Terrifying moment British cyclist is chased down by TWO pitbulls who show off their incredible pace as they keep up with his bike and try to bite him on remote Californian road

A terrified cyclist kept his nerve as he was chased down by two giant pitbulls - showing the terrifying speed of the muscular dogs as they kept up with his bike.

Ed Hack, from Basingstoke, Hampshire, was cycling through remote California as part of a community ride to raise awareness about mental health when out of nowhere two large dogs appeared.

Footage the 28-year-old managed to capture on his phone shows the aggressive animals charging after Ed at high speed as he exclaims 'woh, woh, woh', before repeatedly telling them to 'go away' and to 'chill'.

One of the hounds can be seen getting scarily close to the front of his bike, trying to bite him while pushing him closer and closer to the wrong side of the road.

Ed said: 'Normally I am not that scared but this was really the scariest dog attack. 

Ed Hack filmed himself being chased down by two giant pitbulls as he cycled in California 

Pitbulls can reach speeds of 30mph and this one seemed to be able to maintain that speed

'This dog just kept getting closer and closer. I think it was a pitbull.

'This dog was pressuring me off the road and I had to put pressure back on the dog.

'It was pushing me to the left and I veered into the opposite lane to oncoming traffic. Luckily no cars were coming.

'I almost had a literal dog fight of who was going to push who off the road.

'The dog clearly wanted to bite me. I had to lift my leg up and I thought this might be the dog that bites me - I have only been bitten by one dog on a moped.'

Pitbulls have an average speed of between 20mph and 30mph.

Ed turned the camera round to show another dog hot on his heels, and can be heard saying 'look, there's another one!'

At the last second, Ed manages to overtake the animals and rides to safety - but is left panting for breath and exclaiming 'oh my god!'.

Posting the video to his social media account, it has since gained almost 245,000 likes and comments.

The cyclist warns fellow riders that the worst thing to do in a dog chase is accelerate too fast.

One of the hounds can be seen getting scarily close to the front of his bike, trying to bite him

Ed said: 'Take care if you are far out and try to cycle faster.

'The best advice is to stay on your bike. Do not be pressured off your side of the road by the dog.

'Also, make sure you are not going to fall off and try to ignore the dog unless it is really chasing you.'

However, in the heat of the moment Ed was forced to break his own advice.

Ed said: 'This dog was not stopping. I just had to try to out pace the dog.

'I came away and just thought thank f***! I felt massive relief.

'The real issue would have been if the dog bit my leg or if I fell off the bike and it attacked me.

'It has changed my mind set and made me more aware about wild animals. It has put in perspective their power.'

Ed is leading the Soluna Cycle Tour, a 1,200-mile journey from the northern border of California to the southern border near Mexico in partnership with the Soluna mental health app.

Nearing the end of his journey, the cyclist has been promoting young people's wellbeing by sharing the mental health stories of Californians he has met along the way to his social media followers.

Ed explained that dog chases are not uncommon in more remote areas.

This was the moment the chase began as the two dogs ran out a property and after the bike

Ed said: 'People do not expect cyclists to be there so they leave their doors open and the dogs can run out.

'Dogs are a little confused as to what the cyclists are. It is in their nature to chase.'

Despite this frightening moment, Ed does not want to scare people away from cycling.

Ed said: 'It is very rare that it actually ends up that bad.

'You come out of these situations with new found confidence in yourself.

'Some of the remote areas are the most beautiful.'