Races

Started: 04:00, September 17, 2021

The brainchild of Camille McMillan and Josh Ibbett, FURTHER EAST will take these riders into the unknown and through a misunderstood and overlooked part of England.

Started: 06:00, September 5, 2021

Back for its second edition, Badlands is sure to provide a superb dotwatching spectacle as some of Europe's best racers take to the 748km route traversing Spain's finest gravel roads. It'll be hot. It'll be high. And it'll be rough.

Started: 04:00, September 4, 2021

England's North has a reputation for being one of the most rugged, steep and exposed places to take a bike on tarmac. Riders have 10 checkpoints to reach in the order they feel is most efficient, or scenic! This is a race that favours the most well prepared riders who have struck their perfect balance of minimising both distance and elevation on their route which will tick off the East and West Coasts of Northern England traversing the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and the lumps in between.

Started: 03:00, September 4, 2021

Started: 19:00, August 14, 2021

2,750km of diverse Iberian riding awaits riders at the start line of this year's event. There are 9 checkpoints to self-route between through some of the Iberian Peninsula's most beautiful and scenic spots.

Started: 07:00, August 14, 2021

It's often referred to as the "scrappy rolling picnic through Britain's ever changing landscapes", in more detail it's a four-stage mixed terrain race from the South West of Great Britain right up to Scotland's John O'Groats.

Started: 16:00, August 13, 2021

Kyrgystan offers one of the wildest and most inhospitable environments for a bikepacking race, which is all the more reason to dotwatch! With some of the world's finest racers targetting this race as their 2021 halo event, we're sure to see some blisteringly fast racing. But don't forget, this is Kyrgystan. And, anything can happen.

Started: 07:00, August 13, 2021

The Hungarian Divide is the ultimate MTB adventure challenge through Hungary. Although Hungary may be thought of as flat, it very much isn't! Riders will face nearly 24,000 m of elevation gain through the 1,450 km full distance course. It is most suitable for a MTB, as we cross all mountain highlights of the country, including its highest peak: the Kékes at 1,014m. The half Divide is 730 km with 13k elevation gain, and the full is 1400 km with 23k elevation gain. The categories are SOLO (unsupported) and TOUR (support allowed)

Started: 09:00, July 31, 2021

The inaugural edition of the Great British Divide is set to be wildly exciting; big names, high passes, rough terrain, unreliable ferries and undoubtedly a good sprinkling of the notorious British weather.

Started: 06:00, July 10, 2021

A self-routed race from Vienna to Barcelona via three checkpoints consisting of a selection of the hardest climbs in Europe: Mangart Saddle, Männlichen and Col du Tourmalet.

Started: 04:00, July 8, 2021

This race along the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland returns for 2021. Starting on the 8th of July, the riders will navigate their own way to Derry city in Northern Ireland. From there the first part of the race is 250km to checkpoint 1 at Fanad Lighthouse in Co. Donegal. Leaving checkpoint 1 the race follows the Wild Atlantic Way to Cork city. There are 2 route options. Riders can choose between the longer or the shorter route or simply decide to mix both.

Started: 07:00, July 4, 2021

Second edition of PCR takes riders through the depths of Cornwall and into Wales. An unrelenting course with a great line-up of riders who are riding head first into the poor weather forecast.

Started: 06:00, July 3, 2021

Italy Divide is in its fifth year, and on Saturday 3rd July at 10.30am riders will follow a set route (but without checkpoints) for 1250km and climb 22,000m of altitude gain over 4-7 days of riding on their northbound travel from Pompei to Lake Garda.

Started: 06:00, June 27, 2021

Transpyrenees 2021 is a 1,080km single stage, unsupported race across the Pyrenees, which takes in 36 cols and +25,000m of elevation gain.

Started: 06:00, June 19, 2021

The 7th edition of the HOPE 1000 will roll out from the Swiss shores of Lake Constance, snaking 87 riders to meet with Freddy at the finish line in Montreux. The route remains largely unchanged, despite persistent snowfields on the high ground, and Covid has meant a local line up with 54% of riders from Switzerland. HOPE 1000 2021 is going to be full of surprises no doubt!

Started: 11:00, June 11, 2021

The original bikepacking race faces the biggest route adjustment ever; with no Canadian leg, the route has been reduced to a border to border race. An All-American roster means this edition is set to be an exciting and unique year.

Started: 07:05, May 22, 2021

A race designed to prep organiser Alan Goldsmith for the Colorado Trail Race has become the flagship UK MTB bikepacking race. With hours of hike-a-bike and the most unpredictable weather the British Isles have to offer, the HT550 is a race that cannot be missed.

