HUNT Beyond rider, Marin de Saint-Exupéry, has won the 1200km Atlas Mountain Race in Morroco, setting a new FKT in the process. The Atlas Mountain race is a self-supported bikepacking race beginning in Marrakesh and finishing in Agadir crossing the High Atlas mountains and skirting the Sahara desert. The off-road route traverses rugged offroad tracks with long stretches without resupply or water.
Despite his relatively young age (24), Marin rode the race with a maturity that comes with many years of ultra experience. The incredibly strong lineup meant that the race set off at a fast, potentially unsustainable, pace. Despite this Marin kept his cool riding a sensible race and pacing strategy, eventually taking the lead with under 400km to go.
After the race, we caught up with Marin to get the inside scoop on his ride.