Bikepacking Events
The complete guide to bikepacking events in 2018; Races, rides, shows, festivals, and more.
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| Event | Start Date | Event Type | Terrain | Location | Distance |
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| Tour Aotearoa | 02/02/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Cape Reinga, New Zealand | 3000 km |
| Iditerod | 25/02/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Anchorage, Alaska | 210 / 560 / 1600 km |
| Indian Pacific Wheel Race | 17/03/2018 | Race | Road | N/A | 5500 |
| Bryan Chapman Memorial | 05/04/2018 | Ride | Road | Chepstow, UK | 600 km |
| Arizona Trail Race | 05/04/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Arizona, USA | 480 / 1200 km |
| Veneto Gravel | 13/04/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Veneto, Italy | 600 km |
| The Cabal | 13/04/2018 | Race | Gravel | Elgin Valley, South Africa | 115 km |
| Gravel Bonanza | 14/04/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Girona, Spain | 80 km |
| Bespoked Handmade Bicycle Show | 20/04/2018 | Event | Road | Bristol, UK | N/A |
| Dirty Reiver | 20/04/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Northumberland, UK | 130 / 200 km |
| Italy Divide | 25/04/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Riva del Garda | 900 km |
| Handmade Bicycle Show | 27/04/2018 | Event | Road | Melbourne, Australia | N/A |
| The Holy Land Challenge | 28/04/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Mount Hermon, Israel | 1400 km |
| Trans Iowa | 28/04/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Grinnell, USA | 535 km |
| Across the 3 | 28/04/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Eupen, Belgium | 500 km |
| Race Across Italy | 28/04/2018 | Race | Road | Silvi Marina, Italy | 775 km |
| Trans Troy Race | 28/04/2018 | Race | Road | Canakkale, Turkey | 1200 km |
| Bikingman Corsica | 28/04/2018 | Race | Road | Corsica, France | 700 km |
| Race Around The Netherlands | 01/05/2018 | Race | Road | Amerongen, Netherlands | 1600 km |
| TransWalesRace | 04/05/2018 | Ride | Road | Bangor, Wales | 346 km |
| Cairngorms Loop | 05/05/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Cairngorms National Park, Scotland | 300 km |
| London Wales London | 05/05/2018 | Ride | Road | London, UK | 400 km |
| Normandicat | 09/05/2018 | Ride | Road | Normandy, France | 400 / 900 km |
| The Servatius | 19/05/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Limburg, Netherlands | 300 km |
| Dorset Gravel Dash | 26/05/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Swanage, UK | 160 km |
| Peloton de Paris-Roubaix | 26/05/2018 | Ride | Road | Mechelen, Belgium | 250 km+ |
| Highland Trail 550 | 26/05/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Tyndrum, Scotland | 500 km |
| American Trail Race | 31/05/2018 | Race | Off-Road | USA | 8000 km |
| This Is Not A Tour | 02/06/2018 | Ride | Road | Llandrindod Wells, Wales | 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 600 km |
| Dirty Kanza | 02/06/2018 | Race | Gravel | Kansas, USA | 320 km |
| Trans Scotland Trial | 02/06/2018 | Race | Road | Inverness, Scotland | 550 km |
| Trans Am Bike Race | 02/06/2018 | Race | Road | Astoria, USA | 6900 km |
| Tuscany Trail | 02/06/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Tuscany, Italy | 540 |
| Trans Am Bicycle Race | 02/06/2018 | Race | Road | Astoria, USA | 6.900km |
| Edinburgh Festival of Cycling | 07/06/2018 | Event | Road | Edinburgh, Scotland | N/A |
| Alberta Rockies 700 | 07/06/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Alberta, Canada | 700 km |
| TransAtlantic Way | 07/06/2018 | Race | Road | Dublin, Ireland | 2500 km |
| Cat 700 | 08/06/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Catalonia | 700 km |
| Tour Divide | 08/06/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Banff, Canada | 4418 km |
| 3 Peaks Bike Race | 09/06/2018 | Race | Road | Vienna, Austria | 1600 km |
| Tour Britannia Race | 09/06/2018 | Race | Road | London, UK | 3500 km |
| The Distance | 09/06/2018 | Race | Gravel | Peak District, UK | 130 km |
| Gravel King | 10/06/2018 | Race | Gravel | St Petersburg, Russia | 90 km |
| NAVAD 1000 | 16/06/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Romanshorn, Switzerland | 1000 km |
| Hard Cro | 18/06/2018 | Race | Road | Ilok, Croatia | 1400 km |
| North Cape- Tarifa | 20/06/2018 | Race | Road | Nordkapp, Norway | 1755 / 5072 / 7253 km |
| Gritfest | 23/06/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | South Wales, UK | 80 / 40 km |
