Rebecca’s Private Idaho (Main Event – multi distance)

Rebecca's Private Idaho is a gravel event in the mountains of central Idaho, USA, founded by professional road cyclist Rebecca Rusch — a multi-time world champion in mountain biking and winner of events including the Leadville 100 and Dirty Kanza 200. The event is held in September around Sun Valley and Ketchum in the Wood River Valley, one of America's premier outdoor recreation destinations, and takes its name from a B-52s song that has nothing to do with cycling but everything to do with the event's personality. Distance options range from the 19-mile Tater Tot, suitable for families and first-timers, to the 118-mile Fully Loaded — a full day's commitment through Idaho's high-altitude gravel roads. The terrain is classic western American gravel: wide open ranch roads, mountain passes above 2,400 metres, sagebrush valley floors, and aspen forest corridors that turn gold in the September light. The event is known for its inclusive and celebratory atmosphere: it is as much a gathering of the gravel community as a race, with live music, local food, and the particular warmth of an event founded on personal values rather than corporate ambition. Idaho's volcanic landscape and the Wood River Valley's position between mountain ranges give the route a visual drama that more famous events on flatter terrain cannot match.