Rode it this year, wouldn't ride it again. The start was so disorganised, we were in the rear starting group who weren't let off on time so lost 20 mins before we'd even crossed the start line. That meant groups were blocked on the first main climb which was carnage, people being ridden off the road by groups literally shoving their way past. Because of the push on time, the descent into the first checkpoint was crazy, saw a few people sliding off the side of the road and some very dangerous descending. Not surprisingly saw a couple of people being put into ambulances! There are a lot of people who are not used to riding in groups so it gets pretty dangerous at times. Got my head down, got to the 312 cutoff at 220km and they had closed the checkpoint 20 mins early! WTF! Very arrogant police not letting anyone through and pushing us off on to the 225 course. Big expense to get to the event, complete disarray at the start including people pulling down security fences to get into the start pen, and then the debacle of not being allowed to ride the 312 course even though we got to the checkpoint 15-20 minutes before the 4.30 cutoff. No response from organisers on why this happened. My advice, book yourself a holiday to Mallorca and ride the course on your own or with friends. The course is stunning but there are so many riders you don't see many views as you are continually looking out for yourself and other riders. Save yourself the entry fee and the packed road and do it at your own leisure.

Mallorcan resident here. 5 time finisher, always finishing in top 50. Won’t do it again though until they do something to grade the starting boxes to somehow put the faster riders at the front, slower riders further back. Or maybe have separate starts for the three distances. Either that or they need to reduce drastically number of starters. It is downright dangerous being forced to weave through the thousands of slower, poorly disciplined riders for the first 1-2 hours. Many other regulars feel the same, but the race just gets bigger and more of a shit fight tbh.

Fantastic effort Dave. Don’t blame you not wanting to do that distance again. Really impressive finishing position considering how you felt. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Mega tough day on the bike, but awesome fun ( he said one week later 😂 ). Thanks for watching.....

I could feel the pre ride nerves thru my screen Dave but you pulled a great result! Tremendous effort and as we've come to expect brilliant footage. You shouldn't have any doubts about what you're capable of both on the bike and your decision to go full time with the channel. Keep the faith 👏👏👏

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the support Neil 👊... I was nervous in the run up... The unknown of riding that far and being in the saddle for that long, I wasn't sure how I'd hold up.. But it went OK.

Well done Dave, incredible stuff! Great video as ever too. I was there doing the 167, what a great event.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. It was fantastic wasn't it. The organisers did a great job 👏👏👏 Congrats on your 167 ride. That's a great route 👌

Congratulations Dave, last year i completed the 225, after said never again but i find myself drawn back to give the full distance a go next year. well done again.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha.... Times a healer mate.. one week on and I'm already thinking, maybe just one more crack at getting under 10 hours 😂... Thanks for watching 😎

I’ve done this event 3 times now and this years event was the best for food stops and organising. 10:19 ride time is exceptional and around top 100 result, you should be proud. I did the 312 twice and this year 225 and really enjoyed it, managed 48th which I’m buzzing about lol. Great achievement that not many riders could do. The experience is genuinely unreal especially when you finish lol

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Nice one mate, thanks for watching and well done on your 225 ride. If I ever go back, I'd probably do that distance 👍

Outstanding mate, you are something special 😁

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate... 👊

Superb Dave an absolute beast of a ride mate 👏

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 👊

Great ride and result 👍. Also very well edited and entertaining video. Spot on

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching mate. I loved editing this one and pleased you enjoyed it 😊

Top job Dave.. what a great result

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate

Great effort Dave !! I was nervous watching that 😂can’t imagine many people can hit that distance with out the dreaded bonk kicking in bud ,loving the videos buddy 🙌

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate... 👍😊

Fantastic ride mate be very proud of that time. Sbsolutely amazing effort. Great to watch some of the roads we used to ride on that annual pilgrimage 👍

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate.... Next year maybe for you 🤔

Fantastic effort matey. It was a great event and a great few days away bar the weather Sunday and Monday.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate and see you in a bit for a spin..... was nice to not have to get up at 4am this weekend 😂

