Bright Midnight - A race report of my first ultra gravel race

🚴‍♂️ Bright Midnight 2025 – Ultra Race Report (1,100 km | 20,000 m) 🌙🇳🇴

This is the story of my first-ever ultra gravel race: The Bright Midnight in Norway. A 1,100 km self-supported ride through mountains, fjords, forests, and changing weather. I trained for a year, but nothing could fully prepare me for seven days of climbing, suffering, laughter, friendship, doubt, and pure awe. This race wasn’t just a test of fitness, it was a journey into the unknown.

From the cold start in Tolga, to chasing a ferry with minutes to spare, to freezing climbs over Sognefjellet, coughing blood on day five, and riding through the endless mountains of Jotunheimen, this week pushed me further than anything I’ve ever done. But it also gave me some of the most beautiful moments I’ve experienced on a bike: coffee in mountain huts, midnight bivvying under glowing skies, and friendships forged through shared suffering.

This video is part of my race report: the highs, the lows, the lessons, and what it feels like to finish an ultra when everything hurts… but you keep going anyway.

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