Races

Started: 11:00, 26 July, 2024

Over the space of a weekend, riders will pass through the Vercors Regional Natural Park and have an elevated gravel experience with connecting segments of asphalt and gravel.

Started: 06:00, 21 July, 2024

Considered by many as the halo event of the European season, the TCR is back for its tenth edition; a decade in the making. The tenth edition starts in the iconic city of Roubaix and will finish in Istanbul, Türkiye, marking the first time the race crosses Europe's border.

Started: 03:00, 21 July, 2024

A road route of two halves in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the first of which routes through the volcanic region of the Massif Central with its high granite plateaus, vineyards and forests, before the contrasting rugged mountainsides of the Northern Alps.

Started: 09:00, 20 July, 2024

With a focus on adventure, community and competition, the first chapter of VIA pays homage to the grassroots of ultra distance racing. VIA is a trilogy consisting of three chapters over the next three years, starting with a 4000km race across Europe this year. The route is steeped in history, following in the footsteps of Hannibal, the Carthaginian General who led his army and 38 elephants from Southern Iberia across mountain ranges to Southern Italy. Where this edition finishes, the second edition will begin.

Started: 22:00, 14 June, 2024

The event is organised by a non-profit organisation. Its key goals are promotion of Bosnia & Herzegovina as a top destination for adventure tourism and cycling holidays, as well as providing people with a challenge that will motivate them to move their limits. The route has been carefully crafted to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina “in a nutshell” and passes through National Parks, along rivers, lakes and waterfalls, over 1984 Winter Olympics ski-centers, by UNESCO World Heritage sites and generally over stunning (and hilly) terrain.

Starts: 22:00, 27 July, 2024

Basajaun passes through some of the Basque Country's undiscovered paths and its vastly diverse surrounds. With the greenery and lush landscapes of Urbasa and the Irati Forest before the starkly contrasting arid lands of the Bardenas Reales semi-desert and Sierra de la Demands.

Starts: 22:00, 2 August, 2024

Utrecht Ultra has a 50:50 mix of free and fixed route: a set route out of Utrecht guides riders to Zuid-Limburg, The Netherlands, followed by three checkpoints and corresponding parcours in the Eifel region, Luxembourg and the Belgian Ardennes. The finish parcours takes riders back to Utrecht.

Starts: 09:00, 3 August, 2024

The Alps region is seeing an upsurgence in off-road bikepacking events, and Lakes ‘n’ Knödel is among this trend hosting its inaugural event in 2024. This brand new race that prioritises cycling, community and culinary art is dubbed as ideal for a rookie rider thanks to the plentiful accommodation and excellent food at the mountain refuges. Discounts have been offered to riders who reach the start line via train and bike in an attempt to encourage greener travel to the event.

Starts: 23:00, 7 August, 2024

This race along the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland returns for 2024. An original of the UK's bikepacking scene, the TAW is well known for its ferry crossings, out-and-back peninsulas and Irish charm.

Starts: 23:00, 9 August, 2024

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 Southern-most tip of England up to Scotland's John O'Groats with three checkpoints in mid-Wales, the Pennines and Scottish Highlands.

Starts: 23:00, 9 August, 2024

The fourth edition of the Great British Divide is set to be wildly exciting with high passes, rough terrain, unreliable ferries and undoubtedly a good sprinkling of the notorious British weather on either of the two routes available.

Starts: 22:00, 10 August, 2024

Unsupported Bikepacking Adventure in the Norwegian lands through remote trails, ancient forests, and pristine fjords all under the magic of the midnight sun.

Starts: 24:00, 11 August, 2024

Once again, we return to the tropical Jawa Islands to follow the Indonesian Audax scene in their crown event, Bentang Jawa.

Starts: 10:00, 11 August, 2024

An original of the world of bikepacking, the Colorado Trail Race is a mountain bike race through the Colorado Rockies. Notorious for its tough terrain and altitude, the CTR is not for the faint of heart.

Starts: 18:00, 15 August, 2024

Kyrgystan offers one of the wildest and most inhospitable environments for a bikepacking race with its often harsh and unpredictable mountain weather, contrasted with the warmth of the local hospitality. The Silk Road truly is one of the pearls of the mountain bikepacking calendar.

Starts: 08:00, 17 August, 2024

A very Great British adventure from the North to the South of the island through Scotland, Wales and England, tackling iconic British climbs. Riders will need to take photo selfies at a series of checkpoints.

Starts: 22:00, 21 August, 2024

Liège-Paris-Liège is a tribute to the race Liège-Paris-Liège, for which Liège-Bastogne-Liège, La Doyenne was born in 1892: the race that never happened. To make up for it, this road race with three extended Parcour takes riders all over NW France and Belgium.

Starts: 22:00, 22 August, 2024

For the 2024 edition of Further Pyrenees, riders will ride the length of the mountain range with a few familiar CPs and parcours. The curfews are still in.

Starts: 05:00, 23 August, 2024

The inaugural edition of this off-road Northern England event will explore the ancient and varied landscapes of Northumberland over isolated fell, along stunning coastlines and through industrial landscapes, both old and new.

