Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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First off, let me apologies for some of the footage in this video. I don't know what happened, but the image stabilisation appeared to simply switch of a few times which is not ideal.

On a more positive note, this is my first visit back to the Tweed Valley since the EWS, and I must say, I felt WAY better on the bike this time round.

This day was very close in distance and elevation to the actually EWS event, so it was nice to do it and still feel good afterwards.

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