I Made My Friend Climb 3 Tour de France Mountains in One Day (Cam Nicholls)

[@CamNicholls]

Amazing edit once again Mitch. Loved it. What's not in this video though is you not being able to get out of bed the next day (LOL) and me getting proper sick 48 hours later. You could have perhaps titled the video - The Ride That Destroyed Cam's Immune System. hahaha. But was it worth it for lifetime memories and KZbin glory? Absolutely.

[@MitchBoyer]

The things we do for KZbin 😂 it was a ride I’ll never forget. Glad I got to share the adventure with you 🫡

[@christianemeiners9224]

You two are nuts ;-) monster effort pulling through on those monster climbs 😄🤩

[@dominicbritt]

I bet Jesse was jealous 😂…

[@bearhuntertv]

I have one question @camnicholls…. Disc Brakes!?!?!??????

[@Meno0583]

Love the fact you said bonjour. French people don't always say it nowadays. You did a big mistake by underestimating le col de la croix de fer 😅.

[@gerhardjnr7395]

Cheers for putting me in the video guys! My wife laughed at me for using her as my excuse not to ride up the climb again! Gerry.

[@MitchBoyer]

It was nice to meet you Gerry! Sorry I spelled your name incorrectly in the captions

[@-P-Z-]

11:59 "Cam Cam" loved it. Only half way through the vid. liked it already. Great content. Thanks guys.

[@Ejstrainingcamp]

OMG BABE WAKE UP MITCH BOYER POSTED A VIDEO! 🥰

[@MitchBoyer]

Just for you 😘 (Don’t tell Cam)

[@eto2352]

"Cam's cog isn't as big as mine."

[@Shadowboost]

The bigger it is, the more efficient

[@mbtravel7294]

​@@Shadowboost Size doesn't matter it's how you move the cog😂

[@PorucznikBorewicz]

@@mbtravel7294 Cadence is key.

[@StacyODell]

"(Australian gibberish)" ☠

[@MitchBoyer]

😂 (with love always)

[@StacyODell]

@@MitchBoyer oh, I know about Australian gibberish. I'm dating an Aussie :)

[@jenniferw6081]

In their utes throwing cans of XXXX at ya....😂😂😂 completely understandable and sadly it's true in Melbourne too 😢 (but the beer is different)

[@MitchBoyer]

⁠@@jenniferw6081haha thank you for translating!

[@mikeg4541]

These camera angles are great. Keep up the longer form videos, we are here for every minute of it!

[@nochancecw]

That cafe on the climb up to croix de fer save me and my partner as well. Those three gross climbs are spicy AF!😅

[@L̐̔-z9k]

I quite like this new 'dreamy' color grade, good job with that

[@MitchBoyer]

Thanks for noticing 🙏

[@chbrosz]

mates and i did an alps trip a few years back. That 2nd climb you did (Col du Glandon) was the hardest and least enjoyable climb for me of that entire week. F'ing brutal and never-ending. Col du Galibier from Valloire was my favorite climb I've ever done - absolutely stunning! Looks like you had to dig super deep to finish - well done! Type II fun for sure!

[@diegorobayo]

Amazing route, amazing shots, amazing views, amazing companion, amazing pain... Incredible memories! Cheers from Colombia

[@Seanobb]

I need to hear more of Cams cackling in your videos 😂. Maybe all videos.

[@uppernycghost]

Just looking at those flies were driving me nuts. Great effort knocking all that down in one ride!

[@Ryandmarsh]

Rode these three myself in July this year too. Croix de Fer is such an underated climb! Galibier was amazing the day of stage 4 and Alpe d'Huez is unsurprisingly brutal. That you blokes did all three in the one ride is very impressive. Jealous of the experience, not jealous of the pain you inflicted on yourselves haha

[@MonchiDiaz11]

There used to be a time (about a half-hour ago) where I had only watched some random Cam and Mitch's videos and I couldn't tell the difference between the two, and I genuinely thought that they were the same person. Imagine my reaction when I saw the intro of this video. I reckon this is how a flat-earthener feels when they finally realize the world is actually donut-shaped. Absolutely insane.

