Rapha Gone Racing Tour Divide

Crisscrossing the Continental Divide for 2, 750 miles between Banff in the Canadian Rockies and Antelope Wells on the Mexican border, the Great Divide is one the worlds most iconic long distance mountain biking routes. On this sky high trail, theres no such thing as a regular ride. But even by ultra cycling standards, Lael Wilcoxs history on the route is a colourful one. In 2015, Lael raced the Tour Divide an event that follows the route and set a new womens course record despite having to ride herself to an emergency room en route to deal with a persistent breathing issue. But rather than celebrating her achievement, Lael set out to better it. Just two weeks later, she rode to the start from her home in Alaska, took on the trail for a second time and lowered her own record by another day and a half. Today, the outright course record is held by the late longdistance legend Mike Hall, whose time of 13 days 22 hours and 51 minutes has stood since 2016. Inspired by Mikes methodical approach to manag