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Find recaps of bikepacking ultra races, meetings, summits and other related events. If you have a recap of your event you’d like to share, get in touch.
Congratulations to Nicolette Jones, the first woman to cross the finish line in the 2024 Colorado Trail Race. Nicolette completed the course in just over five and a half days, the fastest time a woman has raced the southbound route from Denver to Durango. Alexandera Houchin caught up with Nicolette at the southern terminus and put together this lovely piece about her ride with a selection of photos…
Last night, 42-year-old Xavier Chiriboga from Quito, Ecuador, took first place in the 2024 Colorado Trail Race, finishing the 527-mile course in just over four and a half days. Find details and photos from the finish line here…
Austin Killips completed an individual time trial on the Tour Divide this morning, finishing in just 14 days, 23 hours, and 12 minutes, becoming the fastest woman to complete the 2,700-mile route. Learn more here…
Jana Kesenheimer of Austria finished the 2024 Transcontinental Race yesterday in 11 days, 3 hours, and 57 minutes, becoming the first woman to finish the roughly 4,000-kilometer race. Find photos and a brief report from the organizers here…
Robin Gemperle was the first to finish the 2024 Transcontinental Race yesterday, riding more than 4,000 kilometers in just 8 days, 23 hours, and 59 minutes. Find photos from his ride and a statement from Lost Dot, the organizers of the event, here…
Sara Bukies recently attended the latest Komoot Women’s Weekender in Germany’s Black Forest along with several dozen other women. In this recap, Sara realizes how empowering events like this can be for this special community of like-minded individuals. Read it and find a beautiful collection of photos by Vanessa Blankenagel here…
Last week, April Drage became the first person to finish the 2024 Race to the Rock, a challenging ride across the Australian Outback. In this piece, April recounts her incredible 2,750-kilometer ride and the challenges that make this event the quintessential Australian bikepacking race…
We look forward to the vibrant, joyful images from our friends at Coffee Tea Trip in Poland each time the annual Swift Campout rolls around, and they recently sent over a lovely selection of photos and a quick recap of this year’s getaway. See it here…
Last week, Karin Pocock of Crested Butte, Colorado, took first place at the Oregon Timber Trail 300, where around 65% of riders have scratched from the event. Find a brief reflection from Karin’s winning ride here…
Congratulations to April Drage, the first rider to finish the 2024 Race to the Rock, a herculean ride across the Australian Outback. Learn more about this year’s incredible 2,750-kilometer race and find a video with April discussing her Curve GMX+ and the highly specialized gear list she used here…
In May, nearly 70 people showed up for the 2024 WeedSac, a non-competitive 155-mile bike tour in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. Nick and JoJo the dog put together a short reflection from the ride with photos they snapped along the way. Read their story here…
Late last night, Cecilia Campuzano became the first woman to finish the 2024 BC Epic 1000 in British Columbia, tackling the 1,000-kilometer route in just 3 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes. We caught up with her the day before at the Kootenay Lake ferry to see how she was doing…