Events/Trans Balkan Race

Trans Balkan Race

Ultra
Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Venue
Sežana, Slovenia → Kotor Bay, Montenegro
Countdown
May
Distance
1,400km
Total climb
30,000m

A point to point traverse of the Dinaric Alps, 1,400km from Sežana in Slovenia to Kotor Bay in Montenegro. Four countries, self-supported, no feed stations and no support vehicles.

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The course

The route

The route climbs straight off the start into the Slovenian Karst, follows the Dinaric ridge through Croatia and the remote Bosnian highlands, tops out around 1,800m in Durmitor National Park, then drops to the Adriatic above Kotor Bay.

Weather

Late-May, Sežana

22°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain

Highs around 22°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 48% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Laura Johannes171:30:008.2 km/h
02Jade Field174:51:008.0 km/h
03Susanna Markoff184:46:007.6 km/h
6
Women finishers
8d 2:33:00
Median time
7.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the Trans Balkan Race

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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What the Trans Balkan throws at you
Typical sessions
1,400km and 30,000m of climbing across gravel, paved mountain roads and singletrack
Up to 10 days self-supported: every calorie and every litre is carried or found
Temperature swings from 35°C valleys to near freezing passes within hours
Multiple nights riding, resupply gaps of 60 to 100km, and two checkpoint cut-offs to clear
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long Z2 endurance rides off road, building from 5 hours out to 10 plus
Back to back weekends: a big Saturday then a long Sunday on tired legs
Loaded rides and multi-day bikepacking trips in full kit, up to 3 to 5 days
Night navigation and overnight rides, with heat acclimatisation as the race nears
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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