When I kept reading in so many places that the Silk Road Mountain Race is the toughest MTB race in the world, I took it more as marketing hype than reality. Only once I got there did I have to bow down to that claim and admit it’s true. I found myself in so many brutal situations that it was downright uncomfortable. I got exactly what I’d been asking for.
Every adventure has a beginning, often a pretty innocent one. This one basically kicked off by accident. What pushed me to ride all three Mountain Race events, and why is the Silk Road the hardest of them all? How did our Czech crew roll into Osh with absolutely nothing—seriously, nothing—sorted out? Read more
