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The Big Lost The Big Lost is America's most beautiful gravel bike race. A multi-day stage race that takes place in, and around Sun Valley, and Ketchum Idaho.

MAYBE YOU CAN’T REALLY MEASURE A BIKE RACE IN MILES. 35 on Harriman. 4.5 against the clock on Dollarhide. 19, 57, 104, o...
09/13/2026

MAYBE YOU CAN’T REALLY MEASURE A BIKE RACE IN MILES.

35 on Harriman. 4.5 against the clock on Dollarhide.
19, 57, 104, or 118 on Saturday.

Those numbers tell you how far we went.
They don’t come close to telling you where we went together.

Because the moments we’ll remember from the final Rebecca’s Private Idaho probably won’t be the ones on a course map.

An athlete accessing Harriman on an OPDMD after years of work to open that door.

The Death to Doubt athletes reminding us what can happen when we make a little more room for possibility.

A volunteer waiting in the middle of nowhere.
A stranger becoming a friend in the pain tunnel.
Someone saying “keep going” exactly when you needed it.
A finish line meaning something different to every person who crossed it.

The bike gets you here. What happens after that is the point.

People. Purpose. Place.

Riders, volunteers, locals, staff, families, friends, and partners showing up for one another.

Opening doors that weren't open before.

A belief, shared by Be Good Foundation from the beginning, that bikes can create connection, build confidence, and sometimes even change the direction of a life.

And this place.

Idaho was never just the backdrop. The mountains, the quiet, the roads that keep going long after you think they should turn around. Maybe that's why so many arrive calling RPI a bucket-list ride and leave wondering when they can come back.

And all of it leads back to Rebecca Rusch.

You invited people into a place you loved, then let what you created grow beyond you.

Rebecca, thank you for dreaming this thing up and building something worth carrying forward.

You gave this event your name. What you gave it beyond your name is what we’ll carry forward.

Which is why this doesn't feel like an ending.

The Big Lost River moves through these mountains, disappears underground, keeps traveling, and eventually rises again miles away.

The river doesn’t end. It continues. And it comes back changed.
So do we.

The name changes.
The people stay. The purpose stays. The place stays.

Now...let’s see where the river takes us.

WHAT A DAY. WHAT A DAMN DAY. This morning, we watched the sun rise on Rebecca’s Private Idaho one last time.And then you...
09/13/2026

WHAT A DAY. WHAT A DAMN DAY.

This morning, we watched the sun rise on Rebecca’s Private Idaho one last time.

And then you all went and gave this name one hell of a ride into the sunset.

Four routes rolled out beneath blue skies. Tater Tots.
French Fries. Baked Potatoes. Fully Loaded Baked Potatoes.

First-timers riding into the unknown.
Familiar faces coming back for another helping.
Racers chasing seconds. Riders chasing cutoffs.

Friends chasing each other down dirt roads through some of the wildest country we know.

And this year, there was brand-new dirt waiting.

The Baked Potato got a serious upgrade for 2026.

104 miles. 6,281 feet of climbing. And at the heart of it, a massive 2,500-foot climb over Corral Creek Summit.

And for the first time, our Fully Loaded riders took on that same new Baked Potato course, Corral Creek Summit and all, before adding the original Copper Basin loop.

The result?

118 miles. 7,081 feet of climbing.
The biggest serving on the menu. 🥔

And today, French Fry, Baked Potato, and Fully Loaded riders all rolled through a new piece of the course carrying a name that means a whole lot more now:

The Big Lost Section.

A glimpse of where we're headed, ridden on the final day of where we've been.

There was something pretty damn special about that.

The weather couldn't have played along any better. Bluebird skies. Mountains stretching forever. Dust hanging behind wheels. Cowbells in the distance. Aid stations buzzing. Strangers becoming riding partners somewhere between “I've got this” and “whose idea was this?”

And then, one by one, you came home.

To Champion Meadows.
To hugs.
To cold drinks.
To stories that got better with every retelling.
To the finish line of the final Rebecca’s Private Idaho.

To every single person who lined up for the Tater Tot, French Fry, Baked Potato, and Fully Loaded today: Thank you.

Thank you for trusting us with your day. For bringing your legs, your lungs, your nerves, your joy, your suffering, and your whole damn selves to this little corner of Idaho.

Today was special because you were here for it.

Tomorrow morning, we'll share a bigger recap and start trying to put this entire week into words.

But tonight?
No looking ahead just yet.

The Big Lost will be there when the sun comes up.

For now, let's stay right here.
One last incredible day of Rebecca’s Private Idaho.

Revel in it.
You earned this one.

📸s: for

THE SUN IS RISING ON REBECCA’S PRIVATE IDAHO ONE MORE TIME. This morning feels different.For years, we’ve watched the su...
09/12/2026

THE SUN IS RISING ON REBECCA’S PRIVATE IDAHO ONE MORE TIME.

This morning feels different.

For years, we’ve watched the sun come up over these mountains while coffee brewed, tires got one last squeeze, nervous riders found their way to the start line, and another Rebecca’s Private Idaho began.

Today, we get to do it one last time under this name.

But there’s no sadness at this start line.

There are cowbells to ring. Friends to find. Dirt to cover. Mountains to climb. And four very different versions of a big Idaho day waiting out there.

Tater Tot. French Fry. Baked Potato. Fully Loaded.

Some of you are racing for the podium.

Some are riding farther than you ever have before.

Some are here because a friend convinced you this was a good idea.

And some have returned year after year because somewhere along the way, this stopped being just a bike race.

It became a place you come back to.

So look around this morning.

At the mountains catching first light.
At the nervous smiles.

At the old friends and the ones you haven’t met yet.
At Rebecca.

At this wonderfully weird community that grew around riding bikes through a wild corner of Idaho.

Take it in.

Because this is the final sunrise on Rebecca’s Private Idaho.

Tomorrow, the sun will rise on what comes next.

The name will change.

The people stay. The purpose stays. The place stays.

And like the river that gives our next chapter its name, this doesn’t end here.

It keeps moving.

Today, we ride RPI.
Next, we follow The Big Lost.

The mountains are waiting.

We’re aware of the Buckhorn Fire, which started last night west of town. Depending on overnight conditions and wind, rid...
09/12/2026

We’re aware of the Buckhorn Fire, which started last night west of town.

Depending on overnight conditions and wind, riders may see some smoke in the area tomorrow morning.

As always during fire season, our team is actively monitoring air quality and conditions on and around the course. Rider, volunteer, and staff safety comes first.

At this time, Saturday’s event is proceeding as planned.

If conditions change in a way that could impact the race, we’ll communicate updates as quickly as possible through our official channels.

For now, keep getting those bikes and bodies ready for tomorrow.

We’ll keep watching the skies and hope for smooth sailing.

09/11/2026

HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR TIRE CHOICE? 👀

Maybe you got to Idaho, took the bike for a spin, looked at tomorrow’s route and thought…

“Hmmm. Perhaps we reconsider.”

Good news: Maxxis Bike is at the RPI Expo TODAY with tire options available for purchase and people who can actually answer your questions about tread, width, pressure, and what makes sense for the Idaho dirt waiting for you tomorrow.

And if you’re wondering what Rebecca Rusch trusts out here?

She’s running the Maxxis Reaver. 🔥

Come find the Maxxis crew at Champion Meadows, talk tires, get yourself sorted, and save the tire existential crisis for something other than the night before RPI.

🎪 RPI Vendor Expo
📍 Champion Meadows
⏰ Today until 4 PM

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