SRMR 2026 Day 14: The Finish Line

The clock has finally wound down. After more than fourteen days, 2,060 kilometres and 38,000 metres of climbing, the 2026 Silk Road Mountain Race comes to an end on the shores of Issyk-Kul, at the finish line at Hotel Zeto. Riders roll in sun-weathered, filthy and running on empty — five spokes gone and a wheel rebuilt in Bishkek, blistered hands from one last descent of sand and cobbles, a phone broken on day two, a mascot named Beaker who's been everywhere and never had a wash. We greet them as they arrive on the final day of racing.

Riders featured in this episode:

• Walter Mayerhofer — Cap 109
• Luke Patch — Cap 125
• Nina Holtrup — Cap 212A
• Verena Walter — Cap 212B
• Frank Soll — Cap 161
• Avri Beach — Cap 15
• Thomas Quirk — Cap 136
• Matthew Franklin — Cap 59

Production & hosting by Mel Webb

Sound design by Ben Crannell

Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky

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