Our EPIC Cycle Across Japan Raised $1 MILLION for Charity! |

[@IsabelleAProf]

The Cyclethon was the highlight of my evenings for 14 days. It felt weird this week not watching you and Connor cycle through Japan. It was such an amazing event. Loved it!

[@DekuMav]

Same it was fun waking up and tuning into the japan sceneries and banter everyday

[@Ryzawa]

Glad you can resume this podcast now that the chaos is over with, though you should be proud of that chaos because $1m for charity is an absolute feat!

[@ellen_globetrotter3783]

I was in chat almost the entire last day of the Cyclothon and it was crazy. There was some big donation in the morning. And then, at one point, someone said "chat, if everyone one us put 7$ , we can reach 1 million" and the donations just exploded and didn't stop for the remaining of the day! it's was crazy magical! Congratulations again for this amazing event !!

[@iralia333]

The daily crew had dollar trains going every day. As Pete said, no amount too big or too small. It was an amazing achievement. Tubathon here we come❤

[@JonRakos]

15:25 “I felt bad” You liar. You loved every second of that. It’s like you were born to use that water gun.

[@p1ural391]

Chris absolutely gave the kid ptsd.

[@askatamvan1054]

Lmao 😂

[@-a6833]

I feel like you guys should put a "total distance cycled" counter on the screen the next time (if there is a next time), because I feel like there were lots of people dropping in midway that had no idea of the effort you had already put in and/or still had to put in. There may have been many people that dropped in via a raid thinking "Oh they're just cycling 80km in japan", when in reality you were cycling the equivalent of going from denmark to italy

[@MissiBoo]

That kid at Legoland did learn a valuable lesson. Never trust a gaijin 😂😂

[@ornleifs]

Loved the Cyclethon - it's such fun to see so much of Japan up close and the Banter between Connor and Chris is hilarious. Looking forward to Chris videos about it.

[@raeperonneau4941]

You and Connor are heroes! You should be so proud of yourselves. Bravo!!!!

[@iralia333]

Perseverance and magic..The perfect recipe. Love you and Connor, Garnt, Felix, Natsuki and the van gang for an incredible achievement. Restores faith in humanity in these testing times❤❤❤

[@slax4884]

So proud of Chris he really inspired me to try and get back to fitness in my 30s after having got really bad just while I was a carer for 10 years. Utter legend

[@cyberkale_]

I watched probably 10ish days for most of the full day and every time I tuned in I was coming away thinking about how incredibly entertaining Chris was the entire time, his wit is unmatched.

[@karldammann]

I didn't have any money to donate so I watched every night on Twitch in the hopes it would help. It was a truly inspiring experience seeing you guys push through all of the hardships to finish at Tokyo tower with all the cheering fans, I thought you and Connor were going to cry to be honest. It was a truly awesome thing to behold

[@pookhahare]

If you are physically able try donating plasma.

[@karldammann]

@@pookhahare I used to do that a couple times a year, but three days after my father died in November I had a stroke and I was informed I couldn't donate for at least six months after the stroke. Once I get cleared by my doctor I will definitely go back to donating!

[@randelcarpio]

Tuning in everyday definitely helped! As Connor said, watching live, the vods, and clips l, not only helps with the algorithm recommending it to other people, it also helps monetarily speaking, as the earnings are what they use to finance big events like these, so thank you!

[@midomon6210]

Every morning I woke up to see the last 10-5km of the day. The. Cyclethon became a part of my morning routine. Congrats on raising so much money for a good cause!

[@ModifiedMut]

I agree about the character John in Shogun, when I first started watching I had to look at the cast list just to be sure it wasn't Conner!😂

[@petersziraki7672]

That event at Tokyo tower was quite good. I was lucky enough to be there and cheer you guys through the last few meters :) . I hope there will be a Cyclethon 4 next year!

[@superscope27]

I am very impressed and appreciative with yours and connors positivity during that cycle. It really made watching so enjoyable. You guys were funny and entertaining. Thanks guys.

[@argo12]

I watch every day of the cycles and am also one of those who now feel lost without that livestream! You guys are amazing, so impressed with your strength and perseverance!

