Derby Diary #11
We got bucked off, got lost, suffered sunburn and heat stroke one day and hypothermia another...
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Day five began with me in extreme pain. I saddled up, keen to ignore it...
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Derby riders often push themselves to the very brink, and sometimes help comes when they least expect it.
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This may be the world’s longest, toughest horse race but it’s really a full-on cultural immersion.
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Did we mention a million times that the Derby is physically and mentally challenging?
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Sometimes riders hit the Mongolian version of the adventure jackpot
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As the Derby progresses, the riders find themselves in that exhausted, surreal state where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
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Coming into HS2 at the end of Day 1, I was riding in a big group and most people decided to stay there rather than risk going on, but Alice, Marie and I got on our steeds and off we went.
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Start camp survived, training rides tested, the riders line up on Day 1 of racing not knowing what the next ten days may bring.
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The Derby proper begins when the start gun fires on Day 1 of the race, but there’s an entire universe of events leading up to that moment.
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Welcome to our recap of some of the best/worst/most memorable moments of the Derby over the past decade. We'll get into the nitty-gritty of this mind-blowing race with stories from many years, many riders, and many angles.
Read moreGaucho Derby Race Report
In 2009 we made the Mongol Derby. We had no idea before setting forth on the task that we were starting a new sport or that the race would grow into such a well recognised beast. And now after 11 years the Mongol Derby has a sister. The equally mighty Gaucho Derby.
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