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Gaelle Bojko’s Carpathian Traverse (video)

By Logan Watts on July 16, 2020

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Gaëlle Bojko finished her 25,000 kilometer bicycle journey with a traverse of the Carpathian Mountains, home to rough dirt roads and hungry brown bears. Watch the film Gaëlle made along the way and find a photo gallery, Q and A, and full gear list from the trip…

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Reader’s Rig: Gaelle’s Bombtrack Audax AL

By Lucas Winzenburg on May 22, 2020

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This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Gaëlle Bojko, a 23-year-old student from France who has already traveled through more than 25 countries by bike. She shares her Bombtrack Audax AL, complete with a full set of matching homemade bags. See more here…

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Decade in Review: The Best Saddles for Bikepacking?

By Lucas Winzenburg on April 1, 2022

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In our new Decade in Review series, we take a deep dive into the site’s 10-year archive and look back at all the gear we’ve tried along the way, choosing our all-time top picks in a broad range of categories. First up, we share 10 of our favorite time-tested saddles for bikepacking. Find them all here…

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2021 Bikepacking Awards: Film, Photography, Writing, and Art

By Logan Watts on December 7, 2021

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In the second installment of our 2021 Bikepacking Awards, we honor creative endeavors by showcasing the work of talented individuals and teams with 35 awards in 10 categories, including Best Feature Film, Best Trip Photography, Best Event Documentation, Best Writing, and more. Find them all here…

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2021 Komoot Women’s Torino-Nice Rally Report: To The Finish!

By Lael Wilcox on October 7, 2021

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Lael Wilcox reports in from the final days of the 2021 Women’s Komoot Torino-Nice Rally to share more impressions of her time spent riding along the Italy-France border with a group of around 20 other women. Find her story and a phenomenal gallery of images here…

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Meet the 21 Riders of the 2021 Women’s Torino-Nice Rally

By Lael Wilcox on September 27, 2021

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There’s a group of 21 women riding the 700-kilometer Torino-Nice Rally through Italy and France right now, and Tristan Bogaard was at the start to capture a portrait of each rider and rig. Find those here, plus an introduction from Lael Wilcox…

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Rigs of the 2021 Veneto Trail

By Lucas Winzenburg on July 16, 2021

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The 2021 edition of the Veneto Trail unsupported bike adventure took place in Italy late last month, with close 200 riders taking on the challenging 450-kilometer route through the dramatic Dolomites. We rounded up photos and details on more than 60 bikes at the starting line. Find the rigs of the 2021 Veneto Trail here…

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Whiteout: A Journey Across Lake Baikal (Film)

By Lucas Winzenburg on March 19, 2021

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Whiteout is a meditative new film from Bombtrack that follows 23-year-old bikepacker Gaëlle Bojko on a 900-kilometer solo journey across the vast expanse of Siberia’s Lake Baikal in the depths of winter. Find the film and an interview with Gaëlle about her time riding and camping on the ice here…

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’20 in 20 Photo Annual

By Team Work on December 28, 2020

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While many of us are ready to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, we also recognize these last days as an opportunity to look back at the moments that made it unique, powerful, and memorable. As part of this process, we gathered 20 of our favorite and most inspiring photos we published this year. See them here…

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2020 Bikepacking Awards: People and Routes

By Logan Watts on December 16, 2020

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Part three of our 2020 Bikepacking Awards pays tribute to the people who’ve been influential and inspiring in the bikepacking community, the year’s most incredible bikepacking routes, and the most interesting and well-regarded events. Find our picks for the people, routes, and events of 2020 here…

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Whiteout: A Winter Journey Across Lake Baikal

By Guest on May 18, 2020

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Gaëlle Bojko’s love of riding through snowy landscapes led her to push and pedal her loaded bike across Siberia’s Lake Baikal in the dead of winter. Read on for her incredible story of searching for faint tracks in the snow and traversing the shifting, cracking ice atop the deepest lake in the world…

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Tuscany Trail: One Ride on Twenty Wheels

By Franzi Wernsing on September 25, 2019

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Franzi Wernsing and nine other Bombtrack Bicycle Co. riders take on the Tuscany Trail together, attempting to negotiate long days in the saddle and accommodate varied skill levels as a cohesive group. Read on for her story of learning to ride together as one…