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Iditarod Trail Invitational 2024

Iditarod Trail Invitational 2024

The race of many disciplines with a foot race, bike race and ski race. We'll focus on the bike races, both the 350 mile and the 1,000 mile versions as our riders cross the Alaskan wilderness on their fat bikes.

Feb 25th 2024

Tour Aotearoa 2024

Tour Aotearoa 2024

Tour Aotearoa, an adventure stretching 3,000 km from Cape Reinga to Bluff. The route is designed to highlight the best of New Zealand's cycle trail rides, heartland rides, and quiet back country roads.

Feb 18th 2024

Atlas Mountain Race 2024

Atlas Mountain Race 2024

For the fourth edition of the race, riders will tackle plenty of climbing through the Anti-Atlas and High Atlas before dropping down to the wild Atlantic coast.

Feb 9th 2024

Race Around Rwanda 2024

Race Around Rwanda 2024

The Race Around Rwanda is back. 2023 saw riders flock from around the world to tackle the 1000km race around the Land of 1000 Hills. This one is for the fast graveleurs.

Feb 4th 2024

Recently on DotWatcher

Roundtable: Mandatory Kit Requirements

Roundtable: Mandatory Kit Requirements

In this roundtable we discuss the topic of mandatory kit for ultra distance races. With no governing body for the sport, race organisers have differing ideas about what kit is deemed essential for the particular conditions of their race. Read on for more on this important topic.

By: Nicky Shaw

Mar 1st 2024

Five Minutes With... The Trans Pyrenees Race

Five Minutes With... The Trans Pyrenees Race

Ahead of this year's fourth edition of the Trans Pyrenees Race, we sat down with the team at Lost Dot to explore how this year's TPR sticks to the Race's heritage of a double traverse of the Pyrenees but with a few twists along the way.

By: Beccy Waters

Feb 28th 2024

Five Minutes With Samuel Thompson

Five Minutes With Samuel Thompson

We sat down with Samuel Thompson, ultra-racer and coach who has founding his ultra-cycling consulting company Acier.cc. Samuel has competed in ultra-races and audaxes for almost 10 years, make sure you learn from his wisdom.

Feb 17th 2024

Bikes of Tour Te Waipounamu 2024

Bikes of Tour Te Waipounamu 2024

A compilation of the riders' chosen bikes and equipment for the third edition of the race. With most opting for hardtails, there are a few anomolies and a wide spectrum of the amount of equipment for this 1,330km Kiwi epic.

Jan 29th 2024