Starts: 03:00, 24 August, 2024

The Munich-Milan revives a long-forgotten classic that is considered a pioneering event for crossing the Alps by bike. The route originally ran from Milan over the southern end of Lake Garda and up the long Etschtal valley to Bolzano. From there the mystical Brenner Pass was tackled, which was a real challenge under the conditions at the time and was only overcome by the most skilled athletes.

Starts: 03:00, 24 August, 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.

Starts: 06:00, 24 August, 2024

For the first time in the race’s history, riders will start in the Italian Dolomites town of Bolzano and ride to Bilbao, Spain via ten CPs across Switzerland, France and Northern Spain.

Starts: 08:00, 28 August, 2024

Best thought of as a beautiful obstacle course to be tackled by bike, this inaugural ride is for people looking to take drop bar bikes where they don’t belong. The Cambrians are quckly developing a reputation as offering some of the finest off-road riding and star gazing in the UK.

Starts: 04:00, 30 August, 2024

This race is the product of a labour of love to invite riders to this small and beautiful country that's been tipped as an off-road bikepacker's paradise. With challenges a plenty, riders will need to be prepared for changing weather from the flatlands to the mountain passes, and the many surface types in between.

Starts: 22:00, 30 August, 2024

The fourth edition of the Bohemian Border Bash Race follows the ancient borderlands of Bohemia via the remnants of centuries-old road networks that still exist to this day. The riders will compete on an approximately 1300km long journey circumnavigating Bohemia - crossing back-and-forth along national borders - riding through Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

Starts: 23:00, 30 August, 2024

Badlands is a true test of gravel skill. At 750km, this race is a difficult balance between non-stop riding or adventuring through the Spanish wilderness. With difficult terrain, sharp climbs and deserts to cross it's always exciting from start to finish.

Starts: 23:00, 5 September, 2024

Riders will follow the unsupported riders as they traverse the off-road tracks, singletrack, bridleways and everything inbetween along this nook of quintessential England.

Starts: 22:00, 10 September, 2024

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.

Starts: 22:00, 11 September, 2024

Illyrian Loop is an unsupported bikepacking event of about 550 kilometres that will take place in Albania next September. 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.

Starts: 23:00, 12 September, 2024

Further East takes riders deep into the disorientating flatlands of the East of England on a gravel epic. It may be fast and flat but there's no rest or respite; what doesn't go up, can't come down again.

Starts: 01:00, 14 September, 2024

The CDT is a circular route across 12 valleys, 6 moors and 1 floodplain in West Yorkshire. It is a multi-day adventure along the watershed of the River Calder. From ancient bridleways across the Pennine moors to new gravel paths in the Southern Washlands and on through the center of small towns like Hebden Bridge and Marsden, this trail takes you through a diverse and stunning landscape.

Starts: 22:00, 26 September, 2024

Istra Land has been designed to unveil the secrets of the three colors of Istria County: White Istria, as the limestones around the mountain peaks; Grey (or Yellow) Istria, as the fertile inner lands; and Red Istria, as the clayey land near the coastline.

Starts: 05:00, 27 September, 2024

With a mix of control points and parcours, riders take on a maximum of 2,000km of the most spectacular and remote scenery in the Pyrenees. For the first time, riders will start in Girona before riding west across the Pyrenees to the Bay of Biscay on France's Atlantic coast back again.

Starts: 06:00, 5 October, 2024

The Arkansas High Country Route has it all, there are three route options available taking in a plethora of sparkling streams, hills and hollows, shady rivers, mountain views, waterfalls, swimming holes, historic sites and bustling cities.

Starts: 07:00, 5 October, 2024

The Goats is a gravel cycling challenge that takes place in the heart of Portugal. With the late season start and a selection of dirt roads to tackle, this race will entice the gravel riders to do one last ride in this wonderful scenery.

Starts: 04:00, 9 October, 2024

UBS defines itself as an adventure dedicated to those who love to dream, know how to push themselves and strongly believe in the values of sportsmanship. An idyllic end of the season Mediterranean adventure, but don't be fooled, it's no holiday.

Starts: 22:00, 12 October, 2024

After a year hiatus, 2VS will be held as a free-route for the first time ever since its inception in 2019. Often used as a European season finale, this Southern Italian will take riders from Mount Vesuvio to Mount Etna via eight parcours and, undoubtedly, some steep climbs, excellent food and rough roads.

Starts: 13:00, 17 October, 2024

A stalwart of the MTB bikepacking calendar: the Arizona Trail Race is known for its rough nature, extreme temperatures, long stretches without resupply and an arduous 23 mile hike-a-bike through the Grand Canyon. The AZTR regularly attracts some of the strongest off-road racers and has remained true to its original self-supported ethos.

Starts: 09:00, 24 November, 2024

The 2024 edition of Across Andes is called Patagonia Verde as riders head further south than ever before into Chile's Aysén region known for its greenery, large glaciers, fjords, and snow-capped mountains. A ride at the end of the world.