BACK on the bike but everything's changed

[@facingup1624]

I feel you on the replacement of great gravel/dirt trails with asphalt. We have so many paved places that people can go to. I don't want to lose all the more natural paths.

[@maidbloke]

Glad you are better! 8:20 appears to be the end (with your credit screen) but it carries on and we get an unedited version of your last scene, with you battling the traffic noise - quite interesting to watch! x

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh whoops 😂

[@chrisbailey2861]

Fun to see the 'behind the scenes' aspect of content creation. 😊 Hoping your health only gets better and you have a wonderful 2024!!!

[@barryf1966]

Build back your fitness and have a great year with all those events

[@ThisWaySUP]

Great to see your videos, my grandparents used to live in Brixham and i remember walking down to the harbour from their house, Bella Vista Rd.

[@rug212]

Love the bonus content at the end! So glad you’re feeling better!

[@CaptBongo]

Miss Juliet, I can relate to being ill, just got over a cold. So happy that you are better. Don't train to hard but build and get your endurance back. You will be surprised how fast it comes back. Enjoy your coffee and maybe some cake if Mr. Sam did not eat it all.

[@adelangers]

Good to see you back and hopefully you have a speedy recovery to full fitness!! It's always great to see Torbay and the surrounding area in your videos. However, please don't begrudge the "paving" of forest trails - there are people who have been unable to access them before, who are now able to get a similar enjoyment you have benefitted from. 👍

[@peterhearnden7634]

Great to see you getting out on your bike once again... Hope you continue to improve.. All the best

[@karlisjansons7234]

Take care with your recovery. Get well and wishing you a super 2024! Your plans sound brilliant.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Thank you! You too!

[@martinschwartz7342]

Glad you are doing better. Every year has its good and bad. Hopefully you have gone through all the bad and the rest of the year will be all good.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

That’s a good way of looking at it 😄

[@flipczech]

@@JulietElliottsChannel there’s always beer. ;)

[@bjmullan]

I know how you feel, got Covid before Christmas and because I'm still getting headaches I've stayed off my bike until having a easy ride yesterday. Man I need to be able to ride!

[@saskhiker3935]

Oh Juliet, first outdoor ride and its a old one. Hope you continue to get better and put illness way back behind you. I have been suffering with -50°c weather the last week so I haven't been outside at all.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Woah! That’s seriously cold!

[@shaunjoannamackie6902]

Your year sounds AMAZING Juliet!! Looking forward to watching you take it on 🙌

[@bengt_axle]

It's great that you and the sponsors are featuring different parts of the world, in Africa and Asia. It allows the viewers to see a new part of the world, but also meet a different people. It also supports their local economy and can re-balance the problems caused by over-tourism in Italy, Spain and other parts of Europe.

[@gregperron9744]

Because of a cycling accident, I’ve had to spend lots of time in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber everyday for almost three years now. Your channel is one of my favorite things and how I manage to make it thru my therapy treatments. Thank you. Keep up the good work and fun videos.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh damn, I am so sorry to hear that. I hope the therapy is working for you. Super nice to hear I can help in some small way x

[@alicejwho]

Last time you said you'd been ill (several weeks ago).I mentioned I've been so lucky in the last few years, with my health. That week, I came down with the worst cold I've ever had (and I'm 58!) Serves me right 😂😂 Sorry you've had such a rough time lately. Spring will soon be here, which can't come a moment too soon! Look after yourself x

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh no, so sorry to hear that!! Agreed, can’t come soon enough, it’s been a tough winter. Hope you’re on the mend

[@alicejwho]

@@JulietElliottsChannel Thank you, I'm much better!

[@drissghalmi6278]

Me and my wife only left the bay 2 weeks ago lovely to see the sites with the winter sun rather than the rain ☔️…

[@tompayne4945]

Did you intend the 'out takes bit at the end? It's highly entertaining either way 😂😊 glad you're feeling better, we must be getting old 🙆

[@ecycled3d]

What a beautiful area you guys live in. Really happy you're feeling better and back on bike. That view at 4:56 is stunning. May I ask what location that would be?

[@malcontent_1]

~2:50 Sam snapped masterfully into self-preservation mode

[@anderscoffin6111]

Ouch! I have physically gone through all of these emotions! My life revolved around cycling and I had to stop suddenly. It was great to see you riding, I hope things continue to get better for you😄🤘🏼

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Sorry to hear that, have you managed to get back to cycling?

