SRMR 2026 Day 12&13: Come On Then

The race clock is ticking into its final twenty-four hours, and time has gone strange — seconds stretching into hours, hours vanishing in the blink of an eye. High on Ükök Pass, the media team hikes to 3,920 metres alongside riders bouldering their loaded bikes up gray scree toward a hard blue sky, some doing the climb twice to carry bikes and bags separately. Beyond it lie Kegeti, the bonus climbs of Kokorik, and finally the shores of Issyk-Kul. We hear from riders all over the map as they navigate the final days of this year's race.

Riders featured in this episode:

• Anirudh Dagar — Cap 41
• Toon Roebben — Cap 147
• Tom Baker — Cap 201A
• Adam Carlson — Cap 201B
• Andrew Poynter — Cap 134
• Paul Creusvaux — Cap 39
• Rob MacLennan — Cap 104

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Production & hosting by Mel Webb

Sound design by Ben Crannell

Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky

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