self supported bike adventure | gravel & trails: 1720km | road: 1800km
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Photo: Iberica-Traversa 2023
Rider: Bert Vohn, Irena Sosinska, Rüdiger Müller
The Gorafe Desert – barren, otherworldly, and unforgettable – wasn’t always part of the plan. During the early scouting of the NorthCape-Tarifa route in 2017, Andy stumbled upon it almost by accident. A map Andy was using showed a paved road crossing the area. In reality, it turned out to be an unpaved, rugged track cutting straight through the desert.
That unexpected detour sparked an idea: what if there were a gravel race across Spain, one that embraced wild, remote places like this?
Two years later, in the spring of 2019, the first edition of the Iberica-Traversa was born – marking the first gravel bikepacking race to cross the dramatic landscape of the Gorafe Desert.
What started as a lucky discovery became a defining feature of a true off-road adventure.
Photos: Gorafe desert 2023
Rider: Irena Sosinska
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Embark on an unforgettable journey across the Iberian Peninsula, whether on a gravel bike through rugged trails or a road bike along smooth paved routes. Experience bikepacking at its finest. Now in its 7th year, this incredible event continues to deliver adventure and excitement.
Registration for the 2025 edition:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
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One of many highlights along the Iberica-Traversa route, the Gorafe desert. The gravel route leads through breathtaking gorges like you don’t find it nowhere else in Europe.
Photos: Iberica-Traversa 2023
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Iberica-Traversa, crossing the whole Iberian peninsula on a gravel or road bike. For everybody who will go for an unsupported bikepacking adventure.
The registration fee increases by 1st of April.
Registration for the 2025 edition:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
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The registration fee increases by 1st of April.
Registration for the 2025 edition:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
Photo: Iberica-Traversa 2023 – Gorafe desert
Rider: Irena Sosinska
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The registration fee increases by 1st of April.
No April Fools’ joke.
Registration for the 2025 edition:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
Photo: Iberica-Traversa 2023 – Gorafe desert
Rider: Irena Sosinska, 2 times finisher on the gravel route
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In 2023 Irena Sosinska finished as first rider the 2-Continents Adventure from Irun to Sidi Ifni on the piste route. She is still the only rider who finished this extraordinary adventure. A few more tried and all failed to reach the finish in Sidi Ifni, even on the road version.
The 2-Continent Adventure continues in 2025 on the fixed gravel/piste route and the fixed road route. What is changing: riders of the 2-Continent Adventure just go on in Tangier, after they arrive in Tarifa.
The registration for the 2025 edition is open:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
Photos: Impressions from the Guadix region in Andalucia.
Rider: Irena Sosinska
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The registration for the 2025 edition is open:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
Rider: Rüdiger
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Jacq the 4th finisher on the road route conquered the 1812km from Irun to Tarifa also on a vintage bicycle.
The registration for the 2025 edition is open:
https://iberica-traversa.com/registration-for-iberica-traversa-2025/
Photos: Iberica-Traversa 2024
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