Excellent! I've done it a couple of times, 2016 and 2018. Walked Hardknott both times. Saw Ollie at the start in 2018, and Katie just after Fangs Brow. Had glorious sunshine both times, but I bet it can be a bit grim in bad weather. I'm hoping to volunteer in 2025 then ride it again in 2026.
This was great to watch. After doing the Fred Whitton last year, I was keen to find the whole back story. This was wonderful to watch. Thank you for such a brilliant short film.
That was really well done, Scott. As an American I've only heard little bits about this event, but I enjoyed learning about it here and can see why it's one of those bucket last rides for people. Good stuff!
I love this video so much! Such great background, amazing footage and contributions from current British cycling cultural icons :) Thank you so much for putting this together and posting it - cycling in the Lakes was my escape when I was young......now I have no excuse not to have a crack at the FW! Look out for me sobbing on a fell-side near you soon....
Great video , brought back a lot of memories for me. He was good friends with my dad and they used to race together. Paul his son and I repeated it we used to race together, he was a great mate!! Fred was good coach he was always there to part wisdom. Love to Lynn and the family and great film!!!
Great video and makes me want to do it again. One of the best days on a bike I have ever had.. I have been lucky enough to ride in some of the biggest European Sportives and this is certainly equal to those. The support you get from locals and volunteers is amazing and you can't believe you are actually in the Uk given what cycling can be like.
A good........... no, this was a brilliant piece worth the wait. Having done the event it felt even more personal, and calming to know how others feel on the day :-) Everyone involved - including us make it what it is - the best day out. see you all in May whether on two wheels or on the roadside :-)
I couldn’t get a ticket this year so I did it solo the day before as it has always been an ambition to complete the route. Fantastic route. Pretty tough. (Although I thought the original struggle moors was a bit harder… but they’ve tamed that route now). I watched your videos before doing it, and had also completed Lakeland loop and all the other climbs in shorter rides. Great video feature👍
Loved this Scott - it really captures what is great about The Fred, the people who make it happen, and the magical place where it happens. Thank you 👍💥
What a brilliant film! Was fortunate enough to ride it this year, and it broke me but watching this has done something to my brain, I feel the need to do it again! Oh and sorry for getting in shot behind Barty, oooops :-) Awesome!
Thanks for sharing the video. OMG I can see my self on the video clips one on the starting line and one on the feed stop. It was amazing experience for me and my friends finishing the FWC 25th anniversary. I’m planning to join again in 2026 if I got lucky in the Ballot
Great video😊. I’ve done it off my own back and it’s a truly great route. I’d love to do the event but I’m out off by the videos I see of people of the climbs all over the road
Really enjoyed this, Scott (despite the unflattering image of me trying to walk at the finish funnel). Great contributors (what was going on during Katie K's bit, did she have the builders in?!) and great content, really captures the feel of the event and the footage around the route is representative of the beauty of the Lakes. Hopefully, be doing this with you next year (some way back)!
Great film. This is a proper bike ride . No doubt about that . If I had been recording my times over all that time I think the best thing is to cat them under old course - new course distances so you do get that accurate comparison .
Great video and representation of Fred. Anyone interested in cycling would know of The Fred and how tough it is. Well done to everyone that has ridden it. I know how tough Hardknot pass & Wrynose is having ridden them both. And that was on a motorbike 😉😂
Oh is it! Thanks! I thought that was wrynose in the distance that's what threw me. That Blea Tarn descent is not nice with the gravely bits on the bends, especially when you've had your fill of terror descending for the day already 😂
Yeah made it to the end intact, but fully cooked. Great video, got me thinking about 2025, some how the pain is forgotten and just the memory of an epic day out remains
What a beautiful film! What an event! What amazing people that keep this event alive!
This captures the reason why we love cycling 😊
Chapeau Scott 🙌🏼
Done it twice and said never again but this video reminds me how beautiful and special the event is.
Excellent! I've done it a couple of times, 2016 and 2018. Walked Hardknott both times. Saw Ollie at the start in 2018, and Katie just after Fangs Brow. Had glorious sunshine both times, but I bet it can be a bit grim in bad weather. I'm hoping to volunteer in 2025 then ride it again in 2026.
Great work on this video Scott. Was a pleasure to be involved with and making me super excited for next years event
you are a natural born entertainer :-)
@@PW-CreakySaddle I try 😆
@@PW-CreakySaddle he's good for quotes, I know that much!
Exceptional Video. Captures the history and spirit of the event. I love how it provides an insight into Fred through his family and friends.
This was great to watch. After doing the Fred Whitton last year, I was keen to find the whole back story. This was wonderful to watch. Thank you for such a brilliant short film.
That was really well done, Scott. As an American I've only heard little bits about this event, but I enjoyed learning about it here and can see why it's one of those bucket last rides for people. Good stuff!
I love this video so much! Such great background, amazing footage and contributions from current British cycling cultural icons :) Thank you so much for putting this together and posting it - cycling in the Lakes was my escape when I was young......now I have no excuse not to have a crack at the FW! Look out for me sobbing on a fell-side near you soon....
