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The third annual Torino-Nice Rally kicks off today. To commemorate the event, here’s a stunning collection of photos from Adam Ferris, along with a detailed writeup of his experiences on last year’s ride…

Chris Reichel roamed the woods of northern Georgia during this year’s TNGA to photograph and heckle the riders who took part in this tough bikepacking race. Find his thoughts on the race and a full set of photos with captions here…

Naomi Freireich and Cat Sutherland set off on an ambitious first bikerafting trip, a three-day adventure into Scotland’s Great Wilderness. Read on for a tale of pedaling along remote trails, paddling across choppy lochs, encountering strange creatures, and refusing to quit…

Trien Pauwels shares some of the high points and intercultural challenges of a solo trip across the world as a woman, framed by two starkly contrasting experiences in Morocco and Oman. Plus, she offers some personal advice for other women who are considering a long trip by bicycle…

In this Route Report, Yuto Watanabe checks in after a hot and dusty ride around Utah’s Grand Staircase Loop, bringing back a wealth of great photos from the area’s meandering dirt roads and rugged canyons. Plus, he offers some thoughts on when to go, where to start, and what to look out for…

In this new short film sponsored by Salsa Cycles, two riders set out on an ambitious five-day traverse of New Zealand’s rugged and beautiful South Island. Check out the full film below, and read on for an exclusive behind the scenes story from the trip…

In today’s edition of Rider’s Lens, we take a peek at Mara Menahan’s beautifully detailed botanical illustrations. She recently returned from pedaling the length of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, where she methodically documented the regions rare flora with watercolors…

Justin Barnes reports in after solo riding a sizable portion of the Ruta de las Tres Cordilleras, a challenging traverse from the high mountains of Bolivia to Peru. He shares a useful detour that allows for easier visa logistics, uncomfortable news on the mining situation in the area, and a poignant, personal tale of what he learned from the route’s many challenges…

The 2018 Tour Divide Grand Depart will launch shortly, and weeks of following racers will commence for those of us who aren’t taking part. Again this year, Mike Hall’s dot will trace along the digital route map, encouraging riders to try to beat his course record of 13 days, 22 hours, and 51 minutes, set in 2016. In memory of Mike, longtime fan Thomas Hassler put together this tribute…

Last summer, Canadian photographer Pat Valade headed out on his first extended bikepacking trip, a 10-day stint along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Here, he shares images from the ride and recaps some of the lessons he learned while forgetting about his day-to-day worries and settling into life along the trail…

With the concurrent rise in popularity of bikepacking and gravel events, the two are becoming increasingly intertwined. Here’s a double feature with two videos from Bombtrack and Ortlieb featuring several bikepackers taking on their first gravel race. Plus, thoughts on the ride by Marc Maurer, Jona Riechmann, Matty Waudby, and Franzi Wernsing…

In this edition of Rider’s Lens, we catch up with French photographer Edouard Sepulchre, who we first met while bikepacking through Jordan’s Wadi Rum Desert earlier this year. Read on to learn about Edouard’s quest to seek out pieces of America in unexpected places and to assemble his own visual world from the people and places he encounters amid arid landscapes…