The Silk Road Mountain Race and Atlas Mountain Race Podcast

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

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 45m. Bisher sind 39 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 2 Tage.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 7 hours 53 minutes

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episode 10: AMR 2024 EP 10: The Final Chapter


A last check-in with some of our regular interviewees from the past week


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episode 9: AMR 2024 EP 9: A Sit Down With The Winners


Interview with Justinas Leveika & Cynthia Carson)


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episode 8: AMR 2024 EP 8: It Ain't Over Till It's Over


Allan heads to CP3 to check-in with riders who have squeaked in before the time cut, as well as those who have had to scratch from the race. With a mix of podcast first-timers, and those we haven't heard from since the beginning of the race, today's episode provides a fresh outlook on the race, as riders discuss the many lessons learnt in the Atlas Mountains.


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 February 17, 2024  1h16m
 
 

episode 7: AMR 2024 EP 7: Light At The End Of The Tunnel


Allan stations himself in the Paradise Valley to get impressions from riders heading into the home stretch of the race. With tired legs, cloudy minds, and some very sore necks, riders take on one last big climb before the relatively tame ride up the coast to the finish line in Essaouira.


This podcast is made possible thanks to the support from Holy Fat, Energy dense sports nutrition. Listeners of the podcast can check out holy-fat...


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 February 16, 2024  1h3m
 
 

episode 6: AMR 2024 EP6: Stay Salty


Allan catches up with racers as they work their way from CP3 to the finish on the coast in Essaouira. He then jumps ahead to hear from the leader of the women's race Cynthia, and the leaders of the pairs race, Manuel and Federico. He then heads to the "Moroccan Stelvio" to chat with riders as they climb the last major climb of the race. Finally, Nelson calls in to update us on how the front of the women's race is playing out...


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 February 15, 2024  1h1m
 
 

episode 5: AMR 2024 EP5: Late Nights and Long Days


Allan rolls into CP2 shortly after midnight and finds countless riders fuelling up, resting, and preparing to take on the next section of the race. We also hear from pre-race favourite Mattia De Marchi on scratching from the race. We then get a special guest call-in from race organizer, Nelson Trees, giving us an update from the front of the race. Afterwards, Allan hikes up the infamous colonial road to catch up with riders as they take on this challenging section of the race...


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 February 14, 2024  1h6m
 
 

episode 4: AMR 2024 EP4: Tea With Omar


As the riders make their way between CP1 and CP2, our faithful podcast host, Allan Shaw, gets stranded in the desert due to multiple flat tires on Control Car 2. Making the most of the situation, he hikes up a climb that the riders are descending and catches them for a stream of quick fire interviews. With the Control Car's tires fixed, it's then off to Omar and his lovely waterfall for tea time and some more rider interviews before heading to Taznakht for the night...


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 February 13, 2024  1h2m
 
 

episode 3: AMR 2024 EP3: The First 24 Hours


The riders head out of the bustling streets of Marrakesh and into the Atlas Mountains. The route from the start to CP1 is significantly changed, with most off road sections being taken out due to flood damage. Allan Shaw checks in with riders on the road to CP1, shares tea with riders passing through CP1, runs alongside riders after dawn on the first morning, and catches up with the leaders of the women's and pair's categories shortly after sunset...


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 February 12, 2024  1h2m
 
 

episode 2: AMR 2024 EP2: Expect The Unexpected


As the racers anxiously await the announcement of a start time, Nelson and the race organization work hard to try to get approval to start the race without further delays. Allan is on the ground to get comments and thoughts from racers as they wait in there racing gear to find out if the race will go ahead. With 20 minutes until 6pm, everyone is asked to gather at the start line for an announcement from the race organization...


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 February 11, 2024  24m
 
 

episode 1: AMR 2024 EP1: Calm Before The Storm


In the first episode of the 2024 Atlas Mountain Race Podcast, Allan interviews racers during rider registration before the pre-race briefing. Hear stories and insights from seasoned racers, first-timers, and members of the team that put on the race. Before the race gets underway though, the weather throws a curveball which throws everyones best laid plans out the window. Stay tuned for the next episode as we follow the racers out of Marrakesh and into the Atlas Mountains...


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 February 10, 2024  1h30m