Blake: Oh, welcome back you beautiful people.
I am fed up.
I am so, so bored, I've even built a bike cave, I've eaten cake, hell, I've even built
an assault course and ridden it.
I've eaten more cake.
Hell, I've been sitting on that sofa for hours watching so many GMBN videos, it's insane.
Hell and I've gone on so many solo rides it’s nuts, all on my own.
Man, I wish I could be doing more of this.
[music] But instead, I'm doing this.
Whoa, friends.
Friends.
Oh, no friends.
A box.
What is this?
Let's get it to the garage, dude.
There's a note.
"Hey, Blake.
How's it going?
We know you're missing riding with your mates at the moment, but how about you use one of
these to race someone wherever they are, love, Tacx."
Who do I know that wants to race?
Get out of it.
Thank you very, very much Tacx for sending me this to help me race someone wherever they
are in the world.
Who am I going to text?
Where's my phone?
I know.
Let me see, contacts.
Sam Pilgrim, 100%, he wouldn't have one.
Doddy?
No.
Neil?
No, no.
Sean Connery?
How’s he in hear?
No, he definitely won't answer my call.
I know, Nino Schurter.
[music] I'm going to send him a text.
That just brings back horrible, horrible, horrible pain and memories of oh, just whatever.
Nino Schurter.
Nino Schurter: [chuckles] Okay, let's try this.
[music] Blake: Man, I'm going to
have to think of something to make this a little bit more even because this is Nino
Schurter after bloody all.
It's not Neil or Richard or Doddy.
I've got to think out of the box.
I got it.
I'm going to test the skills.
What about a tire change?
Yes, because he's more about changing his bike than changing a tire.
This might tire him out a bit, give me a fighting chance.
[music] Done.
That's not promising.
That is not promising.
I'm going to send him a text.
I can't say I've ever done this before in my life, but I'm going to give it a go.
[music] Nino: Going uphill here, huh, Blake.
This should be the same for you.
[chuckles] Blake: That's the worst challenge ever.
I hate that, but I'm going to set the next challenge, track stand.
Track stands, don't like them.
Don't like them.
I like going along, not standing.
Well, I'll give him this shot.
[music] I
bet Nino has got a few tricks up his sleeve.
One-hander.
Whoa, whoa, that was too close.
No-hander, whoa.
No-footer, no-footer, yes, eat that Nino. [music]
I’m going to send him a text.
I think I did all right.
Send a text.
Track stands, don't like them.
[music] How's it going there Nino?
How's it going?
I'm a bit nervous.
Nino: [chuckles] Yes, as well, yes.
[unintelligible 00:07:18] Let's see how it goes.
Nice to meet up once again and-- Blake: Yes, I'm ready.
Are you ready?
Nino: I'm ready too.
What we do first?
Blake: I don't know.
Maybe we should just do like a power test.
Nino: A power test, a quick one.
Blake: Yes.
Nino: Okay, then you count down.
For how long we do it?
Blake: Five seconds, I reckon.
Nino: Five seconds, okay.
Blake: Three, two, one.
Go. [music]
Nino: Where are you, Blake?
Blake: Where am I?
I'm behind you.
Nino: Huh?
That’s already-- Blake: Is that five seconds?
Nino: [laughs] Blake: Nino, that was quite hard.
Nino: Yes, it was a hard one.
It's always hard the first one after just a short warm up, but it's good.
You did quite well.
Blake: Thanks mate.
Nino: You know what I really miss is real racing a mountain bike.
Blake: I thought that was the race.
Nino: No, no, that was just a short test there.
I know a nice route here on [unintelligible 00:08:34], a real mountain bike track.
Just follow me.
I'm going to show you.
Okay, Blake, here we are on the mountain bike track.
Are you ready?
Blake: Just about, Nino.
Nino: Take a deep breath, and three, two, one, go.
[music] Nino: Oh, you're ahead.
Blake: Not for long, I don't think, Nino.
Nino: Nice one.
Blake: Come on.
Nino: Come on, Blake, push, push.
Blake: That was rough.
It's ringing in my head still.
[music] Nino: That's a nice part, uphill here.
I'm almost at the top of the last climb.
Come on, Blake, push, push, push.
Yes.
[music] Nino: I got the time of the day.
Six minutes, 09.
Did you do a U-turn and went back, or what?
[music] Nino: Come on, into the finish line.
Blake: Yes.
Nino: Oh, into the bushes.
[laughs] Nice one.
Hey, eight minutes, that's good.
Blake: Two minutes something, wow.
Get over [unintelligible 00:10:19] That's still a long way.
Nino: Yes, but you almost had me in the five-second all out so.
Blake: Yes.
Nino: In cross-country racing you need to have good peak power but also, you have to
max the threshold.
This one is more about you have to max so yes.
Okay, Blake, thanks for the invitation.
It was really fun to ride with you.
Hope you enjoyed it.
Blake: Yes, sure.
It was really good fun.
Maybe one day I'll have you.
Maybe next time we're going to do a dirt jump challenge.
Nino: Yes.
Looking forward to this one.
I'd like to do dirt jump with you.
Thanks for the ride and I had some fun.
Keep healthy.
See you soon again.
Blake: Yes.
Good luck.
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I'm done, I'm done, I'm done.
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