Racing 100 Miles In One Day | Trans Cambrian Way Fastest Known Time Attempt

This might be the toughest challenge Rich has faced yet! The Trans Cambrian Mountain Bike Route winds 100 miles, or 166km, through the Cambrian mountains of Mid Wales from Knighton, on the border with England; to Dovey Junction, on the Irish Sea. This will be the first of Rich's challenges to be timed, as he attempts to break the fastest known time on the route. Watch now to see how he gets on!
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[@gmbn]

What should Rich's next challenge be? - Do you have a riding challenge you are working on or want to do? Let us know 👇

[@campbellclark3458]

hook up with Hans Rey for a GMBN X Wheels for Life adventure!

[@yengsabio5315]

That new bike is... wow!😍 As for Rich, throw unto him the toughest challenge UK can provide! Hehehe! As for me, my challenge is to learn MTB riding skills like bunnyhoping, manualing, etc. #BeginnerBiker Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines!

[@kevincross9206]

South Downs Way - both ways!

[@Yesat-Erday]

I'd love to see him go on the Grand Raid in Valais, Switzerland. Verbier to Grimentz, 125km, 5025m of climbing, with the highest spot over 2700m. Part of the UCI Marathon series, so other races on that kind could be fun.

[@thehairybikepackers8131]

GB divide!

[@burgertron2000]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how well this has been shot and edited

[@willh3339]

agreed

[@MrAyley7]

carefully planned and executed 🔥

[@kb5638]

Yes indeed. The music is also superbly well arranged and placed.

[@haydog6278]

Agreed

[@davidziemelis1593]

That is insane, huge respect to Rich, I can’t imagine how hard that would be. Im usually half dead after 50km XD

[@xerocrashious8355]

I've done the Trans Cambrian. It was tough over 3 days. To do it in one day is a legendary effort!

[@JohnSmith-dg3rd]

Where did you sleep, did you bike the whole way back also?

[@Borsitheblade]

Rich: carries 5 different ways to solve a puncture, doesn't carry any food on him. Respect.

[@richardpayne5176]

😂😂😂😂 so true, there were many gels and bars in my pockets too

[@Borsitheblade]

@@richardpayne5176 fair enough then. Solid effort dude.

[@Palios33]

Plan was not to abort mission, that's competitiveness 😁

[@2011hwalker]

and wears a baggy t shirt on a speed record attempt 😅

[@robertlee5768]

Some of my favorite GMBN videos recently have been "How much can we make Rich and Neil suffer?" and I'm here for it!

[@richardpayne5176]

Lol mine too

[@NZWozza]

'I wish everyone could feel what my body feels like' - That's a bit wierd mate haha GCN has been trying to kill Hank for a while, now I feel like GMBN are trying to kill Rich. Keep it up!

[@duracellrabbid]

they need to come up with better ideas then because GCN is definitely nailing at how creative they try to kill Mr Lowsley William

[@gerarddunford6793]

Well done Rich. I’d never heard of this and now you’ve inspired me to do it. I took twice as long (two days) but at 65 I’m nearly twice your age. For the record I counted 111 gates to be opened and closed. If you work on your gate technique you only need to save 15 seconds per gate to break the record.

[@stevencarey222]

Pretty sure FKT is Matt Page at 8hrs 28 minutes, good video though and a great effort.

[@MattPage]

Yeh, a good first effort for sure. My first effort on the gravel bike was 9hrs 33min. This year 8hr, 27min, 30sec.

[@mikey7278]

By the end of this challenge, Rich was well and truly F.KT! Good effort! :)

[@brianraymen3085]

Tired me out just watching this Rich, so will have to have another 40 mins on the sofa before i can do any thing else, awsome effort.

[@richardpayne5176]

😂😂😂 me too

[@winklertribe5268]

Taking out your own stitches and riding an epic distance completely self supported- you are super hardcore Rich!!!

[@plainsrider]

Huge respect, especially after doing this route over 3 days in July. It is a brutal ride.

[@R2Magnum]

I love Rich's adventures. I can really relate to the longer distance riding, XC and Marathons. Great stuff!