Brillant footage! Have been there as a spectator a few days ago. Well done! 👏

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. 😊👍

Quality ride and video. Thanks for the shout out to the Guernsey Train 🇬🇬 🚂

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. If you were part of that train, you boys were flying. I couldn't even sit in the wheel on the back roads towards Selva 😬💨💨💨 Thanks for watching 👍

Great job,that’s one big day on the bike 💪🏻🇬🇧

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate.... It was hard but super rewarding ( after the pain subsided 😂) Thanks for watching 👍

You did better than ok Dave, live your dreams 👏👏👏

Awesome work Dave! Brilliant video

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan 🙌

Thanks Dave ! brilliant video, maybe one day !!

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Thanks, great to hear you enjoyed it 😊👍... You should do it... it's definitely not easy, but a fantastic event to do at least once. 😃

Wow , looked like an amazing event,chapeau 🤙

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic event mate... One week on, after the pain has subsided and I can say it was awesome 😁👊 Thanks for watching 👍

brilliant ride there Dave, true grit, digging in and not giving in.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👊

Inspirational Dave. Well done mate

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 😊👍

Thanks for sharing the insight of someone also aiming for sub 10h! Great to see, stands out from the other 99% of videos. Managing feed stations/stops without losing groups was also the biggest challenge I faced, I'm the guy in black and blue at 30:14 Great effort and your channel was a nice find!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Awesome mate... Great to reconnect after an epic day.... I was super happy to find a group riding at a similar pace for the last 50k... Same time, same place next year?? 🤔🤣 Thanks for watching 👍😊

Awesome stuff mate ✌ 312 is no joke 👊 good job

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks man... It's a BIG day for sure, but definitely a bucket list ride to tick off 👊

Well done mate, that looked every bit as tough as I'd imagined. Glad I declined 😂 MA10 looking splendid! Enjoy the R&R 👏👏

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha, you missed a good one mate! 🤪🤪🤪..

Excellent..... Looked a gruelling day!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊👍

Looked like a pretty epic ride, well played getting it done

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 👍

Great ride Dave well-done.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍😊

Dave another cracking video keep up the great work

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 😊👍

Well done dave ,looked like a hard ride 👏

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. It was a tough ( but great ) day out.... Thanks for watching 👍 😊

Well done, epic ride pal 💪

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 👊

Gutsy to go so strong for the first half, I wouldn't have dared! Nicely done.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate.... It was a bit stupid with hindsight, but I'd probably do the same again in the circumstances 😝 Thanks for watching 😊 👍

@CG-99

2 ай бұрын

This is one of the races where you simply have to go super, super hard for the first 1-2 hours, no choice if you want to be competitive.

Great achievement, last 80km seemed really hard, killer dropping your bottle. See you there next year ;-)

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha, thank you mate... the last 80km was the nail in the coffin 😫..... Next year you say 🤔.... Maybe 😂😂😂

Brilliant effort, Dave. I completed the 312 a solid hour behind you. It was a tough but rewarding ride.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, well done on your ride too 👏👏👏.... Definitely a great event to tick off. Thanks for watching 😊👍

I watched this on the turbo last night and im back to comment - mate that looked wild, the level of fitness to do something like this must be off the scale and I would love to get more insight into your recovery regime. Mad effort, well done.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. It was a big one.... One week on and the legs are coming back. Went out this morning and felt the best I have since the 312. Hope the weather is on the up back in the UK and you enjoy a good ride today 👊

Haha! Awesome! I’ve ridden with Mark in the Gran Alacant group! Small world!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Hey, yes indeed it is.... Ive met a few of the Gran Alacant group, you live in a great place ( I'm currently part time resident in Santa Pola )... absolutely love it 😎

Epic effort Dave. Don’t know ya proud of ya. I done the 167 last year (carnage year) trying for 225 next year so I feel part of your pain 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼👍

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. 👍 The 225 is a great route ( as is the 167 ) .... 😎👌

