Ultra: An Atlas Mountain Race Attempt

After riding my first self-supported offroad ultra race on the Canary Islands in 2021, I told myself I would never do something like it again. However beautiful GranGuanche was - see: komoot.nl/collection/1373853/granguanche-audax-trail-mijn-eerste-ultra-race - riding an ultra is one of the hardest things you can do on a bicycle and I was highly doubting if it was for me. It was however experienced ultra racer and winner Josh Ibbett telling me back then already that I would reconsider soon enough... how right he was.I was already carrying my ticket for the postponed 2022 Atlas Mountain Race, and I was indeed not going to let the mistakes I made in my first-ever ultra, get in the way of the amazing AMR experience. On the first of October 2022, I and 139 other cyclists started our 1172KM bikepacking race through the Atlas Mountains and Moroccan desert, although for me it would not be a race that long. It can not be understated how tough this race is and I experienced this first hand, scratching from the race after three super hard days on the bike. Check out my Atlas adventure - however short - and the amazing route I rode, watching the video below and my day-to-day story in this collection.
For those excited to ride the full route, I added it to the collection as well, but be warned... it is as tough as it is beautiful.Want to know more about the Atlas Mountain Race? Check out the website:
atlasmountainrace.cc