← All eventsTrans Balkan Race
1,400km self-supported ultra-endurance bikepacking race through 4 countries (Slovenia → Montenegro). 30,000m climbing through the Dinaric Alps. Solo/pairs. 10-day window. Checkpoints with cut-offs.
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.
For long stretches you ride genuinely alone. Group riding is capped at 10% of the route, resupply can sit 60 to 100km apart, and in the karst there is no water for 50km at a time.
This is one of the hardest bikepacking races in the world. 30,000m of climbing across a 10 day window, decided by durability and self-sufficiency, not power.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Trans Balkan Race for you?
- Riders who are genuinely self-sufficient. Navigation, mechanicals, resupply and water planning matter as much as fitness on a course this remote.
- Diesel engines, not sprinters. Success comes from holding a steady moderate effort for days on end, not from a high FTP.
- Riders at home alone in wild terrain. With group riding capped at 10%, you spend most of the race solo through bear and wolf country.
- Anyone who values patience over speed. Average moving pace is low, roughly 10 to 15 km/h with stops, so consistency wins.
Training plan for Trans Balkan Race
A training plan for Trans Balkan Race isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 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
- 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
- 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
