With most of us in lockdown, there’s a need for quality entertainment. Here’s our contribution in slowing down the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Stay safe, stay home and watch this!

Bored yet? These are some of our favourite bikepacking videos, which will take you across the globe. Let us know in the comments if you have any movie tips for us.

Torino-Nice Rally

This short film follows Joachim Rosenlund’s grand adventure. The rally brings him from the Italian metropolitan city of Torino to French Riviera town Nice. In 700 kilometres he faces old military dirt roads, scenic Western Alps and a few cols you might recognize from the Tour de France.

The Baja Divide

The Baja Divide is a Mexican back country desert track with a total length of approximately 2,700 kilometres. Riders pass beaches and deserts between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez. They shelter from the sun under date palms, enjoy delicious burrito’s and have lots of punctures. Bombtrack captured it all in this excellent film.

The Frozen Road

Everyone enjoys cycling in pleasant temperatures. But Ben Page definitely isn’t just a fair-weather cyclist. In The Frozen Road the filmmaker takes us to Canada’s remote Yukon Territory facing temperatures of -40C. The best thing about the flick?  Every single second of this month long expedition is self-filmed.

GBDURO

This film about the GBDuro is slightly different from the other films on our list. It’s a race! Pro-cyclist Lachlan Morton races from the UK’s most southerly point to the most northern point. It shows awesome footage and got us hooked on the tunes of Builder’s Tea. 

Al Hajar Traverse

One of Robin’s personal all-time favourites is the incredible video by three friends cycling the Hajar Traverse in Oman. It doesn’t take long before they realize that their planned route is impossible to cycle. By being flexible they still have an amazing adventure. The film captures the typical Middle-Eastern and Islamic vibes spot on. The scene somewhere halfway where the riders are zigzag through the narrow medieval alleys is epic. 

El Silencio

The last video on the list is about bikepacking the Peru Divide across the mountains of Central Peru. We love how Jay Ritchey shows the beauty (the wonderful scenes of the remote and rugged Cordillera mountain ranges), but also the ugly that comes with a cycling expedition like this. 

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