SHIMANO PRESENTS Rob and Olly Ride the GR5Part 2

哇~~ Yeah baby! Sunshine! No, let's do it again. We're now a lot further south. And I've got to say, it's a lot more pleasant, isn't it? This is much more kind of what I had in mind. Sort of 10 degrees out, sunshine, people enjoying riding their bike. Yo, bonjour! You know, it's fantastic. The feel-good feeling has returned to the trip. We're back. Oh, mate. The first three days were brutal. We sacrificed yesterday to get south. We drove about two and a half hours down to Brianson. I mean, I'm no geologist, but I think we're in the Southern Alps now. And there's a bit of snow on the peaks, but there's a lot. Look at it. It's like a different world. Come on then. Let's go. Onwards and upwards. Sun really makes a big difference, doesn't it? Let's be honest. I feel lighter. But I think that's because I haven't got 25 layers on to try and block out. I mean, we were lucky we didn't perish up there. We're lucky we didn't make international news. Today, I feel it's coming our way a little bit. Yeah, we've missed a fair section of the TR5 that we tried to set out to do. But we couldn't carry on in that. We weren't even making a film. Now, we're riding our bikes. We're in the High Alps. It's dry. It's sunny. This is what I had in mind. Oh, my God. Look at that, man. Look at the cave. That's my line. Look at that. That work? Yeah, it's pretty good. Thanks. Hey, I can see maybe the top of the car now. Look. Oh, yeah. That's where we're headed, is it? Oh. In the last few days, we've been amongst this all the time. But not able to see any of it. Say goodbye to the last two trees. We've got nothing but mountain to come. And we're way above where the snow was yesterday and the day before. That's mega cool to see what was underneath all that cloud that we were in before. This is the pass here through this crazy valley. Unreal, isn't it? Oh, my God, Ollie. Oh, my God. So we're here at 2,600 meters. That's 3,600 meters. But if we needed to justify what we've done by missing a fair chunk of the GR5 to get to somewhere sunnier, well, then this justifies it. Because at 2,200 meters, two days ago, we couldn't move. Felt like we were going to die. Today, we're at 26, and the conditions are perfect. And this is absolutely what we wanted. And after three, four days of absolute carnage, feeling like I was going to perish on the mountain, it's all worth it for this. This is unbelievable. Oh, my. Our first cold of the week. We've got 1,500 meters of vertical descending to go. Oh, my God, Ollie. I don't laugh. I like this. I had to dab. So back on the GR5. It's another beautiful day. And here is Ollie Wilkins walking towards me. Ollie, why no bike? Well, we're currently passing through the Mercantor National Park, where bikes are not allowed. But it's lovely scenery. It's absolutely amazing. So last night, we got as far as... Zeusier. And, of course, we've got to skip this part of the GR5 that runs through the Mercantor-ish National Park. And we're heading down to Valberg. We've got three days left, three more big stages of the GR5. We're going to get south of this National Park. We're going to get the bikes on, and we're going to have another mint day in the sunshine. I think that's a good ending. I'm not so sure. First to see the sea wind. Oh, yeah? I still think it's fine. Yeah, I know. Yeah, but just generally on the trip, first to see the sea wind. This is going to be good. Oh, I just love letting the engine do the work. Oh, my goodness me. So we're looking out here. We are looking into the Mercantor National Park. So that is what we've had to avoid. And do you know what? I respect that because it is so beautiful that I don't actually care if I ride my bike in there. That needs to be left untouched. It's prehistoric, man. Look at it. I've got a flat. Have you? Yeah. Have I? Yeah, it's soft. Where? Yeah, done. Wait, wait, wait. No, it's still going in. It's still inflating. Yeah, it's been said quite a lot. And I don't like to, you know. No, that's right. It's not for me to say. No, exactly. But, you know. Glenn's been on the phone. Yeah. A couple of times. And I've just said no. Really, yeah. Well, you're not core enough, mate. Really. TV fake stuff, isn't it? Like what we do is real. They're really cold, aren't they? Yeah, it's mad. Ready? It's actually burned your tongue. What's it done to my tongue? It's burned your tongue. No, it's good. Or not. No, it's burned your tongue. We might have to use one of those beacons. Get the brightening out. Media bag. I'm only joking. Don't put that in there. Oh, you can if you want. I thought I could hear something. There was something going. I thought it was your camera. Oh, my God. SOS in progress. Really? I'm not joking. Get the batteries out. I'm not joking. How do we get this thing off? Are you serious? Dude. There's going to be a helicopter here any minute. Oh, my God. Get it off. When prompted to confirm your cancellation, request to select to cancel. Did he say press and hold? Lift the protective cap. Don't put your shadow in the way. Lift