Started: 07:00, May 1, 2021

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.

Started: 07:00, May 1, 2021

Back for a third year, this 600km route traverses two of the UK's National Parks: The Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. Kicking off the UK ultra season with a roster stacked with some of the best British racers, this is set to be a fiercely competitive race.

Started: 22:00, February 26, 2021

Brand new for 2021, the Tuatara 1000 has two options for the riders: a brevet and a non-stop category. Starting and finishing in Invercagill, the Tuatara 1000 will take riders into the crevices of the gravel roads on the south coast of New Zealand's southern island.

Started: 19:00, February 26, 2021

The Victoria Divide is a 550km race from Melbourne to Albury traversing the coastal side of the Great Dividing Range. The race was designed by Melburnian, Lewis Ciddor, a rider who cut his teeth winning the 2018 Tour Divide and who has worked to produce a race that is as technical and demanding as 550km from his home city can be. The winning times have ranged from 40 to 44 hours, and no rider has ever cracked the 40 hour mark. It's worthy of note that the re-route following the fires in 2019/20 added 20km to last year’s route but has now returned closer to the original route. While Lewis isn’t back to defend his title this year, Emma Flukes and Ben May who completed the 2020 podium will line up alongside other big names who are making their Vic Divide debut. Race route illustration by Alex Hotchin 📸 Jimmy Röstlund

Started: 19:00, February 13, 2021

The inaugural Tour Te Waipounamu is the brain child of Brian Alder, a veteran of the sport and a lifelong mountaineer. With experience from the Tour Divide, Highland Trail, Colorado Trail Race and Kyrgystan; Brian's event has been tipped as the hardest bikepacking race in New Zealand. With a competitive domestic line up, including a former Tour Divide record holder and seven race veterans, a French Divide and Bohemia Divide winner, we are massively excited to kick off our 2021 race coverage with what will surely be a cracking race. The MAProgress page has been made password protected at the request of the organiser due to the extent of private land.

Started: 06:30, January 29, 2021

As the Race Around Rwanda was amended to a Journey in order to comply with Rwandan restrictions, we're treated to an usual event. It's never been about the destination and, now more than ever, it's all about the journey.

Started: 04:30, October 18, 2020

From the foot of Mount Vesuvio to the peak of Mount Etna, the riders of Two Volcano sprint are about to erupt into a display of power and endurance.

Started: 20:00, September 20, 2020

2,800 km of Iberian riding awaits riders at the start line of this year's event. With 12 checkpoints across Spain and Portugal, the race promises to highlight the best regions of the peninsula.

Started: 07:00, September 6, 2020

Badlands 2020 is the inaugural gravel event brought to you by the organisers of Transibérica and Transpyrenees. As a sprint event, we're expecting a real spectacle of fast endurance racing.

Started: 09:00, September 3, 2020

The Trans Atlantic Way now in its 5th year with shorter special edition of 2113kms. With international travel restrictions in place, it’s an all Ireland field this year. Riders will start in the City of Derry and make their way over the Peace Bridge to join the Wild Atlantic Way. Riders have two routes to chose from: Cu Culainn 2113km and Setanta 1541km, named after a famous Irish mythical character.

Started: 07:00, August 29, 2020

Originally slated for the Easter weekend, the Dales Divide takes riders on a 600km tour across two of the UK's National Parks: The Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.

Started: 06:00, August 29, 2020

Race Around The Netherlands is a staple in the ultra-endurance calendar renowned for its lack of hills and its trademark winds. It may be one of the flattest races in the world but the Netherlands is not for the faint of heart.

Started: 20:00, August 22, 2020

Transpyrenees 2020 is a 1,000km single stage, unsupported race across the Pyrenees, which takes in 40 cols and +25,000m of elevation gain.

Started: 07:00, August 1, 2020

Off-road, fully self-sufficient race from Lands End to John O'Groats.

Started: 04:00, July 25, 2020

From Vienna to Nice via three of the hardest climbs in Europe: Großglockner Hochalpenstraße, Col du Sanetsch and Mount Ventoux.

Started: 04:00, June 20, 2020

What was the NAVAD 1000, is now the Hope 1000 and 2020 sees the race in its sixth year. During this unprecedented scene for events, we're excited to bring this event live to your screens.

Started: 24:00, March 16, 2020

Live updates from race organisers as their events become impacted by the global health threat of coronavirus.

Started: 08:00, February 15, 2020

The inaugural off-road bikepacking race across the Atlas Mountains opens up the season of unsupported ultra-distance cycling for the year.

