BASAJAUN 2023: AN ULTRA GRAVEL FILM

[@kimsue429]

Your videos just get better and better! The drone shots, music, editing, etc-- really well done! Congratulations on finishing and nice to see Ollie and Liam!

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thank you Kim, messages like these make all the effort so worthwhile.

[@lucwrlk5727]

Nice one ☝️

[@TransibericaUltracycling]

Great video!! Nice to see you here. 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@m1les7]

Fair blooming play 💪💪🏁🐾🎉🎉🏅🏅🏅

[@grahames9228]

Happy Birthday. Great ride. Well done.

[@petervonl]

Awesome! What a landscape 🌲🚴🌳👍

[@sazridesbikes]

You are simply amazing Lawrence. Well done you 👌🏻🌟😀

[@mart1nandersson]

Belated happy birthday! Great film.

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

NICELY DONE, SIR!

[@JakeMartin-qi1by]

That looked mad and awesome!! Also, lace up shoes for 800km, nutter!

[@johnclement4781]

Amazing mate amazing ❤

[@GarethJones23i]

Racing whilst making a superb film. Amazing job, congrats!

[@cardiaccyclist7477]

Congratulations Lawrence (and happy birthday) thank you for taking us along on this stunning ride!!!

[@fraserstewart5210]

Awesome. Fantastic film.

[@nathanielrosa1]

holy shit some of those drone shots at the beginning!

[@aaronhamlen8215]

amazing race congrats & happy birthday.

[@TroyTempest0]

Excellent result Lawrence- well done! Great film and thanks for sharing mate! Belated birthday greetings too.

[@ianhutchinson970]

Chapeau Lawrence. Belated Happy Birthday too.

[@markanderson7412]

Well done mate, chapeau 🤙 Please a vid of all you lads bikes set ups and what you might change?

[@robertwood1824]

Great vid. Watched your vlogs over the years. “Sombrero/chapeu”!

[@clivestonebridge3859]

Wow epic race & video, plus a great result.

[@alansheard553]

Chapeau, Great ride, great video - and belated Happy Birthday 🍻🎂

[@andrewschirmer3849]

Lawrence this is a wonderful watch this is such good coverage and documentary of another incredible ride 🎉

[@mrcycling7007]

Well done Lawrence! 👊🏼

[@cb6866]

Congratulations Lawrence...Happy Birthday , and Damn , man ! That was epic . Rest , drink too much , then eat !!

[@lazlo2511]

That is utter bonkers mate! What a Birthday to self! Yeah Happy Birthday, that’s some serious mileage… thank you kindly for your efforts in bringing us closer to this epic milestone.

[@mattedmonston4692]

Really well done Sir! ❤

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@the.communist]

Gravel is overstated

[@MrBikebros]

Happy Birthday young man, God speed with many more journeys to follow! luv your content well done!!

[@shaunedwards4362]

Well done on a huge effort.brilliantly put together film too...good start to any birthday that

[@guipinckaerts2555]

Again, a very authentic and really nice Vlog, congrats and a happy birthday… Hope you had a good one… stay safe🎉

[@JaviGamallo]

Great recap video, it was nice to follow you guys🤟🏼

[@jamesburnett2639]

Really neat video. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us

[@nickroche8553]

lets go lad!!! youre an inspiration. big ups amigo

[@dominicbovair112]

Mega!!!

[@rjacko7478]

Keep Living the dream , Well done !!!

[@reusserfarm1]

What a great Birthday 🎉 present coming in 19th overall. Happy Birthday Lawrence, thank you for sharing your cycling adventures from around the world. ❤

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thanks so much!

[@stevebrierley9806]

Stunning achievement, great video ! Congratulations

[@archkod]

Fantastic video - congrats on the great finish, and happy birthday! thanks for taking us along.

[@derekcravenPT]

Well done.

[@darrelduke]

looks like a beautiful ride, congrats and good job!

[@kateford6016]

Lawrence, that was an amazing finish time and position, you proper smashed it!

[@alantait5968]

Well done Lawrence and happy birthday 🍰🍺🍰🍺

[@ForceMassMotion-b6v]

Great film, content, fantastic footage of the scenery, and a great race position to boot. Nice editing, music, v professional...And your comedy mate put his helmet on. Good work!

[@bbikerlawrence]

Haha. Cheers mate appreciate the support 🤩

[@bbanga5542]

Congratulations on your top 20 finish Lawrence 🎉! Super effort and beautifully captured in this video. One of your best pieces of videography 👏🏽. Thanks for sharing. 👊🏽

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thankyou for watching! Glad you enjoyed

[@iaintokley]

Massive congratulations mate, awesome stuff and 19th place, now time for a well earned rest 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alainpfammatter8224]

what an achievement and result. Congrats 👍👏

[@jdeckard1243]

Massive respect, massive effort , and Happy Birthday Mr Lawrence.

