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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.
Tyson Flaharty just became the first rider to finish the 350-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational in Alaska, completing his ride in just 1 day, 20 hours, and 53 minutes. Rugile Kaladyte was at the finish line to capture the end of his ride. Find details and photos here…
Epas, the organizers of the Hydra Epic, also put on a winter bikepacking challenge aptly called “Winter.” A small group of riders showed up last month for this year’s 300-kilometer ride, managing freezing fingers, hallucinations, and frozen bottles. Find a recap and collection of photos from the event organizers here…
Alex Kowalski and Eric House were the only singlespeeders at the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race, finishing the 1,300-kilometer route in just over seven days. Find a post-race reflection and photos from Alex here, accompanied by a handful of shots from the event team…
Meaghan Hackinen from Canada just became the second woman to finish the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race, finishing in 5 days, 1 hour, and 30 minutes, placing 19th overall. Learn more about her ride here…
Massive congratulations to Marei Moldenhauer of Germany, who just became the first woman (and eighth overall!) to finish the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race. Marei completed the 1,300-kilometer route in just 4 days and 14 hours. Find details and photos from her impressive ride across Morocco here…
Congratulations to Alex McCormack from the UK, who just took first place at the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco, finishing the challenging 1,300-kilometer route in just 3 days and 20 hours. Learn more about his impressive ride here…
Last week, Ted King took first place at the Race Around Rwanda, finishing the 1,000-kilometer gravel route through the beautiful Rwandan countryside in just under 58 hours. Find a short interview with Ted and photos from the event here…
The riders of the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race are well into their second day out on the route, with the front end of the race past the halfway point. Find an update from Mel Webb with photos from the event photographers here…
With the main road into the Wolgan Valley closed to vehicles, the folks at Omafiets in Sydney jumped on the opportunity to organize a free group bikepacking trip, with one highlight being the Glow Worm Tunnel. Find a reflection from Omafiets owner Oliver Cashman and thoughts on why the route is an excellent introduction to Aussie bikepacking here…
Just a handful of riders gathered in Mammoth Lakes, California, for this year’s Caldera 500 event. Among them was Dr. Tracy Berman, who was well on her way to becoming the only finisher of the 500-mile route before she made the difficult decision to abandon the event and enjoy the ride. Find a reflection and photos from Tracy here…
Is it careless to bring your 13-year-old son on the Arizona Trail Race? Richard Rothwell and his son James finished the 800-mile event this year and were the unofficial unsung heroes. Find a post-race reflection and photos by Richard here…
Over 80 riders signed up for The GOATS this year, but more than half didn’t complete the route due to the challenging conditions. “Out of Control” is Anne De Smet’s story of becoming the second solo woman to finish the race and a reminder that you can’t control everything, least of all the weather…