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Taunus Bikepacking No. 8 2025
Started: 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!
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Location: Eppstein, Germany
Length: 1,000km
Elevation: 20,000m
Terrain: Mixed-terrain
The Touriste Routier
Started: 05:00, 15 June, 2025
Samuel Thompson will be attempting to complete the Tour De France Randonneur in 13 days. Created in 1958 and overseen by US Métro Cyclo, it is a permanent Brevet tracing the perimeter of France.
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Location: Manosque, France
Length: 4800km
Elevation: 45000m
Terrain: Road
Race Around the Netherlands GX 2025
Started: 05:30, 14 June, 2025
Fast and flat, but far from easy. The Dutch gravel delivers wind instead of climbs. In its second year, the race sticks to its roots—quick, flat sections—though this time riders will need a bit more tyre to handle the tougher gravel.
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Location: Amerongen, Netherlands
Length: 1,230km/ 1,930km
Elevation: 6,310m
Terrain: Gravel
Hope 1000 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Romanshorn, Switzerland
Length: 1,000km
Elevation: 31,000m
Terrain: MTB
Tour Divide 2025
Started: 15:00, 13 June, 2025
The Tour Divide is considered by many to be the halo event of bikepacking ultra-racing. Following the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, riders will aim to go the distance from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells on the US-Mexican border.
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Location: Banff, Canada
Length: 4,400km
Elevation: 60,000m
Terrain: Off-Road
TransAtlantic Way 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Cork, Ireland
Length: 2500km
Elevation: 29,000m
Terrain: Road
Trans Am Bike Nonstop Check Point Edition 2025
Started: 13:00, 1 June, 2025
This year brings a new format, marking the 11th anniversary of Ride Yr Bike Events. Riders must navigate three virtual unmanned check points in Oregon, Wyoming and crossing the Mississippi River, to achieve a recorded finish. Similar to 2024, the 2025 event combines the classic paved Trans Am Bike Race with the mixed terrain of Bike Nonstop USA. Still featuring a mass start on June 1st, in Astoria, Oregon, riders have a myriad of options to choose for their route traversing the USA. Riders can decide to head for the classic Trans Am finish line destination of Yorktown, Virginia, or the modern Bike Nonstop finish in Washington D.C. With the Trans Am route largely unchanged in almost 50 years, for riders and dotwatchers alike, this is a progressive twist on a classic calendar highlight.
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Location: Astoria, USA
Length: 5,500km
Elevation: 6900m
Terrain: Road
Upcoming races
Summer Solstice: Solstice Sprint 2025
Starts: 09:00, 19 June, 2025
As the sun rises on the longest day of the year, riders gather to embark on an unforgettable 1000KM race—the Solstice Sprint.
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Location: Warwick, United Kingdom
Length: 1000km
Elevation: 12000m
Terrain: Road
DEAD ENDS & cake 2025
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.
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Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland
Length: 500km
Elevation: 9,000m
Terrain: All-road
Monaco di Baviera Classic 2025
Starts: 03:00, 21 June, 2025
The second edition of Monaco di Baviera Classic is a semi-free road route of 1200km and 27,000 meters elevation gain.
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Location: Munich, Germany
Length: 1,288km
Elevation: 23,230m
Terrain: Road
Andean Raid 2025
Starts: 11:00, 25 June, 2025
The mixed terrain and steep slopes make the Andean Raid a one-of-a-kind race. From the Cusco historic city to the heights of the valley of Amparaes & Lares.
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Location: Cusco, Peru
Length: 300km/660km
Elevation: 7105m/15245m
Terrain: Road & Gravel
BC Epic 1000 2025
Starts: 23:00, 27 June, 2025
The BC Epic has a few sections of challenging singletrack and the rest is mostly rough gravel forest service road and about 100km paved. The route crosses through a great diversity of terrain and ecosystems with remarkable scenery.
