World UltraCycling Association

The Great Himalayan Ultra 2024, 900km Extreme-August Dates TBA
2024-08-01 13:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Le Ladakh, India
Inspire India brings you the world’s highest Ultra Race… With a start point elevation higher than any point on any Ultra Race in the world! Racers must report one week before the start of the race for acclimatization. For 2024, there will be three events; 444km solo self-supported, 600km solo or relay, and 900km solo or relay. The 600 and 900 km events are now recognized as RAAM Qualifiers for the solo racers.SPECIAL NOTE: Being a High Altitude Race, all racers will be required (mandatory) to report in Leh between 8-10 days before race start. While this is for us to establish that racers get the bare minimum acclimatization, it is highly recommended that racers arrive 12-14 days in advance to ensure that they acclimatize satisfactorily. This is particularly necessary if racers are flying directly into Leh. Option is to reach Srinagar or Manali and drive to Leh, in order to have a slower transition to high altitude.

The Great Himalayan Ultra 2024, 600km-August 2024 dates TBA
2024-08-01 13:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Le Ladakh, India
Inspire India brings you the world’s highest Ultra Race… With a start point elevation higher than any point on any Ultra Race in the world! Racers must report one week before the start of the race for acclimatization. For 2022, there will be three events; 444km solo self-supported, 600km solo or relay, and 900km solo or relay. The 600 and 900 km events are now recognized as RAAM Qualifiers for the solo racers. The 444km race is not a RAAM qualifier.
SPECIAL NOTE: Being a High Altitude Race, all racers will be required (mandatory) to report in Leh between 8-10 days before race start. While this is for us to establish that racers get the bare minimum acclimatization, it is highly recommended that racers arrive 12-14 days in advance to ensure that they acclimatize satisfactorily. This is particularly necessary if racers are flying directly into Leh. Option is to reach Srinagar or Manali and drive to Leh, in order to have a slower transition to high altitude.

Tour of Central Iowa-August 2024 Dates TBA
2024-08-10 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Cumming, IA, United States
The Tour of Central Iowa is multi-distance, multi-surface bicycle event that takes place in beautiful rural south central Iowa. Most racers will choose to tackle the Friday evening hill climb, or the Saturday 100K, or 200K gravel races as a solo endeavor. Some will find an adventurous partner and tackle the 200K distance as a team.
A select few will take on the ultimate challenge of the Mann Powered 380, honoring Joe Mann. Joe was a fellow Iowan, an avid endurance cyclist, and dear friend who was taken from the lives of those who loved and knew him far too soon. This 380 mile route starts early Saturday morning, and will include both paved roads and gravel roads. You can choose to race with a support crew that can meet you at designated support locations, or race self-supported, randonneur style. Both categories will have a 38 hour time limit.

Mid Atlantic Ultra - 24hr, 2024
2024-08-10 07:00 - 2024-08-11 07:00 (America/New_York)
We feature a non drafting 24 hour RAAM qualifier race and a drafting 12 hour race, along with a 100 Mile Race. A non competitive century ride is also an option for those looking to enjoy a more leisurely pace.
The 26 mile loop will take you through rural areas of Beaufort County. We are located in the coastal region of North Carolina. This is an extremely flat course! It is the perfect venue for riders that are self supported. You are allowed to park your vehicle inside the secure “Bus” parking lot. This is what serves as the Start/Finish line, you will pass by the time check after each lap. So feel free to set up your supplies for the day. There is a grassy area that you can set up a canopy for your crew as well. On site setup is to begin no earlier than 5am on day of event and must be removed by 10am the following morning. Online registration is available at BikeReg.com.

Race Around Aomori 2024
2024-08-17 08:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Shin Aormori Station, Japan
The 1000km race makes a big loop around the boundary of Aomori Prefecture, taking the racer from the Pacific Coast to the Japan Sea Coast. Minimal traffic roads will take the rider through pine forests that line rugged coastlines, birch covered mountains, three large lakes, rice fields and apple orchards surrounding the conical shaped Mountain Iwaki. An additional perk of this ride is a communal hot spring bath right on a beach that the racer might love dipping into before resuming on the last 250km stretch of the race.

