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Beast of the Backroads
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Beast of the Backroads

Longview, Texas, United States View on map
Apr 03, 2027 (America/North_Dakota/Center local time)
Cycling

About this race

Beast Of The Backroads presented by TEXAS OUTLAW RIDES LLC and title sponsored by ORR GMC Longview 

The Beast Of The Backroads Start Line is at a location with no directions to address, to find CLICK THIS PIN. The entire course is PAVED.

Saturday March 14, 2026 at ~ 8AM Rides

Sunday March 15, 2026 at ~ 7:30AM Run & Ruck

For detailed and further race information, click here to visit our race page: https://www.texasoutlawrunning.com/beast

*** THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY FOR 100M RIDE ***

Registration will get you a single full loop of your distance (no multiple loops), fully supported and marked course, Beast Of The Backroads (BOTB) Hoodie, BOTB T-Shirt, BOTB Water Bottle, Finisher Medal, Cash Prizes (see race page for more info) Podiums, and Awards.

This ain't yo mommas bike race.

ALL EVENTS

  • BEAST OF THE BACKROADS HOODIE
  • BEAST OF THE BACKROADS T-SHIRT
  • BEAST OF THE BACKROADS WATER BOTTLE
    *register by Feb 20 to guarantee a shirt/hoodie*

RIDERS

  • 100 MI RACE - TOP 5 M/F PODIUM, AWARDS & CASH (1ST $1000, 2ND $700, 3RD $500, 4TH $350, 5TH $200)
  • 65 MI RACE - TOP 5 M/F PODIUM & AWARDS

RUNNERS

  • 5K & 10M - TOP 5 M/F PODIUM & AWARDS
  • Finisher Medal

RUCK

  • 10-mile RUCK Patch

Pick your distance

Cycling

Momma Rhino 25 Miler (Cycling)

Apr 03, 2027 40.2K 8:45 AM
$49.00
Open

65 Miler (Cycling)

Apr 03, 2027 Ultra 8:30 AM
$79.00
Open

100 Miler (Cycling)

Apr 03, 2027 Ultra 8:15 AM
$119.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Longview, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 22.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
22.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
7.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 3, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 3, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 35m

The sun rises at 7:04 AM and sets at 7:40 PM local time (CDT) in Longview on April 3, 2027 — 12h 35m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Beast of the Backroads

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 26 Longview events

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