Day six, and the field is on the home stretch. As riders collect their final stamp at CP3 in Karpenissi, the race is taking its toll — cut hands, burst spokes, nine stitches, and a bumblebee with a bottle of Smirnoff for antiseptic. The weather has flipped: the snow and frozen passes of the early days are a distant memory, replaced by thunderstorms and scorching heat. We hear from riders at the checkpoint, on the climb up Kaliakouda, and cooling off in the turquoise water at the Stenoma–Viniani bridge.

Riders featured in this episode:

• Marius Winter — Cap 112
• Efthymios Tsipouras — Cap 47
• Emma Missale — Cap 209A
• Sean Geivett — Cap 209B
• James Penny — Cap 78
• Michael Gaffey — Cap 125
• Reese Butler — Cap 136
• John Roe — Cap 86
• Nils Dongowski — Cap 130
• Alex MacLean — Cap 7
• Adam Broyad — Cap 201A
• Andrew Proffitt — Cap 201B

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Production & hosting by Mel Webb

Sound design by Ben Crannell

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