[@myoshi1979]

The cyclethon was amazing. You guys did an incredible job and raised a ton of money for a good cause. Be proud!

[@rikku942]

It was a great watch guys! Thanks for taking us through japan, was beautiful even if it rained a few days. Hope the knee and stuff isn't still to bad Chris. Ngl I kinda miss the biking already lol.

[@auberginebear]

I wonder if the BBC Wales special also had something to do with the huge amount that came in at the end because apparently it aired the day before the end.

[@KaiaSunscape]

So happy to have the pod back after the two week hiatus, without knowing it i kinda made a habit of listening to this podcast whilst shaving twice a week and its felt rather empty lol.

[@BoggWeasel]

Missed most of the Twitches... looking forwards to the video... Congrats on making it to the end and raising that million 👍👍👍👍👍

[@millennialchicken]

the fellas are back and life has meaning and affability once again

[@Steven141]

Thats really impressive, if i havent been exercising of any kind and decide to go for a bike ride, my legs are killing me very quickly so well done for pushing through!

[@myamericandream8152]

Enjoyed 3-4 hours every evening of the Cycleathon before bed. Made a small contribution compared to some of the amazing donors paying out in the 4 and 5 figures. Great 2 weeks all around

[@sassafrasdent4557]

Great to see you back on the podcast & looking so good - I thought you might have needed more of a break. Awesome effort on the Cyclethon and what an amazing result! I’m still watching my way through all the VODs as I wanted to see the whole epic journey.

[@Thekowaikaiju]

I checked not five minutes ago to see if you uploaded haha. Talk about timing! Now, Chris! Let's go! Henshin!

[@Dasutein]

It was unfortunate that i couldn’t get tickets at Tokyo Tower but I was glad to see you guys in person for the first time even if it was from a distance. Congrats again and i can’t wait for the full video soon!

[@Kristen-kp6dh]

I watched all of the cyclethon and am so proud of all involved! When Pete joins is always my favorite.

[@JTSuter]

14:41 🤣 This is probably the funniest story I've heard on this podcast. I just imagine Chris, exhausted, just taking out his frustration with a water gun on a child, scraping a grim form of enjoyment from the whole occasion.

[@Catrell]

If you hadn't dropped that video the day before the cyclathon, I'd have missed it almost completely. So I'm glad for it.

[@Nynke_K]

I started binging Shogun with my partner after listening to this podcast. So worth it! And his voice is so modelled on Connor! 😂 Also I'm not on Twitch so I'm looking forward to the Cyclethon video a LOT. Respect!

[@p1ural391]

This was a truly epic journey and an incredible accomplishment!

[@MrMBinder]

I'm glad the Cycle Across Japan went as well as it did. I couldn't watch any of the streams due to my work schedule, but the VODs I've watched were pretty good. Cycling is nice in Japan, I'd say. I rented an average 3-gear bike in Kyoto and went a bit north of the city (to the Sanzen-in temple 三千院) during the midday heat and managed to get to Fushimi Inari Taisha before dark. The city is surrounded by hills and I was absolutely cooked when I returned the bike - I'll definitely look into an E-bike next time 😅

[@brittanyw.9351]

You guys did amazing!

[@Krageesh]

Thumbnail shocked me. I thought this was the Video, hahaha

[@froggywam]

I was laughing so much watching Shogun cause he felt just like Connor

[@brewstergallery]

Chris we watched the whole cyclethon and it was amazing. Can't wait to see your video of it. Respect to all of you.

[@marsillinkow]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS! Enjoy famichiki and camembert!

[@Mashiroro]

Since I work for a Japanese company in California… and my team/department is all Japanese, I love golden week. 😂 it’s a nice work break for me.

[@eveandnot]

I drove the GoKarts a few times (always well-rested) and it was an awesome experience. Not at all like a bicycle.

[@Ssslothbby]

Yeah like a bicycle for comparison? How is that even the same lol.

[@leopeepoo]

Welcome back! Missed the pod but I watched the stream.

[@Cec1nator]

longer episodes, nice!

