0:00:27 > 0:00:30Hello, and a very warm welcome to a brand-new series
0:00:30 > 0:00:33of The Adventure Show. We're now in our 12th year,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36bringing you the greatest adventure sports from Scotland
0:00:36 > 0:00:38and around the world and, this time around,
0:00:38 > 0:00:42I reckon we've got one of the best line-ups of events ever.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43This year's Adventure Shows are
0:00:43 > 0:00:47all about strength and endurance, featuring the tough
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup from Fort William
0:00:50 > 0:00:52and then, the amazing West Highland Way.
0:00:52 > 0:00:5996 miles, 150km, running 3½ marathons over mountains and moors.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02It's beautiful. And that's the other upside.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05We're also featuring the Glen Coe Skyline, which is running,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09boarding and rock climbing. Now in its second year, this race
0:01:09 > 0:01:12runs across one of Scotland's most iconic mountain ranges.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Pretty good.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Enjoying myself.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18And then, the original Mountain Marathon -
0:01:18 > 0:01:21a two-day test which is returning to Scotland after a few years' gap.
0:01:21 > 0:01:27It is an amazing test of endurance, mountain skills and survival.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Whoa! There's the map gone!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I don't think I can do anything any more.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34We'll also be featuring one other event - the Braveheart Triathlon -
0:01:34 > 0:01:36a real showcase for Lochaber.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38There's a swim in Loch Linnhe,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40a cycle through some spectacular scenery,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43then a run up and down Ben Nevis.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46The reason I'm puffing and panting today is I'm actually taking part.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50I have been training - honest - but I've got miles and miles of hills
0:01:50 > 0:01:52over the next couple of months still to come.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But it's also going to feature one thing that I'm absolutely dreading.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00I hate it, I'm rubbish at it, I'm miserable, and I'm scared!
0:02:00 > 0:02:01The swim.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Here goes Dougie to try and swim a length of front crawl,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and there's a young kid behind him, doing leg kick only,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11blasting past him.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14'So plenty to look forward to in the next 12 months.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16'Later in this Adventure Show,
0:02:16 > 0:02:20'Cameron McNeish meets up with one of the world's great explorers.'
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I've come to the far north-west of Scotland
0:02:23 > 0:02:28to speak to a man who's dedicated his whole life to adventure.
0:02:28 > 0:02:3150 years ago, John Ridgway, along with Chay Blyth,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35rode a 20-foot open dory across the North Atlantic.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Since then, he's explored the Amazon, from its source to the sea,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42he's crossed a Patagonian ice cap
0:02:42 > 0:02:44and he's sailed round the world three times.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48And those are just a few of his many great achievements.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I'm going to make the absolute most of being alive.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I've tapped my foot on the ground.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I try to do that every day and think, yeah, I am alive.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And I'm taking up my own challenge,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02incorporating two of the things I love most -
0:03:02 > 0:03:04running and being in the mountains.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11I'm attempting to run all of the Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16And although I've walked, skied, climbed a good chunk of these,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19my running total is currently only a measly 20.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22So, hopefully, 21 after today.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28But before all that, we're at the Grandtully Canoe Slalom -
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Scotland's premier white-water event.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32And what a way to kick off the new series,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36because this is an Olympic sport that we Scots excel at.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41In 2012 in London, Scottish paddlers won gold and silver medals.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44And, in the summer, Team GB's four boats
0:03:44 > 0:03:46will have three Scots sitting in them.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50But this event doesn't just attract the world's best paddlers,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53it also gives a chance for those starting their slalom careers
0:03:53 > 0:03:56to rub shoulders with Olympic performers.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59You're constantly competing with the senior squad.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Some of them are faster and stronger, but you're chasing that,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and sometimes you can get there
0:04:05 > 0:04:06and sometimes you can't.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09We'll be covering the single-bladed canoe events
0:04:09 > 0:04:11and the double-bladed kayak discipline.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And on hand, we have an expert, a champion,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16an Olympic gold medallist.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Tim Baillie will now show us how to achieve that winning run
0:04:19 > 0:04:22right here at Grandtully.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24It's deceptively simple to look at,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26because it's not as convoluted,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28perhaps, as an artificial course often would be,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but the sheer raw power in the water today -
0:04:31 > 0:04:33you underestimate it at your peril
0:04:33 > 0:04:35and, if you disrespect it by an inch,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38it'll take a mile, and you'll be losing big chunks of time.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Tim retired after the 2012 Olympics,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43but he doesn't want to miss out on the action.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45So, the afternoon before the race,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48he went down the river to check out the conditions.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52They've just finished setting the course here in Grandtully,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54so I'm going to sneak on and have a quick shot,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57try and show you what it's like. Let's see how it goes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Just getting up to speed.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Coming down to a very tricky move between gate one, two, three.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Got to try and...
0:05:06 > 0:05:07sneak under one.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12And then it'll be tight behind the rock here into two.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I'm going to spin gate three.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And work hard to get out of four.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Oh, no.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Spin it around...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28..into the first red gate, six.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Coming out of gate six, gotta work really hard over to gate seven.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Sprinting as hard as I can,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40try and get ahead of the move, going to spin.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Going to try and surf the wave just above it,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48so I can spin around on the wave.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Come down a little bit wide,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54try and set up the escape on 16.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Need to be careful of the rock on the exit.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59That was pretty nice.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Squeezing through.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10OK, got to climb a bit, get on the wave, gate 20.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14If you miss the wave at the bottom of a run,
0:06:14 > 0:06:15it's going to be game over.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Now, one more gate to go.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Just squeezing through, and just a sprint to the finish.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Gotta give it everything you got!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- HE PANTS:- And...we're done.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Well, I'm a bit out of shape,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34but I'd say that's a fiendishly difficult course.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It's going to be a really tough test for the competitors tomorrow
0:06:37 > 0:06:43and, er, well...I'm looking forward to being impressed by their ability.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Tim obviously struggled, but conditions soon got far worse,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51as it rained nonstop throughout the night.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53When the paddlers took to the water the next day
0:06:53 > 0:06:55for the first of their two runs,
0:06:55 > 0:07:00it was clear that this course was virtually impossible to complete.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Everyone struggled, including Olympic gold medallist Etienne Stott
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- and his C2 partner Mark Proctor. - We hit a lot of gates,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10but we're the only C2 crew to get all the gates on the first run,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14which is a bonus, but it was a very live-it-in-the-moment kind of run,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17which we're not used to, because we prepare so hard for each run.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19We couldn't really see very well, so we were having
0:07:19 > 0:07:22to make up a lot of it as we went along and improvise.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24So, yeah, it wasn't, certainly, a pretty run,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27or one of the most precise runs we've ever done.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Officials took the difficult decision to reset the course.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Even so, it's still going to be an epic challenge.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38And competitors will now have only one attempt at it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40So it's all or nothing.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43We're picking up the action for the women's kayak race,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47where, once again, there's a strong Scottish entry.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Fiona Pennie grew up in Crieff, but now lives in London.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54She represented Britain at the 2008 Olympics,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57and she's been selected for Rio this summer.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00This is her home course.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Some of the younger paddlers, who I know in London, the small kids,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06you know, I tell them, "Well, this is where I used to paddle."
