Club 1000km.si

June 21, 2025 will be the start of the thirteenth edition of the 1000 km brevet and 5th bikepacking race (both under the name 1000km.si – renamed this year, previously 1000.si) organized by the Sports Association Bikepacking Slovenia (until 2019 ŠD BIK.SI). The Brevet was organized for the first time in 2011, until 2019 under the name Slovenskih 1000+.

The traditional term of the brevet is the end of June every year, and it will be the same in 2025, only a few times the start was in early July. There was no brevet only in 2016 and 2019.

The 1000km.si Club includes all participants who reached the finish line in the years when brevet and/or bikepacking races were organized. As part of the bikepacking race, in addition to solo competition, it is also possible to compete in pairs, tandems or in a 4 x 250 km relay. In these cases, of course, relay finishers are not included in the 1000km.si Club, as they do not cover the entire distance.

So far, 66 riders from eight countries have managed to do so: Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Some have ridden the brevet several times, making a total of 93 successful arrivals at the finish line. Only three of the finishers so far have been women.

And who is the one who has the most entries in 1000.si Club?

For some a surprise, for others not. This 1000 km brevet has been ridden most often by a woman, the legendary and by far the most successful Slovenian randonneur Tanja Kavčič. She has been a finisher six times.

The highest number of finishers was in 2016, when 16 riders reached the finish line.

In the first edition of the 2021 bikepacking race, 8 of the 11 riders who started the race made it to the finish line. All arrivals were in the men’s competition. In 2022, there were 6 riders at the start, 5 riders at the finish, including one woman. In 2023 there were 6 arrivals at the finish out of 9 at the start. In 2024, 6 participants from Slovenia, Italy and Austria (men only) were registered, one did not start, two withdrew and three reached the finish line. So far only Srečko Deželak (SI, 2021 and 2023) and Alessandro Mian (IT, 2023 and 2024) are a double finishers, the others were finishers once each.

We hope that in 2025 the number of participants who will successfully ride this enviable distance, again as a brevet and bikepacking race, will increase and exceed the number of 100. We also hope for the participation of some more female cyclists, as there are quite a few of them in Slovenia and worldwide who train diligently and overcome such and longer distances. So … optimism and courage count.

Many can do it, few dare!

See you at the club …