[@Ralfmich1]

Went to Japan over golden week myself last year. It's certainly really full - places like Harajuku and Yokohama Chinatown are pretty much impossible to move through. But once you're past the big, obvious, touristy places, it's honestly perfectly fine. I recommend to just take those days to visit some unusual and more unknown places, I went to Uji and apart from Byodo-in, which was filled, there were really few people around

[@hopsys]

I love these guys

[@epicparkourfail]

I dont know how active they are but I actually encountered gokarts in Osaka near denden town during my recent trip. They are everywhere!

[@sticktotheextreme]

24:47 things can go wrong just as easily with a bike and those same points, i think you and Connor can attest to that

[@zirfactor436]

9:57 "phew..Was worried there I was gonna have to wait 1 year to watch the edited video😅

[@MissMilaRose]

I've been saying he's Blackthorne since the first episode of Shogun!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@wadoryujh]

I saw the paperbacks In 3 Waterstones. And ordered a hard back 👌

[@andrewblackburn1426]

$1M for charity! Holy cow! Congratulations!

[@Thisthat654]

Congrats on raising the million for charity and the epic bike ride! Unfortunately I missed it as I work and do a load of cycling as well. Love to do an epic ride like that sometime, if you need a fellow cyclist in the future sign me up! 😊 I'm trying to top my 9,087 km's I biked for last year, close to 2,500 km's so far for 2024. You should try a larger, 29", framed hybrid mountain bike with slick tires on next time, a more comfortable ride, upright position with shocks. Plus a bigger seat, good for anyone over 40, lol

[@RaymondwLin]

I took the bus from Shinjuku to Lake Kawaguchiko one time and the return bus was more than 30mins late. It was getting dark and cold and I was contemplating finding a local hotel or figure out a last minute train when it finally turned up.

[@flavorhostage]

I was about to get on the go carts. I hate them too but I was here with two other people who really wanted to do them. I have an International Drivers License but luckily neither of them listened to me and forgot to get them. We ended up going to sumo morning practice instead. Also, I bet hanging out in Kokubunji is fine during any time. There's a beautiful garden there (but I'm not sure what else).

[@Ssslothbby]

You hate them why?

[@thefirstpilot589]

Thank god for the new video I was just starting to have withdrawals

[@johnbecker1996]

Chris, you need to go to Sakai in Osaka. That's where you see kofun, which are worth seeing.

[@Dan_Mirai]

From my experience my experience of being in Tokyo on the tail end of Golden Week it really was not that bad. Last year Golden Week rolled into the weekend too. Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Asakusa are going to be busy regardless.

[@Athena_Light]

I'm so happy I found this channel

[@natalian.1320]

Any news on Pete's car?

[@raymondho4858]

congrats!!!

[@davinci1681]

Welcome back!

[@honorabilis1]

i did that with a half marathon zero training did 1 mile run before the day and finished it in 1hr 39,couldnt walk for a week and was worrying half way through when a p.e teacher in his 20's died from heart failure

[@NatsumeRyu]

looking forward to the vid release! i couldnt keep up with all the streams lol

[@turtlesoul]

8:20 That is how you know they're a true friend - how hard they laugh at you when you fail at something....

[@jerrybot3000]

I’M IN JAPAN. So many tourists!

[@SusanJERitta]

38:05 what is this sound?!?

[@ohboy6672]

Came here to post THIS. WTF @SusanJERitta is this a GHOST?!?

[@Bruce_Wayne777]

Love the pod but kind of impressive that Chris found someone more british than him to do a podcast with!! Lol

[@Nopenopenonono-u3q]

Any plans to edit Cyclathon 3 down to Abroad in Japan-sized videos for those of us too old/busy to watch a 6hr stream?

[@zengrath]

I seen IRL streams where even Japanese natives get confused of the bus schedules and wait for a bus that never comes in some rural areas, i am betting it was just a misunderstanding of how the bus schedules worked. One streamer i watched it seemed clear a bus would come at x times and take them to where they needed, after waiting and waiting a taxi driver stopped by asking if needed help and explained that buses are done for day, what streamer was looking at was the taxi schedule, not bus, so streamer waiting for bus and ignoring taxi's when none was ever coming. It may be a day of week they don't run or any number of things.

