Past races

Race To The Rock

Start: Friday, August 31, 2018 8:22 PM

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.

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Fact file

Location:
Australia
Length:
3,500km
Riders:
9
2017 Winner:
Sarah Hammond
Terrain:
Off-road

Silk Road Mountain Race

Start: Friday, August 17, 2018 11:00 PM

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.

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Fact file

Location:
Kyrgyzstan
Length:
1,700km
Riders:
94
Terrain:
Mixed

Transcontinental Race No. 6

Start: Sunday, July 29, 2018 8:00 PM

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.

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Fact file

Location:
Europe
Length:
~4,000km
Riders:
~250
Website:
transcontinental.cc
Terrain:
Road

Jenny Graham 'Round-the-World' Record

Start: Friday, June 15, 2018 11:00 PM

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.

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Fact file

Location:
Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America
Length:
18,000 miles
Riders:
Jenny Graham
Record Holder:
Paola Gianotti (144 days)
Terrain:
Road

Tour Divide 2018

Start: Friday, June 8, 2018 6:00 AM

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!

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Fact file

Location:
Canada & USA
Length:
4418km
Riders:
161
Last year’s winner:
Brian Lucido, USA
Terrain:
Off-road

TransAtlantic Way Race

Start: Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:00 AM

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.

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Fact file

Location:
Ireland
Length:
2,500km
Riders:
163
Winner:
Björn Lenhard, GER
Terrain:
Road

Trans Am Bike Race

Start: Saturday, June 2, 2018 7:00 AM

At 6,900km 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.

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Fact file

Location:
USA
Length:
6,900km
Riders:
138
Winners:
Marcel Graber (velomobil),
Terrain:
Road

Italy Divide 2018

Start: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 6:00 PM

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.

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Fact file

Location:
Italy
Length:
901km
Riders:
88
Winner:
Nico Valsesia, ITA
Terrain:
Off-road

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