The BikingMan 1,000 km will include 3 mandatory checkpoints spread along the route.

The Half 500 km and 555 Gravel events will include 2 mandatory checkpoints on your course.

The exact locations will be indicated on the final trace as well as on the brevet card which will be given to you in your race package.

For your safety, it is mandatory to present the following items during Check-in:

• GPS tracker – provided by the organization
• 1x set of 4 spare AAA batteries (lithium) (for the GPS tracker)
• Bike GPS – Wahoo / Garmin type or equivalent
• 1x bicycle helmet
• 1x front light (with permanent mode)
• 1x rear light (with permanent mode)
• 1x bicycle pump (mandatory even when using tubeless tires)
• 1x inner tube + 1x repair kit (patch + glue + tire changer – mandatory even when using tubeless tires)
• Water bottles for a minimum capacity of 1.5l of water
• 1x pair of gloves
• Reflective clothing (eg: Audax vest, yellow safety vest…)
• 1x survival blanket
• 1x jacket or jersey with light rain protection, ideally with a hood
• Warm protection for cool nights (e.g. leg and arm warmers)
• Sunglasses with UV protection
• Mobile phone and charging device (eg: dynamo or USB battery)
• Identity document + paper or digital copy of it (ex: keep a copy of your passport or identity card on your personal cloud)
• Insurance certificate or paper copy of it with you during the race

Depending on your race format, here are our technical bike recommendations. For the 1000 km and HALF road races, the routes are 100% asphalt. The quality of the asphalt varies, and depending on the weather conditions, the roads can be greasy and covered in leaves, stones, etc.
For the GRAVEL 555, the route is made up of around one hundred kilometers of alpine and forest trails.

We therefore recommend using the following equipment:

ROAD FORMAT

• Recommended road bikes:
  Comfort variant: Chiru Kunlun ou Chiru X-root
  Race variant: Chiru Allure
• Tired of MINIMUM 25mm width, 32 or 34mm if you are looking for ideal comfort
• Disk brakes
• Transmission: 50-34 teeth (front) – 11-34 (rear)

GRAVEL FORMAT

• Gravel bike or semi-rigid mountain bike recommended:
  Comfort variant: Chiru Vagus ou Chiru Alpin
  Race variant: Chiru Allure (tout intégré)
• Tires of MINIMUM 40mm or 45mm if you are looking for more comfort
• Front transmission with single plate (36 or 38 teeth) or sub-compact (example: 46-30 teeth) and cassette as large as possible (example: 10-50 teeth)
• Disk brakes