0:08:06 > 0:08:07They can't believe it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09They're used to nice, warm changing rooms
0:08:09 > 0:08:13and artificial rivers, where there's no rocks to break their boats.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15And they can't believe that this is where I used to train.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Sadly, there's only one British place available
0:08:19 > 0:08:21in the K1 Women's class at the Rio Olympics,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and there's no shortage of Scottish talent.
0:08:25 > 0:08:2922-year-old Alice Haining from the Borders is a rising star,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and she's now been selected for the British team.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Last year, I didn't race this race, because I had...
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I fractured my second right rib right at the start of the season.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Got a new coach, he's pushing really hard.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Everything's back on track and it's the strongest I've ever been.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46From south of the border,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Lizzie Neave is another kayaker at the top of her sport.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51A former world champion,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54she paddled for Britain in the London 2012 Olympics
0:08:54 > 0:08:58and she's looking forward to the big water at Grandtully this year.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It is nice, sort of coming back to nature,
0:09:00 > 0:09:02paddling on a river which is a bit unpredictable.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It's a very different feel to paddling on an artificial course.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Fast water, big, wide river.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09It's good fun.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13'So, let's join the action with Lizzie as she takes to the water.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15'Currently, the fastest time
0:09:15 > 0:09:18'is 117.14 seconds.'
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Well, look at the top of the course now and look at the paddle stroke
0:09:22 > 0:09:25of Lizzie Neave as she flies towards gate one.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27This is the reserve Olympic boat.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Fiona Pennie will go and represent Team GB in Rio,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34but Lizzie Neave is such an experienced paddler.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38She's the reserve boat - if anything should happen to Fiona,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40then Lizzie will be representing Team GB,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43and you can really get a sense of how important it is
0:09:43 > 0:09:46for Lizzie to do well here at Grandtully this afternoon.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Really putting the power on.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Really attacking the course.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54And leaving nothing on the water.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56My goodness, she's absolutely flying through this section.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Such an experienced paddler is Lizzie.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Won here in previous years.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05As she ferry glides over towards the middle section of the course,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08and comfortably turns the boat and chooses the right line.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11She's been up to Grandtully many times,
0:10:11 > 0:10:12she knows the River Tay very well.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16She knows the break out, she knows how the rocks lie,
0:10:16 > 0:10:18and how the river flows.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20And she'll use the speed of the river now.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Some big strokes. Oh, look at the speed of her strokes at this point.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Takes a tremendous amount of control.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Massive upper body strength.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Using the fast water, the edge of the fast water,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36then breaks out to the upstream gate.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And she's looking very smooth on the bottom half of the course.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Such a strong competitor, Lizzie.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44And she's got plenty left
0:10:44 > 0:10:48as she powers down under the bridge and through the finish.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51What a fantastic run for Lizzie Neave -
0:10:51 > 0:10:56102.48 seconds - and she touched no gates, so no penalties for her.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57This is the time to beat.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So dropping in at the top of the course now is Amy Hollick.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Under-23 paddler from Manchester, she was in, er,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09the Under-23 GB team two years ago,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13but didn't compete last season, because she dislocated her shoulder.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14A horrific injury.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Strangely enough, her sister Jade also did the same thing.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21So both of them coming back from the same injury.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's a tough old sport is kayaking.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27If you get things wrong, things can pop out.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31But Amy looking good, actually, so far.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33She's looking very good, looking pretty strong.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36She'll have worked during the winter in the gym,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40made sure the muscle's and the power's back in that upper body,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and build up the muscles around about the shoulder
0:11:43 > 0:11:46to support it as well as she kicks through the downstream gate,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and quickly turns the bow of the boat round.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Almost stops herself, so she doesn't go too far downstream,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57then she'll turn it round for the downstream gates of 13 and 14.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01This is a point where a lot of paddlers can get their breath back,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03cos there's still some physical stuff to happen
0:12:03 > 0:12:06at the bottom of the course. Just blow out the cheeks,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09get some air back in the lungs for the upstream gate.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13And then quite a power back upstream.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Now, has she come upriver far enough to get across?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19We see her having to work really hard across the middle.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Oh, no, you see, she hits.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23She needed to come up a little bit further.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26She could've come up on the eddy and turned it round,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28but she decided to try and paddle against the hard water,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30the fast water, which is never easy.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Amy's picked up two penalty seconds,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37and finishes with a total time of 111.64,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40putting her currently into second place.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- DUNCAN MCCALLUM:- Sprinting through the timing at the top of the course
0:12:44 > 0:12:47is Alice Haining from Selkirk.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Just recovering from two years' worth of injury.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Oh, nearly got tipped up there, there's a big stopper there,
0:12:53 > 0:12:54and again struggling.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I's very tough. It looks like there's either a rock
0:12:59 > 0:13:04or a piece of very fast, heavy water there to catch.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06But she hasn't clipped anything yet.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07She's clean so far.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11And nice and tight on the up. Now, having said that,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14she's just clipped number seven with her shoulder.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Very tricky conditions.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19They only get one run today.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Come on, Alice.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25But I'm afraid that mistake early on will have cost her the race.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29DOUGIE: A gutsy performance from Alice, recovering from that injury,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32but she's off the pace today, currently lying in eighth.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36This is Kim Woods.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Kimberly is recovering
0:13:39 > 0:13:43from surgery on her knee, which she had last October.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And she'll come round and ferry glide across.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You really have to put the work in.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Getting herself a wee bit of shape there,
0:13:51 > 0:13:52but that's better, much nicer.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58And Kim's getting in a pretty good place here, actually.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Paddling from Busby club.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Oh, a little touch on 11.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06And she carries on down towards the bottom half of the course.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10There's a lot of water in the river today,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12and this course is really physical,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15especially down the bottom of the course.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18And having the ability to use the power of the water,
0:14:18 > 0:14:19use the speed of the river when you can.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Coming across that really fast water
0:14:23 > 0:14:26takes a tremendous amount of control.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28The water's been rising all morning.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30And through 17, turns it round.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35I wonder, I wonder, has she got enough to finish
0:14:35 > 0:14:36on the podium in the K class?
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Over the line, Kim's made it down in a total time of 113.83.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45That puts her into third place,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47with just one woman still to race.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53So, coming through the top of the course there is Fiona Pennie.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Now in the Olympic squad for Rio.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Local girl from Crieff, Parents live in Crieff,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04and has been on this river many, many, many times.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Now full-time training in London...
