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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.
After a little more than 49 hours, Ulrich Bartholmoes took first place at this year’s 1,000-kilometer Across Andes event in Chile. Learn more about his new record time and the route here…
Outspoken is a new two-day event in Oxford, UK, celebrating women’s voices in cycling through a weekend of presentations, discussions, and group rides. Find reflections on the inaugural event from the organizers, attendees, and panelists here…
Six riders showed up to this year’s Big Sky Spectaculaire grand depart, a 900-mile adventure cycling event through Big Sky Country, Montana. Find a reflection written by the only pairs team from what was their first ultra-endurance event experience here…
As the end of the year draws nearer, we’ve gathered a bunch of race recap videos from 2022 for your viewing pleasure. Find an excellent selection of videos from the 2022 Pan Celtic Race, Badlands, West Carpathian Challenge, and Atlas Mountain Race here…
The Black Hills Expedition is a 460-mile singletrack-heavy race through the Black Hills of South Dakota and into Wyoming. Around 20 riders showed up for last month’s grand depart, and only nine finished the route. Find an event recap from first-place finisher Zach Stone here…
The Bohemia Divide is an unsupported 800-kilometer race through the Czech Republic. There were more than 100 riders from eight countries at this year’s event, the fastest of whom finished in under three days. Niels Ihrman put together a diary-style report from their ride with a lovely gallery of photos from the organizers. Check it out here…
Put on by Heck of the North Productions, the Fox is a two-day, 120-mile stage race that starts and finishes in the town of Finland on Minnesota’s North Shore. More than 60 riders completed this year’s event, including Chloe Leege and Bodee McFadden, at just 17 and 15 years old. Find their stories here…
After just over 12 days of challenging riding, Alexandera Houchin completed the 800-mile Arizona Trail Race late last night, setting a new women’s singlespeed record in the process. Learn more here…
Ana Jager just became the first woman to finish this year’s 800-mile Arizona Trail Race, and she’s also only the second woman ever to complete the Triple Crown Challenge in a single calendar year. Our friend Eszter Horanyi was at the finish line to greet her. Find her brief report on this massive accomplishment here…
Yesterday morning, Andrew Strempke took third place at the 2022 edition of the 800-mile Arizona Trail Race, setting a new cumulative singlespeed Triple Crown Challenge record in the process by racing the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail, and Arizona Trail in one year. Find our interview with him here…
As the riders of the 2022 Arizona Trail Race (AZTR) hit the two-week mark, Jefe Branham has set a new singlespeed record on the 800-mile route, Andy Wentzel took second place, and over half of the riders have scratched from the race. After tracking down racers on the north half of the route, find Wyatt Spalding’s second report here…
Congratulations to Abdullah Zeinab of Melbourne, Australia, who became the first person ever to finish the 2,750-kilometer Rhino Run race across South Africa and Namibia early this morning. Read on to learn more about his record-setting ride and incredible showdown with Kevin Benkenstein, who finished just 17 minutes later…