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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.
A dark and sinister congratulations to Shane Kramer, the first person to return to the finish at the 2023 Markagram event in Vermont and the only rider to complete all five checkpoints of the pentagram-shaped course before dawn. Find details here…
Some of the fastest folks wrapped up their rides at the 2023 Arkansas High Country Race this week, including a new full course record from Abe Kaufman. Find the current standings across all the categories and some photos of some of the finishers here…
The Huckleberry 250 is a demanding bikepacking loop that starts and ends in the quiet town of Andrews, North Carolina, and packs in nearly 30,000 feet of climbing in 250 miles. Find a recap from this year’s first finisher, Graham Grant, and a collection of photos from various riders here…
After a couple of wheel malfunctions, two fresh tires, five flats, and one new derailleur, Miron Golfman finished this year’s Vermont Super 8 event in 4 days, 2 hours, and 15 minutes. Learn more about his ride, find details on his Vermont Bike Shop flood relief fundraiser, and see photos here…
Gnomathon is a 450-kilometer bikepacking ride following a mix of flowy gravel roads and narrow singletrack through the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Thirty-six riders showed up for the second annual event earlier this summer. Find a post-event reflection from organizer Lars Hundscheid and a selection of photos here…
Designed as a training ride for the Highland Trail 550, the North Wales 400 is a challenging singletrack-heavy bikepacking event that starts and finishes in Flintshire, United Kingdom. Rob Waller, a veteran bikepacker and six-time finisher of the Highland Trail 550, finished third at this year’s event with a time of 71 hours and 34 minutes. Find his reflection and a mix of photos from other riders here…
The Big Sky Spectaculaire is a 900-mile adventure cycling event through Montana’s Big Sky Country. Six riders showed up in Bozeman last month for the grand depart, and only three finished. Read on a reflection from the only solo woman finisher, Trish Holt…
Emil Carr-Ross became the first woman to finish the 2023 L’Esperit de Girona event in Spain yesterday, finishing the 800-kilometer route in 8 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes. Learn more about her ride here…
The New Colo is a self-supported, mixed-surface bikepacking adventure traversing a diverse and rugged ecosystem along the border of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Five riders started the 2023 edition, and just one rider finished the full 930-mile route. Find a recap from Bill Talley, the one and only finisher, here…
Last year, not a single rider finished the inaugural L’Esperit de Girona event in Spain. For 2023, Ulrich Bartholmoes showed up and crushed the 800-kilometer route in a staggering 3 days, 14 hours, and 10 minutes, taking first place. Learn more here…
Idaho’s Smoke ‘n’ Fire 400 took off from Boise last Wednesday with more than 90 riders registered for the grand depart. After an exciting race, Dan Kelly took first place and became the first singlespeed winner in the event’s 10-year history. Learn more about Dan’s ride and this year’s route here…
Cynthia Frazier and Rob Britton took first place in the women’s and men’s categories at the 2023 Badlands event, both finishing the challenging 780-kilometer route in record time. Find some photos and details from the event and more about the 2023 Badlands winners here…