0:15:08 > 0:15:10..and a really, really talented girl.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Works extremely hard on all her strength and conditioning.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Terrifically powerful paddler.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19And a amazingly good person to read the water.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22This is an absolute demonstration.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Through there so, so quickly.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Coming very far across in here.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31She works... Oh, got the tail slightly caught up there.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Such a fantastic...
0:15:36 > 0:15:37..ambassador for the sport.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Been doing this a very long time.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Her target is Rio, so she's just trying to peak.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48So few paddle strokes to get through these difficult gates,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52and strong enough not to go too high into this.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53And beautifully through.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Nicely done, so Fiona just pushing...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02pushing with her stomach and her back to get in there. So quick.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06This looks like the winning run for Fiona.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Two or three strokes through the finish.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12A fantastic run.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Two touches means Fiona has four penalty seconds,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18making a total time of 101.24.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20She's the fastest woman today.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24So confirmation of those final results in the Women's K1.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Amy Hollick came in third
0:16:26 > 0:16:28with a total of 111.64.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30A terrific result
0:16:30 > 0:16:32for this 20-year-old paddler.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35But just look at the times of the top two racers.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Lizzie Neave had one of the few clean runs,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40and what a great result - 102.48.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46But with a total time of 101.24, Fiona Pennie took the top spot.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47I knew that I was quite fast,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49but I thought it was going to be pretty close.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I thought that Lizzie might have...
0:16:51 > 0:16:53I actually saw her run before I started,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and saw she went pretty quickly and clean.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Fortunately, my knowledge of the old days -
0:16:58 > 0:17:01paddling here day in, day out - helped today with the big waves,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04knowing how to cross them efficiently.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Congratulations to Fiona Pennie,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08really laying down the law here at Grandtully,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and we wish her all the best in Rio at the Olympics.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14We'll be back with the white-water action later in the programme,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17but right now, we're heading north to meet a man whose life has been
0:17:17 > 0:17:19shaped and defined by adventure.
0:17:29 > 0:17:3252 years ago, a young couple from the south of England
0:17:32 > 0:17:34set out on this very path,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37intent on creating a new life for themselves.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39A life that was to be very different
0:17:39 > 0:17:41from that they had enjoyed beforehand.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45John and Marie-Christine Ridgway
0:17:45 > 0:17:51were heading for a little, tiny crofting township called Ardmore.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52They didn't know it at the time,
0:17:52 > 0:17:56but they were actually setting out on a lifetime of adventure.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00We walked along the track and up the waterfall,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04a very rough route in, I didn't know where on earth we were coming to.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08But in one moment, I was completely won over by the place.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I thought it was so beautiful.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14It is incredibly beautiful, but Marie-Christine and John
0:18:14 > 0:18:16had chosen to live four miles from the nearest road.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19For years, they had no electricity or running water.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24As a paratrooper, John was used to a hard life,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27but he also wanted to prove himself to the world.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31So in June 1966, exactly 50 years ago,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35he set off on a 20-foot open boat to row the North Atlantic
0:18:35 > 0:18:40from America to Ireland with his army colleague, Chay Blyth.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43They did this unsupported, in an age before everything
0:18:43 > 0:18:46was sponsored and documented for the media.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49There were no communications at all.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53No bedding, no accommodation, it was hard. You know, we set off
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and he'd never been to sea before.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Really?- No, he hadn't, no.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- And, you know, off we went. - Describe the boat for me,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03because I'm aware that nowadays people row the Atlantic
0:19:03 > 0:19:06in what could obviously be described as luxury cruisers.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10This was a plywood boat from the Bradford Boat Service,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12which is a long way from the coast.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14And it was inexpensive.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It was called a dory, which comes from New England.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20It's flat-bottomed and, consequently,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23when very big waves came, it sort of surfed off them.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27It wasn't held by the keel, which would roll it over.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30John and Chay endured 92 days at sea,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34battling through two hurricanes, vicious storms,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36and fighting for their survival.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39That crossing became one of the greatest feats
0:19:39 > 0:19:41in the history of adventure.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44There's no decking that you can get in under,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46so, to sleep, they just slept in the floor boards
0:19:46 > 0:19:50with a space blanket over them. They had no bedding.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It was a completely open rowing boat.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- In the middle of the Atlantic? - In the middle...
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I mean, it's a boat that, if I went on the loch here,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- I think I'm going to perish. - No GPS?- No GPS.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01They had a beacon,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05which we were assured by the military that they would send out...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Once it got, kind of, halfway,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12this plane was going to go out and chart their progress,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14but it never went, and that was a terrible letdown.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21During the 12 hours of day, we would both row together, with four oars.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I would be in the forward one,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26with the compass before me, so I could navigate
0:20:26 > 0:20:31with the sextant, which was absolutely vital, that!
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- You know what I mean? - HE LAUGHS
0:20:34 > 0:20:39And then, at night-time, we would row two hours on and two hours off,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42so you'd have three two-hour periods of sleep.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44But when you were woken up,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48you had to get there quickly before the thing...
0:20:48 > 0:20:52It's very hard to bring it back onto course, you know, a lot of the time.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Then when the weather was really bad, you just lay there.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I think I will do a deal, you know, anything...
0:20:59 > 0:21:03"I'll do anything you want if you let me keep alive," you know.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04LAUGHTER
0:21:04 > 0:21:06It was terribly worrying.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I mean, I was fearful.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10We hadn't been married more than two years,
0:21:10 > 0:21:14and there was the love of my life putting himself in such danger.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I sort of kind of thought, at that point, "For what?"
0:21:17 > 0:21:19But it was exciting,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23and anything I've ever done with John has been exciting.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Rowing across the Atlantic was only the beginning.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Two years later, the Ridgways opened a school of adventure,
0:21:29 > 0:21:34here at Ardmore, which left the winter months free for exploration.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37From an early age, their daughter Rebecca
0:21:37 > 0:21:39joined them on many of their expeditions.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42And what an impressive list that is,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45including sailing round the world three times.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I always really enjoyed those trips with them.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It was always something that was far away
0:21:51 > 0:21:54in a completely different culture and, you know,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57perhaps was something that, in fact, has an impact on your life
0:21:57 > 0:22:00years later, in that you've seen how people live
0:22:00 > 0:22:02in different parts of the world.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04How would you describe your parents?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Crazy? No, I think they, um...
0:22:08 > 0:22:13They had a dream and a passion.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I remember a lot of times when, you know, things weren't easy at all.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21But they have a great enthusiasm and zest for life.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Can your father be difficult?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Oh, yes, I think all people who achieve a lot are not easy people,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31are they? Because they've got some sort of edge which gets them
0:22:31 > 0:22:35to that situation. He's much better now than he used to be.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40He's mellowed a lot with age, but he certainly can be difficult still.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44It's obviously not been roses all the way.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46We've had terrible battles.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Do you row?- Do we row? I'm afraid we do.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52He's very, very annoying.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57But, um, I think what's kept us going has been this place, Ardmore,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and, you know, when it's been really bad,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02and we've both felt like going in separate directions,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06I would never have left Ardmore and he would never have left Ardmore.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It has actually been the cement in our marriage.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14He's a great source of inspiration, and he sees...
