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Bikes of Dales Divide 2025

Cast an eye over the bikes and kit lists of the riders lining up at this 400km / 600km off-road double traverse of Northern England. Over moor and mountain, the Dales Divide takes in some of the UK's most exposed off road riding.

Bikes of The Unknown Race 2025

For the third edition of the Unknown Race little more is known than previous editions! Riders will need to be equipped for varying spring weather in the mountains. This is made even more of an art given they don't know where they will be going, meaning flexibility is key.

Bikes of Norfolk 360 2025

The bikes riders will be using to tackle the 360, a race aimed at introducing riders into the ultra-sphere.

Bikes of Doom 2025

Ranging from hardpack gravel, abandoned 4x4 roads to remote, rugged singletrack, riders won't want to be underbiked. There's plenty of hardtail MTBs on the startline, which often means custom frame bags! Take a look at this eccentric collection of bikes for Doom 2025.

Bikes of GranGuanche Audax Gravel 2025

The fourth edition of GranGuanche's Gravel audax takes in five of the Canary Islands with four ferry journeys. In true audax spirit, riders must be self-supported but are allowed to ride together and draft. Informed by past editions, how will the rigs fare this year?

Bikes of Race Around Rwanda 2025

A race around a country dubbed the land of a thousand hills, with multiple off-road sectors and varying climates demands unique preparation. Read on to find out how riders will equip themselves for this 1,000km lap of Rwanda.

Bikes Of GranGuanche Audax Road 2025

The fourth edition of the Granguanche Audax Road: a paved route across the Canary Islands which goes by the most iconic roads and climbs of the archipelago. Road or touring bikes with low gearing and minimum 25mm tyres will be required.

Bikes Of GranGuanche Audax Trail 2024

The fourth edition of the Granguanche Audax Trail: an unpaved route across the Canary Islands with considerable elevation gain. With a rich variety of terrain to contend with, the route calls for hardtail MTBs, or monster-cross gravel bikes with low gearing.

Bikes of Across Andes: Patagonia Verde 2024

Into the depths of Chilean Patagonia they go! The gravel roads of this forested and beautiful corner of Chile call. Riders will pass through the fjords and forests of Patagonia Verde on this 950km route.

Bikes Of Peninsular Divide 2024

The Peninsular Divide takes riders through all terrains and the hot wet weather of rainy season. A mix of challenging terrain and smooth roads means there's plenty of ways to have both the right and the wrong bike for the job.

Bikes of the Tour de Farce 2024

Welcome to the most unorthodox Bikes of feature we’ve ever released! Enjoy browsing below to see some standout drawing skills from a handful of bikepackers and an insight into the first of the quirks of the unique Tour de Farce.

By:Beccy Waters

Bikes of Two Volcano Sprint 2024

After a year hiatus, 2VS will be held as a free-route for the first time ever since its inception. A selection of the riders' chosen weapons for the roads between Italy's Mount Vesuvio and Etna; those who have successfully balanced lightweight and well-equipped will prevail.

Bikes of the Goats 2024

The Goats is a 740km gravel cycling challenge in the heart of Portugal. With the late season start and a selection of dirt roads to tackle, climbing 17,500m overall, this race has enticed gravel riders into one last challenge this season.

Bikes of Istra Land 2024

Istra Land is a non-competitive adventure through Istria County. This event returns for its third year, offering riders a taste of Slovenia, Italy and Croatia’s finest riding on a 400km off-road route.

Bikes of Trans Pyrenees Race 2024

This weekend's Trans Pyrenees Race is <2,000km of tarmac, gravel and the rougher stuff traversing the Spanish and French Pyrenees from Girona to the Atantic, and back. Have a browse of the riders’ rigs and equipment to tackle this free route with a healthy dose of climbing.

Bikes of BorderLand 500 2024

A very mixed bag of bikes for the inaugural Borderland500, as some riders are heading out for a 250 or 500 mile bikepacking adventure and others are doing a 150 mile time trial, all through the beautiful roads of North Wales.

Bikes Of Le Pilgrimage 2024

Le Pilgrimage is a gravel race, taking riders through some of the Alps’ most technical terrain, hidden valleys, isolated refuges, and high-altitude mountain lakes. The word 'gravel' is used loosely here, much like the top surface for large portions of the challenging route.

Bikes of SUCH24

The Swiss Ultra Cycling Challenge is a free-route ultra where riders have to pass through all 26 cantons (states) and additional checkpoints dotted around the country. The race always starts at any train station in Switzerland and finishes at the Bundesplatz in Berne.

Bikes of Seven Serpents: Illyrian Loop 2024

Illyrian Loop is an unsupported bikepacking event of about 550 kilometres that will take place in Albania. The route will go through gravel and secondary roads in the most scenic routes of north Albania including reservoirs, forests and cultural heritage and historical sites.

Bikes of Cotswolds 200 2024

Check out the rigs for this unsupported event on the off-road tracks, singletrack, bridleways and everything inbetween along this nook of quintessential England.

Bikes of the Alps Divide 2024

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

Bikes Of Sneak Peaks 2024

The inaugural Sneak Peaks is an unsupported gravel bikepacking race through the Italian Dolomites and the Triglav Mountains in Slovenia. There is some hike-a-bike on the cards for these riders, so let's hope they've got some lightweight setups...

Bikes of Supergrevet Vienna-Berlin 2024

The Supergrevet Vienna-Berlin follows the pioneering passion of those who rode the original event in 1893. While the route deviates slightly due to changes in the roads over the past 130 years, the spirit and flair remains.

Bikes of Supergrevet Munich-Milan 2024

The Munich-Milan gravel event revives a long-forgotten classic that is considered a pioneering event for crossing the Alps by bike. A ride through history, but what's the best modern-day machine?

Bikes of Further Pyrénées Le Chemin 2024

With a mandatory kit list that includes hiking appropriate shoes and a recommendation of hiking poles, riders for Further Pyrénées have had to do some fine tuning of their baggage!