Bonneville 808 Challenge-2024 September dates TBA
2024-09-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mont Tremblant, Quebec, CA, Canada
The cycling event remains recognizable by its 404km long unique loop. Cyclists of all levels will be able to choose their own challenge between 100km and 808km, as a solo or in a team. The 808 Challenge is a great event to get inspired whether you are a beginner or an experienced cyclist. Because of our great corporate rates and packages, you can participate with your colleagues, clients or employees and work on your team building! Get on your bike!
RAAM qualifier 808km.

The Silver State 508, 2024
2024-09-13 00:00 - 2024-09-15 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Reno, NV, United States
Founded by John Marino in 1983 and recognized as “The Toughest 48 hours in Sport”, it is the world’s premier 48-hour ultra cycling race. This 508-mile bicycle race, commonly known as “The 508,” is revered the world over for its epic mountain climbs, stark desert scenery, desolate roads, and its reputation as one of the toughest but most gratifying endurance challenges available, bar none. The Silver State 508 is a Race Across AMerica (RAAM) Qualifier.

Natchez Trace 444, 2024
2024-09-27 14:00 - 2024-09-29 20:15 (America/Chicago) | Nashville, TN, United States
444 miles on one road, with no stop signs, no turns, no driveways, no dogs, no Walmarts…striking really. One of the most beautiful parkways in the US and a perfect venue for an ultra-endurance cycling event.
A RIDE THROUGH 10,000 YEARS OF HISTORY
THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY IS A 444-MILE RECREATIONAL ROAD AND SCENIC DRIVE THROUGH THREE STATES. IT ROUGHLY FOLLOWS THE “OLD NATCHEZ TRACE” A HISTORIC TRAVEL CORRIDOR USED BY AMERICAN INDIANS, “KAINTUCKS,” EUROPEAN SETTLERS, SLAVE TRADERS, SOLDIERS, AND FUTURE PRESIDENTS.

Shivalik Signature 2024
2024-09-29 - 2024-09-30 | Una Himachal Pradesh, India
An Ultra Cycling Race event of 615 Km which is a non-stop race. The race starts from Chandigarh, a city designed and conceptualised by world renowned architect Le Corbusier and his fellow architect Pierre Jeannerret. The event will see the riders cycling across the plains of Punjab and the Kandi region, which lies in the lower Shivalik Hills, of the Kamahi Devi circuit.
Shivalik Signature is listed in the qualifiers for the world’s toughest bicycle race- Race Across America, which runs from the west coast to east coast of USA.

Race Across India 2024
2024-10-01 00:00 - 2024-10-14 23:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Srinager, India
PLEASE NOTE REVISED START DATE!
Race Across India is a 3651 km race across north to south of INDIA, crossing 12 States, with temperature range of 0C to 25C , and crossing major cities like Delhi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore. It is the Longest Cycling Race event in Asia continent. The race welcomes entrants in either solo, 2X or 4X relay teams.

Race the Pearl - 2024-October dates TBA
2024-10-01 09:00 (Asia/Colombo) | Dondra, Sri Lanka
RACE THE PEARL is a 24 Hr Cycling Challenge that will push all known physical and mental boundaries in an attempt to ride a bicycle across Sri Lanka, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. Some will Race and some will Ride. The route is between the furthest two points of Point Pedro and Dondra head and will almost bisect the island and take you through a varied mix of terrain of pan-flat straight-arrow roads, mild uphills and downhills, green and barren land, while riding through day and night, rain and shine. An Exhilarating, Exotic, and Epic Endurance Challenge that stacks up against and beyond any Ultra Endurance Event in the World. The men & women of steel who complete this will cherish the prestigious ‘ Pearl Jersey ‘ and add to the collection of stories of livening life beyond limits.

The Psycho 48
2024-10-18 00:00 - 2024-10-20 00:00 (America/New_York) | Bayboro, NC, 340 Seawell Loop Rd, Bayboro, North Carolina, 28515
Eastern North Carolina is world renowned for its flat, smooth, and quiet roads-A true rider’s paradise. The Psycho course is a 35 mile loop; do as many or as few loops as you want.

