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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.

Bikes of B-Hard Ultra Race and Brevet 2025

B-HARD unsupported road race passes through National Parks, along rivers, lakes and waterfalls & over 1984 Winter Olympics grounds through Bosnia & Herzegovina.

The Capitals by PedAlma: Heat, High Mountains, and a Beautifully Designed Route

Read Conor McKenzie's writeup of the 2023 edition of The Capitals by PedAlma. An adventure through the four Catalan capitals, Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona.

Covered By: Conor McKenzie

Bikes of Race Around The Netherlands GX 2025

Here are the bikes and kit lists for a fast, flat yet windy 1,230km or 1,930km of gravel around the Netherlands.

Bikes Of Nordic Chase 2025

Starting in Copenhagen & covering 400km extremely flat scenic roads through the Nordics, connected by an ferry crossing.

Bikes of TransAtlantic Way 2025

This long-standing road race along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way follows the hilly West coast and it's peninsulas. Known for varied weather, ferry crossings and moral support from the locals.

Bikes Of Hamburg's Backyard 2025

The bikes of the first edition of Hamburg's Backyard, these riders will be escaping the hustle and bustle of the big city with lost gravel tracks and trails right in their backyard.

Bikes of Kromvojoj 2025

The bikes and kit lists for riders taking on Kromvojoj 2025. The Pyrenees is known for varying weather, and has had both snow and hail at high points in the past week. What tyres to choose?!

Bikes of MittelgebirgeClassique 2025

Back for its fourth edition, this event crosses between Germany and France which takes riders over 40 mountain passes in the middle mountains (Mittelgebirge) ranges of the Palatinate Forest, Black Forest and Vosges.

Five Minutes With Gregory Sanders

Gregory Sanders is starting a new ultra-distance event, the Nordic Chase, after he saw a gap in the race calendar for ultras starting in the cycling city of Copenhagen.

Bikes of Amersfoort-Sauerland-Amersfoort 2025

A challenging 1000km road adventure on quiet roads with amazing views through the most beautiful regions of the Netherlands and Western Germany.

Bikes of Trans Balkan Race 2025

The fourth edition of the Trans Balkan Race is a mountain bike adventure across the Balkans. 1,400km with 27,000m of ascent through remote mountains and rugged borderlands, riders have a long and challenging journey ahead.