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thank you! Much appreciated

[@65Lynchy]

Been watching since the Catford days,best video yet,well done 👍

[@bbikerlawrence]

Well that is a while ago. thanks for the support mate!!

[@gerardlynch9860]

A phenomenal effort and huge congrats in finishing top 20 👌👌👍👍

[@Mrdirt22]

Nice job Larry! Congratulations on your finish. I'm sat here on my turbo prepping for my first Ultra. And very Happy Birthday mate! Loved the video!

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thank you mate! You can do it, all the very best of luck 🤞🏽 🎉

[@justinrooimans3546]

What an achievement mate! Big respect!

[@ianhoxley8477]

Nice one Lawrence! Hard core.. very inspiring, your film making skills are mighty impressive.. I’ve been following you for quite a while and the quality of your output is admirable. Keep up the good work fella! 🚵

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thanks Ian, you are too kind. ;)

[@billincolumbia]

What a ridiculously long ride, seir. Well done, well done. So far.

[@f.fischer5891]

Best

[@thestreakpodcast]

Excellent riding. Excellent film. Love how you've persevered with the channel over the years. You have nice friends too.

[@Jcrossland1980]

Yes lad!

[@mechanicus84]

Happy birthday! And well done on finishing 19th! - been watching your vids for quite some time now, getting better all the time - great work mate,great work!

[@simonclare5422]

Epic vlog mate, really well filmed and edited, loved it. Happy birthday and well done on superhuman effort brilliant 🤩

[@michaelmontague3667]

Well done Lawrence! Belated happy birthday!🎉 The epic journey was pure poetry for the soul!

[@CyclingWithDan]

🎉 congratulations

[@malcontent_1]

Congratulations Lawrence on an insane effort. And good on Ollie for finding a way to celebrate with you at the end.

[@bbikerlawrence]

Absolutely, cheers for the comment 🤝🏽

[@Ashbridg3s]

Loved your videos, been watching then on my lunch breaks. Just noticed the handle bars! Can you do a short about your opinion on them doing an epic or even a gravel race. Hope you, bikefit James, and Francis can do another epic ride again soon.

[@SuperBastic]

Happy Bday !!

[@lufo5]

Just did it, but in the double of time🤣 Great👏 What do you think? Is it really easier than badlands? I don't think so..😅

[@bbikerlawrence]

I thought it would be but absolutely Not. I think it was harder… especially compared to badlands this year

[@davidoliver6408]

Quite the birthday adventure. Well done!

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

You’re an absolute beast Lawrence. Think if you really trained for it you could be a dominant force in the ultra races.

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thanks mate, appreciate it. I think my heart is set on UCI gravel races for now ❤

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

@@bbikerlawrence that will be awesome to see. Gravel racing does look like great fun

[@pedalbikebowes]

Top effort Lozzer 🎉

[@bernieraverty4319]

Great job!….can I ask which tail light you use?Looks like an Exposure.

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

Wireless earphones for the win - I wear Cambridge Audio ones, with micro foam earbuds - they’re not ever falling out, and no wires to be concerned about

[@OllieJonesMod]

this video has brought back the suffering

[@jimpeyton1459]

I was getting cramps just watching 👀. 😅. How do you train for something like this? We didn't see some of the insane parts you had to walk...did you know where those bits were? What lights did you use? Happy birthday 🎂...well done on your Top 20. Thank you for sharing some incredible footage. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🥇

[@bbikerlawrence]

You can't train for something like this really... just lots and lots of miles to be strong and comfortable. The lights I used were exposure diablo on the front and the rear to match.

[@jimpeyton1459]

@@bbikerlawrence thanks. Looking at lights now that post-work rides finish in the dark

[@annakollmannsuhr]

ok, i am staying in hotels next time. lovely recap L (:

[@bbikerlawrence]

Pahah, Anna. It was the one, that bed was absolute dreams.

[@jaypieh_]

congratulations 🎉 while riding, how can you see your current position? (:

[@bbikerlawrence]

We get given trackers, and it is all online so you can see all the stats including position on the road.

[@thebigchip]

Well done Lawrence. Especially when you chose to ride alone. You could so easily have held back and stopped with Ollie. Well that’s the gist of it as I understood.

[@olivierhenrat5881]

You were comparing it to Badlands at the start of the video. Now, after completion, which one would you say is toughest and which would you race again and why?

[@bbikerlawrence]

I would say Basajuan was actually harder because its rougher so slower. I would race badlands again as an individual and try to get inside the top 10. Unfinished business!

[@anthonyhomercycling]

wow !! wheres the pizza and beer footage? hahah

[@DaveRickards]

Great video lawrence how does your stomach get on with all that sugar for 40 hours

[@bbikerlawrence]

No idea hahaha, I really stick to real food and only rely on gels when I have no other option or havent been able to eat.