Episode 015 - How Hard is Too Hard? With Co-Host Kirsten Cluley, Nelson Trees, Jenny Tough & Hélène Fromenty.

Dot Comms is the audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, in partnership with DotWatcher.Each month we bring you all the latest racing news and goings-on from the ultra-distance self-supported cycling world, and a Roundtable discussion where prominent characters of the community share their opinions on pressing issues in the sport.This month’s episode is supported by Acier who provide ultra-distance specific coaching and consulting services. Go to Acier.cc to find out more.Presented & Produced by:Samuel Thompson of Acier Coaching & Consulting (@touriste.routier, @acier.cc)Co-hosted by:Kirsten Cluley, Race Coordinator at DotWatcherIn this episode’s Roundtable we ask how hard is too hard in ultra-cycling events with guests:Hélène Fromenty: First female finisher at the Trans Pyrenees Race, finisher of Silk Road Mountain race as a pair, and women’s podium finishes at Desertus Bikus and French Road 66, all in 2025.Jenny Tough: Adventurer, storyteller and mountain lover. Twice first female finisher at Silk Road Mountain Race (2018, 2021) and first woman in the inaugural Atlas Mountain Race (2020). Author of Solo, chronicling her 2021 challenge to run, solo and unsupported, across a mountain range on every continent.Nelson Trees: Founder of the Mountain Races series, renowned as some of the most prestigious and challenging ultra-cycling races in the world. Including this year’s new addition, the Taurus Mountain Race in Turkey. On the bike he has finished twice in the Top 10 at TCR and finished 4th in the Highland Trail 550 in 2018.Get in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspodor via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/