Hunt beyond brand manager Josh Ibbett will be taking on this years Tour Divide. The Tour Divide is a 2700mile off road bikepacking race from Banff in Canada, down the length of the Rocky Mountains to the Mexican boarder. The traditional race start date is the 2nd Friday in June, so by the time you read this it will be under way. You can follow the race progress on Dotwatcher.cc by clicking HERE.

picture showing the route of the Tour Divide on a map 

To prepare for the race Josh went on a pre Divide Shakedown ride around the South of England. Josh used his Mason InSearchOf bike with full Tour Divide kit list for the ride. The ride started in Hatfield, North of London and headed West across the country on the Ridgeway before heading South across Sailsbury Plain to Winchester. He then picked up the South Downs Way before heading north to Guilford on the Downslink. The loop was completed with a ride across London back to Hatfield. Check out the video of his ride below, and get dot watching!