2026: Tracking

The world’s longest bicycle race started on June 20th, 2026 00:01, at the NorthCape in Norway.

  • 21.07.2026: Ingmar Segebarth (efeu325), 3 disqualified (more details here).
  • 15.07.2026: Bernard Pivetta, 26 scratched in Poznan
  • 14.07.2026: Michael Becker, 46 scratched in Aosta IT.
  • 12.07.2026: Mindum Karoly, 78 scratched in Buchs CH.
  • 11.07.2026: Ralph Dizzy Diseviscour, 60 FINISHED in TARIFA. 21 days, 23h 52min.
    “Thanks for everything Andy, I am sure NCT is going to be one of the most iconic ultra adventures out there. For me, it is already the case! Not sure anything can top this race!”
  • 11.07.2026: Christoph Widmer, 28 FINISHED in BREGENZ, 21 days, 13h 14min.
  • 10.07.2026: Jens Volkersdorfer, 55 FINISHED in TARIFA. 20 days, 19h 35min.
    “Vielen Dank für alles! Es war mir ein Fest!”
  • 10.07.2026: Florian, 66 FINISHED in TARIFA. 20 days, 09h 40min. – Florian continues his journey to Dakhla, Morocco. You can follow Florian on the tracking.
  • 10.07.2026: Mattiskoivuniva Nnilsen, 24 FINISHED in BREGENZ, 20 days, 14h 18min.
  • 09.07.2026: Dr. Henrik J. Roth, 21 scratched. “Ungeschlagen, aber am Ende meines Urlaubs muss ich hier abbrechen. Danke für die tolle Tour.”
  • 08.07.2026: Franco Micolini, 41 scratched. “It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of my withdrawal from this wonderful race. The skin in my saddle area is literally in shreds. I can’t even sit on a chair anymore, let alone on a saddle. Thank you for a beautiful experience. See you at the next one”
  • 07.07.2026: April Drage, 31 FINISHED in NICE. 17 days, 11h 55min.
    “Thanks for an amazing holiday” – read about April’s journey on her Instagram.
  • 07.07.2026: Erik Jensen, 54 scratched. “Two crashes, an angry old hip injury, saddle sores, and bike parts I could never quite track down – my body and bike staged a joint mutiny. Still made it 4,200 km to Checkpoint 4 – not bad for saddle cream and stubbornness. Not the farewell tour ending I pictured, but thank you to everyone who supported this ride. World Bicycle Relief and the Power of Bicycles remain as important as ever. To my fellow riders and host countries – it’s been an honour. Ride safe, ride strong. I’ll be cheering from a comfy chair, ice pack in hand.”
  • 06.07.2026: Luca Martignago, 20 FINISHED in BREGENZ, 16 days, 21h 30min.
  • 06.07.2026: Cyril Neyret, 26 FINISHED in BREGENZ, 16 days, 14h 47min.
  • 06.07.2026: Katja & Claus, 94 & 95 scratched. Katja crashed on a slipery railway crossing. The examination in the local hospital pointed the left upper arm is brocken. We wish a good recovery!
  • 05.07.2026: Hugo Mondini, 23 FINISHED in BREGENZ, 15 days 0h 45min.
  • 05.07.2026: Vlad Georgevich, 64 scratched. “I took a bus from Jurbarko to Kaunas in hope to find parts for my Crankset. No luck. Unfortunately i am pulling out of the event. I am sorry to have to do that since i have been having a great time. Thank you for organizing these events. I will definitely do more (with a good bike)”
  • 05.07.2026: Benoit Merchez, 34 scratched. “As previously announced, I pulled out of the race at the top of the Pt. St. Bernard pass at 4:20 AM for professional reasons. I have a very major meeting tomorrow. ​I want to thank you again for the route; it’s one of the most beautiful courses I’ve ever ridden.”
  • 03.07.2026: Sylvie, 75 scratched. “I needed to change my end place to Helsinki due to my knee blowing out and my back killing me.”
  • 02.07.2026: David Mourrat, 11 FINISHED in HELSINKI. 12 days 13h 55min.
  • 02.07.2026: Florian (66) get’s a four (4) hour penalty. The penalty will be served as an organizer-ordered 4-hour stop at a time and location chosen by the organizers before the finish in Tarifa. Once notified, the rider must begin the stop within one hour. (more details here)
