Event Recaps

The 2020 BAM! Bicycle Adventure Meeting brought in over 400 cyclists from all across Italy. Despite cold temperatures and COVID-19 restrictions, it was a huge success. Find a recap from the organizers here, alongside a beautiful set of photos taken by Federico Ravassard…

This weekend, Scotti and Ernie Lechuga finished the Arkansas High Country Race route in record time (for the second time), tackling the entire 1,037-mile ride in under five days. We reached out to Scotti for a quick reflection on their ride, which you can check out here…

After setting a new course record at the 2020 Adirondack Trail Ride in New York State, we reached out to Daniel Jordan to learn more about his experience, why he came back to ride the route again, and some of the challenges he faced. Find his report and a handful of photos he shot along the way here…

The 2020 edition of Sisters in the Wild brought in riders from Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and the UK, with the goal of offering a community building experience for women. Find words from two of the attendees and a beautiful set of photos from organizer, Neža Peterca, here…

Earlier this month, nine riders showed up to participate in the 2020 Gunny Loopy Loop, with two different route options both starting and ending in Gunnison, Colorado. Event organizer Jefe Branham put together a recap of the event, complete with photos from his ride here…

The inaugural Cascadian Crossing Route, a 325-mile self-supported bikepacking event in Central Oregon, saw only three finishers of the eight who attempted it. Find a recap from the event organizers, including advice from several of the participants, here…

150 miles into the 250-mile Bones to Blue race in Truckee, California, Elizabeth Sampey had to call it quits. Find her reflection on the experience, including her self-shot GoPro video, alongside some great photos taken by Anthony Cupaiuolo along the Tahoe Rim Trail…

Congratulations go to Lachlan Morton for an insane effort finishing the 700 kilometer Badlands 2020 race in just over 43 hours. Find details and photos here…

The Fitz-Barn is a 440-mile bikepacking event from Fitzgerald’s Bicycles in Victor, Idaho, and Red Barn Bicycles in Hamilton, Montana. We reached out to 15-year-old Jacob Hora, who was mentored by Jay Petervary, to learn more about his experience participating in his first self-supported event…

This year’s “Manduro” event had 13 checkpoints, brewery check-ins, and a 200ish mile route, plus the added complexity of COVID-19 and maintaining social distancing the entire time. The 2020 Manduro winner, Alex Warren, sent in a reflection on the event and a few photos he took along the way…

Early this morning, Josh Ibbett finished first in the 2020 GBDURO, a 2,000km route across the UK from Land’s End to John O’Groats on roads, gravel, and singletrack. Find a recap from the organizers, photos, and some thoughts on why this year’s self-sufficient mandate made the event so challenging for riders…

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Butter Tart 700 (BT 700) in southwestern Ontario offered a staggered ITT style event to spread riders out throughout the weekend. Among those riders was Taryn Davis, who put together a reflection on her ride with some photos she took along the way…