From very different beginnings, both Philippa Battaye and Tom Probert are experienced endurance riders, having completed GBDURO, the Silk Road Mountain Race, numerous Transcontinental races, Further and Italy Divide to name just a few. But how do you get into this kind of racing, and what are the mistakes you learn from along the way? We huddled around the campfire with some whiskey and our friends to find out.Check out more from our guests at:https://www.theracingcollective.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theracingcollective/https://www.instagram.com/philippabattye/https://www.instagram.com/pilgrimcyclingco/If you'd like to take a closer look at the GBDURO route, check out the official Collection on komoot:https://www.komoot.com/user/gbduro/collectionsIf you'd like to try the route that Mark from Bikezone Oxford made for us around the fringes of Oxford you can find it on our komoot account here:https://www.komoot.com/collection/905732/-unpaved-podcast-routes-and-highlights-on-komootThanks to our podcast sponsor, komoot, we can offer new users a free map region bundle! To claim your free region bundle as a new user of komoot, head over to https://www.komoot.com/account/gift/?code=UNPAVED .Read the episode transcript here.www.unpavedpodcast.comwww.komoot.com/user/unpavedpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/unpavedpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/unpavedpodcast/https://twitter.com/UnpavedPodcastNewsletter Sign Up: https://mailchi.mp/189b389ee675/unpavedpodcastCover art thanks to Hannah from Yoke Creative and Tim Wilkey (design)Music by Hirola and Vegyn (https://phantomlimblabel.bandcamp.com/album/hirola & https://plzmakeitruins.bandcamp.com/)