SRMR 2026 Day 1: A Dream Alive

The eighth edition of the Silk Road Mountain Race is underway! We hear from riders at the startline and on their way up the first long climb. For many this has been years in the making, and now the racing is officially underway — the adventure has begun and their dream is alive.

• Kerry MacPhee — Cap 105
• Nathalie Schneitter — Cap 153
• Rico — Cap 36
• Thomas Maberly — Cap 221B
• Matthew Maberly — Cap 221A
• Sean Geivett — Cap 210A
• Alvin Escajeda — Cap 53
• Cameron Bristol — Cap 27
• Mateo Paez — Cap 217B
• Daniel Anzola — Cap 10
• Mack Faint — Cap 55
• Vadim Fatkulbaianov — Cap 56
• Steph Skinner — Cap 160

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Production & hosting by Mel Webb

Sound design by Ben Crannell

Cover photo by Stephen Shelesky

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