FULLY UNSUPPORTED

Shrouded in mystery, The Speed Project started as a unique running pilgrimage between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. 12 years later, the race still remains true to their founding principles. No route. No rules. No spectators.

For the first time in 2024, The Speed Project held a cycling race. Whilst the fastest teams would come armed with RVs, support crews and detailed plans to cover the ground in the shortest time possible, three riders decided to do it differently: fully unsupported.

With bags on their bikes, they carried food and water and self-filmed the entire journey on their phones, giving us a front row seat as they set off into the desert in an attempt to put their own stamp on a race where creativity is celebrated and the lack of rules leaves plenty of room for interpretation.

Watch Finley, Hannah and Mateo as they ride for the first time as a three and choose the hardest route possible in their journey to coming dead last in the race.