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 211AThomas Ceyrowsky — Cap 211BRichard Lebon — Cap 140Michael Hayward-Brazier — Cap 124Gala Giannini — Cap 62Anastasis Tirtigos — Cap 11Carl Hopps — Cap 29Alex MacLean — Cap 7Mario Conradt — Cap 110Stephane Ouaja — Cap 156Emma Missale — Cap 209ASean Geivett — Cap 209BFollow the dots on MAProgress and follow @hellenicmountainrace on Instagram for visual updates from the trail.Production & hosting by Mel WebbSound design by Ben CrannellVisit our website to learn more about The Mountain Races Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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