Multi-Day Training Rides for Bikepacking Races
Instead of doing multi-day training rides to prepare physically for bikepacking races, you should do them to test strategies and equipment and learn skills.
Read more →Instead of doing multi-day training rides to prepare physically for bikepacking races, you should do them to test strategies and equipment and learn skills.
Read more →Sleep deprivation is dangerous for cyclists, so the risks involved in doing ultra-distance cycling and bikepacking races are discussed in light of this.
Read more →Advice on what types of bags to use for bikepacking and how they can be mounted. Also, whether to use fenders/mudguards for long-distance cycling.
Read more →Cyclists must find their own supplies in bikepacking races. A variety of strategies on where to find food and how to stay well-fueled are described.
Read more →Time efficiency when off the bike is at least as important as cycling speed in bikepacking and ultra-distance cycling races in which the clock never stops.
Read more →Ultra-distance cyclists need to maintain a positive mental approach and deal with intense emotions. Physical exhaustion & mental fatigue make this difficult
Read more →How much does it cost to do a self-supported bikepacking race? Costs for travel, accomodation, food, and training are estimated for the Transcontintel Race.
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