Great job!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍 😊

Chapeau Dave, epic💪

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👊

Legendary effort! Well done! Never again... until next time 😅😜

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate & yes, exactly that...... Maybe..... 😂😂😂

Well done Dave, great ride and a big effort. Never fancied it myself, early start, crowds etc. Shame about the weather after - I was in Sucina for the weekend, had 2 rides planned Sunday & Monday - did neither as it was raining both days 😢

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. It's a good one.... The organisation this year was great and other than at the start, the sheer volume of riders wasn't really noticable... The early start though 😫 Thanks for watching 👍

Tremendous effort mate chapeau 👋 Very candid and true edit as well, really brings it home how hard that must have been.. Needless to say I won't be doing it 😆 However, it brought back awesome memories of thrashing over the MA-10! Undoubtedly THE best road (and day on the bike) i've ever ridden

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. 😊 That was a great day.... 👌

Epic video, congratulations.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Well done mate....great video taking us on the journey of pain. You should consider doing the Cape Town Cycle Tour next March, 109kms along the most picturesque coastal roads of Cape Town. Plenty of great coffee shops here too. Onya 🔥👊

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate, pleased you appreciated the suffering 😂.. I've actually ridden the event in Cape Town, around 8 years ago. Beautiful part of the world 🔥

Well done Dave 👏🏼👏🏼 - I’m now booked for next years 312 160 km…this’ll be my first time ever cycling abroad especially for an event

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Excellent mate. The 167 is a fantastic route, I'm sure you'll love it. Thanks for watching 👍

Epic video and ride 👌

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊👍

👏👏👏💪💪chapeau for batting on pal

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank mate 👍...

great effort and thanks for sharing , only done 167 route myself but never give up hope that i may do the full 312 maybe next year 🤣🤣

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Well done on the 167 mate. That's a great route 👌... Up the training a bit and you'll smash the 312 👊 Thanks for watching 😊👍

Great effort, well done. Fitness is one thing, the mind is another. I've done it three times - solo, which I found really hard, with my wife and last one with my daughter both of which were much more enjoyable. I / we just did it for the fun and sense of achievement. I wasn't worried about a time and could never have achieved anything like you did, particularly as you also filmed it, so kudos 👍. I might do it next year as a final goodbye to my 50's 😢

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

3 times wow, that's super impressive mate 👏👏👏.... Maybe I'll ride it again one day 🤔 Thanks for watching 👍 😊

Well done 😊

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍😊

Well done Dave 💪

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

Well done champion 👍👍👏🏻

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍😊

Well done monster effort and not giving up

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate... Brutal and awesome all rolled into one 👊

i can absolutely agree about the last 80k .. the fatigue in the body plus the road surfaces in the lanes, stop/start corners , and that sodding southerly wind made that 80k so tough... great footage though and i said the same " im never doing that again" ....well plans are afoot to sign up again and next time beat my slower than you time of 11-14 chip time...goal is sub 10 moving ...;-)

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha, yes mate the last 80k was a killer.... Great time and well done on your ride 👊.. Kudos for already looking at next year - the memory of the suffering is still too fresh in my mind to consider riding next year at this point🤣 Thanks for watching 👍

Well done Dave

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 👊

Great watch Dave. Have seen a few videos of the 312 as its on my bucket list but this a proper honest and 'real' account of how challenging it is, even for an accomplished rider. I've done most of the route in bits and bobs over the years, but having now waved cheerio to my 50's, I'm not sure I have the FTP or endurance to beat the 14hr cut off. 🤔. Cheers

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, pleased you enjoyed it. My advice would be to give it a go! Prepare well for the event and even if you start to flag on the day, worst case you have the choice of bailing on the 312 and doing either of the shorter distances which are both great challenging routes.... It's an incredible event with an unbeatable atmosphere... You'll love it. 👌 Thanks for watching 😊 👍

Great watch and a true reflection compared to some of the more glorified 312 videos. I rode the 312 last year (2023), the carnage year. I was caught up at the start, finally leaving at 6.58am. I had to ride smart, roads were packed and blocked on the first climb with slow riders doing the smaller rides. I was riding harder than I wanted to to make up time to beat the cut off times, like you balancing heart rate with power. Skipped the first feed station, the 2nd was crazy, two taps, hundreds of cyclists fighting for water. No support, so had to use the organised stops. I managed to beat the cut offs, completed the 312 in a Strava moving time of 10.55, average speed 17.7 mph. Each stop cost me 15 minutes on average (the fist couple took more time to fill bottles, than the last couple). I'm hoping to return next year, I'll see what happens. All the best.

