Taking place between April 20th and 27th, the komoot Women's Badlands Rally 2024 is the seventh Women's Rally that komoot have organised in the last four years. It will be hosted by ultra-distance rider Lael Wilcox and participants fortunate enough to receive one of the 50 places (drawn at random in a lottery) will ride 680km and climb 12,300m during the rally, which starts in Granada and finishes in Almería. 

We suspect that all it will take is one glance at this promo image for the upcoming komoot Women's Badlands Rally 2024 and riders will be hooked.

The organisers have described the route highlights as including "The forests of the Sierra de Huétor Natural Park, with magnificent views of the Sierra Nevada and the ever-present Pico Veleta at 3,398 m (11,148 ft). The Gorafe and Tabernas Deserts – the Tabernas Desert being home to the only desert climate on the European continent and bound by three large mountain ranges: Filabres, Alhamilla and La Alpujarra."

komoot said that the aim for their Women’s Rally events is to "Connect, unite, and break down the barriers in adventure cycling by making adventures by bike more accessible to women and all who identify as women of all backgrounds." They went on to say that "The goal of each one is to share knowledge, learn-by-doing and above all else, have fun."

The komoot Women’s Badlands Rally 2024 event is limited to around 50 participants in order "to keep an intimate feeling and ensure that small local towns and communities are not overstressed during the event."

Applications are open from 15th to 22nd February 2024 23.59pm (CET). Successful applicants will be told by email on 27th February 2024. 

For further information and to add your name to the ballot, check out the komoot collection for the event.