the protective cap and hold the SOS button. Cancelling SOS. Go down. Just that one. Yes. I think we might be there. OK. Wait. OK. And never mess about with those bottle buttons again, you naughty man. I can't believe how seamless that was. Can you? No. We only lost three or four minutes. It's so easy. Look at the climb. Well, right now, we've got an incredible example of how things go bad on a mountain. And we stopped to fix my puncture, which I don't think is fixed yet because I've probably dinged the rim and it looks like the sealant is coming out between the rim and the tire. In the meantime, Ollie was messing about with his GoPro board and, yeah, he's dropped it down there. Yeah, it's so damp. No, it went that side, didn't it? No, I think it's further around now. Yay! Isn't that good? No, it's all right. What a great afternoon. I'm thoroughly enjoying myself. Yeah, that was... I would have come and help you, but I just thought I didn't fancy it, to be honest. It fell out there. Shall we go? Let's go. The scenery is absurd. It's those spikes. Let's see. Oh, no. Yeah, yeah, yeah. One second, one second. Stay there. Oh, dude. Oh, my God. Mate, you're in a pickle. Go and have a lie down on your front. How many's in there? Quite a lot. They're everywhere. Oh, mate. My God. Today is not a good day. Who's going first? Do you want it? Hang on. I'm doing a slow manual wheelie. Yes, dog. He's off. Yes, dog. This is when e-bikes are almost at their very best. It's just a slightly uphill trail. It keeps you well within the meat of the motor. I'm going to say that this is by far the best mountain biking. This is mountain biking. This is what it is. I'm doing as little human effort as possible and letting the EP8 do it all. If you do feel strong and fit and want to overtake... Oh, man. E-bike's good to you pushing it, isn't it? Oh, dude. Where did it go? The trail's going up there, dude. Where? It's just all around that corner. It's all right. I think it'll look cool. You don't got work, mate? These are unbelievable. How high are we? Well over 2,000. Yeah. Back up there. I saw some peaks that were 3,000 over there. The sea. No. No way. Yes, dude. All right, boss. Rikey day. Sorry. All good. I got a little wayward there, brother. How cool is this? This might be one of my favorite days. Good. What a ride, mate. What a day, mate. That was fun. That was some of the steepest. Some of the tech in there, wasn't it? I thought like with this close to the south coast, things are gonna get easier. By far, I mean, we didn't get to ride everything up north, but that was the hardest day. It was certainly the most scary day with the big exposures. Like I've never tripoded as much. If there's a cliff there, the opposite leg was on the bank, mate, touching ground. But yeah, brilliant. What a day, mate. I love that. Yeah, brilliant. I thought it was all down all day. You make a good point. I'm feeling pretty wrecked, actually. I will admit that. Do you? Yeah. Yeah, I pretty much ache. What bit the most? Legs. Legs, really? Yeah. I've done it. This is about my e-bike climbing limit. There's grip. It's doable. But it's not easy. At all. I never really expected to say this on this trip, but I'm way too hot. I'm really sweating, yeah. I've gone from fear of death, from exposure to fear of death, from dehydration now. This is a big climb. I thought we were just going down. Yeah, I didn't really have this in mind on the last day. Did you? No. What happened all downhill to the beach? I don't know. My link glide has been absolutely, and I mean absolutely faultless. I haven't, I probably missed like one shift all trip, and that's the truth. I think we're about to see the final descent view. I'm very excited. This is like the final bit of downhill that the bikes are going to have to get through as well. These are supposed to be the nice gentle slopes down to the seaside. I'm going to have to see a dentist after this. Not the easiest descent. Tarmac. I'm wheeling into this. It's the only way it's happening. Busy here, isn't it? A bit of a change. I think they all know we've done a GR5. Yeah, I'm surprised they're not. I feel like they are a bit. Why are they not clapping? No, I think they are a bit. They are just a bit. Hello, mate. Thank you. Yeah, you're right, everyone. Yeah, thanks very much. GR5. Completed. We've done it. Thank you. There it is, Olski. That's the Mediterranean. That's what I'm... Can we go? Yeah, let's go. Let's not get killed. Be careful. This is the very last bit. You're right. Don't get run over by that massive bus. We're there, bro. Fanfare? Where's the fanfare? Oh, yes. They're not cheering exactly, are they? No, they're less cheering. By hook and by crook. We made it to the Med. Tell you what. I'm probably about as tired as I've ever been. That was a big week, wasn't it? Yeah, it was a lot. That was a massive week, mate. Quite the undertaking. I loved it. Couldn't have been better. It's been... an unforgettable 10 days. We tried. We failed. But we hope you enjoyed our ride along the GR5. Not bad. Is it warm? Yeah. Oh, yeah.