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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.
Also making AZT 300 history, 47 year-old Jefe Branham finished the Arizona Trail 300 course early this morning setting a new singlespeed record of just over two days. Find the details here…
The Arizona Trail 300 has a new champion. 35 year-old Timon Fish crossed the finish line at about 9:30 local time last night, setting a new course record just under 39 hours. Find the details here + a video interview with Timon after the ride…
The Tour Te Waipounamu is a new bikepacking event that runs from the northern most tip of New Zealand’s South Island to the furthest point south. Find a reflection by Jeff Lyall from the inaugural event, alongside photos and a short film from the journey here…
The Fried Clay 200k and 420k routes are self-supported endurance events that take riders through 130 or 260 miles of perfect gravel, pristine clay roads, fun singletrack, and challenging horse trails through the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. Find a reflection from Michael Ruiz and photos by our friend Jay Ritchey here…
The Capital Divide is a 250-kilometer self-supported group ride between the northern and southern borders of the Australian Capital Territory. We reached out to the organizer, Mattie Gould, for some background on the inaugural event and a reflection on his ride…
On Friday, March 5th, Rebecca Rusch took first place in the self-supported category of this year’s 350-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational in Alaska. Find photos and some words by Rebecca here…
The Mule Trail is a bikepacking adventure race across Costa Rica from south to north, with three different routes to choose from: 630, 450, and 300 kilometres. Find a personal reflection from Bruce Young here, accompanied by photos by Esteban Rojas…
Yesterday, Stephen Lane finished the 550km Victoria Divide route in Australia in record time, sleeping for just 20 minutes throughout the entire ride and finishing in just over 38 hours. Find a list of sub-48-hour finishers alongside photos from Will Schouten here…
Eileen Schwab decided to tackle The Great Southern Brevet, a 1,100-kilometer self-supported bikepacking event around the South Island of New Zealand, as her first real race. Find a reflection from Eileen and a gallery of photos she took along the way here…
JayP’s Fat Pursuit Camp is a three-day supported winter camp in Yellowstone Country with a focus on skill development and practice. We’ve put together a reflection from Jason Hanson, alongside photos from Aaron Couch. Find it all here…
Our first event recap of 2021 comes from Nan Pugh who participated in JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit in Idaho earlier this month. The event was also opened up to riders from outside of the state for a unique Do-It-On-Your-Own challenge as a way for everyone to participate without the usual gathering. Read a reflection from Nan here, alongside photos taken by Jamye Chrisman during the event…
Sometimes it takes quitting to realize you’ve still got some fight left in you. That’s exactly what happened to Kyle Roberts at this year’s GDT 400, a 400km route following the Great Dividing Trail in Victoria’s Goldfield Region, Australia. Find a reflection from Kyle and photos from several riders here…