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Bikepacking Races

The Munga (2021) (621mi /999km)

Windmill Hotel and Casino Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

The Munga is a 1000 km, semi-supported, single stage mountain bike race across the middle of South Africa in the heat of the summer...

R25000
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Cross Florida Individual Time Trial (CFiTT 2021) (300mi /483km)

Atlantic Ocean 4th avenue at Waters Edge, New Smyrna Beach, FL, United States

The Cross Florida Individual Time Trial is Florida’s Premier Off road Ultra Endurance Event. It is a one of a kind coast to coast bikepacking/Ultra Running challenge, the only one of its kind in the United States.

$50
Bikepacking Races

The 03 2021 (2485.5mi /4,000km)

HAGLEY PARK 14 RICCARTON AVENUE, CHRISTCHURCH CENTRAL, CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand

The 03 is New Zealand's longest brevet, circumnavigating the island by way of perilous peaks and shadowy single track...

NZD50
Bikepacking Races

Tuscobia Winter Ultra 2022 (160mi /257km)

Knights of Columbus Hall North St. & Nuun Ave, Rice Lake, WI, United States

The Tuscobia Winter Ultra is a run, bike or ski event held on the Tuscobia State Trail in Northern Wisconsin, and a qualifying event for the Iditarod Trail Invitation...

Workshops & Clinics

Fat Pursuit Camp 2022

Fat Pursuit Winter Camp ISLAND PARK, ID, United States

The Fat Pursuit Camp is a 3 day supported, winter camp in Yellowstone Country with a focus on skill development and practice.

$700
Bikepacking Races

Sedgefield 500 (2022) (310.6mi /500km)

Wild Oats Farmers Market Sedgefield, Western Cape, South Africa

The Sedgefield 500 is a self-supported 500km gravel race starting and finishing in Sedgefield, Western Cape...

R1750
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JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit 2022 (124mi /200km)

Sawtelle Mountain Resort 4133 Quakie Ln, Island Park, ID, United States

JayP's Backyard Fat Pursuit is a 60km or 200km bike race on a network of groomed snowmobile trails. Groomed is relative.

$100 – $300
Bikepacking Races

Tour Te Waipounamu 2022 (807mi /1,299km)

Cape Farewell Puponga, Tasman, New Zealand

The Tour Te Waipounamu is a bikepacking race following the length of New Zealand's South Island, Te Waipounamu o Aotearoa— "that land between the mountains and plains"...

Bikepacking Races

Race Around Rwanda (2022) (621.3mi /1,000km)

Kigali Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda

The Race around Rwanda (RaR) is an ultra endurance cycling event that will lead participants over a spectacular route around the beautiful Rwandan countryside...

€220 – €250
Bikepacking Races

Arrowhead 135 (2022) (135mi /217km)

International Falls International Falls, MN, United States

The Arrowhead 135 is a winter ultra for hikers, skiers, and bikers in Northern Minnesota with an average finish rate under 50%...

Bikepacking Races

The Huracan 300 Challenge (2022) (320mi /515km)

Shangri La Campground 12788 SW 69th Ct, Ocala, FL, United States

The Huracan 300 Challenge is the ultimate self-supported bikepacking race through the state of Florida. Boasting over 100 miles of singletrack and some of Florida's hardest and longest climbs...are you up for the challenge?

Bikepacking Races

Landing Overland

London London, United Kingdom

Landing Overland is Alvaro de la Camara's fundraiser ride from London to Madrid, in support of ELLA’s fight against trafficking and sexual exploitation...

Bikepacking Races

Actif Epica 2022 (130.4mi /210km)

The Forks Market 1 Forks Market Rd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Actif Epica is a challenging winter adventure on the Crow Wing Trail near North America's geographic centre—Winnipeg, Manitoba.

$50 – $240
Bikepacking Races

TRANSCORDILLERAS 2022 (683.5mi /1,100km)

Yopal Yopal, Casanare, Colombia

The Transcordilleras is an 8 stage 1,100km self-supported bikepacking race across the Andes in Colombia...

