British Enduro Round 1 - Laggan Wolftrax

[@Goodthings81]

Good to see your kindness and patience with the slower riders 👍

[@McTrailRider]

Doesn’t cost anything to be polite 👍

[@streetpigeonmtb]

Wow. Proper enduro! A lot of real fitness testing bits. That looked chaotic in places. Amazing work and the footage is next level as usual!

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers Jamie! I actually felt I had pretty good fitness during the race, which is the first time I can say that. Makes a big difference.

[@eddies5675]

Enjoyed that mate, great riding. Nice POV action

[@CR-uu7xe]

Well done. Great to hear you being courteous to those a little slower than you. Nice video as always 👍🏼

[@McTrailRider]

Always!

[@paulcockram9151]

Amazing, I enjoyed your self coaching at the beginning to take it steady

[@McTrailRider]

Had to talk myself out of riding beyond my limit for sure.

[@kevinw1129]

One of your best videos Andrew. A much better performance than a couple of years ago when you and Piers couldn’t complete the enduro race you entered. Good on you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@McTrailRider]

Very true, but I wasn’t feeling very well before that race and the conditions were shocking 😮 I always finish the sunny ones 😜

[@RoryPowell-e8n]

Brilliant ride. I was willing you on my you didn't let me down all those trips abroad really paid off 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽

[@idmacp]

Great riding, inspiring. This was my first enduro - at a day under a tender 42 years old 😂 Burgers at the end were the business

[@McTrailRider]

Never too late to start 👍 And yes, the burgers where very good, as was the pizza 👌

[@kevincross9206]

That looked a real grind at the start, good to see you finishing better on each section 👏🏼

[@McTrailRider]

Yeah, very tough start to the enduro! Slowly found my flow though.

[@jfwbufg781trub]

Great stuff - good to see Lewis back on his bike too.

[@McTrailRider]

Lewis was great company over the weekend, and he’s very quick on the bike too 🤘

[@georgemacdonald6805]

Nice run Andrew. Hard graft and good fitness level. Really enjoyed that one - need to get back to Laggan.

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers George 👍

[@Rosco0754]

That dirt on stage 2 looked prime!!!

[@A_AAA232]

strong riding Andrew, that first stage compared to how you guys flew down the last! solid effort, great riding, nice vid, cheers

[@McTrailRider]

The stages progressively got faster and faster. Kings cool actually🤘

[@gordonhenderson1287]

Great stuff Andy. Improved your position every stage!

[@McTrailRider]

Yeah, I steadily got faster throughout the day. That’s what I usually end up doing to be fair.

[@garyallertonga]

You rode it like a boss 👌

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks 🙏

[@ryaneatspie]

Well in mate, solid day! Good to meet you up at stage two start!

[@McTrailRider]

You too mate! Very small world.

[@01FozzyS]

Well done,Andrew! Nice to see you racing again. It's been awhile.

[@McTrailRider]

I don’t do enough races tbh.

[@GeoLunar]

Really enjoyed that video, I need to go there! Awesome riding btw

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks! You should visit for sure.

[@rhettetherington1351]

Brilliant.Well done. Looked a tough day.

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers buddy! The stages were certainly physical.

[@alastairlaidlaw2922]

Hard work! Great ride.Very dramatic love the sound track 😊

[@McTrailRider]

The breathing was heavier than anticipated 😜

[@bridgefootcottage]

Great effort, esp last stage. The brown Side looked tricky, and massive speed increase when you hit the trial side. We headed over to Newtonmore from our home in Aberdeenshire on Friday in our van and wild camped, I had big plans for a day at Laggan then saw on FB there was enduro on😅… change of plan… found some great trails on hill just above Newtonmore and Nevis range forest on Sunday, drove past you lot on Saturday 😂

[@McTrailRider]

Yeah, not an ideal time to visit Laggan😜 Interested in the trails above Newtonmore🤔

[@bridgefootcottage]

Smallish hill called Creag bheag - I climbed up rocky staircase on NE side and down SW off summit on well made path, a few interesting bits . This was after mellow trail along loch gynack (blue on Trailforks). You might like the steep rock steps on NW side I climbed

[@McTrailRider]

@@bridgefootcottage thanks for the info 👍

[@bridgefootcottage]

Sorry 😮! The hill was just above (north) of Kingussie, 487m , above golf course!! There is a hill with same name above Newtonmore too 😂 why do they do that !!?. I started off the ride Newtonmore….

[@kevinwood8021]

Great riding Andrew and great result👊

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers buddy

[@alrothe1963]

Nice . I remember stage 1 from before. No pleasure apart from the last few corners. Good riding though. Catch you about somewhere sometime

[@McTrailRider]

Whilst state 1 was really tough, I do think that an enduro should include a bit of everything, including really tough sections.

[@evilrslade]

Absolutely flying! Great stuff.

