How To Survive The World’s Toughest MTB Stage Race | GMBN Takes On The Swiss Epic
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Thanks to Humango they have done the training, but now it's time for the epic race, the Swiss EPIC, where mountain bikers face 341 kilometers of terrain, 11,400 meters of climbing, and 12,500 meters of winding descents. This race pushed Blake and Rich to their limits with each stage more challenging than the last! - Join them for this epic adventure! 🇨🇭
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Where are you riding this weekend?
Gym, still saving for an XC bike. Loved this, I saw a video on the cape epic (by ef education I think) and hoping I do one soon since then
From Weston s M over to Crook Peak and back.
I'm cycling down to my local shop so I can get some fresh cans of hate and then spend the rest of the weekend sat in my pants criticising people for making great RUclips films.
mtb rally around Beskid Niski in Poland
No riding this weekend unfortunately. What tire pressures did you guys run for the race?
Thanks for the love everyone. Stoked on the whole team on this one, guys behind the lens crushed it and Blake rode like a champ ❤
Since GMBN is independent again the content is so much better
Thanks for noticing 😁 Some cool stuff in the pipeline 👍
@@McSchwabl, independent from..? obviously I missed some news :)
@@yankohristov2361 Discovery
Better to watch then any Netflix, Fantastic!!!!
Can't disagree with it being epic. Another amazing edit. Captured the emotion and effort really nicely. One thing I would like to say is that Rich's presenting of these videos is simply brilliant. And there's no disrespect meant to the rest of the team - the standard has been very high for quite a while now.
Cheers for the kind words mate and glad you love the edit.
Thanks for watching and pumped you enjoyed it 😁
@@richardpayne5176 credit where it's due! Cheers!
Love these videos that don’t involve the team hooning around a bike park. This is the sort of stuff that really makes me want to get out on my bike 👍🏻👍🏻 Great work Blake, Rich, and everyone behind the cameras
Thanks dude team work makes the............😉
This 21:9 format made it epic as well.
Thanks for noticing 😁
Possibly the best film ever from GMBN or GCN. Amazing stuff
Whaaaat?? I haven't watched GMBN in ages because I don't care for park stuff/dirt jump, or big bike enduros. Love these epic, high mountain adventure races! I'm so glad to see Blake, of all the presenters, challenging himself in spandex.
You can really see how great of friends Rich and Blake are. Amazing video. I would love to see a behind the scenes interviews etc with the camera crew and how they approach filming something like this.
ha ha yeah we get on pretty good lol
As someone getting older this honestly looks amazing, my days of flying down bike parks for big air are over but this looks amazing. Great accomplishment for you guys
Have a look at the Munga MTB race as well. 1100km in 5 days single stage race across South Africa.
Excellent! I enjoyed the whole thing. Watched you guys for years. I immediately liked Blake as a presenter and always have since. But I got a whole new appreciation for Rich. You guys made a great team on this one!
Ah no way cheers dude much love
Congrats, guys, on completing this monster event!
Blake I tip my hat to you Sir. Well done to you both.
OMG, well done guys. Epic race, great team work guys. Greetings from Belgium.......
Greetings from the UK! Thanks so much for watching 😁
Probably one of the best GMBN videos I've had the pleasure of viewing. Congrats to Blake for not giving up 💪 and Rich for being the ultimate team mate. Just riding that bit slower than your pace can be hard. 🏅🏅
One of the BEST EPIC rides I have seen in a long time. Well done guys. 🤩🥰
Thanks for watching 😁
For the longest time I have wanted to see you two bike-pack about Wales on Single Speed Hardtails. This was a close second, nicely done.
GMBN, you all have been putting out outstanding content these days, wow. Outstanding work.
May the gods of the algorithm bless this video
Great effort, fantastic video. Wonderful to see some sufferfest from GMBN again instead of ebike cruising. Thanks guys, more of this please.
We love a good sufferfest! More cool stuff in the pipeline 😁
@@gmbnwill look out for that. P. S. hope Blake's feet get better soon, I heard a rumour that he might have got a blister? 😂. (sorry Blake, amazing effort mate, fair play!)
Well done boys!! Next try ABSA Cape Epic
I have finished 1 month ago 35 km marathon with 1km climbing.
I felt that in my body.
Cant even imagine how this Swiss epic looks like. It is brutal...
Congratulations guys, you are monsters! 🫡
Outstanding effort from you both, especially Blake who doesn’t normally do this kind of thing, nice one Rich for keeping him going
Great film which made the event look far more enticing that the content from Swiss Epic themselves.
It’s really nice to see participation and realistic coverage of these events which are, I think, fun, challenging and achievable. Kudos - that looked tough, well domestically lads. 🎉🎉🎉
Very well done!!! I love these types of videos!
