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The wrong direction, and exactly why it’s the right one. While ultracycling’s top riders devour the Trans Balkan Race, the Umbria Bikepacking collective rides it backwards: five days, 500 km and 7,700 meters of climbing across Croatia and Bosnia, all on gravel. Along the way, Mostar’s old bridge and a plateau of wild horses where the silence repays every meter of elevation gain.

From the Pacific coast to the jungle, a bikepacking adventure in Costa Rica shaped by Umbria Bikepacking’s spirit of exploration.