The TBR is a mountain bike race, and although there are no excessive technical difficulties, riding an MTB will allow you to enjoy it fully!

You can ride the Trans Balkan Race solo or in pairs. Rules apply to both categories, but consider pairs as a whole. Members of pairs can share food, equipment, drafting…Both members of a pair must register for the race and will have a personal tracker.

This is, by all means, an unsupported race. You’ll therefore need to arrange your stays before, during, and after the race. In the Race Manual, we’ll provide some general information to help you organize your stay before the start and at the finish line. 

The race starts in Sežana, Slovenia. Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Trieste (Italy) are the nearest airports. It’s possible to book an airport pick-up with GoOpti (www.goopti.com). 

Both Ljubljana and Trieste are connected to Sežana by train. Please check with the railway company for the availability of bike spaces and reservation of tickets. Info on the connection here: https://potniski.sz.si/en/trieste-trieste-airport-ronchi-udine/

The TBR commits to refunding 80% of the entry fee if the rider withdraws the application before March 1st, 2025. If the rider withdraws the application after March 1st, 2025, and no waiting list rider can fill their spot, the TBR will not refund the entry fee.

Please note that after the official race GPX & Manual have been recieved, riders withdrawing before March 1st, 2025, will be eligible only for a 50% refund of the entry fee.

– Copy of personal ID or Passport

– Copy of personal insurance (including search&rescue operations, medical expenses, and repatriation)

– Health certificate (template provided by the organization upon registration)

–  Signed liability waiver (template provided by the organization upon registra)

By signing the rider’s agreement for the Trans Balkan Race, you agree to give all commercial rights to any content you produce during the race to ASD Exploro. To authorize a part of these rights back to you, we offer Media Licenses. 

What does this mean? 

If you want to promote, tag, or thank your sponsors or brands (even your own) through your participation at the TBR, you’ll require a Media License. 

Please contact us at hello@transbalkanrace.com to apply for a Media License. 

ML’s purpose is to ensure that the entry fee is fair to all riders participating in the Trans Balkan Race, that only sponsors deriving a benefit from their ambassadors’ participation are charged, and that we preserve the support of the official race sponsors that make it possible.

Press Accreditations can be granted to media crews (i.e., a media crew following one or more particular riders throughout the race) presenting a written application with the project details before the end of April. For applications, please reach out to hello@transbalkanrace.com.

The Race Director will assess the need for a Race Official’s presence on each media car.