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Reflecting on the SRMR '21 Win

Reflecting on the SRMR '21 Win

Hallucinations and mind tricks over a 37-hour kick to the finish line in Kyrgyzstan.

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Jenny Tough
Aug 18, 2024
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The Silk Road Mountain Race, a ~2000km remote, wild, unsupported mountain bike event, starts in Bishkek this weekend. The riders will have 15 days to complete the infamous course, involving high altitude passes, long gruelling sections of hike-a-bike, changing mountain weather, and long empty stretches of wilderness with no hope of food, water, shelter,…

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