[@macstmanj3]

He has such a good attitude, I love this guy

[@dreadsanddirt5966]

Rich, sincere admiration for that. Two summers ago my son and I got lost and turned what should have been a hard but doable 32 mile ride in Moab into a 46 mile beat down. While not a 160km ride, a 46 mile fight at 10K' of elevation was horrible. 100% related when you said "I just don't have it". All of you guys are such an inspiration in your own ways.

[@tariksefic5628]

What an epic journey. The scenery is just stunning. Hats off to you Rich, for having the stamina to go through with this demanding, yet utterly beautiful route. Cheers!

[@rinkels9324]

What! 100miles, with a T-shirt and no Lycra??

[@galenkehler]

This reminds me of racing 24hr races back in the day. To this day my longest ride ever was a 257 mile 24hr MTB race I did in California, but it would be cool to beat that in a point to point some day

[@ShemLlewelynDyfi]

Awesome and great vid. Pretty epic that the quickest time over the loop was fully self supported as well hey!

[@stephenmcallister4558]

Next challenge? West highland way?

[@JayBirdPhotos]

Great job Rich! Talk about killing it... then you left here to go shoot with Blake and Neil. You're nuts! Hats off to the video and edit crew as well. Very well done video. Great job documenting the adventure.

[@dabigm8013]

this challenge looked insane bro!

[@gmbn]

Must have been!

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

That's an awesome achievement Rich 👊 That time is epic I've tried The South Downs Way in one hit but unfortunately had to stop due to a mechanical fault at 76 miles and fully under how you felt on your challenge. Great stuff #GMBN 🤘

[@TORQKK]

Wow... what a challange... I ride total 30-40km single track a day and I am like much worse than how he was at the end, and he rode... 100miles... amazing job, great video, epic scenery as Wales never disappoints... and nice bike! Thank you guys, love these videos ;)

[@richardpayne5176]

Cheers ma dude 👊

[@cb6866]

Wow....Rich is a machine ! Incredible scenery as well. Thanks for sharing . Peace

[@LeGrandOursVT]

Mad ups for Rich! Well done, sir.

[@CiderPang27]

Fantastic effort Rich, well done. I did a 100 mile coast to coast on road on a mountain bike which I thought was bad enough. What you did would of killed me. Huge respect to you pal.

[@gabebertozzi3032]

Amazing challenge! Would love to see another epic ride though

[@Harryjones05]

Fair play that's some effort!!👏🏻 I live in this area and know some of the routes you did, brutal climbs and it looked warm that day.... Respect!! 😎💯🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@andrewtraynor]

Amazing achievement to that nonstop. Did it with a friend a few years back over a few days and that was tough going. You’ve got my respect 👏🏼

[@Seppster58]

Catching up on some past videos I have not seen yet. This one had me at the edge of my seat. Well done Rich. Full respect for this challenge. Very inspirational, and is a huge motivation for me to go out and push my limits taking on longer rides. Well done!!

[@emmysings]

What did you eat?! You showed yourself stopping for water, but you were out for nearly 10 hrs! How did you get thousands of calories into your body to keep going?

[@awen9164]

surely flapjacks, fuel of kings

[@jessetamez7362]

That was an epic ride and so beautiful. Phenomenal effort on your part.

[@leeedwards4068]

Love your videos Rich, and watching this one was a joy. Thank you for crossing the pain barrier for all of us. Hats off to the guys behind the camera too. Do you think you would have been quicker on a gravel bike?

[@iurioliveira5324]

Richard, you bow to no one. Massive respect, huge effort. Great job by the rest of the crew, especially the video editing it is top notch

[@jamlarna]

Man that was an epic effort! You did amazing! Fantastic video and thanks for bringing us along for the ride 👏

[@mariopejovic]

I'm enjoying Rich's videos more and more. These long distances videos are to my liking, since I enjoy long rides. Beautiful scenery, awesome shots and edits. And Rich, you're the man! Impressive feat. Good man!

[@nevillepretorius8948]

Awesome video! The challange seemed insane, Rich was really hurting at the end!

[@simonlotion1223]

Rich, totally brilliant. My favourite kind of video. Just completing it is a major achievement. Outstanding and a huge inspiration.

[@peterwarren7407]

Absolutely brilliant stuff Rich you should be proud of yourself for that achievement👍🥇

[@jack-stanleywinder3444]

Absolute respect dude 🔥 what a ride that was!!!

