Silk Road Mountain Race (SRMR)

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frank9755
Sounds like an even tougher day
- 43 scratches now, 50 still riding
- lots of riders holed up in naryn with the shits, including shell. He's going to wait for 1-2 days as there's a storm coming in. Will then be tight for time and may not make it.
- petervary going strong, well clear of the front
- new guy in second, bagoly levante (DK him)
- altitude is higher than I thought, the is a 4000m pass (which petervary walked over in a blizzard, whatever the guy did in the past he is earning massive respect for this one) and a fair bit over 3,000 m so altitude sickness could become a risk.
- temperature swings, they are getting -6 to +35.
- loads of amazing photos on Facebook of scenery and the locals.
Fucking glad I didn't do it!

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hippy in reply to @frank9755

Sounds fun/tough. I guess a lot depends on weather in this one. If you got lucky or pushed at the right time you might miss the shittest weather which can do wonders for your health and motivation. Getting stuck in a storm up there isn't going to be fun. I don't think my off-road skills are up to scratch for it. I'd do so much walking I'd question the point of entering it as a bike race.

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