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Tuatara 1000 (2026) (621.3mi /999km)

Brown Trout Statue Main Street, Gore, Southland, New Zealand

The Tuatara 1000 is a 1000km journey through some of the best terrain in the deep south of New Zealand…

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Inuvik Weekend Warrior 2026 (300mi /483km)

Mackenzie Hotel 185 Mackenzie Road, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada

The Weekend Warrior is a 3-day Arctic Fat Bike challenge through some of the coldest, toughest, and most beautiful terrain in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

£900
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GranGuanche Audax Gravel 2026 (497mi /800km)

Ermita de Orzola Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

The GranGuanche Audax Gravel is an 800-kilometer self-supported bikepacking event across the Canary Islands. A ride to the next ferry through the ever-changing landscapes of this unique archipelago.

€280
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La Garba 2026 (310.6mi /499km)

Poliesportiu Municipal l'Ampolla L'Ampolla, Tarragona, Spain

La Garba is a self-supported cycling event in Ebro Delta Natural Park with six route options ranging from 80km to 500km...

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Borderline 2026 (186.4mi /299km)

HOTEL FUNDO SAN RAFAEL Carretera Panamericana Sur KM449, NAZCA, ICA, Peru

Borderline is not just a gravel race — it’s an unsupported adventure across a land where navigation and endurance matter more than speed.

$400
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Dales Divide 2026 (372.8mi /599km)

Arnside Pier Pier Ln, Arnside, Carnforth, United Kingdom

Dales Divide is a 600-kilometer coast-to-coast bikepacking route from Arnside to Scarborough and back again!

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2026 Stagecoach 400 (400mi /644km)

IDYLLWILD IDYLLWILD, CA, United States

The Stagecoach 400 is a masterpiece of stitchworked dirt doubletrack, sandy desert roads, technical singletrack, urban bike paths, and rolling tarmac.

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Piemontgravel 2026 (111-222-333-444KM) (275.8mi /443km)

Villa Moffa Via Don Giulio Cremaschi 10, Bra, Piedmont, Italy

Piemontgravel offers four routes—111 km, 222 km, 333 km, and 444 km—each tracing a different line through the provinces of Cuneo, Asti, and Turin.

€79
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Gravel del Fuego 2026 (621.3mi /999km)

Plaza de Armas Arturo Prat Tomás Rogers 143, Natales, Magallanes y la Antartica, Chile

Gravel del Fuego is the southernmost ultra-cycling race in the world...

$105
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Norfolk 360 (2026) (360mi /579km)

Claxton Village Hall The St., Claxton, Norwich, United Kingdom

Want to give ultra-cycling or a bikepacking race a go but don’t know where to start? Then Norfolk 360 is designed for you…

£120
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2026 Race Across South Africa (1242.7mi /1,999km)

The Oaks Hotel Byrne, Richmond, KZN, South Africa

The Race Across South Africa is an unforgettable adventure by bike that takes riders to remote parts of South Africa, where they will experience the country's true splendour and the warm hospitality of its people…

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Rando Imperator 2026 (372.8mi /599km)

Tierpark Hellabrunn Tierparkstraße 30, München, Bayern, Germany

From Munich to Ferrara, the Rando Imperator is the only Randonnée that crosses the Alps, from Germany to Italy, passing through Austria…

€80
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2026 Veneto Gravel (434.9mi /698km)

Via Padre Zanuso Bassano del Grappa, Venice, Italy

Veneto Gravel is an unsupported adventure through some of the best countryside, hills and Venetian cities Italy has to offer.

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RockStar Challenge 2026 (270mi /435km)

Black Sheep Coffee 217 S Liberty St, Ste 104B, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

The RockStar Challenge is a 270-mile mtb race from Rocktown (Harrisonburg) to the Star City (Roanoke)…

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Italy Divide 2026 (1025.2mi /1,650km)

BARI Puglia, Italy

The 10th edition of the Italy Divide dishes up three route options ranging from 700km up to 1,650km...

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Balutia 2026 (540.5mi /869km)

Paseo Marcos Redondo Avenida Marcos Redondo, 1, Pozoblanco, Cordoba, Spain

Balutia is an 870km self-supported gravel event, tracing the original border of Balutia, an ancient Arab province that included territories from Córdoba, Ciudad Real, and Badajoz.

€285
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Empire Lands 2026 (559.2mi /900km)

Largo della Loggia - Belvedere Silvi Paese, Silvi, Teramo, Italy

Empire Lands is a one-of-a-kind bikepacking adventure in Europe, a journey that blends ancient history with the iconic landscapes of central Italy.

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Race around the Netherlands 2026 (1211.6mi /1,949km)

DE PROLOOG CAFE ALLEMANSWAARD 27, AMERONGEN, KA, Netherlands

Race around the Netherlands is a fully self-supported bikepacking race following an epic 1,950- or 1,300-kilometre route…

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Quixote Bikepacking 2026 (326.2mi /525km)

Catedral Toledo Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Quixote Bikepacking is a 525-kilometer ultra-endurance cycling challenge in some of the most iconic areas of Spain…

€149
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2026 Pinyons and Pines (400mi /644km)

Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution 3 South Mikes Pike, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Pinyons and Pines is a self-supported bikepacking race that explores some of the best riding in Arizona…

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Point of Return 2026

B-side Am Mittelhafen 42, Münster, NRW, Germany

Point of Return challenges participants to get as far as possible from the starting point in Münster, Germany, in four days...

