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Silk Road Mountain Race 2026 🚵‍♂️⛰️

A serious race calls for a serious pre-race briefing.

Nelson Trees takes the riders through the route, key sections, and everything they need to know before the start of one of the toughest bikepacking races out there.

Nearly 2,000 km through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan lie ahead. The briefing is almost over. Soon, it’s time to ride.



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🔥 Silk Road Mountain Race 2026. The start in Talas!

Before the race kicked off in Talas, riders from all over the world got a proper warm-up with a live concert. Music, energy, good vibes and those final moments before the big adventure.

Almost 2,000 km through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan lie ahead, with tough passes, high altitude and a serious test of endurance.

A great way to get fired up before the start of Silk Road Mountain Race 2026! 🚴‍♂️⛰️

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This morning, Talas, Kyrgyzstan. 🇰🇬

At 9 AM, the Silk Road Mountain Race 2026 officially got underway.

Ahead of the riders are hundreds of kilometres across Kyrgyzstan, high mountain passes, long days in the saddle, cold nights, and a real test of endurance.

Wishing every rider strong legs, good weather, reliable bikes, and a safe ride.

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Today is rider registration for the Silk Road Mountain Race 2026.
Once again, riders from all over the world have come to Kyrgyzstan. Ahead of them is a long route, high mountain passes, challenging terrain, and several days of real bikepacking in the mountains.
For some, it’s a race. For others, it’s a personal challenge. But for everyone, it’s a chance to experience Kyrgyzstan the way riders know best: from the saddle, far beyond the main roads.
Wishing all the riders a strong race, good weather, and reliable bikes.

What rider hasn’t dreamed of starting a ride like this at least once?

Karkara. Kyrgyzstan. A helicopter. Your bike on board. 🚁🚵

You take off from the valley, gain altitude and a few minutes later you’re high in the mountains, far away from roads and the usual routes.

You unload your bike. The helicopter takes off.

And then comes that moment.

Just you, your bike and kilometres of riding ahead.

Long descents, fast rolling trails, fresh mountain air, speed and the freedom to choose your own line.

No traffic. No crowds. Just you and the huge mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

This is why we love bikes. Why we travel far from home, search for new routes and look for places where the adventure starts even before the first pedal stroke.

In Kyrgyzstan, this kind of ride is possible.

Fly in by helicopter.

Ride out by bike.

🇰🇬 Karkara, Kyrgyzstan

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Two weeks. Four riders. One unforgettable adventure. 🇰🇬🚵
Four riders from Germany have just set off on a two week bikepacking trip across Kyrgyzstan.
Ahead of them are mountain passes, alpine lakes, remote gravel roads, wild valleys and hundreds of kilometers of adventure. This is exactly why so many bikepackers come to Kyrgyzstan.
This time they're riding our brand new 2026 bikes, fully prepared for long distance bikepacking in the mountains.
We wish you smooth climbs, reliable bikes, great weather, very few punctures and countless unforgettable moments along the way.
Have an amazing ride, guys. See you at the finish!
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Sometimes it feels like this combine harvester and a bikepacker are doing the same job.
Both crawl uphill.
Both carry a heavy load.
Both know that the best rewards never come easily.
The combine harvests the fields of Kyrgyzstan.
The bikepacker harvests something different, one mountain pass at a time.
Not every kilometre is fun. Sometimes it's just your easiest gear, heavy breathing, and another switchback that never seems to end.
But that's exactly where the real reward is waiting.
The combine heads home with grain.
The bikepacker heads home with stories, new friends, the smell of rain, the taste of glacier water, and another mountain pass that has become part of who they are.
Kyrgyzstan never gives away its passes for free. That's exactly what makes the harvest so valuable. 🌾🏔️🚵