The Mountain Races Podcast

We report live from the field in Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Greece & Turkïye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mountain Races Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 120 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Mountain Races Podcast, a sports show with 120 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  SRMR Day 6: Middle of Somewhere

  Aug 21, 202621 minS11

  Past Naryn and into the long, braided sweep of the Burkhan valley, the riders climb toward the Arabel Pass — 3,800 metres of loose switchbacks that has them off their bikes and pushing after more than 1,300 kilometres in the legs. Arabel is notorious for its weather, riders often getting all four seasons in the span of a few hours — and today was no exception. Riders featured in this episode: Kerry MacPhee — Cap 105 Sofiane Sehili — Cap 157 Martin Hilgers — Cap 76 Nils Kolb — Cap 93 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #7

  SRMR 2026 Day 5: All Over The Map

  Aug 20, 202632 minS11

  Nearly a week into the eighth Silk Road Mountain Race, and the field is all over the map. Checkpoint One at Son Kul closed on Wednesday with 146 riders inside the cut, worn down by 47-degree heat, endless climbing, and the countless challenges the route keeps throwing at them. We hear from riders all over the map, plus the team of volunteers stamping brevet cards around the clock. Riders featured in this episode: Rob MacLennan — Cap 104 Kristen Tonsager — Cap 168 Anton Stychneuski — Cap 166 Tom Baker — Cap 201A Adam Carlson — Cap 201B Dmitrii Petrovskii — Cap 128 Jens Van Roost — Cap 177 Avri Beach — Cap 15 Isabelle Scheyltjens — Cap 151 Matthew Irons — Cap 84 Verena Walter — Cap 212B Follow the dots on MAProgress and follow @silkroadmountainrace on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb Sound design by Ben Crannell Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky Visit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races Thanks to our race partners Albion, Pertex and Tailfin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #6

  SRMR 2026 Day 4: Flat Out

  Aug 19, 20261 minS11

  As is so often the case in Kyrgyzstan and at the Silk Road Mountain Race… things rarely go to plan. We set out with the best intentions this morning to bring you all the stories. But as they say, shit happens. Today it came in the form of not one, not two but three punctures, and a mad dash to CP2 to catch our leading women.  It's been a long day... All of this to say — there won't be a new episode today so that we can take the chance to rest and recover after our own challenges out here. If you haven't listened to all of our episodes yet, make sure to do so, and we'll be back tomorrow for all of the action yet to unfold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #5

  SRMR Day 3: Son Kul

  Aug 18, 202636 minS11

  Three days into the eighth Silk Road Mountain Race, we climb to three thousand meters and the still, impossibly blue shore of Lake Son Kul, where Checkpoint 1 sits waiting at the yurt camp of Sarybulak. The riders arrive late into the night off the brutal push up Tuz Ashuu — salt-stained, nosebleeds and cut sleep behind them, the day's forty-three-degree heat traded for four degrees and hard wind on the passes above the lake. We hear from riders arriving day and night, and what it's taken to get here. Riders featured: Mateo Paez — Cap 217B Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia — Cap 217A Stéphane Logerot — Cap 102 Tsvetan Ivanov — Cap 215A Dimitar Mihaylov — Cap 215B Virgile Dana — Cap 43 Emma Missale — Cap 210B Sean Geivett — Cap 210A Markus Barden — Cap 14 Sven Brenner — Cap 26 Jimmy Grade — Cap 65 Cynthia Carson — Cap 30 Tom Schwemberger — Cap 156 Felipe Duque — Cap 52 Follow the dots on MAProgress and follow @silkroadmountainrace on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb Sound design by Ben Crannell Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky Visit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races Thanks to our race partners Albion, Pertex and Tailfin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #4

  SRMR Day 2: The Pendulum Swings

  Aug 17, 202635 minS11

  On the second day of Silk Road Mountain Race 2026 we set out early in search of the leading women. We hear from riders as they push into the Karakol Valley, as well as the leading men arriving at Checkpoint 1. Over the past two days many have had to square up to the race they'd imagined and recalibrate to the one in front of them. Riders featured in this episode: Nathalie Schneitter — Cap 153 Kerry MacPhee — Cap 105 Max Riese — Cap 144 Sven Brenner — Cap 26 Ashley Cordingley — Cap 38 Christopher Rennie — Cap 142 Rob MacLennan — Cap 104 Manu Cattrysse — Cap 32 Steven Davis — Cap 44 Alexander Kopp — Cap 95 Justinas Leveika — Cap 100 Follow the dots on MAProgress and follow @silkroadmountainrace on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb Sound design by Ben Crannell Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky Visit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races Thanks to our race partners Albion, Pertex and Tailfin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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