Group Rides

2022 Tour Aotearoa (1864mi /3,000km)

Cape Reinga Cape Reinga, New Zealand

Tour Aotearoa is New Zealand's longest bikepacking event. Stretching 3,000km from Cape Reinga to Bluff it follows a combination of cycle trails, tracks, paths and lanes connected by the most enjoyable country roads available.

Free
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Wendigo Ultra 2022 (124mi /200km)

WHITEWATER BREWING CO 78 HIGHWAY 17, Cobden, Ontario, Canada

The Wendigo Ultra is a self-supported fatbike event through Whitewater Township and into Quebec, with options for 50km, 100km, and further...

$65 – $150
Bikepacking Races

Tuatara 1000 (2022) (621.3mi /1,000km)

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...

Bikepacking Races

Victoria Divide 550 (2022) (341.7mi /550km)

Wurundjeri Spur Lookout Yarra Boulevard, Kew, Victoria, Australia

The Victoria Divide is a 570km off-road bikepacking route, traversing the Great Dividing Range across the state of Victoria, from Melbourne to Albury/Wodonga...

Bikepacking Races

Y.O.T.A 2022 (Your Own Trail Adventure)

Aroma Restaurant Dimona, Israel

The annual YOTA (Your Own Trail Adventure) is a team-based, self-supported navigation challenge across the Negev desert in Israel.

Free
Group Rides

Queen’s Ransom (2022) (227mi /365km)

Queen Creek Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Queen’s Ransom is a 227-mile bikepacking route around the greater East Valley of metro Phoenix, Arizona...

Group Rides

Ruta Del Jefe 2022 (135mi /217km)

Appleton Whittell Research Ranch 366 Research Ranch Rd, Elgin, AZ, United States

Ruta del Jefe is a weekend of education, adventure, fundraising, and community—with five route to choose from ranging from 28 to 135-miles, and a goal to raise $30,000...

Group Rides

Hoved Ting 2021 (623mi /1,003km)

Café Timeless Blankeneser Landstraße 67, Hamburg, Denmark

Hoved Ting is a self-supported, 1,003km ride, from Hamburg to Fyns Hoved, Denmark and back...

Bikepacking Races

The Drift 100 (2022) (101mi /163km)

The Drift PO box 1501, Pinedale, WY, United States

The Drift 100 is a self-supported winter race in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, the largest mountain range in the state...

Bikepacking Races

Cloudride Prologue 500 (2022) (310.6mi /500km)

Canberra ACT Canberra, ACT, Australia

A long-weekend 'flashpacker' for riders to test gear, get some fitness and experience tough racing conditions over similar terrain to the full Monaro Cloudride in three weeks time.

Free
Group Rides

Fleche’ Campout (2022)

Earth Anywhere

The Fleche Campout is a worldwide invitation to participate in a simple overnight campout...

Bikepacking Races

Maricopa Trail Race 2022 (240mi /386km)

Anthem Trailhead 1120 W Desert Hills Dr, Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Maricopa Trail Race is a 240-mile self-supported ultra endurance race along the Maricopa Trail in Phoenix...

Bikepacking Races

GranGuanche Audax Gravel (2022) (434mi /698km)

Calle Quemadas Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

GranGuanche Audax Gravel is a 700km self-supported gravel race across the Canary Islands...

€240
Bikepacking Races

2022 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.

Bikepacking Races

Florida Divide 2022 (1500mi /2,414km)

Conecuh National Forest Open Pond Camp Tower Rd, Andalusia, AL, United States

The Florida Divide is the the ultimate self-supported bikepacking event in the Southeast.

$80
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Fried Clay 200k (2022) (124mi /200km)

Cedar Creek Check Station Checking Station Rd SW, Eatonton, GA, United States

The Fried Clay is a self-supported endurance gravel event that takes you through Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest...

$30

Bikepacking Races

Grevet 2022 (248.5mi /400km)

Germany Berlin and Dresden, Germany

Grevet is a gravel series with eight events around Berlin and Dresden, ranging from 150km to 400km in length...

Bikepacking Races

Skyway Epic 2022 (100mi /161km)

Talladega National Forest Boat Dock Ln, Sylacauga, AL, United States

The Skyway Epic is an endurance mountain bike race in the Talledega National Forest in Alabama, starting and finishing on the stellar Sylaward Trail at Lake Howard...