0:23:14 > 0:23:18I don't know, he sees a bigger picture.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I'm going to make the absolute most of being alive.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26I've tapped my foot on the ground, I try to do that every day, and think,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29"Yes, I am alive. Get at it, get after it."
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Because you're only going to live a very short time.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Wouldn't you agree? Life is short.
0:23:34 > 0:23:41I realise how short it is. It soon goes by, and then, what did you do?
0:23:41 > 0:23:42What did YOU do with it?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I don't know.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50John may have his doubts, but others certainly don't.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Earlier this year, he and Marie-Christine received
0:23:52 > 0:23:54a lifetime achievement award
0:23:54 > 0:23:57in recognition of everything they've accomplished.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Welcome back to the white-water here on the River Tay.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Now, this is where a young Tim Baillie really honed
0:24:12 > 0:24:15that competitive spirit and fell in love with his sport.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18But what was the Scottish scene like way back then?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20My era of paddlers that came through,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23there was a really healthy group of paddlers.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Actually, a lot less paddlers than there are now, but just, you know,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29all really enjoyed canoeing a lot, and did it a lot,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31and we were lucky that there were some really key,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35influential volunteer coaches that facilitated that training.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Nowadays, there's a lot more groups, and the Lottery funding's having
0:24:38 > 0:24:40an impact, so you have better strength and conditioning coaching
0:24:40 > 0:24:44down to a younger age, so athletes, right from the get go,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47are doing the things that we only learnt to do in our 20s, perhaps.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51I think it's a very bright future for Scottish canoe slalom.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56So who are the Scottish paddlers who could win gold in the future?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Someone who is forging ahead in this highly competitive world
0:24:59 > 0:25:02is Bradley Forbes-Cryans from Edinburgh.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05He's recently won a place in the GB team.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07It's absolutely fantastic to be a member
0:25:07 > 0:25:09of the Great Britain canoe slalom team.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I now train at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in London,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14which is an absolutely fantastic facility.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19We get to train on white water two times every day, Monday to Saturday,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and I feel like that really, really boosted me,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25and now I'm able to compete with the top guys in the world.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30Bradley's just turned 21 and he's part of a new generation of younger
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Scottish paddlers who are determined to make their mark on the sport.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Angus Gibson races in C1, and his older sister,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Eilidh, in both the canoe and the kayak disciplines.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43They grew up in Kinross.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46We do it as a whole family. I made such good friends at canoeing,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48just go out on the river and have fun together.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- It's really good, yeah. - And do you train together, as well?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Occasionally, yeah.- Yeah. A couple of times a week.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57It's the very nature of siblings - there's going to be rivalry, right?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Well, I always win, so... - Yeah, that's it(!) That's it(!)
0:26:01 > 0:26:04No, it's good, like, I think, because we do the same class,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- we do give each other tips.- Yeah.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09If one person's doing something well, we both watch that.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Because we don't race against each other, it makes it easier for us
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- to train and coach each other... - Yeah.- ..which is quite good.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Another possible future star is Maddy Jennings from Aberfeldy.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Last year, she came first in the Scottish Under-16s,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24and was runner-up in Britain.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26But there are big decisions ahead.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I'd really like to keep going with canoeing all through my life,
0:26:29 > 0:26:34if I can, but it is a huge, huge commitment and I don't actually have
0:26:34 > 0:26:36any plan what's going to happen as I leave school
0:26:36 > 0:26:40in the next few weeks, so I'm just going to canoe as much as I can
0:26:40 > 0:26:43and just see where it goes, really.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47And there's also a bright future for the 16-year-old Ogilvie twins,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Sophie and Rebecca. They're from Denny, near Falkirk,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and, once again, sibling rivalry is fierce.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57At the end of that season, I've managed to get in front of Sophie,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01but the seasons before, I've always been chasing Sophie,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04so it's kind of been like a change in order this year.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06It's quite good to have that competition between us and then
0:27:06 > 0:27:09one goes in front, other one's got a target to push on.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I felt like, this year, I became more competitive in my C1,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15so then my kayak kind of, like, disappeared away,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18but I think, over the winter now, it's starting to come back,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and I've seen it be more competitive between me and Rebecca now.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Unlike when Tim was starting out on his career,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26all these young paddlers are now benefiting
0:27:26 > 0:27:30from a newly-developed artificial course at Pinkston near Glasgow.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33It's nice and short, compact, quite powerful,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35and it emulates the course down in London.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40Same obstacle system, really nice features, and the kids there are
0:27:40 > 0:27:44really getting some strength in growing skills and power.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48So the obstacles are hollow plastic tubes that fill with water,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and that gives them the density to stay in place?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53They're anchored down to a series of rails on the floor.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55They're empty plastic blocks,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57so we've got the opportunity to move them around
0:27:57 > 0:27:59to an infinite number of combinations,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02and we can actually start to copy different rapids around the world.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04So, on some of the courses in the UK,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06we've been working at copying features
0:28:06 > 0:28:07in Prague and - vice versa -
0:28:07 > 0:28:09they sometimes copy features on our courses,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11as up-and-coming races progress through the season.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14So it's steadily evolving and, now it's established,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I think there's good opportunity for grants and money to come in to
0:28:17 > 0:28:20strengthen that as a real centre of excellence for paddling in Scotland.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Back to the natural waters of the River Tay.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34And it's time for the canoe events.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Here, competitors kneel in the boats
0:28:36 > 0:28:39and use single-bladed paddles.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Tim's C2 partner in success at the 2012 Olympics was Etienne Stott.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Following Tim's retirement, Etienne's now got a new partner,
0:28:47 > 0:28:51the experienced C1 paddler Mark Proctor.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53I've known him a long time to be strong with him
0:28:53 > 0:28:55and get on with what we need to do,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58and it's just good to be on here in C2 and experiencing new feelings,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00but we both know where we want to put the boat,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- and it's worked out quite well. - We did a lot of work off the water
0:29:03 > 0:29:06with a team psychologist and our coach, trying to, like,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08bring our two philosophies together, whereas, me and Tim,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11our philosophies kind of developed together as we grew.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13This was bringing two things together,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15creating a consensus out of two different positions,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17which was very interesting.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22We're joining the action as the last two C2 boats start down the course.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26And to give us an expert's view, we are joined by Olympic C2 medallist,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28our very own Tim Baillie.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30So approaching the top fall here,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33we've got Mark Proctor and Etienne Stott.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Pole position favourites to take the win today,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38and they're showing you why. They're very, very direct
0:29:38 > 0:29:40and clean into gate three.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Squeezing through, the gates here at Grandtully are quite narrow,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47and they're particularly difficult for the C2 category.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50But Etienne and Mark making a good job of it so far,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52surfing out nicely from gate seven.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Now, they've gotta line up,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58and this is a very physical cross, squeezing sweetly through gate nine.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01This cross really punishing Mark Proctor into the front.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03He's got to work very, very hard on the right-hand side to keep
0:30:03 > 0:30:08the boat tracking, but they've done a good job of that, as well.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10A lot of the speed in canoe slalom
0:30:10 > 0:30:13comes from using the water to your maximum advantage.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14So you want to be out of the eddies
0:30:14 > 0:30:17and back into the flow as quickly as possible.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Remember, this is the one-run super final, so there's no second chances,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27but so far it doesn't look like Mark and Etienne are going to need it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29A great run, but they did pick up two penalty seconds,
0:30:29 > 0:30:33so their overall time is 106.59.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35By far, the fastest so far.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Last down the course are two up-and-coming under-23 paddlers.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Just coming into gate three, we've got bib number three,
0:30:44 > 0:30:47it's Michael Brown and Andrew Huston.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Squeezing neatly through gate five.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Oh!
