latest news

2/1/10 - Yukon Quest and Kiwi Brevet! - We have two big events in early February. Yukon Quest is a thousand mile sled dog race that garners some serious attention from fans around the world. The Kiwi Brevet will have over 40 cyclists tracked on this brand new self supported event in New Zealand. Both races start on February 6th. Find the links to the trackers in the "active trackers" section of the sidebar.

1/6/10 - Nick Tracker - Nick Kindt is touring across the US, west to east. He picked up a SPOT from trackleaders as he passed through Tucson, AZ and can now be tracked here on trackleaders.com.

12/11/09 - Key Largo Steeplechase -- This weekend trackleaders will be providing live coverage for the 25th annual Key Largo SteepleChase. The Steeplechase is a two day endurance sailing event in Florida. The tracker is here trackleaders.com/steeple.

11/14/09 - Arizona Trail -- Our general purpose Arizona Trail Tracker is online and ready for the winter hiking/biking/riding season. To kick off the tracker, Mark Flint of Southwest Trail Solutions will be SPOT tracked as he and his crew (including Trackleaders.com programmer Scott Morris) scout out an alignment for new AZT near the White Canyon Wilderness. Trail layout starts 11/16/09.

10/30/09 - Hiram's Haul -- Trackleaders will be covering this year's edition of the Hiram's Haul, a two day, round trip, race in Melbourne, Florida. The race starts on October 31st, and the tracker is http://trackleaders.com/haul.

9/23/09 - Upcoming events -- We've got a busy fall for SPOT tracked races. Coming up this weekend is Trans Utah, 350 miles across Utah. Two other multi-day mountain bike races follow in the next two weeks: the Coconino Loop Race and Cross Florida. Both of these new events are very exciting and should be fun to watch here on trackleaders.com.

9/08/09 - Cannondale Off-road to Vegas -- Trackleaders founder Matthew Lee is out on the bike, traveling with an interesting companion, a Unimog. Both are blazing a path to the bicycle industry's biggest show -- Interbike. Follow them on trackleaders as they travel some 600 miles across Utah to Vegas. More on Cannondale.com.

8/23/09 - Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and Great Divide Mountain Bike Route trackers. We've launched three trackers that will run indefinitely, following hikers on the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide Trail and bikepackers on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. If you're planning a trip on one of these incredible routes and would like to be included, drop us an email.

8/02/09 - Colorado Trail Race starts! The CTR starts 8/2/2009, see the main Colorado Trail Race tracking page for more.

7/27/09 - trackleaders.com launched! For more information and to set up a tracker for your race/event/trip, contact us. Also check out our portfolio of recently tracked events.

7/15/09 - Tour Divide Wrapped. 2700 miles, 3+ weeks, 40+ racers, all tracked by SPOT via trackleaders.com. To view historical tracking data, splits and more, see www.tourdivide.org/leaderboard