Waffle ride is so difficult because of how many aspects of cycling it covers. You need technical skills, you need endurance, you need speed, and you need the right bike setup.
I chose to run my full on Canyon Ultimate road bike with Princeton Carbonworks wheels with IRC x-gurad 28m tires. It was FAST...but so hard to handle in the soft sand. I CANT believe my ROAD BIKE survived this race to be honest. Its really a testament to how tough a road bike really is. I think 40th was a good showing for me, other than the small crash, I had all the luck on my side. Others had major mechanical issues which I was grateful for that I didnt have any.
Fueling wise I started with 2 bottles of SIS beta fuel...that was it. I actually forgot ALL my other food in the car. But SIS had pit stops along the way so I was able to grab gels and water throughout the ride. No solid food during the effort, and arguably one of the biggest efforts I have ever done.
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I thought "wow this doesn't look like Belgium at all" for at least 4 minutes
@bradleyjones4220
4 жыл бұрын
Asparacycle same! Until I saw the sherif car at the end
@Bertpauw84
4 жыл бұрын
@@bradleyjones4220 I'm from Belgium and my first thought was, "well this really looks like the mountains near San Diego" :)
@bradleyjones4220
4 жыл бұрын
De Pauw Bert dam fair enough...
@wouterstandaert4167
4 жыл бұрын
why is it called like this tho hahaha
@martinetmart1
4 жыл бұрын
@@Bertpauw84 It could almost be the Ardennes... Of niet
Glad your balls were on point the whole time! :)))
Tyler "I was intimidated by him, I'm intimidated by a lot of people" Pearce. Freaking love you man! 20:10
@amorton9861
5 жыл бұрын
And he says "The guy looks so fit. I don't know if its those white socks."
@ollij.3330
5 жыл бұрын
It's just so refreshing to hear someone admitting that and being honest about what he thinks!
@jbbarlow90
5 жыл бұрын
@@amorton9861 ....*looks on Amazon for white socks*
@photorockbar471
3 жыл бұрын
Get a bike room :)
You're too funny buddy. Love the story telling. You made a 22 mins video seem like 5. Amazing content bruh!
Tyler: I don't want to see freaking rock ever again! Mountain Biker: Haha tires go dududududu
"d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dd I'm so over gravel!" Loved that moment. You're a beast, cheers man!
214km in 7.23hr -> avg speed 29.6km/hr I think you did amazing. And great story telling as usual :-)
@omarhassan7066
5 жыл бұрын
yup , that was fuckin fast for that distance , i cant imagine that how that would feel
@haraldwolfgang2769
4 жыл бұрын
@jenomsedivam elevation is actually not that much for that distance
@maye5307
4 жыл бұрын
it is an average.........
@leonard6822
3 жыл бұрын
@@maye5307 How is it an average when he finished 40th?
@maye5307
3 жыл бұрын
@@leonard6822 ?
I loved the Gripping Crash Sequence Reenactment. Probably an Academy Award in your future.
@krankedteamcls
5 жыл бұрын
At least a guaranteed win in special FX category.
It was nice meeting you at the race. We talked about kids for a little bit during the expo And You passed me on the dirt climb 🤙 this was my first bike race ever haha can’t wait until next year. Used your videos for training motivation! Great video and keep up the good work!
“and I’m just sick of the freaking dududududududu” legend bro
@brendanclemmens88
5 жыл бұрын
aka nOx that was hilarious
@jimbutler1189
4 жыл бұрын
aka nOx it is his way of saying, “ I’m an annoying poser.”
I cannot hold my attention on any of youtube videos lasting more than 5 minutes. But your video, I watched it completely. love your lively commentary and hilarious yet real remarks. great work.
@TheVCAdventures
3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that man, I’m the same way so it means a lot to hear that.
" My balls were on point" that just made my day, i was rolling around laughing
Holy smokes-congratulations! That was great. Great ride, great video!
Tyler, you are the best, by far! Keep on with the good stuff
You forgot a couple other skills like...nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills and computer hacking skills. You talk about others as professionals. Well sir, the way you race and the way you conduct yourself is very professional. Keep it up.
