'Best Bike Ride Of The Year' | Coast To Coast Epic

Riding a road bike from coast to coast in the UK is quite a feat, let alone doing so in one day. Ollie's had this route in mind for a while, and he'd brought Hank along for the fun. We've also teamed up with Wilier and Hunt to provide Ollie and Hank with some fantastic machines for the job!

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[gcn]

Where do you sit on the scone debate? Jam or cream first? Does it even matter? Have you ever ridden coast to coast before?

[tomtownsend]

The video quality you guys are now producing is beyond belief. Honestly better than most TV shows and documentaries you see nowadays. Keep it up fellas :-)

[brenjmcg]

7:15 "Mate, more people die from cows than sharks"

Yeah but if you tried to milk a shark...

[KaijuAlert]

I'm sharing this video with my non-cycling mates. If this video doesn't make you want to ride a bike then nothing will. It is absolutely superb.

[andrewcullum]

I was inspired by this video to complete this route with a friend. We finished yesterday, it was amazing. Unlike you guys we're novices, let's just say it took us more than a day !

[Elucidated_Imp]

As much as I love watching three old blokes driving cars in amazing places. This, and the other videos like this on gcn, are just way better.

[nicolasremillard]

18:51 still gives me chills and motivation for the next day!

When I lack motivation, I often re-watch GCN videos. I forgot about this one and how motivating it is.

[dianastopka]

Wild "Best bike ride of the year" watched on a rainy, Sunday morning with coffee. What else?

[Quevallyn]

North to South translation. North: tea = evening meal, usually eaten around 6pm or later. Chippy tea = evening meal from the chip shop. Awesome video. Route duly added to the bucket list. I might need easier gearing for Hardknott and Wrynose, though 😂

[kelumzi]

IF THIS DOESN'T GET YOU MOTIVATED TO CYCLE, I DONT KNOW WHAT WILL. WHAT A PRODUCTION AND YOU GUYS SO LOVEABLE!! 11/10

[TWROC]

Ollie and Hank just exude fun and excitement on this ride. Well done guys. I bet some UK riders are going to do this ride sooner rather than later.

GCN, I would love to see more rides in your backyard- the UK while the warm weather is here. Top notch filming by the way.

[discbrakefan]

260km from one side of the country to the other... Sounds weird being Australian. I can ride 2000km and still be in the same state 🤣

[KOMHuntTV]

11:04 when Hank & Ollie got a little too friendly!

[singingitman]

Video looks so good, how about a behind the scenes video showing the technology and processes used in creating the videos, maybe with some interviews with staff doing this work that we don’t usually get to see?

[GrantTempleton]

I love how you can track how close to Yorkshire they were getting through the lakes by how much more broad Ollie’s accent became. This looks like a fantastic ride, nice one.

[Dunewar]

Ollie: “this climb is brutal”
Hank doing a wheely at the end: “yeah sure mate”

[shaunjohnson]

Love the guy behind Hank & Ollie on his phone & catching them up!

[noptimized]

12:25 Ollie and Hank “racing within a ride” while random dude trailing them keeps pace while sitting up and checking his phone.

[maddiealderson-crombie]

Me and 3 friends did this route just the other day, aged 14/15 we set ourselves the task to complete it in 2 days, and we managed! . But instead of sun and heat it was raining for alot of it, hardknott pass was an absolute killer. The relief we felt when we could see the sea. One of the best rides we've ever done and we all enjoyed every moment of it. Thank you for the route and inspiring us to do it!

[richardbrabbs]

Yey!! Ollies back someone found the key to his cage