[@MitchBoyer]

I'd gladly be confused with Cam any day

[@theleftperson]

crazy that a fan just happened to spot you guys on this ride

[@SenWerk]

Somehow you manage to make your rides so accessible. I feel like I’m with you (sans cramps!). Thanks for a wonderful video.

[@rickjamse7498]

The cam cam 😂

[@Evankaspar]

Great video, love your style. The thing that blew me away the most was honestly the flies lol, good grief that's insane.

[@lesliereissner4711]

Another great video, kind of comedy adventure mixed with suffering and sometimes-appropriate music! Incidentally, the way you get rid of the flies on these climbs is to slowly pass another rider and then pick up speed. Their problem then. Cycling...it's a hard sport.

[@AgentAmazin]

In August, I rode all those climbs including the Balcon d‘Auris (another climb on my way back) and let me say, I feel every bit of pain again, while watching your video! 😄 Thankfully, the great scenery keeps you going all the way! Great job, Mitch! 💪🏽

[@rocco.mbb.zoccoli]

He back!!!!! ❤

[@ikeman8339]

Loved it, keep up the good work both with the edits and with the rides 💎

[@tristantakevideo]

Worth the wait mate. So good!

[@MitchBoyer]

Thanks man! Appreciate it 🙏

[@billstrachan476]

Thanks Mitch! Loved the video.

[@connorparadis4804]

Super effort on such a big ride! I had no idea the flies were so bad over there. Chapeau!

[@chrismackenzie28]

Great video and views, did a solo Marmotte last fall and know the toughness and beauty around every bend. Especially the upper part of Galibier. Looking forward to more scenic mountain videos.

[@MitchBoyer]

🫡

[@emers0n31]

It may not matter during the ride, but I do cheer you on while watching the video.

[@MitchBoyer]

Well according to Matthew McConaughey time is a flat circle, so thank you 🙏

[@eduardkrol2289]

Crazy to see that you guys crossed the marmotte finish line on the alpe! So incidental

[@kaidean]

Love seeing you run a 1x on your road bike. I have a Vielo R+1 which is a 1x only road bike frame and I LOVE IT!

[@MitchBoyer]

It definitely came in handy for the steep sections. Now that I'm back home, I'm not sure if I want to go back to 2x or not.

[@Heimbasteln]

I am glad that you finally got some proper gearing for steep streets, I bet you would be able to go up the street in new zealand with this.

[@jonahs4494]

what an effort! congrats, you can really be proud on this one!

[@matteo.triathlon]

amazing how the insta360 looks with some halation on top! Love the story telling!

[@JakobStelten]

I did these three climbs this summer but the other way around, replicating the Tom Pidcock stage from 22. The flies really made me feel like they knew I would be falling off any minute. It took me 9:45 in the end.

[@themaestro7922]

Cam gives the best courtesy laughs. Nice use of Le Nozze di Figaro

[@catherinebrennan3342]

They should grade climbs by profanity percentage. That was a super video: thank you.

[@MitchBoyer]

😂😂😂

[@aaronwende7]

loving the color grade for the insta360 footage!

[@ianthomas3155]

Every driver is better than the drivers in QLD. And amazing to see 3 of my favourite youtube cyclists in one video (even if Mark only made a cameo).

[@alexharris222]

I remember eating at the same restaurant on the Croix de Fer. Fortunately heading in the other direction, so didn’t need to climb straight after a meal. Great area to ride.

[@WheelsandWingsChannel]

Oh man... Col de la Croix de Fer / Glandon is a massively underrated climb.... I can vouch for this from my ride a couple of months ago .. right after L'Alpe D'Huez...😅

[@MitchBoyer]

It's brutal when you don't anticipate it. That last bit to the summit is really incredible.

