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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 3 days and 20 hours, Robin Gemperle of Switzerland took first place at the 2023 Atlas Mountain Race, pushing through the challenging the 1,334km route despite extremely challenging conditions. Learn more here…
The Shaky Isles Challenge is a self-supported bikepacking event that follows a massive 2,800-kilometer route along the length of Aotearoa/New Zealand. With no finishers at this year’s event, we reached out to the organizer Brian Alder for a recap of his ride. Find his story with photos and a video from Rob Dawson here…
Every year, the UK’s Bear Bones Bikepacking puts on a winter campout to shake off the excess of the festive season. We reached out to Allen Boardman, who attends every event they put on, for a quick recap of the 2023 ride. Find that with photos and a video he put together here…
Earlier this month, the 10th annual Fat Pursuit event in Idaho challenged 150 racers to a 60 or 200-kilometer race on a network of groomed snowmobile trails. Find a detailed recap from 13-year-old Edyn Teitge and first-time winter ultra racer Patricia George here, plus a selection of photos from Eddie Clark…
The Big Lonely is an annual unsupported bikepacking adventure starting and ending in beautiful Bend, Oregon, that follows a 350-mile route on singletrack, gravel, and a touch of pavement. Out of more than 40 riders, Meaghan Hackinen took third place at the grand depart last fall. Find a recap from Meaghan and a selection of photos from Sean Dronia here…
Nearly 40 riders showed up for the fifth annual Vermont Super 8 event in September, with plans to tackle one of three route options ranging from 280 to 655 miles. We reached out to the Director of Vermont Bikepackers, Daniel Jordan, for a detailed recap of how the event played out…
After a little more than 49 hours, Ulrich Bartholmoes took first place at this year’s 1,000-kilometer Across Andes event in Chile. Learn more about his new record time and the route here…
Outspoken is a new two-day event in Oxford, UK, celebrating women’s voices in cycling through a weekend of presentations, discussions, and group rides. Find reflections on the inaugural event from the organizers, attendees, and panelists here…
Six riders showed up to this year’s Big Sky Spectaculaire grand depart, a 900-mile adventure cycling event through Big Sky Country, Montana. Find a reflection written by the only pairs team from what was their first ultra-endurance event experience here…
As the end of the year draws nearer, we’ve gathered a bunch of race recap videos from 2022 for your viewing pleasure. Find an excellent selection of videos from the 2022 Pan Celtic Race, Badlands, West Carpathian Challenge, and Atlas Mountain Race here…
The Black Hills Expedition is a 460-mile singletrack-heavy race through the Black Hills of South Dakota and into Wyoming. Around 20 riders showed up for last month’s grand depart, and only nine finished the route. Find an event recap from first-place finisher Zach Stone here…
The Bohemia Divide is an unsupported 800-kilometer race through the Czech Republic. There were more than 100 riders from eight countries at this year’s event, the fastest of whom finished in under three days. Niels Ihrman put together a diary-style report from their ride with a lovely gallery of photos from the organizers. Check it out here…