The Race

Tour Divide is a solo, self-supported mountain bike race on all 2,711 miles of ACA's epic Great Divide MTB Route. With an average time-to-completion of three weeks in the saddle, this grand tour is the longest, most challenging MTB race on the planet. It's a contest for the ultra-fit but only if ultra-prepared for myriad contingencies of backcountry biking.

Tour Divide is born of inspiration from John Stamstad's watershed `99 Divide ride, and the US border-to-border challenge known as the Great Divide Race (ca.`04). It observes all the historical divide racing controls save length. TD pushes the envelope further by staging opening day racing from the top of the GDMBR where Banff National Park's MTB-legal wilderness serves as an immediate test of mettle. Canada adds only 8% more trail, yet delivers unforgettable geography, abundant wildlife, and the international flair cycling has come to expect from grand tour racing.

Whether voyager or voyeur, the advent of TD couldn't be more timely for `08 as ACA celebrates the 10th anniversary of the GDMBR with events, retrospectives and a full-enchilada guided tour of their own on this crown jewel of North American touring routes.