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Victim of the narrow gate there on gate six.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Just rubbing Andrew's back.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Nice, neat surf out.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Lining up for this move.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04They're actually, you'll notice,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06set up the other way around from Etienne and Mark,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09so they've got... Michael in the front's paddling on the left,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13and Andrew in the back on the right, which makes that cross a bit easier.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15They've got to turn without any difficulties.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Now, looking to control the surf.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Slide through gate 11.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Oh! Another penalty, that looked like.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26The judges will confirm it later.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I think, with the number of time penalties they've collected,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31they probably won't be able to challenge Etienne and Mark's run,
0:31:31 > 0:31:36because they look like they've had a very clean navigation of the course.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Mike and Andy will be disappointed with that.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45Ten penalty seconds puts their total time up to 122.21.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47That's nearly 16 seconds slower,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50but it's enough for them to take second place.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54The clear winners today, though, are Mark Proctor and Etienne Stott,
0:31:54 > 0:31:58with their phenomenal time of 106.59.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01There's bad news, though, for the C2 paddlers.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05After this year in Rio, it will no longer be an Olympic discipline.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09But where there are losers, there are also winners.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13The C1 Women's category will be included in future Olympics.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Traditionally, all C1 paddlers used their paddles on one side only,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19but that's beginning to change.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Something that's emerging more these days is where paddlers actually
0:32:22 > 0:32:25choose to switch. So they'll be paddling on their right, perhaps,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28but then they'll change and paddle on their left as well.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30It can be a very effective technique.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33If you're either a specialist righty, or specialist lefty,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36there are often going to be places on a course where you'll either be
0:32:36 > 0:32:39up a bit or down a bit and there's almost no way of closing that gap
0:32:39 > 0:32:41unless you become ambidextrous, but at the same time,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44the amount of time you have to spend training just on your right to be an
0:32:44 > 0:32:48expert at that, it's very, very hard to find the time to perfect both.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50So I guess you choose your strategy,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54and then spend as much time as you can learning it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Today's conditions are really tough for this canoe class
0:32:57 > 0:33:00and, like the C2 boats, none of the C1 women manage
0:33:00 > 0:33:03to get down the course without touching a gate.
0:33:03 > 0:33:0720-year-old Kim Woods, who came fourth in the kayak discipline,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09was the race favourite.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12European champion in C1 last year,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15she struggled today on this Grandtully course.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Her speed was good, but ten penalty seconds
0:33:17 > 0:33:22meant she finished second with a total time of 159.28.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Things started well for 16-year-old Sophie Ogilvie from Denny.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Lower down the course, though, she drifted offline and lost time.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34But while she was slower than Kim, she only hit two gates.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38That meant her total time of 153.70
0:33:38 > 0:33:41was over five seconds faster than Kim's, gaining her
0:33:41 > 0:33:44a well-deserved first place.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47On the basis of today's performance, and her sheer determination,
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- Sophie's got a great future ahead. - Oh, it's amazing!
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Especially when you're competing against top athletes like Kim.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I was knackered by then, I couldn't breathe -
0:33:56 > 0:33:59that's how bad - but I think I just stuck at it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01And, if you've got a plan, just stick by it
0:34:01 > 0:34:03and, yeah, I'm very happy.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Now, it's the men's turn.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07And there's a strong line-up in today's C1 event,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11with Sam Ibbotson, Zachary Allin and Ryan Westley
0:34:11 > 0:34:13all competing for the top spot.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17But with the river rising all the time, it could be anybody's race.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20We're picking up the action as
0:34:20 > 0:34:2319-year-old Will Smith from Winchester takes to the water.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Nice and cleanly round three.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Good start for Will.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Over to the cluster of staggered, downhill gates.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Last year, Will was part of the GB Under-18 squad.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36That looked like a wee touch there!
0:34:36 > 0:34:38No problems with the upstream gate, though.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40On across this powerful water.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Will now lives in Nottingham to further his canoeing at
0:34:44 > 0:34:46the National Watersports Centre.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Very keen to make the Under-23 team.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Getting to the bottom half of the course now.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Quick paddle change.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56With water this strong, it seems this technique is pretty useful.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Nicely through 17.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Then under the bridge. And flat out for the finish.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Will did have one touch in the top part of the course,
0:35:04 > 0:35:05so two penalty seconds,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08but a good time - total of 108.60.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10He's set the time to beat.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Next up, it's 18-year-old Zachary Allin.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17He's from Northumberland and competes in both this
0:35:17 > 0:35:18and the kayak discipline.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Creeping round gate three.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24He's made it, it's clean.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Zach's been paddling since he was four
0:35:26 > 0:35:28and started slalom training five years ago.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Then, in 2013, picked for the British junior team.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Definitely someone to watch out for in the future.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40He's having a pretty good run today as he ferry glides across the river.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41It's certainly not getting any easier.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46Today's course really is a test of stamina, strength and determination.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Upstream gate next.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Nicely done, then back across again!
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Really is incredibly physical out there today.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Through 11. Then on down to the bottom part of the course.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Just last few gates to go.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06This looks like the best run so far. Just one left. Can he make it clean?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Yes, he can. No penalties for Zach
0:36:10 > 0:36:12as he powers under the bridge to the finish.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17And what a time that is, as well - 105.96.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20That puts him into top spot, at least for the moment.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Angus Gibson here.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2717 years old,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29competing in the world's this year.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32A terrific performance getting selected and going there.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Great, strong Scottish paddler.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41And, in C1, it's a competitive discipline.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45And THE most technical of the paddling disciplines here.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Fantastic.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Beautiful technique there just to keep the boat aligned
0:36:50 > 0:36:52to go through these gates.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Doing well. Coming into this one nice and high.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Boat beautifully aligned there.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01That was a terrific line, the best we've seen so far.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03So, come on, Angus.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05A very talented paddler.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Looks balanced on both sides.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Couldn't help but give himself a good chance there.
