This one had some surprises (BC Bike Race Day 4 - Nanaimo)

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It's Day 4 of BC Bike Race and the circus has moved up the coast to Nanaimo, BC, for a stage that...rumor has it, is a bit heavy on the gravel road climbs. However, we found this stage to be full of surprises, some pleasant, some less so.
We last raced BC Bike Race in 2019 as a Co-Ed Duo Team and it was rough, with mechanicals and injuries plaguing us throughout the week. Four years later, we're back to try it again, this time both racing in the Solo Pro Category.
Over the next 7 days, we’ll be racing 180 miles, climbing 25,000 feet and battling some truly brutal conditions. It’s going to be tough. It’s going to be rugged. It’s going to be dusty. It’s going to be very, very hot. And while we might be in the best shape of our lives, with world class competition and temperatures in the 90s, well, this week is going to push us to the absolute limit.
Want to race BCBR 2024 which will be back on Vancouver Island? Registration is now open: bit.ly/3Dyv5Eo
A huge thank-you to the BCBR media crew for sharing their footage with us.
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[@sydandmacky]

Can't wait for Day 5? Watch it early on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/87408844

[@adamthompson4979]

EXELLENT VIDEOS! I really like that there is no obnoxious guitar music or endless rambling. Just the right amount of commentary. I very much enjoy just hearing the sounds of the bikes on dirt. Good Job! Thank you!.

[@TRG36]

My favorite parts are when Syd patiently waits while a bunch of guys are jumping off their bikes in some tech section and then procedes to make them look stupid.

[@griffmtb]

Syd's "Wow, look how easy this climb looks when we don't all tailgate" comment cracked me up 😂 That's basically me, all the time out on the trail.

[@CowichanMTB]

Thanks for the shoutout. It’s mind blowing to be mentioned in one of your videos. 🤯Hopefully I get to 1000 subs soon!!🎉

[@keirfarnum6811]

Subbed! 🖖🏻

[@andreanicol7588]

Love the footage of the descents. I’m ducking & diving in my seat as the trunks and trees come up out of nowhere 🙂 great stuff!

[@Magoo71]

Macky....you were flyin down that first descent !!!!! Macky ...you even have a sense of humor when you're racing!!!

[@jodisantini7811]

Thanks!❤

[@1pho3nixmatt]

Looking strong!

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

Great stuff Syd&Macky 🚴🚴👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👌

[@Team81MTB]

Lol. I loved the motivational signs. We soooo need those in my series. Great job both of you. Keep Rollin. 👍👊

[@luisfsgoncalves]

Those fast single tracks look sooo good! Great to see you ripin' down!

[@reusserfarm1]

Macky you are amazing but Syd you are just killing the climbs and descents. I’m always so impressed how you continue to climb over the terrain towards the end of the day when I know you have to be tired and hurting, heck I’m hurting for you and I’m just sitting on my trainer watching you two really cranking it out. I love watching both of you and I will admit my legs hurt at the end of the video even on days I’m not riding on the trainer while watching you.

[@joanneleyva4942]

What he said!

[@BryanHoefer]

Love the new intro music for these videos. Just starts the awesome off right at the beginning.

[@7mikepd]

i love the paint job on his bike. i want it so bad

[@guamistheplace]

Solid ... Macky you make the bike glued to the ground, especially that area where that rider crashed in front of Sid.. truly enjoy you two's race videos🎉

[@darrenottley7500]

That new paint job looks so dang good!

[@dankochanek8056]

That single track is awesome!!! And the guy banging the trash lid was epic!!! Need more of that!!

[@bluryeye1]

Wow, good job today! That was a gnarly looking course.

[@jeffbarnes7974]

Great job especially on the descents, impressive and looking forward to the next day 5 great work

[@brettandrewclarke]

Great look at Nanaimo through your eyes. 10/10 post ride food stop.

[@erikajimison8952]

Can't wait for the next one!!!

[@mustclime5311]

cool video, thanks for posting it.

[@scottmiller5106]

Looking forward to watching the next stage in Cumberland. Best climbing trail on the island!

[@eliseoislas6120]

Grasias por compartir los videos. Thanks for sharing your videos. ❤

[@joelrunyan1608]

Love watching you guys spend the day passing super fit roadies because they can't ride tech... luv it.

[@joelrunyan1608]

And then... she let's that guy pass. He crashes.

[@sydandmacky]

To be fair to that guy, I was with him all week and he was actually a very good rider 😂 that was just not his moment lol

[@BIIIKES]

Are you both rocking 34 Step Casts?

