About Silk Road Mountain Race
The Silk Road Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The clock does not stop and there are no prizes. It will follow gravel, single and double track and old soviet roads that have long been forgotten and fallen into disrepair. There will be very little tarmac. There may be some walking and at times there will be great distances between resupply points.
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Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
January 5, 2022
161:051,183 mi7.3 mph113,250 ft114,125 ftGeoff Harper, Lui_DK and 5 others like this.Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 24, 2021
93:36720 mi7.7 mph54,275 ft55,825 ftAlexandre VALDIN likes this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
This is the full route of the 2021 Atlas Mountain Race. For full route details, head over to the Collection here: komoot.com/collection/1039399/-atlas-mountain-race-2021
January 5, 2022
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
20:58166 mi7.9 mph13,275 ft20,725 ftGaby, Josep Serrano and Alexandre VALDIN like this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
The final stretch of the race will take riders down the now familiarly steep Tuz Ashuu and follow the same route as last year towards Kochkor.
This year though, we'll head towards Shamsi pass. A big hike up and a loose scree descent for the mountain bikers among the peloton. For once, after Shamsi has…
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
25:40198 mi7.7 mph17,475 ft13,125 ftSerhii Sadovnichenko and Josep Serrano like this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
Riders will again leave the comfort and relative warmth of the shores of Issyk Kul behind and head up into the mountains via Tosor pass. It's a rider favourite and will again be our preferred choice on the way to Son Kul.
We'll be using a new pass to get there though, climbing the picturesque switchbacks…
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
26:21196 mi7.4 mph11,075 ft12,250 ftJosep Serrano likes this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
Now a classic section of any SRMR. The ride up from Naryn along the Naryn river through Eki-Naryn and up onto the Arabel plateau is sure not to disappoint. It's wild, remote and stunningly beautiful up there.
This year we return to Jukuu pass for the descent down to Issyk-Kul and Tamga where Checkpoint…
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
16:15132 mi8.1 mph10,550 ft7,975 ftAlan Chen likes this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
From Kazarman to Naryn, riders should be able to make relatively rapid progress, with no major obstacles on the track.
The road is also partially paved, helping to speed them on the way. It may even prove to be a respite in anticipation of what is to come in the next section of the race.
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
22:33134 mi5.9 mph23,325 ft24,025 ft- Silk Road Mountain Race
This section of the route starts out with riders heading through the Arslanbob walnut forest. Here, they will be treated to shaded meadows under a thick canopy of walnut trees.
Leaving the forest behind they will have a tough loop up to Toktogul Reservoir and back down to Kazarman via some dilapidated…
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
35:03277 mi7.9 mph24,250 ft29,175 ftCem, Simon-Luca and Alan Chen like this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
This long section of the race starts out with a roughly 23 kilometer gravel climb before what is likely the longest section of tarmac to be included in an SRMR route, with a 94 kilometer gentle downhill to Gulcha.
After this major resupply point, riders will need to traverse the foothills of the Fergana…
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
November 17, 2021
14:2079.6 mi5.6 mph13,525 ft7,025 ft- Silk Road Mountain Race
Riders will head out of Osh at midnight on the 12th of August. This should give them plenty of time to get up and over Jiptik pass, 4,185 meters and the highest pass ever included in SRMR.
The pass itself is generally rideable on the north side except where the gradient gets too steep. I can't personally…
November 17, 2021
Silk Road Mountain Race planned a mountain bike ride.
October 29, 2019
07:4441.1 mi5.3 mph7,725 ft7,825 ftGravel_ish, 🚲Dietrich🚲 (spechtX) and 6 others like this.- Silk Road Mountain Race
From Kaindy, there is one final challenge before reaching the finish line on the north shore of Issyk-Kul, near the fishing town of Balyckhy. We have found a new final pass, its a little lower than last year's Kok-Ayrik, reaching around 3350m. It also includes its fair share of hike a bike but the good…
October 31, 2019
This is the full route for the 2022 Silk Road Mountain Race. For detailed track information, check out the stages at komoot.com/collection/1367757/silk-road-mountain-race-2022
January 5, 2022