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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.
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…
With the majority of grand departs postponed or cancelled for 2020, some eager riders are focusing their attention on FKT (Fastest Known Time) attempts on various routes to stay busy. We’ve put together a recap of some of the more recent record setting attempts here…
As many of you know, if not for Covid-19, the Tour Divide Grand Depart would be setting out from Banff this morning. Here are some thoughts, photos, and links past content to keep the spirit alive…
The Latigo Campout aimed to bring people with various outdoorsy interests together for a weekend in the mountains with good coffee and live music. Mark Finster, the event organizer and Founder of Latigo Coffee, put together this great recap, including a video and a collection of photos. Check it all out here…
Even after extensive planning and preparation, bikepacking events often don’t go as planned. That was certainly the case for the participants at the 2020 Stagecoach 400. San Diego local, Martin Rodriguez, takes us through a reflection of his attempt at this year’s event, including a bunch of great photos from along the way…
The inaugural Drift 100 brought in nearly 30 participants, including cyclists, runners, and skiers. Jefe Branham was the first to finish the 100-mile route with a time of 17 hours and 47 minutes. We reached out to learn more about his experience in Wyoming’s Wind River Range…
After 22 days, 7 hours, and 30 minutes, Jill Martindale, Petr Ineman, and Casey Fagerquist rolled into Nome after pedalling and pushing 1,000 miles through one of the most challenging events out there. They are the first and only finishers of the 2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000. Congratulations!