The Gobi Challenge is a small, expedition-style stage race that winds its way through 225 kilometres of Mongolia's ruthless south Gobi desert. The race is organised by two brutish Scottish blokes, both former police men, one of whom served in the Special Forces. They know how to run a well-organised, efficient event, but suffice it to say you don't want to get on their bad side...just ask the two token Mongolian runners who brought along a masseuse,or the photographer who showed up in a dress....