Races

Started: 04:00, 11 May, 2025

The smoother and shorter little sibling to the Seven Serpents, riders on this more digestible route tackle smooth gravel and mountain climbs, with almost no hike-a-bike.

Started: 06:00, 10 May, 2025

Departing from the town of Castro Verde, this adventure loops across the remote inland areas of Guadiana Valley and the majestic Atlantic coast.

Started: 07:00, 9 May, 2025

The Wild West Country is a display of some of the finest roads in the South West of England, and ticking off some National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty via some short sharp climbs and winding lanes.

Started: 05:00, 8 May, 2025

Spring Edition - Coast to coast, from Cornwall to Kent, this beautiful route includes sections of the Jurassic coast and the glorious gravel of the New Forest. The event is split into two time limits.

Starts: 23:00, 12 May, 2025

The Accursed Race is Lost Dot’s first fixed-route, no-fly, off-road event. Traversing the Balkans, this race is the culmination of years of expertise gained by Lost Dot in this stunning region of Europe.

Starts: 11:00, 16 May, 2025

Riding through Cheshire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire, the many highlights will include some of the best off-road biking trails found in the North West.

Starts: 06:00, 17 May, 2025

Utrecht Ultra combines free and fixed routes, with 98% of the course on tarmac. Passing through three different countries on a fixed route and then mandatory parcours, it's a real ultra adventure.

Starts: 08:00, 17 May, 2025

A relatively new challenge is taking place for the second time in Lucerne. Over two days, 100 riders will cycle through the most scenic dirt roads the region has to offer!

Starts: 06:00, 18 May, 2025

From Ljubljana to Trieste through Croatian islands, by gravel and secondary roads, Seven Serpents is a fixed route that embraces a diverse selection of natural and urban environments.

Starts: 10:00, 23 May, 2025

Taking riders through some of the most breathtaking landscapes of the UK, visiting the Black Mountains, the Cambrian Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Starts: 16:00, 23 May, 2025

Peaks & Plains is an unsupported ultracycling road bike challenge that takes you through the highest peaks and across the vast plains in the heart of Germany.

Starts: 03:00, 24 May, 2025

This free-route race’s seventh edition will focus on the Bohemian Massif. With its natural beauty, interesting and rich culture, and demanding land, riders will be tested by their own routing, weather and elevation.

Starts: 06:00, 24 May, 2025

The second event in the Mountain Races Series, the Hellenic Mountain Race is back for its third edition and returns to the unknown mountains of Greece.

Starts: 07:30, 24 May, 2025

A gem of the European bikepacking calendar, attracting riders from across the world. The HT550 promises another year of hike-a-bike, unpredictable weather, and river crossings.

Starts: 06:00, 25 May, 2025

Corsica is a mountain emerging from the sea and this mythical island is a jewel of the Mediterranean Sea. Riders will enjoy spectacular climbs, natural parks, heavenly beaches, enchanting coasts, desert and Cap Corse.

Starts: 09:00, 28 May, 2025

The Hardennes Gravel Tour returns to the dense forests and green countryside of the Belgian and French Ardennes. Riders can anticipate some grimaces along the offroad paths and tracks.

Starts: 16:00, 29 May, 2025

An off-road loop through areas of outstanding beauty and National Parks, the Escapade seeks the best trails in Southern England including the North and South Downs Way.

Starts: 04:00, 30 May, 2025

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

Starts: 06:00, 30 May, 2025

The fifth edition of this adventure between the two largest cities of the Iberian Peninsula. The route seeks out quiet roads and passes through some spots of special beauty, including the town of Brihuega, the valley of the Mesa River, and the cultivated fields of Lleida.

Starts: 06:00, 30 May, 2025

The fourth edition of the TBR, an adventure through the Balkans. The route looks to avoid tarmac and hike-a-bike, prioritising 1400km of rideable off-road terrain.

