Bikepacking the Andes, Ultra Cycling in New Zealand, and Racing Lostdot 101 | Megan Young

About this episode

Megan Young discusses her experiences in ultra cycling and bikepacking across various countries and races.

Megan Young is a UK-based ultra cyclist and bike packer from Dorset. She's raced the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco as a pairs entry with her husband Angus, taken fastest female honours on the Dorset Divide, spent six months cycling through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile on sabbatical, and then finished that stretch with the Tour Te Waipounamu, a 1330km ultra race down the South Island of New Zealand. And right now she is lining up for Lostdot 101, a women-only road race acr...

People in this episode

Host: Bella Molloy

Guest: Megan Young

Topics covered

• bikepacking
• ultra cycling
• adventure racing
• travel
• women in sports

Keywords

• bikepacking
• ultra cycling
• Megan Young
• Lostdot 101
• adventure racing
• travel
• women in sports

Mentioned in this episode

Places: UK, Dorset, Morocco, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand

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