From Bikepacking to Ultra Racing: Anna Ruddiman’s El Piri Experience

2026-08-11

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Considering riding an Ultra? You need to listen to this episode!A few months ago Anna Ruddiman was on the podcast talking about cycling from London to Turkey, and mentioned she might try an ultra cycling race. Well, she just went ahead and did it. Anna has just finished El Piri, an unsupported 800km race through the Spanish Pyrenees (with 20,000m of climbing no less), and she's sent through a full debrief.TL;DR: you're never going to feel ready, you're more capable than you think, and the only way to find that out is to go anyway.Follow along with Anna's future adventures via her instagram ...

Considering riding an Ultra? You need to listen to this episode!

A few months ago Anna Ruddiman was on the podcast talking about cycling from London to Turkey, and mentioned she might try an ultra cycling race. Well, she just went ahead and did it. Anna has just finished El Piri, an unsupported 800km race through the Spanish Pyrenees (with 20,000m of climbing no less), and she's sent through a full debrief.

TL;DR: you're never going to feel ready, you're more capable than you think, and the only way to find that out is to go anyway.

Follow along with Anna's future adventures via her instagram @annaruddiman

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