@wanderingbox7971
4 жыл бұрын
I agree excellent riding...
Hell that's a fantastic finish bro!!!!!! You did EXCELLENT!!!! Some rough stuff there geez...HAIR BALL FOR SURE!!!! Poor road bike...
8:40 dude smashing on a flat bar! Sick video man I'm dying to do this race
@cubeblah
5 жыл бұрын
Michael Baka sscx flat bar anyone?
@lexington476
5 жыл бұрын
He would have better control with a flat bar, correct?
@ABFPV584
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah on the technical stuff
Unreal effort! Love the breakdown videos. Keep em coming.
Dude, you are awesome! Being an old and slow guy, you've reignited my desire to push hard on the bike again. Thank you! Great job on the Waffle!
Insane ride. That face at the beginning of the video doesnt lie. Good job bro !
Excellent! Great finish! Absolutely love that look on your face at the beginning! Thanks for sharing
To think I finished 4 hours behind you. You're insane. the Ride is insane. Loved almost every minute of it
This is probably one of the best edited road races on KZread. Love the moving graphic on the bottom whilst watching your edited analysis of your performance. Keep this going.
I'm no where near on the level that you're even on but by watching this; 40th is damn happy hour. It's just so nice to see you stoked and enjoying the sport!
Awesome vid, prob the best I've seen of a PoV race. Great stuff!
Hammering like crazy - for 7 hours - man you are super fit! Well done on the 40th place. Great race, great video and awesome story. More please!
Quality content, dude! What an awesome race. Bravo 👏🏽
" I never wanna see a rock again" VC bro your awesome watched this video man that day was killer, sunshine hardly shade with the climbs, the speeds, the gravel, rocks, just bro you and all these guys are killing it! keep riding!
Amazing to keep up that level of effort for 7 hours. Great video, as always.
MAJOR props to you for doing this race.
Tyler, great job and effort!!! Amazing vid and Congratulations on 40th!!! That photo of you in the chair with your bike is KILLER!!! Lovin' it!!! Great Job again Bro!!!
Totally loving your channel and videos. Incredibly inspirational, motivating, and entertaining. Thank you so much for all your time and effort in producing and sharing them with us. VCFTW!
Congrats dude. That's a great placing given the terrain - on a freakin' road bike
@21 min and crying laughing at the commentary!!! This is what keeps me coming back to the channel!!! Excellent video and commentary
The too-tired-to-talk intro...Classic!
Thanks for the great recap, one to put on the books for sure. Chapeau to you!
Super stoked for all your Ventures VC. Blessings to you and your family.
Footage is just amazing!! It feels like we are just there with you!
Boom, Eliel Factory team member 18:34 :) Nice ride, bro! Insane!!
Dude you did amazing, such fitness! And your storytelling is brilliant! 😃
Imagine getting a flat one in the last couple of miles (especially if you are in the leading group). Anyhow. Congrats VC. 40th place from 1800 riders is like top 2%. You did very well!
I just found your channel and have binged a lot of it. Proudly. Keep it coming!
You should be monumentally proud of 40th. That's incredible. Serious.
Sweet, love the addition of the rear camera! Great footage as always!!
Kick ass race, story, effort, narration, and luck LOL for not getting 20 flats!!
so awesome watching you do all of our local rides!!
Man, I love your commentary and your channel. Excellent content.
30 seconds in and I had to pause and comment. Your thousand yard stare into the camera was epically awesome. Thanks Tyler. You do great work. Keep it up Bruh.
I am so glad I found your channel...how ever late to the game I might be...
@late_arvie
5 жыл бұрын
Welcome. This is the friendly part of KZread.
Tyler... you have my upmost respect dude... that was fracking awesome... Peace from across the pond...
Bro, I watched the full episode because of a good story teller. 😁 Nice footage and congrats. 👍
Bro, you got the most AMAZING cycling adventures!! Mad fcukin props!
Priceless VC! You are amazing! Love the” why didn’t I bring gloves? I don’t know bruh, I’m a friggin’ idiot!’ VC, you are so human like the rest of us. We love you bruh!
