The Mountain Races Podcast

Day 2: Up and Over

Day two of the fourth Hellenic Mountain Race takes us to CP1 at the Mount Smolikas refuge, reached only by a tough nine-kilometre hike-a-bike over the second-highest peak in Greece. What follows is one of the finest, and gnarliest, single tracks in the country. Riders trickle in bleary-eyed and hungry, swapping stories of punctures, loose cranks, bear tracks and not-quite-enough sleep over spaghetti bolognese and Coke. Riders featured in this episode: * Glenn Bloemen — Cap 211A * Thomas Ceyrowsky — Cap 211B * Richard Lebon — Cap 140 * Michael Hayward-Brazier — Cap 124 * Gala Giannini — Cap 62 * Anastasis Tirtigos — Cap 11 * Carl Hopps — Cap 29 * Alex MacLean — Cap 7 * Mario Conradt — Cap 110 * Stephane Ouaja — Cap 156 * Emma Missale — Cap 209A * Sean Geivett — Cap 209B Follow the dots on MAProgress [https://hmr26.maprogress.com/] and follow @hellenicmountainrace [https://instagram.com/hellenicmountainrace] on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb [https://www.instagram.com/melwwebb] Sound design by Ben Crannell [https://www.instagram.com/bencrannell/] Visit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races [https://www.themountainraces.cc/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Day 1: To The Mountain

The 2026 Hellenic Mountain Race is underway. We wasted no time showing riders what they signed up, ascending a 1,200-metre climb straight off the start. Rolling out of Agios Athanasios, riders are quickly dropped into the adventure, surrounded by alpine tundra and snow drifts. In this episode we transport you to the side of this first mountain pass, before catching up with riders resupplying and the first to arrive at CP1. * Colombine Courouble – Cap 33 * Andy Lingham – Cap 15 * Stephane Ouaja – Cap 156 * Femke van Kessel – Cap 55 * Albert Schmidt – Cap 04 * Remco Van Gestel – Cap 137 * Florian Wille – Cap 210A * Jara Giraud – Cap 81 * Declan O’Leary – Cap 30 * Rick Steffen – Cap 141 * Benedek Borsos – Cap 22 * Max Riese – Cap 120 * Abe Kaufman – Cap 01 Follow the dots on MAProgress [https://hmr26.maprogress.com/] and follow @hellenicmountainrace [https://instagram.com/hellenicmountainrace] on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb [https://www.instagram.com/melwwebb] Sound design by Ben Crannell [https://www.instagram.com/bencrannell/] Visit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races [https://www.themountainraces.cc/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Registration Day: Agios Athanasios

The fourth edition of Hellenic Mountain Race has finally arrived. We gathered in Agios Athanasios for the usual registration day proceedings. Hear from our riders, along with Nelson Trees. Riders featured in this episode: * Sabrina Ste-Marie — Cap 206A * Christina Chappetta — Cap 206B * Abe Kaufman — Cap 001 * Kristen Tonsager — Cap 096 * Mateusz Wąsowski — Cap 115 * Benedek Borsos — Cap 022 * Colombine Courouble — Cap 033 * Cynthia Carson — Cap 037 * Gala Giannini — Cap 062 * Josh Ibbett — Cap 088 * Marc Büchel — Cap 106 * Max Riese — Cap 120 * Jeff Hehn — Cap 214A * Sarah Robbins — Cap 214B Follow the dots on MAProgress [https://hmr26.maprogress.com/] and follow @hellenicmountainrace [https://instagram.com/hellenicmountainrace] on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb [https://www.instagram.com/melwwebb] Sound design by Ben Crannell [https://www.instagram.com/bencrannell/] Visit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races [https://www.themountainraces.cc/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Welcome to the Hellenic Mountain Race 2026

Hellenic Mountain Race begins Saturday May 23rd at 09:00 local time. This year we start in Agios Athanasios, a picturesque stone village in the north. We'll be on the ground throughout the racing, bringing you visual updates on Instagram and our daily race podcast. Follow the dots on MAProgress [https://hmr26.maprogress.com/] and follow @hellenicmountainrace [https://instagram.com/hellenicmountainrace] on Instagram for visual updates from the trail. Production & hosting by Mel Webb [https://www.instagram.com/melwwebb] Sound design by Ben Crannell [https://www.instagram.com/bencrannell/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

AMR 2026 Day 8: The Finish Line

At long last, we arrive at the finish line of the sixth edition of the Atlas Mountain Race. We hear from our riders arriving in Essaouira about their stories from the road. Riders featured in this episode: * Darragh Cushen — Cap 52 * Martino Basilico — Cap 11 * Luise Ollick — Cap 162 * Gala Giannini — Cap 81 * Patrick Schwarz — Cap 191 * Greg Martin — Cap 307A * Rebecca Rusch — Cap 307B * Silas Schmid — Cap 189 * James Illman — Cap 109 * David Tilly — Cap 214 * John Roe — Cap 184 * Murray Crichton — Cap 47 Visit our website to stay up to date on future Mountain Races [https://www.themountainraces.cc/] Production and hosting by Mel Webb [https://www.instagram.com/turbonomad/] Sound design by Ben Crannell [https://www.instagram.com/bencrannell/#] Cover image by S [https://www.instagram.com/lloydjwright/]tephen Shelesky [https://www.instagram.com/stephenshelesky/#] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.