| The 1000 miler | 23/06/2018 | Race | Gravel | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1600 km |
| The Veneto Trail | 23/06/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Veneto, Italy | 550 km |
| BC Epic 1000 | 29/06/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Merritt, Canada | 1000 km |
| The Jotunheimen Rundt | 29/06/2018 | Ride | Road | Jotunheimen, Norway | 450 km |
| Bikepacking Trans Germany | 01/07/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Germany | 1645 km |
| Inca Divide | 01/07/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Trujillo, Peru | 1800 km |
| Vistula | 06/07/2018 | Race | Gravel | Barania Gora, Poland | 1200 km |
| Xduro Wales | 07/07/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Bangor, Wales | 300 km |
| Alberta Rockies 700 | 07/07/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Alberta, Canada | 700 km |
| Rail Trail Ramble | 13/07/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Kelowna, Canada | 300 km |
| Hydra Trail | 13/07/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Veisiejai, Lithuania | 643 km |
| Grinduro Scotland | 14/07/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Arran, Scotland | 70 km |
| Colorado Trail Race | 20/07/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Colorado, USA | 800 km |
| Offroad Finnmark | 28/07/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Finnmark, Norway | 150 / 300 / 700 km |
| North Cape 4000 | 28/07/2018 | Race | Road | Lake Garda, Italy | 4000 |
| Tour of Ara | 29/07/2018 | Race | Gravel | Ara, South Africa | 800 km |
| The Transcontinental Race | 29/07/2018 | Race | Road | Geraardsbergen, Belgium | 4000 km |
| China Express 4000 | 30/07/2018 | Race | Road | Urumqi, China | 4000 km |
| 20k Ultra Trail | 03/08/2018 | Race | Road | Pinerolo, Italy | 600 / 700 / 1200 km |
| French Divide | 04/08/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Bray Dunes, France | 2100 km |
| The Hurt'n Albert'n | 10/08/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Beiseker, Canada | 530 km |
| Lil' Hurt Gravel | 10/08/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Beiseker, Canada | 320 km |
| Adventure Travel Film Festival | 10/08/2018 | Event | Road | London, UK | N/A |
| MooresOneHundred | 18/08/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Goathland, UK | 160 km |
| Race Across France | 18/08/2018 | Race | Road | N/A | 2600 / 1100 / 350 km |
| Silk Road Mountain Race | 18/08/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 1800 km |
| Across the 5 | 25/08/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Zandvliet, Belgium | 1200km |
| Romagna Bike Trail | 25/08/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Emilia-Romagna, Italy | 350 / 600 km |
| Race to the Rock | 01/09/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Australia | 3200 km |
| Trans Iberica | 02/09/2018 | Race | Road | Bilbao, Spain | 3500 km |
| Torino-Nice Rally | 03/09/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Torino, Italy | 700 km |
| Borders of Belgium | 06/09/2018 | Ride | Road | Wachtebeke, Belgium | 1000 km |
| Dukes Weekender | 08/09/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Loch Lomond, Scotland | 60 km |
| Bikepacking Summit | 14/09/2018 | Event | Road | Gunnison, Colorado | N/A |
| Tuscany Road | 15/09/2018 | Ride | Road | Tuscany, Italy | 600 km |
| Terra Australis Bike Epic | 15/09/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Cape York, Australia | 6500 km |
| Trans Hermann MTB Everest | 22/09/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Teutoburg Forest, Germany | 290 km |
| Jeroboam | 22/09/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Franciacorta, Italy | 37.5 / 75 / 150 / 300 km |
| Grinduro California | 29/09/2018 | Ride | Gravel | California, USA | 105 km |
| 3 Peaks Cyclocross | 30/09/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Yorkshire, UK | 61 km |
| Brutal Tootle | 30/09/2018 | Ride | Gravel | Peak District, UK | 100 km |
| Karoobaix | 05/10/2018 | Race | Gravel | Karoo, South Africa | 245 km |
| Trans North California | 06/10/2018 | Race | Off-Road | Verdi, Nevada | 645 km |
| Bear Bones 200 | 13/10/2018 | Ride | Off-Road | Mid Wales, UK | 200 km |
| Bikingman Taiwan | 22/10/2018 | Race | Road | Taipei, Taiwan | 1150 km |
| Japanese Odyssey | 31/10/2018 | Ride | Road | Tokyo, Japan | 3200 km |
| Kendal Mountain Festival | 15/11/2018 | Event | Road | Kendal, UK | N/A |
| The Strathpuffer | 19/01/2019 | Race | Off-Road | Strathpeffer, Scotland | 24 hours |
| Yukon Arctic Ultra | 03/02/2019 | Race | Off-Road | Whitehorse, Canada | 480 km |