Earlier this month, Scott Morris of Topofusion and Bikepacking.net brought up several outstanding individual performances in the world of bikepacking. Although this is still a small and broadly dispersed sport, 2013 did see a large…
Next on this year’s roster of bikepacking races is the Colorado Trail Race, a 550-mile race through the Rockies from Durango to Denver. The tough and beautiful trail adventure begins early Sunday morning. We’ll post…
Billy Rice, a tall and unassuming flight paramedic from Bryan, Texas, recently completed a massive 5,500-mile mountain bike ride along the Continental Divide from Mexico to Banff and back in just 44 days. His official…
Sara Dallman of Ohio was the first woman to reach Antelope Wells in the 2013 Tour Divide, pedaling up to the Mexican border during the early hours of Sunday morning for a finish time of…
A barrage of mountain bikers reached Antelope Wells on July 4 and 5, bringing the total finishers of the Tour Divide to 22 so far. James Olsen provided confirmation of the podium sprint, reporting that…
Each year since I rode the Tour Divide in 2009, July 4 — more than any other day — brings back happy nostalgia for the Divide. For all the hardships a long adventure can bring, every once…
Day 17 of the Tour Divide brought a tight international race for a podium spot that may have ended in a sprint finish between James Olsen, Alex Harris, and Liam Crowley. Trackleaders recorded Harris of…
With just over 14 days on the Tour Divide race clock, leader Mike Hall was making his way down the home stretch south of Silver City — the last 125 miles to the U.S./Mexican border at…
After taking the highway reroute into Cuba, followed by a longer-than-usual respite that involved self-reflection and ice cream, Tour Divide leader Mike Hall made peace with the lost chance at setting a record and set…
Tour Divide leader Mike Hall arrived in Abiquiu, New Mexico, on Tuesday afternoon after more than a day without contact with outside world. It was there he learned his former closest competitor, Craig Stappler, had…