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Bristol Bath 200 (2026) (200mi /322km)

Bath BA1 , United Kingdom

The Bristol Bath is a 200-mile mixed-terrain ride through West Country, UK. Ride it supported over four days or as a self-supported bikepacking adventure...

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2026 Cross-Washington (XWA) (690mi /1,110km)

First Beach La Push, WA, United States

The Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Route traverses East from the Pacific Ocean through rainforests and deserts by way of singletrack and gravel roads.

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Hardennes Gravel Tour 2026 (434.9mi /698km)

Salle Parfond Ry Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg, Belgium

The Hardennes Gravel Tour is a 100, 200, 300, or 700km self-supported ride in the heart of the Ardennes...

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400 ULTRA 2026 (248.5mi /399km)

Autocamp Mostek Mostek 2, Mostek, Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic

The 400 ULTRA is a self-supported race through meadows, woods, and hills in the Czech Republic…

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Aethelred Ultra 2026 (372.8mi /599km)

Salisbury Campsite at Bake Farm Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

New for 2026, Aethelred Ultra is a 600km figure-8 ultra-cycling event in the UK, riding the best terrain around Dorset, Wiltshire, and the New Forest...

£150
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Race Through Poland No.8 (1118.4mi /1,799km)

RYNEK NOWY TARG, MALOPOLSKA, Poland

Race Through Poland is a TCR style bikepacking race, taking riders through the most iconic mountains of Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Free route, four controls, dedicated parcours, one ride.

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Source to Sea Trail 2026 (453.6mi /729km)

Mytholmroyd Community Center Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom

The Source to Sea Trail is a long-distance circular route connecting old packhorse lanes, drovers roads, greenways, and quiet country roads to take you across Yorkshire…

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MONUMENTAL Gravel 2026 (497mi /800km)

Hopper Youth Residence De Kluis Kluis 1, St.-Joris-Weert, Leuven, Belgium

Monumental is a self-supported gravel and bikepacking event celebrating Belgium’s cycling monuments…

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Valley Mass 2026 (177mi /285km)

Sheldon Field 26 Old Ferry Rd., Northampton, MA, United States

The inaugural Valley Mass bikepacking adventure follows a 178-mile route through some of Western Massachusetts' most diverse landscapes...

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Zuri Escape 2026 (260.9mi /418km)

Saalsporthalle Giesshübelstrasse 41, Zürich, Switzerland

ZURI ESCAPE is a 420km bikepacking event exploring the beautiful landscapes surrounding Switzerland’s biggest city…

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Grelly ’26 Adventure (420mi /676km)

The Ardennes Vielsalm, Luxembourg

Grelly is a 350-675km self-supported bikepacking adventure following lesser-known tracks in southern Belgium…

€150
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Moravia Divide 2026 (497mi /800km)

Javorník Račí údolí, Javorník, Silesia, Czech Republic

Moravia Divide is an 800km bikepacking challenge across the Czech region of Moravia...

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The Grand Loop 2026 (365mi /587km)

Koski Fine Woodworking 366 Main Street, Nucla, CO, United States

The Grand Loop is a 365-mile self-supported bikepacking challenge that connects the Kokopelli, Paradox, and Tabeguache trails together into one epic ride…

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Lost Ride 2026 (463mi /745km)

Lost Ride , Czech Republic

Lost Ride follows the legacy of Loudání as an unsupported race with an unknown route across Central Europe...

€125
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Gravel Trans Jura 2026 (248.6mi /399km)

Theaterplatz Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

Gravel Trans Jura is a six-day, 400-kilometer bikepacking adventure from Baden to Nyon, Switzerland…

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La Conquista Bikepacking 2026 (403.8mi /649km)

Plaza Catedral de Burgos Burgos, Spain

Following an impressive number of historical landmarks and part of the Cid Burgos Valencia route, La Conquista Bikepacking is a bikepacker’s delight…

€149
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2026 Trans Am Bike Nonstop Check Point Edition (3300mi /5,311km)

Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Depot 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria

The 2026 Trans Am Bike Nonstop Check Point Edition challenges riders to ride across America through a series of virtual checkpoints. The route you take between them is up to you...

$300
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SEVEN SERPENTS 2026 (619.3mi /996km)

Grad Kodeljevo Koblarjeva ulica 34a, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Seven Serpents is an unsupported 1,000km bikepacking challenge from Ljubljana to Trieste through the Croatian islands, following gravel and side roads…

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The Pyrenean Rally 2026 (1118.4mi /1,799km)

LLANÇA GIRONA, Spain

The Pyrenean Rally is a two-chapter odyssey across the Pyrenees, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic on a mixed-terrain route over endless Spanish pistas, and back to the Mediterranean on an all-paved route over legendary French cols.