[@outdoorbros_]

Did I just tab into season 3 of Unchained? I think I did. Fantastic video, boys!

[@QBNTO1]

You’re an animal!!! Great job amazing video!!! Those flies though. WTF?

[@ConradLarcher]

Flys would’ve made me quit lol. I’m getting chills just seeing them on the screen.

[@charlesjungclaus]

"...and Cam is a lot stronger than me. That's all." Hahaha - that's me every group ride even if only 2 of us! I feel you. 😂

[@МаркАлтиця]

Omg, those flies are crazy 😮

[@kelykaren4227]

Saludos desde Chile. Yo amo el ciclismo soy de ruta. Y siempre veo tus videos. Saludos.

[@kats42808]

looking fit mitch!

[@valerieen]

The flies would have made me quit 💀🪰

[@matthewnelson9864]

Great video! Incredible effort!

[@tt-tk9076]

0:12 1000 yard stare 🤣

[@Ih8GoogleandApple]

I just wanna 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰. That section at 9% is the same as the Mt Baldy summit in LA. The flys are unbearable

[@demathieuxmerwan9225]

Hey man, nice video and good to see you in the French alps. Just so you know, your pronunciation of French is really more than decent to me

[@K114LED]

Brilliant video well done lads.

[@FiftiesForward]

Like heaven especially with the heavenly music 😃

[@rodcosta2345]

Dream trip Mitch! Cheers.

[@Tiaraju9]

What a nice surprise this video!

[@hans-ruedi1545]

Great Video. thank you very much

[@marcesto9431]

Great ride. I’m riding in Spain in a few days and watching this has inspired me to re-gear my bike.

[@_haimerej]

17:10 "I haven't had enough magnesium!"..."No, you're just not trained"....Why not both? 😂😂

[@Yurkevich22]

these flies are gnarly!

[@maguilecutty]

ah man u guys missed the epic bakery in ay between the alp and col de foix - sorry boys!

[@strnmn]

What an awesome ride and great video! (though the baked in subtitles are super annoying - would be awesome if you could use the KZbin feature instead)

[@GCPerformance18]

I think you climbed more in this video then I do in a year

[@MitchBoyer]

😂 just do bridge laps for a few days straight and you should catch up real quick

[@rolandmg1]

Not a good advert for Keytones and a stupid rear cassette 😊 I did the same route this year on a 36/28 and water and am 58. I definitely think the Croix de Fer is the hardest of those climbs though but the Galibier is the nicest experience due to the terrain and views. Well put together video and for putting up with the flies, I’ve never experienced that in the Alps.

[@Greg.Sutton]

Croix de la Fer - lol...... think yourself lucky you joined it from Pas de Confession balcony road as the drag up the dam from Allemond is a rude awakening. Great point about long rides at about 17mins in. But that said how many hobby level cyclists who take on this kind of stuff can spare 6-7hr training rides regular and TBH if your doing a "bucket list" trip you need to be able to do them back to back for the stimulus and to build the fatigue resistance.

[@bikenapa505]

I've done the "La Marmotte" Loop back in like ~2012 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marmotte , we were bonking and needed to stop at that same cafe on Croix de fer too, lol! So beautiful, took all day. This video took me right back (also a California cyclist too). Cheers!!

[@batbawls]

Mitch is on the bleeding edge of technology, a 29er MTB with skinny tires

[@Ezrabateman09]

He's back!!!!

[@MitchellSains]

Thanks for the great content

[@WHALEx3]

You’re back!

[@DigitalDimi]

So many flies at that height... I'll skip this from my To-do cycling list :)

[@MitchBoyer]

Extra protein for the ride 😜

[@rab0309]

"inside of my thighs..." LOL.. dude those flies were absolutely disgusting

[@deneirtubes]

I'm glad Niles was still there

[@MitchBoyer]

You can always count on Niles (presumably).

