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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.
Dead Ends & Cake, the sweetest event in Switzerland, saw 90 riders line up in St. Gallen for the self-supported and self-navigated bikepacking event with fresh cake at each checkpoint last month. Find a recap from the organizers alongside some stunning photos here…
The Veneto Trail is an unsupported bikepacking adventure that takes riders from the Po Valley to the Dolomites, crossing the Veneto region in Northeastern Italy. We reached out to finisher Cyril Chermin to learn more about their struggles, joys, and setbacks while participating in this year’s event. Read it and find a beautiful selection of photos from the organizers here…
Race Through Poland is a Transcontinental Race-style bikepacking event that takes riders through the most iconic mountains of Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. There were more than 100 riders at this year’s event, and we reached out to finisher Bradley Woodruffe to learn more about his ride. Find his story and a selection of photos from Małgorzata Michalik here…
Late last week, Jan Heine of Rene Herse Cycles took off on an individual time trial on the Dark Divide 300 bikepacking route in Washington, setting a new fastest known time (FKT) of just over 37 hours. Learn more about his ride, strategy, and bike here…
Across Andes is a 1,100-kilometer unsupported ultracycling gravel race in Chile. There were more than 150 riders at last year’s event in November, and the organizers just released the official 27-minute event film by Andrew Figueroa for everyone to enjoy. Watch it here…
Casey Loseth and his mother Melanie signed up for this year’s BC Epic 1000 to commemorate their late friend Iohan Gueorguiev. Find a personal reflection of their bikepacking journey across British Columbia and some photos they snapped along the way here…
Over the weekend, Adrien Liechti took first place at the inaugural Ascend Armenia event, completing the 1,162-kilometer route in just 5 days, 11 hours, and 45 minutes. Organizer Stephen Fitzgerald put together a recap of Adrien’s ride with photos and some other rider updates from the event. Find it all here…
Hats off to Alexandera Houchin for setting the women’s singlespeed record on the Tour Divide yet again. See her impressive ride stats, browse a handful of beautiful photos from the route, and read more about Alexandera’s 2023 Tour Divide here…
Congratulations to Katya Rakhmatulina for finishing in second place in the 2023 Tour Divide women’s category. Find a few photos of Katya and details about here race here…
The 2023 Bicycle Adventure Meeting saw a record-breaking 1,200 attendees gather in Mantua, Italy, for a weekend of group rides, workshops, and community building. Find a recap from Emily MacKenzie’s ride to the event with new friends here…
The Grand Loop is a stunning 365-mile route that hits the Tabeguache Trail, Kokopelli Trail, and the Paradox Trail in Southwest Colorado and Utah. After more than a 10-year hiatus, 14 riders set off earlier this month to try their luck at riding the full route. Find a recap and a selection of photos from the event here…
Henley Phillips was in California for the 2023 Los Angeles Invitational, an all-day event that includes a trio of gravel rides through the mountains outside the city, a bike and car show, local food and drinks, a bicycle swap meet, and more. Henley compiled a report covering his trip to the Invitational from his home in Tucson and his time at the sixth annual event. See it all here…