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    Repost? Going to pop the kettle on and sit down and watch this shortly...

    This is cycling at its most extreme an event that isn't a race but where entrants battle both the clock and their own pride. Welcome to the very specialist world of Audax, where just completing the route equals success. The Highlands, Glens and Western Isles ride is the toughest ever to be staged in the UK.
    Adventure Show cameras followed nearly 30 exceptional cyclists day and night as they attempted to cover 1,300 kilometres in just four and a half days. For many that meant abandoning food, sleep and normal life. Having to be entirely self reliant resulted in an Audax at its most exciting and cruel!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04v5hhh/the-adventure-show-20142015-episode-5

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    Ah, this will be the show that Willesden riders were in. I couldn't find it on the tv box. Thanks for the link.

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    Really well filmed. They captured one of best bike rides I have ever done.

    They were very sympathetic to our way of doing things and captured the spirit of long distance riding very well.

    The scenery would have been amazing in 5 days of rain, but to experience it in weather like that was just incredible.

    The event will run again in July 2016 with, from what I understand, a few tweaks to timing and route to take some lessons from this year's event. It won't be for everyone, but for anyone that enjoys testing their self-sufficiency to the absolute limit, it was an incredible few days awheel.

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