100 Colls 2026: The thinking rider’s endurance challenge returns
With no fixed route, unpredictable spring weather and a new cross-border scoring area, the 2026 100 Colls remains one of Europe’s most demanding non-competitive motorcycle events.
The 100 Colls challenge will return from 24 to 26 April 2026, once again asking riders to think as much as they ride. Now in its fifth edition, the event has carved out a niche as one of Europe’s more demanding motorcycle challenges, not because it’s fast, but because it’s technical, unpredictable and entirely down to the rider.
Registration opens in two stages: 26 January for returning participants and 30 January for newcomers. As ever, places are limited and tend to go quickly.
If you’re expecting a defined route, timing sheets and someone waving a flag at you, you’re missing the point. The 100 Colls isn’t a race, and it isn’t guided. Riders are given a map packed with mountain passes, each worth a certain number of points, and one weekend to score as many as they can. How they score those points (which passes, which order, which roads) is entirely up to them.
That’s where it gets interesting. Planning matters. So does bike setup, navigation and an honest assessment of what you and your machine can cope with. Spring weather in the region can be unpredictable, and a well-laid plan can unravel quickly if conditions turn. There’s no perfect strategy, just a series of decisions and compromises made on the fly.
The format has proved popular, with recent editions attracting more than 300 riders from up to 10 countries, with strong turnouts from northern Europe. Adventure and touring bikes dominate, which makes sense, as this is about autonomy, stamina and enjoying good roads rather than chasing the fastest time to the finish.
New for 2026 is an expanded scoring area. For the first time, points-paying passes will stretch beyond Catalonia into southern France, taking in the Aude and Haute-Garonne regions. That adds distance, variety and a fresh layer of strategic headache, especially for riders tempted to cross the border in search of bigger rewards.
There are trophies for overall performance, Gold, Silver and Bronze, alongside specific challenges backed by Garmin, Metzeler and SHAD, including awards for navigation, endurance and the top-placed female rider. That aside, everyone who finishes gets recognition, because simply getting around is the real test.
Entry costs €245 per rider, plus €80 for a passenger, including maps, tracking and the closing meal. More details can be found on the official website.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!