Ultracycling race - BIKINGMAN X July 2021

BikingMan - France

€299

From July 19th to 23rd 2021

BikingMan X #1

Are you ready for the “queen stage” of the 2021 series? This is our most vertical and challenging event, exclusively for the finishers who already completed a BikingMan in the past.

Reserved for finishers

BikingMan X in numbers

Race Start Annecy

Distance 1.000 km

Total elevation undisclosed

Limit time 5 days – 120 hours

Mandatory Checkpoints 2

About X

The fundamentals of the X

In search to build the ultimate endurance and exploration event of the 2021 series, we pushed the limit of the BikingMan format to its pinnacle.

Expect one of the most challenging course you have ever experienced compared to past BikingMan events as well as specific “ingredients” to guarantee the experience of a lifetime.

The participants will discover the course the day before the start during the briefing.

This event is open only to finishers of past BikingMan races who have built a track record with our race format.

Expect high mountains, a lot of climbing and places you have dreamt of exploring by bike.

Recommended bike

The course is 100% on asphalt roads.
We recommend that you use:

Road bike / CX / Gravel Bike
MINIMUM 25mm tires with tubes or tubeless
Disc brakes
Transmission: 50-34 teeth (front) – 11-34 (rear)

For your safety, you are required to bring the following equipment with you in order to participate in the race. The organization will ensure that you are in possession of the mandatory equipment when checking in the athletes and bikes.

GPS tracker – provided by the organization
1x set of 4 spare AAA (lithium) batteries (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 lever) – mandatory even when using tubeless tires
1x pair of disc brake pads (or rim brake pads)
Water bottles for a minimum capacity of 1.5l of water (1x 750ml water bottle provided to each athlete by the organization)
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 hood
Sunglasses with UV protection
Mobile phone and charging device (eg: dynamo or USB battery)
Passport + paper or digital copy of your passport (keep a copy of your passport in your personal cloud)

Documents

Download the race manual:
Race Manual (available soon)

Download the template for the sworn statement
Sworn statement template

Download the template for the medical certificate
Medical certificate template

Download the template for the tracker deposit
Tracker deposit template

Schedule

Find below useful information on the logistics and the schedule for the race. The race village’s location will be communicated soon.

Check-in: Saturday July 17th – from 2pm to 6pm and Sunday July 18th from 9am to 12 am
Pre-race Briefing: July 18th at 2pm
Start of the race (exact location to be confirmed): July 19th at 5am (TBC)
CP1: undisclosed
CP2: undisclosed
Race cutoff time: July 24th at 5am (TBC)
Finisher dinner: July 23rd (time TBC)

Athletes Hall of Fame

Meet the familiar faces and finishers that have decided to take part in the Queen Stage. Get prepared for an incredible BikingMan experience.

Discover the 2021 participants

What’s included in my inscription

Race package

Race Goodies
GPS tracker for safety and live-tracking
Brevet card to stamp your progression
Race manual with GPS trace
Bag storage during the race

Security

Equipment checking before the race
Race briefing for all the participants
Race Angels Volunteers at the checkpoints and on the road
Marshals on the road, to ensure safety and respect of rules
SOS function on the tracker

Media coverage

Livetracking platform with dedicated app
Media cars dedicated to race promotion
Professional photographers on the road

After the race

Finisher Medal
Prize Pools and finishers’ goodies
Personal Photo Gallery available for sale in HD
The experience of a unique adventure with the BikingMan community

Participants Testimonials

In addition to offering us the great classics, this route is revealed through beautiful surprises: much more than full legs, I took full eyes!

Eyeful

Christophe Iliou - France (BikingMan Veteran)

BikingMan France, the course undeniably offers a physical challenge up to the visual slap!

A challenge and a visual slap

Romain Level - France (BikingMan veteran)

A selective course, geared towards climbers and climbers who want to test themselves on a long distance competition. It is also an extremely diverse course which will offer magnificent landscapes and will amaze experienced cyclists who would like to try the adventure of bikepacking races.
From lavender fields to the peaks of Ventoux and Bonette, passing through the Gorges du Verdon, the landscapes crossed will leave no one indifferent!

The landscapes will not leave anyone indifferent

Xavier Massart - Belgium (BikingMan veteran)

For me, IncaDivide #3 was many things, including a lesson in humility. After many years of training and travel, I met many cyclists faster than me, but never one who had the patience and ability to walk 10 or more hours of daily, pedaling daily carrying all their luggage, for several days. I was impressed to meet people capable of pedaling day and night, surpassing the cold, the dream, the height and the state of the road. Despite being my first race since I retired from cycling in 1992, I could be several days in the top 10, which for me is a pride. Of course I will return, and this time to finish. See you in 2020!

A lesson in humility

Rodrigo Rojo - Chile (IncaDivide #3 Participant)

Dearest Axel, Didier and David (and all of you), every minute was special, for different reasons. The climbs were brutal, the descents crazy and the weather...well the weather was awful for much of the last days. I smiled a lot, cried even more and swore more of all to never do this race again. But thanks for the amazing memories. I discovered just how deep I could go over the last 5 days. When I thought I had no energy to give, I found something. Whether it was a hug from an amazing race angel, a call or text from my previous family or a can of redbull. Thanks to the whole team and to Taiwan

Every minute was special

Julie Melville - Australia (BikingMan Veteran)

To everyone at BikingMan, thank you for giving me the opportunity to see places in the world that I never thought I would, and for opening doors to experiences I never thought possible. I have learnt a lot about what I am capable (and not capable!) of just in the 2 races I have competed in. I hope to do many more! Thank you for helping me live my best life !

Thank you for help me live my best life

Georgina Panchaud - UK (BikingMan Veteran)

I won’t write «fuck you» as Axel would probably like, but it has now been 9 months since I got into this family and I love you for that. I’ve had an amazing gravel section in Oman (that I’m really happy about that it will now be mandatory), a half marathon of walking up Jebel Shams, a new look at the effectiveness of bikes that are in one piece, a sandstorm, a whole lot of frozen hands and feet, a lot of climbs, a lot of swearing, some crying, a hatred for France (especially Corsica) for its opening hours and now I have perfected my napping skills in a car in Taiwan. All of this in a time span of 9 months and summed together in 15 days. Quite amazing, quite cool. Thanks for that!

Quite amazing, quite cool

Eleonora Balbi - Switzerland (BikingMan Veteran and Taiwan 2019 volunteer)

IN-HU-MAN ! Not only for the route, kms and elevation, but for the fact I did not lose my smile, what I like to call mental erection, throughout the race. A pleasure to be part of this family.

Mental erection

Aleix Julia Pers – Spain (Taiwan 2019 Finisher)

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