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers dude 😊

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

Great Stuff buddy 🚴 round 2 next 🤙🤙

[@McTrailRider]

I wasn’t going to do the next round, but I think I might now 👍

[@cb6866]

Thanks Andrew...yeah , you were absolutely flying ! OK , do you smile for the photographers on the course. ?

[@McTrailRider]

Always!

[@cb6866]

@@McTrailRider The legend only grows , cheers !

[@DizRidesMtb]

Fantastic bro , ya did well bro . Looked a tough owd day

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks 👍

[@lwatson166]

Great weekend. Stage one looks much more ridable than i remember 😂

[@McTrailRider]

Tell me about it

[@MrAndrew2509]

Great video Andy Boy, how much more fun would it have been on the E-bike.👌

[@McTrailRider]

I’d choose the trail bike again if I was given the choice. I think an e-bike may have made things a bit more difficult in many places tbh.

[@mitchwarren1600]

That first track looked irritating. But the rest looked great! Healthy competition is just so much fun!! Well done!

[@McTrailRider]

Irritating is a very good word to describe it.

[@ab_mtb]

Gkad i didnt sign up for this one. Looks a bit much for me. Well done, looked a tough race. Cant believe how quiet your bike, its pratcally silent

[@dangermouse-ch8fb]

That looked tough!

[@McTrailRider]

The stages were tough, but I felt the day wasn’t too hard overall.

[@Rowan_t24]

solid positions, well done

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks dude

[@mcyoon77]

I’m tired out just watching. Big test of fitness that. Well done.

[@McTrailRider]

A lot of people mentioning the physicality of the day at the end.

[@paulb5390]

Still enough energy to throw some whips for the cameras 😁

[@heywood165]

Your line choice improves as you get further through the stages. Did you check out the trails the day before, or were you just there one day?

[@hardtaillife4071]

Thanks for filming. This took my mind off of the Lakers game. Speaking of sound…was the mic picking up your heartbeat?

[@McTrailRider]

It probably was picking up my heartbeat. I have a really strong loud heartbeat and apparently you can see my neck pulsing from it, even when resting.

[@Mtnboarder]

Hard to show just how brutal Stage 1 was! We didnt get to ride it in the race sadly...

[@McTrailRider]

You can’t quite convey awkwardness in a video. Could you not do it because of the accident?

[@Mtnboarder]

@@McTrailRider Yup, we were right behind the rider, scary but I hear its a good outcome.

[@coldstreamguards]

Sorry Matey, my hip pack. I just left it when it dropped. It caught one of my teammates out and she supermanned over it!! 😂😂😂😂

[@brianbathgate4944]

Class

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks

[@scotlandmyhome7484]

Stage 1 looked afa tight & moist with a lot of effort required to finish her off 😂😂😂

[@scotlandmyhome7484]

Sorry couldn’t help myself 😬😂

[@scotlandmyhome7484]

Not sure I’d get Warners job now😂

[@McTrailRider]

Very non pc, but you’re in the right place 👍😜

[@shaundonovan8780]

You crashed at exactly the same spot as Joe Barnes on Stage 1!! ...great effort Andrew

[@McTrailRider]

I did see that 🤔 There’s actually an inline root that is hard to see in real time right there.

[@weekendbikingwarrior360]

f*cking hell. respect.

[@McTrailRider]

Haha, cheers

[@ToddNZMTB]

Thought this was a new _raw_ channel ha ha

[@McTrailRider]

Not far off it tbh

[@ceriway380]

not the flowest tracks at the start. But great effort.

[@McTrailRider]

State 1 was pure anti flow

[@stu.c]

Jesus wept! I'd have picked the e-bike ... and you'd still have been quicker 🤣

[@McTrailRider]

I honestly don’t think the e-bike would have been any advantage at this race. Maybe stage 2 and 4, but overall the regular bike would be my choice.

[@stu.c]

@@McTrailRider oh no, I meant for me 😅 It's a given I'd be slow AF through the trees and roots, which would knacker me out too much for the pedally bits in between. I don't think I'm cut out for racing 🤣

[@MTBScotland]

what kind of pathetic tumble was that at the start lol

[@McTrailRider]

Yeah, a very frustrating/stupid crash.

[@MTBScotland]

@@McTrailRider very unlike you as well. you were flying on some of those rocks. Kept expecting you to slide.

[@gethappycyclingcampingoutdoors]

Great riding, great event? ✌❤ to the World.

[@McTrailRider]

Very good event 👌

[@Peasedotcom]

Disappointed there wasn't much drone footage filmed during this one....

[@McTrailRider]

Are you serious? I don’t know how I would have managed to do that tbh.

[@Andy_Holbrook332]

@@McTrailRiderthat was a ridiculous comment, as you were competing!!! Cracking video

[@Peasedotcom]

@@McTrailRider Obviously not, but this KZbining is all about content, not enjoying yourself on your bike 😉. Great video and cracking ride.👍