  • 29.06.2026: Lucky Szákó, 91 scratched. “The saddle pain and knee pain have become unbearable while cycling. After today’s ride, I realized it wouldn’t be the right decision to continue. I will finish my journey in Riga and travel home from there. It also became clear to me that I didn’t have the right bike and equipment for a challenge like this. I’ll learn from this experience, come back better prepared, and I’m sure I’ll be on the start line again next time. Thank you to you and the whole team for organizing this fantastic event. It has been the greatest cycling adventure of my life, and I’m grateful to have been part of it. I wish everyone a safe journey, the best of luck, and a strong finish!”
  • 28.06.2026: Yves Conen, 42 scratched. “It is with a very heavy heart that I have to scratch. A knee injury came up the last days and keeps on worsening, making it impossible to ride at a normal healthy way. Thanks for the great route already and good luck to everybody still out there.”
  • 27.06.2026: Udo Huiskes, 35 scratched.
  • 27.06.2026: Carl, 49 scratched. “My knee has been hurting since kilometer 30 and only getting worse, so I’m sadly calling it, thanks for the race and see you in 2 years I guess 🙂  Best of luck to the rest of the participants, may they have a safe ride and always a tailwind”
  • 27.06.2026: Edgaras Pielikys, 58 scratched. “For the last four days I have been dealing with a severe saddle sore, which has made it extremely painful to sit and ride. As a result, I have also developed significant Achilles tendon pain, most likely tendonitis. At this point I cannot continue riding safely, neither seated nor standing, and I would not be able to complete the race.”
  • 27.06.2026: Markus Walser, 44 scratched. Problems with Achilles’ tendon.
  • 26.06.2026: Benoit Merchez 34 and Patrick Gilles 33 splittet. Patrick Gille will be taking an alternative route directly to Nice, while Benoit Merchez will remain on the classic route
  • 26.06.2026: Andrea Pauletto, 22 scratched. “I have tendinitis on both feet and i’m not able riding the bicycle. I tried to proceed last couple of days, buy now is not possibile.”
  • 25.06.2026: Rodrigo Valdés, 53 scratched
  • 24.06.2026: Stefan Sirkiä, 84 scratched: “I had a small and seemingly harmless accident in Helsinki on the way to the ferry. At first I thought nothing happened, but now I can already tell that my hand is broken. – I already decided that I will participate in 2028.”
  • 23.06.2026: Peter Wieneke,48 scratched, health issues
  • 22.06.2026: Leon Koning, 73 scratched. After an accident Leon is in the hospital in Oulu and circumstances okay: “For now I need to be monitored, mainly since my head took a blow. Although helmet did its work, it can be that I need surgery. Colar is broken, they are now seeing if it needs to be operated. Other than that, lots of road rash and bruised ribs and bruised “body”. But feel Ok. – i’ll be back one day. Loved it already. Thanks, KR, Leon”
  • 22.06.2026: All Spot trackers showing problems transmitting their position – we work to find out where the issue is.
  • 22.06.2026: Markus Walser takes a day brake, knee issues.
  • 21.06.2026: Vinny Doyle lost his tracker. He get a new tracker in Kautokeina
  • 20.06.2026 / 00:01: NCT2026 started

The first riders are on their way to the start by bicycle.

  • 14.06.2026: Alexandra Casutt started in Tromso
  • 30.05.2026: Jérôme Deloge started at home in Belgium
  • 20.05.2026: Erik Jensen started his journey in Trondhem

You can find the official times and results on the results page.
(available later in the event)