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Kongens Lyngby (Dyrehaven), Denmark
Eremitageløbet 2026
Autumn leaves, grazing deer and a royal hunting lodge on the horizon.
Registration Open
4 Oct13.3 kmAchievable
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Trans Balkan Race 2027
Four countries, karst and canyons, and a finish on the Bay of Kotor.
Risan (finish), Montenegro Friday 28 May 2027
Why you might love it
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A true expedition by bike through the wildest corner of Europe, finishing with a beach party on the Adriatic.
Who this suits
Experienced ultra and bikepacking racers.
Getting ready
Preparation
An unsupported, mostly off-road bikepacking race through the Dinaric Alps from Slovenia via Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, passing national parks, karst plateaus and one of the last primeval forests in Europe.
In your Race Year
May — Trans Balkan Race 2027
A epic May chapter — build the months before it around getting there ready.
See my yearWhere this could take you
One finish line starts the next.
This challengeTrans Balkan Race 2027
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A possible next chapterBike Odyssey 2027
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The same distance somewhere new — Pindus mountains (host towns per route), Greece. Harder isn't the only way forward.
A future horizonUNBOUND Gravel 200 2027
Cycling · 200 miles · Jun 2027
Not a harder challenge — a bigger story. Some horizons are about the place, not the grade.
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Mammutmarsch München 2027
Off-road riding is half an adventure race already — add a map and some friends.
Just an idea, not a plan — your year is yours to shape.
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