Races

Started: 09:00, 28 May, 2025

The Hardennes Gravel Tour returns to the dense forests and green countryside of the Belgian and French Ardennes. Riders can anticipate some grimaces along the offroad paths and tracks.

Started: 07:30, 24 May, 2025

A gem of the European bikepacking calendar, attracting riders from across the world. The HT550 promises another year of hike-a-bike, unpredictable weather, and river crossings.

Started: 06:00, 24 May, 2025

The second event in the Mountain Races Series, the Hellenic Mountain Race is back for its third edition and returns to the unknown mountains of Greece.

Started: 03:00, 24 May, 2025

This free-route race’s seventh edition will focus on the Bohemian Massif. With its natural beauty, interesting and rich culture, and demanding land, riders will be tested by their own routing, weather and elevation.

Starts: 16:00, 29 May, 2025

An off-road loop through areas of outstanding beauty and National Parks, the Escapade seeks the best trails in Southern England including the North and South Downs Way.

Starts: 04:00, 30 May, 2025

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

Starts: 06:00, 30 May, 2025

The fifth edition of this adventure between the two largest cities of the Iberian Peninsula. The route seeks out quiet roads and passes through some spots of special beauty, including the town of Brihuega, the valley of the Mesa River, and the cultivated fields of Lleida.

Starts: 07:00, 30 May, 2025

Now in its fourth edition, the Trans Balkan Race is an off-road adventure across the Balkans. 1,400km through remote mountains, wild landscapes, and rugged borderlands — deep into one of Europe’s last untamed regions.

Starts: 03:00, 31 May, 2025

Amongst spectacular scenery, through the Basque country valleys of Leitzaran, Artikutza, Bidasoa and Aralar. There are several distances on offer, where the terms 'gravel' will extend to muddy slopes and difficult descents.

Starts: 04:00, 1 June, 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.

Starts: 13:00, 1 June, 2025

At over 6,000km long, the Trans Am Bike Race (TABR) is one of the longest ultra-distance bike races out there. Traversing the USA from Astoria, Oregon, to Yorktown, Virginia, the route covers the Rockies, the plains of the Mid-West, and the Appalachians, on its cross-continental path. A true test of stamina, and a calendar highlight for riders and dotwatchers alike.

Starts: 04:00, 7 June, 2025

An offering of Portugal's diversity to the ultra-community; for 2025 this event heaads into the North of Portugal and through its harsh but beautiful landscapes.

Starts: 06:00, 7 June, 2025

A bikepacking event that celebrates the Belgian Classics, cycling's most awaited events. Starting in Heverlee it'll tour the landmarks in true Flandrien spirit.

Starts: 08:00, 7 June, 2025

An ultra-distance gravel race perfect for beginners, starting in Hamburg. You're never too far away from civilisation but you're definitely out in the wild.

Starts: 18:00, 7 June, 2025

A Spanish ultra-distance adventure traversing iconic locations and cols in the French and Aragonese Pyrenees, designed to be ridden at your own pace; an antidote to the high speeds of modern life.

Starts: 08:00, 12 June, 2025

The stalwart bikepacking road race that follows Ireland's famous Wild Atlantic Way route along the West coast of Ireland.

Starts: 15:00, 13 June, 2025

The Tour Divide is considered by many to be the halo event of bikepacking ultra-racing. Following the Adventure Cycling Association's Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, riders will aim to go the distance from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells on the US-Mexican border. With both southbound and northbound options, there will be the usual variety of challenges: from snowfall to intense heat, and peanut butter mud to washed out singletrack.

Starts: 03:00, 14 June, 2025

B-HARD's route has been carefully crafted to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina “in a nutshell” and passes through National Parks, along rivers, lakes and waterfalls & over 1984 Winter Olympics grounds.

Starts: 04:00, 14 June, 2025

The HOPE 1000 rolls out from the Swiss shores of Lake Constance to the finish at the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux. A true mountain race that can challenge riders with heat and storms, all in one afternoon.

Starts: 06:30, 14 June, 2025

Fast and flat; what the Netherlands lacks in elevation and terrain it more than makes up for with its wind and characterful villages. Don't let the elevation profile fool you, this is not an easy race. For the second year of the gravel edition, the race stays true to its nature with flat fast sections, this time the riders will just need a little more tyre to tackle this gravel race.

Starts: 07:00, 14 June, 2025

The ultimate cycling event in the Nordics. Ride 400 km on scenic roads through the beautiful nature of Denmark and Sweden, connected by an epic ferry crossing. The race starts and finishes in vibrant Copenhagen. You can choose to complete this adventure in one or two days. Registrations open on March 5th, 2025. All riders are welcome!

Starts: 23:00, 14 June, 2025

A lap of Scotland heading to the Borders before veering due north into the Highlands and back south to the Scottish capital, with three ferry crossings and very little flat land.

Starts: 06:00, 15 June, 2025

The challenging 1,000 km route takes riders all through the Taunus region over unbeaten paths along numerous sights of a remote and quiet region in the heart of Germany with plenty of small climbs to keep the legs awake!

Starts: 21:00, 15 June, 2025

The fourth edition of an epic round trip across the Scandinavian peninsula. The route follows river valleys, lake shores and fjords - and crosses coniferous forests, marshlands, and snow-capped mountains. Experience 24-hour daylight conditions during the summer solstice.

Starts: 09:00, 19 June, 2025

Endure the trials and tribulations of the road under the watchful sun during its longest days. As the sun rises on the longest day of the year, riders gather to embark on an unforgettable 1000KM race—the Solstice Sprint. The Sprint will lead cyclists through the breathtaking landscapes of The Midlands, The South West and Wales, where every climb, descent, and turn reveals a new vista. From the rolling hills of the Cotswolds to the rugged beauty of Eryri National Park, this journey is as much a celebration of the land as it is a test of strength and resolve.

Starts: 04:00, 20 June, 2025

A free-route adventure with five checkpoints, each at the end of a dead-end path, to explore the most beautiful, remote places of eastern Switzerland. One for the sweet tooths amongst us and a penchant for doing things a little differently.

Starts: 15:00, 6 September, 2025

Alps Divide is a mixed-terrain bikepacking route, weaving along the Western Alps, from the Mediterranean Sea to Lake Geneva. Crossing back and forth along the national borders of France, Italy and Switzerland. A journey filled with high mountain passes, alpine pastures, turquoise lakes, and historic military gravel roads.

Starts: 22:00, 25 September, 2025

Istra Land has been designed to unveil the secrets of the three colors of Istria County: White Istria, as the limestones around the mountain peaks; Grey (or Yellow) Istria, as the fertile inner lands; and Red Istria, as the clayey land near the coastline.