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Bikes of Bentang Jawa 2025

The machines ready to tackle the staple of the Indonesian Audax scene, Bentang Jawa. Running the length of the South Island, riders compete with weather, hills and plenty of other racers.

Bikes of GBDURO25

The bikes that riders will use to travel from the very bottom, to the very top of the UK - off road. This is not an easy task and riders will need to be fully self-sufficient for this single stage ride.

Bikes of Super-Brevet Berlin-Munich-Berlin 2025

A classic in the German long-distance scene, riders either have 64 hours to complete the route one way, or 128 hours to ride the entire route back to Berlin.

Bikes of Basajaun 2025

From lush forests, riders will descend to barren plains, after reaching the banks of the Ebro river they will tackle the Sierra de la Demanda. The route culminates around the Pico San Lorenzo, before returning to the Basajaun homelands.

Bikes of VIA Race 2025

The second chapter of VIA begins in Italy, following another historical journey all the way to the Netherlands. Riders will need balance comfort with speed for this 4000km free-route adventure across Europe.

Bikes Of Transcontinental Race No11

The Transcontinental Race exists to find the fastest person to cross Europe by bicycle, and is regarded as the birthplace of competitive bikepacking in Europe. These are the bikes of the 11th edition of this iconic race.

Bikes of The Hills Have Bikes 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.

Bikes of Utrecht Ultra XL 2025

Bikepacking setups for Utrecht Ultra XL which offers double the climbing of its sister race on a mixture of free and fixed route roads, with stunning yet demanding parcours through the Vosges mountains awaits riders.

Bikes of the Capitals By PedAlma 2025

This off-road race connects Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona, then reaches the Pyrenees by passing through Bagà. What tyres for 840km of Spanish gravel?

Bikes of Three Peaks Bike Race 2025

A free-route race between three revered European climbs with a twist for 2025. This year features Monte Zoncolan (West to East), Feldberg // Belchen (either direction) and Colle delle Finestre (North to South).

Bikes of the Bright Midnight 2025

With over 20,000m of climbing these bikes will have to be light but ready to tackle some Norwegian gravel on the off-road race where the sun never sets...

Bikes of Pure Peak Grit 2025

This UK road race covers 600km with 13,000m elevation gain, making it one of the hilliest long distance cycling events in the UK. How light can you get your bike for all that climbing?

Bikes Of Andean Raid 2025

From the urban environment of Cusco down into the deep Amazon rainforest, this route is one for those who aren't afraid of some climbing in the Peruvian Mountains. Big gears and chunky tyres won't go amiss.

Bikes of Transpyrenees by Transibérica 2025

The bikes are all set to cross the Pyrenees. Have the riders chosen correct gearing, will bringing a cat prove too much extra weight, or will that 'missing' bolt spell disaster when climbing some of the most mythical and challenging Cols.

Bikes of Dead Ends and Cake 2025

Bikes loaded with everything but cake. This'll be at the CPs for the riders, where each Dead End climb provides the riders with a warm welcome and a local sweet treat!

Bikes of Solstice Sprint 2025

The bikes ready for the rolling hills of the Cotswolds to the sprawling mountains in Eryri. A fixed route on the road with 1000km and 12000m of climbing.

Bike of the Tour Divide: DotWatcher Team Edition

To get you in the mood for the imminent Tour Divide Grand Depart, we have an in-depth kit list from Kirsten Cluley, DotWatcher's Race Coordinator and 4th placed woman at the 2024 Tour Divide.

By:Kirsten Cluley

Bikes of Taunus Bikepacking No.8 2025

The bikes of the 8th Edition of Taunus Bikepacking, a trip through the Taunus region of Germany. A remote gravel route over 1000km with plenty of punchy climbs.

The Bike of The Touriste Routier

Samuel Thompson will be attempting to complete the Tour De France Randonneur in 13 days.

Bikes of Race Around The Netherlands GX 2025

Here are the bikes and kit lists for a fast, flat yet windy 1,230km or 1,930km of gravel around the Netherlands.

Bikes Of Nordic Chase 2025

Starting in Copenhagen & covering 400km extremely flat scenic roads through the Nordics, connected by an ferry crossing.

Bikes Of Hamburg's Backyard 2025

The bikes of the first edition of Hamburg's Backyard, these riders will be escaping the hustle and bustle of the big city with lost gravel tracks and trails right in their backyard.

Bikes of MittelgebirgeClassique 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.

Bikes of Amersfoort-Sauerland-Amersfoort 2025

A challenging 1000km road adventure on quiet roads with amazing views through the most beautiful regions of the Netherlands and Western Germany.

Bikes of Trans Balkan Race 2025

The fourth edition of the Trans Balkan Race is a mountain bike adventure across the Balkans. 1,400km with 27,000m of ascent through remote mountains and rugged borderlands, riders have a long and challenging journey ahead.