Many thanks for our partners for all the support helping make our challenges possible!
Specialized | the clinic | Coros | Castelli | Chemical Guys | Therabody | Restrap | MelTonic | Anken | Arabica Roasters
Category: Challenges
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2022 ND Recap
Specialized | the clinic | Coros | Castelli | Chemical Guys | Therabody | Restrap | MelTonic | Anken | Arabica Roasters -
Clean Road Cycling Challenge
Sign up is now open for the first Clean of 2022 – Northern Delights. Its long but an amazing route.
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Dirty Sign Up Open
Sign up is now open for the first Dirty Cycling Callenge of the year. A little later than expected expected and a little shorter but still tough as…. As always well supported with lots of drink and food. 1 medium climb, 2 smaller tough ones, lots of competitive fun. Great views, challenging surfaces and serious socializing . Don’t have a adventure / wider tire bike? We have some great Specialized Diverges and some mountain bikes which are perfect for this type of Challenge.
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DirtyClean 2021 & 2022
Wildhomestay was very pleased to host 6 DirtyClean Challenges for 2021.
Congratulations to our 2021 Dirty Queen & King!
Dirty #1: Frozen Black Cork (gallery) 
Dirty #2: Sauna Slate (gallery) 
Dirty #3: The Big Dirty (recap & gallery)
Congratulations to our 2021 Clean Empress & Emperor!
Clean #1: Beast of the east. (gallery) 
Clean #2: Northern delights. (gallery) 
Clean #3: Something sharp. (recap & gallery) Many many thanks to our partners for providing great prizes, coverage and support!
2022 Calendar. Expect things to kick off early April.
Lastly, if you have joined a DirtyClean in 2021, we would be very grateful if you would fill out this feedback form.
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DC Clean 2021 #3: Something Sharp Recap
A warmer and sunnier day than expected full of punishing climbs, coffee stops and fun. Congratulations to all the participants and winners!
Simple briefing the night before 
A early start to try and get back while it was still light. 
Rolling to start. Only one flat(ish) segment 
Small groups formed! 
5 tough hill segments 
A few sharp non timed downhills 
Well supplied coffee stops More ups & downs 
Eating, drinking and getting brakes enroute 
More & more ups and downs 
Some tired smiles 🙂 
Challenge BBQ 
A few sore heads! 
Awards and some great prizes from our partners. Gallery of photographs. Many thanks to the photographer and all our participants who provided the photos!
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DC Dirty 2021 #3: The Big Dirty Recap
A long day on a epic cycling challenge. The last dirty of the 2021 season had kind of everything. Think the photos do a better sum up than us writing it.
Well done to everyone who started and who enjoyed the day! Well done to those that nearly finished, just finished and easily (impossible) finished to get top points!
Many thanks to our partners for providing them great prizes Specialized | Chemical Guys | the clinic | Namedsport | Suunto | Therabody | Restrap | Castelli
A big gallery from participants, a local photographer and us. Many many thanks to everyone for all the photos. Download
Bit of a wet start 
First big climb 
People warmed up 
People setting out from the first drink stand 
A relaxed downhill followed by a river segment 
The new segment 4 with the hill top pagoda finish. 
A very smooth and groomed flagstone cobble section along the river. 
A not so flat forbidden by the coach! 
A visit to the pigs! 
A relaxed last segment 8 for some! 
Dinner 
& Awards – then bed! Another gallery from YilanRyan 黄一澜. Many thanks for that. No so easy taking pictures while slipping down a hill!
And a few quotes from the day:
“Don’t stand up or the back wheel will spin”
“Sh@t that was steep”
“We love getting dirty”
‘Is this the end of the segment?!’
“So, that was the slippery road you were talking about…”
“do you have lights”
in my professional opinion its fu****
not another fu***** hill
not another fu***** cramp
this walk is wonderful
Doctor Justin!! /:,@P/:,@P
“is there another hill? Are you kidding me..?” hahahaa…how often have we heard this sentence [Facepalm]
the last part was worthy to call it real dirty gravel ride!
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Dirty Updates
Check out these photos and4 posts for the 2021 Dirty #1:
Recap by Biketo.com 
A gravel recap 
Cycling China write up 
xGames post
2021 Dirty #1 Results 
Sign up for the Dirty #2 
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Easy(ier) Cycling Challenge
On the 24th of April we will be holding the first Somewhat Dirty Cycling Challenge aimed at people wanting to gain a taste of “gravel” or off road riding. Our Dirty Challenges are designed and are described as the toughest 1 day mixed surface cycling Challenges in the region with many of the participants not finishing. This “Somewhat” Dirty Challenge is suitable for newer and less endurance or experienced riders, is still a real challenge and lots of fun.
Somewhat Dirty Pigs (the easier one)
- Date: April 24th 2021, 8am.
- JR’s Intro: A little bit of everything for the less experienced adventure “gravel” rider. At the end it will leave you wanting to explore more on your bike. The route takes in the broken concrete of the river out of Sanyang and segment #1, followed by perfect tarmac towards Poshan. Crossing the river you head up through segment #2 to the first real off road section and segment #3. Segment #4 takes you to the highest point of the day and the ability to get a great view. The downhill is fun but be very careful. When you hit the main road there is segment #5 which rolls back the way you came. Then relax until segment #6 which is the final stretch back to the homestay.
- Time: Depends on your level but assume 3h for fast rider and 6h to 8h for slow rider with some pushing.
- Level: Basic with strong fitness. You need to be confident braking downhill. You need stamina to spin uphill for more than an hour! If you’ve just starting out on a bike this is not for you. Come up another time for one of our Tanqi Adventure Riding weekends.
- Equipment: Gravel, Mountain Bike, Hybrids, Road bike with 32 or wider tires. MTB or flat shoes.
- Sign up: Choose the Somewhat Dirty Basic or Full options at this link: https://www.dirtyclean.cn/product/dirty1cork/
The top of the main climb on the Somewhat Dirty. Adventure bikes & Tanqi
If you don’t have a suitable bike we might be able to provide you one through our Tanqi Adventure Riding program with Specalized. We have a great range of Diverage adventure gravel bikes and mountain bikes with gravel tires which are highly suited to the challenge.
Just before the main downhill after the Pig Farm Climb
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DirtyClean 2020 Cycling Challenges
The last two Dirty & Clean Challenges will be held on November 7th on the same day. A fun way to end the cycling season!
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Dirty & Clean Challenges in August
The Clean Cycling road challenge will happen on the 1st of August and the Dirty Adventure Ride on the 22nd of August. More to hopefully come later in the year. Small scale, informal, very challenging, social and a bunch of fun! https://www.dirtyclean.cn/cycling/races/dirtyclean/