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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.
The GranGuanche Audax is a self-supported bikepacking event that follows a challenging route across the Canary Islands. With help from the organizers, we’ve put together a detailed recap from second-place finisher Nils Correvon. Find his report and a beautiful gallery of photos here…
This year’s Across Andes challenged riders with a 1,100-kilometre route between Chile and Argentina, tackling some of the highest passes in the region. Jackie Baker, one of 12 women to participate, put together a recap of the event that you can read here…
In October, Brother Cycles put on a new event called the Big ‘Un, consisting of a 110-kilometer group ride following the finest gravel, mud, and tarmac around Brother Cycles’ headquarters in Kent, UK. Taylor Doyle put together a recap of the event alongside a gallery of great photos from Dan Monaghan. Check it out here…
This unique event recap from the 2021 DangerBird event in New Mexico combines a poem from Hayley Clifford with photos from Nathan Burnside and Patrick Farnsworth. Find it all here…
The fourth edition of the North Cape 4000 challenged riders with a 4,450-kilometer route from Italy to the Arctic Circle. The organizers have put together a film documenting this year’s event. Watch it here…
The inaugural Dead Ends & Cake event brought riders on a 500-kilometer self-supported loop around eastern Switzerland. The hitch? There were five mandatory checkpoints at the far end of dead-end roads, where fresh cake was served. Johanna Wildmoser and Nadia Kägi put together this reflection on their ride, accompanied by photos they snapped along the way…
Three riders showed up to this year’s Montana Bike Odyssey, a 1,800-mile loop through the state with over 100,000 feet of climbing along the way. We reached Falcon Murty, one of two finishers, for a reflection on his ride…
Last month, 28 brave souls lined up at the start of the US Bicycle Route 41 in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the start of the 2021 North Star Bicycle Race. Leah Gruhn, one of only four women at the grand depart, ended up crushing the previous women’s record by over 23 hours. Find her story here…
The Utah Mixed Epic is an annual 1,000-mile event through the heart of Utah’s high alpine and remote desert regions, from Salt Lake City to Moab. We reached out to organizer Tim Tait for a recap on how things played out in 2021. Find that here, alongside a stunning gallery of photos from three photographers who were out documenting the route…
For the first time, the Fitz-Joy 400 event in Southeastern Idaho had two directions to choose from—both forming a 400-mile loop down to Utah and back again. We reached out to first-place clockwise finisher Greg Dunham for a reflection on his ride. Find that here, alongside photos from the event…
Those brave enough to show up for the 350-mile Big Lonely event in Oregon last week were greeted with freezing temperatures, heavy rain, and death mud. With all riders safely off course, we reached out to event organizer Jesse Blough for some insight on this year’s event. Find a collection of interesting stats, results, and photos here…
After a record-setting time of 5 days, 10 hours, and 49 minutes, Scotti Lechuga was the first rider to finish the 2021 Arkansas High Country Race, setting a new women’s fastest known time on the 1,030-mile course in the process. Find details and photos here…