{"id":740954,"date":"2026-08-17T16:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/740954\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:04:10","slug":"alex-mccormack-is-smashing-the-ultra-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/740954\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex McCormack is Smashing the Ultra Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest episode of the \u201cKing of the Ride\u201d podcast features Alex McCormack, who\u2019s made waves in the ultra-endurance and bikepacking scene as of late. In it, he speaks about his recent experiences on the Tour Divide and the Colorado Trail and shares what it\u2019s like to be part of Canyon\u2019s factory team. Listen here\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Main photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eddieclarkmedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eddie Clark<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those who follow the biggest bikepacking races in the world will likely agree that Alex McCormack is smashing the ultra scene. From winning all of the available Mountain Races in a year to setting the seven-day distance record on a bike, Alex has taken to big efforts and bikepacking races like a fish to water. In the latest episode of the King of the Ride podcast, host Ted King speaks to Alex about his start as a cyclist, what motivates him on long rides, and how he became a part of Canyon\u2019s race team. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alex-McCormack-Silk-Road-Mountain-Race-Fairlight-Holt-2_18b.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alex-McCormack-Silk-Road-Mountain-Race-Fairlight-Holt-2_18b-2000x1599.jpg\" alt=\"Alex McCormack Silk Road Mountain Race Fairlight Holt 2.0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1599\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-221095\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like many episodes of the podcast, Ted doesn\u2019t just focus on Alex\u2019s exploits as a racer. He asks deep, insightful questions about what goes through his mind during the hardest moments of a race, as well as the logistics of transitioning from engineer to professional racer. In a candid conversation, Alex traces his story, filling in the blanks for one of the most successful racers in the bikepacking scene today. Listen to the full episode below:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For more from Alex, check out his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/a_mccormack\/?hl=enn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further Reading<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">Make sure to dig into these related articles for more info&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"conversation-policy\">Please keep the conversation civil, constructive, and inclusive, or your comment will be removed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest episode of the \u201cKing of the Ride\u201d podcast features Alex McCormack, who\u2019s made waves in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":740955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[173302,173298,173299,173303,50635,173300,50634,4985,101,173305,173301,387,56,54,55,173304],"class_list":["post-740954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-adventure-cycling","tag-bicycle-touring","tag-bike-touring","tag-bike-tours","tag-bike-packing","tag-bikepacking","tag-cycle-touring","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-stealth-camping","tag-touring-bikes","tag-travel","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-world-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}