Chris Burkard is a well known photographer and storyteller who has brought his passion for life and his dedication to be successful to the endurance cycling world. The results are hard to argue with. In 2019 he set a world record of the WOW Cyclothon in Iceland traveling 844 miles in 52h 36m 19s. He then put together a team and did the first ever interior travers of Iceland on the bike. This time Chris entered arguably the hardest cycling race in the world, the Tour Divide.
It was evident from the start that Chris was there on a mission. With a declared finish time of 15 days his intentions were clear. And for much of the race he found himself on the pointy end of the race, even ahead of Mike Halls dot. An onslaught of mechanicals, navigation issues, and harsh weather, all played their roll, and in the end Chris was touch the Border gate in 7th place. A very impressive finish and today we’re going to talk about it!
It was an honor to be able to capture these photos of Chris after being inspired by his photography for years.
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