Damn your content keeps getting better and better. It's like we're in a golden age of KZread cycling content with you, Lanterne Rouge, nationsnumber1beast, and yes GCN. Keep it up bro!
Great seeing these races and your descriptions are great.
I always look forward to your videos, this was the best, crazy race, well done...……..poor bike. Keep them coming
Oh yeah! I've been waiting for this one!
Been waiting for a new VC video, and you deliver this wild ride. Congratulation on your placing, next time sure you will place higher.
Long time viewer, first time commenter. This is probably my favorite video from you. It's killer.
@TheVCAdventures
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support bro, glad you enjoyed the video.
Loving these videos! Just subscribed, great content, and the editing is so well laid out
So happy I found this channel! Good stuff!
Awesome ride. Awesome race. Awesome video! Chapeau!
Yo love this video. Happy you and Greg collabed binging your videos it’s honestly astonishing what you can do.
@TheVCAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Greg is a stand up guy, his audience has been really welcoming to me dude, thanks for the support.
That's insane dude! Can't even imagine how you survive the gravels with a full-on road bike without flat tires.
That blk guy is Bahati. He was a crit nat'l champion back in the day. He said he got ripped to shreds by this race.
Great seeing you there!
Wow...this is such a cool and inspirational video really showing the full ups// downs during a brutal day of tough riding...and on a road bike! Well that is so tough i'm sure, very big congrats. I did this in 2016 (i was 4th) but i used a cross bike with disk breaks and all so wow. I could not image doing it on those small tires! Keep pushing forward. I think i put this back on the list and give it another go in 2020. RIDE ON!
@TheVCAdventures
5 жыл бұрын
I would love to get a chance to ride with you next year. It's getting popular so next year your probably gonna have some serious world tour competition.
@THESWPLACE
5 жыл бұрын
The Vegan Cyclist that would be awesome! 👍🏻
Top 40? Congratulations congratulations!!!
Unreal! Never heard of this race. Awesome performance!!!
dude, following you while now, that was the best
Super awesome job! Loved this video.
Awesome channel! Seriously have to give you props for an impressive finish!
This looks like a super fun ride! Awesome video!
Great ride man. Those off road sections were stunning. CX in the off season will improve bike handling skills.
So cool to watch man! Just found the channel a couple days ago, good stuff. 👍
VC, my brotha, you inspire me to try stuff that I would never do - and don’t plan to do, but you inspire me just the same... lol... enjoyed the video!
Great job and amazing storytelling! I felt like I was there climbing with you.
Amazing content! What a race! Sick job bro 💪💪👌👌
Maybe it’s his white socks 😂💀 you did awesome! Congrats 🤙🏼 ps I have been low key waiting for you to load a new video for a week 🤫
Awesome vid, thanks for uploading. Tough race, well done!!
Loving the videos dude, just found your channel about a week ago and have already watched 10-20 of them so far!
Well done dude!Epic!!
The road / dirt / climbing stats and then your facial expression was the perfect precis of the day's outing. And hilarious. Good man!
@aarondcmedia9585
5 жыл бұрын
I would not have ridden this sans glove though. Brave man!
Thank you so much for using metric and imperial measurements for all of us over the pond
Dude, you “tumbling” down the hill at 5:38 got you another sub - hooked
Congrats on 40th - huge effort!!!!
@irctires made that final dirt climb look so pro with the banners. Love those guys. I was in the US Military kit with you at the start. Great video, thanks!
40th out of 1,800. Well done! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you for the inspiration! Going to go get on my bike now 🖖👍👊
Nice result! You are one hard man.
Legend nice work la x
DUUUDE! Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. Great job
Awesome job, VC!
Bruh, you do the best ride vids!!! Amazing
The Canyon performed like a champ!!! That race tested every mitochondria cell in your body VC. Guess you answered the question, "what am I gonna do with all this fitness?" Well done!
wow this looked like a brutal race, but definitely one you will remember mate. motivates me to get on the bike more
Awesome video, Awesome race, and Awesome ride well done 🤙🏼
sweet man! awesome video to really get a feeling for the race!
Beast! Congrats on the finish
It's a good race. Thanks for presenting!