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GBC500 Gravel Bikepacking Challenge Map Art
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A human-designed cycling artwork of the 500 km GBC500 gravel bikepacking loop from Magog in the Eastern Townships, physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper in Québec City.
- ✓Physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper
- ✓Created to order in Québec City
- ✓Personal production timelapse included
- ✓Made to order in Québec City
- ✓Unframed — fits standard 11 x 17 in frames
- ✓Free shipping — Canada only
- ✓Free replacement if damaged
Magog, Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada. Plotted in real ink, one line at a time, on 250gsm paper.
The course in numbers
Distance
500 km
official distance
Gravel
85 %
of the course
The course
The 500 km GBC500 gravel bikepacking loop from Magog, across the Eastern Townships.
The start is in downtown Magog, in the Eastern Townships. The loop heads through Bolton-Est and Potton, at the foot of the Sutton mountains and along Lake Memphremagog, then climbs north through Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford and Bonsecours — the highest point of the course, at 436 metres, comes at km 150. It comes back through Magog, then sets out again toward Hatley and Coaticook — the main climb, about 220 metres between km 353 and km 363 — before returning to Magog through Stanstead. About 85% unpaved, according to the organizer. This is the exact route plotted here — every turn at its precise intersection.
- Start
- Magog
- Finish
- Magog
- Main climb
- ≈ +220 m between km 353 and km 363
Why This Ride
The GBC500 is 500 km of gravel across the Eastern Townships, self-supported, between mountains, lakes and villages. Here, it's the full loop. Your ride, preserved in ink, one line at a time.
Make the Achievement Yours
Add a name, finish time or short dedication to turn the artwork into a personal record of the work behind the medal. Personalization is optional; leave the field blank for the original composition.
How It Is Made
The composition, hierarchy and final linework are directed by a person. A pen plotter then draws the artwork physically, line by line, with ink on paper. Small production variations can occur during physical plotting.
Plotted by a robot. Designed by a person.
Specifications
> FORMAT: Tabloid Standard [11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm]
> INK SYSTEM: Stabilo® Fineliner / Sakura® Gelly Roll
> SUBSTRATE: 250gsm High-Density Stock [120lb]
> EXECUTION: Precision Vector Plotting
What you get
Your piece, plotted in pen
Your name and your time, plotted in ink under the title.
Production timelapse included
The timelapse of your piece being plotted, sent with your order.
Example timelapse — you get the one of your own piece.
A signature only UV light reveals
Serial number, year and Québec City, plotted on the back in UV ink.
On your wall
Standard 11 × 17 in (27.9 × 43.2 cm): it fits any off-the-shelf frame, so you can pick the one that suits your space.
Frame not included.
A real process, not a printer
Each piece is physically plotted, pen on paper, in Québec City — watch the machine work.
Watch the process14-day returns
Real defects — shipping damage, wrong colour, missing lines — are replaced free of charge.
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Numbered and signed
A unique serial number and the date are plotted on the back in UV ink — invisible to the naked eye, laid down in the same pass as the drawing.
Independence
Independent artwork inspired by the event named above. CodeInk.art is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organizer.
General questions (size, frame, timelapse…) → The Process
Questions & Answers
Everything you need to know
> STATUS: RESOLVED
A 500 km self-supported bikepacking challenge in Québec's Eastern Townships, starting and finishing in Magog.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
About 85%, according to the organizer.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Bolton-Est, Potton and Lake Memphremagog, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford and Bonsecours, then Hatley, Coaticook and Stanstead.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Between km 353 and km 363, about 220 m, toward Coaticook. The highest point, at 436 m, comes at km 150.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The GBC500 can be ridden non-stop or spread over several days. Write your time or your dates under the title, as you like.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes, as a custom commission: we plot the official course of your distance.
Don't see your race?
Request your gran fondo, ride or a personal route: we plot any course on request.