€340
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Hydra 2026 (621.3mi /999km)

Gościniec Hańcza Błaskowizna 3A, Suwalki, Poland

Hydra is a 750 or 1,000-kilometer bikepacking challenge from Poland to Lithuania—riders have 6 days to finish the full route…

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the GOATS 2026 (444.2mi /715km)

Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela Penhas da Saúde, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal

The GOATS is an off-road ultra-distance bike challenge covering 715km in the Mountains region in Portugal…

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Hope-1000 (2026) (621.3mi /999km)

ASCO Fountain Hafenstrasse, Romanshorn, Switzerland

The Hope-1000 is a nonstop 1,000 kilometer bikepacking race from Romanshorn to Montreux…

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El Piri 2026 (497mi /800km)

Girona City Centre Girona, Catalonia, Spain

El Piri is an 800-kilometer gravel adventure through the Catalan Pyrenees, starting and finishing in the city of Girona…

€385
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Taunus Bikepacking No. 9 (2026) (621.8mi /999km)

The Eppstein Project Bezirksstraße 2, Eppstein, Hesse, Germany

A self-supported bikepacking adventure in the Taunus hills north of Frankfurt, taking in a mix of surfaces from paved lanes, gravel roads, cobblestone alleys, dirt trails, and everything in between.

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Dead Ends & Cake 2026 (310.6mi /499km)

St. Gallen, Switzerland Kleinbergstrasse 1, St. Gallen, SG, Switzerland

Dead Ends & Cake is a self-supported and self-navigated bikepacking event in eastern Switzerland—with fresh cake at each checkpoint…

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Abruzzo Trail – MAGS Experience 2026 (292mi /470km)

Viale Makarska Roseto degli Abruzzi, TERAMO, Italy

Ride through Italy’s wild heart — a self-supported bikepacking adventure across Abruzzo’s rugged mountains, ancient villages, and two National Parks in the Green Region of Europe.

Bikepacking Races

Veneto Trail 2026 (310.6mi /499km)

Piazza Pierobon 11 Via G. Garibaldi, Cittadella, Province of Padua, Italy

The Veneto Trail is an self-supported bikepacking adventure, designed for mountain bikes, in the SE Italian Alps, mostly in the region of Veneto.

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NorthCape-Tarifa 2026 (4598.1mi /7,400km)

North Cape 9764 Nordkapp, Magerøya, North Cape, Norway

The NorthCape-Tarifa bicycle adventure is the longest self-supported road bicycle race!

€410
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Andean Raid 2026 (466mi /750km)

Plaza de Armas Cusco, Peru

Characterized by its fierce wilderness, high mountain passes, unpredictable weather, and warm hospitality, the Andean Raid is an adventure like none other...

$450
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Hamburg’s Backyard 2026 (434.9mi /698km)

Hamburg Müggenkampstr. 1, Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg’s Backyard is a 700-kilometer gravel race that starts and ends in Hamburg, Germany…

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Olympic 420 Adventure 2026 (420mi /676km)

The Rocktopus Port Angeles, WA, United States

The Olympic 420 Adventure is a totally doable bikepacking race around the high and wild Olympic mountains...

Bikepacking Races

The 360 (2026) (223.6mi /359km)

Old Royal Navel College Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

The 360 is a full circumnavigation of London on gravel, bridleway, woodland singletrack, canal paths, field crossings, and forgotten connectors...

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GCOR 2026 (450mi /724km)

Carlsborg Old Mill Cafe Sequim, WA, United States

GCOR is a gravel circumnavigation of the Olympic Mountain Range in Washington…

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Transpyrenees 2026 (698.4mi /1,123km)

Santiago Plaza Pasai Donibane, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Transpyrenees 2026 is an unsupported, one-stage road cycling challenge that traverses the vast and varied landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula and beyond…

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LA PERIPHERIE 2026 (1553.4mi /2,499km)

Weyenhof Schulgasse 2, Wasungen, Thuringen, Germany

LA PERIPHERIE is a 2,500km self-supported bikepacking event through Germany, Switzerland, and France, with a total of 45,000 meters of accumulated elevation.

€360

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Elevation Vercors 2026 (217.4mi /349km)

Salle des fêtes L'Albenc, Isère, France

Elevation Vercors is an off-road ultra-distance event in France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region...

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El Camino 2026 (447.3mi /719km)

Avenida Arostegui Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

El Camino is an unsupported bikepacking event following a 720-kilometer gravel route across Northern Spain…

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2026 Schleudergang 1000 (621.3mi /999km)

Nürnberg & Dresden Bavaria, Germany

SCHLEUDERGANG EINTAUSEND is a self-supported, fixed-route ultracycling adventure that starts simultaneously in Dresden and Nuremberg, with a meeting point in Czechpoint...

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Three Peaks Bike Race 2026 (1491.2mi /2,400km)

SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE SCHÖNBRUNNER SCHLOSSSTRASSE, VIENNA, Austria

Three Peaks Bike Race is a 2,150km unsupported bikepacking race across the Dolomites and the Alps, from Vienna to Nice.

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