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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 Holyland Bike Challenge is a self-supported 1,460km bikepacking race from Mt. Hermon down to the Red Sea. Avi Fried was one of five finishers of this year’s event, and he put together a reflection of his ride, along with photos from other riders. Find it here…
Hosted by the city of Fayetteville, the 2020 Arkansas High Country Race brought in 20 riders, had a 65% scratch rate, and several new course records were set. We reached out to Ashley Carelock, the first and only woman to complete the 1,000-mile route during the event, to hear more about her experience. Find her story and photos by Kai Caddy here…
With help from event organizer, Bobby Kennedy, we’ve put together a recap from this year’s Stupid Pony ride from Eagle Mountain to Wendover, Nevada, on the historic Pony Express route. We’ve also included bike and gear details from the two top finishers. Find it all here…
The 2020 Pinyons and Pines took off from Flagstaff, Arizona, last month, challenging riders with 300 miles of singletrack, doubletrack, and dirt roads in northern Arizona. We’re happy to share two rider reflections and an assortment of photos they captured along the way. Find it all here…
Besting the records set by both Jay Petervary and Scotti and Ernie Lechuga, Ted King finished the 1,000-mile Arkansas High Country Race early this morning, with a time of 4 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes. Find photos and a recap from the event organizers here…
The 2020 RockStar VA offered three different routes to choose from: trail, road, or gravel—all starting from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Here’s Laura Hamm and Thomas Oravetz’s story of tackling the gravel route aboard their tandem, Hot Tammy…
The first unsupported bikepacking event in Hungary, the 2020 Hungarian Divide, attracted nearly 100 participants for a 600km or 1,200km race across the country. Find a recap from Várnagy Szabolcs with photos from Tivadar Domaniczky and Róbert Apjok here…
With the majority of his 2020 plans canceled, Philip Diprose reflects on a wonderful weekend at Brother in the Wild UK, a two-day gravel event put on by Brother Cycles. Find a recap from Philip and a beautiful set of photos from Tom Farrell here…
The Bear Bones 200/300 is a self-supported bikepacking event in the UK that challenges those brave enough to enter with harsh terrain and steep climbs. Lars Henning was the first and only rider to complete the 300km version of this year’s route. Find his story here…
The inaugural edition of the Big Sky Spectaculaire was held in August, a 1,000-mile adventure cycling event through Big Sky Country, Montana. We reached out to the event organizers for a recap, including photos from various participants. Find that and an interview with this year’s winner, Evan Deutsch, from the Experience By Bike podcast here…
Bikepacking NWA held their first event earlier this month, a semi-supported overnighter starting from Bella Vista Lake in Arkansas. We reached out to one the attendees, Paola Gehrmann, to hear how it went. Find her reflection and photos from Patty Valencia here…
The North Star Bicycle Race is Minnesota’s first solo, unsupported, single-stage road race—a 630-mile out and back following U.S. Bicycle Route 41, aka the North Star Bicycle Route. We reached out to the only female participant and new record holder, Kate Ankofski, to learn more about her experience. Find her recap and photos from Aaron Ehlers here…
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