0:37:08 > 0:37:15Pushed off the side with his paddle, look, to hit 16.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19And Angus is now... That's a very difficult gate to catch.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Still plenty strength there.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26He's still pushing on hard. As soon as he was through that,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29he looked at the next gate, getting himself lined up.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31That looks like a very strong paddle.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Four penalty seconds, though, for an exhausted Angus,
0:37:34 > 0:37:38which makes a total time of 117.55.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40That's not going to get him on the podium today.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46This is Sam Ibbotson.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Number four, Under-23 paddler.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53He's the youngest of four
0:37:53 > 0:37:55in a family of paddlers.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57And he's a talented boy.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Using the natural contours of the natural river, there, Sam.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Basically, he pushed off the back, which is absolutely fine.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10It doesn't matter what you use on the natural rivers.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Upstream gate, and heading to another one right now.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16And a tough one, as well.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20This is gate number 10
0:38:20 > 0:38:23as he ferry glides across the fast part of the river.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Kicks into the downstream gate. Changes hands.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Effort getting put in now as he goes across the river.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33You'll notice he'll move the bow of the boat
0:38:33 > 0:38:37and use the power of the river to take him through 16.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Yep, well done.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44And try and keep himself upstream enough to break out for 17.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Look how hard he's working for this.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49My goodness. Really putting the power on
0:38:49 > 0:38:53and turning it down for the bottom half of the course.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Clean through 18, but two penalty seconds further up the course
0:38:57 > 0:39:01brings Sam's total time to 110.31.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Now, there's just one man still to race.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Ryan Westley coming in at the top of the course.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11That looks nice, GB paddler.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Coming in here, Ryan has...
0:39:17 > 0:39:20..taken those top three gates very well.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Swinging around there a little bit in the wind.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28And you can see Ryan using the water very, very well here.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Experienced paddler.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Nice tip under there.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35And a very good line into this.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37The bow should just go underneath.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Look at that! Fantastic technique.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Really beautifully done.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45And he now needs to hit the slightly upside of this,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48straight through the middle, looking ahead.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51A couple of left-hand strokes to get through there,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54spin round the paddle. Very nicely done from Ryan.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57This looks like a strong run.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01You imagine these guys are kneeling in the boat.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Lots of force coming through the core.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08As Ryan has his paddle on the left side right.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09Now into this gate.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Took that well.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Coming across this awkward glide into the upstream 17.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Ryan pushing through. Nicely done, spin on the strong side.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24That looks like pretty competent
0:40:24 > 0:40:27as he's pushing his way down into the...
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Cutting the timer now.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33A clean run and a great time of 102.02 -
0:40:33 > 0:40:36over three seconds faster than his nearest rival.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39So, confirmation of those final results.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Will Smith came third.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Two penalties brought his total time to 108.60.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50Zachary Allin had a clean run to take second place in 105.96.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53But dominating the field today was Ryan Westley,
0:40:53 > 0:40:58with his time of 102.02 - what a fantastic run from him.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Completely different challenge to what we're used to
0:41:00 > 0:41:03on the international circuit - it's all artificial white watercourses,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07the river level, you've got great access, you can walk it really well.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10When we're away, we've got video, everything,
0:41:10 > 0:41:13preparing down to the last detail.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Er, out here, obviously, we've been challenged by the conditions.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17A lot of rain. The river level's
0:41:17 > 0:41:20come up three, four feet since this morning.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22So, it's been challenging for everybody.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26But I think everybody will come away a little bit better from it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Congratulations to Ryan Westley.
0:41:28 > 0:41:313½ seconds is a pretty impressive margin of victory.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33We'll be back later in the programme
0:41:33 > 0:41:36with more white-water action from Grandtully
0:41:36 > 0:41:38with the final event - the men's K1.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Right now, though, we're joining Deziree Wilson
0:41:48 > 0:41:51who's busy with a project of her own.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54For anyone interested in the outdoors,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57it's hard to beat a day in the Scottish hills.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00And in search of a challenging adventure,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03many people are drawn to the idea of Munro bagging.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11There are 282 of them
0:42:11 > 0:42:15and over 5,000 folks have completed the circuit.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Now, I seem to have been sucked in, too.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19But instead of walking up them,
0:42:19 > 0:42:21I'm going to try and run up them instead.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Today, I'm hoping to tick off Sgairneach Mhor, which is
0:42:31 > 0:42:34one of a group of four Munros to the west of the Drumochter Pass.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I suppose there is an element of it being a bit of a tick list.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50But in a way, I think humans need those goals.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I think it's just human nature. I don't think it necessarily
0:42:54 > 0:42:56detracts from the wilderness element.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57I mean, at the end of the day,
0:42:57 > 0:43:02it's still just about getting out there and being in wild places.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10Part of the attraction for me is doing something under my own steam.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13So, I'm not relying necessarily on path and tracks.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Navigating when you're running is much more difficult,
0:43:18 > 0:43:21because I'm not tending to stop very often and look at the map.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25I'm having to plot a route before I go and then, as I run,
0:43:25 > 0:43:29I'm ticking things off in my mind that I'm expecting to see.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32It's not just a physical challenge - it's a mental challenge, as well.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35It's that combination of mind and body
0:43:35 > 0:43:39having to work quite hard together that really appeals to me.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50There's something about just being by myself and knowing
0:43:50 > 0:43:54that I'm the only one that I can rely on to get me around.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57The weather might be bad. I might not see anybody the whole day,
0:43:57 > 0:44:00but I still know that I've got the skills and I've got the fitness
0:44:00 > 0:44:02to be able to achieve that.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Although it's a big enough challenge for me,
0:44:09 > 0:44:13it's nothing compared to the achievements of some others.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15Hamish Brown was the first to complete
0:44:15 > 0:44:18a continuous round trip of these hills, way back in 1974.
0:44:18 > 0:44:23And today, the record for an entirely self-propelled round trip
0:44:23 > 0:44:26is just shy of 50 days.
0:44:26 > 0:44:27Incredible!
0:44:36 > 0:44:41This challenge, for me, was maybe my version of a midlife crisis,
0:44:41 > 0:44:44because I decided to do it when I was 40
0:44:44 > 0:44:48and I don't have a time limit on it at all, er, it's...
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Partly, I don't want to, because I'd like to think
0:44:51 > 0:44:56that I'm still going to be out and about in the hills when I'm 80.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59So, I'd like to think that this is something that's just going to
0:44:59 > 0:45:03keep me motivated to keep exploring, really, for the rest of my life.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13I love it. I love the freedom of movement.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16I love... I guess I love the adrenaline rush
0:45:16 > 0:45:20that you get from running that you don't really get from walking.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22I love having to move quickly over broken terrain,
0:45:22 > 0:45:26because it means I have to kind of engage my brain a bit, as well,
0:45:26 > 0:45:29and I'm having to risk-assess it quite quickly.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31So, that feels challenging,
0:45:31 > 0:45:34but it also feels a bit more exciting, as well.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43This is what I love about the Scottish mountains.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47We've just had every kind of weather today. Spindrift behind me.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49It was really windy two minutes ago,
0:45:49 > 0:45:52and now, it's completely still and the sun's about to come out.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54It's just absolutely fantastic.