It’s really cool to see the guys coaching on their respective disciplines and being receptive to being coached themselves. Rich was a great coach and support to Blake! What an achievement for you both! 🥰🙌🏽
Great video team and well done guys. This brought back some amazing memories of the fun and the pain of when I did it in 2017. You've got me hovering over the entry button for 2025 now!
Congrats on getting through this proper epic race, chapeau!
What a great achievement Blake & Rich!! Loved “riding” this epic race with y’all! I’m riding my local trails this weekend (my poor hubby has COVID, so I’m slipping in some ride time close to home.)
Really enjoyed this one , the boys killed it !!! What an epic struggle up those monster climbs . Makes me want to ride my bike even more . Well done boys !!!!
Nothing but respect guys, totally epic ride and huge efforts. Love this type of content 💪🏻😎 Blake, the 7 Hills won't ever be a challenge again 😂
Very nice guys.
A well deserved cuppa tea for Rich and Blake 🤙🏾
I absolutely loved this . Fantastic change of pace from the usual stuff . I was welling up at the end 😂 to top guys and a great team behind the cameras . Well done everyone
Well done,boys! What a trooper Blake is!
Now, after that little warm up, you can enter the real Epic. The world’s toughest mountain bike race, the Cape Epic.
Such an inspiring and amazingly well-filmed story! Thank you, GMBN, for motivating me to hop onto my bike!
Fair play to you lads, team work makes the dream work.
Looked incredible
Great stuff Rich and Blake! One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time
Loved this! More like it please! Showcase similar events in the UK & Northern Ireland that we could do too would be brilliant
Great video. But I have to correct you on your claim. Cape Epic is the toughest MTB stage race!
I'm sure the Swiss one is tough but just looking at the terrain the ZA epic is a lot harder. Not to mention the climate.
Cape Epic is certainly up there! We'll have to tackle that one sooner or later 👍
@@gmbn Certainly up there? 2024 Cape Epic Edition was 8 days, 617 km of riding with 16 500m of climbing! 🙂
100%. Just look at the pro start list at Cape Epic vs the start list here
@@gmbn Please do. Would love to get your thoughts on the Cape Epic!
20:13 OMG, that riding and that shot! B-E A-UTIFUL!
Huge congrats to Blake and Rich! Monster effort right there! Fantastic job to the film and editing crew as well!
There were some insane views throughout the race! Thanks for watching 😁
Absolutely amazing. Such an inspiration. I love the bike park but nothing compares to a real mountain bike ride. Well done guys you did an amazing job!!!
Always so impressed when you are clipping along at speed in places I would feel queasy even walking. Those switchbacks! The ledge on the last day!?! What a ride. Brilliant!
The cherry on top, you can say you've beat Sebastian Vettel in a race!
What an amazing job guys... Massive effort to conquer those climbs... wonderful landscapes... great vibes.
Well done you two. Next on your bucket list should be the ABSA Cape Epic in South Africa. 600 Teams 8 days with about 16 000 m of climbing.
That's on the list for sure! We'd love to do Cape Epic
Totally brilliant! What amazing scenery! Perseverance at it's best! Well done both!
Some of those photos are absolutely epic!
Gotta love Blake's goofy sense of Humor. I'm sure it makes the pain and exhaustion more bearable.
He was well up against it in this and did great to pull through 💪
I wish you will add to the Dirt Shed show some announcing interesting events like this. The the audience might be interested and an overview of the event.
We'll have a bit more insight into the event on the show this week 😁
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS! THAT WAS E.P.I.C.!!! 😎💯🤟
Nice one 👍 Thanks for watching 😁
Gmbn race/adventure videos are the best thing on RUclips 👏👏👏
I’ve been looking forward to this video for some time and it did not disappoint! The photography is amazing, especially the drone shots
Thanks so much! It was a pleasure to film and edit 🤘
I absolutely loved this vid, as a flat lander I can't imagine racing in that thin air. Y'all are true blued
It's amazing how much difference it makes when things get a little soupy!
Congratulations! Yes that was EPIC! Thank you for sharing with us that cheerful! :- ))
Fantastic video - videography is 5***** and you two are absolute champs! Inspiring stuff! Thanks Blake & Rich!
Much appreciated Andrew! Thanks so much for watching this one 😁
WOW WOW WOW what a gruelling but epic race massive congratulations to you all for completing it 👏 . This type of video is really enjoyable to watch hopefully we will get more and maybe do some of the charity rides we have in Britain although they wouldn't compare to that one.
Great effort from both of you guys! It looked really tough with some fun thrown in also. You guys seemed to be a good team. The views were amazing. I have to give Blake extra kudos for the BRRRAAAAAAPING!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I watched epic Andorra last year and realised how brutal these epic courses are.
Well done to the guys for managing this stage race.
Cape epic next year?
Welcome to my country😊We sure have great (steep) mountains! This video is probably the best advert for this awesome event. Hope that one day, I can ride an event like that🤞🏽Would be interesting to do a video about your bikes’ setups! Congratulations for this EPIC 🤣 performance and awesome video, loved it!
