The Dirty Kanza is a 200 mile (that’s 330km!) gravel race held in Kansas, and the 2016 edition was recently won by former road Pro Ted King. When a top level racer takes over 11 hours to win, you know some folks are going to be out there for the best part of a day. What inspires someone to take on such a brutal challenge? There are plenty of reasons, but one maybe more telling than the rest, as this short film of the 2015 race from Salsa Cycles illustrates beautifully.

Read Ted King’s musings on its brutality here…