[@anderscoffin6111]

@@JulietElliottsChannel Not yet! Lost all muscle definition in my lower back! Still hoping to ride again😉👌

[@ecopennylife]

Looking forward to seeing this year's adventures. I have 2 gravel events & a road event planned in Australia for 2024 so far 🚴

[@stephenjones6902]

Pleased you are feeling a little better Juliet 😊

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Thank you! 😊

[@SleepyGonzales]

You could always come and ride with me in Australia where is was effing 42 degrees and 94% humidity the other day 😢 🥵

[@PiquePictures]

My wife and I are planning to do Trans Rockies Gravel Royale!!!!!!!!! We did it in 2022! It was a great event! Hope to see you there!

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh yay! See ya there!

[@PiquePictures]

Yes you will! I shot a series of videos about the event if you're interested!@@JulietElliottsChannel

[@redcloudmc]

These guys made the 22 event Juliet. True rider spirit and determination - inspiring. See you all on the start line!

[@craigferris785]

Glad to hear you’re feeling better Juliet and back on the bike again! Maybe I’ll see you at Sea Otter in April. Are you planning to ride the gravel or mtb events? Cheers

[@Japan323i]

Welcome back - missed ya’

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

thank you!

[@gabebikes]

Hey Juliet! This is EXACTLY what happened to me. In fact, today is also my first real ride back since the beginning of January. Something is going around that makes recovery and illness like a roller coaster. One day you feel better, the next you are in bed all day.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Hope the ride went ok. Take it easy!

[@Boglehill]

"It's my therapy!" Those three words pretty much sum up why we ride! Well said.

[@peacay]

Hey Juliet, can you please add a link to the Sri Lankan tour (sounds AMAZING). Can't guess which one it is conclusively from the google.

[@kezzert21]

Take care of yourself, JE.

[@TerryRamsey-jg8fm]

Great to see you feeling better... Take it slow, drink plenty of water, vitamins, juice drinks and rest and you will be good to go😊

[@michellesgoldberg]

Glad you're feeling better, but give yourself time to get back to "normal". If being at the start of the race will mess with you, don't go, just ride. Might see you at Sea Otter, hoping to make it up there for the gravel ride (it's about 450 miles north from me).

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Maybe see you there!

[@welshhobbit4092]

So much for the vaccinations miracle cure. I didn't have any of the jabs and I've only ever had a sniffle at worst. Same as my partner and 76yr old mum.

[@beckywareing3956]

Love the red jacket that matches your bike 👌

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Thank you

[@reneauger4568]

selon votre plan, vous venez au Canada, où et quand exactement ???

[@clivedrummond]

Love the drone shots… looked like you were gonna ride off the cliff. Did Sam ask you to do that?😂

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Yeah they came out nice! Aw, he’d miss me if I did 😊

[@cec732]

I like the looks of that cycling shirt. Are they a sponsor (pedaled)? Do you like the gear?

[@TL243]

NICE!!!!!

[@themoodyteam]

5:28 I’m sure that there’s lots of forest trails that people with mobility issues would love to access 😬 There’s a balance ⚖️

[@lindy-loumaddock5979]

Jeepers, if that's you taking it easy!! 🙆🙆

[@javiervasquez0608]

Come to Perú!

[@TheLazyGarden3r]

I had covid over the christmas period. Wiped me out for a month! nightmare. Just as I was getting into a good routine for my ironman prep. Spent most of the time in bed etc. I think its going around again but the media has just totally ignored it now.

[@mabozza85]

Stay safe and keep taking the boosters for maximum protection😘

[@johndef5075]

I think because its not as deadly as the original strains. Its definitely back. My riding buddy has caught it.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

I tested myself four times as I felt so bad I was sure it was Covid! But it was some other horrible bug. So many people I know have had something similar to what I had. Hope you’re feeling better

[@mabozza85]

My cat has got covid currently. Hes got it bad. Hope he pulls through. Please clap for him at 6pm as he is also a key worker. Stay safe😘

[@thestirlingadventures]

Sri Lanka sounds amazing. Do you take your own bike? Where is that at the cafe there?

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Yes, I’ll take my own. It’s in Brixham

[@InHomeHappy]

What sickened you?

[@biodegreaser4009]

Broke my collar bone , dislocated my thumb tearing the UCL ligament and generally messed myself up on Boxing Day on my XC bike (which is officially not a downhill bike 😅) so yeah it’s been a shit start to the year never known so much pain mate and feeling my fitness slide away is truly gutting 😢 but il come Back stronger .. lessons learned 😅 you can still ride, it ain’t all bad girl 😅 cycling is my world and my coping mechanism so this is tough .. and having both hands out of action is also pretty tough especially as I’m a girl it all happened at the wrong time of the month 😂

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh man, that sucks, I’m sorry! How long till you’re back on the bike? Heal up fast x

[@biodegreaser4009]

@@JulietElliottsChannel if it wasn’t for the thumb I could be back a lot sooner as had surgery to plate the collarbone and fix thumb last Thursday but I can’t sit up on a bike as can’t use either hand 🙃 I’m hoping another couple weeks … it’s truly awful . I had loads of races planned this season first one is next weekend 😞have to re evaluate it all now , I reckon focus on bikepacking for a while , take it abit easier . I was pushing myself pretty hard safe to say I knew I was “on the limit”. The universe speaks to us in its own way when We repeatedly Ignore its signs to slow down 🙃x

[@johndef5075]

Hope you heal up soon. Thats tough.