@erikvanderveken1408

2 ай бұрын

I missed the final cut off point due to the second stop. such an anticlimax.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Last year sounds pretty mad.... Non of that this year, it was pretty much all smooth riding ( for me , I know some others had issues with cut offs closing early etc.. ) Sounds like you've got some unfinished business mate 💪... Thanks for watching 👍

@erikvanderveken1408

2 ай бұрын

@@daveridesagain oh yeah, next year I'm there again for another go

First time viewer (and new subscriber!) Great video (music was a good choice but a little loud). Back catalogue here I come 🙂👍

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Point noted on the music 👌👍

Great video, would love to do it myself, but maybe out of my reach. May try the short distance taking place at the same event. Cheers Tim B

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Its a fantastic event... all the distances are challenging and completing any is a great achievement... I reckon you'd love it ( as long as you enjoy stunning scenery, perfect roads and zero traffic 🙃 ) Thanks for watching 😊

Nevertheless, it looks like a terrific experience! I was in Pollenca three weeks ago and enjoyed every minute of it. Being able to ride all these amazing cols on closed roads is something i want to experience once as well! Amazing!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Majorca is a great place to ride, the closed roads take it to another level. You'll love it mate. Thanks for watching 👍

Good job!!!! I tried it this year. I finished 312. Never again 😉 Maybe next year 😆

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha, nice one 🙌 Thanks for watching 👍

Great vid .

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊👍

Chapeau for finishing it. I’m sure you learned a lot from the ride. I ride 20+ hours a week and even I’d be hesitant to do that distance, once you cross the 3,000m vert it really starts to bite. you really need to get your nutrition dialled in for a day like and train your body to absorb what you are putting in. You also need to ride your own race, few things I picked up on where you put yourself into the red very early on, it’s at that point you should have sat up and just joined a slower group. Put yourself into the red early on in a big day like that you will pay for it big time later. Also no mention of any carb load the day prior not sure if you did this? Final one was dropping your nutrition and not stopping to get it. You are better of stopping and loosing some time to collect that as miss a feed and your day is over! Last one is train with the products your going to be using, time and time again I see people do events like this and try products and lots of it for the first time on race day. No wonder you had bad guts. Set an alert on your head unit for a reminder for every 20 mins to take on some fuel and water. Learn from it go back and do it again 👍

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the great advice mate 😊👍

Amazing achievement! I did the route of the 225 last year (not during the event, just a friend and I) - it took me 11:30 (12:15 including food breaks).

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 💪💪💪

nice one!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊 👍

very cool - was over a few weeks ago...

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Nice one 😎 Thanks for watching 👍

Congratulations from 🇦🇹💪💪✌️

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

Did it myself Dave. Was definitely tough. The stretch in the middle (120k - 180k) ish was grim. Not a course built for me (Im 96kg) but got it done in about 13 hours total time. Well done anyways, subscribed!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Nice one mate and congrats on your ride 👏👏👏... Thanks for watching 😊 👍

man that's what I say after 160k sportives! great job, hard not to go out and burn those matches early when the roads are so smooth and epic.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Exactly mate... a functional power meter would have helped, BUT do I regret it NOPE. Would I get caught up in the moment and ride the same next time ? PROBABLY 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for watching 😊👍

Looks more like a race than a Sportive, so that rules little me out. Well done to you 😊

@roadcyclist1

2 ай бұрын

What's wrong with a race?

