Over a week into the eighth Silk Road Mountain Race, and the field has settled into the strange rhythm of life on the road: long days in the elements, time melting, an afternoon gone in a breath and a hard minute stretching on forever. Well past the 1000km mark, we hear from riders as they make their way through the endless Burkhan valley.


Riders featured in this episode:

  • Virgile Dana — Cap 43
  • Hannes Noller — Cap 122
  • Benjamin Schmetz — Cap 42
  • Andrew Poynter — Cap 134
  • Chris Rennie — Cap 87
  • Mateo Paez — Cap 217B
  • Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia — Cap 217A
  • Emma Missale — Cap 210B
  • Sean Geivett — Cap 210A



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Production & hosting by Mel Webb

Sound design by Ben Crannell

Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky


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