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By The Equestrianists ·
2 August 2026
Hello, Derby fans.
Well… this is it.
After months and for many riders, years of dreaming, training, fundraising, second-guessing themselves and explaining to confused friends why voluntarily riding 1,000km across Mongolia on semi-wild horses seemed like a sensible life choice, the 2026 Mongol Derby has officially begun.
Not the racing (don’t get ahead of yourselves), but the part where everything suddenly becomes very, very real.
Today, our 43 riders left the comforts of Ulaanbaatar behind and boarded the infamous bus to Start Camp. Six hours later, with questionable circulation, rapidly diminishing phone signal and excitement levels through the roof, they rolled into the Mongolian steppe for the first time.
There is no turning back now...
Read more here:
https://equestrianists.com/start-camp-day-1-the-adventure-gets-real
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