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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 hard-fought race that saw them exchanging the lead many times, Peggy Marvanova and Nathalie Baillon ultimately crossed the finish line of the 2023 Silk Road Mountain Race together in 8 days, 16 hours, and 18 minutes. Learn more about the unexpected women’s race finish and the winners here…
Respect and congratulations go out to Sofiane Sehili, who rolled across the finish line in Kyrgyzstan last night and became the overall winner of the 2023 Silk Road Mountain Race. Learn more about Sofiane’s third win in this challenging race and find a gallery of photos here…
A big congratulations to Katya Rakhmatulina, who just became the first woman to cross the finish line in the 2023 Colorado Trail Race, setting an impressive new course record. Learn more about Katya’s ride and find a few photos from the finish here…
Hats off to Miron Golfman of Alaska, the overall winner of the 2023 Colorado Trail Race, who rolled across the finish line in Denver last night after just 4 days, 16 hours, and 51 minutes on the trail. Learn more about the rookie rider’s incredible effort and find a gallery of photos here…
This weekend, our friend Jeff Kerkove took first place at the 2023 Bones to Blue event in California, tackling the 250-mile loop around Lake Tahoe in a mind-boggling 34 hours and 55 minutes. Find some post-race ramblings and a few photos Jeff shot along the way here…
Over the weekend, Andy Leveto took first place at the inaugural Dark Divide 300 race in Washington, finishing the 330-mile route in just 31 hours and 56 minutes, setting a new fastest known time (FKT). Find details and learn more about first-place women’s finisher Meaghan Hackinen’s ride here…
Dead Ends & Cake, the sweetest event in Switzerland, saw 90 riders line up in St. Gallen for the self-supported and self-navigated bikepacking event with fresh cake at each checkpoint last month. Find a recap from the organizers alongside some stunning photos here…
The Veneto Trail is an unsupported bikepacking adventure that takes riders from the Po Valley to the Dolomites, crossing the Veneto region in Northeastern Italy. We reached out to finisher Cyril Chermin to learn more about their struggles, joys, and setbacks while participating in this year’s event. Read it and find a beautiful selection of photos from the organizers here…
Race Through Poland is a Transcontinental Race-style bikepacking event that takes riders through the most iconic mountains of Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. There were more than 100 riders at this year’s event, and we reached out to finisher Bradley Woodruffe to learn more about his ride. Find his story and a selection of photos from Małgorzata Michalik here…
Late last week, Jan Heine of Rene Herse Cycles took off on an individual time trial on the Dark Divide 300 bikepacking route in Washington, setting a new fastest known time (FKT) of just over 37 hours. Learn more about his ride, strategy, and bike here…
Across Andes is a 1,100-kilometer unsupported ultracycling gravel race in Chile. There were more than 150 riders at last year’s event in November, and the organizers just released the official 27-minute event film by Andrew Figueroa for everyone to enjoy. Watch it here…
Casey Loseth and his mother Melanie signed up for this year’s BC Epic 1000 to commemorate their late friend Iohan Gueorguiev. Find a personal reflection of their bikepacking journey across British Columbia and some photos they snapped along the way here…