Compare the incomparable. 10 facts from the world of highway ultramarphone

Compare the incomparable. 10 facts from the world of highway ultramarphone

3 hours to sleep, 24 days to the cherished finish line, and 9,221 kilometers on the road. Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme infographic.

On July 18, 2017 at 9 a.m., the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-marathon multi-day road cycling race will start from Revolution Square in Moscow. Participants will ride their bicycles along the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. The longest bicycle race in the world will be held in 14 stages with the length from 319 to 1372 kilometers.

For the first time in the history of the race 2 women will take the start: Fursday Jervals-Dubina (USA) and Shangrila Rendon (Philippines).

The race will pass through Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita, Svobodny, Khabarovsk and will finish on August 10 in Vladivostok. Participants will have to cross 5 climatic and 8 time zones, more than 80 km of climbs and spend more than three weeks in the saddle.