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Highland Trail 550

Start: Saturday, May 25, 2019 8:00 AM

One of the most gruelling off-road events on the calendar, this year's HT550 startlist comprises some of ultra-cycling's most esteemed riders making it a race not to be missed.

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Location:
Scotland, UK

Length:
550 miles

Riders:
62

Terrain:
Off-road

Past races

Italy Divide

Start: Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:00 PM

The 2019 Italy Divide is a 1150km unsupported bike packing adventure. Between Naples and Torbole, riders will experience a mix of fast rolling gravel roads and technical mountain bike trails.

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Location:
Italy

Length:
1150km

Riders:
197

Terrain:
Off-road

1. James Hayden
2. Sofiane Sehili
3. Levente Bagoly

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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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Location:
Australia

Length:
3,500km

Riders:
9

2017 Winner:
Sarah Hammond

Terrain:
Off-road

1. Sarah Hammond
2. Erinn Klein
3. Nick Skarajew

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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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Location:
Kyrgyzstan

Length:
1,700km

Riders:
94

Terrain:
Mixed

1. Jay Petervary
2. Levente Bagoly
3. Kim Raeymaekers

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Transcontinental Race

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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Location:
Europe

Length:
~4,000km

Riders:
~250

Website:
transcontinental.cc

Terrain:
Road

1. James Hayden
2. Matthew Falconer
3. Björn Lenhard

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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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Location:
Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America

Length:
18,000 miles

Riders:
Jenny Graham

Record Holder:
Paola Gianotti (144 days)

Terrain:
Road

Tour Divide

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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Location:
Canada & USA

Length:
4418km

Riders:
161

Last year’s winner:
Brian Lucido, USA

Terrain:
Off-road

1. Lewis Ciddor
2. Bailey Newbrey
3. Greg Gleason

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TransAtlantic Way

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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Location:
Ireland

Length:
2,500km

Riders:
163

Winner:
Björn Lenhard, GER

Terrain:
Road

1. Bjorn Lenhard
2. Bernd Paul
3. Brendan Cassidy

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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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Location:
USA

Length:
6,900km

Riders:
138

Winners:
Marcel Graber (velomobil),

Terrain:
Road

1. Marcel Graber
2. Dave Lewis
3. Peter Andersen

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Italy Divide

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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Location:
Italy

Length:
901km

Riders:
88

Winner:
Nico Valsesia, ITA

Terrain:
Off-road

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