Joe Houghton has filed his report from Finale on the first leg of his dream bikepacking experience. Three months pedalling across Europe, hoping to race a few Enduro World Cups and the Megavalanche along the way.
Joe Houghton tests out the bikepacking/enduro trip combo with a 10 day summer journey from Arthur's Pass to Blenheim. A great shakedown for his 2024 plan to spend three months pedalling across Europe, racing a few Enduro World Cups and the Megavalanche along the way.
The 78.4 km Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park is Aotearoa's original multi-day mtb ride, open to bikes each year between 1 May and 30 November. Cati Pearson jumped at the chance to join her mates on their babymoon trip through the Heaphy, and reminds us why it's still an iconic ride.