[@craigallan328]

What a champion you are Rich, that must of been so physical and mental challenging hats of to you sir.

[@tunaficiency]

Was in Knighton a few days ago to do the hopton xc loop absolutely incredible. Can’t believe you averaged 11 mph for almost 10 hrs. Love to do this with my 5 year old over 2 weeks but there may not be enough jumps to keep him interested 😅

[@pettson2774]

Amazing effort Rich. Well done

[@grandad1982]

I used to go up and down the Elan Valley all the time at uni. Such an awesome spot.

[@geetarthneo]

The sound edit around the 13min mark is so calming.

[@kygandao6757]

Self supported = Rich also drove the van. Good effort on the route! Truly impressive.

[@stujm8376]

Another excellent GMBN vid, keep it up guys

[@jamescraven5001]

I did 146 miles in two days and that killed me. Wow totally respect to you 100 miles in a day at the speed you was going. Hats off to you

[@chrisward7582]

Amazing effort Rich! Super quick time :)

[@aslam7952]

Well done, and big up to GMBN for providing you with camera men for a solo challenge, unlike GCN and GTN solo challenges...

[@saphillips42]

Fair play Rich- top work man!

[@phillipthebigj8971]

Epic that Rich well done, you will never no how much riding 100 miles Offroad dose to you unless you have done it 😉 well done again keep up the good work.....

[@QBL-lf7jd]

Great! My most hardest one day ride was 127km Elevation 1500, with a hardtail. It feels so satisfying!

[@jamesmarsden9348]

Well done Rich. I feel your pain. I did a 100 mile mtb ride a few weeks ago to raise money for alzheimers society charity. It was a tough day. 💪👏

[@babilevi8506]

Oh my lord, Superb ride and effort!

[@anthonyscuderi9931]

Rich is a flippin BEAST!!!

[@choloabana2244]

what a beautiful country, thats was really good for xc endurance training:))

[@MultiPlew]

I'm puffed out just watching you Rich. Good on you mate.

[@davidrowe8747]

Excellent speed-through video of the TCW. I'm doing it in June and this gave me a good idea of what to expect (except I'm taking the leisurely 3-day option!)

[@frontierfishingwithryanmac1981]

What an awesome trek Rich! The video footage and editing were amazing!! Well done to everyone at GMBN 👍👍

[@tomrobertson3521]

Dang Rich! Much respect! Loved everything about this video, great work all around!

[@Squirrel_Rides]

Way to go, Rich! Killer effort. I'm dying to do this route - but probably over 3 days for maximum enjoyment ;)

[@metheven.cycling9615]

Great effort Rich, it's a savage route! But a big shout out and huge respect to @Matt Page who took the official FKT earlier this year in 8 hours 28 total time self-supported ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH_TdpuYn9mjj8k ). Also noticed you accidentally cut a big section of really nice gravel out from the official route between Tyllwyd and Llangurig

[@MattPage]

Also moving time was taken, not elapsed time. We could both take a big chunk off by those rules! 😉

[@ashleybanks9168]

@@MattPage I noticed that to. They should have done more research into to the route and current fkt and acknowledged the current record holder. Great efforts by you and Meth💪🏼

[@ashleybanks9168]

Suppose I'll have to lend you my Cannondale fsi for another crack at it Meth😉

[@jonm7272]

@@MattPage can you clarify this, do you mean that time spent resting/stopped was not included in the overall time? Also, I wonder how does Rich collecting water (and whatever else) from the back of someone's van count as 'self supported'? Are there any 'official' rules to an fkt achievement?

[@MattPage]

@@jonm7272 for an FKT it could be supported, although all previous times have been unsupported. For the time, the quoted finish time does not include time spend still. The full time is 10hrs, 18min.

[@attisdei]

Wow, that was an epic ride man! Props to Rich for finishing the tough challenge.

[@thewarr10r1]

Bloody well done Rich! That's an epic effort! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@damienlong8532]

amazing venue ,shot brilliant , well done

[@reallybigphilly]

Plenty of people - myself included - wouldn't even make it to the finish. 9 hours 44 is really something to be proud of... Well done!

