# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Border Run XL 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: PROVISIONAL DATE: 25th Sept 2026
Ride info:  397km 5627vm
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49193016
Start: Melbourne GPO 4:30am
Fin: Albury NSW Border Sign
Surface: Mixed Terrain but mostly gravel
What bike: Gravel bike with minimum 40mm tires, as always we recommend robust tyres set up tubeless. Only go narrower if you're a hell cat!

How fast can you get from your bed to the border by bike? In 2024, around the March equinox we hosted the inaugural Border Run, a fast and flat blast to the border. For the September Equinox we’re going bigger, we are going XL!!⁠⁠ Curve will run the Border Run XL as a spirited social ride starting on Fri 25 Sep 2025. Roll out will be at 4:30am from the old Melbourne GPO.

If that time and date don’t work for you, do it whenever you can make it happen. Go on! Get off the couch and have a crack! This one is a tougher ride than the Border Run; it’s longer and has more climbing.⁠⁠Like many historic overlander missions, this ride will depart from Melbourne’s original GPO. Expect some bike paths on the way out of town, then a mix of sealed and unsealed roads heading north. Please take it easy on the bike paths on the way out of town.

Ride it all in one hit if you dare! Ride it over two, three, four or twenty days. See how fast you can ride it, flashpack it, bikepack it, leave your bike at home and run it. Make your own rules. Slap the border sign to finish your ride across the state!⁠⁠The ride finishes at the Vic-NSW border on Gateway Island at the Welcome to NSW sign. Your ride is complete once you tap the “Welcome to New South Wales” sign and take a finisher photo.⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER: Please sign the waiver here: https://www.curvecycling.com/pages/ride-event-need-to-know
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/the-border-run-xl-2026/200029714479820
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Melbourne GPO
- **lat**: -37.8137808
- **long**: 144.96305367108
- **full address**: Melbourne GPO, Bourke St & Elizabeth St,Melbourne,VIC,Australia

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: The Border Run XL 2026
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/4bf6ebfb2bb4b05e22e5c58c9311fb9463abd24317276641064fbab79be680ee-rimg-w1200-h676-dc30322c-gmir?v=1776103284

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Border Run XL 2026 being held?
  - **A:** The Border Run XL 2026 takes place on Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Melbourne GPO, Bourke St & Elizabeth St,Melbourne,VIC,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Border Run XL 2026?
  - **A:** The Border Run XL 2026 is organized by Curve Cycling.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Border Run XL 2026 is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Melbourne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Border Run XL 2026 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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