The Silk Road Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The clock does not stop and there are no prizes. It follows gravel, single and double track and old soviet roads that have long been forgotten and fallen into disrepair. There is very little tarmac. There is some hike a bike, and at times there is great distances between resupply points.
WHEN: August 12th to August 26th, 2023
WHERE: Karakol to Cholpon Ata
WHO: Racers can ride solo or as a pair
DISTANCE: 1880 kilometres
END: After party in Cholpon Ata on the evening of August 26th, 2023
COST: £450 per rider + £80 tracker rental if required (one tracker per participant for pairs.)
How tough it will be cannot be understated, but as Mike Hall once said, “Nothing that’s worth anything is ever easy.” This race will be a true demonstration of this sentiment.