0:45:57 > 0:45:58The something about running along
0:45:58 > 0:46:01a beautiful ridge in the Scottish Highlands,
0:46:01 > 0:46:04and the weather might be really a bit gnarly
0:46:04 > 0:46:06and it might be really windy and squally,
0:46:06 > 0:46:09and you're just running really fast
0:46:09 > 0:46:11and it just feels absolutely amazing.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15Ah! Brilliant. I think that's our summit ahead.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Woohoo! Summit cairn!
0:46:27 > 0:46:30This is brilliant, it's just what I wanted from today.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Amazing light coming in and out.
0:46:32 > 0:46:36It's really squally and then the sun comes out and it's warm!
0:46:36 > 0:46:38Amazing views of Ben Alder in the background.
0:46:40 > 0:46:4421 down, 261 to go.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46So, not that many.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48'Well, if you say so, Deziree.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51'I wish you the best of luck for the years and years,
0:46:51 > 0:46:54'and possibly years ahead.'
0:47:02 > 0:47:04Welcome back to the River Tay here at Grandtully.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08We'll be rejoining the action at the premiere canoe slalom shortly.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11But first, Tim Baillie wanted to give ME a taste
0:47:11 > 0:47:14of what it's like on the water. Although with me on board,
0:47:14 > 0:47:18we'll definitely need to take a simple line down the river.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20It would have been nice to try some of the gates,
0:47:20 > 0:47:23but the level it's at now, it's probably better off just going for
0:47:23 > 0:47:26a straight charge and just try and make it down upright, to be honest.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31I've been down this on a raft, maybe about 15, maybe even 20 years ago,
0:47:31 > 0:47:34and I was absolutely terrified doing it then!
0:47:34 > 0:47:36What should I think about sitting in the front of your boat?
0:47:36 > 0:47:38Don't get you wet, I guess!
0:47:38 > 0:47:41Well, yeah, that is the luxury of sitting in the back
0:47:41 > 0:47:43and it's something Etienne used to enjoy in the winters,
0:47:43 > 0:47:45cos I would often act as a snowplough for him
0:47:45 > 0:47:48and splash the water and part it for him, but no, I think
0:47:48 > 0:47:51the key thing for you while you're sitting in the front is just
0:47:51 > 0:47:54keep paddling, keep going at stuff, so that I can steer in the back,
0:47:54 > 0:47:57cos if we start drifting and floating, we're just at
0:47:57 > 0:47:59the mercy of the water, then you don't know what's going to happen.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01If you get broadside on one of these waves,
0:48:01 > 0:48:03then it'll be very, very hard to stay upright.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07Very nervous indeed at the prospect of this. Here we go.
0:48:07 > 0:48:11Coming to the left of one. Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.
0:48:13 > 0:48:14OK, we're through one.
0:48:15 > 0:48:16We're through two.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19Oh, my goodness me.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22Oh, wow! DOUGIE LAUGHS
0:48:22 > 0:48:23This is amazing!
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Oh, up and down!
0:48:25 > 0:48:29Face full of water. That's the first time I felt some water on my face.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31Oh, what's this?
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Oh, oh...!
0:48:33 > 0:48:34Oh, my goodness!
0:48:34 > 0:48:39We're coming down towards 15. I can see 15. I can't see much else.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42Ah! And we're going steady on,
0:48:42 > 0:48:45coming towards the bridge, which means we're near the edge!
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Oh, my goodness me.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49What an incredible rush.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51Oh, wow!
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Oh, wow! That was amazing.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Whoo-hoo-hoo!
0:48:56 > 0:48:58That was such great fun!
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Ha-ha!
0:49:00 > 0:49:04You get some pace up and I was willing to stop at any point.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06But then, the water's splashing in your face.
0:49:06 > 0:49:11It feels fast. You're sitting in it. It's all going over the top of you.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14What an unbelievable rush!
0:49:14 > 0:49:16'A good job, though, I didn't attempt any of the gates -
0:49:16 > 0:49:18'at least not intentionally, anyway.'
0:49:27 > 0:49:29So, let's see how the experts do it for real.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31It's time for the Men's K1.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35Huw Swetnam is one of the favourites for today's race.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39He's in his mid-30s and has been paddling since 1993.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42He's more used to artificial courses
0:49:42 > 0:49:46and a natural river like this poses particular challenges.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49The gates here are so far apart,
0:49:49 > 0:49:51and to judge how fast the water's going
0:49:51 > 0:49:54is really difficult, with it rising and stuff.
0:49:54 > 0:49:55So, it's very different.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59A lot of the upstreams we do on the artificial courses are all about
0:49:59 > 0:50:02just getting the head around the gate, really tight around the pole.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04And here, there's rocks underneath.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08It's a bit more shallow, so it's quite a different style.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10I guess I like... I like it all.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12I like the variety of it.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16It's nice to come here and race on the natural stuff.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18We're picking up the action now,
0:50:18 > 0:50:20as Bradley Forbes-Cryans starts down the river.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Very exciting young paddler.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26Celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28Whilst he's now based in Lee Valley
0:50:28 > 0:50:32at the British Performance Centre, he's originally from Edinburgh,
0:50:32 > 0:50:35so he spent a lot of time training here on Grandtully.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37He's going off deceptively early.
0:50:37 > 0:50:42Bib 32 isn't at all reflective of his actual ranking in Great Britain.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44It's more a function of the fact that, last year,
0:50:44 > 0:50:48he missed a lot of British races due to being on international duty,
0:50:48 > 0:50:51and, as we've seen so far, he's really taking the...
0:50:51 > 0:50:53taking charge to this course.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55Hopefully, he's got enough in the tank for the bottom section,
0:50:55 > 0:50:58cos it is a very physically demanding course.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02Bradley's already selected for the GB senior team next year.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06He finished third in the selection series that was held last October,
0:51:06 > 0:51:09and that was unusually early, to give the Olympic team the
0:51:09 > 0:51:13best chance of accessing the course in Rio as much as possible, so...
0:51:13 > 0:51:18Olympic selection happened last year, but today, we're racing
0:51:18 > 0:51:22for the first British national series race of the year.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Two penalty seconds, but still a great run for Bradley.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28His total time is 96.67.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30He's set the time to beat.
0:51:30 > 0:51:35Next up is Zachary Allin, who came second in C1.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38So, Zack Allin, a very good prospect.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42Been in the GB team for a couple of years now. Junior paddler.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47And Zach in the number eight bib, beautifully done.