Group Rides

Tour de Los Padres 2022 (275mi /443km)

Santa Barbara Pier 194 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Tour De Los Padres is a challenging bikepacking route that is about 275 miles that traverses through some of the most scenic areas of the Southern Los Padres National forest.

Free
Bikepacking Races

Adriatic Green Trail

Strada dei Guazzi, 12 Fano, Le Marche, Italy

The Adriatic Green Trail: 3 days by bike to discover the most beautiful heart of the Le Marche Region of Italy...

Group Rides

The Wild Chicken 100 (2022) (100mi /161km)

The Depot of Fitzgerald, Georgia 116 N. Johnston Street, Fitzgerald, GA, United States

The Wild Chicken 100 is an entire day of riding, good people, and great food along some fo the finest backroads in South Georgia...

$30 – $50
Festivals and Demos

Big Fat Bike Festival (2022) (32mi /51km)

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 95 Sterling Hwy, Homer, AK, United States

Join Homer Cycling Club in Alaska for another fun-filled edition of the Big Fat Bike Festival!

Bikepacking Races

Classics Story, The Northern Way (2022) (745.6mi /1,200km)

Citadel Park 34, Gent, Oost vlaanderen, Belgium

The Classics Story is a 1,200km self-supported cycling adventure in Northern Belgium, following sections of the Northern Classic cycling routes...

€200
Bikepacking Races

Gravel Augusta 2022 (279.6mi /450km)

Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Gravel Augusta is an unsupported gravel event connecting Barcelona and Valencia via singletrack, paths, and side roads...

€99
Bikepacking Races

Monaro Cloudride 1000 (2022) (621.4mi /1,000km)

BentSpoke Brewing Co 48/38 Mort Street, Braddon, Canberra, Australia

1,000km of off road unsupported bikepacking, suitable for experienced multi-day riders only...

Bikepacking Races

Dales Divide 2022 (372.8mi /600km)

Promenade Arnside Cumbria, United Kingdom

A bikepacking track across the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. Riders challenge themselves, to go as fast as they (safely!) can starting at 8:00am and returning back to Arnside...

Free
Bikepacking Races

Desertus Bikus 2022 (777mi /1,250km)

La Course Anglet, pays basque, France

The inaugural Desertus Bikus event is a self-guided race across Spain, from the Bay of Biscay to the Costal Del Sol...

€150
Bikepacking Races

RockStar Challenge 2022 (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)...

Bikepacking Races

Italy Divide 2022 (776mi /1,249km)

Pompei Pompei, Naples, Italy

The Italy Divide is an exciting 1,250km route crossing Pompei, Naples, Reggia di Caserta, Rome, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Mantova and Verona...

€215
Bikepacking Races

Freedom Circuit 2022 (434.9mi /700km)

Bushmens Nek Resort Drakensberg, Underberg, South Africa

The Freedom Circuit is a challenging self-supported bikepacking race following the Freedom Trail in South Africa...

R5000
Bikepacking Races

A-Cross The 3 (2022) (310.6mi /500km)

Tennis-Club Eupen Hütte 85, Eupen, Liège, Belgium

A-Cross the 3 is the little brother to the ACT5, a self supported mountain bike race that crosses through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany!

Bikepacking Races

2022 Allegheny Mountains Loop (AML) (400mi /644km)

VIRGINIA TECH’S WAR MEMORIAL CHAPEL 601 DRILLFIELD DR, BLACKSBURG, VA, United States

The Allegheny Mountains Loop (AML) follows the 400-mile route mapped by the Adventure Cycling Association, the grand depart occurs each April and is a chance to ride the loop as fast as you can!

Free
Bikepacking Races

Race Around the Netherlands (2022) (1174.4mi /1,890km)

DE PROLOOG CAFE ALLEMANSWAARD 27, AMERONGEN, KA, Netherlands

The Race Around the Netherlands is a self-supported bikepacking event following a route rich with history and scenic vistas.