[@tfmmitchell796]

Great racing, both awesome and fun. A inspiration, don’t give up, go go go

[@Hans_auf_Reich]

Best cycling fuel: Pierogi & Kiełbasa

[@adamsolomon9353]

This has been a sick series! And yes, kit must match bicycle

[@kittykat7618]

Let's go I can't wait to watch this new video!

[@scottibass]

I'm rooting for my fellow New Mexicans

[@shmamcallinan9528]

Awesome!

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

21:24.... JHC... ☠️🤯

[@colinvincent6599]

Syd.s climbing looks strong 💪

[@richardaltman7468]

It would be very interesting (at least to me) if you added a crawler to the screen showing the course profile of what we're watching.

[@santacruzbikevids]

Long story short--I love you guys! Do you think more races will have separate pro-women's starts (or even on different days)? It'd be nice to get to watch some of Syd's racing play out without dudes. -Greg

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

20:59... WTF!!?? THAT LOOKS HORRIBLE!!!!! 😂 Great ride!

[@paulw575]

A lot of that single track looked like a great place to ride, but too narrow for a race.

[@The_McNoodle]

I’m waiting to see if there’s any head to head screen time with the king of single speed on the east coast, Gordon Wadsworth. I’d love to see Macky race against “quadsworth” in a single speed stage race.

[@sydandmacky]

I think we get Gordon in the follow cam on day 7 for a bit! But they were both on gears for this race.

[@rejnormandin4658]

Are all the pro rider in from of Macky full time racers ? Like it is their job ?

[@sydandmacky]

yup

[@rejnormandin4658]

Great stuff you guys Amazing to see the training you do !

[@miguelchedas]

Hi guys, nice video! What are the bike setups you run? Cheers and good luck!

[@sydandmacky]

Check out the day 1 video for Macky's bike check.

[@johnhunt3076]

What is that blue mat that you guys have?

[@sydandmacky]

It's just a tumbling mat from Amazon that we've had for 8 years or so (basically this: amzn.to/44fBW02). Perfect for stretching, napping, relaxing, etc.

[@A1chucklesss]

They didn’t provide Nanaimo bars?

[@kenbeech4940]

If Macky is grabbing that much brake to skid steer around turns, they must be STEEP!

[@pt.mtb2389]

Wait, I can't figure out what happened at 5:20?

[@sydandmacky]

someone swerved suddenly up in front and caused a chain reaction and there was a crash a few riders behind me. mass starts are fun...

[@pt.mtb2389]

Ohh okay, thank ya for the response!@@sydandmacky

[@paulwall5706]

Great Ytube Channel 👍🚴👍

[@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo8778]

18:00 that's so funny

[@RyanKime]

The rider that proceeds to pass Syd and then immediately wipes out on the next turn. 🤦🤦🤦 17:45

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

Watching these videos for two years... I know Macky's "Nemesis".... Carter. 😂😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@mirrorimageproject6611]

what PSI do you guys run at?

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

With Team Syd on the kit lol. I got extras

[@tenorscreamer]

I am quite impressed with the camaraderie amongst all the riders. But it makes me wonder if you guys ever encounter “not so nice” people out there.

[@sydandmacky]

Occasionally. Syd tends to see it more than I do as she gets mixed in with the amateur men who sometimes have something to prove. It's happening less and less as she gets faster uphill as she's with a faster group that has less to prove.

[@JDMc2.0]

17:52 Yeah don't follow that line

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

21:39.... Jeebas Effstix.....

[@grega9220]

Nanaimo was the best and worst day all at the same time... ;-)

[@anthonyexton7243]

SYD do they all fall over 🤣 😎

[@ToddNZMTB]

My butt hurts just watching this 😶

[@luisgonzalez58]

Macky, whenever you talk to Macky while riding, does Macky ever abide, or does Macky just blow Macky off?

[@sydandmacky]

Generally he listens 😜

[@bodhi47]

Humidy?

[@sapinva]

Checked the weather history there. Dewpoints in the 50's is not humid at all w/ temps in the mid 80's. Guess living in the high desert spoils you. They would die in a typical south east US summer.

[@RobBlazoff]

Pierogi is plural. Never eat at a place advertising pierogies

[@koenhavelaerts6481]

Its Nice to see these video’s as a subscriber but Im getting a little annoyed. This was a 30kms stage. Sid is most of the time just talking about fuelling during the race and Macky always tries to take time on the guys while going downhill, while he actually looses to much time on the climbs. And it is like that in every video. You really need to work harder on climbing Macky because they will take more time on you on the climbs that you can make up on the descents. I love your work guys but it’s always the same comments during and after the race.