FESTIVE 500 Part 2......not much time left!!

[@BillFalck]

Weather isn't being helpful but Cinnamon Cafe looks amazing! Great cake, now on to Glory!

[@therookiecyclist]

Haha onto the glory part now Bill 💪👍🙏🙏

[@JSC131]

Brilliant effort Ben in that weather fair play well into it now.

[@therookiecyclist]

Nice meeting you Jeff, thanks mate🙏✌️

[@jedbelcher5660]

Well done Ben 👏 The cakes were well deserved. Good luck and keep going with the festive 500; it's a big challenge.

[@therookiecyclist]

Nice one Jed!! Weather has been killing us, I will carry on though!! ✌️🤟

[@johnaldred6864]

Nice video & chat. 👍

[@therookiecyclist]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you 🙏

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

It has been an awful week this week I have to say weather wise fair play for keeping trying. Good luck 🎉

[@therookiecyclist]

Thanks Tom, got something up my sleeve for the last bit!!!! Keep your fingers crossed haha

[@simoninhyogo]

Respect to you for doing it in the rain. Got mine finished today and it was dry and mostly sunny every day here in Japan.

[@therookiecyclist]

Don’t rub it in Simon!!!! Hahaha, well done. I’m still not quite feeling right, I think the turbo may be coming in to play this weekend 🤟👍

[@simoninhyogo]

@@therookiecyclist Thanks! You’ll get there. Not an expert on Zwift but I think the paced rides will give you a higher average speed for your watts as you ride in a group.

[@paul1542]

Your so so right mate about the weather and trying to fit 500k in with it being such a busy time of year.. and don't even get me started about bloody car drivers 😂 keep peddling 👍🏻

[@therookiecyclist]

Bloody car drivers!!! It’s a proper slog isn’t it? Thanks Paul 👍🙏🤟

[@geoffcurl-lp8li]

Great video once again. You must be chuffed at the amount of views these “500” videos are getting. Look forward to the trilogy!

[@therookiecyclist]

Thank you Geoff, I really am yes, think there will be two more coming actually ✌️🤘🙏 thanks mate

[@peterlanganke6716]

Be hard up your way being winter at Christmas. I live in Australia and the biggest thing to worry about is getting sun stroke. Keep up the great work legend 👏

[@therookiecyclist]

Peter, what are you doing to me hahaha, I’m jealous mate!! I’m trying, I won’t give up!!! Thanks mate 👍🙏🤟

[@mikehedges5954]

Wasn’t going to do 500km but was going to go out 28-31 December- but now been hit by a bug. So, I’m just going to write it off and get well and then start again next week

[@therookiecyclist]

I hear you Mike, a lot going about, I still don’t feel 100% myself to be honest. Grinding out the km’s and trying but the weather and illness have hampered me somewhat as well as important time with family that can’t be missed, it’s going to be close!!!! Haha

[@FleMoo]

I have done 398km so far. 270km are done outdoors. With luck I can beat the rest 230 outdoors as well. The weather in Germany stays good. Did 60/103/103 km in the last three days. My legs are killing me but I try to keep the 103s up for today and tomorrow.

[@therookiecyclist]

That’s brilliant what an effort!!! Fingers crossed the weather stays decent for you, it’s awful here!!! Thanks for watching 🤟

[@TheLongstaffaudaxer]

Well done and you’re dead right. It’s a challenge fitting it all in. I’d planned 100 k yesterday and it started to pour down. Horrible on top of the wind. Cut it at 50k. Won’t do it this year- but will have ridden 300k more than I would have done! Good luck 🍀 and keep going!! Julia 🚴

[@therookiecyclist]

It’s been so so bad hasn’t it? I didn’t want to hit the turbo but I’m not left with much choice now!! Well done on the 300km anyway that’s great!! Thanks Julia 🙏🙏✌️

[@anthonyR13]

You're going really well considering you aren't feeling your best. Plus typical crap December weather thrown in. Despite that, looks like your enjoying yourself and nice to have your mates with you too. I reckon you'll do it ok. Even if you don't, it's not a disaster. There will be other times... All the best to you and your family for the New Year...

[@therookiecyclist]

Thanks for the kind words Anthony and the encouragement, I think if I hadn’t been as ill I’d have definitely covered a lot more KM’s the first day, I’m playing catch up a little now but I will do it!!! Thanks mate 🙏🤟

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Well done keep chugging away. Be no fun if the Rapha 500 was in Summer... it's been so wet and windy this Xmas. Wednesday... did not ride I wrote it off. 326km so far, sportive tomorrow, 50 miles/80km and then god again the weather is terrible for the weekend so gonna be tight!

[@therookiecyclist]

You’ll do it I’m certain!!! Very true regarding Summer but would be a nice challenge at least haha! Thanks mate and good luck!! 👍🤟

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Thanks... 93km to go!@@therookiecyclist

[@zedddddful]

You did better than me I've barely had the chance to get near the bike family required my presence more than rapha.

[@therookiecyclist]

I hear you, I’m cutting it fine myself now, time is not on my side but….family more important regardless a? Thanks man 🙏🤟

[@mrewers2316]

Nice one. Good to see you are feeling better. What with family commitments and awful weather I've not ridden for 4 weeks outside. January will be a reset for me. Look forward to seeing you smash the 500.

[@therookiecyclist]

Ahh thank you man, I hear you, family more important and yes weather has been so so bad and I don’t turbo either!! I do have a little trick up my sleeve for the next video 👀 thanks as always mate 🙏✌️

[@AdyWalter]

Well we are 5 days in now and I'm on 375km, all done on zwift. My arse is killing me due to the bike being static on the turbo. Kudos to you for going out in the weather, not for me! It's my first attempt at the 500km and probably my last 😂

[@therookiecyclist]

Kudos to you for getting those km’s out, any reccos for Zwift? I’m jumping on for the first time tomorrow!!! Well done and good luck!!! 🤟👍

[@AdyWalter]

@@therookiecyclist definitely join one of the robot pacer group rides. Can get tedious but really helps to bang the km in. I have been doing a 1.8kw/h at average 33kph. Couple of hours and you're nearly 70km done. 48km left for me to do on Saturday and I'm done with a day to spare!