[@shivsnorman]

I'm guessing those Athletic Greens aren't as good as you thought 🤔

[@meneersjonnie]

Yeeee!😀

[@StuartBailey76]

Will you be racing at Sea Otter ?

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Yes, gravel

[@alienaudaxer9827]

Gutted that you're missing the first event but very wise to skip it. Zero point in putting your health backwards and missing further events.

[@legionofsmallpotatoes9938]

bloody hell you go girl💍💎💍💎💍

[@dewidavies7995]

Are you on zwift cycling. 😊

[@trick700]

Nearly everyone is suffering, if it makes you feel better

[@531c]

Are they?

[@billkosses3808]

Glad to see you've been reading the Russian novelist Chestikov

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

😂😂😂

[@JakeLuke308]

Julia, none of us is a machine. We have ups and downs. We get sick and then get better. If you were the Eveready Bunny you wouldn't be interesting. It's winter, be okay with that.

[@WheelnutzAMG]

Go to the race and even volunteer.

[@MickWoods-c7q]

What do you mean you are heading up a hill? Most of Devon is a bloody hill😂

[@duathlete827]

You should GO and RACE in the first event. If everyone waited to race until they felt their very best and at the top of their fitness, very few would participate. Everyone has issues but still give it their best shot for the moment. Let's GO! Poor Sam in the background looking a little forgotten and left out lol.

[@tonypaddler]

AGREED! 👍 Edit; I should have expanded on my take on it. I mean if you're feeling almost recovered then why not do a race at a much lower pace, for the social aspect of it? I used to do that when I raced but never did it if the illness was in my chest, I'd not risk my long term health in that way. Head colds are horrible to ride with but don't affect long term health. I guess it's all down to what you want from a race, I was quite happy just bimbling with drippy snot rockets!

[@bradfordzone5187]

Totally disagree. No point ruining the whole season by making yourself race after illness. Concentrate on building back fitness at a pace that helps the immune system.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Absolutely rubbish, I’m sorry but this is bad advice. It’s not about wanting to be on top of my fitness, it’s about valuing and protecting my long term health above doing a race.

[@DirtyBlonde303]

I agree with you Juliet - I pushed it for a bike race 5 1/2 years ago. I’m still not 100%, far from it. I didn’t rest and recover so the universe made me rest! Listen to your body, rest and recovery is SO important! There’s always another race!

[@shaunjoannamackie6902]

Agree with you Juliet!! You need to do what’s best for your health.. Listen to your body and your coach! You’ve made the correct decision! If you push when you shouldn’t you could end up missing most of your year!!

[@SioLazer]

I seem to recall you've got a house full of kids? No wonder you're fighting off illness this time of year, it's difficult not to! So many of my childhood Christmas memories involve me being very ill, and I was the eldest of three.

[@Herofriends01]

1 4 3 💗😘😘😘

[@peterrichardson5367]

Up your vitamin D

[@phoffen3829]

I share your disappointment with the new "forest highway". These numbskulls in charge seem to view everything to do with cycling as an afterthought, so they can write on their blogs that they are "pro-cycling", with little or no consultation with actual users. Roads through forests can be devastating for the environment, if that is what they are trying to address. Why can't people use their tiny little brains once in a while?

[@felixjackson2670]

Hope you didn’t get injected with the untested,experimental,mRNA jabs,given over the past three years under the pretext of preventing virus… just look after yourself and keep going. We don’t appreciate our health,until it takes a dive. Hope you bounce back very soon.

[@mabozza85]

You know it makes sense

[@johndef5075]

Another internet doctor. Im guessing you have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA wtf you're talking about.

[@alienaudaxer9827]

​@@johndef5075Clinging onto an old debunked conspiracy theory is like a safety blanket for some people. I recommend not to bother engaging.

[@kodithebear]

Have you considered your immune system has issues due to the covid vaxx? You should take it more seriously. Best of luck

[@mabozza85]

💯👌

[@johndef5075]

Are you a doctor?

[@abstractgeniuscomments]

Influencers should just stop promoting long distance traveling. Really, screw your needs to flash yourselfs in scenic back grounds and show some grown up-skills. Everytime you travel, you burn your childrens future, just stating facts here.