North American 24 hour Championship.

The Deccan Cliffhanger 11th Edition (2024)
2024-11-01 05:00 - 2024-11-02 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Keshavbaug Pune, D.P. Road, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra, 411009, IN
The Deccan Cliffhanger is India’s signature Ultracycle Race!
The race starts on the Deccan Plateau, goes over the Sahyadri mountains and drops through dense forests covered cliffs to finish on the coastline in Goa. A 646 Km (400 Mile) Ultra Cycling Race from Pune to Goa, comprising solo and relay team categories. The Relay event is RAAM style, and the Solo Race is a Race Across America Qualifier. All racers in all categories must have a support vehicle and crew.
The Deccan Cliffhanger is a Fast paced, competitive race that heads for the beach!
The Race is open to Solo Self Supported and Crew Supported Racers (both RAAM Qualifiers) and 2,3,4 Person Relay Teams who will race RAAM Style Relay.

6/12/24 "World Time Trial Championships", 24hr (2024)
2024-11-01 05:00 - 2024-11-03 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Borrego Springs, Christmas Circle, Borrego Springs, CA, United States
A popular and highly competitive event, run in the flat desert east of San Diego, CA. The course runs on an 18mi, mostly-flat loop, changing to a shorter loop for the last portion of the available time. The event often fills, so registration as early as possible is advised. (Note, while the name of this event includes the wording as world championship, it is not sanctioned as such by WUCA and the bonus points associated with that status do not apply.)

Bessies Creek 24hr 2024
2024-11-08 - 2024-11-09 | La Grange, TX, La Grange
Bessies Creek 24hr race will be held on a new, quieter course and is now NOV 8.
RAAM qualifier for those racers who exceed 400 miles.

Bessies Creek: Gulf Coast 511 2024
2024-11-08 - 2024-11-11 | La Grange, TX, La Grange
Bessies Creek 511 has moved to a more quiet course and a new date of NOV 8, allowing for racers to ride 36 hours to complete the course.
RAAM qualifier for those who race the 24 hour race, must ride 400+ miles for RAAM qualifier.

Race Around Karnataka-December dates TBA 2024
2024-12-01 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Bengaluru, India
RAKA is an ultracycling race designed to shatter your limits, your physical endurance, your mental strength, your planning, your emotions, basically questioning what are you made of. It is an unique event designed by Team Srini, happening for the first time and planned to be a modular annual ultracycling event in the coming years. RAKA covers 2,240kms involving the entire state of Karnataka.

RAAM qualifier.

The Florida 500, 2025
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-24 | Jacksonville, FL, One Ocean Resort, Jacksonvill, FL, FL, United States
500 Miles of Flat and Fast riding in Florida
Come to The Florida500 for a great race in the Sunshine State. The Florida500 offers three Timed racing format, Solo, Team Relay, and a timed 4 Day Stage Race competitive and non-competitive.
Starting in Jacksonville FL and Finishing in Key West, you will experience the fast flat roads of Florida offering endurance cyclist perfect opportunity to ride their bikes and getting some early season miles to start the 2024 Endurance cycling season.
Come for the challenge and enjoy the adventure, training, racing and getting some early season miles.
Florida has perfect cycling conditions in the winter, offering the mildest winters in the Continental US.
No Drafting allowed for Solo Riders racing the 500. No Drafting allowed for 4 day Stage racers. Drafting is allowed for Team Relay riders within their team, and for the 4 days non-competitive stage race.

Longhorn 500, 2025
2025-03-23 00:00 - 2025-03-25 00:00 (America/Chicago) | Fredericksburg, TX, United States

Race Across Belgium 2025
2025-05-07 00:00 - 2025-05-10 00:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Belgium
The Race Across Belgium reinvents itself and takes you on the roads of Belgian classics. The idea is simple. To make all cycling enthusiast discover the extraordinary sensations of ultra-distance cycling with all the values that guide us: sharing, benevolence, surpassing onself.
There are 6 distance options, ranging from 50-1000km. The 1000km is the RQ. Open to solo racers (supported/unsupported), 2-person & 4-person teams.

