Trans Balkan Race takes place on May 28 – Jun 6, 2027 in Sežana, Slovenia. The main route is 1400 km.
- Date
- May 28 – Jun 6, 2027
- Start
- Sežana 🇸🇮
- Distance
- 1400 km
- Climbing
- 30,000 m
- Level
- Open to all
The Trans Balkan Race is a self-supported off-road bikepacking race across the Dinaric Alps from Slovenia through Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to Montenegro: about 1,400 km, 30,000 m of climbing, 82% off-road, with a 10-day time limit (28 May – 6 June 2027).
Your road to race day
Race day at Trans Balkan Race is 37 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base25 weeks · Sep 12, 2026 – Mar 5, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Mar 6, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Apr 17, 2027 – May 7, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · May 8, 2027 – May 21, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · May 22, 2027 – May 28, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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