€195

Bikepacking Races

Iberica Traversa 2022 (1068mi /1,719km)

Tarifa Cadiz, Spain

An unsupported adventure across the Iberian Peninsula. Over 1,000 miles of gravel roads and trails…

€290
Group Rides

Ride Across Arizona 2022 (615mi /990km)

Topock Route 66 Topock, AZ, United States

Ride Across Arizona is a 615-mile self-supported bikepacking event following AZ Gravel Rides' Trans-Arizona Off Road Bike Route...

Group Rides

Rando Imperator 2022 (372.8mi /600km)

Thalkirchner Brücke Munich, Germany

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


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€65
Bikepacking Races

Pipeline Challenge (2022) (372.8mi /600km)

Pipeline Challenge 63 Richardson St, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Australia

The Pipeline Challenge is a five day mountain biking adventure following Australia’s iconic Golden Pipeline from the red dirt of Kalgoorlie to the green hills of Perth...

Bikepacking Races

Pinyons and Pines 2022 (300mi /483km)

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

Pinyons and Pines is a 300-mile self-supported bikepacking race that explores some of the best riding in Arizona...

Free
Bikepacking Races

STEPPENWOLF 2022 (434.9mi /700km)

Steintor Bernau Bernau, Berlin, Germany

Steppenwolf is a 700km or 450km self-supported bikepacking challenge from Berlin to Usedom and back…

Bikepacking Races

Willamt Nonstop 2022 (400mi /644km)

Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park 16555 SE Mill St, Portland, OR, United States

Willamt Nonstop is a 400-ish mile self-supported bike race through the greater hill country of the Willamette Valley, Oregon...

Bikepacking Races

Doom 2022 (375mi /604km)

Oark General Store 117 Co Rd, Oark, AR, United States

Doom is a beautifully evil bikepacking route in the south, consisting of soul-sucking climbs, rough roads, and a whopping 41,000 feet of elevation gain...

Group Rides

Thunderbolts Adventure 2022 (142.9mi /230km)

Gloucester Bowling Club Park Street, Gloucester, NSW, Australia

The Thunderbolts Adventure is a 230km ride in the remote wilderness region of the Barrington Tops in New South Wales...

Bikepacking Races

Seven Serpents Gravel 2022 (497mi /800km)

Grablovičeva ulica Ljubljana, Slovenia

Seven Serpents Gravel is an unsupported 800km bikepacking challenge from Ljubljana to Trieste through the Croatian islands following gravel and side roads...

Bikepacking Races

Hydra Epic V (994.1mi /1,600km)

Wake Inn Zarasai Salos str 4, Zarasai city, Lithuania

The Hydra Epic traverses the Baltic States from South to North, following some of the largest rivers in the region while navigating a healthy dose of singletrack as well...

€160
Bikepacking Races

400 Ultra (2022) (248.5mi /400km)

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

The 400 Ultra is a 400km self-supported race starting and finishing in the Hradec Kralove Region of Czech Republic...

Kromvojoj 2022 (870mi /1,400km)

Carrer de la Ginesta Reus, Tarragona, Spain

Kromvojoj is a self-supported ultra endurance race in the Catalonia region of Spain. 1,400km and three mandatory checkpoints along the way...

Bikepacking Races

Trans Virginia 2022 (Spring Grand Depart) (550mi /885km)

Lincoln Memorial 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC, United States

The TransVirginia Bike Route is a 550-mile mostly-unpaved backcountry cycling route that traverses the state of Virginia from Washington, DC to Damascus, VA.

Free
Bikepacking Races

2022 TransEcuador Bikepacking Race (389mi /626km)

Parque Central Cumbaya Barrio La Victoria, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

The TransEcuador Bikepacking Race is a fully self-supported event along some of the best dirt roads and trails in South America...

Bikepacking Races

The Buckshot 2022 (260.9mi /420km)

Riverside Park 100 Lorne St, Kamloops, BC, Canada

For those bikepackers out there not yet up to the full 1000+ km and 11000+ m of elevation of the BC Epic, BC's ultimate bikepacking race, or those that simply do not have the time this season to commit to the Epic... comes the 'Buckshot'!

Free