Kirghizistan by Bike - Part 2, Vendée Globe Mag #9, Ultra Gobi 2024, The Outdoor Sports Show and Jill Wheatley

Kirghizistan by Bike – Part 2
Our bikepacker friend Michele crosses Kyrgyzstan by bike. This former region of the former Soviet Union, independent since 1991, located in the heart of Central Asia, offers magnificent landscapes of mountains and valleys.

Vendée Globe 2024 – Mag #9
The leaders continue their escape with 7,500 miles separating them from the last competitor. Also in this episode, we come back to the abandonment of the title holder Yannick Bestaven. The expert of the week is Louis Burton who had to give up and we go to a school where the Vendée Globe becomes a tool for teaching.

Ultra Gobi 2024
Across the sprawling sands of the Gobi Desert, where the ancient Silk road once curbed its path, a league of extraordinary athletes has just conquered one of the most unforgiving landscapes on Earth. Over the years the Ultra Gobi is transformed into a must attend crushable for Elite ultra-runners, a relentless test of body and spirit in the unforgiving heart of the Gobi desert. The 2024 edition attracted an impressive crowd of 6.000 participants from 120 teams. The Ultra Gobi 400 kilometer race gathered 54 athletes.

The Outdoor Sports Show 2024 – Episode 12
The episode kicks off in Saudi Arabia at the NEOM Beach Games. Next, we head to the extreme Gobi Desert in Asia for the Ultra Gobi challenge. From the heat of the desert, we shift gears to the Golden Trail World Series. The episode also shines a light on the growing popularity of road racing, as the SuperHalfs Series attracts over 100,000 runners to some of Europe’s most iconic half-marathons. We then head to Barcelona for the Challenge Barcelona Triathlon. Finally, we wrap up in Istanbul, Turkey, where L’Étape Türkiye by Tour de France brings 3,000 cyclists competing on a scenic 109km route.

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Jill Wheatley – Lost sight yet gaining vision as a beacon of inspiration
Jill Wheatly is a mountain of positivity and continuous inspiration. In her own words ‘Every day is an opportunity to celebrate impermanence and the life I nearly lost’. In the blink of an eye, Jill went from being an active, autonomous athlete to suffering a traumatic brain injury that took 70% of her vision and nearly her life. This has led Jill to become someone who aims to be mindful in every moment and make every second count adventuring in mountains around the world.