Brilliant Scott, didn't plan on it but I'm feeling inspired to go again and better my 2023 result...
Great video , brought back a lot of memories for me. He was good friends with my dad and they used to race together. Paul his son and I repeated it we used to race together, he was a great mate!! Fred was good coach he was always there to part wisdom. Love to Lynn and the family and great film!!!
Brilliant video of a great event. Many thanks.
well done , very moving and great photography , again well done , enjoyed it
Great watch, thanks for sharing. I remember Fred with great fondness.
Loved this video! Amazing editing and loved hearing from Fred’s wife, friends and participants!
you can tell from their words how he was such a genuine nice person
Great video and makes me want to do it again. One of the best days on a bike I have ever had.. I have been lucky enough to ride in some of the biggest European Sportives and this is certainly equal to those. The support you get from locals and volunteers is amazing and you can't believe you are actually in the Uk given what cycling can be like.
What a great video. Thanks for making and uploading it.
A good........... no, this was a brilliant piece worth the wait. Having done the event it felt even more personal, and calming to know how others feel on the day :-) Everyone involved - including us make it what it is - the best day out. see you all in May whether on two wheels or on the roadside :-)
Absolutely loved this, such a brilliant event, well done to everyone involved.. a very worthwhile story to be told… “a good effort” 👏🏼💛
What a great video. Loved every minute of it.
I couldn’t get a ticket this year so I did it solo the day before as it has always been an ambition to complete the route. Fantastic route. Pretty tough. (Although I thought the original struggle moors was a bit harder… but they’ve tamed that route now). I watched your videos before doing it, and had also completed Lakeland loop and all the other climbs in shorter rides. Great video feature👍
Great film Scott. Captures everything about the event brilliantly. Thank you.
A beautiful film. Thank you for taking the time to make it.
Super film Scott feel proud to have experienced it back in 2005/6&7. Thank you for sharing.
I would say an Excellent Effort, loved every minute of it, learning the history of the ride that every cyclist talks about. Well done
Loved this Scott - it really captures what is great about The Fred, the people who make it happen, and the magical place where it happens. Thank you 👍💥
Loved that and kind of glad I wasn’t in it given the state I was in - fantastic work 👏
Impressive video production and really inspiring 🌞
Also fun to be in the film 😊
What a brilliant film! Was fortunate enough to ride it this year, and it broke me but watching this has done something to my brain, I feel the need to do it again! Oh and sorry for getting in shot behind Barty, oooops :-) Awesome!
Great vid. Have put a reminder in my calendar for the ballot as a result. 👌♥️
Amazing, thanks for making this. Sums up the event so well
Excellent video Scott. Well done 👍
Thanks for sharing the video. OMG I can see my self on the video clips one on the starting line and one on the feed stop. It was amazing experience for me and my friends finishing the FWC 25th anniversary. I’m planning to join again in 2026 if I got lucky in the Ballot
Excellent film.
Brilliant !
Great video😊. I’ve done it off my own back and it’s a truly great route. I’d love to do the event but I’m out off by the videos I see of people of the climbs all over the road
Brilliant video .
Fantastic film Scott. Can wait for the Fred again next year 😬
Well done on the video
Great video. Did it this year and said never again. Video inspired me - causing me a lroblem. Thanks
Really enjoyed this, Scott (despite the unflattering image of me trying to walk at the finish funnel). Great contributors (what was going on during Katie K's bit, did she have the builders in?!) and great content, really captures the feel of the event and the footage around the route is representative of the beauty of the Lakes. Hopefully, be doing this with you next year (some way back)!
@@lornsmith643 Katie's interview was filmed at Pop-up Bikes in Manchester, people talking, fixing bikes and a coffee machine going! See you in May!
Great film. This is a proper bike ride . No doubt about that . If I had been recording my times over all that time I think the best thing is to cat them under old course - new course distances so you do get that accurate comparison .
Great video and representation of Fred. Anyone interested in cycling would know of The Fred and how tough it is. Well done to everyone that has ridden it. I know how tough Hardknot pass & Wrynose is having ridden them both. And that was on a motorbike 😉😂
What a watch 🎉 well done
Great film! even spotted myself doing some rather slow descending of hardknott at 35:41 haha. Cannot wait to do it again next year 🫡
That's Blea Tarn mate. :)
Oh is it! Thanks! I thought that was wrynose in the distance that's what threw me. That Blea Tarn descent is not nice with the gravely bits on the bends, especially when you've had your fill of terror descending for the day already 😂
Chap lying on the ground at 38:55, that’s me. Can confirm it’s a grand but brutal day out.
@@quincyme2066 hope you're OK and you made it to the end in tact!
Yeah made it to the end intact, but fully cooked. Great video, got me thinking about 2025, some how the pain is forgotten and just the memory of an epic day out remains
Cracking video 👍
Lovely Movie. Chapeau Scott. Sorry for ruining bits of it. 🙄
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love it at 20:50 and The Gates of Mordor 😂
Best cycle ‘race’ in the uk 🙌🚴🥰
lets say event :-)
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