West Texas Showdown
The Desert is Calling
Central Texas Showdown
The hills are calling
East Texas Showdown
The Trees are Calling
Howdy and welcome to the Texas Showdown Series, the brainchild of native Texan, Patrick Farnsworth, host of the Bikes or Death podcast.
The TSS was created to give adventure cyclist opportunities to explore three very different regions of Texas. From the Pine Curtains of East Texas, to the Hills of Central Texas, and to the remote and rugged desert of West Texas.
Winner, Winner, Texas bike race Dinner.
2025
Mens Showdown
1st ~ Conor O’Brian, 1d 2h 6min * FKT
2nd ~ Dennis Lastochkin, 1d 5h 16min
3rd ~ Chip Constantine, 1d 6h 31min
Womens Showdown
1st ~ Annabelle Bitterman, 1d 8h 40min* FKT
2nd ~ Maegan Fitzgerald, 1d 18h 57min
3rd ~ Kerry Snow, 1d 19h 4min
Men Showdown Single Speed
1st ~ Eric House, 1d 13h 38min* FKT
2nd ~ Evan Lee, 2d 0h 11min
3rd ~ Steve Flusche, 2d 6h 58min
Mens Slowdown
1st ~ Wojtek Felendzer, 23h 17min
2nd ~ Tom Barrera, 1d 2h 48min
3rd ~ Jeremy Bergman, 1d 2h 59min
Womens Slowdown
1st ~ Marika Mohr, 1d 14h 22min
2nd ~ Diana Diaz, 1d 14h 24min
3rd ~ Sasha Romanov, 2d 2h 16min
2024
Mens Showdown
1st ~ Dennis Lastochkin, 1d 6h 19min
2nd ~ Nic Perez, 1d 7h 44min
3rd ~ Alex Land, 1d 7h 54min
Womens Showdown
1st ~ Hannah Simon, 1d 12h 16min
2nd ~ Kerry Snow, 1d 13h 46 min
3rd ~ Valentina Mancera, 1d 14h 18min
Mens Slowdown
1st ~ Thomas Miller, 19h 14min * FKT
2nd ~ Jared Jones, 20h 14min
3rd ~ David Richey, 1d 1h 19min
Womens Slowdown
1st ~ Rachel Jones, 1d 2h 45min
2nd ~ Tiphane Want, 1d 5h 49min
3rd – Shannon Sanders, 1d 8h 22min
2023
Mens Showdown *New 400 mile route
1st ~ Dennis Lastochkin, 1d 5h 5m
2nd ~ Kuya Takami, 1d 5h 6m
3rd ~ Fernando Palafox, 1d 6h 0m
Womens Showdown
1st ~ Stephanie Hall & Hannah Simon, 1d 12h 25m
3rd ~ Kerry Anderson, 2d 1h 36m
Mens Slowdown
1st ~ Lucanish, 23h 27min
2nd ~ Alvin Holbrook, 1d 2h 55min
3rd ~ David Richey, 1d 3h 3min
Womens Slowdown
1st ~ Micaela Bara, 1d 0h 58min *FKT
2nd ~ Emily Miller, 1d 3h 53m
3rd ~ Katya Morzhueva, 1d 7h 35m
2022
Mens Showdown *Old 360 mile route
1st ~ Kuya Takami, 23h 54m *FKT (Fastest Known Time)
2nd ~ Cody Threadgill, 1d 4h 20m
3rd ~ Matthew Battiston, 1d 6h 41m
Womens Showdown
1st ~ Ashely Carelock, 1d 7h 32m
2nd ~ Hannah Simon, 1d 9h 52m
3rd ~ Stephanie Hall
Mens Slowdown
1st ~ Mike Buenaventura, 23h 3m
2nd ~ Mark McGraw, 23h 46m
3rd ~ Chris Lamont, 1d 4h 7m
Womens Slowdown
1st ~ Alison Carey, 1d 4h 8m
2nd ~ Alicia Danze
3rd ~ Jessica Alexander, 1d 14h 25m
2021
Mens Showdown
1st ~ Dave Easley & Alexander Maldano
2nd ~ Thomas Lane
3rd ~ Gary Cors
Womens Showdown
1st ~ Hannah Simon & Alicia Danze
Mens Slowdown
Womens Slowdown
1st ~ Ekaterina Morzhueva
2nd ~ Lisa Cervantes
The Texas Showdown Series is grounded in the shared ethos of bikepacking and the community-driven rules that shape it. A fair and level playing field is essential to the integrity of these events—for every rider, past, present, and future. We ask all participants to uphold that standard through their actions out on course.
Lowdown – is a bikepacking ride with designated campsites for participants. It is most certainly not a race and your time is not tracked. This event is a solo-self-supported bikepacking ride where you will be expected to carry everything you need to complete the ride, be able to fix your bike, and rely on resources that are on route and available to every other rider. Of course, there is no penalty for breaking any of these “rules”, but we ask that participants adhere to the spirit of this event and of bikepacking at large.
Slowdown & Showdown – These two events follow the golden rule of bikepack racing…Solo, Self-supported, and they WILL be enforced. The golden rule encapsulates the rules and spirt of bikepack racing, do it yourself. However, there is still room for ambiguity so we’ve created a guideline to follow:
Texas Showdown Series events are based on the principle of:
Solo. Self-Supported. Do It Yourself.
Riders are responsible for completing the route under their own power using only what they carry and what is available to all participants along the route.
Any action that provides an advantage not reasonably available to all riders is considered outside the spirit of the event.
The Lowdown is a non-competitive bikepacking ride.
No penalties are enforced. However, conduct during the Lowdown may be considered for future event participation.
These are competitive events.
There are no time penalties.
If a rider breaks a rule and gains an unfair advantage, they will be disqualified from the results.
All riders must:
Riders must complete the entire route under their own human power.
Allowed:
If a rider leaves the official route for any reason, they must return to the same point or the nearest logical re-entry point.
Not allowed:
Riders may use any services available to the general public, including:
These services must be open and available to all riders.
The following are not permitted:
Any assistance that is planned in advance or provided specifically for a rider is considered support.
Unplanned assistance from the general public and from other riders is allowed provided it is:
Drafting is defined as intentionally riding in the aerodynamic shelter of another rider for performance advantage.
Allowed:
Not allowed:
Riding in pairs for extended periods is discouraged
No caches are permitted.
Riders may not place food, water, or equipment on the course before or during the event.
All supplies must be carried from the start or obtained from public sources along the route.
Hitchhiking or any form of vehicular transport is not allowed.
Use of a vehicle for forward progress will result in disqualification.
Media coverage must not provide riders with support or competitive advantage.
Media must not:
To be included in official results, riders must:
Failure to provide adequate verification may result in removal from results.
Rider safety takes priority over competition.
Riders may accept outside assistance in the event of:
Acceptance of such assistance may result in disqualification from results.
Riders must:
Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Not all scenarios can be anticipated.
Riders are expected to act in good faith and in accordance with the Core Principle.
When in doubt, riders should evaluate their actions based on fairness and equal opportunity.
Contact the Race Director at bikes@bikesordeath.com if you have any questions about the rules.
There are no time penalties.
Violations that provide an unfair advantage will result in disqualification from the results.
The Race Director retains final authority over all decisions regarding rule interpretation and enforcement.
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