Winner, Winner, Texas bike race Dinner.

2023

Mens Showdown *New 400 mile route
1st ~ Dennis Lastochkin, 1d 5h 5m *FKT
2nd ~ Kuya Takami, 1d 5h 6m
3rd ~ Fernando Palafox, 1d 6h 0m

Womens Showdown
1st ~ Stephanie Hall & Hannah Simon, 1d 12h 25m *FKT
3rd ~ Kerry Anderson, 2d 1h 36m

Womens Slowdown
1st ~ Micaela Bara, 25h 0m *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 TSS blurs the lines between a traditional bikepacking race and gravel races. Because of the unique format of these events we have adopted our own rules.

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 and so we’ve created a guideline to follow, we’ll call them the 10 Commandments.

Dont’s

No Drafting

No Sharing

No Stashing

No Support

No Hitching

Do’s

Be Kind

Be Prepared

Leave No Trace

Have Fun

Ride Your Damn Bike

Other

Media – A controversial topic. If you’d like to create media about this event or about an athlete/s it must be approved prior. Any media that is not approved could result in a time disqualification. You can submit a request at bikes@bikesordeath.com

Grey Areas – It is impossible for one set of rules to fully address the endless possibilities that will arise when riding for hundreds of miles. Each participant is expected to govern themselves and act ethically. This is solo, self-supported, at some point you may need to ask yourself “Is this support? Is this an unfair advantage over my fellow riders?” and it will be up to you to answer that question honestly. You sign up for these events to push yourself, test yourself, not to cheat yourself or the other riders, you are expected to adhere to that. If you have questions don’t hesitate to reach out at bikes@bikesordeath.com