Tour Divide

June 12, 2026

A 2,700-mile self-supported mountain bike race from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, following the spine of the Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide. No crew, no support, no set schedule. Riders carry everything they need and navigate entirely on their own, moving through some of the most remote terrain in North America.

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Route Journal
Day 01
StartBanff, AB
EndEureka, MT
Miles131
Start8:00 AM
End9:45 PM
Elevation9,200 ft
  • Banff. Grand Depart.
  • 200 riders and none of us are talking about how far Antelope Wells is.
  • Legs feel good. Weather held. Let's go.
Day 02
StartEureka, MT
EndWhitefish, MT
Miles118
Start5:15 AM
End8:30 PM
Elevation7,800 ft
  • Snow on Elk Pass. Hike-a-bike for about 2 miles.
  • Worth every step.
  • Slept under a sky I didn't deserve.
Day 03
StartWhitefish, MT
EndSeeley Lake, MT
Miles143
Start4:45 AM
End9:00 PM
Elevation11,100 ft
  • Flatted twice before 7am.
  • Road gods testing me early. Patched, pumped, moving.
  • This stretch is everything.
Day 04
StartSeeley Lake, MT
EndLincoln, MT
Miles127
Start5:00 AM
End7:15 PM
Elevation8,400 ft
  • Montana. The roads get bigger and so does everything else.
  • Ate a full pizza in Whitefish. No regrets.
Day 05
StartLincoln, MT
EndAnaconda, MT
Miles138
Start4:30 AM
End8:45 PM
Elevation10,600 ft
  • Headwind since dawn. The kind that makes you question your life choices.
  • Still here. Still pedaling.
Day 06
StartAnaconda, MT
EndLima, MT
Miles152
Start5:30 AM
End9:30 PM
Elevation8,900 ft
  • Lincoln. Resupply done.
  • Knee talking a little but nothing serious.
  • Took a nap under a tree for 40 minutes. Luxury.
Day 07
StartLima, MT
EndIsland Park, ID
Miles146
Start4:00 AM
End10:00 PM
Elevation9,700 ft
  • One week in. Feels like a month. Also feels like yesterday.
  • The math doesn't add up but neither does riding 200 miles a day so here we are.
Day 08
StartIsland Park, ID
EndDubois, WY
Miles129
Start4:30 AM
End8:00 PM
Elevation7,300 ft
  • Basin. Thunderstorm rolled in at 3am.
  • Sat under my bivy listening to it pass.
  • Back on the bike by 4:30.
Day 09
StartDubois, WY
EndPinedale, WY
Miles141
Start5:00 AM
End9:15 PM
Elevation8,500 ft
  • Wyoming. Endless. Beautiful. Cruel.
  • The wind here is personal.
  • Ate my last Snickers somewhere around mile 1100.
Day 10
StartPinedale, WY
EndRawlins, WY
Miles157
Start4:15 AM
End10:30 PM
Elevation6,200 ft
  • Pinedale. Hot shower at a gas station bathroom. I am not ashamed.
  • Slept four hours in a park. Dreamed about nothing.
Day 11
StartRawlins, WY
EndSteamboat Springs, CO
Miles163
Start3:45 AM
End9:00 PM
Elevation10,400 ft
  • South Pass. The halfway marker.
  • Took a photo, ate some crackers, kept moving.
  • No ceremony. That's not what this is.
Day 12
StartSteamboat Springs, CO
EndSilverthorne, CO
Miles136
Start4:00 AM
End8:45 PM
Elevation13,800 ft
  • Woke up with a flat. Fixed it in the dark.
  • Was back riding before sunrise.
  • This is the job now.
Day 13
StartSilverthorne, CO
EndSalida, CO
Miles148
Start4:30 AM
End9:30 PM
Elevation14,200 ft
  • Colorado border. Something shifts when you cross it.
  • The climbs get harder but the light gets better. Fair trade.
Day 14
StartSalida, CO
EndDel Norte, CO
Miles122
Start5:00 AM
End8:00 PM
Elevation12,600 ft
  • Steamboat. Stayed an hour longer than I should have.
  • Worth it. The pie was not optional.
Day 15
StartDel Norte, CO
EndChama, NM
Miles154
Start3:30 AM
End10:00 PM
Elevation11,900 ft
  • Biggest climb of the route. Walked some of it. Not ashamed.
  • The view at the top erased everything below it.
Day 16
StartChama, NM
EndCuba, NM
Miles119
Start4:00 AM
End7:30 PM
Elevation9,100 ft
  • Crashed on a descent. Slow speed, soft landing, bruised ego.
  • Sat in the dirt for five minutes, got back on.
Day 17
StartCuba, NM
EndPie Town, NM
Miles162
Start3:00 AM
End9:00 PM
Elevation7,800 ft
  • New Mexico. The heat is real.
  • Started riding at 3am to beat it.
  • The dark desert is something else entirely.
Day 18
StartPie Town, NM
EndSilver City, NM
Miles134
Start3:30 AM
End6:45 PM
Elevation8,300 ft
  • 300 miles left. The number used to seem impossible.
  • Now it just seems like two more days. Funny how that works.
Day 19
StartSilver City, NM
EndLordsburg, NM
Miles108
Start4:00 AM
End5:30 PM
Elevation5,600 ft
  • Silver City. Last real stop.
  • Ate everything on the menu. Charged everything. Slept six hours.
  • Tomorrow is the last day.
Day 20
StartLordsburg, NM
EndAntelope Wells, NM
Miles83
Start4:30 AM
End2:15 PM
Elevation3,200 ft
  • Antelope Wells. The gate.
  • I sat on the ground for a long time and didn't think about anything.
  • That felt right. See you next year.
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Divide Story

This year will be my fourth attempt. A month before my first I lost my job. Sold my truck to fund the second. Maxed out credit cards on the third. This year will be no different. I'm not telling you this for your sympathy or to broadcast my financial insecurities. I'm telling you because there is no perfect scenario that leads you to the start line. There never will be. You go anyway. That's what this ride means to me. If it means something to you too, consider buying me a few Reese's.

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