You've got an awesome country! Thanks for having us as visitors 🤘 Here's the video you're looking for 😁 👉 gmbn.eu/SwissEpicKitCheck
That was a truly epic adventure! Nice production and monster effort from Blake and Rich! Well done!
Excellent video and very well done both for completing, the filming was brilliant and the views stunning
Good job fellas. Blake! You did damn good bro
Best thing I've seen on YT in a long time!
Well done!!! I have blisters just from watching this. I hope you found time to enjoy the landscape.
Impressive guys. Great effort. Makes an Aussie want to travel far!
Simply excellent content, loving this stuff so much! You guys are legendary!
Great video! Only dream of that epic team 1:02 struggle, ride!!! Awesome!!
Beautiful views too!!!
Way to go Rich and Blake!!!
Enjoyed video!!!
This is awesome! You guys need to do more of this kind of stuff!!!
Well done to you both 🤙🏻
Wowzers! My god, well done you two! I felt excited, tired, exhilarated and emotionally exhausted watching this video. What an epic adventure and kudos for doing it and finishing it! Very inspirational 🙌. Loved every min of it ❤️
Us too 😅 Glad we could inspire you 😁 Thanks for watching
Man, that actually looks fairly fun as an epic to do with a good friend, maybe one day in the future, amazing scenery/views. good job both of you, especially Blake though being he's not an XC guy, great effort. Maybe next time, ditch the full on XC shoes and run some more Trail oriented shoes for those climbs.
Just FYI for Blake, the cold water constricts the blood vessels, forcing them to pump the lactic acid out of your system faster, I do it when I'm finished a ride to help get things flushed quicker and then follow up with a hot/warm to help rush the blood in to help repair and flush - actually do that several times if it was a really hard ride, and/or suffered cramps.
Wow, impressive!! That's a bonkers amount of climbing on an mtn bike!!
Huge kudos to you both. Beautiful country
Well done gents, bloody awesome effort! Loved this video, inspired me to look at doing more XC riding.
brilliant guys !!!! Special congrats to blake !!! Carry on like that guys. It gives me ideas to try long run you are doing, but I need to get fit before !!!
Nice job, boys! Respectable result. Good video
Love these kinds of videos. And these two guys are awesome. It literally feels like I want to be there with you 🙂 Pure genius. Great work. Keep it up
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😁
Gents, absolutely brilliant. loved this.
Epic!! And also a great production, congrats!
Good job boys! Excellent TEAM Effort. Beautiful scenery. You guys should feel very lucky to participate in rides like that. Again good job and excellent video!
Guys that was insane! What a ride, what a video. Please, you guys are a wicked team more of this please ❤❤❤❤
Epic ride and a stunning video. Well done everyone involved.
Amazing video and congratulations on the epic ride !
I was half expecting Blake to do this on a hardtail :D Great work gyus!
I think you actually understated how difficult these days are. +2000 m of climbing every day is crazy. I'd probably swap down to a 30t chainring just to survive.
Rich is a machine! Love seeing you both doing epic events like that!
🤖 Thanks mate more to come i reckon
Another amazing accomplishment, props to the camera dudes on this one as well.
Great video, would love to see a behind the scenes video of the evenings and recovery!
That was beyond epic… Love it…
Ive raced the Swiss Epic 3 times and it is truly epic 🤩🤘
For Chur... try "Koor", otherwise great work in the Canton of Graubuenden.
There is such a variety of trails, endless numbers of awesome views and sorry to see that you had bad luck with the weather.
You'll be back!
This is great. Hope the two of you can take on the Cape Epic next.
🎉excellent work gents, that’s really well done and an awesome edit as well.
I had the pleasure of doing the race two years ago, absolutely epic stuff.
Would be great if you guys could do an equipment review, what gear you ran on your bikes, tyres, pressures, chainring sizes, droppers- any other tech info you can share for future Newbies😅
Amazing video, definitely putting this on my bucket list!
The race looks awesome!
Had the problem with leg crams a few days ago as well. It was a super hot day and I was going up pretty a steep road and got the cramps in both thighs,. Turned out I was just dehydrated and because I only drank water I also was low on sodium.
We've been there more than a few times! Electrolyte tabs are so worthwhile on hot days
this kind of video is truly inspiring. Diggin it for sure!
Well done guys! That looks like epic fun!
That was mega guys, well done. That was some beautiful country as well. Loved it.
The views were insane! Every day!
One word (well 5) RESPECT!!
Rich and Blake, that's an effort and a half! It felt like you both had each other's back and I think, crossing that finishing line together is what events like this are for. It's just pure physical torture but seeing you both sort of bear and go through it together - teamwork :D!
100% we were defo there to look out for each other for sure
@@richardpayne5176 I don't really have buddies who I can ride with yet but seeing you both kind of got me emotional for a second :). More power to you fine gents.