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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.
Led by James Hayden and Quinda Verheul, the L’Esperit del Bikepacking: Bikepacking Experience Weekend challenged riders for a three-day, 200-kilometre loop in Catalunya, Spain. Find a recap and photos from Richard Abraham here, plus insights from some of the other participants…
Last month, Brother Cycles welcomed more than 300 riders to their two-day bikepacking and adventure-seeking festival, Brother in the Wild, in Dorset, UK. Find a fantastic gallery of photos by Dan Monaghan and a reflection written by Veronica Lowe of Wizard Works here…
Meanwhile, farther south on the Tour Divide, leader Sofiane Sehili recently “passed” Mike Hall’s 2016 course record dot overnight. Learn more and check in with the live tracking here…
The racers and riders of the 2022 Tour Divide are just starting their third morning on the route, and it’s already been an exciting event to follow. We’ve put together a quick update on how the leaderboard is shaping up along with some photos from the first day taken by Aydin Odyakmaz…
More than 60 riders lined up in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the 2022 Seven Serpents Gravel event, an 800-kilometer self-supported bikepacking event through Croatian islands via gravel and secondary roads. Find a reflection from first-place finisher Nils Correvon here, plus a stunning selection of photos from the media crew…
Our congratulations to Katie Strempke, who became the first woman to finish the 2022 Pinyons and Pines bikepacking race yesterday—for the second year in a row! Find a quick update on this year’s event here…
Last night, Andrew Strempke was first to finish the 2022 Pinyons and Pines event in Arizona for the second year in a row. Find a quick recap from event organizer Dana Erns with photos from Wyatt Spalding here…
After a full day—and a long night of pedaling for some—the riders of this year’s Pinyons and Pines event in northern Arizona are heading into day two on the bike. Wyatt Spalding was out shooting photos on the route and put together a recap of the first day of the event. Check it out here…
The Dales Divide is a 600km bikepacking race across the UK’s Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. 130 riders lined up in the village of Arnside for the fourth edition of the event, and just over 60 would finish. Find a reflection from Bobby McNicol with photos from Dan King here…
Last month, nearly 60 riders lined up in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for the 2022 RockStar Challenge, following one of three different route options, based around trail, gravel, or pavement. We reached out to laterne rouge and bikepacking newbie Zdenka Worsham for a reflection on her time on the 250-mile gravel course. Find her story here, including photos, lessons learned, and a recap from the organizers…
Hailey Moore just completed the 378-mile Ozark Gravel Doom route in Arkansas in under 2 days and 15 hours, setting a new overall fastest known time and becoming the first woman to complete the route. Find some details on her ride here, including a short recap from event organizer Andrew Onermaa…
Held in Central Texas last weekend, the inaugural edition of Klunkerz was a hootin’ and hollerin’ good-time klunker MTB race and fundraiser that drew a crowd of more than 250 people. Read on for an exuberant gallery of photos from Maxwell Johnston and some perspective on the event from organizer Jerrika Sterling, who founded the event to memorialize her late husband…