[@chemillexo]

Literally thought they paid Conner to VA dub over Cosmo 😂 It is UNMISTAKABLY the Conner-accent!

[@MiguelVicoR]

Why does Chris's Conor impresion sound like the Gungan king off of Phantom Menace!?

[@MattFriend]

The Pete Alone Podcast could be a winner!

[@pawekwiatkowski9148]

it would be shit hes not funny at all ..

[@kinimodcinham1752]

chris do the 1200mil run now, I promise I will watch it, pleas

[@Ducklordess]

Im surprised Chris's calves dont have their own Only Fans account :)

[@pookhahare]

Calves of marble

[@Crossingt]

But Chris once wanted a go-cart for Xmas, and agree that the Miraikan is amazing.

[@TheCulturalBomb]

Anyone think we're overdue Pete in an actual Abroad in Japan video?

[@SplatterInker]

I've seen children and tourists doing that jungle gym shit on the London Underground at least once a year. It's just a "people on holiday can't resist doing stuff they'd never do at home" thing.

[@burhanbudak6041]

That kid will have a villain arc.

[@Bakapooru]

Where's the cyclethon video?

[@symmetrie_bruch]

lol just looked it up, john blackthorne is the most connor ever

[@tuhnutuhnu4257]

Central Nagoya is great and Yamachan is best chicken Chris!!!!!!!!

[@kungfool69]

John Blackthorn spends most of Shogun looking like a thumb

[@Nynke_K]

He does, but at least he sounds interesting 😂

[@Songfugel]

I was scared to death cycling in almost any place in Japan (except Kyoto) due to the insanely poor visibility and absolutely insane (and bad) drivers going 60 on a 30 km/h small urban roads 😵 How you managed to cycle the whole country is beyond me

[@muffin9124]

38:06 you wot?

[@mittens_245]

I had no idea that Chris had a podcast

[@Lazarus-cj8gn]

38:07 wtf is that???

[@XEntertainment10]

Man I thought the only one that thought that Connor looked like , that guy from shogun

[@MisterD90x]

Unfortunately i couldn't donate as im poor AF but watched everyday cheering you on!

[@zengrath]

I just learned recently that Nintendo sued a bunch of those go kart companies for IP infringement and they can no longer call it mario karts anymore or wear the Nintendo characters. Nintendo decided to do it also as a result of many of the accidents which made them look bad as well. I believe they where rewarded half a million dollars among a few various tour companies doing the go karts.

[@Xerdoz]

Watch out, Chris. That kid with the sword is coming for you in 15 years' time.

[@geckosocks]

Jafar, ceasars legion and now stalin. Which villian will chris promote next 😂

[@FinUgShiet]

Thank you for your prolonged support for the ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE in their time of need! ❤

[@whyisthisathingnow...]

Bianchi is best 😎

[@sie4431]

Hi, it's me, your charity

[@TheToneBender]

I woke up on sunday, logged into my pc and joined at like 970K raised. The money just shot past 1 mil (and 50k people watched it) Did sadly miss Chris soaking those kids, though ... I logged in right after t hat :/

[@TheToneBender]

I actually found Cyclethon 2 to have more interesting roadside attractions than Cycle 3. This time you hopped on the bike, went to the next stop and then on the bikes again. In the second one you had the Dutch theme park, Ono-san, the random Ghibli playground, amazing vistas with sakura and more.

[@pookhahare]

Yes there were alot of same so same business / industrial areas but there were also lot of sakura, small roadways where you really got to see houses and people plus Legoland. I laughed so hard at Chris and his water weaponry adventures. 😅

[@pookhahare]

Also things like the first sight of Fuji as the biked on the bridge.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

A groundhog day...cycle, so say ;D

[@SeenThisDoneThat]

Cosmo Jarvis is Connor's less good looking brother! 😄

[@RetroSmoo]

The editing was messed up on this episode on Spotify lol

[@garrett1433]

YAY DES MOINES IOWA REPRESENTATION XD