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Location: Merritt, Canada
Length: 1,000km
Elevation: 11,000m
Terrain: Off-Road
Pure Peak Grit 2025
Starts: 07:00, 28 June, 2025
Dubbed as the hilliest long distance cycling event in the UK, Pure Peak Grit returns for 2025. Linking together every famous and categorised road climb by bike, the hardest way up, in the Peak District National Park.
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Location: Birchover, UK
Length: 600km
Elevation: 13000m
Terrain: Road
Transpyrenees 2025
Starts: 06:00, 29 June, 2025
The fixed route of Transpyrenees takes riders from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea, climbing some of the most mythical and challenging Cols of The Pyrenees such as Aubisque, Tourmalet, and Ax-3-domaines.
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Location: Pasaia, Spain
Length: 1,074km
Elevation: 27,000m
Terrain: Road
Montenegro Mountain Madness 2025
Starts: 06:00, 4 July, 2025
The route crosses the rocky mountain ridges of the Dinaric Alps and its remote huts, the misty canyons and deep gorges of Tara and Piva rivers, and the Adriatic’s dramatic coastal cliffs.
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Location: Podgorica, Montenegro
Length: 700km
Elevation: 16000m
Terrain: Off-Road
The Smoke Ring Challenge 2025
Starts: 06:00, 4 July, 2025
A route circumnavigating the Big Smoke - London. This ride takes riders off the beaten track to take a whole loop of England's capital using national trails, areas of outstanding national beauty and the odd road!
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Location: Essex, UK
Length: 320km
Elevation: 3,000m
Terrain: MTB
Three Peaks Bike Race 2025
Starts: 10:00, 5 July, 2025
One for the grimpeurs! A free-route race between three revered European climbs with a twist for 2025: riders can choose the order in which they ride the parcours.
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Location: Vienna, Austria
Length: 2,300km
Elevation: 35,000m
Terrain: Road
The Perfidious Albion 2025
Starts: 08:00, 12 July, 2025
A very Great British adventure from the North to the South of the island through Scotland, Wales and England, tackling iconic British climbs. Riders will need to take photo selfies at a series of checkpoints.
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Location: Lockerbie, Scotland
Length: 1,600km
Elevation: 23,000m
Terrain: Road
The Hills have Bikes 2025
Starts: 07:00, 26 July, 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.
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Location: Amerongen, Netherlands
Length: 1,150km
Elevation: 11,850m
Terrain: Gravel
Dorset Divide 2025
Starts: 08:00, 31 July, 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 is the route.
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Location: Dorset, United Kingdom
Length: 530km
Elevation: 6700
Alps Divide 2025
Starts: 15:00, 6 September, 2025
Mixed-terrain route along the Western Alps crossing back and forth along the borders of France, Italy and Switzerland.
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Location: Menton, France
Length: 1,050km
Elevation: 32,000m
Terrain: Off-road
Istra Land 2025
Starts: 22:00, 25 September, 2025
Unveil the 3 colours of Istria County: White limestones on mountain peaks; Grey fertile inner lands & Red coastal clay.
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Location: Basovizza, Italy
Length: 400km
Elevation: 5,000m
Terrain: Off-road
Past races
Trans Alba Race 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Length: 1610
Elevation: 21000
Terrain: Road
Nordic Chase 2025
Started: 05:00, 14 June, 2025
The ultimate cycling event in the Nordics. Ride 400km on scenic roads through the beautiful nature of Denmark and Sweden, connected by an epic ferry crossing. You can choose to complete this adventure in one or two days.
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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Length: 400km
Elevation: 2000m
Terrain: Road
B-HARD Ultra Race & Brevet 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Length: 1,215km
Elevation: 16,000m
Terrain: Road
Kromvojoj 2025
Started: 17:00, 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.
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Location: Reus, Spain
Length: 990km / 1425km
Elevation: 17,370m / 25,115m
Terrain: Road
Hamburg's Backyard 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Hamburg, Germany
Length: 680km
Elevation: 3000m
Terrain: Gravel
Monumental Gravel 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Heverlee, Belgium
Length: 700km
Elevation: 10,000m
Terrain: Gravel
Heading SouthWest 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Aveiro, Portugal
Length: 1,000km
Elevation: 18,000m
Terrain: Road
MittelgebirgeClassique 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Neustadt, Germany
Length: 1,100km
Elevation: 23,500m
Terrain: Road
Laba Gravel 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Basque Country, Spain
Length: 110km / 170km / 270km
Elevation: 1400m/3000m/5500m
Terrain: Gravel
Madrid to Barcelona by PedAlma 2025
Started: 08:30, 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.