Started: 09:00, December 1, 2019

It's Rich vs the clock for what could be the first completion of a winter HT550 ITT.

Started: 04:30, November 7, 2019

The cherry on top of a brilliant year's racing.

Started: 20:00, September 1, 2019

3,500km around the Iberian Peninsula with checkpoints in some of the highest peaks available.

Started: 03:00, August 18, 2019

The four-yearly 1200km randonnée is back for its 19th edition. Originally a race, this brevet is a prestigious event steeped in the history of long-distance cycling.

Started: 03:00, July 27, 2019

The most prestigious race on the calendar returns with four new checkpoints and a route reversal.

Started: 20:00, June 29, 2019

A 950km traverse of the Pyrenees mountains across the French and Spanish border.

Started: 07:00, June 22, 2019

Land's End to John O'Groats on road, gravel, singletrack and everything in between across four stages.

Started: 14:00, June 14, 2019

Running from Banff in Canada to Antelope Wells on the Mexican border, the Tour Divide is for many the halo event of Bikepack Ultraracing. With both South Bound and North Bound riders racing self-supported across approx. 2,745 miles (4,420km) of the ACA's Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, with a few diversions to spice it up. The 2019 edition had perhaps the deepest starting field ever, with prior winners of Tour Divide, TCR, TransAm, Terra Australis and Italy Divide all lining up. This year's race was epic!

Started: 09:30, June 6, 2019

The race along the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland returns for 2019.

Started: 12:00, June 2, 2019

The longest race on the calendar takes riders from one side of the USA to the other.

Started: 08:00, May 25, 2019

After riders succumbed to torrential rain within the first two days, the 2019 HT550 had a surprise around every corner of the trail.

Started: 12:00, April 25, 2019

1150 unsupported kilometres between Naples and Torbole with a mix of fast rolling gravel roads and technical mountain bike trails.

Started: 20:22, August 31, 2018

Race To The Rock is a 3,500km off-road epic held annually in the wilds of the Australian Outback. Uluru Rock has marked the finish line every year since its 2016 inauguration, but the start line, and route to it, have always been changed - with Tasmania marking the start of the 2018 edition. Dreamt up by the 'chief instigators' of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race, and with Sarah Hammond as the race's only ever victor, the race is anything but a ride for the faint hearted.

Started: 23:00, August 17, 2018

The first edition of most bikepacking races usually involve a makeshift start and a field of riders selected from the organiser’s closest friends. Not the Silk Road Mountain Race, which has assembled a lineup of veterans and rookies and convinced them to a race a fixed 1,700km route through Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan mountains -- with a wince-inducing 26,000m of climbing thrown in for good measure, too. With only three manned checkpoints, unfamiliar terrain, and scant resources, the race is set to make essential dotwatching.

Started: 20:00, July 29, 2018

First dreamt up and organised by Mike Hall in 2013, the Transcontinental Race has come to be recognised as somewhat of a genre-defining event. Starting in Belgium, and finishing in Greece, with four checkpoints en route that change with every passing year, this 4,000km, self-navigated epic is as arduous as it is adventurous, and therein lies its appeal.

Started: 23:00, June 15, 2018

On June 16th 2018, Scottish ultra cyclist Jenny Graham set off from Berlin in an attempt to break the women's 'Around-the-World' record. Her 18,000 mile ride will take her across 14 countries and 4 continents. She'll be spending up to 16 hours in the saddle every day to hit her target of 180 miles per day, and beat the record by a projected 34 days. It's an ultra-distance effort that will test her mile after mile; country after country, and we'll be following her for the duration.

Started: 06:00, June 8, 2018

For many people, the Tour Divide is the original bikepacking race. It's an event that has inspired many riders, and laid the foundations for an entire calender of ultra-distance bike races to thrive. Following the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, the Tour Divide stretches 4418km from Banff, Canada, to Antelope Wells on the USA-Mexico border. Off-road; self-supported; as fast as possible!

Started: 10:00, June 7, 2018

The TransAtlanticWay Race is a 2500 km one stage, self-supported road bike race between Dublin and Cork - via The Wild Atlantic Way. With the pounding swell of the Atlantic as your constant companion, you follow the blue zig-zag signposts through seven of Ireland’s westernmost counties.

Started: 07:00, June 2, 2018

At 6,735km long, the Trans Am Bike Race (TABR) is the longest ultra-distance bike race 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.

Started: 18:00, April 25, 2018

The Italy Divide is a 900km unsupported bikepacking race, following a mixture of gravel roads and technical MTB trails through Italy's mountainous interior, from Rome to Lake Garda. The 2018 edition sees 88 riders, and one former winner, take on the challenge.