Starts: 05:00, 31 May, 2025

Amongst spectacular scenery, through the Basque country valleys of Leitzaran, Artikutza, Bidasoa and Aralar. There are several distances on offer, where the terms 'gravel' will extend to muddy slopes and difficult descents.

Starts: 04:00, 1 June, 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.

Starts: 13:00, 1 June, 2025

At over 6,000km long, the Trans Am Bike Race (TABR) is one of the longest ultra-distance bike races 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.

Starts: 04:00, 7 June, 2025

An offering of Portugal's diversity to the ultra-community; for 2025 this event heaads into the North of Portugal and through its harsh but beautiful landscapes.

Starts: 18:00, 7 June, 2025

A Spanish ultra-distance adventure traversing iconic locations and cols in the French and Aragonese Pyrenees, designed to be ridden at your own pace; an antidote to the high speeds of modern life.

Starts: 03:00, 14 June, 2025

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: 04:00, 14 June, 2025

The HOPE 1000 rolls out from the Swiss shores of Lake Constance to the finish at the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux. A true mountain race that can challenge riders with heat and storms, all in one afternoon.

Starts: 07:00, 14 June, 2025

The ultimate cycling event in the Nordics. Ride 400 km on scenic roads through the beautiful nature of Denmark and Sweden, connected by an epic ferry crossing. The race starts and finishes in vibrant Copenhagen. You can choose to complete this adventure in one or two days. Registrations open on March 5th, 2025. All riders are welcome!

Starts: 06:00, 15 June, 2025

The challenging 1,000 km route takes riders all through the Taunus region over unbeaten paths along numerous sights of a remote and quiet region in the heart of Germany with plenty of small climbs to keep the legs awake!

Starts: 21:00, 15 June, 2025

The fourth edition of an epic round trip across the Scandinavian peninsula. The route follows river valleys, lake shores and fjords - and crosses coniferous forests, marshlands, and snow-capped mountains. Experience 24-hour daylight conditions during the summer solstice.

Starts: 09:00, 19 June, 2025

Endure the trials and tribulations of the road under the watchful sun during its longest days. As the sun rises on the longest day of the year, riders gather to embark on an unforgettable 1000KM race—the Solstice Sprint. The Sprint will lead cyclists through the breathtaking landscapes of The Midlands, The South West and Wales, where every climb, descent, and turn reveals a new vista. From the rolling hills of the Cotswolds to the rugged beauty of Eryri National Park, this journey is as much a celebration of the land as it is a test of strength and resolve.

Starts: 04:00, 20 June, 2025

A free-route adventure with five checkpoints, each at the end of a dead-end path, to explore the most beautiful, remote places of eastern Switzerland. One for the sweet tooths amongst us and a penchant for doing things a little differently.

Starts: 03:00, 21 June, 2025

The first editon of Monaco di Baviera Classic 2024 is a semi-free route of 1200km and 27,000 meters elevation gain. To be included in general classification, riders must ride all 20 parcours in the given order, however they can choose to design their own route, or ride the route provided by the organisation team. The challenge will see participants depart from Munich, before passing through Austria and the Italian Dolomites, and will include some classic Alpine climbs like Passo Stelvio, Passo Gavia, Passo Sella or Monte Zoncolan.

Starts: 11:00, 25 June, 2025

The mixed terrain and steep slopes make the Andean Raid a one-of-a-kind race. From the Cusco historic city to the heights of the valley of Amparaes & Lares, this race will test you physically and psychologically, allowing you to give your all. Ride 660Km of pure emotion and living culture in the Andes.

Starts: 07:00, 28 June, 2025

Dubbed as the hilliest long distance cycling event in the UK, Pure Peak Grit returns for 2025. The route has been designed to be continuous, linking together every famous and categorised road climb by bike, the hardest way up, in the Peak District National Park and the immediate vicinity around it. The results includes over 40 categorised climbs - 9% of Britain’s ‘100 Greatest cycling climbs’.

Starts: 06:00, 29 June, 2025

The fixed route of Transpyrenees takes riders from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea, climbing some of the most mythical and challenging Cols of The Pyrenees.