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Location: Madrid, Spain
Length: 700km
Elevation: 7000m
Terrain: Road
Trans Balkan Race 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Sežana, Slovenia
Length: 1400km
Elevation: 27000
Terrain: MTB
Amersfoort-Sauerland-Amersfoort 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Amersfoort, Netherlands
Length: 1000km
Elevation: 8600
Terrain: Road
The Great British Escapade 2025
Started: 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.
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Location: Canterbury
Length: 485km
Elevation: 8000m
Terrain: Off-road
Hardennes Gravel Tour 2025
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.
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Location: Ardennes, Belgium
Length: 300km/700km
Elevation: 4000/11000m
Terrain: Gravel
Highland Trail 550 2025
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.
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Location: Tyndrum, Scotland
Length: 880km
Elevation: 16,000m
Terrain: MTB
Hellenic Mountain Race 2025
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.
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Location: Meteora, Greece
Length: 880km
Elevation: 27,800m
Terrain: MTB
Race Through Poland 2025
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.
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Location: Polanica Zdrój, Poland
Length: ~1,500km
Elevation: ~22,000m
Terrain: All-road
Peaks and Plains 2025
Started: 16:00, 23 May, 2025
Peaks & Plains is an unsupported ultracycling road bike challenge that takes you through the highest peaks and across the vast plains in the heart of Germany.
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Location: Magdeburg, Germany
Length: 530km
Elevation: 7000m
Headstock 500 2025
Started: 10:00, 23 May, 2025
Taking riders through some of the most breathtaking landscapes of the UK, visiting the Black Mountains, the Cambrian Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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Location: Rogerstone, United Kingdom
Length: 500km
Elevation: 11500m
Terrain: MTB
Seven Serpents 2025
Started: 06:00, 18 May, 2025
From Ljubljana to Trieste through Croatian islands, by gravel and secondary roads, Seven Serpents is a fixed route that embraces a diverse selection of natural and urban environments.
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Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Length: 850km
Elevation: 16000m
Terrain: Gravel
Utrecht Ultra 2025
Started: 16:00, 17 May, 2025
Utrecht Ultra offers a mix of free and fixed route, with 98% of the course on tarmac. Riders begin on a fixed route from the starting point in Utrecht, after which they will have to pass through three different checkpoints in the Eifel, Luxembourg, and the Ardennes before returning to The Netherlands.
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Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Length: 1,000km
Elevation: 7,000m
Terrain: Road
303Lucerne 2025
Started: 07:30, 17 May, 2025
A relatively new challenge is taking place for the second time in Lucerne. Over two days, 100 riders will cycle through the most scenic dirt roads the region has to offer!
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Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Length: 300km
Elevation: 8300m
Terrain: Gravel
The Bee Line 200 2025
Started: 11:00, 16 May, 2025
Riding through Cheshire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire, the many highlights will include some of the best off-road biking trails found in the North West.
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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Length: 322km
Elevation: 6,040m
Terrain: Off-Road
The Accursed Race 2025
Started: 07:00, 13 May, 2025
The Accursed Race is Lost Dot’s first fixed-route, no-fly, off-road event. Traversing the Balkans, this race is the culmination of years of expertise gained by Lost Dot in this stunning region of Europe.
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Location: Shkoder, Albania
Length: 1600km
Elevation: 37000m
Terrain: Off Road
Seven Serpents: Quick Bite! 2025
Started: 04:00, 11 May, 2025
The smoother and shorter little sibling to the Seven Serpents, riders on this more digestible route tackle smooth gravel and mountain climbs, with almost no hike-a-bike.
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Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Length: 520km
Elevation: 10000m
Terrain: Gravel