[@Mariobicy]

Ay hombre, finally!

[@WaltJubal]

Making mental note to 2nd guess ride invites by you.

[@Coleman1922]

coros dura review?

[@colesims7151]

Glad we got another Mitch vid before gta 6😂

[@IAmOHMSS]

Careful with such huge rides as an amateur! A co-worker tried a very similar 4-mountain ride in France and collapsed with heat stroke and kidney failure.

[@garyfromtescos]

That side of the croix de fer is brutal

[@UloPe]

Next do the Ötztaler Radmarathon, one of the oldest and most legendary Gran Fondos in the alps (220k, 5500m)

[@elleffeff]

The ketones really pushed you up the mountains!

[@kenhunt]

I can't turn off the captions and my ADD is going nuts...if only KZbin had such a feature...

[@UloPe]

For real, what the hell is up with that?

[@MitchBoyer]

I understand. Unfortunately the audio wasn’t very good in many parts of the video because I didn’t have a dedicated mic for Cam. I made the decision to burn the captions in so that everything was intelligible. My goal for future videos is to have better audio and traditional closed captions.

[@UloPe]

All good, I „solved“ the problem by putting a post-it over the lower edge of my phone 😅 Thanks for the awesome video!

[@MitchBoyer]

@@UloPehaha low tech solutions for high tech problems 🫡

[@supadupasox]

Great vid. Is there a time of year when there aren’t so many flies?

[@dmv4554]

Fave YT cyclist

[@songtran1792]

Long awaited video but it was totally worth the wait! Keep the great content coming!

[@Dimashoey]

“Australian gibberish” 😂😂

[@DanTuber]

Hopefully KZbin adcents rewards you for that gallant effort.

[@RicardoVelozo]

my hero!

[@PorucznikBorewicz]

Great ending. 😆

[@naufilhassan37]

great ride with amazing views 👌 @mitch, can you please share the links to cassette and groupset you are using on your bike?

[@MitchBoyer]

It's the SRAM Eagle 10-52t MTB cassette. Before the trip, the mechanics at Ritte swapped out my rear derailleur to a MTB derailleur so it would work on my bike. There will be more details in my next steep streets episode.

[@naufilhassan37]

@@MitchBoyer great Excited for the upcoming steep climbs ✌️

[@aubreyxengland]

(Australian gibberish) lollll

[@musclelessfitness2045]

Thx for a great video It was fun watching you guys suffer ... for KZbin 🤣

[@dominicbritt]

BEAST

[@stevemartinez9075]

Mitch, are you running tubeless tires? If not, what are you running?

[@MitchBoyer]

Yep! 32mm Continental gp5000s tubeless with Silca sealant

[@stevemartinez9075]

@ I am having so much trouble with my valves clogging up and I bought valves specially designed for tubeless tires

[@Felix533]

I did télégraphe and galibier this summer this was soo hard

[@MatejKavcic17]

How were there so many flies, i was this year at july on col de la Bonnete and Isola 2000 and there were no flies at all

[@Dion-pb3ex]

Finally!

[@WHALEx3]

Would the diuretic affect from the caffeine effect salt loss and make cramps worse?

[@Maxpower88888]

Yes

[@Maxpower88888]

It’s a sponsored video so of course they work lol

[@MuhammadFirdaus-oo7cd]

i have a question😅 is the bike use road bike or gravel tyre? sorry im still learning

[@MitchBoyer]

I had 32mm Continental gp5000s on the bike for this ride. They are road tires, but wider than normal (almost like slick gravel tires). Most road tires these days are around 28mm wide, but they are trending wider because it is a more comfortable ride and bike manufacturers are making frames that accommodate wider tires.

[@BenHelmsCreative]

It’s time!!! Everybody shut up!!! Throwing this one up onto the living room tv. LFG!!! #ketonecult

[@MitchBoyer]

Thanks for watching it on the TV! I spent a lot of time on this one 🫡