The Challenge in Detail

On June 10^th 2011 Greg Phillips and Simon Harling will attempt to complete the biggest challenge of their lives So far. The Tour Divide is an ultra-cycling challenge to race self-supported along all 2,745 miles of Adventure.

Cycling Association’s adventure cycling Great Divide Mountain Bike Route covering Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells in New Mexico.
There are no designated rest periods or set distances a racer must travel daily. The clock runs non-stop. Whoever can ride the fastest while making fewer, shorter stops usually own the course records. With an average time-to-completion of three weeks in the saddle, Tour Divide is the longest–arguably most challenging–mountain bike race on the planet. It is a contest for the ultra-fit but only if ultra-prepared for myriad contingencies of backcountry biking.

Greg definitely likes bikes as he has one each room of his flat and claims to be the first mountain biker from Wales! Greg’s cycling experience comes from a blend of road and MTB riding, a regular face at sportives around Wales and with the inability to say no Greg is looking forward to completing the biggest challenge yet of his cycling career.

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An experienced MTB rider who until recently enjoyed mostly freeriding in the hills around Caerphilly and surrounding area’s Simon has taken up the challenge of the Ride the Divide race as an opportunity to experience the off road trails of America and provide a focus for his training.

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