@debbiecuthbert2094

2 ай бұрын

@@roadcyclist1 nothing I just thought it was a Sportive, I've done a few myself and it's a bit more leisurely than that 312, however I'm am 51 and very short

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for the message. It can be what you want it to be. There was plenty of riders out there taking there time and enjoying the ride - the 167km route is fantastic, if the 312 is a bit much. Thanks for watching. :-)

Looks like you'd put quite some thought into planning your ride. Your 'years' of being around cycling clearly show. Nice balance in the edit as well 👍

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

What glasses are you wearing? They look very well. Brilliant video and great achievement!

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Oakley Sutro mate. Thanks for watching 😊

Great video Dave. First time watching ... now subscribed. Brilliant ride ... All the best from Australia.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and the support 😊👍

Great ride that Dave and some cracking footage of the event. Love Majorca, but thinking of a change next year. Mainland Spain is definitely a contender (any recommendations?)

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Anywhere around Alicante mate... Go 50k North towards Calpe if you want mountains every day. I'm based around 15k South in Santa Pola. Can ride flat/mountains and everything in between you can't go wrong...

I would wager good money possibly my own that you will be there again 😊

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha.... quite possibly 🤣... Thanks for watching 👍

Epic

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

It was 😎 Thanks for watching 😊

I done the 225 this year in just over 8hours. I’m Not keen on the additional flat bit tacked on at the end for the 312. 225 all the climbs and nice bit of flat on the way back to the finish 👍🏻

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Nice one mate and well done on your ride 👏👏👏.... Thanks for watching 👍😀

Great Vid, savage pace, I'd say when the dust settles ye were a bit dissapointed to miss the 10 hrs ?

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

I was mate, but still happy enough with the ride. Thanks for watching 😊👍

Some effort sir. Brutal that. Wow. Hats off to you and all others. How did your mate get on? Cheers

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Mark did a great ride. He finished in 11.15 😎 Thanks for watching and the support 👊

@MrSmid888

2 ай бұрын

@@daveridesagain brutal that, nice one. I walked 16 miles today at 3mph, the last 2 miles legs gone, various terrain. Mind over matter, easier said than done. Doesn’t get any easier. 👍🏻 Il be happy to complete a 100mile ride one day. Cheers

Well done Dave once you get those last farm roads/gravel and the kickers it really drains the legs - spot on ride - how much fuel did you go through over the course of the day?

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Thanks mate - you're bang on about them farm roads. That stretch killed me.. My fuelling in this wasn't great. I used SIS Beta Fuel throughout. I'd used it in training with no issues, but after around 7 hours started to get stomach cramps.. In the last 2.5 hours, I didn't really eat anything.. Hence why I ended the event on fumes!! Plenty of lessons learned.. Thanks for watching. :-)

Dave, what brand kit is your jersey / bibs?

Congratulations! Good footage too. Is there a Strava link?

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching 🙌 I'll be sure to add a link to my Strava. 👍

I did it in 2017. If my power meter hadn’t have connected I would have sacked it in at the start 😂😂😂😂

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha, I've only been using it 4 months but rely on it so much now... I tried reconnecting it a few times early on, but my Garmin was picking up like 20 units from riders around me so i just forgot about it ( and probably paid the price in the last 2 hours ) 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for watching 👍

Can i just ask what camera and video settings were you using to keep it recording all through the ride?

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Hey.. I actually has 3 GoPros - 2 on the bike ( front and back ) and one hand held... I switched them on and off at moments I felt could be interesting... I needed to stay switched on to what was happening and it was tough filming at the end but the result was worth it. I hope this helps and thanks for watching.

Well done some going 🎉 did you stay in alcudia?

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, yeah in the Viva "Tropic" 🤣... Great event, shame the weather was a bit rubbish while I was there and didn't get a chance to do much more riding after the event. 😞 But I'm back on the mainland now and the weather is great, so normal service has been resumed 😎😁

Huh, I thought Zafiro doesn’t allow keeping bikes in rooms as well as walking in cycling shoes in halls. Has something changed? 😆

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

They don't, but the bike storage was full so we were allowed to.. We didn't wear bike shoes indoors - sliders only :-) Thanks for watching.