[@markdavis8430]

Nothing but respect man

[@richardpayne5176]

Thanks dude 👊

[@paulsslightlyactivelife]

Still a fantastic achievement Rich, that looked super tough. Bike's a nice piece of kit.

[@philipjohnson8444]

A true self supported ride doesn't have a van following you with water and food.

[@smoothisfast6644]

Well done. I did 100 miles in a day on the Canberra Centenary Trail (plus a little extra to get to 100), its a challenge for sure. You could get the KOM if you were on a true XC bike.

[@marcianodemidof7135]

164km on a ( btw beautiful) xc bike 😯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Damn. Well done Rich 👍🏾. Dude is a machine. Respect 🙏🏾.

[@sanabibimtb]

Well done and good stuff dude thank you from me and my Channel ⭐️👍

[@lowelllomberio]

11:26 Cant unsee that face on the rock

[@TatouVlogs1]

Man, you all Blake, Neil, Rich, everyone should be doing more videos like these, let us know how beautiful England off road is... My point is, this videos are longer and really enjoyable. Amazing!

[@grahambleach]

It's in Wales 😃

[@jonm7272]

That ain't England mate.

[@stressballsteve]

Very impressive, well done Rich. Next challenge should be the South Downs double

[@maxlein1246]

I’m really surprised that zero time was spent on nutrition, which is one of the most important things on such long rides, especially if you are going for time.

[@The2808erik]

Why he isn't wearing a hydration pack is beyond me. It's much more efficient and you can store nice food in most of them, like CamelBak etc. As well.

[@maxlein1246]

@@The2808erik And I couldn't see any food either. If GCN wants to motivate people to emulate some of this, they should really emphasize the importance of nutrition and hydration. If you watch other FKT videos, then you know how big a role that plays in the preparation and execution.

[@pimbeweegt]

Huge Respect! Nice effort, keep these challanges coming

[@dylan-5287]

Damn so beautiful! Love the gmbn epic rides.

[@abdullahabdulaziz]

While watching this I remembered a farmer being attacked by dogs and the conversation between the farmer and the cyclist It still cracks me up to this day🤣

[@bigreign9655]

Epic, you are a machine....well done 🤙

[@reezone2310]

Gmbn, please give Rich a raise after this crazy ride.

[@kleindirk8]

This was big effort. Having just completed my first multi stage MTB race - 4Islands Conquer the Rocks Croatia. It would be great if GMBN or GCN could do a feature episode on how to prepare for a multi stage MTB race. The like of one of the Epic Series races such as the Swiss Epic or other. 4-5 days.

[@davewatt8840]

Top bloke Rich what a challenge and well done respect. That would take me 2 days or so to complete 😃😃

[@bendevonport2183]

I think you could definitely get the FKT if you tried again. Especially if you focus on nutrition, and if you didn't have the filming to deal with. Looks like a great challenge.well done.

[@kevincross9206]

Awesome effort 👊🏼

[@SanderMarskamp]

Love these vids! My god, the effort.. Well done Rich!

[@SuperPate79]

Self supported effort and you fill yours bottles from the camera crew van? Thats not self support... But great vid and strong effort!

[@chiccorocker]

Wow, nice performance Rich! Well done!

[@adammiller6932]

Great effort Rich, yeah those hills are killers!

[@cbinsyd]

I've done a couple 100km races, the way I felt at the end was brutal. 160kms is nuts!!!!

[@st1ffee]

hell of an effort well done

[@leeteemtb9587]

King 🤴Richard I doff my cap to you, arise Sir legend

[@scottbowman5673]

That was sick! Congrats on your ride it was most impressive!🚴🏻‍♂️👍

[@VicToR_Rider]

I'm trying to get the courage to ride 2hrs on mostly flat land lol. This guy pushed it to the limit kudos to u mate!

[@Adloyz]

Great stuff Rich. It would be great to do a follow up on how to recover from a ride like that. And a going over the bike after 160+km ride

[@gcygnet8817]

Epic ride, must be hard on the body too, respect. I'm always done after two or three hours. Thanks for the great video.

[@haraldglanzer8003]

Great ride Rich!! Maybe you try the Salzkammergut Trophy A Route for your next ride!