European Championships Solo supported @ Race Around Niederoesterreich 2025
2025-05-16 08:00 - 2025-05-17 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Weitra (Austria), Rathausplatz 1, Weitra, Niederoesterreich, 3970, AT
Welcome to Austria! RAN is an Ultra Race around Austrias largest region, called Niederoesterreich. The „classic course“ is 600km long and has 6.000m of altidude gain. In 2025 – beside the classic RAN – there will be also an 750km „champioship course“ for the European Championships, which is made of the classic 600km plus an additional 150km loop with 1.700m of altidude gain. Cycling through forrests, wineyards, cornfield, mountains and valleys and along rivers, following an absolut wonderful course. With up to 200 entries it is one of the largest Ultra-Cycling-Races worldwide. Full Live-coverage with 6 cameras. Also a qualifier for RAAM.

Race Around Denmark EXTREME 2025
2025-05-27 - 2025-06-01 | Aarhus, Denmark
Supported and unsupported categories, with unsupported beginning on May 27th, 2025. Supported riders for both this event and the RAD Challenge event will begin on May 27th, 2025.

24 Hours In The Canyon 2025
2025-05-31 - 2025-06-01 | 24H in the Canyon Start – Palo Duro Canyon, 11450 State Hwy Park Rd 5, Canyon, TX, 79015, United States
This is an electronic chip-timed event. Racers start in Juniper Campground; make the climb out of Palo Duro Canyon. Riders will then complete a 100 mile route non-drafting.The rest of the 24 Hours will be spent inside Palo Duro Canyon on the road loop where drafting is permitted. The 24-hour event will be coordinated as a RAAM Qualifier.

24hr del Montello, 2025
2025-05-31 08:00 - 2025-06-01 17:00 (Europe/Rome) | Volpago del Montello, Italy
The 2025 WUCA European championship event, as well as a RAAM Qualifier.
To qualifying for the RAAM you have to complete:

17,29 loop (579,363 Km) for the man;
16,130 loop (539,130 Km), for the woman and the Over 60 category

From an idea of Fabio Biasiolo, a historical name of Italian and international ultracycling, in the heart of Montello, the 33.5km route winds for 6, 12, or 24 hours.

Race Across France 2025
2025-07-11 00:00 - 2025-07-21 00:00 (Europe/Paris)
Race Across France is the first ultra-cycling race in the country where the Tour de France was born. It’s the summit of ultra cycling.

Mid Atlantic Ultra - 24hr, 2025
2025-08-09 07:00 - 2025-08-10 07:00 (America/New_York)

6/12/24 "World Time Trial Championships", 24hr (2025)
2025-10-31 05:00 - 2025-11-02 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Borrego Springs, Christmas Circle, Borrego Springs, CA, United States

Bike Sebring 2026, 24hr
2026-02-14 07:00 - 2026-02-15 07:00 (America/New_York) | Spring Lake, 209 Spring Lake Rd., Sebring, Florida, 33876
Bike Sebring is back! February 14-15, 2026.
RAAM qualifier.
For more information https://www.bikesebring.com

Calvin's Challenge 24 hour
2026-05-17 - 2026-05-18 | Springfield, OH, Springfiled, OH, United States
3 categories; Drafting starts at 0710. Non-drafting (RAAM Qualifier) starts at 0710. 24-hour team drafting. Teams of 2-8 riders.
Age group, Gender, bike type awards.
https://www.bikereg.com/calvins-challenge-2025

Race Across Germany N-S
2026-07-02 00:00 - 2026-07-04 00:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Flensburg, Germany
An unforgettable cycling adventure through Germany. From border to border, this makes the Race across Germany so unique. No round trip but from A to B. Surely this Germany crossing will not be forgottwn any time soon! This cycling marathon has been offered in Germany since 1999. What started with group trips has developed into solo or relay participants. It is a great attraction to qualify for the Race Across America RAAM.
