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Bikes Of Mother North 2025

The bikes ready to tackle 1000km through the Norwegian fjords and forests - the land of the perpetual sun.

Bikes of Super-Brevet Berlin-Munich-Berlin 2025

101: New Ultra Race Announcement

Lot Dot have announced their brand-new ultra-distance race dedicated to women, non-binary, and trans riders, the LOST DOT 101.

Covered By: Kirsten Cluley

Bikes of Basajaun 2025

From lush forests, riders will descend to barren plains, after reaching the banks of the Ebro river they will tackle the Sierra de la Demanda. The route culminates around the Pico San Lorenzo, before returning to the Basajaun homelands.

Bikes of Dorset Divide 2025

Dorset is the home of the Jurrasic coast. Well-known for its beautiful landscape and coast line this 320 mile route takes in its iconic places and best kept secrets! Although the landscape may be breathtaking, so are the bikes!

Bikes of VIA Race 2025

The second chapter of VIA begins in Italy, following another historical journey all the way to the Netherlands. Riders will need balance comfort with speed for this 4000km free-route adventure across Europe.

Bikes Of Transcontinental Race No11

The Transcontinental Race exists to find the fastest person to cross Europe by bicycle, and is regarded as the birthplace of competitive bikepacking in Europe. These are the bikes of the 11th edition of this iconic race.

Bikes of The Hills Have Bikes 2025

This second edition will take riders from the Netherlands into Germany in search of hills! With 60% of the route off-road, riders will need a little more tyre for this adventure.

The TCR Maglia Nera: A First Hand Account

Fuelled by nostalgia and whimsy, our Contributing Editor, Beccy Waters, has penned some of her experience as the last GC rider at TCRNo7 ahead of the revival of the Maglia Nera at this year's TCRNo11.

Covered By: Beccy Waters

Covered By: Albion Cycling

Bikes of Utrecht Ultra XL 2025

Bikes of the Capitals By PedAlma 2025

This off-road race connects Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona, then reaches the Pyrenees by passing through Bagà. What tyres for 840km of Spanish gravel?

Bikes Of The Perfidious Albion 2025

Spanning the Spine of England, dabbling with Scotland and Wales, this all-road British adventure will test riders and their bikes over 1600km.

Touriste Routier: Samuel Thompson - Reflections on a Record Breaking Lap of France

4,750km, 50,000m elevation and a true tour of the perimeter of France via 61 control points and 51 cols. These are the headline figures of the Tour de France Randonneur which Samuel Thompson just claimed the record for.

Covered By: Samuel Thompson

Bikes of Three Peaks Bike Race 2025

A free-route race between three revered European climbs with a twist for 2025. This year features Monte Zoncolan (West to East), Feldberg // Belchen (either direction) and Colle delle Finestre (North to South).

Bikes of the Bright Midnight 2025

With over 20,000m of climbing these bikes will have to be light but ready to tackle some Norwegian gravel on the off-road race where the sun never sets...

Bikes of Pure Peak Grit 2025

This UK road race covers 600km with 13,000m elevation gain, making it one of the hilliest long distance cycling events in the UK. How light can you get your bike for all that climbing?

Bikes Of Andean Raid 2025

From the urban environment of Cusco down into the deep Amazon rainforest, this route is one for those who aren't afraid of some climbing in the Peruvian Mountains. Big gears and chunky tyres won't go amiss.

Bikes of Transpyrenees by Transibérica 2025

The bikes are all set to cross the Pyrenees. Have the riders chosen correct gearing, will bringing a cat prove too much extra weight, or will that 'missing' bolt spell disaster when climbing some of the most mythical and challenging Cols.

DotWatching: The Other Side of the Race

Often DotWatching is inextricable from ultra-distance racing itself. Without the tracking and the dots, there is no way to keep an eye on what is happening. But the emotions and excitement of DotWatching are rarely talked about.

Covered By: Kitty Dennis

Bikes of Dead Ends and Cake 2025

Bikes loaded with everything but cake. This'll be at the CPs for the riders, where each Dead End climb provides the riders with a warm welcome and a local sweet treat!

Bikes of Solstice Sprint 2025

The bikes ready for the rolling hills of the Cotswolds to the sprawling mountains in Eryri. A fixed route on the road with 1000km and 12000m of climbing.

Bikes of Monaco di Baviera Classic 2025

Monaco di Baviera Classic is a semi-free route starting in Munich, Germany. 20 parcours over 1,200km with 27,000m elevation gain.

Bike of the Tour Divide: DotWatcher Team Edition

To get you in the mood for the imminent Tour Divide Grand Depart, we have an in-depth kit list from Kirsten Cluley, DotWatcher's Race Coordinator and 4th placed woman at the 2024 Tour Divide.

Covered By: Kirsten Cluley

Bikes of Taunus Bikepacking No.8 2025

The bikes of the 8th Edition of Taunus Bikepacking, a trip through the Taunus region of Germany. A remote gravel route over 1000km with plenty of punchy climbs.

The Bike of The Touriste Routier

Samuel Thompson will be attempting to complete the Tour De France Randonneur in 13 days.