OMG, Dave rides again! 35min go pro perspective?

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Yep! :-) Thanks for watching...

@eivissastef

Ай бұрын

@@daveridesagain 5min was enough.

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

@@eivissastef 🤣🤣🤣🤣... funny guy 🙄

This fuel service at 16:13 is about as slow as it can get - why wasn't it all layed out for you to just catch and go? 😂

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

I think I caught them on the hop mate 🤣🤣🤣.... Thanks for watching 😊

Great video and good job on the ride. One question. How many long rides did you have in the legs before the event?

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate... I did in total 6500k from the start of the year... in that was a few 160k rides and one 220k ride... Training went pretty well in the run up... Plenty more planned for this year. 😊 Thanks for watching 👍

I’d sure you’d likely hit sub 10 being more patient at the start - more bodies for later on - riding hard and solo at the mid-point was courageous but suicidal

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Maybe mate... With hindsight, it definitely wasn't the most technically astute move Ive ever made 🤣... Thanks for watching 😊

Enjoyed the video. The thumbnail says NEVER AGAIN. Did I miss something or was that just click bait? The video doesn't tell the story of the title either, I want to ultimately find out why I should consider watching this video before riding the 312.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the message... "Never again" is what most riders or athletes say after doing a hard event... the immediate reaction is, I'm never doing it again!! But normally, once the pain has subsided and all you have left is the good memories and satisfaction of completing a challenging event, your mind switches to " when's the next one... "... I do reference this a couple of times in the video and say it in the last 30km of the ride.... "Watch before you enter. "... I document the challenges in terms of the route, distance, profile, etc, and how I found it... hopefully, this gives viewers a good indication of how tough this event is and whether it is for them ( or maybe adjust their training and preparation for the event....) No click bait... I hope this explains my perspective and thank you for watching 😊👍

@izmael_kneafcy

2 ай бұрын

@@daveridesagain I appreciate you clarifying in much more detail! Thanks Dave. I thought the honesty of second guessing the 312 distance was really insightful to the headspace, you just want to stop. Chapeau for completing it at such a strong pace, what an arduous ride. The heat, the wind, the climbing, even the flats. it's an incredibly busy event and I can imagine the feed stations and toilets would be a nightmare for anyone going for a time.

Who provided you with the feed station support?

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

The tour company we booked the trip with.. Ciclos Major - they were a great bunch. Thanks for watching. 😀

@lbsBROS

2 ай бұрын

@@daveridesagain was there this year as well. You killed it! Nice riding!

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

@@lbsBROS cheers mate. Fantastic event! Hopefully yours went well too.

Total pro. Apart from helmet on the table at the coffee stop.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Haha, thanks mate.... its all in the detail 🤣.... Thanks for watching 👍😊

Private feed stations located far from where everyone else stops are a very bad idea as you get fully out of sync with the groups you are riding with.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, with hindsight it wasn't ideal.. Not sure if it cost me time or saved me time.... 🤔

Do you race?

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

I used to.. the last time was 2018 - I just enjoy riding now and leave the racing for the young 'uns! Thanks for watching. :-)

Mackem accent, Dave?

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Close mate, Durham 😊

Cyclists are weird. Last year i thought "Never again" when I completed Tour des Stations Superfondo. And somehow this year I find myself signed up for the Ultrafondo 👀

@daveridesagain

Ай бұрын

Haha, indeed this is true 🤣... Pain, suffering..... we love it 👊

You were lucky to avoid the tacks on the road near Esporles that saw many in the lead group DNF with punctures. Put down by some numbskull locals.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Really? I havent heard anything about this - maybe they were swept up before I got there?? Regardless, pretty poor form and super bad luck for the riders affected.... 👎 Thanks for watching. 🙂

I'd rather tour Spain.

@daveridesagain

2 ай бұрын

Majorca is great, but I do prefer the mainland... so many options and much quieter.... It was a great event to tick off though 😊 Thanks for watching 👍