600 registrations inside an hour for the #NorthCape4000 -- what the hell is going on in #ultracycling ? It looks like the sport is expanding at a surreal pace. So many new races emerging in the calendar, so many established ones that are booked out in hours many months in advance.

This is a Good Thing™, right?

*Sigh*, the "first wave" of the Lite edition of next year's #MonacoDiBavieraClassic is already booked out too: https://ultracyclingchallenges.com/registration-monaco-di-baviera-lite-2026-1-to-25 That's another race in my 2026 plans that I didn't get a spot for.

At present it seems like there's more competition for spots than in the actual races. :/

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