Up until now, The Trans Pyrenees Race has always been a love letter to the road, an ultra-distance journey across the mountains between France and Spain. But this year, things have shifted. The fifth edition sees Lost Dot mix things up, taking riders beyond the tarmac and onto mandated gravel parcours to ensure everyone experiences the beautiful portions of off-road riding that that the team behind the race have discovered over the past five years.

Starting in San Sebastián for the first time, the race is back in the Basque Country which means a return to the Raid Parcours being ridden East to West. While the route evolves, the values stay firm. Nearly half the field have travelled overland to the start this year, part of Lost Dot’s Green Leaderboard and their push to make ultra racing more responsible for its footprint.

A new start, a new approach, but when it's all boiled down it's still what it has always set out to be - a beautifully hard bike race in the Pyrenees.