Starts: 06:00, 4 July, 2025

The route crosses the rocky mountain ridges of the Dinaric Alps and its remote huts, the misty canyons and deep gorges of Tara and Piva rivers, and the Adriatic’s dramatic coastal cliffs. The endless landscapes of the Balkans are guaranteed to steal your heart!

Starts: 10:00, 5 July, 2025

One for the grimpeurs! A free-route race between three revered European climbs with a twist for 2024: riders can choose the order in which they ride the parcours. This year riders will tick off Monte Zoncolan, Feldberg // Belchen, and Colle delle Finestre, before rolling down to the finish in Nice.

Starts: 08:00, 12 July, 2025

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, 19 July, 2025

An epic race connecting the four Catalan Capitals, each as a checkpoint: Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona, and riders will reach the Pyrenees by passing through Bagà.

Starts: 06:00, 26 July, 2025

The second chapter of VIA begins in Italy, following another historical journey all the way to the Netherlands.

Starts: 07:00, 26 July, 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.

Starts: 07:00, 27 July, 2025

From the lush forests of Urbasa and Irati (home to Basajun), riders will descend to the most arid and barren plains through Bardenas Reales, returning to the banks of the Ebro river before facing the Sierra de la Demanda, a mountainous massif in “land of cameros”of transhumants who face very harsh lands in terms of climate, to culminate around the Pico San Lorenzo and return to the forests of the Basque Country, through the Izki Natural Park.

Starts: 06:00, 31 July, 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.

Starts: 06:00, 13 August, 2025

The fourth chapter of a 1000km ride that takes in almost every significant climb the organisers could find. With over 100 climbs, this race has a limit of 100 hours. Who has what it takes to tackle the Monster?

Starts: 01:00, 16 August, 2025

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: 06:00, 19 August, 2025

For the second year, riders will start in Bolzano, Italy and ride to Bilbao, Spain through France connecting 10 challenging checkpoints. With 2,600 km and a range of stunning contrasts, this route includes climbs like Gavia, Splügen Pass, and Alpe d’Huez, along with incredible roads such as Villard Raymond and Comb de Laval, plus a few surprises.

Starts: 16:00, 20 August, 2025

A road race with three extended Parcours that will take riders all over NW France and Belgium. A tribute to the race that never happened.

Starts: 12:00, 23 August, 2025

The Log Driver's Waltz is a long-distance, multi-day route through the Ottawa Valley including the beautiful Rideau Canal and Ottawa itself, passing within a few hundred metres of Canada's Parliament Buildings before heading back out into the wilds of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec again.

Starts: 22:00, 28 August, 2025

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: 06:00, 31 August, 2025

Badlands is a true test of gravel skill. At 800km, this race is a difficult balance between non-stop riding or adventuring through the Spanish wilderness. With difficult terrain, an always competitive lineup, and deserts to cross, it's always exciting from start to finish.

Starts: 08:10, 3 September, 2025

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: 15:00, 6 September, 2025

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

Starts: 09:00, 8 September, 2025

The Alps region is seeing an upsurgence in off-road bikepacking events, and Lakes ‘n’ Knödel is among this trend. 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.

Starts: 05:00, 25 September, 2025

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

Starts: 22:00, 25 September, 2025

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: 24:00, 28 September, 2025

New to the calendar, a mixed-terrain bikepacking route across the Pyrenees. From the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, across high mountains, untamed forests and charming villages. Based on the TransPirenaica MTB route, the Pirenaica mainly follows hard-packed gravel roads and secondary lanes, including a few rocky descents, short single tracks and about two hours of hike-a-bike.

Starts: 13:00, 4 October, 2025

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: 05:00, 12 October, 2025

The inaugural Peninsular Divide is a Malaysian self-supported ultra covering 1500km with 20000m ascent. The route takes riders through all terrains, from smooth roads to rugged gravel paths, and racers must be prepared for the hot and wet weather of the rainy season.