0:51:51 > 0:51:52A good high line there.
0:51:55 > 0:51:56Very strong paddler.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00And a good line.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Tall enough and kept himself sitting upright,
0:52:03 > 0:52:06so he could get through there with the bad crest of that wave.
0:52:08 > 0:52:13Through the rough water, crossing the fastest part of the river again.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19And definitely, a fine run there from Zach.
0:52:21 > 0:52:25No penalties on that run and a time of 96.50.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27Slower than Bradley's,
0:52:27 > 0:52:30but his clean run means Zachary's currently in first place.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36This is Christopher Bowers, he's a Under-18 paddler
0:52:36 > 0:52:39and a member of the GB team for quite a few years now.
0:52:39 > 0:52:43So, for one so young, he has lots of experience
0:52:43 > 0:52:45competing on the international stage.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48And he's an impressive paddler.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50He's got such a lot of power, this fella.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54And he's just... He's getting himself in the right place, as well.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58It's so important, on these natural rivers, to make sure you pick
0:52:58 > 0:53:01the smoothest and the fastest line through these gates.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05The course is designed to make life difficult for you,
0:53:05 > 0:53:09but the person who wins is the person that chooses the best line
0:53:09 > 0:53:11and obviously avoids the time penalties.
0:53:12 > 0:53:16So Christopher Bowers looking pretty good, actually, I would suggest.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21On this run, can he keep it going
0:53:21 > 0:53:24and keep the power on at the bottom half of the course?
0:53:24 > 0:53:27It's a tough old course in an ever-rising river.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32Another clean run, so no penalties for Christopher Bowers.
0:53:32 > 0:53:3497.52.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36It's slower than both Bradley and Zachary,
0:53:36 > 0:53:39so that means he's in third for the moment.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43Next up is James Bailey from the Stafford & Stone club,
0:53:43 > 0:53:45and he's really attacking
0:53:45 > 0:53:47the top part of the course.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49In five, James Bailey.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Poles swinging on gate two for him,
0:53:51 > 0:53:54so it looks like he might have collected a time penalty already,
0:53:54 > 0:53:57but we'll defer to the judges for that one.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00Keeping it neat through gate six, squeezing into seven.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03James, another very tall paddler.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Very technically gifted.
0:54:05 > 0:54:10And likes to race on the ragged edge of control, so there's been many,
0:54:10 > 0:54:13many races where it looked like James was about to win and then he
0:54:13 > 0:54:17unfortunately collected a devastating penalty.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20But, so far, it looks like things are going well.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23Gets on the surf, ten to 11.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29Having to work a little bit for it and spinning out a little bit there.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31Losing some precious time and also having to burn some energy
0:54:31 > 0:54:35getting it back online, but that was a really quick break out on 12.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Down into the bottom part of the course,
0:54:38 > 0:54:42the long, hard crossover to 17, cleanly through.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44This is a solid run.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Perhaps not the fastest, and he's hit one gate.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Down through 18, and James powers on to the finish.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55Two penalty seconds, so that makes his total time 102.75.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00So, number three here - Ciaran Lee Edwards.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Junior Under-23 from Wales.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08And Ciaran looking good.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Oh, that's very nicely done.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Nice and quick, up over that stopper.
0:55:14 > 0:55:15And Ciaran coming across.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21And a very, very good line, just reading the water well.
0:55:23 > 0:55:24Nice and tight.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28And as we go, and the water comes in,
0:55:28 > 0:55:32this little channel that was there just maybe half an hour ago is
0:55:32 > 0:55:36slowly disappearing as the character of the river changes all the time.
0:55:36 > 0:55:41It's all about efficiency on the red gates.
0:55:41 > 0:55:42You want to be nice and tight.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47Cross the river as high as you possibly can,
0:55:47 > 0:55:50so you're not expending too much energy
0:55:50 > 0:55:54catching up on a gate which is too far up the river for you,
0:55:54 > 0:55:57and then a quick twist and down into 18 to finish.
0:55:59 > 0:56:05A clean run for Ciaran Lee Edwards, and his time is 97.72.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07Not enough for a podium spot.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11He's currently in fourth place with just one man still to race.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16And now, approaching gate one, we've got Huw Swetnam -
0:56:16 > 0:56:17bib number one, the winner
0:56:17 > 0:56:19of the Prem rankings last year
0:56:19 > 0:56:22and one of the key dangermen for the win today.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26Very, very nice around gate three
0:56:26 > 0:56:29and carrying his speed back to the flow.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I think that's the best we've seen it done so far
0:56:32 > 0:56:34and he's being careful there through the staggers.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37It's interesting, because it is a one-run race today.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40Sometimes, you'd see athletes maybe play it safe on first runs
0:56:40 > 0:56:43and then go harder on second, or vice versa,
0:56:43 > 0:56:47but here, you've got to combine those two ideas into one run.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49Let's see what Huw's able to do.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Oh, poles moving on gate ten.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54We'll have to see what the judges make of that.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Still on a fast pace, though,
0:56:58 > 0:57:01and Huw is an athlete in fantastic condition.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04Been training full-time for many years,
0:57:04 > 0:57:09so he is unlikely to be fazed by the physical nature of this course.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14Charging down to the bottom, he's keeping up a good tempo.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16Nice around gate 15.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20A bit of a tricky course across here. You need to surf the wave,
0:57:20 > 0:57:23chill a little bit through 16 and then really
0:57:23 > 0:57:27put the power down again now to battle all the way into 17.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31We can see Huw managed to maintain the momentum on his boat
0:57:31 > 0:57:34all the way there, so I think this is going to be a really fast time.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36Just a sprint to the finish.
0:57:38 > 0:57:42Two penalty seconds brings Huw's total time to 94.20,
0:57:42 > 0:57:45making him the fastest man down the course today.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48So a confirmation of those final results...
0:57:48 > 0:57:51In third place, Bradley Forbes-Cryans
0:57:51 > 0:57:55had a great run and finished on 96.67.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59Second went to Under-18 paddler Zachary Allin
0:57:59 > 0:58:01with his time of 96.50.
0:58:01 > 0:58:06But over two seconds faster, the clear winner today was Huw Swetnam.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08A odd day, when you're sort of preparing for one course
0:58:08 > 0:58:10and the water's going up,
0:58:10 > 0:58:12and you're preparing for a slightly different course and then
0:58:12 > 0:58:17it's cancelled completely, but good outcome and good fun, as well.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20Well, that's it for The Adventure Show this month.
0:58:20 > 0:58:22Next time around, we'll be in Fort William
0:58:22 > 0:58:25as the creme de la creme of the mountain bike world
0:58:25 > 0:58:26converge for the World Cup.
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Until then, from all of us here in Perthshire,
0:58:29 > 0:58:31thank you so much for your company. Bye for now.